Wearing Your Sensewear Armband - BodyMedia SenseWear Armband User Manual

Personalize
Your SenseWear Armband has features and feedback for which you can set preferences. Here is a
summary of the features. See your InnerView software to set these preferences.
System Feedback : Your Armband provides sound and vibration feedback about its status. You can
set the intensity of the feedback. See the Understanding SenseWear feedback section of this guide
for more information.
Timestamps : Pressing the Timestamp button while wearing the SenseWear Armband puts a "stamp"
in time that marks an activity (i.e., drank a glass of water, took your medication, etc.) that you
define.
Reminders : Your SenseWear Armband can remind you of important events in your routine (i.e., get
some exercise, take medication, etc.) by playing a signal at the time you set.
Targets : Your SenseWear Armband can indicate when you've reached certain health targets like
activity calories burned or heart rate levels (with the use of a heart rate monitor).
About You : Track your SenseWear Armband's serial number, your body facts, and personal
identification.

Wearing your SenseWear Armband

The SenseWear Armband is designed to be worn on the back of the upper right arm (the tricep),
touching the skin.
1 Slide the SenseWear Armband onto your right arm with the Timestamp button facing up.
2 Adjust the strap so that it fits on your arm comfortably then secure the oval pull-tab. Ensure that
the sensors maintain continuous contact with your skin at all times and that the SenseWear
Armband doesn't slide off your arm.
CAUTION: Be careful not to over-tighten the SenseWear Armband. If your arm begins to tingle or
you begin to lose feeling in your arm, loosen the adjustable strap and re-fasten.
Once you have set the adjustable strap to fit your arm comfortably, there is no need to readjust it
every time you put it on and take it off. Simply slide it on and off of your arm.
There is no on/off button on your SenseWear Armband. When the monitor makes secure contact
with your body, it automatically performs its "turning on" sequence. (This may take up to 5 minutes
for some people, depending on your body state).
This "turning on" sequence will happen every time you put on the SenseWear Armband:
Welcome : This sound indicates that the SenseWear Armband has made contact with your skin.
Warming up : You'll feel a series of light vibrations as it settles to your body.
Ready : This sound indicates that the Armband is collecting your body data.
If, after 5 minutes, you do not hear the "turning on" sequence (or if you think you may have missed
it), press and hold the Timestamp button until you hear the "ready" sound, which means that your
SenseWear Armband is working properly.
If your Armband is working properly but you still haven't experienced the "turning on" sequence,
see the Troubleshooting section of this guide.
Initial recommended use