Monark LC6 novo, LC7 novo, RC6 novo User Manual

Manual for

LC6 novo and LC7 novo

Product Information �� 6

Facts........................................................................................................... 6

Settings �� 7

Initial operation ........................................................................................... 7

Cycle adjustments ...................................................................................... 7

Overview �� 8 Operating instruction �� 9

How the bike works .................................................................................... 9

Power on crank or ywheel ........................................................................ 9

Pulse measurement ...................................................................................9

If you use chest belt ..................................................................................9

Daily check �� 10

Scale adjustment ...................................................................................... 10

Checking the pulse function ..................................................................... 10

Validation of force ..................................................................................... 10

Monark novo contol unit �� 11

Connection to external control unit ........................................................... 11

Communication protocol (command type)................................................ 12

Command type settings............................................................................ 12

Set commando type for the RS232 port ................................................... 13

Monark test software ............................................................................... 13

Other external PC software ...................................................................... 13

Terminal mode PC .................................................................................... 13

Monark novo display unit �� 14

Start training ............................................................................................. 14

Stop / pause training ................................................................................15

Workload control ......................................................................................16

Menu ........................................................................................................17

Set a target ............................................................................................... 17

Exercise target achieved .......................................................................... 19

Heart rate settings .................................................................................... 20

Settings general .......................................................................................21

Connect Bluetooth SMART heart rate monitor ......................................... 22

Calibration �� 24

Calibration pendulum ...............................................................................24

Calibration electronics .............................................................................. 24

Electronic calibration - with the pendulum ................................................ 25

Testing with LC6 novo and LC7 novo �� 26

Test person enforcement .......................................................................... 26

Reviewing results ..................................................................................... 27

Troubleshooting guide �� 28

Operation interferences ............................................................................ 29

Where to obtain additional information �� 29 Service �� 30

Warranty ................................................................................................... 30

Service check and Maintenance .............................................................. 30

Batteries ................................................................................................... 31

Flywheel bearing ...................................................................................... 31

Crank bearing ........................................................................................... 31

Transportation .......................................................................................... 31

Replacement of brake belt .......................................................................31

Brake belt contact surface ........................................................................ 31

Chain 1/2“ x 1/8“ ....................................................................................... 32

Freewheel sprocket .................................................................................. 33

Spare parts list �� 34

2015 MONARK EXERCISE AB, Vansbro, Sweden

Contents

Important

Read the manual carefully before using the cycle

and save it for future use.

LC6 novo and LC7 novo

Monark Exercise AB

Monark has 100 years’ experience of bicycle production. The Monark tradition has yielded know-how, experience, and a real feel for the product and quality. Since the early 1900s, Monark bikes have been living proof of precision, reliability, strength and service. Those are the reasons why we now are the world leader in ergometer bikes and the market leader in Scandinavia in transport bikes.

We manufacture, develop and market ergometers and exercise bikes, transport bikes and specialized bikes. Our largest customer groups are within health care, sports medicine, public authorities, industry and postal services.

For more information: http://www.monarkexercise.se

LC6 novo and LC7 novo

Thank you for choosing a test cycle from Monark!

Ideal position is important for performance to reach its maximum. LC6 novo and LC7 novo have a brand new frame that is adjustable in all directions. The frame also allows the Q-factor to be reduced, which further increases the possibility of a perfect performance. The many adjusting options, along with an upgraded braking system, make Monark's renowned bike even better.

LC6 novo and LC7 novo give the conditions, the rest is up to the rider.

In today's society we are used to customizing our machines and tools for our own needs. The same applies for LC6 novo and LC7 novo. Through intelligent solutions parts can be customized according to user requirements. LC6 novo and LC7 novo are also prepared for additional devices, channels behind the covers make it easy to install different devices for different needs. LC6 novo and LC7 novo is a great bike as it is, with additional devices, it can be even better.

Force is a strong word which has many associations. For us, force is interesting when it can be measured and calibrated. For a brake-force to be correct, regardless of the system, it must be calibrated and controlled. On LC6 novo and LC7 novo the brake system and calibration have been updated so that it is safer and more accurate. It is also quicker to adjust and has more options in that it is speedindependent, but can be switched into constant braking force as an alternative.

Monark has always been known for the bikes measurement accuracy, now it's even better.

LC6 novo and LC7 novo

Facts

Technical data power adaptor

Input voltage: 100-240 V AC; 50-60 Hz; 1.2-0.5 A Output voltage: 12 V DC; 7.5 A; 90 W max. Polarity: + in the middle, see Fig: Polarity. Art. No: 9311-93.

Technical details

Length 1405-1630 mm Width 640 mm Height

(max at display) LC6 novo 1265 mm

LC7 novo 1500 mm Height

(max at saddle) 1240 mm

Weight 77 kg Weight ﬂywheel 20 kg Max user weight 180 kg Painting Industrial powder coating

Rust protection Zinc-based basic powder coating on exposed areas

Power output

Continuous (50-100 rpm) 4-700 W Peak (at rpm) 1400 W (200 rpm) Smallest increment 1 W

Features (included in software)

VO•

submax test Training/test protocols (custom)• VO•

max test VO•

controlled

Features (external device)

ECG work test• Device for testing of oxygen uptake• Other Ergoline compatible device•

External control is via RS232 and USB-B. Data outputs can be used simultaneously, in parallel with each other

Included

Calibration weight 4 kg• Chest belt Polar H7, Bluetooth SMART• Tool kit• Power adaptor• 0-modem cable (RS232)• USB A-B cable (LC6 novo)• USB-RS232 adaptor (LC7 novo)•

Product Information

NOTE! The power adaptor must be connected

to a grounded wall outlet!

NOTE! Use of the product may involve considerable physical stress. It is therefore recommended that people who are not accustomed to cardiovascular exercise or who do not feel completely healthy, should consult a physician for advice.

Serial number

The serial number is placed according to Fig: Overview at page 8.

The bike can be used at maximum load

without any time limit.

PC software

LC6 novo: PC software to control the bike can be downloaded free from our website: www. monarkexercise.se.

LC7 novo: Our software is already installed in the supplied PC tablet. It can also be downloaded free from our website if you want to control the bike from a PC or similar: www.monarkexercise.se.

NOTE! If you replace the original power adaptor, the replacement must be CE marked or equivalent. It must also have the correct polarity and voltage, and have a capacity of at least 90 W.

Fig: Polarity

Pulse registration

The bike has a module that registers the heart rate data from heart rate belts, or similar, with ANT+ or Bluetooth SMART proﬁle. We recommend, for example, "Polar H7", which we have tested and that works well.

LC6 novo and LC7 novo

NOTE! Before using the bike - remember to remove the pendulum transport locking.

Crank Steel, 172.5 mm standard Pedals 9/16”, combi SPD Saddle Racing Seat post Vertically: 530-940 mm

Horizontally: 200 mm Handlebar Racing,

Ø31,8 mm

Handlebar stem Vertically: 500-910 mm Horizontally: 200 mm

Distance saddle - handlebar 140-840 mm

Settings

Cycle adjustments

Seat height should be adjusted to a comfortable position. The appropriate height is when the knee is slightly bent when the sole of the foot is centred over the pedal axle with the pedal in the lowest position. When adjusting the saddle height and vertical position, loosen the respective locking handles. See Fig: Overview at page 8.

The handlebar setting should be in a comfortable position when cycling. During longer exercise sessions it is recommended to occasionally change handlebar position. The handlebar can be adjusted both horizontally and vertically. This is done by loosening the respective locking handles. See Fig: Overview at page 8.

Be sure that the stem and seat post are inserted to at least 100 mm in the frame. This is marked with “MAX” on the stem.

Initial operation

LC6 novo and LC7 novo are mechanically calibrated in the factory. The user can always verify this by performing the mechanical calibration of the pendulum. See section "Calibration pendulum".

Apply power to the bike by ﬁrst connecting the cable from the power adaptor to the bike at the power connector (3) at the right side of the bike, see Fig: Front cover right. Then plug the power adaptor into the wall outlet. Turn on the power switch (1) and a green LED lights up.

On LC7 novo the AC connection to the PC tablet also has to be connected to the wall outlet

The cable from the power adaptor can be locked with the clamp (3) which is placed below the power connection.

Perform the electrical calibration as speciﬁed in section "Calibration electronics”. Test by pedalling the bike. If the bike is working properly, it is ready for use.

Fig: Front cover right

1) Power switch with LED

2) Power input

3) Locking for cable (power adaptor)

NOTE!

You have to get off the bike when you adjust the seat height. If you sit on the saddle when adjusting, the seat post can collapse into the frame and you can hurt yourself.

Height adjustment locking handle only needs to be tightened until it stops and then another quarter turn to lock. If you pull too hard can damage the seat post and handlebar stem!

LC6 novo and LC7 novo

Fig: Overview

1) Knob for horizontal adjustment of saddle

2) Scale for vertical adjustment of saddle

3) Knob for horizontal adjustment of handlebar and display

4) Scale for vertical adjustment of handlebar

5) Monark novo display unit

6) LC7 PC tablet

7) LC7 novo holder for PC tablet

8) Power switch with LED

9) Screw for adjustment scale

10) Scale

11) Locking for front cover

12) Power input

13) Locking for cable (power adaptor)

14) Machine plate with serial number

15) Locking handle for height adjustment saddle

16) Scale for height adjustment saddle

17) Locking handle for height adjustment handlebar

18) Scale for height adjustment handlebar

Overview

LC6 novo and LC7 novo

How the bike works

LC6 novo and LC7 novo are based on a stable frame, large well balanced ﬂywheel, brake belt and a pendulum that measures the braking force. The pedals operate around the ﬂywheel via a chain, while a stretch mechanism tightens the brake belt to regulate the braking force to affect the ﬂywheel. This braking force can be read directly by the pendulum on the scale on the right side of the bike.

All changes in the friction between the brake belt and the ﬂywheel are compensated automatically by Monark's unique construction.

New on LC6 novo and LC7 novo is that you can control the bike from the display but the bike can, as earlier models, even be controlled externally from PC or other device. The display functions are described in section "Monark novo display unit". The computer system consists of Monark novo control unit (built in the bike) and Monark novo display unit, PC or other external device. Monark novo control unit registers pedal speed and braking force, and also registers the test person's heart rate if a chest belt or similar is used. Monark novo control unit activates an actuator that adjusts the brake belt tension, which regulates the workload. This workload is varied automatically in relation to changes in pedal speed, so that a constant power is maintained. The bike is standard rpm independent but can be set to also be rpm dependent (constant force).

On both LC6 novo and LC7 novo the RS232- and USB-B-ports are located on Monark novo control unit behind the left side front cover. On LC7 novo the USB-A connection is used by the PC tablet. These can be freely used to connect external devices such as PC, ECG, spirometry, etc. for which the external device can control the workload and get real-time data such as power, rpm, pulse and more from the bike.

For information about how respective control units work, see section "Connection to external control unit".

Here are instructions for connection and options for connection to external devices. If advanced technical documentation / data protocol for system builders or similar are required, please contact Monark Exercise AB.

Operating instruction

Power on crank or ywheel

Monark bikes measure the effect of the ﬂywheel, so it will be a friction of 6-8% if you measure the impact of the pedals (if the effect is measured on the crankshaft, the difference is 4-5 %). The losses will be primarily due to friction in the chain, pedals and bearings in the wheels and crank.

LC6 novo and LC7 novo are designed for ﬁtness tests and are set to measure the power at the ﬂywheel, which is the traditional way in submaximal exercise. The bike can be set to work with effect in the pedals / crankshaft (the cycle constant).

Pulse measurement

The person's heart rate ("pulse") can be measured by a chest belt, or similar heart rate monitor, that register the pulse signal from your heart and sends it to the bike with ANT+ or Bluetooth SMART technology. More information is available in section "Monark novo display unit".

The heart rate can be displayed in Monark novo display unit, in Monark test software or in other external device.

If you use chest belt

Heart rate monitoring requires that the chest belt is correctly placed. When it is correctly ﬁtted the logo on the belt will be central and readable, outward and upright, by another person. Before putting on the belt, clean the skin where the belt is to be placed. The chest belt should be secured at a comfortable tension around the mid section, just below the breast muscle, see Fig: Placement chest belt. Moisten the electrodes before use, see Fig: Moistening the electrodes.

The images above are used with permission of Polar Sweden.

Fig: Placement chest belt

Fig: Fig: Moistening the electrodes

LC6 novo and LC7 novo

Checking the pulse function

On LC6 novo and LC7 novo the heart rate is displayed in Monark novo display unit. On LC7 novo the heart rate can also be shown in Monark test software in the PC tablet. The heart rate can also be displayed in other external device.

While the patient rests, with the chest belt on, compare the displayed heart rate (Monark novo display unit, PC or other) with the manually taken pulse. If it does not correspond, check the chest belt contact area and if necessary moisten the electrode surfaces with water.

The following controls ensures that the bike works for daily use.

Check the adjustment / zero of the scale• Check the pulse function• Check the braking force• Test by pedalling and check that a reasonable rpm •

is obtained - verify by a clock. Feel if the pedals move smoothly. Listen for unusual sounds. Adjust if necessary.

Adjust the handlebar and saddle and make sure • they are securely attached and that the adjustment is working properly.

Make sure the support legs are in position by • rocking the bike. Tighten if necessary.

If something unusual is found during the daily inspection that you cannot resolve, please call customer service.

Daily check

Validation of force

Start Monark test software (it is available for free download from our web site: www.monarkexercise. se) and select a test programme from the menu "Test". In the dialogue box that opens is a box showing the braking force in Newton, see Fig: Force and HR display. You do not have to press "Start" (1) to display the heart rate (2), but you must press "Start" to display the force (3).

With the pendulum pointer at 0, the display should 1. read "00N"

Move the pendulum pointer to 4 kp and the display 2. should show "39N"

If the braking force is not displayed correctly, a calibration of the pendulum must be done. See section "Calibration".

NOTE! After this veriﬁcation, the brake belt will be loose. This means that it will take some seconds before the regulating device has tensed the brake belt to normal again after you have started pedalling. If it then heavy to pedal, add force on the pedals and the bike will decrease the workload until it is possible to pedal around.

Fig: Force and HR display

1) Start

2) Heart rate display

3) Force in software (manual test)

Scale adjustment

First check that the brake belt is loose, see Fig: Control loose brake belt. If not, move the pendulum to 4 kp

and hold it there a while to loosen it. Then check that the pointer on the pendulum is aligned with the 0-index (3) on the scale (2). If not, you need to adjust the scale. Loosen the pole screw (1) (do not unscrew it completely), and adjust the scale so that the 0-indices and indicators are consistent. Tighten the pole screw again as the scale is locked into position. See Fig: Scale adjustment.

Fig: Scale adjustment

1) Screw

2) Scale

3) 0-index

Fig: Control loose brake belt

LC6 novo and LC7 novo

Monark novo contol unit

Connection to external control unit

No tests can be performed at Monark novo display unit, then you must connect your bike to a PC, via the Monark novo control unit, and use a special test software. A suitable one is available to download from our website: www.monarkexercise.se.

The bike do not need to be switched off when connecting external components, but it is recommended, to prevent transmission of incorrect data. Be careful when connecting different types of external devices to prevent ﬂash-over and subsequent injury. The user must ensure that the correct cables are used, otherwise you risk serious injury or damage on the device.

Display with integrated computer on the bike (LC7 novo)

Make sure that both power adaptors are connected to the bike. Make sure the USB cable is plugged into the bike computer and the computer has power. Set the bike power switch to "on" and then start the computer.

Start Monark All-In-One Analysis Software in the computer. If you get a message that the connection cannot be obtained, the wrong COM port may be registered in the software. To ﬁx this, see the manual for the software.

New on LC7 novo is that the PC tablet on the bike can be plugged in at the same time as any other external device is connected via the RS232 port. However, only one device is used to control the bike, the other just for registering data.

Connect external device via RS232

Make sure the power adaptor is connected to the bike. Turn off the power switch on the bike.

The RS232 port is located on Monark novo control unit behind the left side front cover. Connect the RS232 ﬁrst to Monark novo control unit in the bike and then to the external device. Set the bike power switch to "on" and then start the external device.

Connect external device via USB

On LC7 novo a USB-serial adaptor is used to connect a USB cable to the RS232 port because the PC tablet uses the USB-B port.

On LC6 novo the USB-B port is located on Monark novo control unit behind the left side front cover. Open the front cover to access Monark novo control unit. You can pass the cable you want to connect through the cable inlet in the left side cover. Remember to lock the cable in the strain relief.

The side cover is

transparent in the gure

Fig: Connections

1) RS232 port

2) USB-B port

3) Strain relief

4) Cable inlet

LC6 novo and LC7 novo

Communication protocol (command type)

The bike's two free ports can be set in various command types to suit different standards and external devices. The four available command types are:

0: Standard command set or ”PC-mode”

Command type "0" is default for both of the free ports. As default the baud is 4800, but can be changed by external control. The protocol is used by Monark Exercise software and some external controllers that are prepared to fully beneﬁt from the advanced capabilities of the bike.

2: Ergoline compatible (recommended for ”er900”)

The command type is used when the bike is controlled by an external device that uses Ergoline's "er900" protocol, baud rate is locked to 4800. If the external device "asks" the bike about current power, the bike responds with the set power. This setting is recommended before the command type 3 which removes the risk of the device trying to "chase" a value.

3: Ergoline compatible (alternative)

4: 839 compatible

This command type is very similar to command type "0", the only difference is that if an external device requests the ID, the bike responds as if it was an 839bike of newer model. The setting is used for older external control units that are not yet adapted to Monark novo series ("backwards compatible").

All commands for external devices are active regardless of the command type that is selected in addition to the small differences presented above. The parts in Ergoline protocol that handle blood pressure and its parameters are not implemented.

The two free ports can have different settings.

When connecting to multiple devices, it is important to ensure that one device does not sets a new target without the other devices note it (master - slave).

NOTE! The bike can not be controlled by the handheld controller (Art. No.: 9339-51) used on previous models.

Command type settings

Default for the two free ports is command type 0, which will work in most cases. If you need to change you can do it in settings in terminal mode in the Monark Exercise software.

Ensure that you are connected to the bike. Type ping in the command line in the window. Then the bike beep once and answer pong in the text window above the command line, see Fig: Terminal window.

You can set the command type for both ports regardless of which port the bike is connected to. Use the following commands:

cmdtypers232 #• and press ENTER to set the RS232 port to the command type #, where # is 0, 2, 3 or 4

cmdtypeusb #• and press ENTER to set the USB port to the command type #, where # is 0, 2, 3 or 4

If you only send the command cmdtypers232 alternatively cmdtypeusb without digit, the bike responds with the current command type (0, 2, 3 or

4) for the connection.

Fig: Terminal window

Command line

Bike answer

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