MIO Alpha User Guide 07
usIng heart rate Zone alerts
Your Alpha watch can notify you by beeping once when you are not exercising in your target heart
rate zone. A double-beep indicates your heart rate is 10 BPM or more outside the target zone. To use
zone alerts, specify your target zone and turn on the timer while you are exercising.
heart rate Zone alert led sIgnals
With your Alpha in EXERCISE mode and the TIMER on, the LED light below the watch displays alerts.
Green flash: you are exercising in your target heart rate zone.
Red flash: you are exercising above your upper limit. A red double-flash means your heart rate is
10 BPM or more above the target zone.
Blue flash: you are exercising below your lower limit. A blue double-flash means your heart rate is
10 BPM or more below the target zone.
Using The Timer
Turn on the timer while you are exercising to:
• Track the length of time you have been exercising.
• Turn on heart rate zone alerts.
Your watch must be in EXERCISE mode to use the timer.
to turn on the tImer
• With your watch in EXERCISE mode, press the TIMER button. The display says START.
• Press the TIMER button to Pause/Resume the TIMER. Once the TIMER is running, the HR Zone
alert will be activated.
to VIeW the elapsed tIme on the tImer
• From the heart rate display, press the SET button to view the timer. This will make the timer your
default display.
• Press the SET button again to peek at the time. The time will be displayed for 3 seconds before
returning to the timer.
• Press the SET button twice to return to the heart rate display.
to exIt from tImer
• Press and hold the TIMER button until the display says END.
Turning off the timer also turns off EXERCISE mode.
