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Summary of Contents for Mio Active
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This manual is for all Active watches, including Connect models...
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FEATURES: - EKG accurate heart rate watch without a chest strap. - Activity Monitor with PC Connection (Connect Model only) - Tracks total calories your burn in a day - 3500 calorie countdown mode...
MIO ACTIVE AT-A-GLANCE MODES OF OPERATION TAKING YOUR HEART RATE WITH THE SMART TOUCH TECHNOLOGY QUICK TIPS WEARING MIO IN WATER & LOCKING THE HEART RATE SENSOR SET TIME & DATE MY MIO / SETUP SET ALARM SET RESTING HEART RATE...
A. WAKING UP YOUR MIO AND QUICK START Your MIO may be in sleep mode (with a blank display) when you first receive it. Hold START until you see blinking 12H or 24H and start setting up the time and date format: - Press + or –...
B. MIO ACTIVE AT-A-GLANCE Performance Bars Timer Step indicates effort level when indicates Timer measuring heart rate is using steps to calculate calories burned Daily Target Calorie Intake Memory Mode each segment indicates 1/6 of your target has been reached...
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LIGHT/RESET starts or stops BUTTON the exercise turns on timer, increases backlight, value resets value Smart Touch MIO Sensor MODE/– BUTTON SET BUTTON switches modes, hold to enter SET decreases value mode, toggle alarm ON/OFF, switch sub modes 4 English...
Date, Weekday and your name or initials. NET CALORIES IN - Display Net Calorie intake. - Enter Calorie intake. PEDOMETER - Display Steps, Activity Calories, Distance, Active Time and Speed. MEMORY - Display Total Steps, Activity Calories, Metabolic Expenditure (Total Calories), Net Calories, Distance, and Active Time for Today, This Week, Last Week, and each of the last 7 days.
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ALARM - Set Daily Alarm. EXERCISE TIMER - Exercise Timer for workouts and other activities, 5 timer modes including Walk/Run timer. RESTING HEART RATE - Measure and display your Resting heart rate. SETUP - Set your personal data and weight management goal.
D. TAKING YOUR HEART RATE WITH THE SMART TOUCH TECHNOLOGY SENSOR Place any finger or your palm anywhere on the Smart Touch sensor. Hold to activate Smart Touch sensor. Make sure the back plate is in con- tact with your wrist. TEST will appear, and heart rate icon will flash.
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- You can take your heart rate (HR) from any mode (except SET modes). - With MIO Smart Touch Technology, obtaining your on-demand heart rate by touch has never been easier. You can get a reading by placing your finger tips, palms or just about any part of your hand on the sensor.
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If you don’t get your heart rate within 10 seconds, moisten the ends of your fingers and try again. It helps to wear your MIO for a little while to allow a layer of moisture to build up between the back of the watch and your arm.
E. QUICK TIPS SHORTCUTS - To return to TIME from any mode, hold MODE for 2 seconds (except while in setting mode). - To go directly to EXERCISE TIMER from any mode press the START button. - To exit from any SET mode without going through all settings, hold SET key for 2 seconds.
Lock feature. Because water is a conductor, it will activate the HR function. To protect the battery’s life while swimming or showering (although wearing in the shower/bath/sauna is not recommended) always use MIO’s heart rate Lock. - To turn the HR Lock on: in any MODE press and hold START/STOP for 2 seconds.
- Press + or – to select what you want to display in TIME & DATE mode. The options are STEPS, DISTANCE, ACTIVE TIME or SPEED. - Press SET to set TIME & DATE format. - Press + or – to toggle the TIME & DATE format.
DAILY CALORIE TARGET – Please note there is additional information about each of these settings below. - To stop making changes at any time hold SET until beep (2 sec). Your MIO will go directly to the Daily Net Calorie TARGET.
- The SCROLL feature relates to the top line of the MIO’s display. It will automatically toggle between different display values, but this feature can be turned off by selecting SCROLL OFF. - The MAX HR is based on your personal details. If you wish to override this and input your own MAX HR use the + or –...
To return to TIME, press MODE 2 times. K. PEDOMETER The most advanced feature of the ACTIVE is monitoring your daily activity calories by counting your daily steps. In PEDOMETER mode, you can see the fol- lowing screens: STEPS/ACTIVITY CALORIES, DISTANCE/ACTIVE TIME, and SPEED.
PEDOMETER CALORIES ACTIVE calculates your PEDOMETER CALORIES based on your speed. Your stride length for the distance and speed is estimated by your height automatically. MIO automatically deducts your PEDOMETER CALORIES from your Net Calories. L. USING THE EXERCISE TIMER Press START to go from other modes to EXERCISE TIMER or press MODE 5 times to go from TIME to EXERCISE TIMER.
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Heart Rate Heart Rate EXERCISE TYPE Lower Limit Upper Limit Alerts Disabled None (default) WARM UP 50% of MHR 60% of MHR BURN FAT 60% of MHR 70% of MHR FITNESS 70% of MHR 80% of MHR 90% of MHR TRAINING 80% of MHR TO COUNT UP FROM ZERO...
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TO COUNT DOWN TO ZERO AND STOP (suitable for walking with time limit) - The timer must be stopped. - Hold SET until beep (2 seconds). - Press + or – to adjust the TIMER TYPE to TMR . Press SET. - Press + or –...
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TO COUNT DOWN TO ZERO AND THEN COUNT UP (suitable for jogging or running with warm-up timer) - The timer must be stopped. - Hold SET until beep (2 seconds). - Press + or – to adjust the TIMER TYPE to TMR ( ).
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) CAL? and count down from 5 seconds. See page 23 and 24. - Walk until your MIO beeps when the second interval countdown reaches zero. - Repeat until you have completed all your repetitions. - To pause at any time, press STOP. Press START to resume.
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TO COUNT DOWN TO ZERO AND REPEAT (suitable for training) - The timer must be stopped. - Hold SET until beep (2 seconds). - Press + or – to adjust the TIMER TYPE to TMR REP. Press SET. - Press + or – to adjust the HOURS. Press SET. - Repeat for MINUTES and SECONDS.
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TO COUNT CALORIES BURNED TIMER will count your workout calorie once the timer is started. The timer can calculate your workout calories based on either step counts or heart rate. You can choose the way it counts your calorie burned when you start the timer.
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HR measurement. You can view your workout information such as TOTAL TIME and CALORIES by pressing the SUB MENU button in TIMER mode. MIO automatically deducts your workout calories burned from your Net Calories In. Note: If no heart rate is detected after 15 minutes, your Active will start counting calories using the pedometer function.
Workout Calories are counted, based on either steps or heart rate, (refer to section L) using EXERCISE TIMER and are automatically subtracted from your NET CALORIES IN. Your TARGET Daily Calories is set in MY MIO (refer to section H).
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CALORIES. MORE INFORMATION ON SETTING YOUR TARGET DAILY CALORIES MIO automatically calculates a default TARGET DAILY CALORIES based on your personal information (weight, activity level) and Weekly Weight Change GOAL. You may choose to accept this default or to edit this TARGET based on your own calculations.
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You sit most of the day at Sedentary (LO) 20-40% work and at home. You drive or ride in a car to get around. You are more active at work Moderately Active 40-60% and at home; you ride to work, (MI) use stairs, do housework.
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IMPORTANT: According to the World Health Organization Standard (WHO), the minimum DAILY CALORIE INTAKE is 1,200 calories (kcal) for women and men. Your MIO will not let you set your DAILY CALORIE TARGET to less than the recommended minimum value.
N. MEMORY ACTIVE wants to help you to realize your progress, so it memorizes your records for TODAY, THIS WEEK, LAST WEEK and last 7 days. You can use this data to analyze your performance. Each of the records contains the following: - Total daily/weekly STEPS.
O. TO CHANGE MIO’S BATTERY Please see Warranty details regarding battery change. We recommend that your battery is changed by a Jeweller/watch repair service center. 1. Take off strap from the module. 2. Remove 4 screws from the back plate.
P. PC UPLOAD (CONNECT models only) 1. Connect ACTIVE to your PC via USB clip. 2. Launch web brower and go to www.mioglobal.com. Click on MyMIO and create your free account. 3. Within MyMIO click on ‘Active’ 4. Follow the instructions to upload data.
Track, query and analyze your own biofeedback data. Set yourself challenges and use the support of our free personal trainers and other MyMIO members to reach and surpass your goals. All MIO users have free access to this site, and those with Well Connect products can automatically upload their data.
MIO THAT APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY THE USE OF TOOLS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, DAMAGE RESULTING FROM BENDING OR DROPPING THE MIO WATCH WILL BE DEEMED TO RESULT FROM ABUSE OR MISUSE. THIS WARRANTY IS VOID IF THE WATCH CASE OF THE MIO WATCH HAS BEEN OPENED OR OTHERWISE TAMPERED WITH.
DISCLAIMER THE MATERIAL IN THE INSTRUCTION GUIDE & MIOSENSE BOOKLET & WEBSITE IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THE MIO WATCH DESCRIBED IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER’S CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THE MIO WATCH, INSTRUCTION GUIDE & MIOSENSE BOOKLET ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT A SENSIBLE APPROACH TO HEALTH & FIT- NESS.
EU-DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Physi-Cal Enterprises Inc. declares this Finger Sense heart rate Watch (MIO ACTIVE) in compliance with EMC directive 2004/108/EC. A copy of the Declaration of Conformity is available on request from our Customer Service.
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