Using The Touch-Sensitive Heart Rate Grips - Precor 9.23 Owner's Manual

Using the Touch-Sensitive
Heart Rate Grips
Note: Touch-sensitive heart rate grip performance may vary
based on a user's physiology, fitness level, age, and other
factors. You may experience an erratic readout if your
hands are dry, dirty, or oily, or if the skin on your palms is
especially thick. Wearing hand lotion can also cause an
erratic readout. In addition, make sure that the grips are
clean to ensure proper contact can be maintained.
To use the touch-sensitive heart rate feature, place the
palm of your hands directly on the metal heart rate sensors
on the equipment's handlebars. Refer to Figure 7. To
ensure a more accurate heart rate readout, make sure you
follow these tips:
• Both hands must grip the sensors for your heart rate to
register.
• It takes a number of consecutive heartbeats (15-20
seconds) for your heart rate to register.
• When gripping the sensors, do not grip tightly. Keep a
loose, cupping hold. Holding the grips tightly can affect
the reading.
• As you work out, your perspiration will help transmit
your heart rate signal. If you have difficulty using the
touch-sensitive grips to determine your heart rate, try
the sensors again later in the workout to see if you can
obtain a heart rate signal.
Owner's Manual: Heart Rate Features
• If the touch heart rate feature does not work for you,
Precor recommends that you use a chest transmitter
strap.
Note: A chest strap is not included with this model.
Figure 7: Touch-sensitive heart rate grips
Important: While exercising, do not grasp the
touch-sensitive heart rate grips and wear the chest strap
at the same time. The touch-sensitive heart rate grips
override the signals from the chest strap transmitter. If
used together, inconsistent readings may occur.
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