Troubleshooting The Optional Heart Rate Chest Strap - Life Fitness Lifecycle 5500HR Operation Manual

5.3 Troubleshooting The Optional Heart Rate Chest Strap

The optional heat rate chest strap is required when using a recumbent Lifecycle bike which
is equipped with Polar compatible telemetry heart rate monitoring technology.
The heart rate reading is erratic or absent entirely:
Repeat the electrode wetting procedure (see How to Use the Optional Heart Rate Chest
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Strap). The electrodes must be wet to pick up and transmit accurate heart rate readings.
Make sure the electrodes are flat against the skin.
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Wash the belt transmitter regularly with mild soap and water.
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Make sure the chest strap transmitter is within three feet (one meter) of the
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heart rate receiver.
The estimated battery life of the chest strap transmitter is 2500 hours of use. If the
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chest strap transmitter battery is depleted, contact Life Fitness Customer Support
Services for instructions on how to have your chest strap replaced. (See "How to
Obtain Product Service" for locations.)
The heart rate reading is erratic or extremely high (above 200):
When exercising with the heart rate chest strap, it may come within range of
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electromagnetic signals strong enough to cause abnormally elevated heart rate
readings. Possible sources of such signals include television sets and / or antennas,
computers, cars, high voltage power lines and motor driven exercise equipment.
Another heart rate transmitter within three feet (one meter) may also cause abnormal
heart rate readings.
NOTE: There is a very small – less than one percent – portion of the general
population whose heart rates can not be detected by heart rate
monitors, including Electrocardiograph. This phenomenon is called
biopotential and is extremely rare.
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