Withings Pulse ™ Activity Tracker - Sleep Analyzer Heart Rate Analyzer Installation and Operating Instructions (Android users) Withings Pulse ™ v1.
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• • If your Withings Pulse ™ ever gets wet, dry it thoroughly and place it in a bowl of dry rice for 24 hours. This should help absorb the moisture that remains inside your Withings Pulse ™ and may allow it to work normally again. Water exposure may be checked if you return your Withings Pulse ™ to Withings ™ utilizing a liquid contact indicator inside it. Silicone Wristband • • Wearing the silicone wristband continuously may cause your skin to become irritated.
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Minimum Requirements Internet Access Access to the Internet is required to: • • • Download the Withings Health Mate ™ app, Set up your Withings Pulse ™, Upgrade the firmware. For more details, refer to “Technology Description” on page 37. We recommend using the app on a device connected to the Internet to enjoy all features.
Withings Pulse ™ Description Overview The Withings Pulse ™ is primarily an activity tracker that helps you monitor your daily number of steps, your elevation gain, your running sessions, your total distance, and the calories you burn. It can also help you monitor the quality of your sleep, your heart rate, as well as your blood oxygen (or SpO2) level. You can easily check your activity by navigating the different screens of your Withings Pulse ™ and retrieve a ten-day history for each metric.
Withings Pulse ™ O2/Ox (1) Withings Pulse ™ O2/Ox (3) Belt clip (2) Silicone wristband (4) Micro USB to USB cable (5) Quick start guide Device Description (1) Button (2) Touch screen (3) Charging connector Screens Description You can select a number of screens to be displayed on your Withings Pulse ™: • • • • • • • • Vertical Time (Left): to display time vertically if you wear your Withings Pulse ™ on the right wrist Vertical Time (Right): to display time vertically if you wear your Withings Puls
• • Horizontal Watch: to display time horizontally Total Calories: shows the sum of all active calories and calories a rest You can disable or change the order of these screens as you like after you install your Withings Pulse ™. Otherwise, they will appear in the default order. Refer to “Changing the screen order” on page 17 for more information. Wearing Your Withings Pulse ™ During the day, the belt clip allows you to wear your Withings Pulse ™ clipped to your belt, pocket, or even bra.
Setting Up the Withings Pulse ™ Installing the Withings Health Mate ™ App If the Withings Health Mate ™ app is not already installed on your device, perform the following steps: 1. Type go.withings.com in your device’s web browser. 2. Tap Android App on Google play. 3. Tap INSTALL. The installation process starts. Installing your Withings Pulse ™ Without an Existing Account Creating a Withings account In order to create your Withings account, perform the following steps: 1.
3. Tap I’m setting up my device. 4. Tap Pulse. 5. Tap Install now. Withings Pulse ™ v1.
6. Turn on your Withings Pulse ™ by pressing the button. 7. Put your Withings Pulse ™ close enough to your Android device. Tap Next. The installation process starts. It can take a few minutes, as your Withings Pulse ™ firmware might need updating. 8. Tap Next. 9. Enter your email address, password, and then confirm your password. Tap Next. 10. Enter your first name, surname (last name) and birthday. Tap Next. 11. Select your gender and enter your current height and weight. Tap Create.
Installing the Withings Pulse ™ with an Existing Account Installing your Withings Pulse ™ In order to install your Withings Pulse ™, perform the following steps: 1. Go to My devices in the Withings Health Mate ™ app. 2. Tap +. 3. Tap Pulse. Withings Pulse ™ v1.
4. Tap Install now. 5. Turn on your Withings Pulse ™ by pressing the button. 6. Put your Withings Pulse ™ close enough to your Android device. Tap Next. The installation process starts. It can take a few minutes as your Withings Pulse ™ firmware might need updating. 7. Tap the user account on which you want to install your Withings Pulse ™. You need to enter a valid email address and press Next if you do not use the main user account.
2. Tap OK. The Withings Health Mate ™ app congratulates you on the successful activation of your Withings Pulse ™. Tap Close. Refer to “Changing Your Activity Goal” on page 21 to modify it. Withings Pulse ™ v1.
Changing the Settings of the Withings Pulse ™ Changing the language You can change the language of your Withings Pulse ™, independently from the language of the Withings Health Mate ™ app. To do so, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Withings Health Mate ™ app. 2. Open the left menu and tap My devices. 3. Tap Withings Pulse. 4. Tap Language. 5. Select your language. 6. Synchronize your Withings Pulse ™ with your app to finalize the change.
Changing the time format The time format of the Withings Pulse ™ clock is based on the distance unit selected in the Withings Health Mate ™ app. To change the distance unit, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Withings Health Mate ™ app. 2. Open the left menu and tap Settings. 3. Tap Units. 4. Tap Distance. 5. Select km as your distance unit if you want the 24-hour format, or miles if you want the 12-hour format. 6. Tap the back button to confirm. 7.
3. Tap Withings Pulse. 4. Tap Screens customization. Withings Pulse ™ v1.
5. Select the screens you want to display: - Tap the blue circles on the left to hide a screen. - Tap the empty circles on the left to display a screen. 6. Tap and hold the icon on the right to drag a screen up or down. 7. Tap the back button to confirm. 8. Synchronize your Withings Pulse ™ with your app to finalize the change. Press the button of your Withings Pulse ™ for three seconds to force the synchronization.
Main Functions Tracking your Activity Overview Your Withings Pulse ™ allows you to track your activity: number of steps, distance, elevation, run tracking (distance and speed), and calories. Whether you are walking or running, you don’t have to do anything to start tracking it. All you have to do is wear your Withings Pulse ™, it will do the rest.
Retrieving Your Activity Data From the App You can check your progress in terms of steps, distance, elevation, calories, and running activity by simply launching the Withings Health Mate ™ app. The app offers many graphs that allow you to easily see your history and your progress from the very first time you use it. Checking your Progress From Your Withings Pulse ™ You can also check your activity data from the screen of your Withings Pulse ™.
4. Tap and slide the daily step goal up or down to select the goal you want. The range for your goal is between 3,000 and 15,000 steps per day. 5. Tap OK. Your custom goal is only taken into account in the Withings Health Mate ™ app. Your Withings Pulse ™ will always show your progress according to the default 10,000 step goal. Withings Pulse ™ v1.
Tracking your Sleep Overview You can easily track your sleep using your Withings Pulse ™ thanks to the sleep mode. You can launch the sleep mode directly from your Withings Pulse ™. You have to wear your Withings Pulse ™ at your wrist for the sleep tracking feature to work properly. Launching the Sleep Mode To start tracking your sleep, you have to perform the following steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Place your Withings Pulse ™ in the sleep wristband. Place the wristband around your wrist.
You can activate this feature by performing the following steps: 1. Open the Withings Health Mate ™ app. 2. Go to My devices. 3. Tap Withings Pulse. 4. Activate Automatic wake up detection. 5. Synchronize your Withings Pulse ™ with your app to finalize the change. Press the button of your Withings Pulse ™ for three seconds to force the synchronization. Withings Pulse ™ v1.
Retrieving your Sleep Data You can retrieve the sleep data collected by your Withings Pulse ™ in your Timeline or on your Dashboard in the Withings Health Mate ™ app.
Tracking Your Heart Rate Overview This product is not a medical device and should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical conditions. You can easily track your heart rate using your Withings Pulse ™ thanks to the heart rate mode. You can launch the heart rate mode directly from your Withings Pulse ™. Launching the Heart Rate Mode To start checking your heart rate, you have to perform the following steps: 1.
Tracking Your SpO2 Level Overview The SpO2 tracking feature can’t be used in Japan, China and South Korea. The SpO2 is an estimation of the oxygen concentration in the blood. Normal blood oxygen levels are usually between 95% and 100%. A lower blood oxygen level is not necessarily a sign of a health issue. This product is not a medical device and should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical conditions.
Competing With Your Friends Overview Your Withings Pulse ™ and the Withings Health Mate ™ app help you stay motivated by bringing a social dimension to meeting and exceeding your activity goals. You can add your friends and family to your leaderboard and compete with them to be the one who walks the most every week.
Interacting with someone in your leaderboard Once you have friends in your leaderboard, you can interact with them by tapping their name and selecting one of the three actions available: • • • Cheer to encourage them, Flaunt to show off, Message to chat with them. Adding a social component to your activity tracking is a great way to stay motivated and push your limits.
Badges are a fun way to stay motivated and to be rewarded for your efforts. Insights Once you have started using your Withings Pulse ™ for a few days, the Withings Health Mate ™ will provide you with Insights. This feature looks at your activity and lets you know when you are more active than usual. Whenever you are less active than usual, Insights encourages you to keep going so that you can reach your health goal. It is not possible to deactivate Insights. Withings Pulse ™ v1.
Syncing your Data Automatic Sync Thanks to background synchronization, you should never have to worry about syncing your data, as long as your Bluetooth is always enabled. Background sync is automatically triggered when: • • • You have taken more than 1,000 steps since the last sync, followed by one minute with less than 50 steps. You have reached your daily steps objective. More than 6 hours have passed since the last sync took place.
Dissociating Your Withings Pulse ™ All data that wasn’t synced before dissociating your Withings Pulse ™ will be lost permanently. Dissociating your Withings Pulse ™ allows you to remove it from your account. Once it is no longer linked to your account, it can be installed on another account or on the profile of another user of your account. Dissociating your Withings Pulse ™ will not remove any of your data from the Withings Health Mate ™ app.
5. Tap OK. 6. Perform a factory reset of your Withings Pulse ™. Refer to “Performing a Factory Reset of Your Withings Pulse ™” on page 34 for more information. Withings Pulse ™ v1.
Performing a Factory Reset of Your Withings Pulse ™ All data that wasn’t synced before factory resetting your Withings Pulse ™ will be lost permanently. Factory resetting your Withings Pulse ™ allows you to delete all of the data stored on it. Factory resetting completes the dissociation process. Factory resetting your Withings Pulse ™ will not remove any of your data from the Withings Health Mate ™ app. 1. Navigate to the Horizontal clock screen by pressing the button until it appears on the display. 2.
Cleaning and Maintenance Charging your Withings Pulse ™ Your Withings Pulse ™ can stay up to two weeks without being charged if you rarely press the button and if you limit the use of the heart rate and SpO2 measurements features. However, we recommend that you charge it once a week to avoid any loss of data due to the battery being fully discharged for an extended period of time. You can see the percentage of battery left from the Withings Health Mate ™ app in My devices > Pulse.
Updating the Firmware We regularly offer new firmware so that you can benefit from the latest features we add to our products. When new firmware is available, the Withings Health Mate ™ app prompts you to download and install it through an item in your Timeline. Note: You can check which firmware version your Withings Pulse ™ uses in My devices > Pulse. Withings Pulse ™ v1.
Technology Description Steps The number of steps is counted using a 3-axis accelerometer. Based on the movements detected by the accelerometer, your Withings Pulse ™ knows you’re moving. It takes a few steps for your Withings Pulse ™ to know for sure that you’re walking. Once it is certain of that, it can count each step you take thanks to its internal algorithm. If you start running, the accelerometer will detect it and start tracking your run after a minute.
Heart Rate Your Withings Pulse ™ uses an optoelectronic sensor and a LED to measure your heart rate. When you place your finger on the sensor, it picks up any color change on the surface of your skin. These changes are caused by changes in your blood flow due to your heart pumping blood, thus allowing your tracker to count your heartbeat. SpO2 The SpO2 tracking feature can’t be used in Japan, China and South Korea. Your Withings Pulse ™ uses an optoelectronic sensor and a LED to measure your SpO2 level.
Specifications Withings Pulse ™ • • • • • • Two different colors: Black and Blue Height: 43 mm (1.69 in.) Width: 22 mm (0.87 in.) Depth: 8 mm (0.31 in.) Weight: 8 g (0.28 oz) Wristbands: Fits wrists up to 210 mm. (8.25 in.
Compatible Devices • • • • • Bluetooth compatible Android device iPhone 4/4s/5/5c/5s/6/6 Plus iPod Touch 4th Gen or higher iPad 2nd Gen iPad mini Compatible OS • • Android 4.0 or higher iOS 7.0 and iOS 8 Withings Pulse ™ v1.
Document Release Overview Release date April 2015 Modifications v1.0 First release The screenshots in this manual are used for explanatory purposes. Your actual screens may differ from the screenshots in this manual. Withings Pulse ™ v1.
Warranty Withings ™ One (1) Year Limited Warranty - Withings Pulse ™ Withings ™ warrants the Withings ™ branded hardware product (“Withings Pulse ™”) against defects in materials and workmanship when used normally in accordance with Withings ™’ published guidelines for a period of ONE (1) YEAR from the date of original retail purchase by the end-user purchaser (“Warranty Period”).
Regulatory Statements FCC ID: XNAWAM01 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This device complies with the R&TTE Directive. A copy of the EU Declaration of Conformity is available online at www.withings.
