NordicTrack Powertread 6.0 English Manual - Page 8

How

to

Use

the

POLAR®

Heart

Rate

Monitor

IMPORTANT:

If

a

user

has

an

loll:dented,

medical

device

such

as

a

pacemaker,

the

user

must

Check

with

his

or

her,

physician

prior

to

using

the

POLAR

heart

rate

monitor.

The

unique

POLAR"

heart

rate

monitor

is

specially

designed

for

accuracy,

comfort,

and

durability.

To

get

the

best

performance

from

the

POLAR

heart

rate

monitor,

please

read

the

instructions

below.

HOW

TO

PUT

ON

THE

HEART

RATE

MONITOR

The

POLAR

heart

rate

monitor

consists

of

two

compo-

nents:

the

chest

strap

and

the

sensor

unit.

Follow

the

steps

below

to

put

on

the

heart

rate

monitor.

Tabs

Sensor

Unit

Chest

Strap

Tab

Buckle

1.

Refer

to

the

inset

drawing

above.

Insert

the

tab

on

one

end

of

the

chest

strap

through

the

hole

in

one

end

of

the

sensor

unit.

Press

the

end

of

the

sensor

unit

under

the

buckle

on

the

chest

strap.

The

tab

should

be

flush

with

the

front

of

the

sensor

unit.

2.

Wrap

the

heart

rate

monitor

around

your

chest

and

attach

the

other

end

of

the

chest

strap

to

the

sensor

unit.

Adjust

the

length

of

the

chest

strap,

if

necessary.

The

heart

rate

monitor

should

be

under

your

clothing,

against

your

skin,

and

as

high

under

the

pectoral

muscles

or

breasts

as

is

comfortable.

Make

sure

that

the

POLAR

logo

is

facing

forward

and

is

right

-side

-up.

"POLAR"

Logo

1

/

3.

Pull

the

sensor

unit

away

from

your

body

a

few

inches

and

locate

the

two

electrode

areas

on

the

inner

side.

The

electrode

areas

are

the

two

long,

grooved

rectangles.

Using

saline

solution

such

as

saliva

or

contact

lens

solution,

wet

both

electrode

areas.

Return

the

sensor

unit

to

a

position

against

your

chest.

HEART

RATE

MONITOR

TROUBLE

-SHOOTING

The

instructions

on

pages

11

to

21

of

this

owner's

guide

explain

how

the

heart

rate

monitor

is

used

with

-the

console,

if

the

letters

"PLS"

appear

In

the

PULSE

display,

or

if

the

displayed

heart

rate

is

excessively

high

or

low

when

the

heart

rate

monitor

Is

used,

try

the

trouble

-shooting

steps

below.

1.

Make

sure

that

the

heart

rate

monitor

Is

under

your

clothing,

against

your

skin,

and

as

high

under

the

pectoral

muscles

or

breasts

as

is

comfortable.

Note:

If

the

heart

rate

monitor

does

not

function

when

positioned

as

described,

try

moving

it

slightly

lower

or

higher

on

your

chest.

2.

Make

sure

that

the

POLAR

logo

on

the

sensor

unit

is

facing

forwards

and

is

right

-side

-up.

3.

Use

saline

solution

such

as

saliva

or

contact

lens

solution

to

wet

the

two

electrode

areas

on

the

sensor

unit.

If

heart

rate

readings

do

not

appear

until

you

begin

perspiring,

re

-wet

the

electrode

areas.

4.

As

you

walk

or

run

on

the

treadmill,

position

yourself

near

the

center

of

the

walking

belt.

For

the

console

to

display

heart

rate

readings,

the

user

must

be

within

arm's

length

of

the

console.

5.

The

heart

rate

monitor

is

designed

to

work

with

people

who

have

normal

heart

rhythms.

Heart

rate

reading

problems

may

be

caused

by

medical

conditions

such

as

premature

ventricular

contrac-

tions

(pvcs),

tachycardia

bursts,

and

arrhythmia.

6.

The

operation

of

the

heart

rate

monitor

can

be

affected

by

magnetic

interference

caused

by

high

power

lines

or

other

sources.

If

it

is

suspected

that

magnetic

interference

may

be

causing

a

problem,

try

relocating

the

treadmill.

7.

If

the

heart

rate

monitor

still

does

not

function

properly,

test

it

by

having

another

person

try

it.

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