Skan ErgoMeter, User Manual

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User manual
WATT
The computer shows the current watt value (10-350 Watt).
You may preset a watt value in the special training mode
“Watt”. Please check the following pages.
How do I exercise?
After switching on the computer (short display of all possible signs and a beep tone) you need
to choose a training mode by using the „UP“ and „DOWN“ -buttons as well as “MODE” for
confirmation. The following modes can be selected:
MANUAL BEGINNER ADVANCE SPORTY CARDIO WATT
Training mode
Confirm with “MODE”. If you want to exercise manually (MANUAL mode), you may also
just press “Start/Stop” directly after switching on the computer.
All the modes will be explained more detailed later on in this manual.
The „balk“ display
Now a short discourse follows about the graphic display (the so-called balk-display):
The computer has a LCD-display with 8 segments in the X-direction (horizontal) and 8 ones in Y-
direction (vertical). This should show you in order to motivate you which degree of difficulty (vertical
number or height of the balks) is adjusted or it shows how long approximately the distance (x-
direction) is covered during your training.
The balks you see will only help to understand the actual values. Don’t look at them as absolute
values. Naturally it depends on the selected mode how to interpret the display.
So will be preset a mountain profile within the fixed programs (this means the difficulty of your
training is fixed), you can always change it during the manual mode.
Then the vertical balks will be shown one segment higher if you increase or reduce the level of
resistance in one step.
Also the horizontal display is always slightly different. For example you can preset a training time.
Let’s assume you chose 30 minutes. Then the computer divides these 30 minutes automatically
through the maximum of the possibly displayable number of segments in the horizontal direction
(=8).
It switches exactly every 3.75 minutes (= 30: 8) to the next balk in the x-direction. If you see all 8
segments your training time is over.
On the following pages we will explain the different computer modes. Additionally we also mention
something more about the segment’s display and how to interpret. Test all modes and chose which
one is the best for you depending on your aims or preferences; or you arrange your training in
different ways. For example today you drive the mountain program and in the next training a straight
distance.
Compare your times, i.e. for a specific program or try which distance you can reach in an exercise
time of 30 minutes.
This item allows you to experience different ways of exercise – depending on your personal aims:
Fat reduction or stamina training.