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CONTENT
1. Foreword and package contents 29
2. Basic operation principle 302.1 Functionsummary(treediagram) 302.2 Keyoccupancyandnavigationprinciple 322.3 Fixingthechestbelt/ attachingthehandlebarholder 332.4 Measuringtheheartbeat 34
3. Settings before the first training k Main menu Setting 373.1 SettingUser 383.2 SettingUnit 40
4. Main menu Training 41
5. Main menu Time 42
6. Main menu Memory 456.1 Totalvalues 456.2 Memory 46
7. Other information 477.1 Informationonheartrate 477.2 FAQ 497.3 Beepsummary 507.4 Troubleshooting 517.5 Changingthebattery/waterproofing andwarranty 52
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1. FOREWORD AND PACKAGE CONTENTS
HeartratemonitorONYXEASY.
k ECG-accuratekApprovedtomedicalstandards
HandlebarholdertousetheONYXEASYonthebikewithanOring.
CongratulationsonchoosingaheartratemonitorfromSIGMASPORT®.YournewONYXEASYwillbeafaithfulcompanionforsportandleisureformanyyearstocome.
TheONYXEASYisatechnicallydemandingmeasuringdevice.Inordertolearnandapplythevariedfunctionsofyournewheartratemonitor,pleasereadthisusermanualcarefully.
SIGMASPORT®wishesyoualotoffunusingyourONYXEASY.
Chestbeltwithdigitallycodedradiotransmission.
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�. BASIC OPERATION PRINCIPLE
TimeTraining
Clock1zonetraining
Date
Stopwatch
Memory
TotalValues1Memory
PerWeek
PerMonth
SinceReset
Countdown
Alarm
�.1 FUNCTION SUMMARY
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�.1 FUNCTION SUMMARY
Setting
UnitUser
LanguageGender
DateBirthday
ClockWeight
VolumeHRMax.
ButtontonesT.zone(trainingzone)
ZoneAlarm
MyName
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�.1 FUNCTION SUMMARY
�.� KEY ALLOCATION AND NAVIGATION PRINCIPLE
The � main menus of the ONYX EASY
YourONYXEASYisclassifiedinto4mainmenus–“Training”,“Time”,“Memory”and“Setting”.
Thesymbolanddescriptiononthescreenindicateswhereyouareinthemainmenu.UsethePLUS/MINUSbuttonstochangebetweentheindividualmainmenus.
TheONYXEASYusesthreemenulevels.Whennavigatingthroughthemenusandsub-menusoftheONYXEASYtheusercanalwaysrefertothetreediagraminChapter2.1“Functionsummary”.
ThemenunavigationontheONYXEASYismademuchsimplerbythenavigationlevel.Thenavigationlevelalwaysappearswhenyoupressoneofthetwoupperfunctionbuttons.
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�.� KEY ALLOCATION AND NAVIGATION PRINCIPLE
Thepossiblebuttonfunctionsforthetwoupperbuttonsareshowninthenavigationlevelinorderto:
k Movetothenextdeeperlevel(ENTER)k Gobacktothenexthigherlevel(BACK/OFF)k Starttraining(START)k Endtraining(END)Confirmthefunctionshowninthenavigationlevelbypressingthebuttonagain.UsethetwolowerbuttonsPLUS/MINUStochangebetweentheindividualmenuoptionsononelevel.
Usetheadjustingmechanismtoindividuallyadaptthelengthofthebelt.
Ensurethatyousetthelengthofthebeltsothatitsitswellbutisnottootight.
�.� FIXING THE CHEST BELT /HANDLEBAR HOLDER
Connectthetransmitterwiththeelasticbelt.
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�.� FIXING THE CHEST BELT /HANDLEBAR HOLDER
Placethebeltsuchthatformenthetransmitterisbelowthechestmusclesandforwomenbelowthebreasts.
TheSIGMAlogomustalwaysbereadablefromthefront.
Liftthebeltslightlyfromtheskin.Dampentheribbedzones(electrodes)ontherearofthetransmitterwithsalviaorcardiogel.
Assemblethehandlebarholder.
ThenfixthehandlebarholderwiththeOringandclosethewristband.
WhenyouarenottrainingyourONYXEASYisinsleepmodeandcanbewornasanormalwatch.Beforeandaftertrainingthescreenshowsthedate,timeandproductname.
�.� MEASURING THE HEARTBEAT
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�.� MEASURING THE HEARTBEAT
Synchronisation of Watch and Chestbelt
YourONYXEASYisequippedwithadigitallycodedchestbeltthatenablesyoutohaveinterferencefreetraining.
ToactivateyourONYXEASYholddownanybuttonfortwoseconds.Theclockchangestoactivemodeandyouenterthetrainingmainmenu.
Note:Atthestartalwaysrefertothetreediagramshownin2.1.
Youcanenteranotherwordwithupto10charactersundertheONYXEASYfont(mynamefunction).PleaserefertoChapter3.2“Settingunit”.
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�.� MEASURING THE HEARTBEAT
Thesynchronizationstartsautomaticallyandtakesjustafewseconds.
Beforestartingtotrainyouhavetosynchronizethechestbeltwiththewatchonce.
Select“Training”inthemainmenuandpressnavigationbuttonkENTER.
AftersuccessfulsynchronizationyourONYXEASYgivesashortconfirmationwith“Syncok”.
Note:Ifyoudonotseethisindicationonyourwatchsynchronizationhasalreadybeencompletedsuccessfully.
AfteryourONYXEASYhassuccessfullysynchronizedwithyourchestbeltyoucanstarttrainingbypressingkSTART.
Note:pleaserefertoChapter7.4“Trouble-shooting”forpossibleproblemswithsynchro-nization.
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�.� MEASURING THE HEARTBEAT
ToswitchoffyourONYXEASYyouhavetobeintheMainMenu.
PresstheNavigationbuttonkOFFtoactivatesleepmode.
YourONYXEASYisagaininsleepmodeandcanbewornasaneverydaywatch.
Switch off ONYX EASY
TheONYXEASYswitchesitselfoffautomaticallyafter5minutesifnotrainingisundertaken.Youcanalsoturnyourwatchtosleepmodemanuallyatanytime.
Beforethefirsttrainingsessionenteryourpersonalsettings.
�. SETTINGS BEFORE THE FIRST TRAINING
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�. SETTINGS BEFORE THE FIRST TRAINING
Nowvarioussettingvaluesaredisplayedineachmenu.ChangethesettingvalueusingtheNavigationbuttonkCHANGE.
Increase/reducethevaluetobesetusingPLUS/MINUS.ConfirmtherelevantsettingwithOKandsavethesettingwhenyouhavefinishedusingkSAVE.
Note:TheONYXEASYhasanadditionalmemorysothatthepersonalsettingsinyourONYXEASYareretainedwhenyouarechangingthebattery.
GotomainmenubypressingthePLUS/MINUSbuttonuntilyoureachthe“Settingmenu”option.PresstheNavigationbuttonkENTERtoopenthe“Settingmenu”.The“Settingmainmenu”issub-dividedintouser,“unit”and“trai-ningsettings”(Setting/User,Setting/Unit,Setting/Training).SwitchbetweentheseoptionsbypressingthePLUS/MINUSbuttons.OpentherelevantmenuwiththeNavigationbuttonkENTER.
In“Settinguser”enterinsuccessionyourgender,birthdayandweight.Yourmaximumheartfrequencyiscalculatedbythefollowingequations.
�.1 SETTING USER
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�.1 SETTING USER
Thecalculatedmax.HR(heartrate)formsthebasisfordeter-miningtheupperandlowerlimitsofyourpreferredtrainingzone.Selectingandsettingthetrainingzoneisdoneinthe“Settings//User//Train.Zone”menu.Dependingonyourpersonaltargets,youcanchoosetoactivateoneofthefollowingtrainingzonesintheONYXEASY.
1. Fat Burner Zone: k approx. ��–�0 % of HR max.Whentrainingatalowerintensityandhencelongerperiod,abiggerpercentageoffatthancarbohydrateisusedtoprovideenergy.Thereforepeoplewhoprimarilywanttoreducetheirweightandburnfatshouldtraininthisarea.Therecommendedtrainingperiodis45-90min.
Beginners,whohavenotdoneanysportforalongtime,shouldalsostarttraininginthisareaofintensityatfirst.Thissignificantlyreducesthedangerofover-exertionandtheassociatedhealthrisks.
�. Fitness Zone: k approx. �0–�0 % of HR max.Heart-circulationtrainingispredominantlyusedtoimproveaerobicperformance.
�. Personal Zone:ONYXEASYalsogivesyoutheopportunitytosetyourowntrainingzone.Todothisyouchangetheupperandlowerlimitsinthe“Settings//User//Train.Zone”menuoptionusingthenavigationbuttonkCHANGE.
Note:Notesaboutmakingsettingscanbefoundatthestartofthischapter.
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�.� SETTING UNIT
The“settingunit”menuprovidesthelanguage(D,GB/USA,F,ES,IT),date,clock(12/24hmode)andvariousvolumesettings.Thedifferentvolumesettingsare:
Buttontones:Buttontonesgivetheuseracousticfeedbackeachtimeabuttonispressed.
ZoneAlarm:Onthezonealarm,anacousticsignalbeepswhentheusergoesaboveorbelowthelimitsofthetrainingzone.
PleaserefertoChapter7.3“Beepsummary”forasummaryoftheacousticsignals.Youwillfindinformationonthesettingprincipleatthestartofthischapter.
Inthesubmenu“setting”youcanpersonalizetheONYXEASYusingthe“myname”function.Insleepmodethewatchdisplaysthenameoranyfontofupto10charactersinlength.
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�. MAIN MENU TRAINING
PresstheNavigationbuttonkENTERtoopenthemainmenu“Training”.
AfteryouhavesuccessfullysynchronizedyourONYXEASYwithyourchestbeltyoucanstartyourtrainingbypressingkSTART.
Intheupperareaofthescreenyoucanfindalltheinformationonyourtargetzone.Youwillseeyourcurrentheartrateinthemiddle.
Inthelowerareayoucancallupthefollowingvaluesduringtraining:k TrainingTimekAverageHRkHighestHRkKCALkClock
PressingthePLUS/MINUSbuttonsduringtrainingenablesyoutoswitchbetweenthetrainingvalues.Thetrainingzonethatyouaretrainingindependsonyourpre-settingsinmenuoption3.2“Usersettings”.
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�. MAIN MENU TIME
YourONYXEASYhasamainmenu“Time”,forallimportanttimefunctions.
Summaryoftimefunctions:k ClockkDatekStopwatchwith1/10secondskCountdowntimerkAlarm
PresstheNavigationbuttonkENTERtoopenthe“Time”menu.
TheONYXEASYshowsyouthecurrenttime.
PleaserefertoChapter3.2“Unitsettings”formoreinformationsettingthetimeinthe“Settingunit”menu.
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TheONYXEASYshowsyouthecurrentdate.
PleaserefertoChapter3.2“Unitsettings”formoreinformationsettingthedateinthe“Settingsmain”menu.
Thestopwatchisusedtomeasuretimesepa-ratelyfromtraining.TostartyourstopwatchpresskSTART.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
ThestopwatchonONYXEASYcanalsobeusedwiththechestbelt.Inthiscasethewatchstaysactivatedupto19:59:59h.
Note:oncestarted,thestopwatchalsoconti-nuestoruninthebackgroundwhenthewatchhasbeenputintosleepmode.Inthiscasethedisplayshowsthestopwatchsymbolinsleepmode.
Thecountdowntimercountsafreelyselectabletimedownto0andthenissuesanacousticandopticalalarm.TosetthecountdowntimerpresstheNavigationbuttonkCHANGE.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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�. MAIN MENU TIME
YoucanalsouseyourONYXEASYasanalarmorreminder.
TosetthealarmpresstheNavigationbuttonkCHANGE.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:ifthealarmissettoacertaintime,itwillgooffeverydayatthistime.
Toleavethe“TimeMenu”presstheNavigationbuttonkBACK.
Youarenowbackinthe“MainMenuTime“.
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�. MAIN MENU MEMORY
PresstheNavigationbuttonkENTERtoopenthe“MemoryMenu”.
UsingthePLUS/MINUSbuttonsyoucanchoosebetweenthe“Totalvaluesmemory”andthe“Individualmemory”.
PressthenavigationbuttonkENTERtoopenthe“TotalValues”menuorthedetailedindividualmemory.
In“TotalValues”youcanseethetrainingunitsyouhavecompletedovervariousperiodsoftimeliketrainingdiary.Thisenablesyoutomonitorthemostimportanttrainingdataoveramuchlongerperiodthanintheindividualmemory.
Unliketheindividualmemory,thismemoryisnotusedtogiveanexactanalysisofasingletrainingsession,butmoretoanalysethe“trainingregime”overalongerperiod.(HowregularlyhaveItrainedinacertainweekormonth)
�.1 TOTAL VALUES
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�.1 TOTAL VALUES
YourONYXEASYsavesthemostimportanttotalvaluesofthetrainingunitsyouhavecompletedoverthefollowingperiodsoftime:
k Perweek(upto12weeks)kPermonth(upto12months)kSincereset
Forthisthefollowingvaluesaredisplayedforthedesiredperiodoftime:
kNumberoftrainingunitskTotaltrainingtimekAveragetrainingtimekKcal
Inadditiontothetotalvalues,yourONYXEASYhasaverydetailedmemorytoanalyseyourtrainingsession.
�.� MEMORY
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Thefollowingvaluesaredisplayedfortheuser:
k DatekStarttimekTotaltimekAveragetimekHighestHRkKcalkTimeinHRzonek%inHRzone
Theheartrate(HR)isstatedinbeatsperminute.
Maximum Heart RateThemaximumheartrate(HRmax.)isthemaximumpossiblerateatwhichyourheartbeatswhenexploitingyourphysicalperformancecompletely.YourpersonalHRmax.varieswithyourage,gender,abilitytoperform,performancerelatedtoyourtypeofsportandyourphysicalfitness.
�.1 INFORMATION ON HEART RATE
�. OTHER INFORMATION
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�.1 INFORMATION ON HEART RATE
Werecommendundertakingthistestwithadoctorandrepeatingitregularly.
TheHRmax.isapproximatedautomaticallyintheONYXEASYusingthefollowingmathematicalequation:
Men:210–“halfage”–(0.11xpersonalweightinkg)+4
Women:210–“halfage”–(0.11xpersonalweightinkg)
The right training pulse:Thetrainingzoneistherangeinwhichtheheartrateshouldmoveduringeffectiveandtargetedtraining.InyourONYXEASYyoucanchoosebetweenthe“FatBurnerZone”andthe“FitnessZone”de-pendingonyourpersonaltargets.YoucanfindmoreinformationaboutthisinChapter3.1“Usersettings”.
HR zone (Fat Burner Zone) ��–�0 % of HR max.:Designedfor:healthforpeoplewhoarenewtotraining(orstartingagain).Thiszoneisalsocalled“fatburningzone”.Morefatthancarbo-hydrateisburnedatlowintensityforlongerperiods.Atthislowlevelofintensitythetendencyisformorefatthancarbohydratetobeburned.Itisthereforerecommendedtotrainfor>40mins.atthisintensityfortargetedweightloss.
HR zone (Fitness Zone) – fitness �0–�0 % of HR max.:Designedfor:fitnessatadvancedlevel.Youalreadytrainmoreintensivelyinthefitnesszone.Inthiscaseenergyismainlysuppliedbyburningcarbohydrates.Trainingatthisintensitystrengthenstheheartandcirculationandbuildsupstamina.
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Personal zone:Thelimitsofthetrainingzonecanalsobechangedmanually.NotesaboutsettingscanbefoundinChapter3.1“Usersettings”.
Pleasealwaysnotethatgeneralexercisecanneveraddresspersonalissues!Thereforereallyidealtrainingcanonlybedesignedbyawelleducatedtrainerwhopersonallyknowstheathlete.
What happens if I remove the chest belt during training?
Thewatchwillnolongerdisplayasignal,thescreenwillindicate“0”–afterashortperiodoftimetheONYXEASYgoesintosleepmode(stopwatchdoesnotoperate).
Do SIGMA heart rate monitors switch off completely?
No–insleepmodeonlythetimeanddatearedisplayedsoyoucanusetheheartratemonitorasanormalwatch.InthisstatetheONYXEASYusesonlyverylittlepower.
�.� FAQ
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�.� FAQ
Why does the display react slowly or is coloured black?
Theoperatingtemperaturemaybetoohighorlow.Yourheartratemonitorisdesignedfortemperaturesbetween0°Cand55°C(32–140degreesF).
What should I do if the screen display is weak?
Aweakdisplaymaybeduetoweakbatteries.Youshouldchangethemasquicklyaspossible.
–batterytypeCR2032(ItemNo.00342)
TheONYXEASYprovidesinformationwithvariousbeepsignals.
Thedifferentvolumesettingsare:
1xlong:WhenenteringZone
3xshort:IfyouarebelowZone
5xshort:WhenyouareaboveZone
�.� BEEP SUMMARY
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3xshortininterval:Countdownhasfinished,alarmrings
1xshort:Buttonbeep
Nochestbeltwasfound.
Pleaseensureyouhaveplacedthechestbeltcorrectly.PresskSYNCtorestartsynchro-nization.
Pleaserefertochapter2.4“HeartRateMeasurement”formoreinformation.
�.� TROUBLESHOOTING
Duringsynchronizationtwoormorechestbeltswerefoundcloseby.
MoveawayandpresskSYNCagaintostartsynchronization.
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Important note
Ifnoheartrateisshownonthedisplay,thismaybeduetothefollowingreasons:k Thebeltwiththeheartratetransmitterisnotworncorrectly.k Thesensors(electrodes)ontheheartratetransmitterare dirtyordry.k Interferencefromelectricalsources(highvoltagelines, railwaycables,etc.).k Transmitterbattery(CR2032)isdead(Itemno.00342).
Beforestartingtotrain,consultyourdoctortoavoidriskstoyourhealth.Thisappliesinparticularifyouhavecardio-vascularproblems.
�.� CHANGING THE BATTERY/WATERPROOFING AND WARRANTY
Changing the battery
BatteryCR2032(Itemno.00342)isusedintheheartratemonitorandchestbelt.
ONYXEASYisequippedwithacompartmentforchangingthebattery.Openthebatterycompartmentwiththekeyprovided,changethebatteryandclosethebatterycompartmentbackup.
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�.� CHANGING THE BATTERY/WATERPROOFING AND WARRANTY
Warranty
Weareliabletoourcontractualpartnerforfaultsasdefinedbylaw.Batteriesareexcludedfromthewarranty.Ifyouneedtousethewarrantypleasecontactthedealerwhereyouboughttheheartratemonitororsendthemonitorwithproofofpurchaseandallaccessorieswithadequatepostageto:
SIGMA ElektroGmbHDr. -Julius -Leber -Straße15D-67433Neustadt/WeinstraßeTel.+49(0)6321-9120-118E-mail: [email protected]
Ifyourwarrantyclaimisjustifiedwewillsendyouareplacementunit.Youonlyhavetherighttothecurrentmodelatthetime.Themanufacturerreservestherighttomaketechnicalchanges.
Waterproofing
TheONYXEASYiswaterproofdownto10m.
Donotpressanybuttonsunderwater.
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