NetAthlon 2 for Bikes User’s Guide Copyright © 2005 FitCentric Technologies, Inc. NetAthlon® and UltraCoach® are registered trademarks of FitCentric Technologies, Inc.
Installing NetAthlon 2 for Bikes ..................................................................................... 4 Installing on a Computer that has NetAthlon Version 1 Installed................................. 4 Before you install NetAthlon 2 for Bikes..................................................................... 4 From CD..................................................................................................................... 4 From a Downloaded Setup File ........................
CycleFS ITS ............................................................................................................. 32 Daum Ergo Bike ....................................................................................................... 32 Dynastream USB Interface........................................................................................ 32 Inside Ride Bike Treadmill ....................................................................................... 32 Kettler Ergo Racer ............
Installing NetAthlon 2 for Bikes Installing on a Computer that has NetAthlon Version 1 Installed NetAthlon 1 and NetAthlon 2 for Bikes can be installed on the same computer. You cannot, however, install NetAthlon 2 for Bikes in the same folder that NetAthlon 1 has been installed. The NetAthlon 2 for Bikes setup’s default folder is different than NetAthlon 1. So, if you do not change the default folder during setup there will not be a conflict.
After the Setup Program Finishes Once setup has finished, it will automatically start the NetAthlon 2 Course File Optimizer. This utility will optimize the graphic files for your particular video hardware. The Course File Optimizer will list all installed NetAthlon 2 courses and highlight the ones that have been installed and need optimization. Just click on the Start button and each course will be optimized. You will only need to do this once.
Authorization When you start NetAthlon 2 on your computer for the very first time, a 15-day trial period will be established. This takes a few moments to complete (the NetAthlon 2 main screen will be partially drawn and there will be a messages on screen while the trial period is being created). Once the trial period has been established, the rest of the main screen will appear. During the 15-day trial period, all courses will be unlocked.
for you to send to request a Site Key. When you receive a reply, the reply will contain a Site Key; copy and paste this Site Key into the Site Key field in the AOP Manager and click on the “Apply Site Key” button. If your computer does not have an email program installed, then send an email to support@fitcentric.
• • • The AOP Manager will start. Click on the “Purchase NetAthlon 2” button. The Electronic Purchase Wizard will start. At this point, the Electronic Purchase Wizard will guide you through the purchase process. Please do NOT select the “N2B-Upgrade” option on the “Select Item to Purchase” screen in the Wizard, select the “N2B-Standard option instead.
• • • • NA2Bike.41s NA2Bike.ent NA2Bike.key NA2Bike.rst It is very important that you do not delete, move or alter these files in any way, otherwise NetAthlon 2 for Bikes will require re-authorization. Some non-Windows disk defragmentation programs will alter these files, most notably Norton Speed Disk. Windows Defrag, on the other hand, is always safe to use.
profile is the currently active profile; click on a different profile to make that profile the active profile. Add Profile – Click on this button to add a new profile. When you click on the “Add Profile” button, you will type in the name of the new profile and select which existing profile’s data will be copied to the new profile. When you are finished, the newly created profile will be the active profile. Delete Profile – Click on this button to delete the selected profile.
Age – This selection is used for the Real-Time Coaching feature (see the Real-Time Coaching section for more information); if you have not purchased the Real-Time Coaching feature, it does not matter what you enter here. Enter your age in years. Max HR - This selection is used for the Real-Time Coaching feature (see the Real-Time Coaching section for more information); if you have not purchased the Real-Time Coaching feature, it does not matter what you enter here.
Show Motocam – Check this if you want your NetAthlon 2 session to include a motorcycle camera. This is a visual cue to help locate the lead rider on your screen; the motocam will stay slightly ahead of the lead rider. Only draft live riders – Check this if you want to be able to draft off of other live riders only during a Web Racing (online) session. You have to have “Use Drafting” checked to be able to check this option.
To add a pacer, you must first select something other than “none” in the “Type” column of the last line in the Pacer grid. To remove a pacer, change the “Type” to “none”. When you change the “Type” to none, all pacers below the current line are removed. Name – Enter a name for your pacer. It is a good idea to keep the names very short, otherwise you will have a lot of text cluttering the NetAthlon 2 session screen. Type – Select the type of behavior for the pacer.
Exercise Equipment Click on the Personal Settings button on the NetAthlon 2 for Bikes main screen to access the Personal Settings screen. More information about each exercise equipment can be found at the end of the User’s Guide. The following is a list of settings you can change on this page: Exercise Equipment – Select the equipment you will be using with NetAthlon 2 for Bikes here. Port – If the exercise equipment you select has a COM port interface, select the COM port it is connected to.
If you select a stationary bike as the exercise equipment, your choices for Resistance Settings are different. Stationary bikes do not normally have a way to shift gears, so the default Resistance Setting is “Auto-shifting”. Auto-shifting is an algorithm that will calculate your speed to match the resistance setting of the stationary bike and the slope of the terrain you are on.
Turn Right Game Device Button – If you want to use a gaming device’s buttons for steering, select the number of the button you will press to turn right. External Steering Device – If the exercise equipment you select does not have built-in steering, you can select an additional device to be used to steer. NOTE: If you have a Tacx i-Magic with the steering attachment, DO NOT select Tacx iMagic as the external steering device.
sound device and selecting it will prevent NetAthlon 2 for Bikes to function properly. If you do not want any sound, select “none” for the sound device. Widescreen Monitor – If you select a 4:3 aspect ratio video resolution (i.e. 1024 x 768, etc.), and your video output is going to a widescreen monitor, check this option. Course-Specific Video Optimizations Depending on your computer hardware, the larger NetAthlon 2 for Bikes courses may not run smoothly.
Sampling rate for .RAW file – Select how often NetAthlon 2 for Bikes saves a “snapshot” of your workout data. A smaller value yields a .RAW file with finer detail, but makes the graph of the data more “busy”. A good value to start with is 15 seconds. Method for saving session data – Select what you want NetAthlon 2 for Bikes to do with the data it collects once your session is over. Note that if you choose to save session data, both the .
GameSpy Arcade Launch Settings GameSpy Arcade is the (free) service that you will use to join others in online Web Racing sessions. Please refer to the “Web Racing via GameSpy Arcade” section for more details on GameSpy Arcade and Web Racing. GameSpy Arcade will launch NetAthlon 2 for Bikes when you join an online session. You can specify the degree of automation that NetAthlon 2 for Bikes will use to connect to the session you join, load the course and start the session.
Hosting a Session, Voice-over-Net – Select whether or not to use Voice-over-Net during an online session. If you select the 1st option, NetAthlon 2 will display a message box when you click on the Host a Session Now button, asking if you want to use Voice-overNet. If you select the 2nd option, NetAthlon 2 will always enable Voice-over-Net without prompting you first. If you select the 3rd option, NetAthlon 2 will never enable Voiceover-Net.
Classic Screen Mode, Olympic Velodrome Letterbox Screen Mode, Olympic Velodrome
Plain Screen Mode, Olympic Velodrome The following is a list of components on the Session Screen: Course Map – The course map shows an overhead view of the course. Most NetAthlon 2 for Bikes courses are large enough so that just a portion of the course you are on appears in the map area. There are dots representing the other riders in the session; a dot is the same color as the primary color of the rider it represents.
in the Statistics area. This means that your current heart rate (HR) is 145 BPM and your average HR for the entire workout is 139 BPM. Leader Board – This area shows the other riders in the session, and how far ahead or behind each rider is from your rider. The text for each name in the Leader Board is the same color as the primary color of the rider it represents. The color of the distance ahead/behind depends on if the rider is ahead or behind your rider.
• • • • • • Increases your speed by 0.5 MPH. Decreases your speed by 0.5 MPH. Sets the speed at 500 MPH. Hard stop (if you are going greater than 10 MPH when you do this, you will crash!) (if steering is enabled) Turn left. (if steering is enabled) Turn right. Ending a Session To end a NetAthlon 2 for Bikes session, press the key (escape key) on your keboard, or press the right button on your mouse.
To start Arcade, click on the “GameSpy Arcade” shortcut in the GameSpy Arcade program group. For help with configuring and using Arcade, please refer to the GameSpy Arcade online help and GameSpy Arcade website. Please note that NetAthlon 2 for Bikes will name your rider using the profile name you created for GameSpy Arcade. It is a good idea to keep your Arcade profile name short so that you don’t clutter others’ NetAthlon 2 for Bikes session screens with a lot of text.
section for more information). If the server is supporting Voice-over-Net, this will be included in the hostname. To join one of the sessions listed, simply click on the server’s hostname and click on the “Join Game” button (or double click on the server’s hostname). The Arcade window will minimize and NetAthlon 2 for Bikes will start and connect to the server. Be sure to read the “GameSpy Arcade Launch Settings” section to learn how to configure NetAthlon 2 for Bikes for use with GameSpy Arcade.
Keep in mind that if you start a non-dedicated session then end the session, all other live riders will be disconnected and will have to finish their session offline. IMPORTANT: To be able to start a game server (dedicated or non-dedicated), your computer must have a static IP address. If you have a router or other NAT (network address translator), anyone outside of your home network will not be able to “see” your computer’s IP address nor will be able to connect to your server.
You can have multiple dedicated servers all running on one computer. You don’t need to have a course unlocked (or even NetAthlon 2 for Bikes authorized) to start a dedicated server with any particular course. You don’t even need the course installed.
Course – Select the course your server will use. You do not need the course unlocked on your computer, nor do you even need the course installed. You select a course so that your server will tell others that join what course will be loaded. Clear List – Click on this button to clear the data in the grid. The server will display statistics for each player that joins your server. When the player disconnects (leaves the session), her data will remain in the grid but will indicate that the player disconnected.
Session Screen, Real-Time Coaching enabled In the above screen shot, you will notice two values at the bottom right of the screen (above the Statistics area): Current Training Effect (TE) – This value represents the current effect of your workout, if the workout were to stop at this point. Please refer to the Firstbeat Technologies website for a detailed discussion on Training Effect and what the TE values mean.
Appendix A – Exercise Equipment Specific Notes None (keyboard) The only reason why you would want to select “none (keyboard)” as the exercise equipment is to explore a NetAthlon 2 for Bikes course without riding a bike. You could also explore a course by clicking on the Preview button on the NetAthlon 2 for Bikes main window, but when you preview a course you are limited to only 15 minutes, no pacers and in windowed mode.
Cateye with RS232 Kit (add text) CompuTrainer AnyTrainer (add text) CompuTrainer (v25.41 or v27.
Kettler KX-1 or SX-1 (add text) LAT Magnetic Trainer (add text) Lode (add text) Minoura ICE (add text) Tacx i-Magic (add text) Tacx i-Magic Sensor Set (add text) Tunturi E4, E6 and E Series (add text) Tunturi T8 (add text) Velodyne (add text) Leftover Stuff from Beta User’s Guide • • • • CompuTrainer: CycleOps: LAT: Minoura ICE: F1/Start Enter/Select the only button * there is no start button *
• • Tacx i-Magic: Velodyne: Enter * there is no start button *