SUUNTO MEMORY BELT User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION TO SUUNTO MEMORY BELT ........................................3

2. GETTING STARTED WITH SUUNTO MEMORY BELT ..............................3

3. DOWNLOADING AND ANALYZING DATA RECORDED WITH

SUUNTO MEMORY BELT ..............................................................................7

4. ERRORS AND WARNINGS ...................................................................... 10

5. INSTALLING SUUNTO SOFTWARE ........................................................15

6. USING SUUNTO MEMORY BELT WITH OTHER SUUNTO DEVICES ...15

7. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................... 17

8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ....................................................................17

9. DISCLAIMERS .........................................................................................18

10. DISPOSAL OF THE DEVICE .................................................................20

1. INTRODUCTION TO SUUNTO MEMORY BELT

The Suunto Memory Belt is a s op hi sticated heart rate recorder an d wireless transmitter. Selfcontained and easy to use, it transmits data to a Suunt o Team POD, Suunto PC POD or Suunto t-series heart rate monitor. It also records data on an integrated memory chip for downloading and analyzing at a lat er time. Designed for athletic, ed ucational and wellness environments, the Suunto Memory Belt can be successfully used by athletes, fitness enthusiasts and physical education participants with minimal instruction or fuss. As a recorder, the Suunto Memory Belt gives users the fr eedom to train when, where and how they want. Ideal for swimming, r un ning , c yc ling or w alki ng , the Suu nto Me mor y Belt ca n record more than 24h of training without losing a beat. After downloading the data, an athlete, trainer or researcher can analyze and log it with Suunto PC software and receive detailed information based on heart ra te variation. As a transmitter, the Suunto Memory Belt is ideal fo r team spor ts in which wa tches and j ewelry are banned or impractical. Opera ting on a sec ure, 2.4 GHz freq uenc y, the Suunto Memory Belt transmits real-time heart rate information to a coach, trainer or researcher for immediate analysis during workout . What’s more, if a br eak in tr ans missi o n occur s, th e complete training session can be retrieved from the unit’s internal memory. Self-contained, easy to operate a nd virtually maintenance-free, t he Suunto Memory Belt is the ideal heart rate monitor for teams, trainers.

2. GETTING STARTED WITH SUUN TO MEMORY BELT

This section contains all the inf ormation you need to get started with your Suunto Memory Belt, including putting on the Memory Belt, activating it, and recording data. Suunto Memory Belt is comfortable an d stra ightforward to use. The user interface co nsis t s of a color LED and a beeper that make the Suunto Memory Belt signals easy to understand and respond to.

SIGNALS

The LED colors have the following meaning:

• Green light = normal operation

• Orange light = memory low or full

• Red light = battery low or empty The beeps and color LED flashes indicating different states of Suunto Memory Belt are

described in the following table. The sy mbols in the beep and flash columns indicate the length of the signal (short, medium-length or long).

NOTE: Suunto Memory Belt can give two long bee p s f or thr ee di ffere nt re ason s. In thi s case, check the color of the flash to find out the correct cause.

BEEP FLASH DESCRIPTION

(green) Successful operation:

(green, every 4 seconds) Measuring and recording (green) No heart rate detected for 30 seconds

(green) Belt goes into sleep mode

(3 times) 3 times, then 1 every

4 seconds (orange) (orange) Memory full, switching to sleep mode

4 seconds (red) (red) Battery too low to operate, switching to sleep

• Activated, starts recording

• Connected to PC

• New battery installed successfully

Belt disconnected from PC Memory low, still recording

Battery low, still recording and transmitting

mode (this applies also to PC connection)

PUTTING ON SUUNTO MEMORY BELT

To get the best results from your Suunto Memory Belt, it is imp ortant that you wear it correctly. To put it on, just follow the simple steps below:

1. Put on your Suunto Memory Belt and ensure it fits snugly against your chest.

2. Ensure the electrodes on the ba ck of the transmitter belt are lightly wet.

NOTE: We recommend that you wear the transmitter belt agai nst your bare skin to ensure flawless operation.

WARNING: People who have a pacemaker, defibrillator, or other implanted electronic device use the transmitter belt at t heir own r isk. B efor e starting the initi al u se of th e tr ansmitt er b elt, we recommend an exercise test under a doctor’s supervision. This will ensure the safety and reliability of the pacemaker and transmi tter belt when being used simultaneously.

Exercise may include some ris k, esp ecial ly for those who have been s edentary. We strongly advise you to consult your doctor prior to beg inning a regular exercise program.

ACTIVATING AND RECORDING

Suunto Memory Belt is activate d and starts rec ordi ng a ut omat ic all y w hen y ou pu t i t on a nd it starts reading your heart rate. This is indicated after about 5 seconds by a medium beep and a medium green flash.

1 medium, green 1 medium activated, starts recording

After activation, the green light flashes every 4 seconds to show that the device is measuring and recording your heart rate.

1 green every 4 seconds measuring and recording

If the beep and green flash d o not occur when you have put th e Suunto Memory Belt on, make sure that the belt fits snu gly and tha t the electr odes are wet . If the ora nge or red li ght flashes, the memory or battery is low. For more information, refer to Section 4 Errors and warnings.

After training, when you take off the Suunto Memory Belt, 2 long beeps a nd 2 long green flashes will indicate that the device hasn’t received data for 30 seconds. After 60 seconds, the device will stop recording and transmit ting, the n go int o sleep mod e, which is indic ated by 3 short beeps and 3 short green flashes.

3 short, green 3 short stops recording. After 60 seconds, enters sleep mode

3. DOWNLOADING AND ANALYZING DATA RECORDED WITH SUUNTO MEMORY BELT

Suunto Memory Belt records your heart rate interval data for further analysis. To transfer the data to your PC, you need the Suunto Memory Be lt dock i ng s tation and ap pr op riat e PC software. With the software you can analyze the recorded data and customize the belt settings.

Suunto Memory Belt and docking station

Suunto Memory Belt records heart rate interval data. The data is transferred to your PC with the docking station.

Stores athlete profiles and analyses logs recorded by Suunto Memory Belt.

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