Remote Heart Rate Monitor - Nautilus T628 Assembly Manual / Owner's Manual

Note: Do not use abrasives or chemicals such as steel wool or alcohol when you clean the chest strap, as they can
damage the electrodes permanently.
If the Console does not display a heart rate value, the transmitter may be at fault. Check that the te tured contact
areas on the chest strap are making contact with your skin. You may need to lightly wet the contact areas. Check that
the curve of the transmitter is oriented upward. If no signal appears or you need further assistance, call your Nautilus
Representative.
at approved recycling centers.

Remote Heart Rate Monitor

Monitoring your Heart Rate is one of the best procedures to control the intensity of your e ercise. Contact Heart Rate
(CHR) sensors are installed to send your heart rate signals to the Console. The Console can also read telemetry HR sig-
nals from a Heart Rate Chest Strap Transmitter that operates in the 4.5kHz - 5.5kHz range.
Note: The heart rate chest strap must be an uncoded heart rate strap from Polar Electro or an uncoded POLAR
patible model. (Coded POLAR
equipment.)
If you have a pacemaker or other implanted electronic device, consult your doctor before using a wireless
chest strap or other telemetric heart rate monitor.
Contact Heart Rate Sensors
Contact Heart Rate (CHR) sensors send your heart rate signals to the Console. The CHR sensors are the stainless steel
parts of the Handlebars. To use, put your hands comfortably around the sensors. Be sure that your hands touch both the
top and the bottom of the sensors. Hold rm, but not too tight or loose. Both hands must make contact with the sensors for
the Console to detect a pulse. After the Console detects four stable pulse signals, your initial pulse rate will be shown.
Once the Console has your initial heart rate, do not move or shift your hands for 10 to 15 seconds. The Console will now
validate the heart rate. Many factors in uence the ability of the sensors to detect your heart rate signal:
• Movement of the upper body muscles (including arms) produces an electrical signal (muscle artifact) that can interfere
with pulse detection. Slight hand movement while in contact with the sensors can also produce interference.
• Calluses and hand lotion may act as an insulating layer to reduce the signal strength.
• Some Electrocardiogram (EKG) signals generated by individuals are not strong enough to be detected by the sensors.
• The pro imity of other electronic machines can generate interference.
If your heart rate signal ever seems erratic after validation, wipe off your hands and the sensors and try again.
Heart Rate Calculations
Your ma imum heart rate usually decreases from 220 Beats Per Minute (BPM) in childhood to appro imately 160 BPM by
age 60. This fall in heart rate is usually linear, decreasing by appro imately one BPM for each year. There is no indication
that training in uences the decrease in ma imum heart rate. Individuals of the same age could have different ma imum
heart rates. It is more accurate to nd this value by completing a stress test than by using an age related formula.
Your at-rest heart rate is in uenced by endurance training. The typical adult has an at rest heart rate of appro imately 72
BPM, whereas highly trained runners may have readings of 40 BPM or lower.
The Heart Rate table is an estimate of what Heart Rate Zone (HRZ) is effective to burn fat and improve your cardiovas-
cular system. Physical conditions vary, therefore your individual HRZ could be several beats higher or lower than what is
shown.
® heart rate straps such as POLAR ® OwnCode ® chest straps will not work with this
com-
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