6.3TROUBLESHOOTING THE POLAR® HEART RATE CHEST STRAP
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| Malfunction |
| Probable Cause |
| Corrective Action |
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| Heart rate reading is erratic or |
| Belt transmitter electrodes are not | Wet the belt transmitter elec- |
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| absent entirely |
| wet enough to pick up accurate |
| trodes (see section 3.2). |
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| heart rate readings. |
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| Belt transmitter electrodes are not | Ensure the belt transmitter elec- |
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| laying flat against the skin. |
| trodes are laying flat against the |
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| skin (see section 3.2). |
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| Belt transmitter needs cleaning. |
| Wash the belt transmitter with |
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| mild soap and water. |
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| Belt transmitter is not within 3 feet | Make sure the chest strap trans- |
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| (one meter) of the heart rate |
| mitter is within three feet (one |
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| receiver. |
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| meter) of the heart rate receiver. |
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| Chest strap battery is depleted. |
| Contact Life Fitness Customer |
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| Support Services* for instructions |
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| on how to have the chest strap |
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| replaced. |
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| Abnormally elevated heart rate |
| Electromagnetic interference from | Move the |
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| readings |
| television sets and/or antennas. |
| inches away from the probable |
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| Electromagnetic interference from | cause, or move the probable |
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| cause a few inches away from |
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| cell phones. |
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| rate readings are accurate. |
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| computers. |
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| Electromagnetic interference from |
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| cars. |
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| Electromagnetic interference from |
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| high voltage power lines. |
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| Electromagnetic interference from |
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| motor driven exercise equipment. |
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| Electromagnetic interference from |
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| another heart rate transmitter with- |
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| in three feet (one meter). |
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