Heart Rate Troubleshooting Tips

C O M M E R C I A L P R O D U C T S D I V I S I O N

•Know your heart rate (pulse) and your physician-recommended heart rate target zone. Individual heart rates vary according to several physiological factors and may not correspond directly with the zone shown in Diagram 15.

•You should not use the heart rate interactive capabilities (SmartRate) if you are taking any medications that either speed up or slow down your heart rate.

•Keep in mind that you are working with very sensitive equipment and upper body movement should be kept to a minimum.

•After putting on the POLAR® chest strap, turn the C764 ON, stand on the foot pedals, and face the display console for a minimum of 15 seconds. This allows the unit to acknowledge the presence of the transmitter.

While the C764 software monitors your heart rate, you have the capability to maintain it within the cardiovascular or weight loss zones by changing the step height, the cadence (step rate), or the resistance (work level) felt through foot plates. Increasing or decreasing these aspects affects your work effort and heart rate. Digitally, your heart rate can appear in the right window display. Use the CHANGE key to highlight the HEART RATE indicator.

USING THE HEART RATE “TOUCH-SENSITIVE” GRIPS

The touch-sensitive grips on the vertical handlebars transmit the user’s heart rate from the user’s palms to the heart rate receiver located in the display console. The user’s heart rate appears on the display during a workout. The HEART RATE indicator lights and blinks at the same rate as the user’s pulse. This lets the user see what his or her heart rate is doing even when the display is presenting other workout statistics.

Note: Once the user starts a course and grasps both touch-sensitive grips, it takes about five to ten seconds for the display to acknowledge that it is receiving a signal.

If a user releases his or her grip during a workout, a "— — —" appears on the display. The dashes indicate that the receiver is not detecting a heart rate. To have the heart rate reappear, the user needs to grasp the touch-sensitive strips and maintain his or her grip on it.

A few easy steps can be taken before you need to call customer support regarding heart rate problems. One of the first things to do is verify the following:

❑A POLAR® chest strap is being worn properly by the user during a workout. Or, the user is placing both hands on metal grips found on the handlebars.

❑The C764 is turned ON.

❑The user is working out in a selected a course. (The Heart Rate feature is activated when a course profile appears.) Note that if the user presses QuickStart to access a course, the SmartRate and heart rate features will not appear.

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