Mio ALPHA 2 Faq

Do I n eed a s martphone t o u se A LPHA 2 ?
Not n ecessarily. A LPHA 2 c an b e u sed a s a s tand-­‐‑ a lone d evice b ut f or f ull a ccess t o
additional t imer t ypes a nd s creen d isplay o ptions, y ou m ust c onfigure y our A LPHA 2
with t he M io G O a pp. A pp i s a vailable f or i OS a nd A ndroid d evices. P lease c lick h ere
for a l ist o f c ompatible d evices.
How d o I u pdate t he f irmware o n m y A LPHA 2 ?
Updating y our f irmware i s e asy, a nd o nly t akes a f ew m inutes. F rom t he M io G O a pp,
connect t o y our A LPHA. I f y ou a re u sing i OS ( Apple i Phone) a nd y our f irmware i s
out o f d ate, y ou'll b e p rompted t o u pdate. I f y ou're u sing a n A ndroid p hone, t ap
Menu o n t he t op l eft. T hen t ap H elp, a nd s elect S oftware U pdate. S elect " update
now" a nd f ollow t he s teps. M ake s ure t o c onnect t o t he a pp a fter t he u pdate s o t hat
the t ime o f d ay a nd y our p ersonal s ettings a re s ynced t o t he d evice. I f y ou
experience a ny d ifficulties, g o t o M io's s upport p age a t s upport.mioglobal.com f or
additional i nstructions o r c ontact M io c ustomer s upport a t
Fri: 9 am t o 5 pm P ST).
Q: I t hink I 'm g etting a n i naccurate h eart r ate r eading. W hy?
A: I naccurate r eadings a re u sually c aused b y p oor c ontact b etween t he h eart r ate
sensor a nd y our s kin F ollow t hese t ips t o e nsure t he b est a ccuracy:
Wear y our M io d evice a bout 2 -­‐‑ 3 f inger w idths a bove y our w rist b one
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Ensure t hat t he b and h as a s nug, c omfortable f it o n y our a rm. I t d oesn't n eed
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to b e u ncomfortably t ight, b ut i t s houldn't m ove w hen y ou s wing y our a rm.
If y ou h ave a c oncave w rist, t ry w earing y our M io d evice w ith t he s ensor o n
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the i nside o f y our w rist
Inaccurate r eadings c an o ccur i f l ight l eaks i n. T his m ay b e a n i ssue i f y ou
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have a s maller w rist, s o w ear y our d evice h igher o n y our a rm t o g et a
stronger h eart r ate r eading.
Q: A re M io p roducts a ccurate f or a ctivities l ike w eight l ifting, C rossFit
high i ntensity i nterval t raining?
A: M io p roducts w ork b y u sing a n o ptical s ensor t o m onitor t he v olume o f b lood i n
your v eins. Y our b lood v olume c hanges a s y our h eart b eats, a nd s ophisticated
algorithms a re a pplied t o d etermine w hich p art o f t hat c hange i s d ue t o y our h eart
pumping b lood, a nd w hich p art i s d ue t o a rm m ovement. M io a lgorithms h ave b een
refined o ver t he c ourse o f s everal y ears, a nd i f y ou're r unning, c ycling, o r d oing
some o ther t ype o f r hythmic a ctivity, y our M io d evice q uickly r ecognizes t he a ctivity
and i s a ble t o p rovide a n E KG-­‐‑ a ccurate h eart r ate s ignal.
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Mio A LPHA 2 C ompatible D evices