[. . . ] 10 2 1 GETTING STARTED 1. 1 Basic settings Press any button to activate your Suunto heart rate monitor. You will be prompted to set the time and date, as well as your physical characteristics and activity. Start Stop Lap + Mode View Back Light - en 1. Return to the preceding setting, if needed, by pressing the [View Back] button. [. . . ] Scroll through the menus using [Lap +] and [Light -]. Move to a setting and accept a value with [Mode]. Return to the previous setting with [View Back]. At any time you can exit by pressing [Start Stop]. The quick exit is indicated by an "X" on the screen. 6 2 TRAINING WITH YOUR HEART RATE MONITOR 2. 1 Putting on your transmitter belt Put on the belt as illustrated and switch to TRAINING mode to start monitoring your heart rate. Moisten both contact areas (1) with water or gel before putting the belt on. Ensure the belt is centered on your chest. en WARNING: If you have a pacemaker, defibrillator, or other implanted electronic device, you use the transmitter belt at your own risk. Before using it, we recommend an exercise test with your Suunto heat rate monitor and belt under a doctor's supervision. Exercise may include some risk, especially for those who have been inactive. We strongly advise you to consult your doctor prior to beginning a regular exercise program. 7 2. 2 Starting a training session When you enter TRAINING mode, your Suunto heart rate monitor automatically searches for signals from a transmitter belt. The training session itself starts when you start the lap timer and ends when you stop it. Using the lap timer The lap timer is displayed at the top of the screen. If your peak heart rate exceeded the defined maximum, your Suunto heart rate monitor will ask you if you want to update to the new peak value when you clear the session. 8 2. 3 Viewing your training history Viewing training totals While the log recorder is running, your Suunto heart rate monitor records data about the training session, such as heart rate activity and calories burned. Scroll through totals for the period using [View Back] and [Mode]. en Using the logbook (t3c, t4c) In addition to training totals, you can save logs of each training session. Scroll through session data using [Lap +] and [Light -]. 2. 4 Measuring your training intensity Training with heart rate monitors is traditionally based on heart rate zones. The intensity of your training is determined by the time you spend in each of three zones. To provide even more useful and accurate guidance, Suunto t3c and t4c also use a different measurement called Training Effect. [. . . ] This last step takes you directly to TRAINING mode with the TE target level and training duration pre-set in the view. You can now start the log recorder and begin your training session as normal. 10 SUUNTO CUSTOMER SERVICE SERVICE CLIENT SUUNTO, SUUNTO KUNDENDIENST, SERVICIO AL CLIENTE DE SUUNTO, ASSISTENZA CLIENTI SUUNTO, SUUNTO KLANTENSERVICE, SUUNNON ASIAKASPALVELU, SUUNTOS KUNDTJÄNST, SERVIÇO AO CLIENTE DA SUUNTO, SUUNTO , SUUNTO en www Global helpdesk Suunto USA Suunto Canada Suunto website +358 2 284 11 60 +1 (800) 543-9124 + 1 (800) 776-7770 www. suunto. com www. suunto. com Copyright © Suunto Oy 11/2007. [. . . ]