Stairmaster 4000 PT series, Owner'S Manual

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TELEMETRY HEART RATE
The StairMaster ® 4000 PT features telemetry (Polar ® ) heart rate monitoring.
The system consists of the receiver, located on the stepper, and a transmitter
belt (purchased separately) worn across your chest. The monitoring function is
activated as soon as you strap on the chest belt and step within range of the
receiver in the machine. Two electrodes on the underside of the chest belt
sense the heart rate signal and send it to the receiver. The heart symbol on the
console pulses to indicate that the console is receiving a valid signal. A
microprocessor in the console calculates the heart rate and displays it, in
beats per minute, on the console.
Using the Transmitter Belt
Before you put the transmitter belt on, wet the two electrode patches
(the grooved rectangles on the reverse side of the belt). Secure the transmitter
belt as high under the pectoral muscles (chest) as is comfortable. The transmit-
ter belt should fit snugly and comfortably, and allow normal breathing. When
the console detects a heart rate signal, heart rate is shown in the display
automatically. Your heart rate in beats per minute and a pulsing heart icon are
displayed on the console.
After the initial belt signal is detected, the console will enter a
validation phase in which four good heart beat signals lasting four seconds
each are required before locking on telemetry heart rate signals for the
duration of the workout session. During the validation phase the console will
not recognize contact heart rate signals. If you do not see a heart rate on the
console, try one of the following:
• Move closer to the console.
TELEMETRY HEART RATE
PACEMAKER USERS SHOULD NOT USE THE POLAR
TRANSMITTER BEFORE CONSULTING THEIR DOCTOR.
!
WARNING