Setting Your Personal Data; Getting Your Heart Rate - Timex HEALTH TOUCH PLUS User Manual

SETTING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

Configuring your personal information in Setup mode is critical to make sure you get the most accurate
data from the Health Touch
late distance, pace, and calories burned. The target heart rate zone limits make sure that you are operating at
maximum efficiency for your chosen fitness goals.
1. Press MODE until SETUP displays.
2. Press START/STOP/RESET (-) until PERSON displays.
3. Hold SET until AGE displays.
4. Press INDIGLO (+) and START/STOP/RESET (-) to set your age.
5. Press MODE until GENDER displays.
6. Press INDIGLO (+) and START/STOP/RESET (-) to select MALE or FEMALE.
7. Continue pressing MODE, INDIGLO (+), and START/STOP/RESET (-) to set upper target zone limit, lower
target zone limit, weight, height, and stride length.
8. Press SET to exit.
SETTING STRIDE LENGTH MANUALLY
By default, stride length is calculated automatically based on your gender, weight, and height. If the distance
recorded by the watch does not match the distance you have actually traveled, you can set the stride length
manually for more accurate measurements.
If the distances measured by the watch are shorter than the distances traveled, increase your stride length
setting. If the distances measured by the watch are longer than the distances traveled, decrease your stride
length setting.
1. Access PERSON settings, and then press MODE until STRIDE displays.
2. Press INDIGLO (+) to select MANUAL, and then press MODE.
3. Press INDIGLO (+) and START/STOP/RESET (-) to adjust your stride length.
4. Press SET to exit.

GETTING YOUR HEART RATE

You can use the Health Touch
the target heart rate zone limit you set when you configured your personal data.
When you acquire your heart rate, the watch will alert you if your measured heart rate is outside of your target
zone. A message will also tell you whether your heart rate is above or below your target zone, prompting you
to intensify or relax your efforts to stay in-zone.
You can acquire your heart rate at any time in any mode.
If you measure your heart rate while a workout is active, the data is factored in to the average heart rate for
the workout. When you reset the workout, this average is saved and you can view it in Review mode.
REVIEW MODE.
1. Strap the watch snugly around your wrist.
2. With your index finger, touch the steel ring around the watch face
for about 5-8 seconds.
The g icon flashes while your heart rate is measured.
3. When measurement is complete, your current heart rate is dis-
played in beats per minute and as a percentage of your estimated
maximum heart rate.
• If your heart rate is less than the lower limit of your target zone, the watch beeps twice and ZONE-LO
displays. Increase your workout intensity to raise your heart rate above the lower target zone limit.
• If your heart rate is more than the upper limit of your target zone, the watch beeps twice and ZONE-HI
displays. Relax your workout intensity to lower your heart rate below the upper target zone limit.
• If your heart rate is within the target zone, ZONE-IN displays. Maintain your workout intensity to stay in the
target zone you have set.
If you have problems acquiring a heart rate measurement, see TROUBLESHOOTING.
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE HEART RATE MONITOR
If you are in very wet conditions, you can lock the heart rate monitor to prevent false readings.
Plus watch. Your age, gender, weight, height, and stride length are used to calcu-
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Plus contact heart rate monitor to measure your heart rate and compare it to
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