Runtastic RUNGPS1 manual

GPS Watch with Hea rt Rate Measu rement Operating instructi ons Edition 04/2012[...]

2 Table of Contents 1 Application rang e ................................................................................ 4 2 Safety and maint enance ..................................................................... 5 2.1 Safet y instructions ........................................................................... 5 2.2 Repai ring ..........[...]

3 6.3.4 After tr aining ......................................................................... 39 6.4 GPS-Navi gation-mode .................................................................... 41 6.4.1 Navigation-disp lay ................................................................ 41 6.4.2 Go - to -display ...................................[...]

4 1 Application range The GPS-watch RUNGPS1 is equippe d with a navigati on system . The User’s locatio n can be determined by using the satellite network that surrounds the earth . This is possible at any moment and everywhe re in the world.  The GPS-watch is dest ined for the use as a global syst em for determini ng the locatio n.  Made f[...]

5 2 Safety and maintenance 2.1 Safety instructions Please read this chapter carefully and follow all the specified indications . This way you ensure the adequate functioning and a long period o f operation for your GPS-watch. Keep the wrapping and operati ng instructions well , so that , in case of alienati on , you can hand t hem on to the new own[...]

6 latter as to how the devi ce should be used. Children should be supervise d in order to e nsure that they do not play wi th the device. Important : Always co nsult your doct or , before star ting a regular training program . The RUNGPS 1 watch is not a medical device; it is a helping training gadget for the measurement and d isplay of yo ur cardi[...]

7 Be careful not to touc h the buttons , when the watch is still moist . The water only can enter i n th e case t hrough the se buttons and thi s can affect the watch . P lease note that salty and th ermal water can l ead to the corrosion of the metall ic elements. Note that , in cas e of extreme temperature differences (e .g. fr om saun a to the s[...]

8 2.6 Environmental temperatu re The GPS-watch can be operated durably at an environmental temperature from 0 °C up to 50 ° C, and stored at an environmental temperature of -10 °C up to 60 ° C. Avoid high temperature s (e. g. in stopped vehicl es or under direct sun infl uence ) and permanent environment al humidity . Indication: Display proble[...]

9  Charge the accumulator of the GPS watch only with a USB cable delivered together with it . If the accumulator is charged otherwise , this can lead t o overheating, explo sion or fire.  Do not charge the accumulat or of the GPS watch near heat sources or in a car , under the powerful action of sunbeams . Powerful temperature leads to the de[...]

10 Information regarding the replacement of the battery of chest strap can also be found at point 9.2 "Replace ment of the batter y of chest strap ". 2.8 Disposal Batteries are special waste . For the adequat e disposal of the batteries, t here are speci al containers in the sh ops where batteries are commercial ized , as well as in the c[...]

11  Clean the GPS watch and che st strap only with a soft, moi st towel without naps .  Do not u se diluent, corrosive cleaning agent or unde r the form of gas.  Be careful not to leave water d rops on the display o f the GPS watch . Water may cause permanent st ains.  Do not expose the display to sunlight , or to direct action of ultra[...]

12 Elastic st rap : 1 USB cable 1 bike supp ort incl. 2 cabl e clamps and 1 instal ling plate 3.2 Functional press keys „ST./STP.” button „VIEW“ button „MODE“ -button „LIGHT“ button Position of GPS antenna: For t he best GPS rec eption, the GPS ante nna will always be di rected towards t he sky „LAP/RESET“ button Contact po ints[...]

13 4 Start- up We recommend you to read the operating instructions carefu lly be fore starting-up the GPS watch. On the screen of th e GPS watch there is a protectio n film . Eliminate it be fore the first use. Caution! This protectio n fi lm for the screen must be kept out of reach of babies and young children ! It p resents asphyxiatio n danger! [...]

14 4.1 Charging the accumu lator of th e GPS watch The GPS watch has a lit hium-polyme r accumulator . Charge it for m inimum 3 hours bef ore the first use of t he GPS watch. To avoid corro sion , we recommend you to dry the contact points of the G PS watch well before starting a c harging process. Fix the clip of the US B cable on the GPS watch ac[...]

15 4.2 Chest strap Sens or front Sens or back Join the elast ic strap with the sensor. Put the elastic strap so that the sensor stays on the chest , under the pectoral muscles. In order t o make an optimum transfer of the cardiac f requency possible , wear t he be lt with the batter y compartment on the r ight side (from the wearer’s poi nt of vi[...]

16 5 General information regarding the GPS reception In order to be able to use the function of y our GPS optimally , the below mentioned i nstructions must c ertainly be followe d. The GPS watch is a global positio ning system (=GPS) , which serve s especially for measuring the di stance, spee d, height and navigation by means of USA satellite net[...]

17 6 Modes of the GPS watch The GPS watch has the fol lowing main func tioning modes , whi ch can be changed simply by pressing the „MODE“ -button , being desc ribed more exactly i n the following cha pters.  Time-mode  GPS-Workout -mode  GPS-Navigati ons-mode  Compass-mode Additional ly , there is an adjustment mod e , for which th[...]

18 6.1 Adjustment mode Press and hold down the „MODE“ -button in order to get to the adjustment mode . The following pages offer an image about the structure of the menu from the adjus tment mode: Menu structure  Workout (Point 6.3) o Profi les  Select Selectio n of training profile  Customize Selectio n of training data f or the displ[...]

19  GPS (Points 6.3 and 6.4) o On/Of f Activati on/deactivation of GPS reception o Timeo ut Setti ng of GPS Timeout o A-GPS A-GPS Expiry (Mat urity date)  HRM (Point 6.3) o On/Of f Activati on of cardiac freque ncy measurement o Zon e HR  Select Selectio n of training area  Customize Modifi cation of upper and lower limits  Alert Ala[...]

20  Weight Weight se tting o Syste m (Point 6.1.2 – except ing Compass poi nt 6.5)  Sound  Key Tones Activation/deactiv ation of key tone  Chimes Activati on/deactivation o f fixed time alarm  Contrast LCD contrast adjustment  Units  Dst/Spd Adjustment spee d and distan ce unit of measure  Position Adjustment of u nit of m[...]

21 Selectio n of gender  In the setting mode select the „Se ttings“ point from the menu  „User“  „Gend er“.  Then selec t "Male" for mascul ine or "Female" for fe minine. Date of b irth adjustment  In the se tting mode sele ct „Settings“ po int from t he m enu  „User“  „Birth date“. ?[...]

22 LCD contrast adjustment  In the se tting mode sel ect „Settings“ point from t he m enu  „User“  „Contrast“.  Then set t he desired LCD co ntrast from 3 (light ) up to 16 (dar k ). Adjustment of t he unit of meas ure for speed and di stance  In the setti ng mode select „Set tings“ point from the menu  „System?[...]

23 System rese t operation  In the setting mode select „Settings” point from the m enu  „System“  „Sys Rese t“.  Then select "On" to perfor m a system reset . By thi s, all the val ues, all the basic settings will be reset and all the dat a (paths , reference points , training hi stor ies , etc.) deleted. Select &q[...]

24 6.2 Time-mode Press the „M ODE“ -button until yo u reach time mode. This ap pears by t he followi ng screen display: In time mode there are the following sub- functio ns , with the „VIEW“ -button you can cho ose among them:  Time and date  Display of accumulator lev el  Timer  Alarm  Dual Time 6.2.1 Ti me and date In Time-[...]

25 Update GPS for time:  In the setting mode select „Settings” point from the menu  „Time Date“  „Home Time“  „G PS - Upd“.  Then select "ON" or "OFF". "ON" is pre-set , this means that when the satellite signal is received, t ime and date will be automatically s et . Indication : Keep in[...]

26  Then adjust t he seconds, minute s, hours, year, mont h and day. 6.2.2 Ac cumulator level display In Time-mode press the „VIEW“ -button unti l the following display appears on the disp lay: The est imation for the r emaining hour s for the use of GPS f unction wil l be displaye d . W hen the accumulator is almost empty , the symbol will [...]

27 Timer use:  In the display mode Timer press the „ST./STP" butt on to start or stop the timer .  If the timer i s stopped , press the "LAP/RESET" butt on , to reset the ti mer at the time se t previously.  When timing is finished , during the last 10 seconds a Beep will be given for each second . When it reaches t o 0, a[...]

28 Daily Daily Sun Sunday Mon Monday Tue Tuesday Wed Wednesday Thu Thursday Fri Friday Sat Saturday Mon -Fri Monday-Friday  Then selec t the desired al arm format. Alarm stop: When the al arm rings , you can s top it by pressing any key. 6.2.5 Du al Time By this function you can choose a dual time . In Time-m ode press the „VIEW“ - button un[...]

29 6.3 GPS-Workout m ode Press the „MODE“ -butto n until yo u get to GPS -Workout-mode . T his wil l be seen by t he following display on the screen (example of a display ): Within the G PS-Workout-mode the spe ed, distance, t raining time, car diac frequenc y and other interesting data are indicated; these can be subsequen tly seen o n the com[...]

30 automatical ly your maximum cardiac frequency , as well as your upper and lower limits to the 3 indicated training zones . Select the training zone depending on the purpose y ou follow by your tr aining. Selection of traini ng zone  In the setting mode select „H RM” point from the m enu  „HR Zone“  „Select“.  Then sele ct[...]

31 Reset of upper and low er limits to b asic setting  In the setting mode select „H RM” point from the m enu  „HR Zone“  „Reset“. Setting of maxim um cardiac frequen cy  In the setting mode select „HRM” point from the menu  „Max.HR” and adjust the sp ecific maximum frequency . Alarm activation f or training zone [...]

32 6.3.2 Profil es and training data The GPS watch has 5 dif ferent traini ng profiles: Running, Cycli ng, Hiking, Saili ng and „User“ The names of t hese profile s can only be modifi ed via runtastic Connect Selection of traini ng profile  In the setting mode select „Workout“ point f rom the menu  „Profiles“  „Select“. [...]

33 Possible training dat a rows 1 and 3 Altitude Calories Distance Heading HR -Avg HR -Max HR -Min HR HRZ-Abv HRZ- Blw HRZ- In LapDist LapNo LapTime Pace Avg Pace Max Pace Speed Avg Speed Max Speed TimeOfDay Wkout Time Altitude Ca lories Distance Heading (degree i ndication) Average cardi ac frequency Maximum cardiac frequency Minimum cardi ac freq[...]

34 Possible traini ng data row 2 Distance HR LapDist LatLong PaceAvg SpeedAvg Speed TimeOfDay Wkout Time Distan ce Current c ardiac frequency Lap distanc e Longitudina l and latitude degree Average pace ( time/ km) Average spee d Current spe ed Time Training time Training data Basi c data setting  In the setting mode select „Workout“ point f[...]

35 6.3.3 Train ing A-GPS The watc h has a function called “A - GPS” (Assisted global Po sitioning Syst em). A-GPS is a method, whi ch fastens the search fo r a good GPS-reception under bad weather conditions. Th e A-GPS data will b e saved on a ser ver and transferred to the watch via t he runtastic Connect . The validity perio d of this data i[...]

36 Then the GPS watch does n ot know what satellite constellation it should wait and has to gat her the data agai n. Then there is warm start , in the best case it takes approximately 10 seconds . A warm start can function only when the GPS watch did not go a long distance away from the last determination of the position and there was not too much [...]

37 When this symbol appears , e nough satellites we re found in order for the GPS watch t o determine a 3D po sition (with altitude ). If the sat ellites are lost a nd no position is det ermined, "GPS Lost" appears on the scre en , until a butto n is pressed. GPS manual stop In order t o stop the searc h for satellites , the follo wing op[...]

38 Recording of lap ti mes During the traini ng , press the "LA P/RESET” button to record the time of a lap . For each wor kout, the maximum num ber of lap times is 99. Automatic recordi ng of lap times „La p - By - Distance ” By this function, laps can be automatically generated . Then the "LAP/RESET” button no longer needs to be[...]

39  Then press "On", to activate „L ap - To - Waypoint” f unction .  Then select one of the paths . Th is path will be erased and replaced with a new refe rence point Setting of mea surement interval The GPS watch records the pa th continuousl y . You can set manually how often the measurement s are performed , from 1 second up [...]

40 (Part 1)  First ro w : Number of reco rding (Training) Press the „ST./STP.“ - or th e „LAP/RES ET” buttons , to swi tch between recordi ngs (trainings )  Second ro w : Date  Third row : Time  Fourth ro w : Integral number of the laps from t his recording (2 nd Part)  Training ti me  Distan ce  Average pace (time pe r[...]

41 6.4 GPS-Navigation-mode Note: The GPS-Navigation-mode is availabl e on the watch but not supported by the software “runtastic Connect” yet. Therefore you can’t download routes to your watch and use GPS-navigation-mode yet. This function w ill be available in autumn 2012. Press the „MODE“ -button multiple times until you get to the “G[...]

42 First cho ose the path, the nav igation-mode and the waypoi nt-radius, like describe d as follows: Choose path  Choose “Sett ings”  “Navigation”  “SelPath”  Now you c an choose from pat h 1 to path 10 Delete path  Choose “Sett ings”  “Navigation”  “DelPath”  Now you c an choose from pat h 1 to path[...]

43 to start with. When you reach the activated waypoint, automatic ally the prev ious waypoint is display ed until you rec h the first waypoint. Choose navigation-mo des  Choose “Sett ings”  “Navigation”  “NavMode”  Now choose “waypoint”, “f orward” or “backward” Waypoint-radius Here you can adjust when exactly a[...]

44 For a good GPS-receptio n it is important to know that the watch sho uld li e even and sh all not be moved. Indication : Before you start your workout, lay your GPS-watch in open area with view to the sky (e.g. window board, car roof) and start the search fo r satellite s. To start t he search for sat ellites, there are f ollowing optio ns: 1) H[...]

45 To save the batteries, the GPS-watch will stop searching after 5 minut es and will tur n off the GPS. Start/Stop Workout Press the “ST./STP.” -button when you are in the G PS- navigation mode to start or to stop the workout. Thus the search for the GPS -reception and the heart rate measurement are activated automatically (if this has not bee[...]

46 6.4.2 Go - to -display Enter the GPS-Navigation mode and press the “VIEW” -button several tim es, until yo u see the following di splay: You can choose a waypoint from the previous path by either pressing the “ST./STP.” or the “LAP/RESET” -button. Al ternat ing following navi gation data is sho wn in the bott om of the line:  Time[...]

47 Direction Indication of degrees Direction Indicatio n of degrees N Nor th 349° - 11° NNE North-Nor theast 12° - 33° NE Northeas t 34° - 56° ENE East-North Ea st 57° - 78° E Ea st 79° - 101° ESE Ea st -South East 102° - 123° SE South Ea st 124° - 146° SSE South-South Ea st 147° - 168° S South 169° - 191° SSV South-South West 192[...]

48 6.5.1 Compass ca libration The compass of the GPS watch must be calibrated:  if the watc h is used for the first time.  if the compass will be used in a place , which is not identic al to the place in which t he compass was calibr ated.  To calibra te the compass, go in t he adjustment mode and select „Settings“  „System“ [...]

49 Example 1: Western de viation 23° and the c ompass shows 323°  323° - 23° = 300° Example 2: Eastern dev iation 22° and the c ompass shows 278°  278° + 22° = 300 ° Most of the maps have a small arrow , which ind icates where the magnetic North Pole is , how big the deviation is, respect ively (it is indicated in degrees). Also , t[...]

50 8 Display brightness By pressing the "LIGHT" button, the display will be lit for ap proximately 5 seconds . Also , a permane nt brightness of the di splay is poss ible . To activate t he so- called "Night m ode", press and hold down the "LIGHT" button for approximatel y 5 s econds . Press the "LIGHT" butto[...]

51 will be deactivate d . The operati on duration of the accum ulator is of 8 hours when using the GPS, and in time mod e of approx. 1 ye ar. To avoid corrosion , we recommend you to dry well the contact points o f the GPS watch , befo re starting a cha rging proc ess. To charge the ac cumulator , proce ed as foll ows: Fix the clip of US B cable on[...]

52 9.2 Replacement of the battery of chest strap Open the cover of the ba ttery compartment with a coi n , rotating counter clockwise . Take the old battery and place a new one of 3V type CR2032. Make sure the plus pole (+) shows upwards . Put back the cover from the batt ery compartment and cl ose it again , rotat ing clockwise . Make sure the cov[...]

53 10.3 Installing drivers for th e USB cabl e During the installation process of the runtastic Connect progam you will also install the necessary drive rs for the USB-port to your computer. Indication: We ar e not assuming any liability for damages on your computer. 10.4 Using runtastic Connect See below t he most import ant facts how you can use [...]

54 You can switc h between the foll owing window s: “User” “Customize”[...]

55 “System” In eac h window you c an make ad justments in the settings which wi ll be transferre d to the watch once you press the “Save” b utton. 11 Technical data GPS watch Power supply : L it h iu m-polymer accumulat or, 380 mAH, 3,7V GPS accuracy: 3 meters CEP (50 %) under clear sky conditions The indication of the accuracy is ba sed on[...]

56 Accuracy o f position determinat ion Chest strap Power supply: 1 Lithium battery (3V, CR2032) Transmission f requency fro m the chest strap to the G PS watch: 2,4 GHz 12 Declaration of compliance R&TTE Directive 1999 /5/EG: Shortened text of the declaratio n of compliance : By t his, Krippl-Watche s, declares that the GPS watch (Art.-No. RUN[...]

57 13 FAQ/Correction of errors Before claiming the GPS watch , verify if the accumulators are charged and charge them if need be . Also , check the batteries from the chest strap and replace them if ne ed be. I’d like to start t raining , why doesn’t the GPS watc h show speed ? It is important for GPS fast reception that the watch be at rest an[...]

58 How long does the ac cumulator of t he GPS watch last? The servic e life of the accumul ator is of 14 hours , when using the GPS, and of approx. 1 year in time mode. It doesn’t show m y current speed , why? Check if y ou receive eno ugh GPS signal. Why does the GPS watch show a certain speed, if I do not walk/I am not on the move? This depends[...]

59 Why when riding the bike, a different speed in comparison to the computer without bike cable i s shown ? Do not use the computer without bike cable and the GPS watch simultaneo usly . T he signals of the sensor from the b ike computer m ay disturb the GPS watch. Thus , false displays can be shown. Can the cell phone and the GPS watch be mounted [...]

60 14 Warranty We pro vide a 24 months warranty f or t his product. The warrant y period begins on the date of purchase (till rec eipt, purchase voucher). Dur ing this period you will receive free of charge a new or repaired product. T he warranty does not i nclude ba tteries, improper handling, dropping, shock or the like. If you have a claim plea[...]