User manual OREGON SCIENTIFIC SE121-132

[. . . ] Oregon ScientificTM VIBRA-TRAINER / VIBRA-TRAINER PRO Model: (SE121 / 132) User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Key features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 LCD display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Move the chest belt along the strap so that it falls above your heart. · In dry, cold climates, it may take several minutes for the chest belt to function steadily. This is normal and should improve with several minutes of exercise. NOTE If the watch is kept idle without receiving a Heart Rate signal for 5 minutes, the Heart Rate mode will quit and return to Clock mode. ACTIVATING THE BACKLIGHT Press LIGHT to turn on the backlight for five seconds. NOTE The backlight does not work when the low battery indicator is shown. This is to conserve battery power, and will return to normal once the batteries are replaced. 5 SE121/132_Eng Page 6 3/19/03, 11:29 AM Adobe PageMaker 6. 5C/PPC SWITCHING BETWEEN OPERATION MODES Press MODE to switch between the five operation modes: real-time clock, alarm clock, user profile, SMART TRAINING PROGRAM, and stopwatch. You can run the SMART TRAINING PROGRAM or stopwatch in the background as you access other modes. The icon for the mode that is running will flash until you switch back to that mode. CHANGING THE SETTINGS To change the any watch setting (such as time, alarm clock, user profile, etc. ) 1. Repeat Steps 2 ­ 3 to change other settings for that mode. USING THE CLOCK USING THE REAL-TIME CLOCK The real-time clock is the default display for the VIBRA-TRAINER / VIBRA-TRAINER PRO watch, and tracks the time, date, month, and day of week. The clock is programmed with a 50-year auto-calendar, which means you do not need to reset the days of the week and dates each month. Refer to the "Changing the Settings" section to set the real-time clock. USING THE ALARM CLOCK To activate the alarm, press SET while the alarm time is displayed. When the feature is activated, a beep will sound at the designated time each day. It will ring at the same time the next day unless you turn the feature off. 6 SE121/132_Eng Page 7 3/19/03, 11:29 AM GB Adobe PageMaker 6. 5C/PPC GB USER PROFILE To access the full benefits of using the VIBRA-TRAINER / VIBRATRAINER PRO sports watch, set up your user profile before you exercise with the watch. This will automatically generate a fitness index, and allows you to track your progress over time. With the user profile, you can enter information about yourself to help determine your proper fitness index level (described on page 8). The user profile includes the following metrics: sex, age, weight (kg or lbs), height (feet / inches, or centimeters), and activity level. The activity level is based on your own self-assessment of the amount of exercise you regularly perform. Activity level 0 Description Low ­ You do not usually participate in programmed recreation sports or exercise. Medium ­ You are engaged in modest physical activity (such as golfing, horseback riding, table tennis, calisthenics, bowling, weight lifting, yard work, or gymnastics) two or three times a week totaling one hour per week. This automatically sets your personal upper and lower heart rate limits, which are monitored as you exercise. Alternatively, you can calculate your own heart rate limits following the instructions below: Sex Men Women MHR 220 ­ age = MHR 230 ­ age = MHR Lower limit MHR x (lower training zone %) Upper limit MHR x (upper training zone %) TRAINING ZONES There are three training zones, as described below. [. . . ] When replacing batteries, use new batteries as specified in this user manual. · · · · · · 14 SE121/132_Eng Page 15 3/19/03, 11:29 AM GB Adobe PageMaker 6. 5C/PPC GB EFFECTIVE USE AND RANGE The heart rate chest belt and watch have a maximum transmission range of about 76 centimeters (30 inches). · · · Shorten the distance between the heart rate chest belt and watch. You can wear the receiver watch on your wrist or strap it to a bike or exercise machine, as shown below. Figure 4 Figure 5 AQUATIC AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES The watch is water-resistant up to 50 meters. The chest belt is waterresistant up to 10 meters, but should not be worn for underwater activities, as the heart rate transmission cannot occur under water. [. . . ]