Sigma TOPLINE ONYX FIT - Heart Rate Monitor Quick Start Guide

Summary of display layout

1. Time format
   In 12-hour mode you can see whether the time shows morning (AM) or afternoon (PM).
2. Alarm
   The alarm symbol shows you that the alarm function is activated.
3. Stop watch
   If the stop watch symbol can be seen, the stop watch is running.
4. Countdown
   If the countdown symbol can be seen, the time period set by you is counting backwards to zero.
5. Menu indication
   This indication bar shows you what point you are at in the respective menu.

Display lighting

Activating/deactivate the light
Press the plus and minus buttons simultaneously.

Use the light as sparingly as possible, as the battery is used up much faster when the backlight is switched on.

In the Setting ''User'' menu, the HR max is calculated from your age, weight and gender. The HR max forms the basis for determining the upper and lower limits for the 3 training zones. The following 3 training zones are available to you for "Free Training" and "Lap Training".

Training zones according to HR max

→1^st HR zone (Health zone) - Health: 55–70% of HR max
Designed for: health for people new to training (or starting again) This zone is also called the "fat burning zone" and it trains the aero- bic metabolism. More fat than carbohydrate is burned or converted to energy over a longer time and at lower intensity.

→2^nd HR zone (Fitness zone) - Fitness: 70–80% of HR max
Designed for: fi tness at advanced level. You train much more inten- sively in the fi tness zone. Cardiovascular training in this zone is aimed at building basic stamina and thus improving aerobic perfor- mance.

→3^rd HR zone (Power zone) - Performance: 80–100% of HR max
Designed for: training for performance-oriented sportspeople, parti- ally in anaerobic range. Training in the power zone is very intensive and should only be carried out by well trained sportspeople.

The fitness test in the ONYX FIT

With the ONYX FIT you can easily fi nd out your own personal fi tness level, enabling you to regularly check your training progress.

→After pressing "START", the fi tness test begins with a 5 min warm up phase.

→After the warm-up press "START" and do 1.6 km as fast as pos- sible on a treadmill or on a 400 metre athletics track.

→After completing the 1.6 km, press "FINISH". Your fi tness level is worked out from the time elapsed and your heart rate. The following values are then displayed in the results of your fi tness test:

→Fitness level

→Estimated VO2 max

→Time

→End HR

Note: As another indicator of your fi tness level and ability for recovery, the recovery heart rate can be taken into consideration. In the case of "Free Training" and "Lap Training", after training the heart rate is plotted every 30 seconds over a period of 3 minutes. The memory can be therefore be used e.g. to observe how quickly a person's heart rate has gone down from one training session to the next. This value give sportspeople a reference point about their ability for recovery.