PASCO PS-2129A User Manual

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Instruction Manual

Red LED

Transmitter

Sensor

Transmitter Strap

Connector

Snaps

Strap

Adjuster

Electrodes

(not shown)

Strap
Hook

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Exercise Heart Rate Sensor

PS-2129A

012-12232A

Equipment Introduction

Included Part Number

The Exercise Heart Rate Sensor uses a transmitter mounted on

Exercise Heart Rate Sensor PS-2129A

Polar® WearLink® Set (M-XXL) PS-2524

Also Required

PASCO Interface

Data Acquisition Software

see catalog or web site

see catalog or web site

Recommended Part Number

PASPORT Extension Cable PS-2500

Accessory Part Number

Polar® WearLink® strap (XS-S) PS-2519

a transmitter strap and a receiver inside the sensor to measure
heart rates from 40 to 240 beats per minute. The sensor can
measure the heart rate during exercise without a sensor cable
getting in the way because the transmitter and the receiver
communicate wirelessly.

The transmitter snaps onto the transmitter strap and the strap
wraps around your chest with the transmitter positioned over
the cardiac muscle. The transmitter sends the electrical signals
from your heart to the Exercise Heart Rate Sensor. The Exer­cise Heart Rate Sensor averages the heart rate in five second
intervals. A small red light-emitting diode (LED) on the sen­sor blinks when a heart beat is detected.

The transmitter comes with a replaceable type CR 2505 bat­tery that has an estimated life of two years (assuming one hour
of use per day). The transmitter strap (PS-2524) is designed to
fit medium to extra-extra large. An accessory transmitter strap
(PS-2519) available separately from PASCO fits small to extra
small.

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Exercise Heart Rate Sensor Introduction

Step 1. Wet the Electrodes

Electrode

Areas

Option One: Transmitter in Place

Logo is
upright

Option Two: Over a Shirt

Wet the shirt

beneath the

electrode

areas.

PS-2500 PASPORT Extension Cable

Step 2. Attach the Transmitter

Transmitter

Connector Snap

Step 3. Adjust the Strap Length

Strap
Hook

Loop

Wearing the Transmitter Strap

The electrode areas that are on the reverse side of the transmitter strap detect the signals
from the cardiac muscle.

1. Wet the electrode areas under running water and make sure that they are well moist­ened.

2. Attach the transmitter to the connector snaps on the transmitter strap.

3. Adjust the strap length to fit snugly and comfortably around your chest just below the

chest muscles.

Transmitter Strap Options

• Option One - Under a Shirt: Follow steps 1, 2, and 3 above. Put the strap around your
chest and connect the strap hook to the loop in the other end of the strap. Make sure that
the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and that the transmitter is in a cen­tral location and the Polar logo on the transmitter is upright (see Option One).

• Option Two - Over a Shirt: To use the transmitter over the top of a T-shirt or tank top,
follow steps 1, 2, and 3 above. Put the strap around your chest on top of the shirt and
connect the strap hook to the loop. Then, wet the shirt beneath the electrode areas of the
strap so that the shirt and the skin beneath the shirt are well moistened.

• Option Three - Hold in Both Hands: Wet the electrode areas and connect the trans­mitter to the strap, but hold the strap with both hands so that the palm area of each hand
touches the wet electrode areas. [NOTE: With this option, the data quality may vary.]

Operation

• Connect the Exercise Heart Rate Sensor to your PASCO interface. (NOTE: You may
want to connect the sensor to a PASPORT Extension Cable (PS-2500) before connect­ing it to the interface.)

• Start the data acquisition software and begin collecting data.

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