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MEDICAL SAFETY WARNING
If you experience any pain or tightness in your chest, irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath, faintness, or
unusual discomfort upon exercising, stop and consult a physician.
WARM-UP AND COOL-DOWN
Remember to warm-up and cool-down. Limbering up "cold" muscles and cooling down after exercise are
important injury prevention measures.
WARM-UP: Five minutes of stretches then five minutes of light cardiovascular exercise.
COOL-DOWN: Five minutes of light cardiovascular exercise then Five minutes of stretches.
TRAINING TIPS
Wear comfortable, lightweight, well ventilated clothing to help sweat evaporate.
Make sure your shoes fit you properly and provide external and lateral stability support to prevent ankle and
knee injuries. Wear cross-training, walking or running shoes.
It's very important not to become dehydrated. Your body needs water lost during exercise.
FAQ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: CHEST STRAP ~ Will my OLD Chest Strap work with this Rowing Machine?
A: 5 kHz Chest Strap = MOST LIKELY ~ Providing your computer is 5kHz compatible. See Heart Rate
Receiver Frequency.
A: DIGITAL Chest Strap = NO ~ Digital Chest Straps (normally accompanied with a Heart Rate Watch) will
not successfully communicate with this computers Heart Rate Receiver due to incompatible bandwidth or
incompatible digital code. See Heart Rate Receiver Frequency and Link 2.4 GHz.
Q: How does the computer detect and calculate DISTANCE (i.e. METERS) and SPEED (i.e. TIME/500M)?
A: DISTANCE/TIME=SPEED ~ This rowing machine has 2x SENSORS mounted on the Strap Drum: 1x "A"
SENSOR and 1x "B" SENSOR. This way the computer can tell if the Strap Drum is going forwards (i.e. the pull
of the stroke) or going backwards (i.e. the release of the stroke). The computer measures how many revolutions
per stroke, combined with a Resistance LEVEL factor (i.e. the higher the resistance level the more meters
traveled) = Distance. Combined with the Time each stroke took and using the standard formula of Distance over
Time the computer can calculate Speed.
Q: How does the computer calculate WATTS?
A: Watt Calculation: This computers WATTS display values have been calibrated according to the EN 957
European Standards. This exercise machine was tested by an approved testing laboratory using a Dynamometer
which measures the precise torque/power/WATT values for all Resistance LEVELS at various speeds. Then the
computer is programmed with this information and must pass a final test within ± 10% accuracy.
NOTE: This computer displays "Present Watts Generated" only and NOT "Accumulated Generated Watts".
Watt Definition: A watt is the rate at which energy is expended. Watt is used both in mechanics and in
electricity, so it links the mechanical and electrical units to one another. One watt is "equal to a power rate of one
joule of work per second of time".
Q: How does the computer calculate CALORIES?
A: Kilocalorie Calculation: The computer stores your watts generated over time and converts it into
kilocalories, then the computer alters the kilocalorie figure to better match the human body efficiently taking into
account your input User Data of sex/gender, age, height, weight and active factor.
NOTE: there are no international standards regulating Calorie accuracy of exercise equipment, the kilocalories
displayed by this computer are an estimation only.
Kilocalorie Definition: A kilocalorie is a unit of heat energy. One kilocalorie is "the amount of heat required at
a pressure of one atmosphere to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius". Not to
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