Pedometer How-Tos

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Please read these important notes on using your pedometer.

To Clear Your Step Count (All Models)
Press and hold the RESET button until a zero appears. Caution! Don't forget to record your steps before erasing them!

To Clear Your Step Count

Press and hold the RESET button until a zero appears. Caution! Don’t forget to record your steps before clearing them.

To Set Your Stride Length

Roll out a tape measure (At least 25 feet). With your toe on the zero mark, take 10 normal steps. Measure where you toe lands on the tenth step. Divide by 10. For example, 24 feet/10 steps = 2’3” stride length. Press the MODE button until “mile” is displayed in the bottom corner. Press and hold SET until your correct stride is displayed; release button.

Note: These are examples only. You’ll need to measure your own stride length and program it into you r pedometer.

To Set Clock

Press the MODE button until “time” appears on the right side of the screen. Press the RESET button until the cursor stops flashing. Press and hold down the MODE button until the correct hour is displayed; release button. Press and hold down the SET button until the correct minutes are displayed; release button. The clock is now set.

To Program Weight

Press the MODE button until the word “kcal” appears on the right side of the screen. Press the SET button once to activate, then press and hold the SET button until your appropriate weight appears; release button. Your weight is now set.

How to Wear Your Active Steps Pedometer
Place the pedometer on the waistband of your clothing. Position it close to the midline of your thigh (lined up with knee) in an upright position (the word Active should be parallel with the ground). It should fit snug to your body and not hang loose.

Note: If your pedometer is not recording steps accurately, try to relocate your pedometer in various positions on your body (i.e. move to left or right on your clothing).

Caring for your Active Steps Pedometer

• Avoid dropping or crushing, this could break the crystal.
• Avoid Excessive moisture, the Active Steps Pedometer is not waterproof.
• Avoid forcing the pedometer clip onto belt or pant waist, this could cause the clip to break.
• Battery should be changed when the digital display become faded or blank. Insert a coin into the dime sized slot on the side and turn to open the front face to reveal the battery.

Helpful Notes on Measurement
The pedometer that you have contains a precision mechanism, and when tested by exercise physiologists in controlled conditions, it counted steps to within 1% of the actual number of steps taken. The mechanism contains a suspended lever arm that is much like the pendulum of a clock, so for your pedometer to count steps accurately it must be positioned in a vertical plane, it must be level--not tilted one way or the other--, and it must be held firmly in place. If you feel that your pedometer is not counting steps properly, run a test. Put your pedometer on and press the RESET button so that the display starts at 000. Then walk 20 steps and check the number on the display. If the number is off by more than one or two steps, change the placement of your pedometer, and try the test again. The best placement for your pedometer will depend on your particular body type.

Please note that your pedometer will detect and record some movements that aren't really steps, such as getting up from one's chair, shifting one's weight, etc., but the relative importance of this error to total daily values is likely to be insignificant.