Bodyguard E-40 - Wireless Heart Rate System Issues

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8.3.2 WIRELESS HEART RATE SYSTEM
To diagnose any problems with the Wireless Heart Rate System, please refer to table 1.2.
NOTE – Only compatible 5kHz wireless chest strap transmitters will function with Bodyguard’s
Wireless Heart Rate receiver.
The Wireless Heart Rate System is made up of four parts; the compatible 5kHz Wireless Chest Strap
Transmitter the user attaches to their chest, Bodyguard’s Wireless Heart Rate Receiver in the unit,
the cable that connects the Wireless Heart Rate Receiver to the Display and the Display.
Table 1.2 – Wireless Heart Rate Troubleshooting Checklist
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
No Reading
a) Non-compatible chest strap
transmitter (e.g. incorrect
frequency or Bluetooth)
b) Dead battery in chest strap
transmitter
c) Dry electrodes on chest
strap
d) HR Receiver problem
a) Use Polar compatible (5kHz) chest
strap transmitter.
b) Replace battery
c) Moisten Electrodes with water
d) Use the Diagnostics Menu to check
the signal (See Heart Rate Test in
section 6.5)
Weak Reading
a) Weak battery
b) Electrodes not wet enough
c) Poor skin contact
d) Too much body fat
e) HR Receiver problem
a) Replace battery
b) Moisten electrodes with water
c) Adjust chest strap to get a tight fit
on the skin
d) No solution
e) Use Diagnostics Menu to check
signal (See Heart Rate Test in
section 6.5)
Erratic
Reading
a) Electrodes not wet enough
b) Interference from other
signals
c) HR Receiver problem
a) Moisten electrodes with water
b) Move machine away from
potentials sources of interference
(or turn them off) such as radios,
neon or fluorescent lightning, dog
fences etc.
c) Use Diagnostics Menu to check
signal (See Heart Rate Test at
section 6.5)