20 minutes in your target heart rate zone each session is enough to achieve substantial health improvements. The Vetta HR440 will act as your personal coach and guide you to your fitness goals more effectively.
HR440 COMPONENTS: HEART RATE MONITOR Sleek, sporty styling with an easy-to-read display and comfortable button locations. CHEST TRANSMITTER ADJUSTABLE ELASTIC STRAP WITH EZ-FIT BELT CLIPS Soft, flexible electrodes comfortably hug your chest providing optimum stability. Elastic strap is easy to adjust and includes a unique angled design patented clip which helps eliminate slippage and pro- vides added comfort.
VETTA BIKE MOUNT The head unit of the HR440 can be detached from the wrist strap mount and inserted into the handlebar mount as shown. BUTTON FUNCTIONS Set/Start/Stop • MODE Button --Press momentarily to change modes. • LAP/RESET Button --Press momentarily to mark laps. Press & hold to reset stopwatch.
MODES OF OPERATION To switch through the different display modes, click the MODE button. TIME/DATE PRESS & HOLD SET SET TIME, DATE & DAILY ALARM The two Setting Modes are accessed from the Time of Day & HR/Stopwatch modes. • Press &...
SETTING THE CLOCK/CALENDAR Start from the Time-of-Day Mode. 1. Press & hold the SET button to enter the time setting mode. (The Day indica- tor changes to Year). 2. Hour (blinking) --Set by pressing the MODE or ALARM button. Press the LAP button to proceed to the next item.
SETTING ALARM SOUND ON AND OFF The alarm sound for both the Daily Alarm and the Target Zone Range can be turned ON or OFF by pressing the ALARM To indicate this, the alarm indicator or OFF . To switch the Daily Alarm ON or OFF , press the the Time Mode.
TARGET ZONE CALCULATION FORMULA 220 - Your Age = max HR For a 30 year old person, your calculations would be as follows: 220 - 30 = 190 Maximum Heart Rate 65% of this number = 123.5 85% of this number = 161.5 The calculated exercise range for a 30 year old would be a low of 124 and a high of 162 beats per minute.
CUSTOMIZING TARGET ZONE Note: Calorie Setting information is necessary to correctly calculate calo- ries burned. 1. After setting the timers in the first sec- tion of the setting mode, press the SET button to access Calorie Setting. 2. Target Zone High (blinking) --Set by pressing the MODE or ALARM button (TZ High auto-sets based on age set- ting, modifying it is optional.).
TABLE OF EXERCISE FACTOR SETTINGS Exercise Aerobics Basketball Bowling Cycling Dancing Football Golf Hiking Jumping Rope Running Skating (ice/inline) Skiing (cross country) Skiing (downhill/water) Swimming Stair Climbing Tennis Volleyball Walking Weight Training FITNESS TIPS & TARGET ZONE CHART Depending on your specific goals, individual fitness level or just on how energetic you feel, you may want to modify your range from one day to the next based on the following chart: EXERCISE TARGET ZONE CHART...
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STRETCHING Begin and end every workout with stretching. Stretching done before your workout increases flexibility to help prevent muscle strain or injury and stretching after, loosens tight muscles and helps prevent soreness. • Stretch before warm up & after cool down. •...
THE ANAEROBIC ZONE: 85% TO MAX HR To be used by ultra-athletes only and never recommended without close medical approval or supervision. This range is used only by those in extremely good physical condition during races or training for competition. It is typically used for interval train- ing (or short sprints) to help improve or measure endurance levels.
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2. Adjust the tension of the strap to fit snugly but comfortably around your chest. Wrap the belt around your chest as shown (Fig.2) Fig. 2 3. Center and position the belt as shown, at heart level, just below your pectoral muscles or breasts (but not too low) and attach the other end of the strap to the transmitter.
If no heart rate is detected for 5 min. the heart rate circuit will switch itself off. The HR440 Heart Rate Monitor indicator tells if the heart rate circuit is on. To switch it back on after it has shut off, simply restart the Heart Rate Mode by clicking the MODE button.
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THE STOPWATCH From the Heart Rate/Stopwatch mode, simply press the START/STOP but- ton to activate or stop the stopwatch, timers and memory recording fea- tures. You can pause and restart by just clicking the START/STOP button. From the Heart Rate mode simply press the START/STOP button to activate the stopwatch.
USING THE MEMORY RECALL MODE 1. From the Time mode, press the MODE button twice to go to Recall mode. This display will show your Average Heart Rate and Total Elapsed Time for your workout. 2. Press the LAP button to view the next recall items: Total Calories &...
Caution: THIS WILL CLEAR EVERYTHING! including all of your personal settings. My heart rate readings act strange while in my car or on an air- plane. Though HR440 designed with high integrity interference elimination circuitry, extremely excessive electrical or magnetic fields like those in a vehicle (or on board an aircraft) can cause disturbances in the heart rate readings.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Shock Resistant: Water Resistance: Operating Temperature: Battery Type: Battery Life: Memory Recall Items: Time Default Mode: Global Reset: Standard shock resistance. 30 meters. Not intended for diving. 0 to 50˚C (32 to 122˚F) Transmitter--Lithium CR2032 Monitor--Lithium CR2032 Approx. 2 years, avg use of 1 hr/day, 7 days/week.
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TECHNICAL DISPLAY GUIDE Display Items Time Alarm Time Date Interval Timer Target-Trac Alarm Exercise Factor Heart Rate Display TZ Alarm Upper Target Zone Limit Lower Target Zone Limit Gender Stopwatch Calorie Display Note: TZ High cannot be set less than TZ Low and TZ Low cannot be set greater than TZ High.
HR440 Heart Rate Monitor, please visit your local Authorized Vetta Dealer for assistance. Should you experience a problem with your Vetta HR440 Heart Rate Monitor that can not be solved by your local Authorized Vetta Dealer, please follow these simple steps to assure quick and efficient processing of your claim.
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VETTA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTERS Acumen Inc 101 A Executive Drive, Suite 100 Sterling, VA 20166, USA Phone: 703-904-0405 Fax: 703-904-0218 Email: customerservice@vetta.com Internet: www.vetta.com...