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1)An appliance should never be left unattended when plugged in. Unplug from outlet when not in use, and before carrying out any maintenance or repair procedures.
2)Do not operate under blanket or other combustive material. Excessive heating can occur and cause fire, electric shock, or injury to persons.
IMPORTANT! Behind the console of the C35 there is a battery
case. The C35 can be used with batteries or with electric current. If the device is used solely with batteries, please note that the servo brake exhausts the batteries rather quickly. Hence, we recommend the use of electricity
as the main power source. NOTE! The clock in the console uses always batteries, even when the device is not connected to any power source. Otherwise the clock would reset to zero.
EXERCISING
ADJUSTING THE FOOTREST SUPPORTS
(EUROPEAN MODEL)
Turn the locking knob counterclockwise and pull the locking knob out so that the adjusting tube can be moved freely up and down. When the height is right, let go of the knob. The tube locks into place. Tighten the locking knob clockwise.
NOTE! Always make sure that the locking knob is fastened properly before starting to exercise. Adjust the footrest support height so that the elliptic movement does not strain your ankles.
EXERCISE LEVEL
Working out using an exercise cycle is excellent aerobic exercise, the principle being that the exercise should be suitably light, but of long duration. Aerobic exercise is based on improving the body’s maximum oxygen uptake, which in turn improves endurance and fitness. The ability of the body to burn fat as a fuel is directly dependent on its oxygen uptake capacity.
Aerobic exercise should above all be pleasant. You should perspire, but you should not get out of breath during the workout. You must, for example, be able to speak and not just pant while pedalling. You should exercise at least three times a week, 30 minutes at a time, to reach a basic fitness level. Maintaining this level requires a few exercise sessions each week. Once the basic condition has been reached, it is easily improved, simply by increasing the number of exercise sessions. Exercise is always rewarding for weight loss, because it is the only way of increasing the energy spent by the body. This is why it is always worthwhile to combine regular exercise with a healthy diet. A dieter should exercise daily - at first 30 minutes or less at a time, gradually increasing the daily workout time to one hour.
You should start slowly at a low pedalling speed and low resistance, because for an overweight person strenuous exercise may subject the heart and circulatory system to excessive strain. As fitness improves, resistance and pedalling speed can be increased gradually. Exercise efficiency can be measured by monitoring the pulse. The pulse meter helps you monitor your pulse easily during exercise, and thus to ensure that the exercise is sufficiently effective but not over-strenuous.
HEART RATE
No matter what your goal, you’ll get the best results by training at the right level of effort, and the best measure is your own heart rate.
PULSE MEASUREMENT WITH HAND GRIP PULSE
Pulse measurement is based on the monitoring of peripheral circulation. The handgrip sensors in the handlebars take a pulse measurement when the user is touching both sensors simultaneously. Pulse measurement requires that the skin is constantly touching the sensors and that the skin is slightly moist.
TELEMETRIC HEART RATE MEASUREMENT
The console has a heart rate receiver compatible with equipment, so you can also use uncoded heart rate belts for heart rate measurement. The most reliable heart rate measurement is achieved with a telemetric device, in which the electrodes of the transmitter fastened to the chest transmit the pulses rom the heart to the console by means of an electromagnetic field.
NOTE! If you are fitted with a pacemaker, please consult a physician before using a wireless heart rate monitor.
If you want to measure your heart rate this way during your workout, moisten the grooved electrodes on the transmitter belt with saliva or water. Fasten the transmitter just below the chest with the elastic belt, firmly enough so that the electrodes remain in contact with the skin while exercising, but not so tight that normal breathing is prevented. If you wear the transmitter and belt over a light shirt, moisten the shirt slightly at the points where the electrodes touch the shirt. The transmitter automatically transmits the heart rate reading to the console up to a distance of about 1 m.
If the electrode surfaces are not moist, the heart-rate reading will not appear on the display. If the electrodes are dry, they must be moistened again. Allow the electrodes warm up properly to ensure accurate heart rate measurement. If there are several telemetric heart rate measurement devices next to each other, the distance between them should be at least 1.5 m. Similarly, if there is only one receiver and several transmitters in use, only one person with a transmitter should be within transmission range. The transmitter is switched to an active state only when it is being used for measurement. Sweat and other moisture can, however, keep the transmitter in an active state and waste battery energy. Therefore it is important to dry the electrodes carefully after use.
