User's Manual

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PS-2129
The PS-2129 Exercise Heart Rate Sensor uses a chest transmitter and sensor
(receiver) to measure heart rates between 40 and 240 beats per minute.
Heart Rate Quick Start
Additional Equipment Needed
Equipment Setup
1. Connect the USB Link to a USB port on your computer or to a USB hub. (If using
an Xplorer with a computer in the classroom, connect the Xplorer cable to the USB
port on your computer.)
2. Wrap the transmitter belt around your chest. (Follow the instructions on card 2A.)
3. Connect the sensor to the PASPORT interface (USB Link, Xplorer, etc.).
4. The software launches when it detects a PASPORT sensor. Select a choice from
the PASPORTAL window.
Sensor Specifications:
Heart rate range:
40 to 240 beats per minute
Transmitter range:
approximately 1 meter
Resolution:
1 beat per minute
Accuracy:
1 beat per minute
Default sample rate:
1 sample every 5 seconds
Max. sample rate*:
5 samples per second
Averaging interval*:
5 seconds
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Exercise Heart Rate Sensor
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• PASPORT
™
interface (USB Link (PS-2100) with USB-compatible computer,
Xplorer (PS-2000), etc.)
• EZscreen or DataStudio
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software (version 1.7 or later)
*The Exercise Heart Rate Sensor averages the heart rate in
5-second intervals. Changing the sampling rate of this sensor is
not recommended. For a beat-by-beat display, use a PS-2111
EKG Sensor.
transmitter belt
sensor
CARD 1A
Heart Rate Activity
DataStudio/DS Lite Tasks:
Record the heart rate:
On the main toolbar, click the Start ( )
button.
View the heart rate (bpm):
From the Data list, drag the Heart Rate icon to
an open display.
Scale to fit the data:
Click the Scale-to-Fit ( ) button.
Retrieve Xplorer data into
DataStudio:
Connect the Xplorer cable to Xplorer and to a
USB port on your computer. When the com-
puter prompts you, click Retrieve Now
().
1. With the transmitter belt on, connect the Exercise Heart Rate Sensor to a USB
Link or Xplorer. (For belt placement instructions, see card 2A.)
2. Use Table 1 below to estimate your target exercise training range.
3. Place the Exercise Heart Rate Sensor in your hand or on a table. (For sensor
placement options, see card 2A.)
4. Sit in a chair. In DataStudio or Xplorer, click the Start button and record your
resting heart rate for 30 seconds.
5. Stand up. In the display, watch your heart rate change.
6. Run in place for 3 to 5 minutes. Continue to collect data and try to stay within
your estimated heart rate range.
7. Stop running. In the display, watch your heart rate recover for 5 - 10 minutes.
Click the Stop button.
8. From the Graph display, record and compare your resting heart rate, maximum
heart rate, and recovery (1, 2, and 3 minutes post-exercise) heart rates.
CARD 1B
Heart Rate Changes During and After 14 Minutes
of Exercise at a Constant Intensity and Workload
Age
Maximum
Heart Rate
*
Minimum Training
Threshold
**
Maximum Training
Threshold
***
15
205 123‘ 185
20
200 120 180
25
195 117 176
30
190 114 171
Table 1: Recommended Exercise Training Heart Rate Levels
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*Maximum estimated heart rate is calculated from 220 - age (yrs).
**Minimum training theshold is equal to 60% of the maximum heart rate (bpm).
***Maximum training threshold is equal to 90% of the maximum heart rate (bpm).
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Ranges are based on the American College of Sports Medicine
recommendations for healthy individuals. Ranges may vary for those with
medical conditions.