Acumen HR440 manual

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1 Heart Rate T echnology provided by Acumen, Inc. EZ Set T ar get Zone™ is a trademark of Acumen, Inc. EZ-Set T arget Zone and Angled Belt Clip are patent pending fr om Acumen, Inc. ENGLISH T ABLE OF CONTENTS Congratulations! Warning HR440 Features HR440 Components Button Functions Modes Of Operation Setting The Clock and Calendar Setting Alarm S[...]

2 WARNINGS & CAUTIONS Overexertion can cause serious injury , including heart attacks. Some individuals cannot safely elevate their heart rate to the levels of typically used heart rate training zones. No one should begin an exercise pr ogram without first obtaining medical clearance, especially if there is a personal or family history of heart[...]

3 CHEST TRANSMITTER ADJUST ABLE ELASTIC STRAP WITH EZ-FIT BEL T CLIPS Soft, flexible electrodes comfortably hug your chest pr oviding optimum stability . Elastic strap is easy to adjust and includes a unique angled design patented clip which helps eliminate slippage and pro- vides added comfort. HR440 COMPONENTS: HEART RA TE MONITOR Sleek, sporty s[...]

4 VETT A BIKE MOUNT BUTTON FUNCTIONS MODE Button --Press momentarily to change modes. LAP/RESET Button --Press momentarily to mark laps. Pr ess & hold to reset stopwatch. SET/ST ART/STOP Button --Pr ess momentarily for ST AR T/STOP . Pr ess & hold for SET . LIGHT ALARM Button Press and hold for 3 seconds to toggle alarm ON/OFF for the curre[...]

5 The two Setting Modes are accessed fr om the Time of Day & HR/Stopwatch modes. Press & hold the SET button to enter Setting Mode. Adjust blinking digits with the MODE or ALARM buttons. Use MODE to increase and ALARM to decr ease the digits. Press and hold changes the digits fast. Proceed to the next setting option by pr essing the LAP but[...]

6 Start from the T ime-of-Day Mode. 1. Press & hold the SET button to enter the time setting mode. (The Day indica- tor changes to Y ear). 2. Hour (blinking) --Set by pressing the MODE or ALARM button. Press the LAP button to proceed to the next item. 3. Minutes (blinking) --Set by pressing the MODE or ALARM button. Press the LAP button to proc[...]

7 What is T arget Zone Heart Rate T raining? In order to benefit the most fr om your workout, you need to become familiar with your heart rate training zone. By working within the correct range, you will achieve your fitness goals and strengthen your car diovascular system in less time. Here is basically how it works. Effective conditioning requir [...]

T ARGET ZONE CALCULATION FORMULA 220 - Y our Age = max HR For a 30 year old person, your calculations would be as follows: 220 - 30 = 190 Maximum Heart Rate 65% of this number = 123.5 85% of this number = 161.5 8 Start from the Heart Rate/Stopwatch Mode 1. Press & hold the SET button to enter the setting mode. 2. Interval Timer (blinking) --Set[...]

9 CUSTOMIZING T ARGET ZONE Note: Calorie Setting information is necessary to correctly calculate calo- ries burned. 1. After setting the timers in the first sec- tion of the setting mode, press the SET button to access Calorie Setting. 2. T arget Zone High (blinking) --Set by pressing the MODE or ALARM button (TZ High auto-sets based on age set- ti[...]

10 T ABLE OF EXERCISE FACTOR SETTINGS Intensity Level Exercise Light Medium High Aerobics Basketball Bowling Cycling Dancing Football Golf Hiking Jumping Rope Running Skating (ice/inline) Skiing (cross country) Skiing (downhill/water) Swimming Stair Climbing T T[...]

11 FA T BURNING ZONE: 55-65% This range is recommended for those in good physical condition who have been exercising on a consistent basis for an extended period of time. Exercising at this range helps impr ove your fitness This range is recommended for those in good physical condition who have been exercising on a constant basis for an exteneded p[...]

12 MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS THE ANAEROBIC ZONE: 85% TO MAX HR T rack yourself to determine how your overall health and fitness improves and become awar e of your various heart rate levels. As your cardiovascular system impr oves, your normal resting heart rate will decrease. It will take longer to r each your tar get zone, it will take less and less t[...]

13 If you prefer to wear your belt over a light shirt you will need to generously moisten the ar eas of the shirt directly beneath the electrodes in or der to insure pr oper signal pick-up. Y ou may wear as many layers of clothing as desired over the transmitter belt without affecting the operating range. 5. Put your wrist monitor on. The monitor d[...]

14 EXERCISING WITH YOUR HR440 HEART RA TE THE T ARGET ZONE From T ime of Day Mode click MODE button once to go to Heart Rate Mode and begin your exercise. If your transmitter is corr ectly attached, the running man indicator on the monitor display should begin to blink and your current heart rate in beats per minute will come up on the display . If[...]

15 THE STOPWA TCH From the Heart Rate/Stopwatch mode, simply pr ess the START/STOP but- ton to activate or stop the stopwatch, timers and memory recor ding fea- tures. Y ou can pause and restart by just clicking the ST ART/STOP button. From the Heart Rate mode simply pr ess the ST ART/STOP button to activate the stopwatch. Y ou can pause and restar[...]

16 RESETTING THE STOPWA TCH & CLEARING WORKOUT DA TA T o reset the Stopwatch and clear workout data, pr ess and hold the RESET button for 3 sec, while in the Heart Rate/Stopwatch mode and with the Stopwatch timer stopped. Y ou will hear a second beep and the stopwatch timer display will go to all zeros. This will allow you to recor d a new work[...]

17 TROUBLESHOOTING Can't get a Heart Rate reading? The most common cause for the heart rate not turning on or working erratically is that the belt is not positioned correctly or not moistened properly . Make sure that the belt is positioned high enough on your chest (too high is better than too low) and properly moistened. The tension should b[...]

18 monitor within a foot of the front of the chest belt will allow your monitor to receive the signal and display your heart rate accurately . GENERAL PRECAUTIONS Although your Heart Rate Monitor is water resistant, be sur e not to oper- ate its buttons under water as pressur e can cause them to leak. The transmitter will automatically shut itself [...]

19 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Standard shock r esistance. 30 meters. Not intended for diving. 0 to 50 ˚ C (32 to 122 ˚ F) T ransmitter --Lithium CR2032 Monitor --Lithium CR2032 Approx. 2 years, avg use of 1 hr/day , 7 days/week. T otal Elapsed Time, T ime in TZ, Calories and last 8 laps with T otal Elapsed Time, Lap Time and Heart Rate for each. A[...]

20 Display Items Default Settings Range Time 8 AM 12 hr . clock Alarm Time 8AM/OFF 12hr . ON/OFF *AM & PM indicators active only in the Setting Modes. Date 01/01/1996 to 12/31/2095 Interval Timer 0 Minutes 0-99 min T arget-T rac Alarm 20 Minutes 0-60 Min. Exercise Factor 5 0-20 Age 30 years 7-99 Heart Rate Display 0(20)-250 TZ Alarm ON ON/OFF U[...]

21 Step 1 Contact the appropriate V etta Customer Ser vice Center listed below for help and to obtain a Return Authorization Number (RA Number). Step 2 Send the unit back to the appr opriate V etta Customer Service Center , together with the original copy of your purchase receipt and a detailed explanation of the problem that you ar e experiencing.[...]

25 Acumen Inc 101 A Executive Drive, Suite 100 Sterling, VA 20166, USA Phone: 703-904-0405 Fax: 703-904-0218 Email: customerservice@vetta.com Internet: www .vetta.com VETT A CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTERS[...]