Heart Rate Troubleshooting

Symptom:

No Heart Rate reading.

1. Engage HEART RATE TEST. Turn the

power switch “on” while pressing key “5” simultaneously on the display. All the display LEDs will light up when engaged.

Press the HEART key once, EPROM ver- sion will be displayed. HEART key twice, displays Heart/ Seeking HR.

Grip heart rate handles, The negative (-) symbol will begin to flash indicating heart rate system is being registered. Do not squeeze excessively to avoid excessive muscle contraction (faulse readings). If no reading is displayed go to STEP 2.

2.Verify Contact Heart Rate settings.

Engage MANAGER MODE, Hold the “0”, “1”, and “START” keys together and re- lease the “1” key only. Display will read MANAGER MODE momentarily, then UNITS will be displayed.

Scroll through the parameters using the elevation “UP” key until display reads: CONTCT= contact heart rate.

BOTH = both contact and polar can be used (if software available).

Press the “+” or “-” key to change, “START” key to save.

3. Verify Heart Rate receiver connection.

Remove the display board, verify wire connections.

NOTE: See diagram #1 Display removal.

NOTE: See diagram #2 Wire connection. Connection is wrong or loose, reconnect and repeat step 1.

4. Verify Heart Rate grip cables.

NOTE: See diagram #3. If connections are wrong or loose, reconnect and repeat step 1.

Diagram 1

Diagram 2

Diagram 3

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Star Trac TR 4500 manual No Heart Rate reading, Diagram

TR 4500 specifications

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