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Contents Page How do I set the time on my POINTS Pedometer? I don’t want to use Imperial measurements, how do I change to Metric? How do I set my stride length? How do I work out my exact stride length? How do I enter my weight into my POINTS Pedometer? My POINTS Pedometer doesn’t appear to be counting my steps accurately? I can’t open the security clip, to attach the Pedometer to my jumper/trousers? How do I earn activity POINTS values? Why is Healthy appearing on the screen and why am I not earning activity POINTS values? How many steps do I need to do before I earn activity POINTS values? I want to reset my steps/distance/activity POINTS values for the day? What happens when I want to start a new day? How do I review the steps/distance/activity POINTS values from previous days? How do I use the stopwatch? How do I change the battery? My question isn’t listed above? My question still hasn’t been answered?
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By purchasing your POINTS Pedometer, you’ve already , you’ve already Clip your POINTS Pedometer securely to your indicated that you’re interested in reaching your goal and waistband (see page 14). becoming more active. Store your POINTS Pedometer in a clean dry place This POINTS Pedometer is designed to record the activity Don’t POINTS values you earn as well as the steps and the values you earn as well as the steps and the Immerse your POINTS Pedometer in water or it will break, and this will not be covered by the distance you walk each day. Guarantee. Your information will be saved for up to one week so that Drop or step on your POINTS Pedometer. you can monitor your progress.
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Getting to know your POINTS Pedometer UP = Press this to scroll up through numbers or options. Press and hold down this key ENTER =When changing to scroll at speed through information press ENTER to numbers. confirm your choice. MENU = Press this key DOWN = Press this to scroll to move you to a different down through numbers or screen on your POINTS options. Press and hold down Pedometer (detailed on this key to scroll at speed page 5) through numbers. RESET = Press this key in any screen exept stopwatch to clear the steps, distance and activity POINTS values for the current day.
Setting the time 5. U se the UP or DOWN keys to change the hours and press ENTER 1. P ress and hold ENTER for 3 seconds until the screen displays “SET when the hour you want is showing. TIME”. 6. U se the UP or DOWN keys to adjust the minutes and press ENTER when the minutes you want are showing. 7. “ AM” will flash if you are setting up in 12 hour clock. 8. U se the UP or DOWN keys to switch between “AM” and “PM”. 9. P ress ENTER to confirm “AM” or “PM” and your POINTS Pedometer will return to the time screen. 2. P ress UP or DOWN to switch between 12 hour clock and 24 hour clock. 3. P ress ENTER to confirm your selection. 4. “ 12:00” will display on the screen. The hours on the screen will be flashing, and if setting up in 12 hour clock AM will also appear on screen. Back to top...
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Choosing imperial or metric measurements 1. P ress MENU four times from the time screen to get to 4. U se the UP or DOWN keys to switch between the “IMPERIAL/METRIC” screen. “IMPERIAL” and “METRIC”. 2. “ I MPERIAL” will automatically display on the screen. 5. P ress ENTER to confirm your choice. N.B. Once you have selected IMPERIAL or METRIC, your POINTS Pedometer will automatically default to the setting chosen throughout the set up process. We recommend that you measure everything for one week in either imperial or metric. When you change you will lose all saved information. 3. T o change the current setting to “METRIC”, press and hold ENTER for 3 seconds. Back to top...
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Setting your stride length Average Stride Length 1. P ress MENU once from the “IMPERIAL/METRIC” screen to set your “STRIDE”. 3. I f you have selected “AvERAGE”, use the UP or DOWN 2. T o set your stride length, press and hold ENTER for 3 keys to select “FEMALE” or “MALE” and press ENTER. seconds until the screen displays “MANUAL?”. If you want to enter your actual stride length, press ENTER. This will enable you to get a more accurate reading from your POINTS Pedometer. If you want to use the average stride length, press DOWN to “AvERAGE?” and press ENTER.
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Setting your stride length 4. Y our POINTS Pedometer will then ask you to confirm 5. Y our POINTS Pedometer will then return to the main your height, “IN” (for feet and inches) or “CM” (for stride screen and display your average stride length. centimetres) will be displayed on the right of the screen. The numbers on the screen will then flash – press UP or DOWN to select the correct height and press ENTER. NB: For feet and inches, you will need to confirm the number of feet and then press ENTER, the inches on the screen then flash. Once you have selected the correct number of inches press ENTER to confirm. Back to top...
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Your personal stride length 3. S elect “MANUAL” and follow the steps below to firstly 5. Y ou can then press UP or DOWN to select your exact calculate your stride length. stride length. Press ENTER to confirm and return to the main stride screen. Calculating Stride Length (in/cm) • W alk 10 normal walking steps, marking from heel to heel. • M easure the total distance in inches or cm. • D ivide the total distance by 10. • Y ou now have your average stride length in inches or cm. 4. P ress UP or DOWN and your POINTS Pedometer will automatically show an average stride length of 75cm (29.5in). Back to top...
Setting your weight 1. P ress MENU once from the stride screen to set “WEIGHT”. 3. P ress and hold ENTER for 3 seconds until the Stones or Kg digits flash on the screen. 4. U se the UP or DOWN keys to select your weight and press ENTER. 5. I f you have set your POINTS Pedometer to imperial, Lbs will flash after confirming Stones – press UP or DOWN to select the number of Lbs and press ENTER. You are now ready to start walking for your activity POINTS values. Either press the MENU key twice to get back to the “ACTIvITY POINTS ” screen or your POINTS Pedometer will automatically change back to the 2. S tones and lbs, or Kg, will appear on the right of the “ACTIvITY POINTS ” screen after 3 minutes. screen to show imperial or metric. Back to top...
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How to wear your POINTS Pedometer When you want to start walking and earning your activity POINTS values, you will need to clip your POINTS Pedometer to your belt or the waistband of your trousers, making sure you also attach the Pedometer strap for extra security. To open the clip on the end of the pedometer strap, push the clip upwards. Push the clip down to shut. To open push the clip upwards. Back to top...
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Earning activity POINTS values To earn activity POINTS values you must first reach a Once all 10 blocks are completely filled, 1 activity POINTS ‘Healthy’ level of activity. When you start walking with your value will have been earned. POINTS Pedometer the screen will display the walk icon Each time you earn 1 activity POINTS value, a ‘beep’ will and the progress bar will begin to fill up in half blocks. Once sound. The progress bar will then clear and begin to fill up you have filled up all 10 half blocks, “HEALTHY” will appear again as you keep walking. on the screen and you will hear a ‘beeping’ sound. You can now start earning your activity POINTS values. The progress bar blocks will then clear and start filling up and ½ an activity POINTS value will be earned after 5 blocks become completely filled. Back to top...
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Questions Answers Why is “HEALTHY” “HEALTHY” will appear on the appearing on the screen when you have reached a screen and why am healthy level of activity. You will I not earning any reach “HEALTHY” before you activity POINTS start to earn activity POINTS values? values. Back to top...
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Questions Answers How many steps do This will be totally unique to I need to do before I you and it will depend on your earn activity POINTS weight and stride length, it will values? vary for each individual. Can I see my activity Yes, go to the ‘Reviewing POINTS values your week’ section on Page earned yesterday? 20 to learn how to view your “ACTIvITY POINTS ”, “STEPS” and “DISTANCE” screens for previous days. After walking around Check you have set up your all day nothing is stride length and weight showing on the “STEPS”, correctly. Go to Page for “DISTANCE” or some help on getting started. “ACTIvITY POINTS ” screens, why? Back to top...
Clearing “ACTIVITY POINTS”, “STEPS” AND “DISTANCE” If you need to reset your “ACTIvITY POINTS “, “STEPS” and “DISTANCE” screens to zero for the current day, press the RESET key in any screen except stopwatch, and press ENTER to confirm. Press the MENU key to exit. NB: All counters in “ACTIvITY POINTS “, “STEPS” and “DISTANCE” screeens will be cleared and any information for that day will not be saved. Changing your Personal Information If you need to change your “WEIGHT”, “STRIDE” or the “TIME”, please follow the instructions in the Getting Started section of this booklet. (See Page 6) Back to top...
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Starting a new day At midnight (12:00am), your POINTS Pedometer will automatically change to a new day and “ACTIvITY POINTS “, “STEPS” and “DISTANCE” screens will be saved into the review section. After you have completed 1 week you will need to reset your POINTS Pedometer to continue counting your activity POINTS values, steps and distance walked. Your POINTS Pedometer will display “RESET?” on the screen to prompt you to start the new week. You can review the last 7 days before resetting your POINTS Pedometer by pressing the MENU key and Reviewing your week following the instructions in the section of this user guide below. Once you have finished press RESET and ENTER. Back to top...
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Reviewing your week To review your “ACTIvITY POINTS ”, “STEPS” or Press ENTER and the steps you took that day will be “DISTANCE” walked from previous days: shown, displaying the walk icon on the screen to indicate that you are reviewing steps. 1. P ress MENU until “REvIEW” displays on screen. 2. P ress DOWN once to review “DAY 1”. 3. P ress ENTER on DAY 1 to scroll through “ACTIvITY POINTS “, “STEPS” and “DISTANCE” walked. For example, press ENTER on DAY 1 and your POINTS Pedometer will display the “ACTIvITY POINTS” you have earned for that day: Press ENTER and the distance you walked that day will be shown: 4. P ress DOWN to move to the next day and press ENTER to review the details in the same way. Back to top...
Using the stop watch You can use your POINTS Pedometer as a stop watch to see the time you spend walking. 1. P ress MENU until “ST-WATCH” displays on the screen. 2. P ress UP once to start the stop watch and UP again to stop it. 3. P ress DOWN or RESET to clear the time on the screen. Back to top...
Useful battery information The battery in your POINTS Pedometer is a 3 volt Battery care lithium battery type CR2032. The battery is held in the compartment underneath the clip. 1. M ake sure you observe the (+/-) signs when installing To change the battery: the battery. 1. H old open the clip on the back of your POINTS Pedometer. 2. R emove the battery from your POINTS Pedometer 2. S lide out the battery door. when the product will not be in use for an extended period of time, or when the battery is exhausted. 3. R emove the old battery and place a new battery into the NB: This will clear all saved information. compartment. Make sure you observe the (+/-) signs when installing the battery and insert the battery positive (+) side facing up. 4. S lide the battery door battery door back in place.
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Other info about your POINTS Pedometer • I f your POINTS Pedometer remains inactive for a period of 5 minutes, it will automatically switch off the screen to conserve battery life, retaining all saved information. It will wake up as soon as you start walking or press any button. • I f no keys have been pressed for 3 minutes, your POINTS Pedometer will return to the “ACTIvITY POINTS ” screen. • Y ou will hear a ‘beeping’ sound when you have reached ‘HEALTHY’ status and then every time you earn 1 activity POINTS value. • I f you wish to reset your POINTS Pedometer to the default settings, please remove the battery for a few seconds and then replace it back in your POINTS Pedometer. Please note, this will clear all saved information. Back to top...
Your guarantee & customer services information Your guarantee This product is guaranteed for 12 months from date of purchase against all defects in manufacture except those caused by misuse, normal wear and tear, and batteries. This product has been carefully tested and with proper use should give every satisfaction. In the event of a fault arising, or if you require any further help with your POINTS Pedometer, please contact: 0 100 Weight Watchers Customer Services on Opening hours: Monday – Thursday 8am – 6pm Friday 8am – 4.30pm Alternatively you can contact Customer Services through www.weightwatchers.co.uk our website at Back to top...
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