Topcom HB 10M00 User Manual

HB 10M00

USER GUIDE

HANDLEIDING

MANUEL D’UTILISATEUR

V 1.0, 11/08

UK The CE symbol indicates that the unit complies with the essential

requirements of the directive 89/336/EEC.

NL Het toestel voldoet aan de basiseisen van de richtlijn 89/336/EEC. Dit wordt

bevestigd door de CE-markering.

F La conformité de l’appareil avec les exigences fondamentales de la directive

européenne 89/336/EEC relative aux terminaux, est confirmée par le label CE.

UK The features described in this manual are published with reservation to

modifications.

NL De in deze handleiding beschreven mogelijkheden worden gepubliceerd

onder voorbehoud van wijzigingen.

F Les possibilités décrites dans ce manuel sont publiées sous réserve de

modifications.

This product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE directive 89/336/EEC.

The Declaration of conformity can be found on :

http://www.topcom.be/cedeclarations.asp

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1 INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the HB 10M00. This system is designed for fitness and Sport training. We hope that you will enjoy using the Heart Meter/ GPS pod and the benefits of the wireless transmission to send/receive data to/from the controller or to PC. In exercise or sports, your heart naturally speeds up in pumping blood to the body in accordance with the increased energy level. The Heart Meter can calculate this increase expressed as the number of beats per minute (bpm) to determine a target heart rate safe for each individual.

More information about the target heart rate zone, maximum heart rate etc... can be found on: www.topcom.net/sports/heartbeat.asp

With the GPS tracking ability this system can be used for outdoor activities like hiking, biking, etc. On the other hand, functions for indoor exercise like chronograph, timer, heart rate monitor in combination with the pedometer are also suitable with this system. With the data stored on your PC, you can transfer it to programs like Google Earth, SportTracks, Perfect Session, ...to analyze it or to track it back later.

2 SAFETY NOTES

Using a Heart Monitor is NOT a substitute for professional medical attention. If you suffer from heart disorder, illness or have recently taken up fitness training, it is advisable that you seek a doctor or talk to your trainer and work out a fitness plan that suits you. The watch should only be used as a guide in maintaining a safe heart beat rate for exercises. It should NOT be relied upon as a medical heart rate monitor. If you are uncertain about how your exercise program will impact on your heart, please consult a physician.

3 CARE AND MAINTENANCE

DO NOT expose the watch to extreme weather conditions or cleaning agents and solvents. Avoid dropping or rough handling of the watch. Avoid fastening the strap too tightly. Clean the watch with a dry soft cloth or a soft cloth moistened with water and mild detergent. Store the watch in a dry place when not in use.

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4 CHANGING THE BATTERY

If you are not confident with electronics, let the battery be changed by a professional. Do not open the watch yourself.

4.1 WATCH & CHEST BELT

THE WATCH AND CHEST BELT HAVE ALREADY A BATTERY INSIDE, so no need to place this battery when you just bought it. To turn the watch on see “5 Power save mode”.

1.Turn the battery cover with a coin counterclockwise until the arrow is pointing to the arrow.

2.Turn the cover gently further to pop it out.

3.Put the battery cover aside.

4.Remove the empty battery.

5.Insert a new CR2032 bat- tery, the (+) side of the battery must touch the ‘L’shaped metal contact.

6.Make sure the sealing rubber O-ring is placed correctly in its slot before the battery cover is closed.

7.Put the battery cover back with the arrow on the cover pointing to the arrow, and then press the cover down gently until it is on the same level as the surface.

8.Turn the cover with a coin clockwise until the arrow is pointing to the dot.

4.2 GPS POD

The GPS pod has a build-in battery which can’t be removed/replaced unless you send it out for repair. Please follow the repair instructions if the battery of your GPS pod doesn’t work anymore.

5 POWER SAVE MODE

This watch is sold with a power save function so that the battery can last longer. To turn this watch (display) on, press any key. To activate the power save mode press the LAP/RESET key [ ] for 5 seconds in time mode.

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[ESC]

[M]

[]

[EL]

6 BUTTONS

Mode Button [M] (MODE/SET)

• To select the current function or menu.

• Hold down to select setting mode. In setting mode: To select among the setting items.

Escape Button [ESC] (LIGHT/ESC)

• To select between timekeeping and sensor mode.

• To exit from setting mode.

• To go back to previous screen or function level.

Up Button [ ] (ST./STP.)

• To scroll the menu upward.

• To activate the 'start' or 'stop' function under chronograph, timer, pacer mode.

• To increase the setting value during setting.

Down Button [ ] (LAP/RESET)

• To scroll the menu downward.

• To activate the lap function during chronograph mode and reset function during chronograph (hold down), timer and pacer (hold down) mode.

• To decrease the setting value during setting.

Light button [EL]

• To turn on the backlight for a few seconds.

6.1 MASTER RESET

Press and hold [M], [] and [] simultaneously to reset the watch. All set information will be lost, also the time!

6.2 BACK LIGHT

Press the [EL] key to active the back light of the display for 3 seconds.

7 TO SET THE GENERAL ITEMS

hold [M]

[ESC]

Current time mode

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Setting menu

[ESC]

Setting display

[]*

[M]

[]*

[] or

Change the setting value

Change the setting value faster (for some settings)

* Press [] to move selection in the reverse direction.

- Time: setting the Second, Minute, Hour and Hour Format.

- Date: setting the Year, Month and Day.

- System: setting the LCD (contrast), Sound (key tone and chime), Light (normal and night), Pair (pair the chest strap and GPS pod with the watch, see “7.1 To pair the watch with the chest belt and GPS pod”).

- User: setting the Gender, Birthday, Height, Weight and Stride (walk and run).

- Unit: setting the Speed (Km/h, mi/h and knot) and others (Metric and Imperial) units.

• When Light is set to night mode, every key press will turn

on the backlight.

• The Stride can easily be measured by walking or running

100 m (= 10000 cm) and counting the steps. Divide 10000 by the amount of steps and you get the stride in cm.

[]

hold [ ] or [ ]

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7.1 TO PAIR THE WATCH WITH THE CHEST BELT

AND GPS POD

The chest belt and GPS pod is normally paired with the watch when bought. If battery is replaced or after a reset the chest belt/GPS pod has to be paired again.

hold [M]

[]

Current time mode

[M]

Pairing completed

During the pairing:

• The heart rate chest strap must be worn on the chest or press the two contacts (i.e. heart rate signal is sampling).

chest strap

[]

GPS pod

[M]

• The GPS pod must be turned on (see “10.4.1 Turning it on/off”).

Note:

• The product has been paired before the shipment.

• For some instance, the chest strap and GPS pod can be paired with the watch again by the steps mentioned above.

8 TIMEKEEPING - SENSOR MODE MAIN MENU

There are 2 menu’s you can enter by briefly pressing the [ESC] key: timekeeping menu and sensor menu. To scroll between both menu’s press the [ESC] key. Once you are in the selected menu you can scroll with the up/down []/[] keys between the other modes.

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Current time

mode

front page

Daily alarm mode

front page

Chronograph

mode

front page

Timer mode

front page

Pacer mode

front page

Dual time mode

page

Timekeeping

function

mode

Sensor

function

mode

[ESC]

[]

Distance mode

[]

front page

[]

Heart rate mode

Logbook mode

front page

[]

User mode

front page

[]

Scale mode

front page

Note:

• The corresponding operation mode will show after 3 seconds or press [M] to show the operation mode immediately.

• Press [] to move the selection in the reverse direction.

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[]

8.1 TIMEKEEPING MENU ITEMS

[]

Current time mode

front page

[]

Dual time mode

front page

Daily alarm mode

front page

[][]

Pacer mode

front page

Timekeeping function mode

Chronograph mode

front page

[]

Timer mode

front page

8.1.1 Daily or weekly alarm mode on/off

This watch includes 2 alarms for home time. When the daily alarm is on, the watch will beep for 30s at the alarm time every day. When the weekly alarm is on, the watch will beep for 30s at the alarm time on the set day. When the alarm beeps, press any button to stop the alarm.

[]

Alarm 1 Alarm 2

Daily alarm mode

[]

Alarm off

Alarm time

Daily alarm

Weekly alarm

Alarm on

Daily alarm

mode

daily/weekly

alarm

hour

minute

Daily alarm

* Press the [] button to move the selection by reverse

order.

hold [M]

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Weekly alarm

[ESC]

[] or []

Change the setting

value

Note:

Set the alarm 2 with the above similar process.

8.1.2 Use the chronograph

• The chronograph counts up to 99 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds and has a memory of 50 laps.

• Chronograph logs, e.g. lap time, maximum/average/minimum

lap time, etc can be uploaded to PC for review. See “11.3.1 Download /analyse from watch” for more details.

[M]

hold [ ] or [ ]

Change the setting

value faster (for some

settings)

[M]

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Counting Lap time display

Chronograph mode

The lap time will freeze for 10 seconds

lap no.

10 seconds

The 2nd lap record

The next lap record

The last lap record

Total elapsed time

To start and stop the chronograph

Reset display

hold [ ]

lap no.

Chronograph mode

Counting

Stop counting

Note:

Reset the chronograph will clear the lap time memory too.

To take and recall lap times

[ESC]

* Press the [] button to move the selection by reverse order.

Lap times recall sequence

hold [M]

elapsed time

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Quick set value

User preset value

(e.g. 30 minutes)

Target time setting

current time

target time

Timer mode

45 min

3 min 5 min 10 min

15 min

8.1.3 Use the count down timer

The maximum counting down time is 99 hours, 59 and minutes 59 seconds. You can set your own count down time (max. 99:59:59) or use one of the preset values (3, 5, 10, 15 or 45 minutes).

To set and use the preset values (3, 5, 10, 15 or 45 minutes)

To set your own count down time

Timer mode

[M]

hour minute second

Setting sequence

[M]

Change setting value faster (for some settings)

hold [ ] or [ ][] / []

Change setting value

hold [M] [ESC]

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To start/stop the count down timer

Beep for

30 seconds

Beep finish

Target time display Counting Stop counting

Note:

During the counting, the timer will generate beeps to prompt the user about the elapsed of time at various time:

• The last 10 minutes: it beeps once for every minute (i.e. 10’00’’, 9’00’’...1’00’’)

• The last 1 minute: it beeps once for every 10 seconds (i.e. 0’50’’,0’40’’,...0’10’’)

• The last 5 seconds: it beeps for every second (i.e. 5,4,3,2,1second(s)).

• When the target time is reached, a beep sound will beep for 30 seconds. Pressing any button in this period will terminate the beep sound

‘Zero’ display

prematurely.

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Change setting value

Change setting value faster (for some settings)

8.1.4 To use the pacer

A pacer is a kind of metronome that can be used to give a certain rhythm when you exercise. It can be set in beeps per minute (B/M). You can also see the counter of the beeps on the screen:

beep rate

Pacer mode

Stop beeping

step counter

[]

hold [ ]

Pacer mode

Beeping

Pacer mode

Stop beeping

beep

counting

[]

stop counting

To set the pacer

The pacer can be set in steps of 5 beeps per minute (30,35,...):

Pacer mode

hold [M] [ESC]

hold [ ] or [ ][] or []

Pacer setting sequence

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The pacer can also be used in chronograph mode:

Pacer mode activated

beep

Stop counting

Chronograph mode

Counting

8.1.5 Dual time mode

When you need to keep track of the time elsewhere in the world.

Dual time mode

[ESC]hold [M]

hour minute

change setting value

Dual time setting sequence

Note:

The seconds cannot be set, it is synchronized with the current time mode.

[M]

[] or []

hold [ ] or [ ]

change setting value faster (for some settings)

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8.2 SENSOR MODE OVERVIEW

8.2.1 Heartbeat measurement

See “8 Timekeeping - Sensor mode main menu” how to enter the heart beat measurement menu (HR).

PRECAUTIONS

• Avoid fastening the strap too tight.

• Do not bend or fold the chest belt for preventing damage.

• Wetting the skin, where there is contact with the conductive area of

the chest belt, will improve the conduction and get a more stable signal.

• The physical condition of an individual might effect the intensity of

measured signal.

• Avoid using the heart rate monitor close to a trolley car, a tram stop,

transformer, electric substation and high-tension distribution lines etc. The radio signal will be affected under influence of the environment from high voltage and strong electromagnetic fields.

8.2.2 Using the transmitter belt.

The chest strap must be paired with the watch. See “7.1 To pair the watch with the chest belt and GPS pod” for detailed pairing operation!

Fasten the fastener at one end. Try the chest belt on your chest and loosen the stretch band if necessary.

Adjust the length of the stretch band until it feels conformable. The stretch band must cling to the chest. Fasten the fastener at the other end. Adjust the sensor to the center of your chest and be sure the backside of the sensor clings to your chest and touches the skin.

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Moisten the chest belt conductive pads with saliva of ECG-gel (available at you local pharmacy) in order to ensure good contact with the skin at all time.

sensor activated

Heart rate

measurement

activated

heart rate captured

watch

radio frequency

signal

heart beat signal

seconds

5 to 8

seconds

The chest belt has to be worn while using the heart rate function.

BACK

contactconnector elastic band

battery door

8.2.3 To get the heart rate measurement

FRONT

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Average heart rate

Minimum heart rate

Maximum heart rate

Calorie expenditure

Total exercise time

In-zone time

Heart rate mode function display

Total exercise time

Note:

• When entering the heart rate mode, the heart rate function (sensor) will be activated automatically after 5 seconds. Which can be activated manually too, see “8.2.8 To start/stop the sensor, timer and logbook” for the detailed operations.

• When the heart rate function (sensor) is activated, the watch will aggregate the readings of the exercise into the current ‘session’.

• The data of the current session can be saved (into the ‘daily record’) / reviewed by the heart rate mode function menu, see “8.2.10 Heart rate mode function menu” under “Menu 1: Save” for the detailed operations.

• The daily record can be reviewed by the heart rate mode function menu too. The watch can store up to 10 daily records.

• See “8.2.8 To start/stop the sensor, timer and logbook” to reset the current session.

8.2.4 Heart rate function displays

Note:

• The exercise timer is counting independently. Switching off the sensor or changing the screen to another mode will not affect the counting.

• The calorie expenditure is calculated by heart rate, changing the screen to another mode will not affect the calculation unless the sensor is switched off.

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beats per minute

(= 140 bpm)

percentage of Estimated Maximum Heart Rate (= 69%EMHR)

8.2.5 EMHR and %EMHR

Estimated Maximum Heart Rate (EMHR)

EMHR = 220 - age of the user

Percentage of Estimated Maximum Heart Rate (%EMHR)

%EMHR = acquired heart rate / EMHR x 100%

An example of %EMHR:

Estimated Maximum Heart Rate (EMHR)

EMHR = 220 - 30 (user’s age) = 190 bpm

Percentage of Estimated Maximum Heart Rate (%EMHR)

acquired heart rate = 131 (by measurement) %EMHR = 131 / 190 x 100% = 69%

8.2.6 Heart rate zones

Exercise zones are established by setting the Upper and Lower Heart Rate Limits. You can use the fitness (preset limits = 65% and 85% of the EMHR) or your own customized limits. Use the following Heart Rate Zone Chart to select the zone you wish to exercise in.

You should consult a medical professional when selecting a training

zone, especially if you have a heart condition.

Fitness

Zone Alert Setting

General

application

Lower limit

Upper limit

65%EMHR

85%EMHR

cannot be

changed by user

Custom

40-239 bpm

41-240 bpm

can be changed

by user

Remarks

bpm or %EMHR

Heart Rate Zone

upper limit

lower limit

The above zone

The in zone

(the target heart rate zone for one

particular application)

The below zone

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Note:

To set the zone upper or lower limits see “8.2.10 Heart rate mode function menu” under “Menu 4: Zone”.

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Heart rate zone

upper

limit

Zone alert onZone alert off

lower

limit

The above zone

The in zone

(the target heart rate zone for one

particular application)

The below zone

Beep sounds and an icon displays if the acquired heart rate is above the upper limit

Beep sounds and an icon displays if the acquired heart rate is below the lower limit

bpm or %EMHR

zone alert icon

8.2.7 To turn on/off the zone alert

• When the zone alert is on, it will also be activated in distance and user mode.

• When you are in distance and user mode, you have to go to heart rate mode to turn the zone alert on/off.

8.2.8 To start/stop the sensor, timer and logbook

Sensor function

activated

Timer starts to

count

Logbook starts to log

(sensor function

activated too)

Logbook stops to log

(sensor function

inactivated too)

Timer

inactivated

Sensor function

inactivated

release

[]

or or or

release

[]

5 seconds

release

Heart rate

mode

[]

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release

[]

keep

User

mode

hold []

mode

Distance

• When enter the heart rate, user or distance mode, the sensor function will be activated automatically after 5 seconds.

• The watch includes a count-up timer for timing the accumulative exercise time. If the timer is started, it will count-up continuously until it is stopped.

• When the sensor function is activated, the logbook will be started too if the ‘AUTO’ feature is set ‘ON’. (See “8.2.11 Logbook functions menu” under “Menu 5: Auto” for details.)

• While the ‘LOG’ function is started, a ‘LOG’ indicator starts flashing on

holding

[]

release

[]

keep

holding

[]

release

[]

the screen.

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Reset the timer

keep holding [ ]

User

mode

Distance

mode

Heart rate

mode

Reset the current

session

Reset the current

screen

8.2.9 To reset the screen, session and timer

hold

[]

release

[]

Note:

• When enter the heart rate, user or distance mode, the sensor function will be activated automatically after 5 seconds.

• The watch includes a count-up timer for timing the accumulative exercise time under heart rate, user and distance mode. If the timer is started, it will count-up continuously until it is stopped.

• When the sensor function is activated, the logbook will start automatically if the ‘AUTO’ feature is selected at logbook function menu.

• While the log function is started, a ‘LOG’ indicator starts flashing on the

release

[]

release

[]

screen.

8.2.10 Heart rate mode function menu

During heart rate measurement you can enter the heart rate mode function menu to:

• Menu 1: ‘Save’ To save the current session into today’s record.

• Menu 2: ‘Session’ To review the statical data of the current session.

• Menu 3: ‘Daily records’ To review the daily records for the last 10 days.

• Menu 4: ‘Zone’ To set upper and lower limits for the Zone Alert.

To enter the hear rate mode function menu press and hold [M]:

Menu 1: Save

Heart rate mode

hold [M]

[ESC]

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[] or []

‘Save’

Function menu 1

YES

[]

[ESC]

Save today’s data?

Menu 2: Session

hold [M]

[ESC]

Heart rate mode

duration

start time moving time

calorie

expenditure

* Press the [] button to move selection in the reverse direction.

in-zone

exercise

time

average/ max./min. heart rate

average/min.

pace

Function menu

Function menu 2

[ESC]

average/max.

speed

[] or []

‘Session’

[M]

distance /

step

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Menu 3: Daily Rd

hold [M]

[] or []

‘Daily Rd’

[M]

average/

maximum

speed

Function menu 3

Day 1

Day 2

day

[M]

distance/

step

[ESC]

the next available

Function menu

[ESC]

Heart rate mode

in-zone

exercise

time

calorie

expendi-

ture

* Press the [] button to move selection in the reverse direction.

average/

max./min.

heart rate

moving

time

average/

minimum

pace

[ESC]

Menu 4: Zone

Function menu 4

hold [M]

* Press [M] and then the [] button to confirm the setting.

[ESC]

[M]

Heart rate mode

Function menu

Change setting

value

(setting value)

[] /[]

Change setting

value faster

hold [ ] /[ ]

[ESC]

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[] or []

‘Zone’

[ESC]

Fitness*

(65 - 85%EMHR)

custom

Function menu

Fitness zone

[ESC] [ ]

[M]

[ ] /[ ]

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Session XX from YY in total

Date of session XX

8.2.11 Logbook functions menu

To enter the log menu (LOG) the watch has to be in sensor mode. See “8.1 Timekeeping menu items” how to enter this mode.

If no session is stored in the logbook, the amount of free memory will be displayed.

If YY sessions are stored in the logbook, the display will show:

To scroll through the session list (1-YY) press the [] or [] button.

Press and hold the [M] key to enter the LOG menu:

• Menu 1: ‘View’ To recall the details of the logged session.

• Menu 2: ‘start/Stop’ To start or stop the data logging function.

• Menu 3: ‘PC link’ To pair the watch with the ‘Wireless Data Manager’

program and to upload data from the watch to PC. See “11.2 Pairing the watch, chest and GPS pod with the dongle” and “11.3 Download/analyse and save data from watch, chest strap and GPS pod”.

• Menu 4: ‘Log rate’ To set the sampling rate for the data logging.

• Menu 5: ‘Auto’ To set the auto-start log function.

• Menu 6: ‘Erase’ To erase the logged session.

• Menu 7: ‘Mem.’ To view the free memory capacity.

Menu 1: View

Logbook mode

[ESC]

[] or []

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hold [M]

[ESC]

duration

start time

calorie

expenditure

* Press the [] button to move selection in the reverse direction.

in-zone

exercise

time

average/ max./min. heart rate

average/ minimum

pace

Function menu

view session

moving time

average/

maximum

speed

If a log is started, the session cannot be viewed.

‘View’

[M]

distance/

step

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Menu 2: start/stop (start/stop the logbook)

hold [M]

[ESC]

Logbook mode

• During the log function is started, a ‘LOG’ indicator start to flash on the

screen, the watch will create a new log session and log the readings into a record at the predefined log rate. See “Menu 4: Log rate” below.

• This Log function can be started or stopped at heart rate, distance and user mode by holding the [ ], see and logbook”

[] or []

‘start’ / ‘stop’

Start or stop the logging

[ESC]

Function menu

Start or stop the log

[M]

yes or no

[]

“8.2.8 To start/stop the sensor, timer

Menu 3: PC link

hold [M]

[ESC]

Logbook mode

See also “11.3.1 Download /analyse from watch”.

[] or []

‘PC link’

Upload record

[ESC]

Sending

Function menu

[M]

Menu 4: Log rate

‘Auto’

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Logbook mode

If a log is started, the log rate cannot be changed.

Menu 5: Auto

Logbook mode

hold [M]

[ESC]

Change the rate by

forward scrolling

[] or []

‘Log rate’

Set log rate

[ESC]

Function menu (sampling rate)

Change the rate by backward scrolling

[] or []

Auto start a log

[ESC]

[] or []

Function menu

[M]

[][]

[M]

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