CONSOLE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
The Telemetry (Polar®) Heart Rate Test
The telemetry heart rate system is made up of the console, the heart rate re- ceiver, and the chest strap (available separately). You can test each component by performing the following steps:
1.You will need to put a chest strap on in order to test the telemetry heart rate. Before you put on the chest strap, wet the two contact patches. Secure the chest strap as high under your pectoral muscles (chest) as is comfortable. The chest strap should fit snugly, comfortably, and allow normal breathing.
2.A flashing ♥ should be displayed on the console. Your heart rate, in beats per minute, will show next to the heart icon. If the heart icon does not show, or if your heart rate is not displayed on the console then you have a problem with either the console, chest strap, or heart rate receiver.
3.Verify that the console software has been set up to receive telemetry (see the heart rate monitoring section of this manual). Note that holding the contact heart rate sensors (if enabled) can inhibit the telemetry heart rate input from working.
4.Test your chest strap with a machine that you know is working, or with a heart rate watch that you know is working.
5.If possible, replace or exchange your console with a machine that you know is working and retest the machine.
6.Excess false heart rate detection: the telemetry receiver located in the console is susceptible to mechanical vibration as well as external elec- trical interference. Hitting the console or the frame may momentarily cause errant heart beat detection - this is normal. If excessive false heart beats appear only during workouts, check that the console cable is not curled up behind the console. Pull as much of the cable down and away from the console as possible. False heart beats while the machine is idle are most likely due to external interference. Try plugging the ma- chine into a different outlet, or moving it to a new location.
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