Understanding The Display And Controls; Operation; Display Definitions And Functions - Nautilus EV9.16 Owner's Manual

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UNDERSTANDING THE DISPLAY AND CONTROLS

The machine's console
is a computerized
panel used to operate
the elliptical trainer
and display workout
data and operational
status. You should
familiarize yourself
with the operation
of the elliptical and
location of all keys
before beginning use.
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Display Definitions and Functions
The following describes the display functions on the Commercial Series EV9.16
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and E9.16 ellipticals.
Time—The selected workout time is displayed in the upper left section of the
display window. In most of the workouts, the timer will count down, in minutes
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and seconds, until the workout is finished or stopped. If (0) is entered in the
(MANUAL) or (HR ZONE TRAINER) workout, the timer will count up.
Interval Timer—The interval timer is displayed below the Time. The interval
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timer counts down the remaining time within each interval.
Resistance Level—Displays the current intensity level between 1 (the easiest)
and 20 (the hardest). Pressing the � key increases the workload intensity and
pressing the � key decreases the workload intensity.
Heart Rate—Current heart rate is displayed next to the heart icon, in beats per
minute.
Percentage of Maximum Heart Rate—An approximation of maximal heart
rate is calculated based on the latest American College of Sports Medicine
predictive equation as follows:
Max Heart Rate = 215 – (Age * .75) .
Percentage of maximum heart rate will only be shown in HRC programs.
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UNDERSTANDING THE DISPLAY AND CONTROLS
Example: For a person 40 years of age, max HR is
estimated as (215— (40 (age) * .75) = 185
185 beats per minute would be the approximate
maximum heart rate for a 40-year-old user.
If the user works out at 140 beats per minute, then
76% (140 / 185 = 76%) will be displayed in the upper
left corner of the lower display area. This means that
the 40 year old user working at 140 beats per minute is
at 76% of their maximum heart rate.
(See the Heart Training programs for more
information.)
Distance— Provides a cumulative total of the
equivalent distance, in miles (or kilometers if your
display is set to metric units), you have traveled.
Calories— Provides a current total of the number
of Calories burned during a workout. Note: this
number is only an approximation as a user's caloric
expenditure will vary significantly based on a person's
age, gender, weight and metabolism.
Calories/Hour— Provides the rate at which calories
are burned per hour at the current resistance level
and stride rate.
Strides Per Minute— Provides the rate of your
strides, or how fast your legs are moving. The
higher your strides per minute, the faster you would
be traveling. Monitoring this number can help you
maintain a constant stride rate for the entire workout.
Maintaining a constant stride rate and increasing the
intensity Level will result in you doing more work and
burning more calories. Or, if you increase your stride
rate and maintain the same intensity Level, you will
also be doing more work and burning more calories.
Vary your strides per minute and/or intensity Level to
provide variety in your workout.
Stride Length (EV9.16 only)—The EV9.16 features
patented dynamic variable stride length technology.
That means you can vary your stride length up to
30" in length. This is done automatically without
electronic controls. As you stride faster, your stride
length will get longer. Stride length tells you the
length of your stride in inches (or cms if the display is
set to Metric units).
Watts—During a workout, this statistic displays the
power output at the current stride rate and intensity
Level, displayed in watts (746 watts = 1 hp).
METs—Gives you the relative energy cost of exercise.
MET stands for multiple of the resting metabolic rate.
While you are sitting quietly, your body consumes
oxygen at the rate of 1 MET or about 3.5 milliliters per
kilogram of body mass per minute. When you exercise,
your body needs more oxygen in order to function. For
example, exercising at 10 METs requires ten times
the resting rate of oxygen consumption, or about 35
milliliters per kilogram per minute. During a workout,
the display shows the current MET level. During the
workout summary, the average MET level is displayed.
During your workout, keeping track of the METs will
show you how hard you are working—the higher the
MET level, the harder you are working.
Workout Profile—The dot-matrix area of the display
shows the actual course profile of the selected
exercise program. The taller the column, the higher
the resistance level and/or METs for that interval. The
flashing column shows your current interval.
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