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1. If you to not run a race that you have created please cancel it using the Cancel Race link Otherwise your race will clutter the race list Changing Your Personal Information Use the Edit Registration to change your profile This is exactly the same information you gave when registering to use this site You can change any information except your user ID You may change your password by entering the new password in both password fields To keep your old password enter it instead You still have to enter it twice e Row User s Guide Start The Start commands begins a race CAB edit with DW Start Window This window is displayed after the rower rower who is also acting as a race s or training group s administrator clicks on Start It is used to synchronize the computers so that they can start the race or workout together It s also used to let the rowers know when to start rowing lt insert screen shot get from DW gt This window displays alist of Concept II Indoor Rowers at your location that are in motion e the status of the other computers The list on the right will include any rower that is in motion or any computer that is not ready The race cannot begin until all locations are ready and not in motion Your readiness state will be displayed on all computers in the race If you are holding things up everyone will know who it is The home team has the option of dropping locations from the race if they do not2. e Row User s Guide Release 0 3i Warranty and Satisfaction Guarantee USA and Canada only Concept II will replace or repair at our option any part that fails for any reason for a period of 2 years from date of purchase of your e Row software and associated hardware To obtain warranty service take the following steps 1 Contact Concept II Inc by telephone toll free within the USA and Canada at 800 245 5676 or fax 802 888 4791 to inform us of the nature of the problem 2 Ship the defective part to Concept II 105 Industrial Ave Morrisville VT 05661 8532 3 Enclose your name return shipping address telephone number and a brief description of how the problem occurred Under no circumstances shall Concept II Inc be liable to purchaser or any other person for any incidental or consequential damages whether arising out breach of warranty or otherwise NOTE Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you In the event of a defect malfunction or other failure of the product not caused by misuse or damage to the product while in the possession of the consumer Concept IL Inc will remedy the failure or defect without charge to the consumer within 14 business days The remedy will consist of repair or replacement of the product or refund of the purchase price at Concept Il Inc s option This Warranty give
3. more rowers This command brings up the following dialog box in which you name and define the workout as well as enter the names of the rowers Toal Expected Tima Taon Total Fijar Time nooo Total Detarce Total Colones 1 Each row in the table is a set a piece of your workout and it can be repeated 1 or more times You define each set in terms of repetitions duration an optional target pace and a rest time between repetitions or sets Repetitions Enter the number of repetitions for this set Use the TAB key or mouse to advance to the next field Duration Duration Define the set s duration in terms of time or meters Use either the pull down menu or type T or M The TAB to the next field and enter the time or distance value 00 30 00 for 30 minutes or 2500 for 2 500 meters Target pace Set an optional target pace for the set Use the pull down menu to define the target units selecting amongst time 500 M pace Cals Hr Watts or HR heart rate You can also type C W or H to select the unit Then TAB to the next e Row User s Guide field and enter the value for the target pace Rest Set the time between repetitions or between sets if you are only doing one repetition of this row At least a 10 second rest period is required As you create your workout the bottom of the window displays a summary of the workout including Total Expected Time Total Rowing Time Total Distance and Total
4. Calories Times and distance may be estimated since workout time will be dependent on the target pace Rowers Enter the name s of the rower s who will be doing this workout Splits Define the splits intervals for both time and meters When stroke data is saved see Setup immediately below e Row will also save splits data For workouts defined in terms of time the default split is 2 minutes For workouts defined in terms of distance the default split is 500 meters Setup Enter the name you want to use for saving this workout Also if you want to create a results file check Save Stroke Data Open Race Use this command to open an already defined race either to run that race or to use it as a template for creating a new race If you use the race as a template you can modify the race parameters such as duration and or the rower s names You can then save the race by using the Save As command e Row User s Guide Open Workout Use this command to open an already defined workout either to do that workout or to use it as a template for creating a new workout If you use the workout as a template you can modify the workout parameters such as duration targets rest times and or the rower s names You can then save the workout by using the Save As command Save As determine accessibility of this command from within other dialog boxes Modify Use this command to modify an existing race or workout Recal
5. become ready in a reasonable amount of time When all locations are ready the home team will start the race This window will close automatically and the countdown will begin 1 When the window appears and you are ready to start racing click the Ready button 2 If for some reason you need extra time click on Not Ready When you are finally ready click the Ready button If you wish to be dropped from the race click on Cancel Start Window Home Location This version of the Start Window is only displayed on the home E e Row User s Guide location computer The home location is the first location specified in the list of locations in the race administration web page which is set up prior to the race by the race administrator This window is displayed automatically at the beginning of an Internet race It is used to synchronize the computers so that they can start the race together It s also used to let the rowers know when to start rowing lt insert screen shot get from DW gt DW so there s no Ready button for the home location computer This window will close automatically and the countdown will begin e Row User s Guide Chapter 5 Troubleshooting DAVE I still haven t received any material for this section How to use this section Software problems and solutions Symptom error message Xxxxx lt insert screen shot gt begin with com failure problems at launch proceed chronologically through errors
6. unless you will be directly connected to adjacent rowers in which case you must indicate the total number of machines Click OK e Row displays a dialog box to confirm that you have successfully configured e Row Congratulations you re ready to row What s Next Chapter 2 provides detailed instructions on each of the functions and commands in e Row Chapter 3 provides instructions on using e Row for training Chapter 4 provides instructions using e row to race over the Internet Chapter 5 provides troubleshooting information e Row User s Guide we make you fly Pi eoncept 2 e Row User s Guide Chapter 2 Running e Row This reference chapter begins with launching e Row and then pro ceeds through all the commands and functions following the order of the commands across the menu bar from left to right Launching e Row To start the program do either of the following this will vary slightly depending which version of Microsoft Windows you are running 1 Go to Start Programs Concept Il and double click on the e Row icon or double click the e Row icon on the desktop 2 Go to Run then click on Browse locate the e Row program then click on OK The program will be located in a typical installation at C Program Files Conceptll e Row exe Basic Operations Se aoa ao GGG All e Row s commands are available on the menu bar across the top of Just Row Sa ee your screen Some of t
7. Interface on Your Concept II Indoor Rower PM2HRM Some of our literature is now available online in downloadable PDF format To see the list of available literature right click here e Row User s Guide About this document How this document is organized This document contains the following sections Highlights amp Features provides a summary of e Row features Unpacking and Part Numbers lists the equipment in this package Chapter 1 Setup and Installation describes how to setup the PM2 and e Row hardware and software Chapter 2 Running e Row provides detailed instructions for each of the functions in e Row Chapter 3 Training with e Row outlines how to use e Row to train Chapter 4 Internet Racing describes how to race over the Internet Chapter 5 Troubleshooting describes common problems and solutions Reading this document online This document has been optimized for online viewing using Adobe Acrobat You will find a variety of convenient ways for find the infor mation you need in this document You can navigate using Bookmarks expand and collapse your view of the document then click on the heading of interest and you will jump to that page Table of Contents click on a heading and you will jump to that page Search command enter a word or phrase and Acrobat finds all matches Buttons Hyperlinked text click on these and you will jump to the related item e Row User s Guide Printing th
8. ady button 2 If for some reason you need extra time click on Not Ready When you are finally ready click the Ready button If you wish to be dropped from the race click on Cancel e Row User s Guide e Row with three boats racing e Row User s Guide 100 200 500 1000 100 200 500 1000 Full These single click commands change your view of the course from 100 in which only 100 meters are displayed across the width of your screen to Full in which the entire course is visible e Row User s Guide Class Class When more boats are rowing than can be seen in one screen as can happen in a regatta with more boats than the number of lanes visible on your screen e Row automatically organized boats into Classes You can select amongst these classes to see individual groups of boats e Row User s Guide Options Options This menu provides access to various aspects of e Row that you can selectively configure These aspects include the communications port used the hardware you are using the name and location of your Internet browser and more iim View Help Communications Port Hardware Preferences Race View Options This menu provides access to various aspects of e Row that you can selectively configure These aspects include the communications port used the hardware you are using the name and location of your Internet browser and more Communications Por
9. ameters e Row User s Guide Help A Help Contents About e Row Help provides access to explanatory information about e Row Contents Select Contents to bring up the list of Help Topics which are displayed in a list along the left side of the screen Click on the topic for which you are seeking help and a help screen will be dis played e Row s help files are displayed using your Internet Web Browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator In order to display the help files you must first therefore tell e Row the location of your browser This location is specified in the Options Prefer ences dialog box in Paths indicate the location of your Web Browser e Row User s Guide About e Row Select About e Row to see a some specific information regarding the version of e Row that you are running This information such as Race DLL and Driver may be requested by Concept II personnel in order to help you troubleshoot a technical problem that you could experience with running e Row on your particular computer Abo ut eA e Row User s Guide cece Rowers at the ready e Row User s Guide Chapter 3 Training with e Row Creating a new workout Use this command to define a new workout to be rowed by one or more rowers This command brings up the following dialog box in which you name and define the workout as well as enter the names of the rowers E i
10. ater for viewing e Row User s Guide Unpacking and Parts Your e Row package should contain the following 1 PM2 Performance Monitor Plus 1 fourteen foot standard telephone cable type RJ11 runs from the computer to the back of the PM2 performance monitor 1 connector adapter RJ11 to DB9 1 connector adapter RJ11 to DB25 e Row User s Guide e Row software on CD ROM Note that the most recent version of the e Row software is avail able online free of charge at Concept II s websites http www concept2 com and http www e row com Concept II Indoor Rower PM2 and e Row e Row User s Guide Chapter 1 Setup and Installation Equipment requirements In order to set up and operate e Row you must already have the following equipment e C2 rower IBM compatible computer equipped as follows minimum configuration processor 486 66 Mhz port an available high speed serial port 16550 UART operating system any of the following Windows 3 1 Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 95 or later requires a Pentium processor in order to assure adequate performance CD ROM drive recommended configuration upgrades processor Pentium 100 Mhz or faster RAM 10 MB free space Storage 16 MB free space video accelerator card operating system any of the following Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows NT modem 28Kb or faster only necessary for Internet based racing l This u
11. e communications port used the hardware you are using the name and location of your Internet browser and more e Row User s Guide Menus amp Commands View View determines the type of information displayed on your screen The options include the course the view most often used but also you can select amongst various plots of workout data and you can also when attached to more than one Concept II Indoor Rower select which rower s data to view Help Help provides access to explanatory information about e Row The About dialog box lists information on the version e Row that you are operating e Row User s Guide File O A File This menu provides general control over the program You use it to specify how you are going to row for example to just row or to race or to train complete a defined workout It is also used to join other rowers over the Internet And lastly it is used to save the results of a race or workout or to recall the results of an already saved race or workout mM Sr 100 200 500 New Workout Open Race Ctrl 0 Open Workout Internet Racing gt 38B AS Madiy Recall r Exit Just Row Use this command when you want to just row that is row without either racing or using a defined workout Just Row brings up a view of your boat and the course As you row your progress in the course will be reflected on screen e Row User s Guide New Race Use t
12. hese com a mands can also be accessed by New Workout i Oam Gi using keyboard commands such as ee Control O to invoke the Open Open Workout Race command Internet Racing r Jose AS Moaiiy Recall gt Exit e Row User s Guide 19 Menus amp Commands E Row s menus include the following File This menu provides general control over the program You use it to specify how you are going to row for example to just row or to race or to train complete a defined workout It is also used to join other rowers over the Internet And lastly it is used to save the results of a race or workout or to recall the results of an already saved race or workout Start Once you ve determined how you re going to row racing versus training Start begins the session 100 200 500 1000 Full These single click commands change your view of course from a detailed view only 100 meters are displayed across the width of your screen to Full in which the entire course is visible Class When more boats are rowing than can be seen in one screen as can happen in a regatta with more boats than the number of lanes visible on your screen e Row automatically organized boats into Classes You can select amongst these classes to see individual groups of boats Options This menu provides access to various aspects of e Row that you can selectively configure These aspects include th
13. his command to define a new race This command brings up the following dialog box in which you name and define the race as well as enter the names of the rowers in the race a E gt Meters Grouping Sige Cored C Tie 00500 hrommee M Syre Stake Data Spie Race Name Enter the name of the race This name will also be used for the results file created whenever this race is run Distance Time Click on one of these two buttons races must de fined as either a set distance or time then enter the distance in meters or time in hh mm ss Grouping Define rowers as being either singles doubles fours or eights Save Stroke Data Check this box if you want to save stroke data for later analysis Various spreadsheet and power plots are available under the VIEW menu bar command Splits Define the split interval in terms of either distance or time Rowers Enables you to enter the names of individual rowers or e Row User s Guide teams dependent on how you have defined the Grouping When you have defined the race as Singles then you use these boxes to enter individual names When you have defined the race as Doubles Fours or Eights then you use these boxes to enter team names You may enter the names of individual team members by clicking on the Rowers button to the right of each team s name e Row User s Guide New Workout Use this command to define a new workout to be rowed by one or
14. ime and meters When stroke data is saved see Setup immediately below e Row will also save splits data For workouts defined in terms of time the default split is 2 minutes For workouts defined in terms of distance the default split is 500 meters Setup Enter the name you want to use for saving this workout Also if you want to create a results file check Save Stroke Data A e Row User s Guide Open Workout Use this command to open an already defined workout either to do that workout or to use it as a template for creating a new workout If you use the workout as a template you can modify the workout parameters such as duration targets rest times and or the rower s names You can then save the workout by using the Save As command e Row User s Guide Chapter 4 Internet Racing Introduction e Row s internet capabilities make it possible for you to race train and even chat with rowers anywhere on the planet All that you and your companions need is e Row software and an Internet connection to Concept II s world wide web site e Row supports two separate roles racer and race administrator A racer connects via the Internet to a race that has already been set up and that is controlled by a race administrator The race administrator defines the race race name race time and date distance or time rowed singles versus doubles fours or eights and the number of teams The race administ
15. is connected to your rower e Row will remind you to do this by displaying the follow ing message at start up Welcome to e Row Before using this program you 1 Select a communications port This is done by selecting the Options menu then selecting Comm Patt 2 Connect the Enhanced Performance Monitor PM2 to the communications port using the supplied modular phone cable and adapter 3 Assign PM2 numbers This is done by selecting the Options menu then selecting Hardware Enter the number of PM2 s connected then click on the Assign PM2 Numbers button Click OK and follow the instructions listed If you ve been following these instructions you will only have Steps 1 and 3 above still to do Therefore complete the steps below 1 Select Options from the menu bar then select Communications Port EE ew Hop Communicators Pon Hercware Evaterences Raca View Options the following dialog box will be displayed e Row User s Guide 2 In the Communications Port dialog box above select the Comm Port Number you are using or select AutoDetect to have e Row do this automatically for you Click OK 3 Select Options from the menu bar then select Hardware the following dialog box will be displayed PN 2 Mundaring l Humber of PN 2 Comecdad 1 Murer of P26 Commurcaing 0 cee J _ tio 4 Click on Assign PM2 Numbers a dialog box appears enter the number of indoor rowers connected 1
16. is document This document has also been designed for convenient printing You can while viewing this document using Acrobat choose to print selected pages or the entire manual To minimize your paper usage you can elect to print these pages 2 up these pages have been designed so that two pages of this guide can fit side by side on one letter size page Notation conventions 7 b This lightbulb symbol marks helpful hints RAN A e This exclamation point symbol marks important notes And text in blue within the document can be right clicked on to perform the indicated internet function connect to a website or send email e Row User s Guide Using the Mouse versus the Keyboard This document describes commands and their use from the perspec tive of using your computer s mouse to invoke them for example Go to the FILE MENU click on it to open it and select New Race Windows also supports keyboard alternatives to the mouse It is a Window s convention that menu bar commands with an underlined letter in their name can be invoked by holding down the ALT key while typing that underlined letter Once a menu opens commands within in can be invoked by typing the single underlined letter of the desired command The sample instruction above could also be invoked as follows Type ALT F followed by N to open the New Race dialog box This document describes all operations via mouse based commands Individual
17. l Use this command to call up race results or a workout summary for a race or workout completed at an earlier time Exit Use this command to close and shut down the e Row program e Row User s Guide stat OOOO d Start The Start commands begins a race or a workout with more than one rower Start Window This window is displayed after the rower rower who is also acting as a race s or training group s administrator clicks on Start It is used to synchronize the computers so that they can start the race or workout together It s also used to let the rowers know when to start rowing This window displays alist of Concept II Indoor Rowers at your location that are in motion e the status of the other computers The list on the right will include any rower whose flywheel is in motion or any computer that is not ready The race or workout cannot begin until all flywheels are stopped When all flywheels are stopped Start will be enabled Hit Start to begin the countdown Your readiness state will be displayed on all computers in the race If you are holding things up everyone will know who it is The home team has the option of dropping locations from the race if they do not become ready in a reasonable amount of time When all locations are ready the home team will start the race This window will close automatically and the countdown will begin 1 When the window appears and you are ready to start racing click the Re
18. likely to be encountered by users Possible Cause failure of software to communicate with rower Remedy check cable check Options Communications Port etc Symptom Possible Cause Remedy Hardware problems and solutions Symptom Possible Cause Remedy Symptom Possible Cause Remedy e Row User s Guide Contact information You can reach us at any of the following post Concept Il 105 Industrial Park Avenue Morrisville VT 05661 8532 tel 800 245 5676 toll free USA and Canada only 802 888 7971 international fax 802 888 4791 email rowing concept2 com click here to email us now web www concept2 com right click here to go to our site now or right click here to go to our new site under development e Row User s Guide
19. n real time a numerical summary of performance of all racers including Lane Place Name Average Pace Current Pace Projected Time Projected Place and Duration Note that the two Views that follow Power Plot and LCD Monitor display the data of a single rower Thus whenever more than one rower is connected to e Row you must specify which rower s data to view using the Choose PM2 command The default display is for Rower 1 e Row User s Guide Power Plot Select Power Plot to see for one rower a plot of three parameters The horizontal base line always represents time The left and right vertical axes can be configured to represent any of the parameters available in the PM2 s LCD display including e Watts Current Pace Calories Hour Stroke Rate Boat Speed and Heart Rate if the rower is wearing a heart rate monitor er My waikout PMZ D iip Qir Yew Help E CONCEPT Il POWER PLOT Henna M 270 220 240 a 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 al e Row User s Guide View LCD Monitor Select LCD Monitor to see for a single rower a display of the selected rower s PM2 s LCD display which includes e Watts Current Pace Calories Hour Stroke Rate Boat Speed Aver age Time 500 meters and Heart Rate if the rower is wearing a heart rate monitor AVE J500 M 7 i b e DISPLAY button cyclically toggles the display through the various 1l erformance par
20. n nin ane NERA ARN RRON RREI R R 27 e Row User s Guide OPTIONS sisi E E E E EE T E Communications Port HardWare sssssssicsdscssccstsccstceccsesssacevccssasansavscesausetacasessesesesavansesessvansescdssassniese Chapter 3 Training with e Row COOCOOCOCOCOOCOCOCOOCOCOCOOOOOCOOCOCOCOOCOOOOOOOO0000 OO 45 Creating a new WOrKOUE sesisisecsssssssssessesssssesseasssssnerssssosossseasascesenteassssecseasessses 45 Open WorkO Ut eisccscsssdicicessccccdecesxessssacsnassvescssivivaecndinastocavenovesastisssneassavensustercies 47 Chapter 4 Internet Racing OOOOOOOOOOOO000000000000000000000000000000000000 49 Ntro dUCt ON sanansa ne aR NANANA a 49 SEUD eirt e aR EA OaE 49 RACETS arisini seire EEA TENE E EE 50 Race administrators eseseseseseesseoeororosescsesesesesesrororerononenososeseeseeseeeererorese 50 Internet Racing sissnssnanan ARAR 51 FRAG ONS ascevsccsstasctcsesseceaccseckeseseuecyscuscavaceuctudutuassvsbovecds susie sudisuovseusscsvactoripnnaae 51 RAGGA IMIMIStATONS iesscsssccccsscvscsesiasesnstiasesiesescaecocsecavesivevscvecooiweasdstsevseitvess 51 Download and Install C ROW scscsssscsssscscssseccscsecsesscecesssersseacenesseorees 51 List Members Create Race Edit Race PASC RAGES aiiin penei a E RE Chatting mannssinisasin n R The MESSAGE Boardi iee 52 Running an Internet race With e ROW ss sssssesssesesesesseossooseeoesosseeseeosseossessees 53 Canceling AACS oE 53 Changing Your Personal Information ss
21. n the example above PM2s 1 and 2 are being grouped to create Team boat 1 PM2s 3 and 4 are paired into Team 2 etc Preferences Selecting Preferences brings up the following dialog box which is used to specify the default size of the display window the paths to various locations for files and a variety of other options e Row User s Guide Preferences a N Ja H a d Main Window Select the size of the screen when e Row opens Paths Specify the paths to the locations of Races Workouts and Results typically these will be in the same directly into which you installed e Row Specify also the location of your Web Browser Your browser will be used for displaying help files as well as to enable you to race via an Internet connection Other Options This collection of choices configures the following Show hints When checked e Row will show helpful messages Disable error messages When checked e Row will not display error messages Enable countdown When checked e Row will display a count down before racing begins e Row User s Guide Enable workout views When checked e Row enables in the View menu the choices Power Plot and LCD Monitor If this box is not checked these two menu choices will be greyed out unavailable Generate comma delimited reports Generate tab delimited reports Select the format of data exported from e Row for import into other applications such as databases or spreadsheets e R
22. ng and configuring e Row software 1 Place the CD ROM into your PC s drive 2 In the Windows Start menu run setup exe on the CD ROM if your computer does not autostart the installation disc 3 Follow the installation instructions as provided by the Wizard e Row Software Updates You can also obtain the newest version of e Row free of charge from the Concept II web site www e row com Download the file to your PC and run set up as above selecting the newly downloaded version Because we continue to make enhancements to e Row you may want to check our site periodically and see if a newer version of e Row is available We also welcome your ideas and suggestions for e Row Configuring e Row Once e Row has been installed on your PC you need to launch start up e Row and set up the software to support your particular machine Begin by launching e Row To start the program do either of the following this will vary slightly depending which version of Microsoft Windows you are running 1 Go to Start Programs Concept II and double click on the e Row icon or click on the e row icon on the desktop 2 Go to Run then click on Browse locate the e Row program then click on OK The program will be located in a typical installation at C Program Files Conceptll e Row exe e Row User s Guide The first time you launch e Row the software must be told where to look that is which port on the back of your machine
23. oad and Install e Row The first thing you need to do is download e Row and install it For more information on setting up e Row for Internet racing use e Row s on line help and read the nternet Racing and Internet Setup topics List Members You can locate and contact people to race with using the List Mem bers link Create Race First the race administrator creates a race at this web site This step specifies the type of race its duration number rowers per team and number of teams when the race will occur etc It will also specify what class of rowers qualify lightweight heavyweight open etc For now only open class races are supported In a singles race each computer must be identified This helps make it possible to network the computers The rowers names must be entered and have their computer assigned Team races work the same as singles except that rowers must also be assigned to teams in addition to their computer Teams may be dispersed across comput ers Edit Race You can make changes to an existing race using the Edit Race link List Races You can see what races are scheduled To get detailed information for a specific race click the button in front of the race name and click the e Row User s Guide 51 Details button It will display all information about the race including a list of rowers grouped by computer Chatting The chat room is mainly made available to assist you at the time of the
24. ow User s Guide Race View Options Selecting Race View Options brings up the following dialog box which is used to configure the display during races Right Column Select amongst the three choices for the numeric display that appears along the screen s right side These choices correspond to those available in the PM2 s LCD display that is each boat s average pace each boat s current pace or Projected Finish Time or Distance All boats must be displayed in the same mode Sort Lanes When checked e Row will place the fastest boat in Lane 1 the second fastest boat in Lane 2 etc This display will by default be refreshed every 500 minutes you can also enter another value to change the distance covered before the display is re sorted Display Names When checked the names of all rowers which can be set up in the File Race or File Workout dialog boxes will be displayed on screen e Row User s Guide View Mise Help v Race Spreadsheet Power Plot LCD Monitor Choose Phl2 Z sulta e View determines the type of information displayed on your screen The options include viewing the course a spreadsheet of the perfor mance statistics of all rowers and for one rower at a time a display of that rower s power plot or LCD monitor Race Select Race to view the course this is default display of e Row when it launches Spreadsheet Select Spreadsheet to view a table that provides i
25. race This chat room can be used concurrently with e Row Although e Row has it s own chat feature it only works once the network connec tion with the other computers has been establish If you are having trouble getting e Row to start the race this is a good way to contact the other parties Of course the other parties have to be using the Chat Room too It may be a good idea to plan on everyone using the Chat Room to get comfortable with Internet Racing The Message Board The Message Board is a place to post announcement Its great for letting others know that you would like to organize a race e Row User s Guide Running an Internet race with e Row Run e Row and load the desired race using the File Open Internet Race command e Row will then wait for all computers to finish selecting the race This is referred to as the check in phase Next e Row will download the race data from the Internet It also downloads network data which gives e Row the information it needs to commu nicate with the computers at the other locations Then it beginning the phase of making network connections with the other computers Once connections have completed e Row will display the Start Race window All computers except the home computer s computer administering race will need to click the Ready button when every one at that location is ready to begin racing If you decide your not ready you may click the Not Ready button Canceling a race
26. rator also starts the race Setup Both racers and race administrators need to set up e Row for Internet racing Under the File menu select Internet Racing and then from the submenu which appears to the right select Internet Setup EA Ser wo 20 sm alies Aiow Hes Race Here orkut Open Rece Carlet Opec Workout g Open iemet Raca AHD Sava As Adrninistration Internet Fie Wadi Interest Setup Recall F Beral Face Aerie e Row User s Guide A The following dialog box will appear Internet Conhiquraticon Racers Race administrators e A 2 a OL Concept II nouste Produsto For Rowing Welcome to the Concept I door Rowing Race Administration Page This site allows users of the Concept Indoor Rower with a PIM2 to race over the Internet You wil first need to register price to using this site This vll provide you with a password so thet you can access the site You yall then neadto download and install the Rore softvara Please check the anine help for details about Satting up and munring races This site is under coretruction Please be exvare that there wil be problems as we davelopit We wil Ist known problems on a problem page We would appreciate ary information of suggestions thatyou can provide Please send emailto Amii dapan net Please enter your user ID and password to continue User D a Pew tog e Row User s Guide Internet Racing Racers Race administrators Downl
27. s the same as that of the regular PM2 the PM2 is described in detail in the Concept II Indoor Rower Owner s Manual This user s guide provides information on installing the PM2 install ing e Row on your PC and running e Row We also suggest you stay in touch with us for PM2 and e Row news and enhancements This is especially easy to do by visiting our web site See Contact information on page 6 for more information e Row User s Guide Table of Contents Warranty and Satisfaction Guarantee cccccccccscccsceee 2 A Word from Concept Il SOOSHHSSSHOSHHSSHHSHSSHHSSHSSSHSHHSHSHSHHSHSSHHSHHOSOHSOEES 3 Contact informatii sssasisiscccsccstescadcsssvisssccnssseascicesavensastacnscecsdassssicescassesvansens 6 Other sources of Concept Il information ssssssssssesesesssossessosscsseseoseessessee 6 About this document COOOOOOOOOOOOOO000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 7 How this document is organized se ssssesesssssosseosesossesseesssosseosssossesssesssessee 7 Reading this document online sesesesssssosseesesossesssosssosseoseeossosseosesosseoseessses 7 Printing this document ssimic 8 NOtatiOn CONVENTIONS sssssissrpsssisnossiesisurissorsiesisonsissosrosorssisisvesviarrsi isis 8 Highlights amp Features ssecosscceocooscccoossssecesoosseooossseeeesso 10 Unpacking and Parts essssossssossssosssscossocossecossseossssossose 11 Chapter 1 Setup and Installation ccccccccsss
28. s you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights that vary from state to state Copyright information This document copyright 1999 by Concept II Inc Created distributed and printed in the USA Concept II Concept II Rowing Machine and e Row are the registered trademarks of Concept Il Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used here only for reference Printing information Written and printed in the USA A Word from Concept Il Welcome to the Concept II e Row User s Guide and thank you for your purchase We are certain that you will find e Row a valuable addition to your Concept II Rowing Machine as it will make your workouts more fun more productive and even allow you to row via the internet with friends in remote locations Using this equipment you can race a computer driven pace boat plot your performance against a variety of variables or store your data for later analysis And with two or more rowers you can train or race either as individuals or teams We also know that our users keep coming up with even more ways to use this equipment in fact the possibilities are endless This package consists of two main components the PM2 an enhanced version of the Concept II Indoor Rower s Performance Monitor PM and e e Row Windows based software that you run on a personal computer connected to your rower s PM2 The operation of the PM2 i
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30. ser s guide also assumes that you are already familiar with the general operation of your PC including the Windows operating system If you are not familiar with the preceding please consult the manuals that came with your computer This guide provides only details specific to e Row If you encounter any difficulties please consult the Troubleshooting chapter at the end of this book It includes much helpful information including how and when you can reach us at Concept II e Row User s Guide Setting up e Row hardware There are three steps to set up the hardware 1 Attach the PM2 unit to your rowing machine 2 Attach the RJ11 cable to the back of the PM2 using the upper left plug on the back of the PM2 as shown below 3 Attach the RJ11 cable to your computers high speed serial port using either the DB9 or DB25 cable to port adapters See figures 1 and 2 below 1 attach PM2 to rower 2 attach RJ11 cable to back of PM2 B 3 attach RJ11 cable to back of ae using DB adapter figure 1 cable connections attach RJ11 cable from computer to upper socket socket for optional heart rate monitor socket for wire from rower s fan unit The lower socketis used to connect one or more ad ditional indoor rowers to socket for optional DC power input this rower for training or PM2 unit racing view of backside figure 2 PM2 connections al e Row User s Guide Installi
31. ssssssssesssesesseosreossosssosesossosseseseee 53 SUG e E AERA E 54 Start WING OW E E A 54 Start Window Home Location esessssesssssossesesssossesosssoesosseosoesosoeosssssee 54 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting ssssessssossscossscossosesssososseseso DO How touse THIS SOCHON cssissscsesssscsesssssssscscsscasscsesosoascousosoasevesossaveveveossvevesseseie 56 Software problems and solutions ssessossssosesesecseoscsesscsesseseseoseseoscsessesesso 56 Hardware problems and solutions sssssssssssssesssssossossosesssoscessoseosessesseoseese 56 ContactinformatiOn access ceiicrcreccchisscteas a RRV NRE 57 e Row User s Guide Contact information You can reach us at any of the following post Conceptll 105 Industrial Park Avenue Morrisville VT 05661 8532 tel 800 245 5676 toll free USA and Canada only 802 888 7971 international fax 802 888 4791 email FOWIRG eSRceptzicomi click here to email us now web WWWEGHEEpE2QCoMI right click here to go to our site now or right click here to go to our H WISife under development Other sources of Concept Il information Concept II has available the following additional sources of informa tion Concept II Indoor Rower Owner s Manual Part Number CDCM Concept II Daily Rowing Log Concept II Training Guide for the Indoor Rower Concept II Instruction Manual for the Performance Monitor PM2 and Concept II Installing and Using the PM2 Heart Rate
32. t Selecting Communications Port brings up the following dialog box which is used to specify which COMM port on your computer the cable from your rower is plugged into Communications Port Click on the Comm Port that you are using or click on AutoDetect and e Row will configure this for you automatically e Row User s Guide Hardware Selecting Hardware brings up the following dialog box which reports how many PM2 s rowers are connected how many rowers are communicating this computer and the dialog box is also used to specify how many PM2 units are connected to this computer and to specify if the rowers should be treated as Singles Doubles Fours or Eights Perheen e Row User s Guide Assign PM2 Numbers Click on this button to bring up the follow ing dialog box Enter the number of PM2 units connected to this computer TODE mae e PH2 Hunter i PM2 to Team Mapping The three buttons in this portion of the dialog box are used tell e Row what sort of boats are racing e Row treats all attached rowers as Singles unless configured otherwise Click on Configure Doubles Configure Fours Configures Eights depending on the type of boats you are setting up The Configure dialog boxes are used to assign rowers PM2 units to particular boats For ex ample when setting up Doubles the following dialog box is dis played e Row User s Guide a E e m a m E Thus i
33. ty W ork uit Each row in the table is a set a piece of your workout and it can be repeated 1 or more times You define each set in terms of repetitions duration an optional target pace and a rest time between repetitions or sets Repetitions Enter the number of repetitions for this set Use the TAB key or mouse to advance to the next field Duration e Row User s Guide Duration Define the set s duration in terms of time or meters Use either the pull down menu or type T or M Then TAB to the next field and enter the time or distance value 00 30 00 for 30 minutes or 2500 for 2 500 meters Target pace Set an optional target pace for the set Use the pull down menu to define the target units selecting amongst time 500 M pace Cals Hr Watts or HR heart rate You can also type C W or H to select the unit Then TAB to the next field and enter the value for the target pace Rest Set the time between repetitions or between sets if you are only doing one repetition of this row At least a 10 second rest period is required As you create your workout the bottom of the window displays a summary of the workout including Total Expected Time Total Rowing Time Total Distance and Total Calories Times and distance may be estimated since workout time will be dependent on the target pace Rowers Enter the name s of the rower s who will be doing this workout Splits Define the splits intervals for both t
34. users will see opportunities to use comparable keyboard commands in some cases The results are equivalent e Row User s Guide Highlights amp Features The PM2 and e Row combine to offer the following features Racing Up to 128 Concept II Indoor Rowers can be connected for racing Rowers can be configured as Singles Doubles Fours or Eights Races can be Distance or Time Race view displays the position of ten boats at a time Screen can be scrolled to show other boats in the race A sorting option can place the fastest boat in Lane 1 second fastest in Lane 2 and so on Race view displays average pace current pace or projected finish time meters for all racers Race view can be changed during a race Countdown start or immediate start False start detection Race results are saved automatically Splits and stroke data can be stored Key race information is displayed on every PM2 LCD includes place meters ahead meters behind Workout Features Program can monitor up to 128 Concept II Indoor Rowers Workouts can be either Distance or Time or a combination of both Workouts can consist of one piece or multiple pieces of various distances and or durations with optional rest time Power Plot display shows graph of stroke output and heart rate when used with the optional heart rate receiver and chest trans mitter A pace boat can be set to row at a target pace Workout data and splits are saved and may be recalled l
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