I have a life fitness 9500HR elliptical and I having difficulty getting the HR monitor to display a heart rate during my workouts? suggestions

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I have a life fitness elliptical trainer X9i. This unit has a plug in power supply. I would think you should be getting a certain voltage to the console. Remove the plugs and clean them with alcohol. Call 1-800-351-3737 and ask for help from the manufacturer. I hope they are more helpful for you than they were for me. My console will not display the heart rate consistently, from the hand grips. They told me to clean the grips. Worked for one week and quit. I think the real problem is with the circuit board and they should help us to repair it. Need to find out who made the console board? Good luck let us know if you find the answer. I will be calling the manufacturer monday when they are open. Thanks

This mean that you unit is not equiped with a receiver inside the treadmill. Some models that was an option. Polar is the only brand that works with Lifefitness. You may have a bad upper display board. You can buy a replacement for a small amount of money.

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Yes, you definetely need battery replacement.
As the hart rate monitoring is most sophisticated part of the device, it has more IC (Integrated Circuits) than any other features.
More IC's means more power is needed, so, if the heart rate monitor is starting to malfunction, that's the very first sign of underpowered battery.
Find your nearest watch repair shop and ask for battery replacement.

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Hello,

It sounds like most of you have the heart rate set to display in % of max heart rate. Most Polar products have the option of heart rate in BPM(beats per minute) or percentage of max.

If you look at the display during the exercise, you will see a % icon. You can turn it off in by hitting the back button and go down to HR view settings.

Hope this helps.

Chris @ Polar USA

Here are the things I have noticed that help:
- enough moisture between the HR monitor and your chest. Apply water right before your workout to make sure it isn't all dry between the time you put on your monitor and when you actually started your workout.
- Make sure the strap is tight enough. Mine gets loose over time and the bouncing of running will give me inaccurate readings until I tighten it up again. You can test if this is the problem by using your hands to press the monitor more tightly against your chest - if that seems to fix the problem that a loose strap could be it.
- Use a "conductive gel" instead of water between the monitor and your chest. Conductive gels are pretty cheap.