Mio ALPHA User Guide
05
USING MIO ALPHA
WEARING YOUR MIO ALPHA
To use the heart rate monitor on your Mio ALPHA watch, you must:
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Fasten the watch snugly so the optical sensor on the back of the watch makes tight
contact with your skin. The tighter you can wear the watch, the better.
•
Wear the watch above—not on—your wrist bone; wear it higher on the forearm when
using ALPHA as a heart rate monitor, especially if you have a small wrist.
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ALPHA’s performance is optimized with greater blood flow. Exercise for a few minutes
to increase your blood flow before turning on the heart rate monitor.
When you’re not using the heart rate monitor, you can wear Mio ALPHA like any watch.
GETTING YOUR HEART RATE
You can view your heart rate and use the heart rate monitor when you put Mio ALPHA in
EXERCISE mode. You must be wearing ALPHA for it to read and display your heart rate. The
heart rate may take a few extra seconds to stabilize while your body is adjusting to the physical
activity; we recommend wearing your Mio ALPHA during the warm up stage of your workout.
Turning On Exercise Mode
1. Fasten Mio ALPHA tightly on your arm above your wrist bone.
2. Press and hold the
HR
button until the watch beeps and the display says FIND.
3. Hold your arm fairly still until the watch beeps again and displays your heart rate.
Note:
It takes a few seconds for your heart rate to register. The
icon flashes when
ALPHA finds your heart rate.
If you don’t get a heart rate but the watch face shows
, please refer to
Troubleshooting
on page 6.
During Exercise Mode
•
Press the
SET
button twice to peek at the time. The time will be displayed for 3
seconds before returning to your heart rate.
•
If ALPHA loses your pulse it will beep quickly 4 times and display
. You may need
to adjust ALPHA’s position on your wrist.
Turning Off Exercise Mode
1. Press and hold the
HR
button until the watch beeps and the display says QUIT or END.
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