Schwinn 438 manual Important Things You Should Know Before Exercising, Heart Rate

OPERATION

DISTANCE	Displays the total distance traveled.
CALORIES	Displays total calories burned.
WATTS	Displays the average watts.
HEART RATE:	Displays your average heart rate.

Pressing the RESET button will bring you back to

“ENTER PROGRAM.” After 60 seconds, the console will automatically return to “ENTER PROGRAM.”

IMPORTANT Things You Should Know Before Exercising

■The values calculated or measured by the computer are for exercise reference purposes only, NOT FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES.

■Pulse rate—The pulse rate will display after the system has detected four stable pulse signals. Pulse rate is then updated after receiving every two signals.

Please note: If your heart rate goes above 199, the “1” will flash. So a heart rate of 224 will be displayed as “124”, and the “1” will be flashing.

■Pulse rate readout—While the grip heart rate feature is a quick and convenient way to check your heart rate, it is generally not as accurate as a wireless transmitter belt and is subject to occasional misreadings and interference. You may from time to time find inconsistencies with the heart rate display on your display console.

There are many external factors that can affect the heart rate display. Some factors that influence the reliability of the heart rate signal include:

■the environment where the equipment is used,

■the physiology of the users themselves, and

■Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) produced by such items as televisions, computers, microwave ovens, cellular and cordless telephones, and fluorescent lights.

By moving the product away from such items, you may be able to avoid many heart rate display problems.

■Resistance control—You can control the resistance of your elliptical trainer by using the UP or DOWN buttons. You increase the resistance by pressing the UP button or

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