TROUBLESHOOTING THE OPTIONAL POLAR
®
TELEMETRY HEART RATE CHEST STRAP (CONTINUED)
Malfunction Probable Cause Corrective Action
Heart rate reading is erratic
or absent entirely.
Belt transmitter electrodes are
not wet enough to pick up
accurate heart rate readings.
Wet the belt transmitter
electrodes (see Section 3.2).
Belt transmitter electrodes are
not laying flat against the skin.
Ensure the belt transmitter elec-
trodes are laying flat against the
skin (see Section 3.2).
Belt transmitter needs cleaning.
Wash the belt transmitter with
mild soap and water.
Belt transmitter is not within 3
feet (1 meter) of the heart rate
receiver.
Make sure the chest strap trans-
mitter is within 3 feet
(1 meter) of the heart rate
receiver.
Polar telemetry heart rate chest
strap battery is depleted.
Contact Life Fitness Customer
Support Services for instructions
on how to have the Polar teleme-
try heart rate chest strap
replaced.
Polar telemetry heart rate chest
strap did not lock in with the
heart rate receiver.
Make sure the Polar telemetry
heart rate chest strap is applied
and move closer to the heart rate
receiver. Wait up to 10 seconds
for the heart rate to display on the
console.
Notes:
1. Ensure proper adherence of
the Polar telemetry heart rate
chest strap to user’s chest.
2. Ensure proper conductivity be-
tween the electrodes and user’s
chest.
3. If needed, use the Polar watch
to verify chest strap’s operation.
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