TROUBLESHOOTING THE OPTIONAL POLAR® TELEMETRY HEART RATE CHEST STRAP (CONTINUED)
Malfunction | Probable Cause | Corrective Action | |
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| Belt transmitter electrodes are | Wet the belt transmitter | |
| not wet enough to pick up | ||
| electrodes (see Section 3.2). | ||
| accurate heart rate readings. | ||
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| 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). | ||
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| Belt transmitter needs cleaning. | Wash the belt transmitter with | |
| mild soap and water. | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| 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. | |
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| Make sure the Polar telemetry | |
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| heart rate chest strap is applied | |
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| and move closer to the heart rate | |
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| receiver. Wait up to 10 seconds | |
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| for the heart rate to display on the | |
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| 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 | |
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| chest strap to user’s chest. | |
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| 2. Ensure proper conductivity be- | |
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| tween the electrodes and user’s | |
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| chest. | |
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| 3. If needed, use the Polar watch | |
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| to verify chest strap’s operation. | |
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