PC installation ....................... 3 Pairing your Electron to your account ............... 3 Getting to know your Fitbit Electron ....................5 About Heart rate on the Fitbit Electron ..............6 Tracking with the Fitbit Electron ..................... 7 Tracking default stats ....................7 Tracking sleep ......................
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Silent Alarms ............................16 Setting silent alarms ....................16 Dismissing or snoozing silent alarms ..............16 Enabling or disabling silent alarms on your Fitbit Electron ........16 Managing settings on your Fitbit Electron ................18 Backlight ........................ 18 Notifications ......................18 Vibration Alerts ......................
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Device info ......................22 Managing your Electron from Fitbit.com .............. 23 Updating Fitbit Electron ........................24 Updating Electron ....................24 Fitbit Electron General Info & Specifications ................25 Sensors and motors ....................25 Size & Weight ......................25 Environmental conditions ..................25 Help ........................
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South Africa ......................30 South Korea ......................30 Singapore ....................... 31 Taiwan ........................31 Wireless sync dongle ................... 31 FB502 ......................... 31 United Arab Emirates ..................... 32 Safety statement ....................32 Important safety instructions ................. 32 Built-in battery precautions ..................32 Disposal and recycling information ................
Getting Started Welcome Welcome to Fitbit Electron, the high-performance Fitness Super Watch that helps you meet your fitness goals. What’s included Your Fitbit Electron Fitness Super Watch box includes: Electron Fitness Charging cable Wireless sync Super Watch dongle...
To set up your Electron, install the Fitbit Connect app on your computer. NOTE: If you prefer, you can set up and sync your Electron using select mobile devices that support Bluetooth 4.0 technology. To see if your mobile device is compatible with your Electron, visit http://www.fitbit.com/devices.
Pairing lets you sync your data so you can see it in your Fitbit.com dashboard, and also lets you manage device settings. The Fitbit Connect installation process takes you through the steps of pairing your Electron to your Fitbit.com account. If you didn’t complete the pairing process when you installed Fitbit Connect, use the following steps to pair your Electron to your account.
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Your Electron is within 15-20 feet of your computer When all those conditions are met, your Electron will sync every 15 minutes. You can manually sync your Electron by clicking on the Fitbit Connect icon that is located near the time and date on your computer. Select...
You can see your current heart rate (BPM) at any time, from either the clock screen or while running or exercising. https://wiki.fitbit.com/display/prdct/1.1.1.6+Device+Heart+Rate+Display https://wiki.fitbit.com/display/prdct/2.1.1.2+In-Run From the clock screen on your Electron, scroll to the heart rate screen. By default, the appearance of the heart changes depending on your heart rate zone: Below Zone Zone 1...
Fitbit app for iOS, Android, or Windows phone. Tracking a goal Your Electron is designed to track your progress towards a main goal that you define on your Fitbit.com dashboard. The goal can be set for steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned, or floors climbed.
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4. Click Devices. 5. Select the Electron icon to the right of the Devices heading. 6. Under Daily Goal Progress, choose the goal you would like to track on your Electron. Sync your Electron to send the new goal to your tracker.
Tracking Runs with the Fitbit Electron 1. If you are on the clock screen, press the Home button to display the action screen. 2. Scroll to the Run action. [[picture]] 3. Swipe to cycle through the available types of runs: Free Run, Treadmill Run, Lap Run.
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2. Quick Start 3. While running or paused, swipe to display current heart rate, average pace for current lap, lap distance, total distance, clock (current time). 4. While running (not in pause mode) press the Action button to start new lap. Summary of previous lap is displayed for a few seconds.
Spinning tracks only your average BPM and total calories expended. You can have one to seven exercise types available on your Electron at any time. Your exercise stats are displayed on the Activities tab in your Fitbit.com log.
Swipe to see average BPM, clock (current time), max, average speed, distance, calories at bottom instead Choosing exercise types to track Your Electron has several exercise types available by default. You can use the Fitbit.com dashboard to change or re-order the exercise types available. 1. Log in to your Fitbit.com dashboard.
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Your exercise list will be saved to your Electron the next time you sync your tracker. If you want to sync the list immediately, open Fitbit Connect and select Sync Now. You can update the exercise types on your Electron as often as you like. Even if you remove an exercise type, existing stats for that exercise are retained and displayed on the Activities tab.
If your mobile device is compatible with the wireless sync feature, you can choose to receive incoming smart call and text notifications on your Electron when your phone is within about 15 to 30 feet (5 to 10 meters) from your device.
4. The first time you turn on Call Notifications, you’ll receive a Bluetooth pairing request. 5. Tap Connect. Make sure your Electron is in Pair mode; see BT Classic on page Managing notifications on a Windows mobile device To turn notifications on or off: 1.
Repeats – Choose which days you want this alarm to repeat every week. 8. Click Save. Your changes will be saved to your Electron the next time you sync your tracker. If you want to sync the alarm immediately, open Fitbit Connect and select Sync Now.
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5. Press select to enable/disable alarm...
Managing settings on your Fitbit Electron 1. If on clock screen, press the Home button to display action screen. 2. Swipe to Settings. 3. Press the Select button and scroll up or down among settings. Press the Select button to cycle among options for each setting.
NOTE: Changes to this setting will not take effect until you sync your Electron. Using your Electron in wet conditions Your Electron can be worn while you are in the shower or working out. It is sweat- proof, rain-proof, water resistant, and can be submerged in water up to 50 meters.
Sync your Electron regularly to have the most detailed data available to view on your Fitbit.com dashboard. NOTE: Your Electron starts tracking your goal for the next day at 12:00AM for the time zone selected in your personal settings on your Fitbit.com account. You can adjust your time zone at http://www.fitbit.com/user/profile/edit.
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Fitbit.com dashboard the next time you sync your Electron.
Your Fitbit.com Dashboard Browser requirements B B rowser M M ac Version W W indows Version Apple Safari 5.0.5 and higher Not supported Google Chrome 12 and higher 12 and higher Microsoft Internet Explorer Not supported 8 and higher Mozilla Firefox 3.6.18 and higher 3.6.18 and higher Using your dashboard...
You can manage heart rate zones by clicking Personal Info from the left sidebar. For more information, see About Heart rate on the Fitbit Electron on page 6. NOTE: You must sync your Electron in order to apply any changed settings to your tracker.
Electron up to date. The latest feature enhancements and product improvements are made through updates. NOTE: Updating your Electron takes about 5 to 7 minutes and is demanding on the battery. It is recommended that you charge your Electron prior to updating or while the update is in progress.
Specifications Sensors and motors Your Electron uses a MEMS 3-axis accelerometer that measures your motion patterns to determine your steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned, and sleep quality. Its altimeter also measures floors climbed. Electron also contains a vibration motor, which allows it to vibrate when alarms go off.
Regulatory & Safety Notices Model Name: FB502 Note: Additional regulatory information can also be viewed on your device. See region-specific regulatory content in this user manual, as well as below for instructions to access. Instructions to view content: 1. Click left button on device 2.
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: •...
European Union (EU) Declaration of Conformity with Regard to the EU Directive 1999/5/EC Fitbit Inc. is authorized to apply the CE Mark on Electron, Model FB402, thereby declaring conformity to the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC and other applicable Directives.
Japan 201-150444 The Japanese Certification ID can also be viewed on your device. Instructions to view content: 1. Click left button on device 2. Tap “Settings” 3. Scroll through menu to “Regulatory Info” The Regulatory Info menu option will display the additional regulatory information. South Africa South Korea...
Do not expose your Electron to extremely high or low temperatures. • Do not use your Electron in a sauna or steam room. • Do not leave your Electron in direct sunlight for an extended period of time. • Do not leave your Electron near open flames. •...
Do not dispose of the Electron with household waste. • Batteries are not to be disposed of in municipal waste stream and require separate collection. • Disposal of the packaging and your Electron should be done in accordance with local regulations.
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