Contents Overview ................. 4 Use ..................5 Scope of delivery/device parts ........6 QR code ................7 General information ............10 Reading and storing the instruction manual ......10 Explanation of symbols ..............12 Safety ................14 Proper use ..................14 Safety notes ..................15 Checking the heart-rate monitor and product contents ................23 Heart-rate monitor ............
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Operation ..............30 Assembling the heart-rate monitor .......... 30 Downloading and installing the Crane Connect app ....31 Putting on the heart-rate monitor ..........34 Connecting the heart-rate monitor via Bluetooth® ....36 Care and maintenance ..........40 Changing the battery ..............40 Cleaning the heart-rate monitor..........42...
Scope of delivery/device parts Scope of delivery/device parts Transmitter unit Battery compartment cover Strap Snap fastener, 2x Locking hook Battery...
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General information General information Reading and storing the instruction manual This instruction manual accompanies this Bluetooth® heart-rate monitor. It contains important information about operation and care. For improved readability, the Bluetooth® heart-rate monitor will be referred to only as the heart-rate monitor below.
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General information Before using the heart-rate monitor, read the instruction manual carefully. This particularly applies for the safety notes. Non-observance of this instruction manual may cause damage to the heart-rate monitor. The instruction manual is based on the stand- ards and rules in force in the European Union. When abroad, you must also observe coun- try-specific guidelines and laws.
General information Explanation of symbols The following symbols and signal words are used in this instruction manual, on the heart-rate monitor or on the packaging. WARNING! This signal word designates a hazard with moderate degree of risk which may lead to death or severe injury if not avoided.
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General information NOTE! This signal word warns of possible damage to property or provides you with useful additional information regarding assembly or operation. WARNING! This signal warns of the risk of swallowing and choking.
Safety Safety Proper use The heart-rate monitor is exclusively designed for meas- uring the heart-rate during athletic activity. The heart- rate monitor is only intended for private use and is not suitable for commercial, therapeutic or medical applica- tions. It is not a children's toy or a medical device. Only use the heart-rate monitor as described in this instruction manual.
Safety Safety notes WARNING! Risk of swallowing and choking! Keep batteries out of reach of children and animals. Swallowing may lead to serious injury or death in as little as two hours due to internal burns. − If swallowed, go straight to a hospital emergency room.
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Safety − If you suspect a child has swallowed a button battery, immediately go to a hospital emergen- cy room. Do not let the child eat or drink and do not induce vomiting (Emergency Telephone Number: 000 and Poisons Information Cen- tre: 13 11 26).
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Safety − If you have a pacemaker, be absolutely sure to ask your physician before using the heart-rate monitor for the first time during a workout. − Examine devices and make sure the battery compartment is secured. WARNING! Danger of explosion! Batteries may explode if they are exces- sively heated up.
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Safety − Protect the transmitter unit and the loose bat- tery against direct sunlight. WARNING! Risk of chemical burns from battery acid. Leaking battery acid may lead to chemical burns. − Do not allow battery acid to come into contact with skin, eyes or mucus membranes.
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Safety CAUTION! Risk of injury! Incorrect operation may result in injury. − Do not use the heart-rate monitor if it exhibits visible damages. − Only parts that comply with the original device data may be used for repairs. − Only open the housing of the transmitter unit to change the battery and have any repairs performed by a professional.
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Safety waived in the event of repairs performed by the user or incorrect use. − Do not use the heart-rate monitor if you are allergic to latex. The heart-rate monitor may contain latex constituents and cause irritation and reddening of your skin. −...
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Safety NOTE! Risk of damage! Improper handling of the heart-rate mon- itor may damage it. − Never store the transmitter unit such that there is a risk of it falling in a tub or sink. − Do not recharge the battery. −...
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Safety − You can use the heart-rate monitor at ambient temperatures between -10 °C and 60 °C. − Do not submerge the transmitter unit in water or other liquids. − Keep the heart-rate monitor away from open fire and hot surfaces.
Checking the heart-rate monitor Checking the heart-rate monitor and product contents NOTE! Risk of damage! If you are not cautious when opening the packaging with a sharp knife or other pointy object, you may quickly damage the heart-rate monitor. − Be very careful when opening. 1.
Heart-rate monitor 2. Check to make sure that the delivery is complete (see fig. A). 3. Check whether the transmitter unit or the strap exhibit damages. If this is the case, do not use the heart-rate monitor. Contact the manufacturer using the service address specified on the guarantee card.
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Heart-rate monitor This data is transmitted to a device, e.g. your smartphone or exercise machine. The free Crane Connect app allows you to analyse this data in depth. Once installed, the Crane Connect app will provide you with the following information regarding your workout: •...
Heart-rate monitor • Pace (current and average) • Personal music selection • Workout diary • km or mile mode Transmission types The heart frequency measured is • transmitted to your smartphone using Bluetooth® 4.0 technology or • to various other exercise machines at a transmission frequency of 5.3 kHz.
Heart-rate monitor without any interference. When you are not using your smartphone and the Crane Connect app, the heart-rate monitor is compatible with most of the exercise machines at your gym. Compatible Bluetooth® devices The following devices featuring Bluetooth® Smart Ready (Bluetooth®...
Heart-rate monitor versions • Apple® iPad Air™ and newer versions • Smartphones and tablets with Android™ 4.3 and newer versions NOTE! You can find a complete list of supported devices online at www.cranesportsconnect.com/compatibility. Watertightness The following table will tell you in what situation the heart-rate monitor is waterproof up to 30 m.
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Heart-rate monitor Situation Watertight to 30 m Rain splashes Washing hands Yes, but do not immerse (splash water) the heart-rate monitor in water Showering Bathing/swimming...
Operation Situation Watertight to 30 m Water sports (e.g. diving) The specification of meters (m) refers to the air overpres- sure used in connection with the watertightness test for the transmitter unit in accordance with DIN 8310. Operation Assembling the heart-rate monitor −...
If you would like to use the heart-rate monitor together with the Crane Connect app, you must first down- load the Crane Connect app and install it on your smartphone. − Download the free Crane Connect app from the App Store, from the Google Play Store or via the following QR code.
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QR code for Android: QR code for iOS: − Install the Crane Connect app on your smartphone. NOTE! − Follow the instructions on your smart- phone for this. Creating a user To create a user with the Crane Connect app, proceed as follows:...
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Operation 1. Open the Crane Connect app on your smartphone. You can now choose from the following items on the “Home Menu”: • Heart-rate monitor • Tutorials • All settings • FAQ: Troubleshooting 2. To perform user and product-specific settings, select the app icon “All settings”.
Operation Follow the subsequent instructions from the Crane Connect app step by step. NOTE! You can also create new users on the website www.cranesportsconnect.com. Putting on the heart-rate monitor 1. Use a small amount of water to moisten the sensor contacts on the smooth inside of the strap (see fig. F).
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Operation 2. Assemble the heart-rate monitor with the strap and transmitter unit (see chapter “Assembling the heart-rate monitor”). 3. Put on the elastic heart-rate monitor so that the sensors on your chest are just under your pectoral muscles or along the bottom of the chest and so that the transmitter unit is not on its head (see fig. A).
Operation NOTE! Avoid strong magnetic fields during your workout (e.g. transformers). Otherwise, this may cause fluctuations in the transmission of the heart-rate measured. Connecting the heart-rate monitor via Bluetooth® NOTE! Make sure that the Bluetooth® function on your smartphone has been activated.
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Operation If you have created a user and have configured the product settings, you can connect the heart-rate monitor with your smartphone via Bluetooth®. 1. To connect the heart-rate monitor with your smart- phone via Bluetooth®, select the app icon “Heart- rate monitor”...
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Operation 3. Connect the heart-rate monitor with your smart- phone by selecting the option “Connect” in the “Pairing” field. Your smartphone will connect with the heart-rate monitor now. 4. Return to the “Home menu”. 5. To go directly to the heart-rate measurement and all analyses, select the app icon “Heart rate monitor”.
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Operation NOTE! If the Internet connection on your smart- phone is active, the Crane Connect app will automatically upload all workout data to the website www.cranesportsconnect.com for permanent storage after your workout.
Care and maintenance Care and maintenance Changing the battery NOTE! Risk of damage! If you do not close the battery compart- ment cover properly, moisture may pene- trate the transmitter unit. This may cause the transmitter unit to break. − Firmly close the battery compartment cover to prevent moisture from pene- trating the transmitter unit.
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Care and maintenance 1. To open the battery compartment cover , use a coin and turn it counterclockwise (see step 1 in fig. D). 2. Take the old battery out and insert a new one of the same type so that it is in the same position (see fig. E).
Care and maintenance Cleaning the heart-rate monitor NOTE! Risk of damage! Improper handling of the heart-rate monitor may result in damage. − Do not submerge the transmitter unit in water or other liquids. − Do not use any aggressive cleaners, brushes with metal or nylon bristles, sharp or metallic cleaning utensils such as knives, hard scrapers and the...
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Care and maintenance − Do not dry the heart-rate monitor in a tumble dryer. You can wash the strap by hand or in the washing machine. − Wash the strap under running water and, if appli- cable, with a small amount of mild soap. −...
Care and maintenance Storing the heart-rate monitor − Store the strap separately from the transmitter unit . Otherwise, the battery will be empty quicker. − Store the heart-rate monitor in a dry location to pre- vent the snap fasteners from rusting. NOTE! You can store the heart-rate monitor between -20 °C and +70 °C once you have...
Fault Solution The heart-rate − Check whether your smart- monitor does not phone is compatible. connect with the − Check whether the battery Crane Connect has been properly inserted. app.
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The heart-rate − Check whether the strap has monitor loses the been put on properly and connection with moistened adequately. the Crane Connect − Check whether the connection app. has been disrupted by strong magnetic fields in the vicinity.
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(e.g. electric welding equip- rate to the Crane ment, transformers, robotic Connect app. lawn mowers). − Check whether the battery is too low or empty.
Declaration of conformity Krippl-Watches hereby declares that the Bluetooth® heart-rate monitor (model no. AA5-CDBT-1) complies with the fundamental requirements and other appli- cable provisions of the R&TTE 1999/5/EC and RoHS 2011/65/EU directives.
Technical data You can access the complete text for the declaration of conformity on our website: www.produktservice.info (EAN code: 20020491). Technical data Model no.: AA5-CDBT-1 Article number: 92073 Operating temperature: -10 °C to 60 °C Battery: 3 V DC, 0.5 mA, CR2032 Transmission frequency: Bluetooth®...
Disposal Disposal Disposing of the packaging − Dispose of the packaging separated into single type materials. Dispose of cardboard and carton as waste paper and foils via the recyclable material collection service. Disposing of the heart-rate monitor − Dispose of the heart-rate monitor in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations for your country.
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Disposal Batteries and storage batteries may not be disposed of with household waste! Should the heart-rate monitor no longer be capable of being used at some point in time, dispose of the batterie in accordance with the regulations in force in your federal state or country.
Bluetooth® heart-rate monitor Repair and Refurbished Goods or Parts Notice Unfortunately, from time to time, faulty products are manufactured which need to be returned to the Supplier for repair. Please be aware that if your product is capable of retaining user-generated data (such as files stored on a computer hard drive, telephone numbers stored on a mobile telephone, songs stored on a portable media player, games saved on a games console or files stored on a USB memory stick) during the process of...
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Please telephone us on 1800 13 1579 or write to us at: KRIPPL-WATCHES Reply Paid 85139, Level 29, Chifley Tower 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 yEARS AUSTRALIA WARRANTy AFTER SALES SUPPORT AA5-CDBT-1 MODEL: 1800 13 1579 (toll-free service hotline) 92073 PRODUCT CODE: service@produktservice.info 03/2015...
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Warranty Certificate Congratulations! You have made an excellent choice of this quality product. Our commitment to quality also includes our service. Should you, contrary to expec- tations, experience defects due to manufacturing faults, ALDI will provide you with a warranty against defects as follows: Warranty The product is guaranteed to be free from defects in workmanship and parts for a period of three years from the date of purchase.
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You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for compensa- tion for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.
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Exclusions This warranty does not cover: • Any defects caused by an accident, misuse, abuse, improper installation or operation, lack of reasonable care, unauthorised modification, loss of parts, tampering or attempted repair by a person not authorised by the distributor. •...
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To Make a Claim This warranty against defects is provided by ALDI Stores, Locked Bag 56, St. Marys Delivery Centre, NSW 2760, Phone (02) 9675 9000. If a defect in the goods appears within three years (the identified period on the packaging), you are entitled to claim a warranty, please contact or send all warranty claims to: KRIPPL-WATCHES Reply Paid 85139...
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Please provide your email address and advise the supplier, if you wish to obtain a repair and refurbished goods or parts notice via email. yEARS WARRANTy AFTER SALES SUPPORT AA5-CDBT-1 MODEL: 1800 13 1579 (toll-free service hotline) 92073 PRODUCT CODE: service@produktservice.info...
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ALDI guarantees that our exclusive brand products are developed to our stringent quality specifications. If you are not entirely satisfied with this product, please return it to the nearest ALDI store within 60 days from the date of purchase, for a full refund or replacement, or take advantage of our after sales support by calling the supplier´s Customer Service Hotline.
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Made in China Crane is a registered trademark of ALDI Stores Distributed By: Aldi Stores 1 Sargents Road Minchinbury nsw 2770 www.aldi.com.au AFTER SALES SUPPORT 1800 13 1579 service@produktservice.info yEARS Model: Product code: 92073 AA5-CDBT-1 WARRAnTy 03/2015...
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