User Guide

5
SETTING YOUR PERSONAL DATA
ConguringyourpersonalinformationinSetupmodeiscriticaltomakesureyougetthemostaccurate
data from the Health Touch
™
Plus watch. Your age, gender, weight, height, and stride length are used to
calculate distance, pace, and calories burned. The target heart rate zone limits make sure that you are
operating at maximum efficiency for your chosen fitness goals.
1. PressMODEuntilSETUPdisplays.
2. PressSTART/STOP/RESET(-)untilPERSONdisplays.
3. HoldSETuntilAGEdisplays.
4. PressINDIGLO
®
button(+)andSTART/STOP/RESET(-)tosetyourage.
5. PressMODEuntilGENDERdisplays.
6. PressINDIGLO
®
button(+)andSTART/STOP/RESET(-)toselectMALEorFEMALE.
7. ContinuepressingMODE,INDIGLO
®
button(+),andSTART/STOP/RESET(-)tosetuppertargetzonelimit,
lower target zone limit, weight, height, and stride length.
8. PressSETtoexit.
SETTING STRIDE LENGTH MANUALLY
Bydefault,stridelengthiscalculatedautomaticallybasedonyourgender,weight,andheight.Ifthedistance
recorded by the watch does not match the distance you have actually traveled, you can set the stride length
manually for more accurate measurements.
Ifthedistancesmeasuredbythewatchareshorterthanthedistancestraveled,increaseyourstridelength
setting.Ifthedistancesmeasuredbythewatcharelongerthanthedistancestraveled,decreaseyourstride
length setting.
1. AccessPERSONsettings,andthenpressMODEuntilSTRIDEdisplays.
2. PressINDIGLO
®
button(+)toselectMANUAL,andthenpressMODE.
3. PressINDIGLO
®
button(+)andSTART/STOP/RESET(-)toadjustyourstridelength.
4. PressSETtoexit.
GETTING YOUR HEART RATE
You can use the Health Touch
™
Plus contact heart rate monitor to measure your heart rate and compare it to
the target heart rate zone limit you set when you configured your personal data.
Whenyouacquireyourheartrate,thewatchwillalertyouifyourmeasuredheartrateisoutsideofyourtarget
zone.Amessagewillalsotellyouwhetheryourheartrateisaboveorbelowyourtargetzone,promptingyou
to intensify or relax your efforts to stay in-zone.
Youcanacquireyourheartrateatanytimeinanymode.
Ifyoumeasureyourheartratewhileaworkoutisactive,thedataisfactoredintotheaverageheartratefor
theworkout.Whenyouresettheworkout,thisaverageissavedandyoucanviewitinReviewmode.See
REVIEWMODE.
1. Strapthewatchsnuglyaroundyourwrist.
2. Withyourindexnger,touchthesteelringaroundthewatchface
for about 5-8 seconds.
The
g icon flashes while your heart rate is measured.
3. Whenmeasurementiscomplete,yourcurrentheartrateisdis-
played in beats per minute and as a percentage of your estimated
maximum heart rate.
• Ifyourheartrateislessthanthelowerlimitofyourtargetzone,thewatchbeepstwiceandZONE-LO
displays.Increaseyourworkoutintensitytoraiseyourheartrateabovethelowertargetzonelimit.
• Ifyourheartrateismorethantheupperlimitofyourtargetzone,thewatchbeepstwiceandZONE-HI
displays. Relax your workout intensity to lower your heart rate below the upper target zone limit.
• Ifyourheartrateiswithinthetargetzone,ZONE-INdisplays.Maintainyourworkoutintensitytostayinthe
target zone you have set.
Ifyouhaveproblemsacquiringaheartratemeasurement,seeTROUBLESHOOTING.
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE HEART RATE MONITOR
Ifyouareinverywetconditions,youcanlocktheheartratemonitortopreventfalsereadings.