Selecting A Programme; Personalising A Programme; During The Stimulation Session - Compex Fitness Manual De Instrucciones

5. Selecting a programme

To choose a programme, it is partic-
ularly useful to consult chapter VII
of this manual ("Programmes and specific
applications").
egardless of the motivation you
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selected in the previous step, a list
containing a select number of pro-
grammes appears on the screen.
5a To select the desired programme, press the
"+"/"–" key of channel 1 (to go up or down), until
the desired programme is displayed in white
characters on a black background.
5b Press the "On/Off" key to return to the previ-
ous screen.

6. Personalising a programme

The programme personalisation
screen is not available for all
programmes!
6a Certain programmes require manual selec-
tion of the muscular group that you want to stim-
ulate and a figurine is displayed above channel 1.
To select your desired group, press the "+"/"–"
key of channel 1 (to go up or down). The seven
muscular groups are displayed in succession in
black on the figurine:
Current international standards re-
quire that a warning be given con-
cerning the application of electrodes
to the thorax (increased risk of cardiac
fibrillation).
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Abdomen and Lower back Thighs
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Buttocks Legs and Feet
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5b
5a 5c
Fig. 5
5c After selecting the desired programme,
press the "+"/"–" key of channel 4 which, depend-
ing on the programme selected, displays the
symbol OK or START .
a) = the stimulation session starts imme-
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diately;
b) OK = a parameter setting screen displays.
6d
6e
6a 6b 6c 6f
Fig. 6
6b The warming-up sequence suggested for
some programmes is active by default (an ani-
mated rising convection symbol above the
heater). If you prefer to skip this sequence, press
the "+"/"–" key of channel 2.
Warming-up No warming-up
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Forearms and Hands Thorax and Back
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Shoulders and Arms
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
6c Certain programmes allow you to adjust the
level of work. To do this, press the "+"/"–" key of

7. During the stimulation session

Setting stimulation energy
hen the programme starts, the Com-
W
pex prompts you to increase the stim-
ulation energy, a key factor for the
effectiveness of the stimulation.
7d
7b
7a
7c
7e
Fig. 7
7a The Compex "bleeps" and the symbols of the
four channels flash, changing from "+" to "000":
the four channels are at 0 energy. You must in-
crease the stimulation energy so that the stimula-
tion can start. To do this, press the "+" of the keys
of the relevant channels, until the desired setting
is reached.
If you want to increase the energy level of all four
channels simultaneously, press the "i" button, lo-
cated below the "On/Off" key. You can also increase
the energy level of three first channels, by press-
ing the "i" button twice, or the energy level of two
first channels only, by pressing three times this
button.
Once you activate the "i" button, the associated
channels are highlighted in white on a black
background.
7b Remaining time in minutes and seconds.
7c The animated rising convection symbol repre-
sented the warming-up sequence.
7d Session progression scale. For details on how
it works, see the following section ("Programme
progression").
channel 3 (to go up or down), until the desired
level of work is displayed.
6d Total programme time in minutes.
6e By pressing the "On/Off" key, you can return
to the previous screen.
6f To confirm your selection and start the pro-
gramme, press the "+"/"–" key of channel 4.
7e By pressing the "On/Off" key, you can return
to the previous screen.
Programme progression
timulation does really start when
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the stimulation energy has been in-
creased. The screens that are dis-
played during stimulation allow you
to observe the progression of the ses-
sion. These screens may differ from
one programme to another. The ex-
amples reproduced below are suffi-
cient for you to understand the
general rules.
8c 8d
8a
8e
8b
8f
Fig. 8
9c 9d
9a
9e
9b
9f
Fig. 9
8a-9a Remaining time (in minutes and sec-
onds) before the end of the programme.
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