The Alpina StartimerX Balance is a smartwatch designed to help users monitor and improve their health and well-being. It combines traditional watch aesthetics with advanced smart features, offering a comprehensive suite of tools for activity tracking, health monitoring, and time management.
Function Description:
The StartimerX Balance is equipped with a range of sensors and software capabilities that allow it to track various aspects of a user's health and activity. Its core functions include:
- Activity Tracking: The watch continuously tracks daily activity, including steps taken, calories burned, and total distance traveled. It provides an overview of activity levels and helps users set and achieve daily goals. The companion app offers in-depth graphs and statistics to visualize progress.
- Heart Rate Monitoring: An integrated optical heart rate sensing system, powered by Philips Wearable Sensing, provides continuous heart rate measurements throughout the day and night. This data is crucial for understanding fitness levels and optimizing workouts. The watch displays heart rate in BPM (beats per minute) on a scale of 0-240.
- Dynamic Coach: This feature offers personalized suggestions, tips, and information based on the user's activity and sleep records. It acts as a virtual coach to help users improve their fitness and overall well-being.
- Workout with GPS Tracking (Connected GPS): For outdoor activities like running, the watch can connect to a smartphone's GPS to track routes, distance, speed, and other workout metrics. During a workout session, the heart rate sensor takes a measurement every 10 seconds. The companion app provides detailed in-depth results.
- Body Temperature: The watch measures body temperature continuously during the night. The companion app displays a graph of body temperature evolution over the week, showing deviations from the user's baseline.
- Sleep Monitoring: This function provides detailed insights into sleep patterns, including time spent in deep sleep, light sleep, and REM sleep. It offers insights and tips to improve sleep quality. The companion app allows users to set their favorite sleep mode. Note that REM sleep is unavailable when using the "under the pillow" mode.
- Always On-Time (Hours, Minutes, and Date): The watch automatically picks up the time and date from the user's smartphone, ensuring it is always accurate, even when traveling across time zones.
- Worldtimer (2nd Time Zone): Users can choose to display a second time zone on their watch, a useful feature for frequent travelers. This can be set via the companion app.
- Smart Sleep Alarms: These alarms are designed to wake users up at the optimal time based on their sleep cycle, promoting a feeling of being refreshed and rested. They can be activated and disabled within the companion app.
- Get-Active Alerts: The watch can be set to remind users to move if they have been idle for a set amount of time. The watch vibrates to signal when it's time to get active.
Important Technical Specifications:
- Model: StartimerX Balance AL-187
- Connectivity: Bluetooth (for pairing with smartphone app)
- Battery: Rechargeable battery, offering up to 14 days of usage depending on usage.
- Sensors: Integrated optical heart rate sensing system (Philips Wearable Sensing), body temperature sensor.
- Software Version: 6.1.0
- Hardware Version: Rev 1
- Frequency Range: 2402~2480MHz
- Output Power: 0 dBm
- Antenna Gain: 1.5 dBi gain
- Compliance: Complies with the following directive and regulations: 2014/53/EU (The Radio Equipement Directive), EN 50663:2017, EN 62368-1:2014/A11:2017, EN301489-1V2.2.3, EN301489-17V3.2.2, EN55032: 2012, EN55032:2015, EN55035:2017, EN300328V2.2.2.
- Battery Type: Contains a coin/button cell battery.
Usage Features:
- Companion App: The Alpina Smartwatch app (available on App Store for iPhone and Google Play for Android) is essential for setting up, configuring, and utilizing the full range of features. It allows users to check results, view in-depth graphs and stats, configure notifications, and customize display preferences.
- Crown Button Navigation: The StartimerX Balance is equipped with a crown button that allows users to access different functions.
- Single Press: Displays the selected function (only one function can be selected). Options include Activity, Workout BPM, Heart Rate, Worldtimer, Date, and Battery level.
- Double Press: Displays the selected functions (only one function can be selected). Options include BPM (heart rate in beats per minutes), Activity, Workout BPM, Workout time, Date, Battery level, and Worldtimer.
- Display Settings: Users can set their preferred display duration between 3 and 10 seconds in the app.
- VO2 Max Indication: The app provides the user's maximal oxygen consumption, available after a minimum 30 minutes workout session. It offers performance data as a benchmark against individuals of the same sex and age.
- Cardio Fitness Index Indication: This index is related to VO2max and provides a measure of cardiovascular fitness. It is calculated considering heart rate, age, gender, and weight. The cardio fitness index chart is available in the app.
- Cloud Backup & Restore: All user data can be recovered even if the watch or phone is lost, as it is saved on a personal profile in the cloud.
Maintenance Features:
- Charging: The watch is charged using the provided charging device. It is recommended to charge the watch before pairing for the first time.
- Battery Level Indicator: The watch displays the battery level. The hour hand goes to 12 o'clock, and the minute hand shows the battery level in % of the total charge (scale 0-240). The battery percentage is shown for 6 seconds (duration is settable in the App), then the hands return to showing time.
- Charging Caution: Never plug the magnetic connector to other metal parts or items. Always unplug the cable from the mains when the watch is fully charged.
- Firmware Updates: The companion app indicates if the watch firmware is up to date.
- Watch Demo Mode: Available while charging.
The Alpina StartimerX Balance is designed for individuals who value both classic watch design and modern health and activity tracking capabilities, aiming to provide a comprehensive tool for personal well-being.
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