Axiom HR600 Owner's Manual
HR600
Heart Rate Monitor
Owner’s Manual
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Table of Contents
Introduction ?
Functions and Features ?
Button Commands and Important Tips ?
Positioning the Chest Strap/Transmitter ?
Mounting the Receiver to Your Bike ?
Setting Up Your HR600 for Use ?
Setting the Daily Alarm ?
Setting the Time of Day and Date ?
Activating/Deactivating Heart Rate Recovery Alarm ?
Setting Your Maximum Heart Rate ?
Setting Your Heart Rate Target Zone ?
Setting Recovery Timer Limits ?
Setting Lap/interval Timers ?
Using Your Axiom HR600 ?
Displaying Heart Rate Data ?
Time of Day and Date ?
Alarms ?
Stopwatch ?
Lap Timer ?
Interval Timer ?
Time in Zone ?
Selecting a Target Zone ?
Heart Rate Recovery Timing ?
Viewing Memory Recall Screens ?
Clearing Memory Recall Screens ?
Back-Lighting ?
Replacing Batteries ?
Troubleshooting ?
Axiom HR300 Specifications ?
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Chapel Hill, NC 27514
1-800-727-2453
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Introduction
The wireless Axiom HR600 heart rate monitor calculates and
displays heart rate information using a radio frequency signal transmitted from the chest transmitter to the watch
receiver.
The Axiom HR600 provides the feedback you need to monitor your training, and the functions you need to increase
your fitness and performance.
Combined with an appropriate exercise program, the Axiom
HR600 will help you:
• Monitor your training
• Reduce your heart rate recovery time
• Increase your aerobic capacity
• Improve your overall fitness
• Improve your exercise performance
The clear display and simple operation make the Axiom
HR600 very user-friendly
Caution: Before you begin any exercise program you
should consult a physician. If you use a pacemaker or
other implanted electronic device, consult your physician
prior to using a heart rate monitor.
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Functions and Features
1. Current heart rate
2. Current heart rate expressed as a percentage of maximum
heart rate
3. Out of Zone alarm (visible and optional audible)
4. Time spent in, above and below two target zones,
expressed as time and as a percentage of total
workout time
5. Average heart rate for entire workout
6. Maximum heart rate attained during workout
7. Time of day (12 or 24 hour mode)
8. Daily alarm
9. Month and day calendar
10.Stopwatch
11.Lap timer (records 20 lap times, with average and
maximum heart rate per lap) or Interval timer (coordinates
20 intervals, and records average and maximum heart rate
per exercise session. Recovery sessions governed by time or
recovery heart rate)
12. Automatic heart rate recovery timing
13. Electroluminescent backlight
Special Features
1. Program maximum heart rate automatically using age, or
program a specific value
2. Upper and lower target zone limits programmable in single beat increments
3. View main screen and recall screen information at any
time during a workout
4. Simple button commands make programming and operation easy
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AVG
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MHR
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Heart Rate icon
Zone Indicator
(in use)
Daily Alarm icon
Audible Out of Zone
Alarm icon
Time in Zone
RCY
Recovery Timer
Average HR overall
Maximum HR
Percentage of
Time
Afternoon (12 hr)
User's Age
Max. HR (Setting)
STW
Stopwatch
ALM
Daily Alarm
TMR
Lap/Interval Timer
Figure 1. HR600 Display, all possible LCD segments on. Buttons
are as marked on the display surround.
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Button Commands and Important Tips
Button Commands
The Axiom HR600 is a full-featured heart rate monitor, but
remains simple to use. Remember only a few basic button
commands to set or change values and to scroll through
the four main screens (please refer to the diagram on pages
____ for an overview of screen selection).
Please note that all button presses should be a short press
and release unless otherwise noted.
To advance from one main screen to the next, press the
Mode button. The Mode button will advance through the
four main screens in the following order: Time of Day,
Stopwatch, Timer, Time in Zone, and back to Time of Day.
To enter Setup mode: Press and hold the Start/Lap button
in any main screen except Time in Zone. To advance from
one setup screen to the next, press the Start/Lap button.
To change the values within each setup screen, press the
Adjust button.
At any point in the setup mode, you may return to the previous setup screen with a short press of the Light button.
The backlight will not illuminate in any setup screen.To exit
the setup mode and return to one of the four main screens,
press and hold the Stop/Adj button.
If you accidentally find yourself in a setup screen but don’t
wish to modify the values, simply press and hold the Light
button to exit the setup mode and return to a main screen.
Important Tips
1. To activate the Heart Rate function (to display heart
rate), press and hold the Mode button in any main screen.
2. To exit any setup screen and return to a main screen,
press and hold the Light button.
3. To advance from one main screen to the next, press the
Mode button.
4. To start the Stopwatch in any main screen, press the
Start/Lap button. To stop the Stopwatch in any main
screen, press the Stop/Adj button.
5. For heart rate readings to register properly, it is critical
that there be sufficient moisture (water, saliva, or Axiom
Heartbeat Signal Enhancer) between the electrodes on the
transmitter (chest strap) and your skin. Insufficient moisture may cause no reading, a frozen reading, or an erratic
reading.
6. Time in zone data accumulates only while the stop
watch is running. Activate the stopwatch at the beginning
of your workout if you wish to record time in, above and
below zone, and average and maximum heart rate for entire
workout.
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7. Using a wireless hear rate monitor near computers,
motorized gym equipment, electric motors, high voltage
power lines, automobiles, televisions or fluorescent lights
may cause erratic readings.
8. Your Axiom heart rate monitor is water resistant, and
can be used while swimming. However, do not press any of
the buttons while the receiver (watch) is submersed.
Positioning the Chest Band/Transmitter
1. Adjust the strap length to achieve a snug, comfortable
fit.
2. The transmitter should face outward as shown in Fig.2,
with the band fitting comfortably on the bare chest just
below the breast.
3. Center the transmitter on the chest (with the Axiom
logo right-side up).
4. Moisten the rubber electrodes on the inside of the transmitter strap with water, saliva or Axiom Heartbeat Signal
Enhancer.
5. Attach the receiver to your wrist, or mount it to your
bicycle (see instructions below for mounting the receiver to
your bike).
6. When placed on the body, the transmitter is automatically activated (and deactivated when removed). To conserve transmitter battery power, the transmitter should be
removed when not in use.
If you have difficulty obtaining a regular heart rate reading, try readjusting the chest strap. The rubber electrodes
must be flat against the skin, and the band must be in the
correct position-not too low. Make sure there is sufficient
moisture between the electrodes and your skin. Check that
the band is clean, with no accumulated sweat or dirt.
Mounting the Receiver to Your Bike
Your HR600 comes with a Handlebar Adapter for your bike.
Slide the split foam ring over your handlebar i a convenient
location and wrap the Velcro® Strap snugly around the
foam ring. Your HR600 receiver may now be installed over
the foam ring as it would be attached to your wrist.
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Figure 2. Correct Transmitter
location on chest, detail of
moistening electrodes.
Setting Up Your HR600 For Use
The following instructions explain the complete setup procedure for all functions. If you’d like to program a single
function, advance to the main screen for that function
using the Mode button, and then press and hold the
Start/Lap button to enter the setup mode. Short presses of
the Start/Lap button will advance from one setup screen to
the next. Within each setup screen, the Stop/Adj and
Mode buttons will modify the values shown. To exit the
setup mode and return to a main screen, press and hold the
Light button.
Note: At any point during the setup mode, you may return to
the previous setup screen with a short press of the Light button. To exit the setup mode and return to a main screen,
press and hold the Light button.
Setting the Daily Alarm
Note: This setup screen can be accessed at any time from the
Time of Day main screen with a long press of the Start/Lap
button.
1. Advance to the Time of Day main screen using the Mode
button.
2. Press and hold the Start/Lap button. “ALM” and alarm
time will appear in the upper row of the display.
3. Press the Stop/Adj button to turn the alarm on or off.
When the alarm is activated, the alarm bell icon will appear
in the upper row of all main screen displays.
4. Press the Start/Lap button to select hours. The hours
will flash. Short presses of the Stop/Adj button will
advance the hours, while short presses of the Mode button
will decrease the hours. A long press of the Stop/Adj button will cause the hours to advance rapidly, and a long
press of the Mode button will cause the hours to decrease
rapidly.
5. Press the Start/Lap button again to select minutes. The
minutes will flash. Use the Stop/Adj and Mode buttons to
set the minutes.
6. A further press of the Start/Lap button will advance to
the Time of Day setup screen. Or, to exit the setup mode,
press and hold the Light button.
Note: To activate or deactivate the Daily Alarm, see “Alarms”
on page __ .
Setting the Time of Day and Date
Note: This setup screen can be accessed at any time from the
Time of Day main screen with a long press of the Start/Lap
button, and then three successive short presses of the
Start/Lap button.
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1. The seconds will flash. Press the Stop/Adj button to zero
the seconds.
2. Press the Start/Lap button to select hours. The hours
will flash. Short presses of the Stop/Adj button will
advance the hours, while short presses of the Mode button
will decrease the hours. A long press of the Stop/Adj button will cause the hours to advance rapidly, and a long
press of the Mode button will cause the hours to decrease
rapidly.
3. Press the Start/Lap button again to select minutes. The
minutes will flash. Use the Stop/Adj and Mode buttons to
set the minutes.
4. Press the Start/Lap button again to select month. The
month will flash. Use the Stop/Adj and Mode buttons to set
the month.
5. Press the Start/Lap button again to select day. The day
will flash. Use the Stop/Adj and Mode buttons to set the
day.
6. A further press of the Start/Lap button will advance to
the Recovery Alarm setup screen. Or, to exit the setup
mode, press and hold the Light button.
Note: 12 or 24 hour mode is selected from the Time of Day
main screen with a long press of the Adjust button.
Activating/Deactivating the Heart Rate Recovery
Alarm
Note: This setup screen can be accessed at any time from
the Stopwatch main screen with a long press of the
Start/Lap button.
1. “RCY” will appear at the top of the display. “AL” will
appear in the upper row of the display, and the word “oN”
or “OFF” will flash in the lower row of the display.
2. Press the Stop/Adj button to turn the Heart Rate
Recovery alarm on or off. A further press of the Start/Lap
button will advance to the Maximum Heart Rate setup
screen. Or, to exit the setup mode, press and hold the
Light button.
Setting Maximum Heart Rate
Note: This setup screen can be accessed at any time from
the Stopwatch main screen with a long press of the
Start/Lap button, and then one short press of the Start/Lap
button.
A maximum heart rate (MHR) value must be entered in
order for the HR600 to calculate and display current heart
rate as a percentage of maximum heart rate.
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