4. DO NOT use hand cream, it will insulate the signal between the skin and the sensors. Rub the skin and the fingers with soap and water occasionally for better signal transmission. 5. DO NOT use the finger tips where the skin is dry and thick. For those with extremely dry skin, moisten fingers and wrist with tap water. 6. Hold the watch firmly while taking a measurement in motion, this assists the sensors in making firm contact with the skin and fingers. 7. During the measurement, avoid any abrupt motion. It will create undesired noise, hence an error heart beat reading may result. 8. Before you use the heart rate alert function (see §11.3), get your heart rate limits from your doctor or personal trainer. Even if you let the watch define your limits by gender and age, compare the limits with the one you received from your doctor or personal trainer. ENGLISH 12 TOPCOM HBM Sensor Watch 2002 11.2 MEASUREMENT With this watch you can measure your current heart rate expressed in beats per minute (bpm) The heart rate can be measured during any functional mode, but cannot be measured when setting date,time and alarm. In any functional mode - Press the lower sensor with your index finger while placing your middle finger on the upper sensor. - A beep confirms that measurement has started and the display will flash. - Hold that position for about 6 seconds until you hear a second beep. Your heart rate appears on the display. - Remove the fingers from the sensor. - The heart rate will remain on the display for 5 seconds before it return to the previous mode. TOPCOM HBM Sensor Watch 2002 13 11.3 HEART RATE ALERT FUNCTION. The heart rate range can be set for people who want to keep their heart rate within their objective training limits or for people who need to keep their heart rate within 2 limits for health reasons. 11.3.1 Measurement with alert function on. Depending on the age and gender, the Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) is calculated as follow: • MHR Female = 226 - user age • MHR Male = 220 - user age Before measurement make sure the heart rate limits are set and the heart rate alert function is on. (§11.3.2/3) When you do a measurement with the Heart Rate Alert function on, the watch will indicate the Relative Heart Rate (HRR). This is the measured heart rate as percentage of the Maximum Heart Rate. If the heart rate is out of the range, you will hear a double beep tone and the heart rate is flashing on the display. 85% x MHR 65% x MHR HRR If you use the automatically defined Upper and Lower limit, the watch will indicate the Relative Heart Rate also in a Graphical Bar when this is within the limits from 65% to 85% of the Maximum Heart Rate. ENGLISH 14 TOPCOM HBM Sensor Watch 2002 11.3.2 Setting the upper and lower limit based on gender and age. 3SEC 3SEC In Normal Time mode • Press MODE once to go to Heart Rate Alert mode • Press and hold MODE until the age is blinking on the display. • Press ST./STP. to increase the age or RESET to decrease the age. • Press MODE to switch to gender. • Press ST./STP. to change the gender to female (f) or male (m). After setting the gender and age, the watch will automatically define a training range with an upper and lower level as follow. - Higher Limit (H) = MHR x 85% - Lower Limit (L) = MHR x 65% • Press and hold MODE to leave the setting, the higher and the lower limit will show sequentialy. TOPCOM HBM Sensor Watch 2002 15 11.3.3 Setting the upper and lower limit manually. • Press MODE once to go to Heart Rate Alert mode • Press and hold MODE until the age is blinking on the display. 3SEC • Press MODE twice to select the Higher level (H). • Press ST./STP. to increase or RESET to decrease the level. • Press MODE to switch to select the Lower level (L). • Press ST./STP. to increase or RESET to decrease the level. • Press and hold MODE to leave the setting. When the Higher and Lower level is set manually, the graphical bar will not be displayed during measurement. 11.3.4 Activating/deactivating the heart rate alert function. In Normal Time mode • Press MODE once to go to Heart Rate Alert mode • Press ST.STP. to enable (On) or disable (Of) the heart rate alert function. ENGLISH 16 TOPCOM HBM Sensor Watch 2002 12 TOPCOM WARRANTY 12.1 WARRANTY PERIOD The Topcom units have a 36-month warranty period. The warranty period starts on the day the new unit is purchased. Consumables or defects causing a negligible effect on operation or value of the equipment are not covered. The warranty has to be proven by presentation of the original purchase receipt, on which the date of purchase and the unit-model are indicated. 12.2 WARRANTY HANDLING A faulty unit needs to be returned to a Topcom service centre including a valid purchase note. If the unit develops a fault during the warranty period, Topcom or its officially appointed service centre will repair any defects caused by material or manufacturing faults free of charge. Topcom will at its discretion fulfil its warranty obligations by either re...