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- 1 - September 10, 2013

Training

With the Training function button you can create and edit routes and training rides of the various

training types: Catalyst, Video, GPS Rides and Virtual Reality.

New training

This is where you set a new training. After selecting this button a list of choices with the different

types of training will appear. Select a training type.

Catalyst

Route

A program consists of different routes (partial courses). Each route has its own setting for

 Distance or Time

 Slope, Watt or Heart rate

Make your choice and click Create. This will lead you to the settings screen.

You can set the route with the + and - buttons near the text box or the little white ball in the picture.

You can also modify the setting by holding the little white ball with a left mouse click and dragging it

to the left, right, up or down.

Summary of content (10 pages)

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Function buttons Training Training With the Training function button you can create and edit routes and training rides of the various training types: Catalyst, Video, GPS Rides and Virtual Reality. New training This is where you set a new training. After selecting this button a list of choices with the different types of training will appear. Select a training type. Catalyst Route A program consists of different routes (partial courses).
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Function buttons Training After editing the program you can name it in the right hand top corner. After clicking Save the program has been selected and you can immediately start training. Tacx Films This is where you can make a partial course1 from a film. After selecting this training type a list of choices will appear with the films and courses already present. Make your choice and click Create. The settings screen will appear, showing the altitude profile at the top.
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Function buttons Training GPS Rides After selecting this button the 3D Google globe will appear with the function buttons to the right. Set route manually This is where you make a new route. Fill in the city and country and click the button Go to location. The image will zoom in on the chosen city. You create the starting point by left double clicking a spot on the globe. If you now double click another location point, a connecting line to the first point is brought about.
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Function buttons Training There are three more tabs: Height This enables you to set the automatic zoom height of the Google Earth application. Settings With this tab you edit the settings of the Google Earth application. Here you will find useful tools such as the navigation control. This allows you to easily navigate through the world. Help The help text provides useful tips when using this feature.
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Function buttons Training Set route automatically It is also possible to automatically make a route. Enter a starting location and a finish point and Google will create the shortest route. After entering the locations click Show route for the route to appear with the required points. Virtual Reality In Virtual Reality you can make your own route. Choose one of the terrains and click Next. In the next screen you will see the map of the terrain. Double click on the map to create a starting point.
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Function buttons Training When you double click on another location point, you will see the Finish appear. You can now finish the route in two different ways: 1. Drag the Finish: the software will automatically make its own route. 2. Double click on the map: double click on the map and the software will automatically calculate a route that leads alongside the points you have clicked on. The numbered points(‘way points’) can also be dragged. The route will then be automatically adjusted.
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Function buttons Training GPS Rides Both buttons work the same way. The difference is that under Edit program all previously ridden scores will be deleted. When using Create new from you are renaming the program and the original program with the corresponding scores will be saved. After selecting this option you will see the routes. Select the route of your choice and choose Create. The route will appear at the bottom of the screen in Google Maps.
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Function buttons Training Multisession With Multisession you can ride partial courses of the same Tacx film or Catalyst training program in succession, so as a combined whole. Select the desired route and click Create. In the left box you will see the available partial courses. Use the arrows to add or remove a partial course. Click Save when your Multisession is compiled. Remove You can remove the entire program including the scores.
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Function buttons Training Info boxes With Edit info boxes you can make new info boxes. Here you can also adjust the info boxes. This option is only available for the training functions Catalyst, Tacx Films and GPS Rides. When you have chosen one of the available training types, you select a training route and click Edit info boxes. You can add an info box with Add at the bottom of the screen. Info boxes can be removed with Remove or Remove ALL.
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Function buttons Training You now see three screens: Screen 1 (top) Reproduction of the training. In GPS Rides you will see a Google Earth simulation and in Catalyst a simulation of the training course. Screen 2 (below left) The profile of the training with above the Play and Pause buttons. You can also adjust the speed here. By simulating the training ride you can check how the info boxes will look like during training. Screen 3 (below right) Here you can edit the info box.