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FitSense FS-1 Athlet's Manual

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  • Page 3 • Wireless Connection to your PC and the Internet (using optional Netlink). GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR FS-1 How can you use your FS-1? The options are limitless. Here are a few suggestions: • Tracking your Runs or Walks •...
  • Page 4 WATCH FOOT POD NETLINK (OPTIONAL)

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Heart Rate Monitor (Optional) .:QUICK START............... 7 Mode Functionality Learning New Sensors Calibrating your FS-1 Running and Walking with your FS-1 Linking to FitSense Interactive (Using Optional Netlink) Displaying Heart Rate on your FS-1 .:USING YOUR FS-1............11 TIME Mode...

  • Page 6: Before You Begin

    EGIN § Consult your physician prior to beginning or modifying any exercise program. § DO NOT use the FS-1 heart rate monitor if you have a pace maker. § DO NOT use FS-1 in an airplane. § When exercising with FS-1, be aware of your surroundings and exercise safely.
  • Page 7 ATCH UTTONS Button functions listed in normal font (MODE, SELECT, LIGHT, SPLIT, START/STOP) are performed by pressing and releasing the button. BUTTON FUNCTIONS MODE Cycles through the seven main modes. If you stay in any mode for more than three seconds, the title screen will disappear and the mode content screen will appear.

  • Page 8: Foot Pod

    Decrements values while setting. FOOT POD The FS-1 foot pod may be placed on either your right or left foot. The stride characteristics of your right leg may be different from those of your left leg. Always keep the foot pod on the same foot.
  • Page 9 COMM Address. Three beeps confirms that the foot pod is in COMM LEARN mode. Now any FS-1 watch can learn the foot pod's ID. Once the watch learns a foot pod's ID, the foot pod will return to normal operation.

  • Page 10: Netlink (Optional)

    Place your NetLink in a visible location, preferably on top of your desk. This will let you see the blue indicator light and will maintain a good wireless connection to your watch. Follow the on-screen instructions and software manuals at www.fitsense.com.

  • Page 11: Heart Rate Monitor (Optional)

    HEART RATE MONITOR (OPTIONAL) The FS-1 Heart Rate Monitor works with your FS-1 watch. See your heart rate and your speed on the same screen. Chart your heart rate against distance and speed. To put on the heart rate monitor: Attach the elastic strap to one end of the monitor.

  • Page 12: Quick Start

    Reset total distance and calories Learn new sensor IDs Change COMM address Download watch data to PC Setup watch from www.fitsense.com Calibrate on a track or treadmill for highly accurate walking and running Set Calibration Values (CalVals) manually Display Alarm Time...

  • Page 13: Learning New Sensors

    ID. CALIBRATING YOUR FS-1 To achieve the high accuracy that FS-1 offers, you must calibrate on a 400 meter track. Perform separate walking and running calibrations for accuracy across all speeds. Warm-up by running or walking for five minutes.

  • Page 14: Running And Walking With Your

    RUNNING AND WALKING WITH YOUR FS-1 See speed, pace, distance and calories while running or walking: Attach the foot pod to your shoe. See FS-1 Components: Foot Pod for a guide to attachment. Turn on your foot pod by holding the button until you hear a beep.

  • Page 15: Linking To Fitsense Interactive (Using Optional Netlink)

    PC software may not be running. Follow the on-screen instructions and software manuals available at www.fitsense.com. DISPLAYING HEART RATE ON YOUR FS-1 To see heart rate displayed on the watch: Enter SPED mode. Put on the heart rate monitor as described above.

  • Page 16: Using Your Fs-1

    SPED mode when you are not using it. Time, day and date are also settable from the web at www.fitsense.com. See COMM Mode: Setting Up your Watch from the Web for details.

  • Page 17: Sped Mode: Speedometer

    SPED MODE: SPEEDOMETER Display Pace, Speed, Calories, Heart Rate, Time, and Distance Set Weight, Interval Alerts, and Pace Zones Store walks and runs in LOG Reset LOG entries and Chart Data FS-1 TARTING AND TOPPING THE FOR AN CTIVITY Press START/STOP to start and stop the chronograph and other readings. If the foot pod is not worn, the chronograph can be used like a normal stopwatch and all other fields will be blank.
  • Page 18 DISPLAY OPTIONS (FOOT POD AND HEART RATE MONITOR) If you are wearing a heart rate monitor, you have four display options. Press SELECT to cycle through the two pace and two speed options (in the figure above, gray quadrants indicate fields that have changed from the previous display option): •...
  • Page 19 (used to create a chart record of your activity at FS Interactive) from memory. This chart data is also cleared when your FS-1 is offloaded. If you want to chart your next activity, be sure the chart data is cleared from memory before you begin running or walking.

  • Page 20: Log Mode

    Push the (+) and (-) buttons to scroll through your entries. Hold (+) and (-) to rapidly advance through the entries. PLITZ The FS-1 will record the time and distance at each whole mile. These AutoSplitz stored in your Splits record. They are also offloaded to your PC during every Link.

  • Page 21: Odom Mode: Odometer

    ODOM MODE: ODOMETER Display total distance and calories since date of reset Reset totals ESETTING THE DOMETER To reset the ODOM hold RESET for 3 seconds. The distance and calories will zero and the date of the reset will be displayed. The ODOM will roll over at 999 miles and 9999 calories.

  • Page 22: Comm Mode: Communication

    Link watch data to PC Learn new sensors Change COMM address Setup watch from www.fitsense.com EARNING A ENSOR The watch will listen only to sensors it owns. If you are using a new watch, foot pod or heart rate monitor, the watch needs to learn these sensors.
  • Page 23 DDRESS Your FS-1 system has a settable COMM address that helps avoid interference from other FS-1s. If you see strange readings while near another FS-1 system, you may be experiencing interference. To change the COMM address of your system: Make sure that the foot pod is turned on. If you want to change the address of your heart rate monitor, you must be wearing it.

  • Page 24: Calb Mode: Calibration

    CALB MODE: CALIBRATION Calibrate FS-1 on a track or treadmill for accurate distance and pace during walking and running . Set Calibration Values (CalVals) manually. To achieve highest accuracy, you must calibrate your FS-1. Calibration only needs to be performed once for a given athlete. You may want to recalibrate periodically if you notice drift in your readings or if you move the pod to your opposite foot.
  • Page 25 Successful Walking Unsuccessful Walking Calibration Calibration For a running calibration: If you have just completed the walking calibration, simply press SELECT to return to the calibration start screen. Press (-) until "TRAK" is flashing. Press SELECT and the chronograph will appear in the lower right quadrant.
  • Page 26 left quadrant. Press SELECT to return to the calibration start screen and begin again. If you start a calibration by accident, press START/STOP or MODE to abort For a running calibration: If you have just performed a walking calibration, press SELECT to return to the calibration start screen.

  • Page 27: Alarm Mode

    ALARM MODE Display Alarm Time Turn Alarm ON or OFF Set Alarm URNING THE LARM N AND Press START/STOP to toggle the alarm on and off. ETTING THE LARM Hold SET. The first field will be flashing. Use (+) and (-) to adjust the fields. Time will not advance past midnight or noon. Press SELECT to advance to the next field.

  • Page 28: Care And Maintenance

    REPLACING THE RUNGEE CORD If the cord in your foot pod breaks, order a new rungee cord at www.fitsense.com, or use a hair elastic band that has been cut in two. Feed the cord through the hole. Tie the cord with a square knot.

  • Page 29: Specifications

    PECIFICATIONS HEART RATE WATCH FOOT POD NET LINK MONITOR BATTERY TYPE (1) CR-2032 (1) CR-2032 (2) AA (1) CR-2032 BATTERY LIFE 3 months 3 months 1 year 1 year DIMENSIONS 2.1 x 2.2 x 0.5" 2.0 x 1.6 x 0.6" 3.3 x 2.4 x 1.3"...

  • Page 30: Regulatory Information

    Changes or modifications not expressly approved by FitSense Technology Incorporated coud void the user's FCC granted authority to operate the FS-1. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 31: Limited Warranty

    FitSense products come with a 30 day unconditional guarantee. If for any reason you are not completely satisfied with your FS-1 you may return it to the retailer where it was purchased with your receipt or send it to FitSense Customer Service.
  • Page 32 ISCLAIMER The FS-1 is not a medical device. This device is provided for feedback on exercise or routine activity only. FitSense recommends that you consult a physician before beginning any exercise program or performing strenuous activity. The FS-1 is covered in whole or in part by the following patents: 5,925,001; 6,018,705;...
  • Page 33 FitSense 212 Worcester Street Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 1-800-419-3667 www.fitsense.com version1.1 2.08.01...

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