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MEASURING – DETAILS 

 
Conditions 

 

If you wish to measure in the morning, please allow at least 30 minutes after waking up to 
ensure that your body is in the right state of wakefulness. 

 

Choose a calm and quiet environment. 

 

Switch off loud electronic devices and bright lights. 

 

Do not use any other electronic devices during the measurement. 

 

Lie down flat on your back with your arms alongside your body, without using a pillow to 
support your head. 

 

Straighten your legs but do not cross them. 

 

Breathe normally. 

 

Do not talk, sneeze or cough. Cancel the measurement if needed. 

 

Avoid interruptions and external stimuli (TV, music, etc.). Cancel the measurement if 
interrupted. 
 

Food and supplements 

 

Morning measurements should be conducted before your first meal. 

 

Allow at least one hour after meals before conducting measurements at any other time of the 
day. 

 

Avoid consuming coffee, alcohol, energy drinks and other stimulants for at least 5 hours before 
a measurement. 

 

Measurement instructions

 

1.

 

Make sure that you have an active Internet connection via Wi-Fi or mobile data. 

2.

 

Make sure that your device has the volume switched on. 

3.

 

Make sure you have paired the Omegawave sensor in the application. 

4.

 

Make sure that the athlete is correctly wearing the chest strap, sensor and electrodes as 
previously described. 

5.

 

Tap the 

Measure

 button. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for COACH

Page 1: ...COACH USER GUIDE...

Page 2: ...ATHLETES 11 GROUPING ATHLETES 13 REMOVING ATHLETES 15 MANAGING YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS AND LICENSES 16 CHANGING BETWEEN TEAMS 20 USING THE MEASUREMENT HARDWARE 21 PAIRING THE SENSOR WITH YOUR IPAD 24 MEAS...

Page 3: ...side your package Omegawave Bluetooth Low Energy BLE sensor Model name OW CB2 Simultaneously measures both an electrocardiogram ECG and Direct Current DC Potential of the Brain ECG chest strap s DC Po...

Page 4: ...that the sensor is being charged Once the light turns off the sensor is fully charged A full charge will take approximately one hour o If charging via a wall outlet use a USB compatible power adapter...

Page 5: ...wave measurement protocol Daily usage Tap the synchronize button to download your athletes daily measurements Team overview provides a snapshot of your athletes based on their latest measurements o At...

Page 6: ...Omegawave application The Install link will automatically direct you to the AppStore to install the Omegawave application You will need to have an iPad with iOS 8 0 or newer 3 Log in to the Omegawave...

Page 7: ...Open the Omegawave application and tap the Start button Use your email address and password to log in NOTE If you forget your Omegawave account password you can request a new one from the login screen...

Page 8: ...athlete Email field is optional Athlete will get an email that allows him her to set Omegawave account password and automatic log in link to Omegawave application Email is sent after a license has be...

Page 9: ...cense is not automatically given to the athlete Remember that a license is needed to complete measurements See the next chapter on how to allocate licenses IMPORTANT Omegawave s algorithms need to kno...

Page 10: ...ble to measure the athlete with your iPad before the license is given From the athlete s profile tap the Give button to assign a license After the license has been successfully given you will see the...

Page 11: ...thlete s profile view and tap Save Remove the license from the athlete by tapping Remove from the Athlete license status box Give the license back to the athlete by tapping Give from the Athlete licen...

Page 12: ...ou invite an athlete the data sharing relationship is established between the athlete and you not with your team This means that the other coaches in your team cannot see the athlete If other coaches...

Page 13: ...lso write a personal message which is included in the invitation email the athlete receives When ready tap Send invitation The invited athlete will receive an email containing the invitation request I...

Page 14: ...or more tags for each athlete IMPORTANT Tags are coach specific only you can see the tags you have created and assigned to athletes You cannot modify an existing tag name You cannot delete a created...

Page 15: ...e all of the tags you have created for your athletes Highlighted tags are the ones assigned to the athlete e g Injured in the example below If you want to remove a tag from the athlete tap on the remo...

Page 16: ...es from your team by opening the athlete profile page and making sure that the athlete does not have a team athlete license Tap Remove from Team button to remove the athlete from your team IMPORTANT I...

Page 17: ...account If you are the main subscription owner for your team you should see separate subscriptions for athletes and coaches Requesting more coach or athlete licenses If you need more licenses for ath...

Page 18: ...to your contract Confirm your request by tapping Confirm button Managing athlete licenses Each athlete needs to have a valid license before he she can use the Omegawave app to conduct assessments him...

Page 19: ...thlete is using a license given by another coach or the athlete is using his her own Omegawave Personal license No license is assigned You can manage athlete s license by selecting individual athlete...

Page 20: ...by another coach you cannot remove it But you can give your team s athlete license to him her if needed You might need to do this e g if the athlete s personal license does not allow DC Potential meas...

Page 21: ...role for multiple teams you will see a small arrow next to your team name You can switch between your teams by tapping the team name and selecting a team When you are performing the data sync it will...

Page 22: ...male athletes should place the chest strap directly below or under a sports bra support band When possible remove undergarments to ensure optimal placement of the chest strap DC Potential measurement...

Page 23: ...forehead The DC Potential cable with a hand symbol connects to the base of the thumb of the athlete s dominant hand The DC Potential cable connects to the micro USB port of the sensor Please ensure th...

Page 24: ...C cable to the DC electrodes on the body 4 Attach the DC cable to the sensor 5 Go to Measure view 6 Attach the sensor to the chest strap 7 Wait until the application detects data from the sensor 8 Lay...

Page 25: ...please put on the chest strap and attach the sensor to the strap as previously described Please ensure that your iPad s Bluetooth is switched on The sensor s Bluetooth connection will be activated and...

Page 26: ...tapping the line saying OW CB2 in order to complete the pairing process Now the Omegawave BLE sensor is paired to the application IMPORTANT Do not pair the sensor via your device s Bluetooth settings...

Page 27: ...should lie down flat on your back relax and breathe normally 5 Begin the measurement immediately upon athlete has laid down 6 The application will sound when the measurement is complete NOTE There are...

Page 28: ...eeded Avoid interruptions and external stimuli TV music etc Cancel the measurement if interrupted Food and supplements Morning measurements should be conducted before your first meal Allow at least on...

Page 29: ...ppear tap Troubleshoot connectivity problem on the screen to review possible reasons see screenshots below The most common reason is that the ECG chest strap electrodes have not been properly moistene...

Page 30: ...t the signal being received from the sensor Under such a scenario you will be notified on screen and through voice guidance which can be muted This is given already in the pre measurement view to get...

Page 31: ...dy to start a measurement the Start button will turn green To begin the measurement tap Start measuring The measurement will take approximately 4 minutes 11 If the signal quality is poor during the me...

Page 32: ...ated you can update your weight mark whether the measurement was taken Before or After training and also record additional notes 15 Tap Save Analyze After the calculation is complete the assessment re...

Page 33: ...ve level of wakefulness If the athlete maintains a resting position and you initiate a new measurement without following this protocol the athlete s functional state will change from active to reduced...

Page 34: ...ing indoors the athlete s skin may be dry in which case the electrodes require more moisture than would otherwise be the case Moving during the measurement Any kind of movement particularly of the arm...

Page 35: ...ts Your athletes are automatically sorted into three groups excellent moderate and poor If the athlete hasn t conducted a measurement during a current day he she is placed into the group not measured...

Page 36: ...the athletes are sorted based on Cardiac Readiness in a descending order the best Readiness results first the worst last Tapping the same column title again will sort the values in an ascending order...

Page 37: ...l An indication of which measurements were conducted ECG DC Resting heart rate and heart rate training zones for a spectrum of recovery and development activities You can analyze the athlete s measure...

Page 38: ...see four hexagons that will change dynamically based on your measurement results Each hexagon represents a different physical quality Endurance Speed Power Strength and Coordination Skill The positio...

Page 39: ...ity scale tap the paragraph symbol If you want to see the definition of each physical quality tap the individual hexagon If you want to see the training advice of each physical quality tap the individ...

Page 40: ...rrent functional state IMPORTANT The height of the green bar will indicate all of the training zones the athlete is ready to train in at that moment in time the highest zone in green is the maximum re...

Page 41: ...the color and completeness of the circles The color scale for these circles is the same as that of the hexagons in the Windows of Trainability scale green yellow and red By observing these results yo...

Page 42: ...Breakdown By swiping up down from the main screen you will be able to access a detailed view of each physiological system and sub system assessed Central Nervous System CNS System Readiness DC Potent...

Page 43: ...42 Cardiac system System Readiness Resting heart rate Recovery pattern Stress Adaptation reserves Autonomic balance Cardiac System HRV 1 Detailed breakdown of your Heart Rate Variability...

Page 44: ...43 Cardiac System HRV 2 Further analysis of your Heart Rate Variability and a tool of viewing your ECG can be magnified by tapping the icon zoom icon...

Page 45: ...point on the graph represents one measurement Tap the data point to see the associated index values Analyze your full measurement history by swiping the graph left or right Switch between indices by...

Page 46: ...view Delete a measurement Delete currently selected measurement If you delete a measurement you are not able to undo this operation If you accidentally deleted a measurement please contact customer s...

Page 47: ...all the steps above first and then do a hard reset by pressing the Home button and the power button at the same time for more than 7 seconds This will reboot your device Try to set the sensor again A...

Page 48: ...ED light turns red This will reset the sensor and the problem should disappear Measurement was cancelled because the DC Potential values were out of range This may happen if you are reusing old electr...

Page 49: ...ther assistance support omegawave com Can the ECG chest straps be washed Yes and it s recommended to do so regularly inside a washing bag The washing recommendations are printed on the strap care labe...

Page 50: ...FORMATION THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH INDUSTRY CANADA LICENCE EXEMPT RSS STANDARD S OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS 1 THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE INTERFERENCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST A...

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