Topcom HB 8M00 manual

HB 8M00 USER GUIDE V 1.0, 09/08[...]

UK The CE symbol indicates that the unit complies with the essential requirements of the directive 89/336/EEC. UK The features described in this manual are published with reservat ion to modifications. This product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relev ant provisions of the R&TTE directive 89/336/EEC . The Declaration[...]

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TOPCOM HB 8M00 4 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulati ons on your purchase of the HB 8M00. We hope that you will enjoy using the He art Meter and the benefi ts of the wireless t ransmission t o send/receive data to/f rom the controller or to PC. In exercise or sports, your heart naturally speed s up in pumping blood to the body in acco rdance with the incre[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 5 4.1 W AT CH • Remove the back cove r of the watch with a small screwdriver . • Remove t he old batt ery . • Instal l the new 3V (CR2032) battery with the positive (+) pole facing up and repl ace the cover . 4.2 CHEST BELT • Remove the batt ery cover from t he bottom of the bel t using a small coin. • Remove t he o[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 6 6 BUTTONS 6.1 MASTER RESET Press and hold [M] , [] and [] simultaneou sly to reset the watch. All set information will be lost, also the time! 6.2 BACK LIGHT Press and hold t he [ESC] key to active the back light of the display for 3 seconds . Mode Button [M] (MODE/SET) • T o select the curren t function or menu. • Hold down to[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 7 7 T O SET THE GENERAL ITEMS Note : - Tim e : setting t he Second , Minute , Hour and Hour Format . - Date : setting the Y ear , Month and Day - System : setting the LCD (contrast) , Sound (key tone and chime), Light (normal, night and of f), Pair (pair the ch est strap with the watch). - User : setting the Gender , Birthday[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 8 7.1 T O PAIR THE WATCH WITH THE CHEST BELT The chest belt is normally paire d with the watch when bough t. If battery is replaced or after a reset the chest belt has to be paired agai n. During the pairing: The heart rat e chest stra p MUST be wor n on the chest o r press the t wo contacts (i.e . heart rate signal is sampling). Pai[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 9 8 TIMEKEEPING - HEART RATE MODE MAIN MENU There are 2 menu’s you can enter by briefly pressing the [ESC] key: timekeeping menu and heart rat e (sensor) menu. To scroll between both menu’s press the [ESC] key. Once you are in the selected menu you can scroll wit h the up/down [] / [] keys between the ot her modes. Note :[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 10 8.1 TIMEKEEPING MENU ITEMS 8.1.1 Daily or we ekly alarm mode on/off This watch includes 2 alarms for home ti me. When the daily alarm is on, the watch will beep for 30s at the alar m time every day. When the weekly a larm is on, the watch will b eep for 30s at t he alarm time on t he set day. When the ala rm beeps, press any butto[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 11 8.1.2 Use the chronograp h • The chronograph count s up to 99 hours, 59 minut es and 59 seconds and has a memory of 50 lap s. • Chronograph logs, e.g. lap t ime, maximum/average/minimum lap time, etc can be up loaded to PC for review . See “10.3 .1 Download /analyse f rom watch” for more details. Daily alarm mode d[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 12 T o st art and stop the chronograph T o t ake and recall l ap times Chronograph mode Reset display Counting Stop count ing elapsed time lap no. hold [M] [ESC] Lap times recall se quence * Press the [] button to m ove the selection b y reverse order . Countin g Lap time disp lay Chronograph mode The lap time will freeze for 10 seco[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 13 8.1.3 Use the coun t down timer T o set and use the preset values (3, 5, 10, 15 or 45 minutes) T o set your own count down ti me The maximum counting down time is 99 ho urs, 59 and minutes 59 seconds. You can set your own count down t ime (max. 99:59:59) or use one of the preset values (3, 5, 10, 15 or 45 minutes). Quick s[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 14 T o st art stop the count down timer 8.1.4 T o use the pacer A pacer is a kind of metronome that can be used to give a cert ain rhythm when you exercise. It can be set in beeps per minute (B/M). You can also see the counter of th e beeps on the screen: Beep for 30 seconds Target time d isplay Counting Stop counting Beep fi nish ?[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 15 T o set the p acer The pacer can be set in steps of 5 beeps per minute (30,35,...) : The pacer can also be used in chronograph mode: Pacer mode Pacer setting sequence hold [M] [ESC] hold [ ] or [ ] [] o r [] Change setting value Change sett ing value faster (for some settings) beep Chronograph mode Counting beep Stop co un[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 16 8.1.5 Dual time mo de When you need to keep track of the time elsewhe re in the world. 8.2 HEART RATE MODE OVE RVIEW 8.2.1 Heartbeat measuremen t See “8 Timekeeping - heart rat e mode main menu” how to enter the heart beat measurement menu (HR). PRECAUTIONS • Avoid fastening the strap to o tight. • Do not bend or fold the [...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 17 8.2.2 Using the transmit ter belt. Fasten the f astener at one e nd. Try the chest belt o n your chest and loosen the stretch band if ne cessary. Adjust the length of the stretch band until it feels conformab le. The stretch band must cling to the chest. Fast en the fastene r at the other end. Adju st the sensor to the cen[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 18 8.2.3 T o get the heart rate m easurement Note : - When entering the heart rate mode, the heart rate fu nction (sensor) will be activated automatically af ter 5 seconds. Which can be acti- vated manually too, see “8. 2.8 T o start/stop the sensor , timer and log- book” for the det ailed operations. - When the heart rate functi[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 19 8.2.4 Heart rate funct ion displays Note : - The exercise timer is counting independent ly . Switching of f to sensor or changing the screen to another mode will not af fect the counting. - The calorie expenditure is calculated by hea rt rate, changing the screen to anothe r mode will not a ffect the calculation unless the[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 20 Percentage of Estimated Maximum Heart Rate (%EMHR) acquired he art rate = 131 (by measurement) %EMHR = 131 / 190 x 100% = 69% 8.2.6 Heart rate zones Exercise zones are established by setting t he Upper and Lower Heart Rate Limits. You can use the fitness (pr eset limits = 65% and 85% of the EMHR) or your own customized limits. Use[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 21 8.2.7 T o turn on/off the zone ale rt Heart rate zon e upper limit Zone alert on Zone alert off lower limit The above zo ne The in zone (the targ et heart rate zone for on e particular ap plication) The below zone Beep soun ds and an ic on displays if the a cquired heart rate is above the up per limit Beep so unds and an i[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 22 8.2.8 T o start/stop the sen sor , timer and logboo k • When the he art rate mode i s selected, the sensor function will be activated automatically af ter 5 seconds. • The watch includes a count-up timer for timing th e accumulative exercise time. If the timer is started, it will count-up continuously until it is stopped. • [...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 23 8.2.9 T o reset the screen, sessi on and timer 8.2.10 Heart rate mode function menu During heart rate measur ement you can enter the heart rate mode funct ion menu to: • Menu 1: Save T o save the current session into today’s record . • Menu 2: Session T o review the statical dat a of the curren t session. • Menu 3:[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 24 MENU 2: Session Heart rate mod e start time [ESC] [] o r [] Function menu 2 [M] average/ma x./ min. heart rate duration in-zone exercise time start time calorie expenditure Data revi ew~ * Press the [] button to mo ve selection in the reverse direction. ~These data ca n be uplo aded to a PC fo r review. S ee “10.3.1 Download /an[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 25 MENU 3: Daily Rd Heart rate mode [ESC] [] o r [] Function menu 3 hold [M] day 1 Data revi ew~ * Press the [] button to move select ion in the reverse direction. ~These data can be uploade d to a PC for review. See “10.3.1 Download /ana lyse from watch” for details. [ESC] [M] day 2 day 3 the next avai lable day Calorie [...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 26 MENU 4: Zone 8.2.1 1 Logbook functions menu To enter the log menu ( LOG ) the wat ch has to be in Heart rat e mode (See also “8.1 Timekeeping menu items” how to enter th is mode. • Menu 1: Vi ew T o recall the details of the logged session. • Menu 2: Star t/St op T o start or stop the dat a logging function. • Menu 3: PC[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 27 Press and hold t he [M] key to enter the LOG menu: MENU 1: V iew MENU 2: St art/stop (St art/stop the log bo ok) Logbook mode~ [ESC] [] o r [] hold [M] Start ti me * Press the [] button to move selection in the reverse direction. ~Press the [] or [] button to select a target session ( e.g. 1/30, 2/30 , ... 30/30) for revie[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 28 MENU 3: PC-Link See also “10.3.1 Downlo ad /analyse from watch”. MENU 4: Log Rate MENU 5: Auto Logbook mode [ESC] [] o r [] hold [M] [ESC] [M] Upload record Sending Function menu Logbook mode [ESC] [] o r [] hold [ M ] [ ESC ] [M] Set log rate Function menu (sampling rate ) Change the rate by forward scrolling Change the ra te[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 29 MENU 6: Erase (Erase one/all sess ion(s)) MENU 7: Mem (View free me mory) [ESC] [] o r [] [M] Erase session Function menu Logbook mode [ ESC ] [ M ] [] [] o r [] Function menu or Session XX (e.g. 1) era sed hold [M] [ESC] [ESC] [ESC] [] o r [] [M] View free me mory Function menu (free m emory reading) Logbook mode hold [M][...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 30 9 BATTERY LOW INDICATION See “4 Changing the batt ery”. 10 WIRE LESS DAT A MANAGER With the wireless data manager program you can down load the daily record and session data from the watch to t he PC or from the chest belt directl y to the PC. With the data stored o n the PC, you can tran sfer it to pr ograms like SportTracks,[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 31 3. Follow the instructions to inst all the pro- gram into the targe t PC. 4. Rebo ot your PC after installat ion and plug-in the USB dongl e into a free USB port. 5. Afte r rebooting, Windows will inst all the proper USB device for the USB dongle. PC PC USB dong le[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 32 10.2 PAIRING THE WATCH AND CHEST WITH THE DONGLE Note : - The watch MUST be switched to ‘ PC-Link ’ display of the logbook mode, and activate the PC-link fu nction. - The chest strap MUST be worn on th e chest or press the two cont acts. (See “8.2.1 1 Logbook functions menu” under “ MENU 3: PC-Link”.) 1. When the inst [...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 33 10.3 DOWNLOAD/ANALYSE AND SAVE DATA FROM WATCH 10.3.1 Download /analyse from watch Note : - The watch MUST be switched to ‘ PC-Link ’ display of the logbook mode, and activate the PC -link function. (See “8.2. 1 1 Logbook func- tions menu” under “ MENU 3: PC-Link”.) 1. Click the ‘ Wa t c h ’ icon from the s[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 34 10.3.2 Real-time dat a from the chest strap Note : - This is functioned with the chest strap. - The heart rate chest st rap MUST be worn on the chest (i.e. heart rate signal is sampling). 1. Click the ‘ HR S trap ’ icon from the side menu t o pop the ‘ Chest S trap ’ page . 2. The real-time heart rate readings will be show[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 ENGLISH 35 Alar m - T wo independent alarms with daily and weekly selection. - 30 seconds alarm duration Chronograph - Up to 99H59M59.99S, 1/10 0s resolution - 50 laps with recall function Count Down Timer - Count down timer up to 99H59M59S, 1 second resolut ion - Five pre-defined value (3/5/1 0/15/45 min) - One user-defined value fr[...]

TOPCOM HB 8M00 36 System requireme nt PC - Pent ium II 300MHz or higher - 128MB free memory - 20MB hard disk space or more - Window XP/Vist a operation system - CD-ROM drive - USB port 12 T OPCOM W ARRANTY 12.1 W AR RANTY PERIOD The Topcom units have a 24-month warran ty period. The warranty pe riod starts on the day the new unit is purchased. Ther[...]

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