Contact Heart Rate Use
CHAPTER TWO: RIDING YOUR BIKE
The contact heart rate system lets you monitor your heart rate without wearing a strap.
Contact Heart Rate (CHR)
A Note on CHR Accuracy
CHR monitoring may be a bit less accurate than a chest strap, since the heart rate signals are much stronger at the chest.
The CS 8.0 Bike uses the most advanced CHR system avail- able. It converts your heart rate waveform to a digital signal, then analyzes the digitized waveform to pick out the electrocardiogram shape and thus the heart rate.
About 5% of the population cannot be picked up by any CHR system. This is because their heart is positioned in a more
Gently grasp the contact heart rate pads as shown below.
When the system detects your hands, the heart rate LED will flash in time with your heart beat. During this time, the system is analyzing and locking in your heart rate. Within about 10 seconds, your digital heart rate in beats per minute (bpm) should be displayed.
18CS 8.0 Owner’s Guide
