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Table of Contents Getting Started ............................................................................................................................................1 What you’ll find in the box ..................................................................................................................1 What’s in this document ......................................................................................................................1 Setting up your Fitbit Charge 2 ...
Viewing your heart rate .................................................................................................................... 12 Using heart-rate zones ...................................................................................................................... 12 Default heart-rate zones ............................................................................................................... 13 Custom heart-rate zones ...........................................................
Updating your Fitbit Charge 2 ........................................................................................................... 24 Troubleshooting your Fitbit Charge 2 ............................................................................................ 25 Heart-rate signal missing ................................................................................................................. 25 Unexpected behavior ..........................................................................
South Korea .......................................................................................................................................... 33 Singapore ............................................................................................................................................... 33 Taiwan ..................................................................................................................................................... 33 United Arab Emirates ....................
Getting Started Welcome to Fitbit Charge 2™, the smart fitness band that helps you reach your goals in style. Take a moment to review our complete safety information at http://www.fitbit.com/safety. What you’ll find in the box Your Fitbit Charge 2 box includes: Tracker Charging cable The top and bottom detachable wristbands can be swapped for other colors and materials sold separately.
Setting up your Fitbit Charge 2 For the best experience we recommend using the Fitbit apps for iOS, Android, or Windows 10. If you don’t have a mobile device, you can also use a Bluetooth®enabled Windows 10 PC or Mac. For non-Bluetooth options visit help.fitbit.com. Your Fitbit account asks for information such as height, weight, and gender to make various calculations such as stride lengths to estimate distance and basal metabolic rate to estimate calorie burn.
2. Search for “Fitbit app” and when you find it click Free to download the app to your computer. 3. If you’ve never downloaded an app to your computer you’ll be prompted to create an account with the Windows Store. 4. Click Microsoft account to sign in with your existing Microsoft account. If you don’t already have an account with Microsoft, follow the onscreen instructions to create a new account. 5. Open the app after it’s done downloading. 6.
Syncing your tracker data to your Fitbit account When you start using your Charge 2 you'll need to regularly sync it with your Fitbit dashboard. The dashboard is where you’ll track progress, see your exercise history, track your sleep patterns, participate in challenges, and much more. We recommend syncing at least once a day. The Fitbit apps and Fitbit Connect use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology to sync with your Fitbit tracker.
Getting to know your Fitbit Charge 2 This section tells you how best to wear, navigate, and charge your tracker. If you bought an accessory wristband, you’ll also find instructions for taking off the original band and putting on a different one. Wrist placement Review these tips to make sure you’re wearing your tracker for optimal results.
2. Do not wear your tracker too tight; a tight band restricts blood flow, potentially affecting the heart rate signal. That being said, the tracker should also be slightly tighter (snug but not constricting) during exercise than during all-day wear. 3. With high-intensity interval training or other activities where your wrist is moving vigorously and non-rhythmically, the movement may limit the sensor’s ability to provide a heart rate reading.
• Turn your wrist towards you. This behavior, known as Quick View, can be turned off in your tracker settings. • Double-tap your tracker. Using the clock and menus The default or “home” screen is a clock, which is available in several styles. On the clock screen you can: • Tap to see your steps taken, heart rate, distance, calories burned, floors climbed, and active minutes. • Press the button to move to through the menus. You can customize the both the stats and menus shown on your tracker.
Heart rate Exercise Relax Stopwatch Alarms Tapping your tracker For best results, tap your tracker where the screen meets the band as shown. To wake up your tracker, double-tap it; to flip through your stats or the menus, singletap it. Charge 2 doesn’t respond to swipes. You must use the button or firmly and quickly tap the screen. Battery life and charging Your fully charged Charge 2 has a battery life of up to five days.
You can also check your battery level on your Fitbit dashboard. Charging your tracker To charge your tracker: 1. Plug the charging cable into the USB port on your computer or a UL-certified USB wall charger. 2. Clip the other end of the charging cable to the port on the back of the tracker. The pins on the charging cable must lock securely with the port. 3. Make sure the button on your tracker is aligned with the button opening on the charging cable.
Care It’s important to clean and dry your Charge 2 regularly. For instructions and more information, see http://www.fitbit.com/productcare. Changing the wristband The wristband has two separate bands (top and bottom) that you can swap with accessory bands sold separately. Removing a wristband To remove the wristband: 1. Turn over your Charge 2 and find the band latches—there’s one on each end where the band meets the frame. 2. To release the latch, press down on the flat metal button on the strap. 3.
If you’re having trouble removing the band or if it feels stuck, gently move the band back and forth to release it. Attaching a new wristband Before you attach a new wristband, first identify the top and bottom bands. The top band has a watch buckle at the end of it. The bottom band has notches and should be attached on the side closest to the charging port. To attach a band, slide it down on the end of the tracker until you feel it snap into place.
Automatic tracking with Fitbit Charge 2 Your Charge 2 continuously tracks a variety of stats whenever you have it on. The information is transferred to your dashboard every time you sync your tracker. Viewing all-day stats Press the button to wake up your Charge 2 and see the time of day.
Default heart-rate zones Default heart-rate zones are calculated using your estimated maximum heart rate. Fitbit calculates your maximum heart rate with the common formula of 220 minus your age. The heart icon you see above your current heart rate tells you your zone. Refer to the following table for an explanation of the different heart rate zones. Icon Zone Calculation Description Out of Zone Below 50% of your maximum heart rate.
Custom heart-rate zones Instead of using the default heart-rate zones, you can configure a custom zone or a custom max heart rate if you have a specific target in mind. For example, elite athletes might have a target that differs from the American Heart Association’s recommendations for the average person. When you’re in your custom zone you’ll see a solid heart on your tracker. When you’re not in the zone you’ll see an outline of a heart.
Tracking hourly activity Charge 2 helps keep you active throughout the day by keeping track of when you’re stationary and reminding you to move. If you haven’t walked at least 250 steps in a given hour, at ten minutes before the hour you’ll feel a vibration reminding you to walk. When you meet the 250-step goal after receiving a reminder, you’ll feel a second vibration and see a congratulatory message. You’ll also see a daily celebration if you meet your goal every hour.
Exercising with Fitbit Charge 2 Charge 2 uses SmartTrack™ to automatically detect and record select exercises. For more precision or to see real-time stats and a workout summary right on your wrist, you can tell your tracker when exercise starts and stops. All workouts appear in your exercise history for deeper analysis and comparison. Using SmartTrack SmartTrack ensures you get credit for your most active moments of the day.
b. Tap the exercise you want to track and make sure Connected GPS is turned on. Tracking exercise To track an exercise: 1. On your tracker, press the button until you get to the Exercise screen and then tap to find the exercise of your choice. 2. Press and hold the button to start the exercise. If you see a phone icon at the top, that exercise offers connected GPS and your device is connected to a GPS signal. If the phone icon is crossed out, a GPS connection isn’t available.
Practicing Guided Breathing with Charge 2 Charge 2 provides personalized guided breathing sessions on your tracker to help you find moments of calm throughout the day. You can choose between two-minute and five-minute long sessions. To begin a session: 1. On your tracker, press the button until you get to the Relax screen. 2. The two-minute session is the first option. Tap to choose the five-minute session. 3. Press and hold the button to start. 4.
Using Silent Alarms Charge 2 can gently vibrate to wake or alert you with its silent alarm feature. You can set up to eight alarms to recur every day or on particular days of the week only. For more information about customizing and using silent alarms, see help.fitbit.com. Enabling or disabling silent alarms Once an alarm has been set, you can disable or re-enable it directly on your Charge 2 without opening the Fitbit app. You can only set an alarm in the Fitbit app. 1.
Receiving Call, Text, & Calendar Notifications Over 200 compatible iOS and Android mobile devices let you receive incoming phone call, text message, and calendar event notifications on your Charge 2 when your mobile device is nearby. To determine whether your device supports this feature, go to http://www.fitbit.com/devices. Note that notifications aren’t available with the Fitbit app for Windows 10.
1. With your tracker nearby, tap Account on the Fitbit dashboard. 2. Tap the Charge 2 tile. 3. Tap Notifications and turn on or off any combination of text, call, or calendar notifications. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to connect (bond) your mobile device with your tracker. After notifications are enabled, “Charge 2” appears in the list of Bluetooth devices paired to your mobile device. Fitbit app for Android To turn on call, text, or calendar notifications: 1.
For text messages and calendar events, the name of the sender or event scrolls one time and then remains static. The text message or event title scrolls once and disappears. If the name of the sender or event, or the text message or event title is short enough to show on the screen, the information does not scroll. The character limit for notifications is 40.
Customizing your Fitbit Charge 2 This section explains how to change your clock face and modify certain tracker behaviors. Changing the clock face Charge 2 comes with several clock faces. Some examples include: You can change your clock face using the Fitbit app or the fitbit.com dashboard. For more information, see help.fitbit.com. Using Quick View To preserve battery your screen turns off when not in use.
Updating your Fitbit Charge 2 We occasionally make free feature enhancements and product improvements available through firmware updates. We recommend keeping your Charge 2 up to date. When a firmware update is available you’ll see a notification in the Fitbit app prompting you to update. When the update starts, a progress bar appears on the tracker and in the Fitbit app until the update is complete. Keep your tracker and mobile device close to each other during the update process.
Troubleshooting your Fitbit Charge 2 If your tracker is not working properly, review our troubleshooting guidance below. Visit help.fitbit.com more information. Heart-rate signal missing Charge 2 continuously tracks your heart rate while you’re exercising and throughout the day. Occasionally the heart rate tracker may have difficulty finding a good signal.
2. Clip the other end of the charging cable to the port on the back of the tracker. The pins on the charging cable must lock securely with the port. 3. Make sure the button on your tracker is aligned with the button opening on the charging cable. You’ll know the connection is secure when the tracker vibrates and you see a battery icon on your tracker’s display. Your Charge 2 will begin charging. 4. Press and hold the button on your tracker for four seconds.
Fitbit Charge 2 General Info & Specifications Sensors Your Charge 2 contains the following sensors: • A MEMS 3-axis accelerometer, which tracks your motion patterns • An altimeter, which tracks altitude changes • An optical heart rate tracker Materials The wristband that comes with Charge 2 is made of a flexible, durable elastomer material similar to that used in many sports watches. It does not contain latex. Accessory wristbands are available in genuine leather.
Stored data consists of steps, distance, calories burned, floors, active minutes, heart rate, exercise, sleep, and stationary vs. active hours. Charge 2 can store a maximum of 10 hours of exercise data. This means that if you exercise for more than 10 hours and don’t sync your tracker, your exercise history will not include everything. We recommend syncing your tracker at least once a day. Display The Charge 2 has an OLED tap display. Size Wristband sizes are shown below.
Regulatory & Safety Notices Model Name: FB407 USA: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement Notice to the User: The FCC and Industry Canada IDs can also be viewed on your device. To view content: • While your tracker is charging, press the button to scroll to the Regulatory screen. This device complies with FCC part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference and 2.
Cet appareil est conforme aux conditions de la IC en matière de RF dans des environnements publics ou incontrôlée IC Notice to Users in accordance with the current RSS GEN: This device complies with Industry Canada license exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. this device may not cause interference, and 2.
Australia and New Zealand Notice to the User: Regulatory content for this region can also be viewed on your device. To view the content: • While your tracker is charging, press the button to scroll to the Regulatory screen. R-NZ Mexico Compliant with the standard R&TTE 99/CE/05 Conforme à la norme R&TTE 99/CE/05 Australia and New Zealand IFETEL: RCPFIFB16-0649 La operación de este equipo está sujeta a las siguientes dos condiciones: R-NZ 1.
Oman OMAN-TRA/TA-R/3338/16 D090258 Philippines Serbia H 005 16 South Africa Notice to the User: Regulatory content for this region can also be viewed on your device. To view the content: • While your tracker is charging, press the button to scroll to the Regulatory screen.
South Korea Notice to the User: Regulatory content for this region can also be viewed on your device. To view the content: • While your tracker is charging, press the button to scroll to the Regulatory screen. 클래스 B 장치 (가정 사용을위한 방송 통신 기기) : EMC 등록 주로 가정용 (B 급)으로하고, 모든 지역에서 사용할 수 있습니다 얻을이 장치. -. 사용 주파수 (Used frequency): 2402 MHz-2480 MHz -. 채널수 (The number of channels): 40 -. 공중선전계강도 (Antenna power): -2.0dBi -.
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