Clip Sensor Information
The Clip Sensor can be placed on your finger or ear. The ear is convenient but has some limitations.
1)
If you are measuring heart rate from your ear, make sure to attach the white shirt-clip to hold the Clip Sensor up!
2)
The signal is much stronger on the finger, so if you are getting movement errors move the clip to your
finger or use a Finger Sensor.
The Clip Sensor works best when the red light is placed on top of your finger nail.
3)
To measure SpO2 in Alive, use the Finger Sensor or place the Clip Sensor on your finger.
SpO2 can only be
measured correctly from the finger (not the ear)!
4)
If you are training BVP Amplitude you must place the Clip Sensor on your finger or use a Finger Sensor.
BVP
Amplitude cannot be read from the ear.
iFeel USB Troubleshooting
I OWN ALIVE PIONEER WITH A GP8 AMP – HOW CAN I USE THE IFEEL SENSOR WITH THE GP8 AMP
From the Alive Main Menu open the Heart Rate Source dropdown and select BVP – iFeel Bluetooth.
FINDING THE IFEEL SENSOR COM PORT
When opening Alive, if you see a message
Connecting to the iFeel Labs Sensor…
your computer has not found
your iFeel Sensor. You may also see a dialog box that says
Searching for your iFeel Labs Heart Rate Sensor
which
also indicates your computer has not found your iFeel Sensor.
If you see a button
Change iFeel COM Port
click that button and Alive should now find your iFeel Sensor.
If you do not see this button open the
Alive Main Menu,
click
Graph Training
from the left-side buttons, then click
Play
. You should now see the
Searching for your iFeel Labs Heart Rate Sensor
dialog. When you do, click
Change
iFeel COM Port
.
If this still doesn’t work, and you are using Windows, you may need to reinstall the iFeel USB Drivers. Please
download and run this Cypress Driver Installer:
http://www.somaticvision.com/downloads/public/CypressDriverInstaller_1.exe
THE HEART RATE LINE STAYS RED (OR MOSTLY RED) IN ALIVE
– OR – FEW OR NO BEATS ARE DETECTED
Place the iFeel Sensor so the red light is on top of your fingernail!
The signal is stronger when the red light is on top
of your fingernail (there is another, infrared light shining from below). If the sensor doesn’t work when placed
with the red light on your fingernail can try rotating it so the red light is under your fingertip. Make sure the
sensor is not too loose or tight on your finger. Try both of your sensors to make sure the problem is not the
sensor.
If you are measuring heart rate from the ear, try moving the same clip sensor to your finger.
You can also turn the
sensor around on your ear, or try different parts of your ear. You shouldn’t need to do this, but some users
have reported that placing a thin piece of paper or between the sensor and ear has improved the connection
if they were unable to get a good signal.
