Preventative Maintenance Schedule; Troubleshooting The Polar Heart Rate Chest Strap; Heart Rate Reading Is Erratic Or Absent Entirely; Heart Rate Reading Is Erratic Or Extremely High - Life Fitness 95Ci Assembly Instructions Manual

6.2 P
REVENTATIVE
Follow the schedule below to ensure proper operation of the product.
Follow the schedule below to ensure proper operation of the product.
ITEM
Display Console
Console Mounting Bolts
Accessory Tray
Frame
Plastic Covers
Pedals and Straps
KEY: C=Clean; I=Inspect
6.3 T
ROUBLESHOOTING THE
H R R
EART ATE
• Repeat the electrode moistening procedure. See Section 3.2, titled Heart Rate
Monitoring for details. The electrodes must remain wet to pick up and transmit accurate
heart rate eadings.
• Make sure the electrodes are flat against the skin.
• Wash the belt transmitter regularly with mild soap and water.
• Make sure the chest strap transmitter is within three feet, or one meter, of the heart rate
receiver.
• The chest strap is battery-operated and will stop functioning when the battery runs out.
Contact Life Fitness Customer Support Services for instructions on how to have the
chest strap replaced. See section 6.5, titled How to Obtain Product Service.
H R R
EART ATE
If the chest strap is worn near sources of electromagnetic signals, these signals may be strong
enough to affect heart rate readings. Possible sources include:
• Television sets and/or antennas, cell phones, computers, cars, high voltage power lines
and motor driven exercise equipment.
• Another heart rate transmitter within three feet, or one meter, may also cause abnormal
heart rate readings.
6.4 T
ROUBLESHOOTING THE
If the heart rate reading is erratic or missing, do the following:
• Dry moist hands to prevent slipping.
• Apply hands to both sensors, one in each hand.
• Grasp the sensors firmly.
• Apply constant pressure around the sensors.
M
AINTENANCE
WEEKLY
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