GUARDO Fit Coach HR Slim User Manual
- June 6, 2024
- GUARDO
Table of Contents
Fit Coach HR Slim
MANUAL
Congratulations on purchasing your GUARDO FIT COACH HR SLIM! Your ultimate assistant in analyzing your health with the heart-rate monitor, step-tracker and sleep tracker!
STEP-BY-STEP:
Charge your activity tracker. Download & install the `GUARDO FIT-COACH’ APP on
Google Play & APP STORE on smartphone OR tablet
(compatible APP operating system = iOS 7.0 & above + ANDROID 4.4 & above +
Bluetooth 4.0 or higher). Connect your smartphone/tablet with your Fit Coach
activity tracker with the App. Correct time & date will now appear on your
watch. Get started.
1. PARTS AND BUTTONS
- Main unit / host
- Built-in USB-charger
- Removable straps
- Display
- Touch-button
You can check data using the Touch-button:
- Press the Touch-button to activate screen of the watch. Following info will appear: Date, battery level, Bluetooth indication & time
- By shortly pressing the Touch-button, step-by-step, you scroll through data of your watch: Heartrate, steps, distance, calories burned…
2. CHARGING THE FIT COACH HR SLIM
- Pull the straps gently and take out the main unit. Connect the main unit with built-in charging part to an USB power source such as a laptop, USB home charger or power bank.
- After 1 hour your Fit coach watch will be fully charged.
- During charging, a battery symbol will briefly appear on the display. If nothing happens, turn the tracker around, it may be upside down in the USB socket.
Remarks:
- The working time after fully charging the main unit is max. 7 days.
- The battery status can also be checked in the App.
3. PAIRING THE DEVICE WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE
- To connect the Fit Coach, Bluetooth must be switched ON on the smartphone/tablet and the Fit Coach should only be connected via the App, NOT directly via Bluetooth.
- Please check in the Bluetooth menu of your smartphone/tablet if the Fit Coach is not listed among the paired devices. If this is the case, you must first disconnect/forget this connection before you can connect the Fit Coach with the App.
- To connect the device, you need a compatible mobile phone or tablet. Install the Guardo Fit Coach Track.
Open the App. First, you need to open je de App you have to swipe two startup screens aside (these are screens of sporting or sleeping people). You then need to give permission to the App when it asks for permission.
Now the App will start searching for the Fit Coach. Activate the Fit Coach screen (this remains active for the longest time in heart rate mode). When the App indicates multiple Fit Coaches, yours is usually the top with the lowest number next to the -.
Press the App screen to select your Fit Coach and wait until the green check mark symbol appears. Then press “BIND”. The App will now start to synchronize till 100%. Afterwards, the Fit Coach is connected.
- Bluetooth connected range between watch and smartphone/tablet is 5 to 10m max.
✓ Within this range you CAN synchronize your data between smartwatch and phone;
✓ Outside this range you CANNOT synchronize your data.
Once you get within this range again the Fit Coach watch will AUTOMATICALLY re-connect to the selected smartphone/tablet device (Manual synchronization is possible by dragging down the Home screen in the App).
Once the device is connected to the App, the App will automatically display
the correct date and time and automatically save and analyze data related to
your heart rhythm, activities and sleep status.
If you “UNBIND” the APP from your Fit Coach device, all data will be lost.
If “anti-lost” setting is ON, your Fit-Coach will vibrate when smartphone is
out of the Bluetooth range and the connection is lost (up to 10m). It
automatically re-connects when you re-enter the Bluetooth range.
Remarks:
! If you wish to terminate the connection between the App and the Fit Coach
(UNBIND), ensure that the Bluetooth function is switched off, otherwise all
stored data will be lost!
! To synchronize data from the Fit Coach to your App, there must always be a
Bluetooth connection between the watch and the App. Make sure that the screen
of your Fit Coach is active.
4. USER SETTINGS
We advise to ALWAYS enter requested data on your profile: Gender Height weight It can influence the calculation and registration of your daily activity. We also advise to ALWAYS enter your personal targets: number of steps / day – hours of sleep / night
5. THE APP SOME FACTS
The App consists of 4 main parts: MAIN PAGE DETAILS DEVICE USER
A. MAIN PAGE
Shows your ACTIVITY (steps) & SLEEP & HEARTRATE
You can check: How many steps you made during 1 specific day (24hrs) Monitor
your sleep: will show 3 levels DEEP LIGHT and AWAKE sleep (detects from the
moment you go in bed, and from the moment you wake up again) Your heartrate
Always 2 screens available: By exact figure By graphs
You can switch from screen by ticking on the data screen. TO UPDATE these
data, simply refresh by dragging down the screen with your finger. On top of
the screen you see the synchronization status from 0% to 100%. You can SHARE
your data on Twitter, Facebook etc.. by simply pressing By tapping on “Today”
at the top, you can request the data from a previous day.
B. DETAILS
Show your step-, sleep- and heart rate data in a Weekly monthly yearly
statistical view. You can change the time period by clicking on the
calendar-icon.
C. DEVICE
You can switch ON or OFF various ALERTS (call alert, SMS alert, anti-lost
alert …)
ALERTS are indicated by VIBRATION on your Fit coach. You can also activate
various SETTINGS (wrist sense, auto heart-rate, take photo etc…)
Call alert:
Notification of incoming call with Caller ID. Standard setting is alert after
3 seconds. You can adjust and change.
Sedentary Alert:
Notification when you have been sitting still for too long.
Alarm Alert:
Alarm notifications on your wrist/ you will wake up by watch-vibration.
SNS Alert:
Notification for activity on Facebook, Whatsapp,…
Camera:
Use your Fit Coach as a remote shutter to take pictures, when ON you can press
your watch to shoot a picture or movie!
Heart Rate Detection:
Choose between automatically or manually (heart rate will be measured when
checked on your Fit Coach).
Wrist Sense:
When ON the device will respond to wrist movement: display will go ON when
making wrist movement. Standard this is OFF. When OFF you activate your screen
by touching the screen.
Anti-lost Alert:
Notification when your smartphone (or tablet) is out of Bluetooth range.
Find Phone:
When active, press the button on your Fit Coach to send a vibration or sound
notification to your phone.
Do not disturb mode:
Turn off notifications for a specific period of time.
SMS Alert:
Notification when you receive an SMS on your smartphone.
Heart Rate Zone:
Personalized suggestion of your heart rates for exercising.
Restart the device:
To restart your device.
Update the device:
To update your device.
You can also UNBIND your Fit Coach from the App. Attention: Unbinding the Fit Coach will result in loss of data !
Change screen display:
The display of the screen can be changed to portrait or landscape. To do this,
go to “Device” in the App, tap “More” and then “App Version”. Select the
desired view and confirm with the Change screen display:
The display of the screen can be changed to portrait or landscape. To do this,
go to “Device” in the App, tap “More” and then “App Version”. Select the
desired view and confirm with the check mark symbol in the upper right corner
of the App.in the upper right corner of the App.
USER
Adjust the Target settings (for daily steps, daily sleep), update your profile
or profile photo.
Select System settings to switch between the metric or imperial system, to see
if there is a new update of the App, …
Select “Third Party App”, choose “Strava” or “Google Fit” and tap “Agree”.
When you choose Strava, you will be redirected to Strava Mobile, where you can
register or log in with your Strava account. You will be asked to give
permission to Guardo Fit Coach Track to connect to Strava. Make sure the
checkbox “Upload your activities from Guardo Fit Coach Track to Strava” is
checked if you want the data to be imported into Strava and then tap “Allow”.
The app will now forward the data to Strava.
6. SPORTSMODE
Normal mode: for checking all standard data on your device and on your smartphone App. Sports mode: especially designed for tracking your statistics during your specific workouts. Go to Training display in Normal mode.
Then press and hold the Touch button for several seconds to access Sports mode and start registration of your activity. Your Fit Coach display will show following data:
To end the sports mode: Long press the Touch button (5) to end your training session. Your Fit Coach display will count down to end the session.
7. TROUBLESHOOTING
The Fit Coach is no longer connected to the App.
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Shut down all the Apps on your smartphone / tablet. Turn Bluetooth off and on again, open the Fit Coach App and reconnect.
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My smartphone / tablet has a compatible operating system, but when I download the App, I get the notification that my device is not compatible.
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You can download and install the app from our website: http://www.guardo.be/wp
content/uploads/2016/09/9.14GuardoFitCoach1.0.6.apk
The date and time are not correct on my tracker.
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You need to connect and synchronize the tracker with the App. Date and time are automatically adjusted.
I cannot find the app on my iPad.
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To download the Fit Coach App on an iPad, you should change the selection at the top of the App Store. Currently, it’s likely to be set to show only Apps for iPad. This selection or filter can be changed to “iPhone only” and then you can find the App.
On my tracker I have a wrench symbol with -02.
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This indicates a problem with the heart rate sensor. Please contact support@guardo.be.
8. SUPPORT
For more information, technical questions and return requests, please contact: support@guardo.be 11
9. GUARANTEE
Copyright © Guardo. Guardo is a registered trademark of TE-Group NV. The Guardo brand stands for superior product quality and outstanding customer service. That is why Guardo warrants this product against all defects in material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the date of original purchase of the product. The conditions of this guarantee and the extent of responsibility of Guardo under this guarantee can be downloaded from our website: www.guardo.be
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