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NO

TE

S!

The heart rate m

onitor is not medical device. It is a training

instrument designed for m

easuring and indicating your heartrate, your calorie consum

ption and fat catabolism.

Before starting your training program

me, please consult your

doctor or trainer to determine your individual upper and low

erheart rate lim

it (training zone), training frequency and lengthof training.W

ith the parameters of your current fitness level, you w

illthen achieve the best possible results.D

o not use your heart rate monitor w

hen practising anyinjury-prone sports.F

or changing batteries or with regard to the legally prescribed

removal of the batteries prior to the disposal of your heart

rate monitor, please contact the service hotline or an

authorised service shop.P

lease read the operating instructions carefully and keepthe instructions as long as you possess your heart ratem

onitor.In

divid

uals w

ith card

iovascu

lar disease o

r cardiac

pacem

aker bearers sh

ou

ld u

se this h

eart rate mo

nito

ro

nly after co

nsu

ltation

with

their d

octo

r.

CA

RE

Wipe off your heart rate m

onitor and the transmitter w

ith a damp

cloth after your training.P

lease take care that the transmitter unit is kept in a dry place

in order to avoid any premature discharge of the batteries.

Please unfold!

••••••

01/04

Heart Rate Monitor

MD

74

55

ME

DIO

N E

lectronics Ltd.130 F

araday Park

Faraday R

oadD

orcanS

windon S

N3 5JF

GB

-Wiltshire

Phone: 0870 7270370 • +

44 (0) 1793 715699 (EIR

E)

Fax: 01793 715716

or e-mail: hotline@

medion.co.uk

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A M

ode buttonT

he A m

ode button is used for changing the different operating modes.

Press the m

ode button briefly to switch from

the clock mode to the

training zone mode, to the heart rate m

ode, to the kilogram calorie

mode, to the training stopw

atch mode and to return again to the clock

mode.

B S

et buttonT

he B set button is used for setting the upper and low

er heart rate,norm

al time, date, alarm

time, countdow

n timer and the calorie

consumption param

eters.F

urthermore, the set button is used for starting the countdow

n, trainingstopw

atch and lap stopwatch functions.

C O

ption buttonT

he C option button is used for sw

itching between the individual options

to the respective operating mode as follow

s:F

rom the norm

al time m

ode, you will get to the alarm

mode, to the

date mode and back again to the norm

al time m

ode.F

rom the heart rate m

ode, you will get from

the average heart rate tothe m

aximum

heart rate and back again to the average heart rate.F

rom the training stopw

atch mode, you w

ill get to the countdown m

ode,to the lap stopw

atch mode and back again to the training stopw

atchm

ode.

D A

larm/ light button

The D

alarm/ light button is used for sw

itching on the back light or asignal tone. P

ress the alarm button to activate the signal tone. A

soundsym

bol appears on the display, and when pressing the button or w

henleaving the training zone, a signal tone w

ill be heard, provided thisfunction has been activated.P

ress the alarm button for 2 seconds for activate the back light for 5

seconds.

Nam

e:

Norm

al pulse rate:

Lower pulse rate lim

it:

Upper pulse rate lim

it:

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CC C

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A AC

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ode button

=O

ption button

BU

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N F

UN

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ION

S

Your heart rate monitor has four buttons.

The function B

uttons must never be pressed or activated under

water, since m

oisture could penetrate into the housing.

BU

TTO

N F

UN

CT

ION

S

A B

C

D

Mode

Alarm

/ light

Set

Option

The bell sym

bol will rem

ain visible in every operating mode, if any alarm

s are switched on.

- 2 -

To set the time, the m

onitor must be in

the clock mode, i.e. the tim

e will be

indicated on the display on the upperright, and the current heart rate on thelow

er right. If this is not so, press theoption button until you get to the operatingm

ode. There, you press the m

ode buttonto get to the clock m

ode.

You confirm your choice w

ith the mode

button, and the clock with a flashing

display of the hours will appear. S

et thecurrent hour w

ith the set button.

Or in case of a 12 hour setting:

Press the m

ode button. The display of

minutes w

ill start flashing. Set the

minutes w

ith the set button.

Press the m

ode button. The display of the

time zone w

ill start flashing. Set the desired

time shift w

ith the set button.B

y pressing the mode button, you w

ill returnagain to the clock m

ode.B

y pressing the option button for 2 seconds,you w

ill change to the second time zone.

When choosing the 12 hour display, the A

merican calendar form

at of month/day w

ill automatically

be shown; w

hen choosing the 24 hour display, the European form

at of day/month.

In the case of the 12 hour setting, please note that AM

will be displayed for the m

orning andP

M for the afternoon.

- 3-

For setting the alarm

time, the m

onitorm

ust be in the alarm clock m

ode, i.e.the alarm

time, current heart rate and

the letters “AL“ w

ill be indicated on thedisplay.If this is not so, sw

itch to the clock mode

and press the option button to get to thealarm

time m

ode.

You confirm your choice w

ith the mode

button, and the alarm clock w

ill appearw

ith a flashing display of the hours. Set

the desired hour by pressing the setbutton.

Press the m

ode button. The display of

minutes w

ill start flashing. Now

, set them

inutes with the set button.

By pressing the m

ode button, you will

return to the alarm tim

e mode.

By pressing the option button for tw

oseconds, you can set the second up tothe eighth alarm

now (as described

above).

In the clock mode, keep the set button

pressed for about 2 seconds until thedisplay “H

old“ disappear. Press the set

button now to choose betw

een a12 hour and 24 hour display of the tim

eof day.

In the alarm tim

e mode, keep the set

button pressed for about 2 seconds untilthe display “H

old“ will disappear. P

ressthe set button now

for switching the

alarm on (“on“ and a bell sym

bol will

appear on the display) or off (“off“ will

appear on the display).

SE

TT

ING

TH

E T

IME

SE

TT

ING

TH

E A

LA

RM

TIM

E

With pressing the option button for about

2 seconds you can set up to eightpersonal alarm

s:B

oth individually on a daily basis as well

as on a weekly basis.

- 4 -

Your pulse rate monitor is equipped w

ith a 50 year calendar which w

ill compute for

you the day of the week of the respective date up to the year 2050.

If you have chosen the 12 hour display for your time setting, please note that the A

merican

calendar format of m

onth/date will autom

atically be displayed; if you have chosen the24 hour display, the E

uropean format of date/m

onth will be show

n.

By pressing the m

ode button, you will

return to the date mode. T

he day of thew

eek will autom

atically be displayed asan E

nglish abbreviation in front of thedate.

PU

TT

ING

ON

TH

E T

RA

NS

MIT

TE

R A

ND

TH

E H

EA

RT

RA

TE

MO

NITO

R

To achieve a better contact with the skin, the transm

itter cushion should be slightly moistened,

e.g. with an E

CG

gel (available from your local chem

ist). Put on the strap a few

minutes

before you are going to start so it can heat to body temperature. F

ind the best possible strapposition for you. T

he contact between the skin and the transm

itter must not be interrupted

at any time, even in the event of deep breathing.

- 5 -

The transm

itter has to be worn on naked skin. A

djust the elastic strap so that thetransm

itter sits tightly your chest.

Attach the heart rate m

onitor to your wrist.

Press w

hatever button you choose for activating the monitor. If there is a problem

-free reception, the heart sym

bol will start flashing w

ith the incoming transm

ittedsignals.

It can take a few seconds until a heart rate display can be seen.

If necessary, try varying positions of the transmitter to achieve an optim

um contact.

Wireless heart rate m

onitors can be influenced by interferences of external radiofrequencies. E

lectronic training devices at fitness clubs, mobile phones, w

irelessbicycle com

puters, high voltage transmission lines or the like can cause irregular

transmitter pulses and be the reason w

hy “0“ is indicated on the display during thetraining. W

hen training in groups, other heart rate transmitters can interfere w

ith yoursignal w

hich will lead to a false heart rate display. To get correct signals, keep a

distance of approx. 2 metres to other users of heart rate m

onitors.

To set the date, the monitor m

ust be indate m

ode, i.e. the date and the currentheart rate are show

n on the display.If this is not so, sw

itch to the clock mode

and press the option button to get to thedate m

ode.

In the date mode, keep the set button

pressed for about 2 seconds until thedisplay “H

old“ disappears. Now

, pressthe set button for setting the year betw

eenthe year 2000 and the year 2050.

You confirm your choice w

ith the mode

button, and the date will appear w

ith aflashing display of the m

onth. Set the

desired month by pressing the set button.

Press the m

ode button. The display of

the day will start flashing. S

et the dayw

ith the set button.

The heart sym

bol on the displayw

ill start flashing as soon as yourheart rate m

onitor receivessignals from

the transmitter.

Explanation of the abbreviations of the days of the w

eek:

Monday =

MO

Tuesday = T

U W

ednesday = W

ET

hursday =T

H F

riday = F

R S

aturday = S

AS

unday = S

U

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The types of training w

ith the different heart rate zones are just examples.

Please ensure you discuss your choice of training w

ith your doctor or qualified trainer.

- 7 -

You cannot set a lower lim

it which is higher than the upper lim

it.In this case, the upper lim

it will again be show

n on the display so that you can set it again.

By pressing the m

ode button, you will return to the training zone m

ode.

When exceeding or staying below

the limits,

you can also be informed about this by a

warning signal tone besides the visual display.

Press the alarm

button for activating or deactivatingthe signal tone. If the signal tone is activated,a sound sym

bol will appear on the display.

If the warning signal function is activated, a signal

tone will be audible every six seconds, if your pulse rate is above or below

the limits.

- 6 -

The heart rate m

onitor will enable you to set a specific training zone w

ith an upperand low

er heart rate limit.

The display w

ill indicate your current heartrate during the training. A

flashing valueand an arrow

pointing upward or dow

nward

will tell you that you are outside of your

set training zone.In addition, an audible alarm

can be set.T

he arrows w

ill disappear as soon as yourcurrent value is w

ithin the preset trainingzone.

For setting the training lim

its, the monitor

has to be in the training zone mode, i.e.

it will alternately be indicated on the

display how long you w

ere in the upper(H

I), in the lower (Lo) and in the desired

(In) training zone. If this is not so, switch

to the clock mode and press the m

odebutton to get to the training zone m

ode.

For calculating the training lim

its, your maxim

um heart rate (M

HR

) has to be takenas a basis. To determ

ine your maxim

um heart rate, please consult your doctor or

your trainer. If you do not know your m

aximum

heart rate, you can estimate it on the

basis of the following form

ula:

ME

N :

220 minus age =

maxim

um heart rate (M

HR

)W

OM

EN

: 230 minus age =

maxim

um heart rate (M

HR

)

Calculate the upper and low

er training limit of your kind of training by m

ultiplying yourm

aximum

heart rate with the factors listed below

.C

hoose your desired kind of training here.

AT

TE

NT

ION

!

In the training zone mode, keep the set

button pressed for about 2 seconds untilthe display “H

old” will disappear. P

ress theset button now

for setting the upper limit

between 100

and 240.

Confirm

your choice with the m

ode button,and the low

er flashing limit w

ill be displayed.S

et the desired lower lim

it by pressing theset button betw

een 30 and 179.

Form

ula:low

er limit:

MH

R x 0.50

upper limit:M

HR

x 0.65

TY

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OF

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AIN

ING

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DU

RA

NC

E T

RA

ININ

G

Form

ula:low

er limit:

MH

R x 0.65

upper limit:M

HR

x 0.80

TY

PE

OF

TR

AIN

ING

- MA

XIM

UM

LO

AD

Form

ula:low

er limit: M

HR

x 0.80upper lim

it:MH

R x 0.95

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ALT

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EF

ITS

- 8 -

To be able to see the average or them

aximum

heart rate, your monitor m

ust bein the heart rate display m

ode, i.e. theaverage heart rate w

ill be indicated on theupper right on the display and the currentheart rate value as w

ell as the letters “AV

G“

on the lower right.

If this is not so, switch to the clock m

odeand press the m

ode button to get to theheart rate display m

ode.

In the heart rate display mode, press the

option button, then the maxim

um heart rate

value and the letters “MA

X“ w

ill appear onthe upper right on the display.

Your heart rate monitor provides the possibility of reading your average and m

aximum

heart rate so that you will be able to adjust your training the best possible w

ay andto avoid any overloading.

By pressing the option button again, you w

ill return to the heart rate display mode.

While the training stopw

atch is switched on, the achieved calorie consum

ption andfat catabolism

will be calculated on the basis of the m

easured heart rate. You must

enter your sex, weight and current activity so that these values can be determ

inedprecisely. P

roceed as follows:

For setting the data, the m

onitor must

be in the kilogram calorie m

ode, i.e. theconsum

ed kilogram calories w

ill beindicated on the upper right on thedisplay, and below

the current heart rateas w

ell as the letters “KC

AL“. If this is

not so, switch to the clock m

ode andpress the m

ode button to get to thekilogram

calorie mode.

In the kilogram calorie m

ode, keep theset button pressed for about 2 secondsuntil the display “H

old” will disappear.

Press the set button now

to choose yoursex betw

een “M” for m

en and “F” for

wom

en.

If you have entered your weight in lb (B

ritish pound), the fat catabolism w

ill bedisplayed in pounds.

- 9 -

Press the m

ode button. The calorie

parameter w

ill start flashing. Set the calorie

parameter w

ith the set button between the

value of 00010 and the value of 00131.

Som

e examples of different calorie param

eters are as follows:

Aerobic

0.00047 – 0.00061C

limbing

0.00055B

adminton

0.00044R

unning 0.00074 – 0.00131B

asketball0.00063

Bicycle riding 0.00029 – 0.00079

Soccer

0.00060S

wim

ming

0.00028 – 0.00078G

ardening0.00025 – 0.00057

Skiing

0.00052 – 0.00074H

andball0.00063

Squash

0.00096Jogging

0.00036 – 0.00069Tennis

0.00050C

anoeing0.00020 – 0.00047

Circuit training

0.00039 – 0.00060

These calorie param

eters are approximate values w

hich are to serve as a rough guideline.You should decide individually, since each of these types of sport can be practised w

ithdifferent intensiveness.T

he calorie consumption w

ill only be measured from

a heart rate of more than 100 beats/m

inuteonw

ards and only after the training stopwatch has been started.

Press the option button in order to read the

exact fat catabolism achieved during your

training sequence with a precision of

10 gramm

es. The m

aximum

displayam

ounts to 1.30 kg.

By pressing the m

ode button, you will get

again to the kilogram calorie m

ode. Here,

you can read the consumed kilogram

calories while the training stopw

atch is onin the training stopw

atch mode.

Confirm

your choice with the m

ode button,and the flashing w

eight display will appear.

Set your actual w

eight between 20kg

(British pounds) and 225kg by pressing the

set button.B

y pressing the option button, you canchoose betw

een kilogram and the B

ritishpound (454g).

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- 10 -- 11 -

By resetting the training stopw

atch to 0:00:00, the mem

ory for the heart rate will be deleted,

and your heart rate monitor w

ill be ready for the next training session.

At the end of the countdow

n time, the display w

ill stop when 0:00:00 is reached, and an

alarm signal w

ill be audible. By keeping the set button pressed for a longer tim

e, thecountdow

n timer w

ill be reset to the originally set value.

Confirm

your choice with the m

ode button,and the m

inute display will start flashing.

Press the set button now

for setting them

inutes.

In the countdown m

ode, keep the set buttonpressed for about 2 seconds until the display“H

old“ disappears. Press the set button now

for setting the number of hours betw

een 0and 9 hours.

By pressing the m

ode button, you will return

to the countdown m

ode.

By pressing the set button, you w

ill start orstop the countdow

n timer. B

y keeping theset button pressed for a longer tim

e, thecountdow

n timer w

ill be reset to the originallyset value.

To start the training stopwatch, the m

onitorm

ust be in the training stopwatch m

ode, i.e.the training tim

e will be indicated on the

upper right on the display, and below the

current heart rate as well as the letters “S

TP

”.If this is not so, sw

itch to the clock mode

and press the mode button to get to the

training stopwatch m

ode.

In the training stopwatch m

ode, press theset button in order to start the training tim

eand thereby your training sequence.

After pressing the set button again, a beep

will be audible, a break of 3 m

inutes will

begin. The training tim

e stopped by you will

remain visible for another 5 seconds.

Thereafter, the break countdow

n will appear,

which w

ill automatically be effected dow

nto 0 seconds.

At the end of the break, four beeps w

ill beaudible. T

he stored heart rate will be

indicated in the upper line for comparison

with the current heart rate in the low

er line.

For setting the countdow

n timer, the m

onitorm

ust be in the countdown m

ode, i.e. thecountdow

n timer w

ill be indicated on the upperright on the display, and below

this the currentheart rate as w

ell as the letters “CD

T”. If this

is not so, change to the clock mode and press

the mode button to get to the training stopw

atchm

ode, then press the option button to get tothe countdow

n mode.

TR

AIN

ING

STO

PW

AT

CH

MO

DE

Your heart rate monitor is equipped w

ith a training stopwatch w

ith which you can read

times up to 9 hours, 59 m

inutes and 59 seconds.

By pressing the set button (m

ore than for 2 seconds), the training stopwatch w

ill bereset to 0:00:00.

CO

UN

TD

OW

N T

IME

R M

OD

E

Your heart rate monitor provides the possibility of program

ming a countdow

n timer

from 1 m

inute up to 9 hours and 59 minutes.

STP

STP

In the lap time stopw

atch mode, press the

set button in order to start the lap time

measurem

ent.

The m

aximum

lap time am

ounts to 99 minutes and 59 seconds. T

hereafter, the time display

will again start w

ith 00:00.

Press the set button and hold it pressed for

more than 2 seconds to delete the lap tim

em

emory.

- 12 -

Now

the total lap time and the total num

ber of laps will be indicated from

the lap time m

emory

in intervals of 2 seconds, together with the average tim

e for all laps as well as w

ith therespective average heart rate.

For calling up the lap m

emory, the m

onitorm

ust be in the lap time stopw

atch mode, i.e.

the lap and the lap time w

ill be indicated onthe upper right on the display, and below

thisthe current heart rate as w

ell as the letters“LA

P”.

If this is not so, change to the clock mode and

press the mode button to get to the training

stopwatch m

ode, and then press the optionbutton to get to the lap tim

e mode.

By pressing the m

ode button, you will stop

the time m

easurement w

ithout continuingautom

atically with the next lap.

Press the set button again to stop the tim

em

easurement for the current lap.T

hestopw

atch will autom

atically start with the

time m

easurement for the next lap.

Press the set button in order to start the

time m

easurement for the current lap.

Press the set button to start the tim

em

easurement for the next lap, or press the

option button for leaving the lap time m

odeagain.

For setting the lap tim

er, the monitor m

ust bein the lap tim

e stopwatch m

ode, i.e. the lapand the lap tim

e will be indicated on the upper

right on the display, and below the current

heart rate as well as the letters “LA

P”.

If this is not so, change to the clock mode

and press the mode button to get to the

training stopwatch m

ode, then press the optionbutton to get to the lap tim

e stopwatch m

ode.

In the lap time m

ode, keep the mode button

pressed for about 2 seconds to start the laptim

e mem

ory.

Press the set button for indicating the

average heart rate and the time stopped for

each lap. By pressing the set button, you

will change the individual laps.

Press the m

ode button to leave the lap time

mem

ory and to return again to the lap time

mode.

LA

P T

IME

STO

PW

AT

CH

MO

DE

Your heart rate monitor provides a lap tim

e stopwatch for up to 16 training laps.

You can read back the measured lap tim

es from the m

emory.

Press the set button and hold it pressed for m

ore than 2 seconds to reset the laptim

e mode again to the original state.

LA

P T

IME

ME

MO

RY

After your training, you have the possibility to call up from

the lap time m

emory the

training values for the total time of all laps and the total num

ber of laps with the

average time for all laps, together w

ith the respective average heart rate. In additionyou can call up the tim

es of the individual laps together with the respective average

heart rate.

- 13 -

- 14 -

Batteries:

Receiver

1 x CR

2025 3VS

tation 1 x C

R 2032 3V

Transmitter frequency: 5.3 K

Hz

Subject to technical m

odifications!

PO

WE

R S

AV

ING

MO

DE

If no signal is received for approx.5 m

inutes, your heart rate monitor w

illautom

atically switch to the pow

er savingm

ode, and the current time w

ill beindicated. P

ress any button to “wake up“

your heart rate monitor. T

hereafter, youw

ill again be back in the training stopwatch

mode.

AT

TAC

HIN

G T

HE

HE

AR

T R

AT

E M

ON

ITOR

TO T

HE

HA

ND

LE

BA

RS

OF

A B

ICY

CL

EA

ttach the fixing device supplied to the handlebars. Attach your heart rate m

onitorto the fixing device and adjust the w

atch strap in such a way that the fixing device

will be pressed together on the handlebar.

TR

OU

BL

ES

HO

OT

ING

The heart rate is not displayed.

-Is the transmitter flat against your chest.

-Is the transmitter too far aw

ay from the m

onitor?-A

re there any electronic interference sources interfering with a problem

-free transmission?

-Is the transmitter battery flat?

The display is black.

-The am

bient temperature is outside of the operating range (0° C

to 55° C).

The display is blank.

-The receiver battery is flat. F

or changing the receiver battery, please contact aw

atchmaker's shop or the service hotline.

Reset – resetting the receiver

1. Keep all 4 buttons pressed for about 3 seconds.

2. Press the set button. T

he monitor w

ill then count down from

3 to 0.3. P

ress the mode button and thereafter the option button.

Your heart rate monitor is now

in the state it was delivered from

the factory.

SP

EC

IFIC

AT

ION

S

Set

Mode

13:2

4

EN

VIR

ON

ME

NTA

L NO

TE

Old batteries m

ust not be disposed of via your household waste, but have to be

disposed of properly via the collecting boxes.P

rior to the disposal of your heart rate monitor (at the end of its life), the batteries

must be rem

oved in any case!O

pen the battery compartm

ent at the chest strap by turning the battery cover in thedirection of the arrow

by means of a coin. N

ow you can rem

ove the transmitter battery

and dispose of it.A

s for your heart rate monitor, rem

ove the four screws on the back of the housing by

means of a sm

all screwdriver for slotted screw

s. Now

lift carefully one of the watch

strap halves out of its anchoring and take off the cover. Now

remove the securing clip

and then remove the battery for proper disposal.

Caution: T

his procedure must only be applied in connection w

ith the disposal of them

onitor, since the monitor w

ill be destroyed while doing so.