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TELEMETRY HEART RATE
TELEMETRY HEART RATE
The StairMaster
®
Stepmill
®
7000 PT features telemetry (Polar
®
) heart rate moni-
toring. The system consists of the receiver, located on the stepper, and a trans-
mitter belt (purchased separately) worn across your chest. The monitoring func-
tion is activated as soon as you strap on the chest belt and step within range of
the receiver in the machine. Two electrodes on the underside of the chest belt
sense the heart rate signal and send it to the receiver. The heart symbol on the
console pulses to indicate that the console is receiving a valid signal. A micropro-
cessor in the console calculates the heart rate and displays it, in beats per
minute, on the console.
Using the Transmitter Belt
Before you put the transmitter belt on, wet the two electrode patches
(the grooved rectangles on the reverse side of the belt). Secure the transmitter
belt as high under the pectoral muscles (chest) as is comfortable. The transmitter
belt should fit snugly and comfortably, and allow normal breathing. When the
console detects a heart rate signal, heart rate is shown in the display automati-
cally. Your heart rate in beats per minute and a pulsing heart icon are displayed
on the console.
After the initial belt signal is detected, the console will enter a valida-
tion phase in which four good heart beat signals lasting four seconds each are
required before locking on telemetry heart rate signals for the duration of the
workout session. During the validation phase the console will not recognize
contact heart rate signals. If you do not see a heart rate on the console, try one
of the following:
• Move closer to the console.
PACEMAKER USERS SHOULD NOT USE THE POLAR
TRANSMITTER BEFORE CONSULTING THEIR DOCTOR.
!
WARNING