Quick Start - Spirit MT200 User Manual

2. Quick Start

This is the quickest way to start an exercise session. After the console powers up you just press
the Start key to begin; this will initiate the Quick Start mode. In Quick Start the speed will be set to
zero until the user adjusts the speed. Time will count up from zero, all workout data will start to
accrue and the speed and incline may be adjusted manually by pressing the Up or Down key. The
dot matrix will display a speed level. As you increase the speed more rows will light indicating a
harder workout.
The dot matrix has 24 columns of lights and each column represents 1 minute in the Quick Start
program (time per column can be modified in other programs). At the end of the 24
minutes of work) the display will wrap around and restart at the first column again.
3. Basic information
The Dot Matrix Display is used for displaying graphic feedback and has three basic displays for
most programs. When you begin a program the dot matrix will display a speed profile. To the left of
the dot matrix there is a key labeled Display. Pressing this key will switch the display to show an
incline grade and then a track. When the LEDs are blinking the graph will scan through the three
displays.
The four Data Windows display:
• Time: Program time remaining, or elapsed time in quick start mode.
• Incline Grade: Front incline range 0 to 15 %. Rear Incline range 0 to minus 10%
• Distance: Displayed in miles or kilometers, selected in engineering mode (see page 35).
• Speed: Displayed in mph or kph. Range from minus 3 mph to plus 10 mph in 0.1
increments. True zero speed provided by a mechanical brake whenever motor is idle.
The Message Window is the main display for programming instructions and relevant
measurements during a program. The measurement data shown varies depending on the program.
Measurements include:
• Pulse: Heart rate monitor displayed in beats per minute, from 0 to 240 bpm.
• METs: Metabolic equivalent;
(running at 22.5 km/h or a 4:17 mile pace).
• Calories: Or kilocalorie (kcal), nutritional Calories burned during exercise.
• Pace: Displayed as minutes per mile (or kilometer).
• Step Cadence: Steps per minute average.
• Step Length: Heel strike to heel strike step length in inches or centimeters.
• Symmetry: The percentage of difference between the left and right step length.
To the left of the message window is a Display key that allows you to switch the data shown.
Below the Message window is a Heart Icon and a Bar Graph. Simply grasping the hand pulse
sensors, or wearing a heart rate chest belt transmitter, will start the Heart Icon blinking (this may
take a few seconds). The Message Window will display your heart rate in beats per minute. The
Bar Graph represents the percentage of maximum heart rate. NOTE: Enter the correct age in Set
Up for the Bar Graph to be accurate. Refer to Heart Rate section for details about these features.
values of activities range from 0.9 (sleeping) to 23
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