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POLAR
®
HEART RATE
The StairMaster
®
Stratus cycle ergometer features Polar
®
heart rate
monitoring. The system consists of the receiver, located on the stepper, and
a transmitter belt (purchased separately), worn across your chest. The transmit-
ter belt senses the heart beat and sends a signal to the receiver. Your heart rate,
in beats per minute, is shown on the console text bar.
The transmitter belt attaches an identification number to your heart rate
signal. Once the receiver locks on to your signal, it will ignore all other signals
without your identification number. Now, two people can exercise
side-by-side without interfering with each other's heart rate signal.
Before you put the transmitter belt on, wet the two contact patches (the
grooved rectangles on the reverse side of the belt). Secure the transmitter belt as
high under the pectoral muscles (chest) as is comfortable. The transmitter belt
should fit snugly and comfortably and allow normal breathing.
When the console detects a heart rate signal, heart rate is shown in the
display automatically. The word "PULSE", your heart rate in beats per minute, and
a pulsing heart icon are displayed in the text bar.
If you display a statistic other than heart rate during your workout, you
can return to heart rate by pressing the white [0] key. Heart rate is part of the
workout stats scrolling display. Average heart rate is shown at the end of your
workout. If you wear a transmitter strap during the Fit Test, the average heart
rate at the end of each stage is automatically used when estimating maximum
aerobic capacity.
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