Life Fitness 95C Heart Rate Reading Is Erratic Or Absent Entirely, Malfunction, Probable Cause

Troubleshooting the Optional Polar® Telemetry Heart Rate Chest Strap (CONTINUED)

Heart Rate Reading Is Erratic Or Absent Entirely

Malfunction	Probable Cause	Corrective Action
	Belt transmitter electrodes are	Wet the belt transmitter elec-
	not wet enough to pick up accu-
		trodes (see Section 3.2).
	rate 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-
	feet (1 meter) of the heart rate	mitter is within 3 feet (1 meter)
	receiver.	of the heart rate receiver.
		Contact Life Fitness Customer
	Polar telemetry heart rate chest	Support Services for instructions
		on how to have the Polar
	strap battery is depleted.	telemetry heart rate chest strap
Heart rate reading is erratic or
		replaced.
absent entirely.
		Make sure the Polar telemetry
		heart rate chest strap is installed
		and move closer to the heart
		rate receiver. Wait up to 10 sec-
		onds for the heart rate to display
		on the console.
		Notes:
	Polar telemetry heart rate chest	1. Ensure proper adherence of
	strap did not lock in with the	the Polar telemetry heart rate
	heart rate receiver.	chest strap to user’s chest.
		2. Ensure proper conductivity
		between the electrodes and
		user’s chest.
		3. If needed, use the Polar
		watch to verify chest strap’s
		operation.

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