Does the heart rate monitor work continually, or do you have to hold your finger on it?
1712216
the heart rate monitor is on the backside of the screen against your wrist, no need to use a finger. the monitor is not always on, it can be turned on for individual readings, and it comes on when you turn on an activity mode like running.
1712217
The heart rate monitor works one you push the start icon. It takes a few moments to measure then displays your heart rate. -Word of caution: It is not accurate but the Samsung SActive phone sensor is very accurate.
2045129
If you press it once it shows the pulse and the read out is constant. If you press it again then there are a few display option for the constant read out when using the heart rate monitor with the stopwatch function.
993335
I have found it very accurate when compared against other devices like treadmill sensors which you hold on to and even when I compare to a blood pressure monitor.There is a little heart which flashes on the top right so if you hold your other hand to the pulse at your neck you can get confirmation that the heartbeat measured on the watch coincides with the actual heartbeat you are experiencing.
1628137
Yes For continuous heart rate monitoring. For spot check of your heart rate you just push the silver butting with your index finger and it gives you ECG accurate heart rate.
371593
Yes the heart rate monitor only works when you touch the face, I would not recommend this watch for regular monitoring of the heart. It's designed for working out. I suppose if I felt my heart felt a bit irregular I might think to use this as a guide line or idea, but certainly would follow up with a true medical device or my doctor. I have been extremely satisfied with this watch for working out, but if I needed something to monitor my heart rate for medical purposes I would not use this watch. Hope this helps
316271
It only counts them as you put your heart rate in. It is very sensitive so you cant move your arm around while you are trying to capture your heart rate, I actually have to stop running for a minute and press the buttons to get a reading. It will then calculate the calories burned based on the time elapsed at the heart rate that you captured, so for example if you run for thirty minutes you would need to stop a couple times during your run to get a heart rate reading and if you stop the timer before your last heart rate reading it will not calculate those calories. So long story longer I like it to get and "idea" of my calories but it is a pain to stop several times to get the heart rate reading and I question how truly accurate it is since it is not real time for the heart rate only when you actually press the buttons to capture the heart rate...but I hate chest straps so this is the next best thing for me. Hope that helps
1860564
No. However, I have had 2 (different colors) for more than a year - both still measure pulse accurately whether sitting or working out. Occasionally, I have to allow it to reset, if I have checked my pulse often during a workout. Not a big deal. I have overall been very pleased with mine.
523025
wear it on your arm and hold the silver bezel on the front of the watch. hold it for about 7-10 seconds as the black heart shaped icon blinks on the screen. It will either measure your heart rate or beep that it cannot.
1868452
When you are using it as a heart rate monitor it is in that mode (you have to push a button to get it there) all it does is monitor you heart rate. You just have to look at it. No recall needed. The chest strap communicates to the watch constantly.
523027
Place your index finger at the base of the face. Watch for the heart to appear. You'll get your heart rate after the watch beeps. Wetting the index finger before you please it on the watch will help also. Good luck. Works for me..
16673
I can't really answer that because I didn't wear it often. I didn't find it to be that user friendly so I went back to using my Polar watch w/ heart rate monitor. You may want to ask other purchasers and/or do a customer review search to get a better cross section of opininos.
318103
I find that the heart rate monitor works quite well. Sometimes it takes a little longer than normal because of it changing while I am working out, etc.And sometimes if I am super sweaty I have to wipe some sweat off first for it to work.
1889575
You just keep moving it. Once you press the button on the side it wil pulse as long as you make contact. It's easy to operate! Hope this helps.
2284567
Yes. But I'll answer this in a little more detail. It will show your HR continuously. Press (hold for 3 secs) the button below it and it will say START. It will then show the HR continuously until you press the bottom button (hold for 3 secs) again to STOP. Once stopped, you can clear it by pressing and holding the lower button on the right side and it will say Clear in 3, 2, 1. Then it will all return to zero. It will periodically tell you when the HR is within zone or outside of zone. The message appears in the center HR area but then disappears returning to the HR. But does not show zone continuously. It would be nice if it would give a little tone or something to let u know when the in/out of zone appears. But you have to look at the watch a lot to catch it. I don't use this feature tho. If you calculate your hi/low HR zone, all you need do is check the HR periodically. You can see for yourself if HR is out of zone. And if it is out of zone, how much. Sometimes out of zone may be only a few heart beats. In which case you know how much you need to slow down or speed up. But really, if you are monitoring your HR you can see when you are getting close to being out of zone and slow down before you go over the line. Don't need a continuous HR zone alert then. Hope this helps.
1488080
I've had this only a short time and use it infrequently. As long as a finger is in the device, it should stay on. But once the finger ids removed, it will turn off after 10 seconds. Alarm adjustments that can be made in the 'setup' mode for the oxygen level and the pulse rate. The highest pulse seems to be 240 The settings can be a little tricky to make since the instruction leaflet is not very clear. However, it seems well to be well made and does work well. It uses two readily available AAA cells, which is a plus.
1653213
Yes - it shows continuously. With the watch on your wrist, you push the HR button on the RHS, it says FIND on the screen and then the HR is picked up and displayed in large font (as per the marketing pictures). It is easy to see whilst working out and responds to changes quickly. Hope this helps. Craig
100822
I haven't had that problem at all. If anything, it is a bit inaccurate in the beginning of a run while my heart rate is just kicking in. After a few minutes at most, mine works well - as accurate as my Polar without the irritating strap.