EN | FR | DE | ES | IT | NL | FI | SV CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACTS EN Suunto Oy Phone +358 9 875870 Fax +358 9 87587301 Suunto USA Canada Suunto Website Phone 1 (800) 543-9124 Phone 1 (800) 776-7770 www.suunto.com European Call Center Phone +358 2 284 11 60 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION TO SUUNTO TEAM POD .........................................................5 2. SUUNTO TEAM POD IN ACTION ........................................................................5 3. ASSEMBLING SUUNTO TEAM POD ...................................................................9 4. ATTACHING SUUNTO TEAM POD TO A TRIPOD ............................................10 5. POSITIONING SUUNTO TEAM POD .................................................................12 6. PUTTING ON THE HEART RATE TRANSMITTER BELT ..................................13 7. OPERATION .......................................................................................................14 8. SUUNTO SOFTWARE .......................................................................................15 8.1. REAL-TIME ANALYSIS - SUUNTO MONITOR SOFTWARE ................... 15 8.2. DEEPER ANALYSIS - SUUNTO TEAM MANAGER SOFTWARE............ 16 9. INSTALLING SUUNTO SOFTWARE ..................................................................17 9.1. INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE ................................................................ 17 9.2. INSTALLING THE USB DRIVERS ............................................................ 17 9.3. INSTALLING SUUNTO SPORTS INSTRUMENT ON WINDOWS 2000/XP ... 17 10. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................18 11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ...........................................................................18 11.1. COPYRIGHT............................................................................................ 18 11.2. TRADEMARK .......................................................................................... 18 11.3. PATENT................................................................................................... 18 12. DISCLAIMERS .................................................................................................19 12.1. USER'S RESPONSIBILITY .................................................................... 19 12.2. CE .......................................................................................................... 19 12.3. FCC COMPLIANCE ............................................................................... 19 12.4. LIMITS OF LIABILITY AND ISO 9001 COMPLIANCE........................... 19 12.5. AFTER SALES SERVICE ...................................................................... 20 13. DISPOSAL OF THE DEVICE .......................................................................... 21 1. INTRODUCTION TO SUUNTO TEAM POD Suunto Team Pod is a Peripheral Observation Device designed to increase the effectiveness of group training. It includes an antenna-equipped receiver, a USB cable, and PC software. Suunto Team Pod enables coaches to receive real-time heart rate (HR) data via wireless transmission from their athletes' HR belts straight to a PC screen, from a distance of up to 100 meters/330 feet. This allows the coach to ensure that each and every athlete is training at their optimum heart rate. Data is sent directly from the athletes' heart rate transmitter belts to the coach's PC, via wireless transmission to Suunto Team Pod's digital receiver. The athletes' heart rate transmitter belts are all individually coded, allowing the coach to see which data is coming from which athlete and advise accordingly. The coach can then use the supplied PC software to analyze the athletes' individual performances and further refine their training for optimum results. 2. SUUNTO TEAM POD IN ACTION Before we see how to assemble, position, and operate Suunto Team Pod, or use the PC software, it might be helpful to follow a real example of how a coach starts to use his device for the first time. We will see what is required prior to any training, how to make the most of the real time monitoring during training, and what kind of analysis can be performed with the software after the training is complete. Before training In our example, Coach has bought Suunto Team Pod to improve the effectiveness of his team's training sessions. The evening before the first session with Suunto Team Pod, Coach begins to prepare. Suunto Team Pod uses two different PC programs, Suunto Monitor and Suunto Team Manager. The first thing Coach needs to do is install the software on his laptop (see Section 9). 5 After installing the software, Coach logs into Suunto Team Manager by creating his own coach profile. From the Team dropdown list in the menu bar, he selects Create Team and adds the name of his team. The newly created team then appears in the My Training window. He right clicks the newly created team and chooses Create Athlete. A new window opens and Coach fills in the team captain's details, such as name, date of birth, height, weight, and an activity level figure (descriptions of which can be found in the window). This information is needed to calculate the athlete's maximum heart rate, performance capacity, and other values required for analysis. When the captain's details are complete, Coach clicks the Create Athlete button and repeats the process for the other members of the team. When the team is complete, Coach highlights each team member's name in turn and clicks the Personal button in the Athletes window to further customize their profile. Coach fine tunes his athletes' data by adding the real max HR that they recorded during a recent performance test. Having finished creating his team and all the athletes' profiles, Coach closes Suunto Team Manager and turns his attention to Suunto Team Pod itself. He assembles the device (as described in Section 3) and connects it to his laptop. He then needs to test the system, by placing a heart rate transmitter belt on himself and watching the monitor for his own heart rate. Satisfied that everything is working correctly, Coach turns off his laptop and then unplugs Suunto Team Pod. He then takes out his team's heart rate transmitter belts and sticks a team member's name to each one. On a piece of paper, he writes the last five digits of the first number on the back of the belt next to the name of the athlete who will receive it. Coach is at the training field bright and early. He positions Suunto Team Pod correctly, so that it covers the whole field (see Section 5) and connects Suunto Team Pod to his laptop. He then opens Suunto Monitor. When the team arrives, he hands out their heart rate transmitter belts and tells them how to put them on properly (see section 6). The Belts window of Suunto Monitor shows the ID numbers of all the heart rate transmitter belts that Suunto Team Pod is receiving a signal from. Coach takes out his piece of paper and starts to check the box next to each belt in turn. When he checks the box, a popup appears and in the drop down menu all the members of the team that he created in Suunto 6 Team Manager the evening before appear. He selects the name that goes with each belt and also adds the athlete's maximum heart rate. If the real maximum heart rate is not known, it can be calculated using the formula 220 minus the athlete's age. When all the belts have been allocated to the team, the list of numbers has been replaced by a list of names in the Athletes window. In the same window, Coach puts a mark into the box next to the name of each athlete he wants to monitor. One of the team members has brought a friend to try out for the team. Because Coach didn't add his details in Suunto Team manager the evening before, Coach gives him a spare HR belt to put on and adds him straight to Suunto Monitor. Coach selects Athletes and Edit in the main menu, and then clicks Add. Here he adds the name of the newcomer, his maximum heart rate, and the ID number of the belt. The training session can now begin. NOTE: If you suspect that the HR belts may have been misallocated, the best way to make sure that each belt is correctly named is to collect all the belts back and then give them out again one at a time. As each team member puts on his belt, and Suunto Monitor detects it, name the belt before giving out the next one. During Training The heart rate data of all the monitored athletes appears on the screen either as beats per minute or as a percentage of their maximum heart rate. The colors represent the athletes' heart rates in relation to the target heart rate zone - red means the monitored athlete's heart rate is above the target zone, green within the zone, and blue below the zone. Coach sets the target zone to match the purpose of the session. Using the colors, he can easily see which athletes are training too hard - or not hard enough. At the start of the session, Coach clicks the Record Session button and Suunto Monitor starts recording the data received from each athlete's belt. During the session, Coach clicks the View Session Graph button to see a graphical representation of the athletes' real-time heart rates and offers specific advice to each athlete based on the data. At the end of the training session, Coach clicks the Stop Session button, a pop-up appears and he names the session with, for example, the date and activity. He then clicks Save, closes Suunto Monitor, unplugs Suunto Team Pod, and follows his team off the field for some post-training refreshments. 7 After Training Once back at home, Coach logs in to Suunto Team Manager to perform in-depth analysis of his team's performance. From the Actions menu, he chooses Log Analyze and a dropdown list of all the athletes who took part in the morning's session is displayed. He highlights the athletes whose data he wants to analyze. In the tree view of the My Training window, under each athlete's name, is an analyzed log from the recorded session. Each log can be analyzed in detail by clicking it. Information such as duration, training effect, heart rate, ventilation, and a number of other body parameters valuable for assessing training effectiveness is available. Coach uses the analyzed data to refine the training program of each athlete. For more information on the functionality of Suunto Team Manager and Suunto Monitor software, Coach refers to the Help files of the software. Using Suunto Team Pod, and the associated programs, encourages Coach to find out more about issues such as training effect and EPOC, so he downloads Suunto Training Guidebook from www.suunto.com. After a season of training with Suunto Team Pod, Coach's athletes are among the fittest in the league! 8 3. ASSEMBLING SUUNTO TEAM POD 1. 2. 9 4. ATTACHING SUUNTO TEAM POD TO A TRIPOD Suunto Team Pod has a quick-release system so that it can be conveniently mounted on a camera tripod. Alternatively, Suunto Team Pod can be locked in place with the 6 mm-diameter thread located on the bottom of the device. 10 NOTE! In addition to placing the Suunto Team Pod on a tripod, you can place it on a table, bench or other raised surface. 11 5. POSITIONING SUUNTO TEAM POD To achieve the best results, it is important to position the Suunto Team Pod correctly. It should be placed on a camera tripod or similar raised surface and positioned so that the antenna is parallel to the area that is to be monitored. The figure below illustrates factors that may hinder the reception from HR belts and therefore affect the accuracy of the heart rate recording. Athlete number 1: Facing away from the Suunto Team Pod Athlete number 2: Standing directly in front of the antenna Athlete number 3: Standing outside the reception range 12 NOTE: Though water resistant, the Suunto Team Pod should be protected from rain when training outside. 6. PUTTING ON THE HEART RATE TRANSMITTER BELT The heart rate transmitter belt should be put on as shown in the figure below. We recommend that you wear the transmitter against your bare skin to ensure flawless operation. The electrodes must be wet during the exercise. Raise the transmitter a little off your chest and moisten the grooved electrode area on the side in contact with your skin. Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and that the logo is in a central upright position. WARNING People who have a pacemaker, defibrillator, or other implanted electronic device use the transmitter belt at their own risk. Before starting the initial use of the transmitter belt, we recommend an exercise test under a doctor's supervision. This will ensure the safety and reliability of the pacemaker and transmitter belt when being used simultaneously. 13 Exercise may include some risk, especially for those who have been sedentary. We strongly advise you to consult your doctor prior to beginning a regular exercise program. 7. OPERATION Under normal circumstances, the ...