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PMESSAGE CENTER: This window displays step-by-step instructions for setting up a work-
out. During a workout, it displays statistics about the progress of the workout:
•Heart Rate: the detected heart rate if the user is wearing the Polar heart rate chest strap
or grasping the Lifepulse system sensors.
•Distance: the total distance traveled.
•RPM (Revolutions Per Minute): the pedaling speed or rate.
•Calories: the number of calories burned since beginning the workout.
If programmed to do so, the MESSAGE CENTER displays other values each time the intensity
level changes during the workout:
•Calories per Hour: the rate of calories burned per hour.
OR
•Watts:effort level in Watts. The Watt is a unit of power output or the expression of the
mechanical rate of work.
•METs:effort level in METs. The MET is an expression of the rate of work for the human
body at rest, or a metabolic equivalent; one MET is approximately equal to the metabo-
lism of a person at rest.
See Section 5, titled Optional Settings for information about enabling the MESSAGE CENTER to
display these additional settings.
QLEVEL/TIME WINDOW: This window displays the programmed intensity level and the time
elapsed since the start of the program.
RBIKE MODE: Press this key to activate the Bike workout mode in which the rate of calories
burned and the total distance travelled increase automatically as the user increases the
pedaling speed.
SCONSTANTCAL./HOUR: Press this key to activate this alternate workout mode, which
enables a user to maintain a consistent rate of calories burned per hour.
For more information about Bike Mode and Constant Calories Per Hour Mode, see the topic
Selecting a Workout Mode in Section 4.2, titled, the Using the Workouts.