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Nike+ SportBand User’s Guide
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Table of Contents 3 Welcome 4 What You Need to Get Started 5 Quick Start 7 Before Your Run 8 The Nike+ Utility Main Window 9 The Settings Window 14 The Nike+ Utility Menu 15 Using your Nike+ SportBand 16 During Your Run 18 Ending Your Run 19 After Your Run 20 Linking to More Than One Sensor 21 Losing Connection to a Sensor 22 About the Memory 23 Charging the Battery 24 Understanding Battery States 26 Uploading Your Runs to nikeplus.com 27 Making Updates 28 Using the Sensor 29 Specifications 30
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Welcome to Nike+ SportBand The Nike+ SportBand records your distance, pace, time and calories burned while you run, and saves a week’s worth of workouts for your review. When you’re done, connect the removable Nike+ SportBand Link to your computer to go to nikeplus.com, where you can track your runs, set goals, challenge others, and much more. By the way, it’s also a watch. The Nike+ SportBand User’s Guide 3
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What You Need to Get Started To use your Nike+ SportBand, you must have: • The Nik e+ Utility softw are. T o download it, go to www .nik eplus.com/downloads • A Macintosh with built-in USB. Mac OSX v10.4.8 or later or • A P C w i t h b u i l t - i n U S B o r a U S B c a r d i n s t a l l e d . W i n d o w s X P H o m e o r P r o f e s s i o n a l (SP2) or later , or Windows V ista. • I n t e r n e t a c c e s s . B r o a d b a n d i s r e c o
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Quick Start Congratulations on purchasing your Nike+ SportBand. Read this section to get started using the Nike+ SportBand quickly. fig.1 Step 1: Download and install the Nike+ Utility. nikeplus.com/downloads I m p o r t a n t : D o n o t c o n n e c t t h e N i k e + SportBand Link to the USB port of your computer until you’ve downloaded and installed the Nike+ Utility. (fig.1) 1. Go to nik eplus.com/downloads 2. Download the Nik e+ Utility Installer . 3. Launc
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Step 3: Go for a run. fig.4 1 . I n s e r t t h e s e n s o r i n y o u r N i k e + r e a d y shoe. Lift the insole of the left shoe, remove the foam insert from the pocket underneath, and replace it with the sensor, flat side up. (fig.4) 2. Remo ve the Spor tBand Link from your computer and place it back in your band. fig.5 3. To activate the sensor, start walking, and press and hold the Record button on the top of the SportBand for 3 seconds. (fig.5) When connected
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Before Your Run D o w n l o a d i n g a n d I n s t a l l i n g the Nike+ Utility Before you start, you must download and install the Nike+ Utility in your computer. I m p o r t a n t : D o n o t c o n n e c t t h e N i k e + SportBand Link to the USB port of your computer until you download and install fig.10 the Nike+ Utility. (fig.10) nikeplus.com/downloads 1 . G o t o w w w . n i k e p l u s . c o m / d o w n l o a d s 2 . D o w n l o a d t h e N i k
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fig.12 The Nike+ Utility Each time you connect the SportBand Link to a USB port on your computer, the Nike+ Utility software will automatically Nike+ Sportband launch. The Nike+ Utility will upload your All 8 runs have been uploaded runs to nikeplus.com, free up the VISIT NIKEPLUS.COM memory in your SportBand to record more i runs, and allow you to customize your SportBand Link. (fig.12) The Nike+ Utility Main Window Here’ s what the Nik e+ Utility main window contains (fig.13) :
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The Settings Window C l i c k t h e “ i ” b u t t o n i n t h e l o w e r r i g h t - h a n d c o r n e r o f t h e M a i n W i n d o w t o g o t o t h e Settings window (fig.14), where you can customize the settings on the SportBand Link. There are three tabs in the settings window: User, Time and Calibration. fig.14 User Time Calibration L L Lo o og g g g g g g iiin n n......... Join Nike+... MORE OPTIONS Username guest Weight pounds Distance Unit m m mii
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N o t e : I f y o u d o n ’ t e n t e r y o u r w e i g h t i n t h e U s e r t a b , y o u r N i k e + S p o r t B a n d w i l l displa y “----” in place of the number s of calories bur ned, while recording your r un. Setting the Units of Distance I n t h e U s e r t a b , y o u c a n s e t t h e u n i t s o f d i s t a n c e t o m i l e s o r k i l o m e t e r s . The default setting is miles, but you can use the pop-up m
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The Time Tab Setting the Time When you connect the Nike+ SportBand Link to a USB port, the time and date on the SportBand Link will automatically be set to the current time and date on your computer. Here’ s how you can adjust the time manually . Click on the Time tab (fig.15), then click on “Manually set the time and date.” Now you can use the up and down buttons to adjust the time or date. In addition, you can click the box “Use 24-hour time” for 24-hour time mode. To customi
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The Calibration Tab Calibrating Your Nike+ SportBand The Nike+ SportBand is accurate for most runners without calibration. You can improve the accuracy by calibrating your individual running or walking style. You can calibrate for running and walking separately. Each one needs to be calibrated separately. For best accuracy, calibrate both. Establish a calibration run or walk. Run or walk a known distance at a steady, natural pace. A running track is a good place for calibration runs an
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I f y o u ’ v e s u c c e s s f u l l y c o m p l e t e d a c a l i b r a t i o n r u n o r w a l k , t h e d a t e a n d d i s t a n c e o f t h e run or walk will appear. I f y o u d i d n ’ t r u n o r w a l k t h e c o r r e c t d i s t a n c e , o r i f y o u m i x e d r u n n i n g w i t h w a l k i n g , t h e message that “no walks or runs were useful” will appear. Repeat the process until a calibration run or walk is suc
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The Nike+ Utility Menu The Nike+ Utility Menu is an alternate way to get to settings, battery status, and more. On a Mac, the Nike+ icon appears in the upper right hand side of the menu bar on your computer . On a PC, the Nik e+ icon is in the System T ra y at the bottom right hand corner. The Nike+ Utility Menu contains the following items: 1 Settings, which takes you to the settings window. 2 Battery status, which shows the battery charge. 3 V isit nik eplus.com, which tak es y
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Using Your Nike+ SportBand The Record and Toggle Buttons The Nike+ SportBand works as a recording device while you run. For the best viewing angle while you run, wear the Nike+ SportBand inside your wrist. Use the Record button (on the top) and the T oggle button (on the side) to control all of its functions. (fig.20) Use the Record button, located on top, to connect to the shoe sensor, start recording, to pause recording, resume recording and to stop recording your run. Use the
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During Your Run Recording a Run After your Link is charged, and you’ve customized the settings, disconnect the Link from the USB port on your computer, and place it back in the SportBand. fig.21 1 . M a k e s u r e t h e s e n s o r i s i n y o u r s h o e . If not, lift the insole of the left shoe, remove the foam insert from the pocket underneath, and replace it with the sensor, flat side up. (fig.21) 2. Remo ve the Spor tBand Link from your computer and pl
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Checking Your Metrics During your r un, press the T oggle button (on the side) to cycle through your distance, pace, time, calories burned, and then go back again to distance. (fig.25 ) N o t e : I f y o u h a v e n o t e n t e r e d y o u r w e i g h t i n t h e U s e r t a b o n t h e N i k e + U t i l i t y , y o u r N i k e + Spor tBand will displa y “----” in place of the number s of calories bur ned, while recording your run. P ausing
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Ending a Run Press and hold the Record button (on the top) for 3 seconds to stop the recording , and end your run. (fig.27 ) Your SportBand will display the word END. (fig.28 ) Then, it will show you a review of the metrics you just recorded. (fig.29 ) The re vie w will displa y the metrics twice, then it will exit to TIME, showing you the current Time of day. (fig.30 ) fig.27 fig.28 fig.29 fig.30 x2, loops twice The Nike+ SportBand User’s Guide 18
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After Your Run Reviewing Your Runs fig.31 The Review loop that happens after a run e n d s o n t h e T I M E s c r e e n , s h o w i n g y o u t h e c u r r e n t t i m e o f d a y . P r e s s t h e T o g g l e b u t t o n ( o n t h e s i d e ) t o s e e a g a i n a r e v i e w o f y o u r LAST run (the loop will play twice then stop a t y o u r d i s t a n c e ) . P r e s s T o g g l e a g a i n t o s e e your weekly
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Linking to More Than One Sensor Your SportBand comes already linked to a sensor, but you can link it with up to 8 s e n s o r s . T h i s i s a g r e a t o p t i o n t o h a v e i f y o u w o r k o u t i n m o r e t h a n o n e p a i r o f shoes. Press and hold the T oggle button (on the side) for 10 seconds (fig.35) and walk around to activate the sensor (fig.36) . I f o n l y o n e a c t i v e s e n s o r i s p r e s e n t , a b l
