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For your convenience, MATRIX Treadmills come standard with digital contact 
heat rate sensors and are POLAR telemetry compatible.
Locate the metal sensors on the handrail of the treadmill. Notice there are two 
separate pieces of metal on each grip. You must be making contact on both 
pieces of each grip to get an accurate heart rate reading. You can grab these 
sensors in any program to view your current heart rate. 
Heart Rate Program
Follow these easy Steps to enter into the Heart Rate Program.
Select the TARGET HR
 program button.
Select TIME  by using the UP or  DOWN arrow keys. When finished 
press 
SELECT
 or wait 5 seconds.
Select 
AGE  by  using  the  UP or  DOWN  arrow  keys.  When  finished 
press 
SELECT
 or wait 5 seconds.
Select PERCENTAGE OF MAXIMUM HEART RATE by using the up 
or down arrow.  Percentage of maximum heart rate is determined by 
the following formula. (220 Beats Per Minute - Age) Selected pre
-
centage.  Example (220 - 30)65% = 123 Beats Per Minute.
Select from 50%  - 80% in 5% increments.
SELECT HR
 program type by using the 
UP or DOWN
 arrow keys select 
the active variable Speed or Elevation that will be used to control the 
users heart rate. Press 
SELECT
 or weight 5 seconds.
Select  MAXIMUM  SPEED/ELEvATION  by  using  the  UP  or  DOWN 
arrow  keys  select the  active  variable Maximum  Speed  or Elevation 
that will be used to control the users heart rate.
Press START.
HEART RATE SAFETY PROTOCOLS: 
(Polar target heart rate zone chart is on pg 11 
)
When the users heart rate exceeds the target heart rate by the values, the fol-
lowing prompts will take place:
10BPM: Warning in alpha numeric indicating active variable will be reduced 
(if above min.) or alternate variable will be reduced.
20BPM: Active variable (if above min.) or alternate variable, if active variable 
is at zero, reduced by 30%.
15BPM: Warning indicating heart rate over maximum and program will end.
20BPM: Program ends.
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5.4 HEART RATE CONTROL
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5.3 OPERATING LEvEL BASED PROGRAMS
Your 
MATRIX
 treadmill offers versatile programs to keep the usere motivated.    The  follow-
ing instructions will guide you through simple steps  to select INTERVALS, ROLLING, and 
RANDOM programs.
Select the 
PROGRAM button on left of panel. 
Press SELECT or wait 5 seconds.
Selecting START will start program.
Select TIME by using the UP or DOWN arrow keys. 
Press SELECT or wait 5 seconds.
Select START will start program.
Select LEvEL by using UP or DOWN arrow keys. 
Press SELECT or Wait 5 seconds.
Select START will start program.
Select LEvEL by using UP or DOWN arrow keys. You can change the level at any 
time during workout. 
Press SELECT or Wait 5 seconds.
Select START will start program.
Select WEIGHT by using 
UP or DOWN arrow keys.
Press START or SELECT to begin workout.
Display, TIME, Starting 3, Starting 2, Starting 1
  
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