Life Fitness M051-00K39-A196 operation manual Ensure proper adherence

TROUBLESHOOTING THE OPTIONAL POLAR® TELEMETRY HEART RATE CHEST STRAP (CONTINUED)

Malfunction	Probable Cause	Corrective Action
	Belt transmitter electrodes are	Wet the belt transmitter
	not wet enough to pick up
		electrodes (see Section 3.2).
	accurate heart rate readings.
	Belt transmitter electrodes are	Ensure the belt transmitter elec-
		trodes are laying flat against the
	not laying flat against the skin.
		skin (see Section 3.2).
	Belt transmitter needs cleaning.	Wash the belt transmitter with
		mild soap and water.
	Belt transmitter is not within 3	Make sure the chest strap trans-
		mitter is within 3 feet
	feet (1 meter) of the heart rate
		(1 meter) of the heart rate
	receiver.
		receiver.
		Contact Life Fitness Customer
	Polar telemetry heart rate chest	Support Services for instructions
		on how to have the Polar teleme-
Heart rate reading is erratic	strap battery is depleted.
		try heart rate chest strap
or absent entirely.		replaced.
		Make sure the Polar telemetry
		heart rate chest strap is applied
		and move closer to the heart rate
		receiver. Wait up to 10 seconds
		for the heart rate to display on the
		console.
	Polar telemetry heart rate chest	Notes:
	strap did not lock in with the	1. Ensure proper adherence of
	heart rate receiver.	the Polar telemetry heart rate
		chest strap to user’s chest.
		2. Ensure proper conductivity be-
		tween the electrodes and user’s
		chest.
		3. If needed, use the Polar watch
		to verify chest strap’s operation.

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