Yamaha BodiBeat Station Version 1.3.c Music Player Owner's Manual PDF

BODiBEAT Station Owners Manual 1

Owners Manual

BODiBEAT Station

Contents About the BODiBEAT Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Viewing the Exercise Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Creating and Managing a Training Program . . . . . . . . 9

Managing Song Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Preference Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Printing the Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Transfer the Library to Another Computer. . . . . . . . . 21

Checking for Updates of the BODiBEAT and/or BODiBEAT Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

IMPORTANT Before installing the software, please read carefully the End User License Agreement (EULA) included in the CD-ROM. If after installing the software you want to read the License Agreement, you can access it anytime from the [Help] menu of the BODiBEAT Station.

SPECIAL NOTICES

Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.

The software and this owners manual are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.

Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer.

Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software.

The screen displays as illustrated in this owners manual are for instructional purposes, and may appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your computer.

Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

The company names and product names in this Owners Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

2008-2009 Yamaha Corporation. All rights reserved.

Version 1.3.c

About the BODiBEAT Station

About the BODiBEAT Station

Features

The BODiBEAT Station provides exceptionally convenient and easy tools for managing the songs you want to use on the BODiBEAT device, and provides easy-to-understand visual graphs of your exercise logs. It also provides convenient means for creating playlists of your favorite songs and for loading them to the device, so that you can enjoy walking or jogging while listening to your favorite music. In addition, creating training programs and registering your personal data by using the software is much easier and faster than doing it on the device itself.

Synchronizing Synchronizing the device

and software

Managing Exercise Logs View as a graph View as a list

Managing Song Data Analyze the tempo and song features

automatically Playing back a song Creating Playlists

Creating a Personal Training Program Enter the target speed, heart rate, etc.

Registering personal information Birthday, Sex Height, Weight Stride, Heart Rate

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About the BODiBEAT Station

System Requirements

The system requirements above may differ slightly depending on the particular computer.

Installation and Uninstallation

1 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your computers CD/DVD drive. The initial menu appears on the screen.

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If the initial menu does not appear, select the CD/DVD drive from My Computer, then double-click Setup.exe and go on to step 3.

2 Click Install BODiBEAT Station from the initial menu.

3 Execute the installation by following the onscreen instructions.

If some les required by this software are lost or do not exist because of installation failure, you can use the following procedure to recover them.

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The actual names of the menu items and buttons will depend on the OS version you are using.

1 Select [Control Panel] from the [start] menu, then double-click Add or Remove Programs (for Windows XP), Programs and Features or Uninstall a program (for Windows Vista/7).

2 Select BODiBEAT Station among the installed programs, then click [Repair] or [Change]. A conrmation dialog appears. Follow the onscreen instructions to recover the software.

OS Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, 32-bit editions of Windows Vista, or Windows 7

Computer 1 GHz or higher; Intel Pentium/Celeron processor

Available Memory Windows XP: 128 MB or more (256 MB or more is recommended) Windows Vista/7: 512 MB or more (1 GB or more is recommended)

Hard Disk 200 MB or more free space

Display 1024 x 768 or more

Sound Windows-compliant Audio Interface or Sound Card (Windows Media Player version 9 or higher must be installed to the computer.)

Installation procedure

Recovery procedure

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About the BODiBEAT Station

If for some reason you no longer need this software and want to uninstall it, follow these instructions:

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The actual names of the menu items and buttons will depend on the OS version you are using.

1 Select [Control Panel] from the [start] menu, then double-click Add or Remove Programs (for Windows XP), Programs and Features or Uninstall a program (for Windows Vista/7).

2 Select BODiBEAT Station among the installed programs, then click [Remove] (for Windows XP) or [Uninstall] (for Windows Vista/7). The conrmation dialog appears. Follow the onscreen instructions to remove the software.

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If you want to uninstall the software temporarily in order to update the software, click No at the Uninstall user data? message. Doing this preserves your custom preference settings and Library contents, which will be restored after the software is re-installed.

Application Menus and Functions

1Menu Bar Executes various commands (page 24).

2Play Controls Controls song playback as well as data searches in the Libraries (page 11).

3Library List Shows libraries in a list format: Exercise Library, Training Library and Music Library.

4Library View Displays selected item(s) using list or graph views.

Uninstallation procedure

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Viewing the Exercise Logs

Viewing the Exercise Logs

By connecting the BODiBEAT device to the computer, you can import recorded logs of your exercise sessions into the software. The imported exercise logs can be shown in graph or list form.

Graph View

If you select a blue and purple graph icon under the Exercise Library, you can quickly see the latest log in a standard graph format. You can also create a new graph view by following the procedure below. The log graph is automatically saved under the Exercise Library when the dialog closes.

1 Click Exercise Library in the Library List, then select the desired exercise log in the Library View.

2 From the [File] menu, select [New Log View] [Graph View]. The Graph Properties dialog opens.

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You can also call up the Graph Properties dialog by selecting [New Log View] [Graph View...] from the right-click menu on one of the graph icons under the Exercise Library.

3 In the dialog, specify the display format in which graph is shown.

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The unit of Distance, Pace and Speed depends on the setting in the System tab of the Preference settings (page 19).

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Range Specify the unit for the x-axis (horizontal) of the graph. Workout, week or month can be selected.

Y Axis

Specify the unit for the y-axis (vertical) of the graph. Distance, time, pace (min/mile), speed (mile/h), calories or HR (heart rate) can be selected. (Distance and calories cannot be selected when you select Workout in the Range parameter.)

Show training program graph

When you want to view the exercise log of training mode, checking here enables you to view the graph of the training program together with the exercise log graph. This setting is available only when you select Workout in the Range parameter.

Compare My best speed

Checking here enables you to compare your best time and the currently selected exercise log. Your best time is automatically calculated from all exercise logs and displayed together with the current exercise log graph. This setting is available only when you select Workout in the Range parameter and Pace or Speed in the Y Axis parameter.

Always display the latest log data

Checking here enables the latest log data to be opened when you select a graph in the Library List after the BODiBEAT Station is started.

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Viewing the Exercise Logs

4 Click [OK]. The dialog will close and the exercise log graph will displayed in the Library View. The graph color differs depends on the selected y-axis item.

Clicking PREV or NEXT at the top of the graph calls up the graph of the previous/next log(s).

Hovering the mouse over data points on the graph will show the values for each point using pop-up tool tips.

You can call up and edit the Graph Properties dialog by selecting [Properties] from the [File] menu or from the right-click menu on the desired exercise log in the Library List. The items for the y-axis can also be selected from the list on upper right of the graph.

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The graph can be printed (page 20).

Distance Green

Time Yellow

Pace, Speed Purple

Calorie Orange

Heart Rate Light Blue

Operations on the graph

Changing the display format

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Viewing the Exercise Logs

List View

If you select a blue list icon under the Exercise Library, you can quickly see the latest log in a list format. You can also create a new list view in another format by following the procedure below. The log list is automatically saved under the Exercise Library when the dialog closes.

1 Click Exercise Library in the Library List, then select the desired exercise log in the Library View.

2 From the [File] menu, select [New Log View] [List View]. The List Properties dialog opens.

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You can also call up the List Properties dialog by selecting [New Log View] [List View...] from the right-click menu on one of the list icons under the Exercise Library.

3 In the dialog, specify the display format for the list. Specify the display unit in the Range parameter. Workout, week or month can be selected. Checkmark the desired items which you want to display on the list. If you check Always display the latest log data, the latest log data will open when you select a graph/list in the Library List after the BODiBEAT Station is started.

4 Click [OK]. The dialog will close and the exercise log list will displayed in the Library View.

Clicking PREV or NEXT at the top of the list calls up the list of the previous/next log(s).

To change the order of columns, simply drag the column to the desired location.

When many columns are displayed, you can scroll through the list by dragging the slider at the bottom of the list.

You can call up and edit the List Properties dialog by selecting [Properties] from the [File] menu or from the right-click menu on the desired exercise log in the Library List.

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The list can be printed (page 20).

Operations on the list

Changing the display format

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Viewing the Exercise Logs

Deleting Exercise Logs

You can delete exercise logs from the BODiBEAT device and BODiBEAT Station.

CAUTION Please note that deleted logs cannot be restored.

1 Click Exercise Library in the Library List, then select the logs you want to delete in the Library View.

2 Select [Delete] from the [Edit] menu or from right-click menu.

3 Connect the BODiBEAT device to the computer. Synchronization between the device and computer is done and the logs selected in step 2 are deleted from the Data menu of the BODiBEAT device.

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If the BODiBEAT device has already been connected, select [Sync...] from the [File] menu to synchronize.

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Creating and Managing a Training Program

Creating and Managing a Training Program

This software allows you to easily create training programs for use with the BODiBEAT device, letting you enter desired intervals and targets from your computer keyboard, and then view a graphical representation of the training program.

Creating a new training program

1 Click Training Library in the Library List.

2 Select [New Training Program] from the [File] menu. New Training Program is added under the Training Library and a blank program is opened in the Library View.

3 Select the programming items from the pull-down menu in the Library View.

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%HRR is represented as (HR Resting HR)/(MaxHR Resting HR).

4 Enter the value in each cell. Click the desired cell and enter the value. The units for the values are:

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The unit of Distance and Pace depends on the setting in the System tab of the Preference settings (page 19).

When you enter the target intensity, the reference value will be automatically calculated and displayed. For example, when you enter the %HRR value, the corresponding HR value is displayed next to the %HRR value. When you enter the tempo, the corresponding pace value is displayed next to the tempo value.

Interval Set the scale of training length: time or distance. If you change this setting in the middle of programming, the entered date will be cleared (conrmation message will appear).

Target Select the training intensity from Pace, Tempo, HR (Heart Rate) or %HRR.

Interval Time minutes: seconds (at 1-second intervals)

Distance mile (at 0.1-mile intervals) or km (at 0.1-km intervals)

Target

Pace minutes: seconds (per mile or km)

Tempo bpm

HR bpm

%HRR %

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Creating and Managing a Training Program

As you enter the value, the corresponding graph will be displayed beneath the list, allowing you to conrm the training program visually. At the top right of the Library View, the total time (or total distance) is automatically calculated and displayed as you enter the time/distance.

The created training program is automatically saved under the Training Library.

Hovering the mouse over data points on the graph will show the values for each point using pop-up tool tips.

Right clicking on a cell of the list opens the pop-up menu to edit (copy, paste, delete, etc.)

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The training program can be printed (page 20).

Loading and Editing Training Programs on the BODiBEAT device

1 Connect the BODiBEAT device to the computer. The device and computer are synchronized and any training programs on the device are loaded to the computer.

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If the BODiBEAT device has already been connected, select [Sync...] from the [File] menu to synchronize. Or you can also transfer a specic training program by dragging the desired one in the Library List, from the BODiBEAT device to the Training Library.

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For details about synchronization, refer to page 18.

CAUTION Never disconnect the USB cable while data is being transferred. Doing so may cause loss of data or damage to the device.

2 Click Training Library in the Library List, then select the desired training program under the training library for editing. The selected training program is shown in the Library View.

3 Edit the training program (see steps 3 and 4 on page 9).

4 After editing, transfer the edited training program to the device by selecting [Sync...] from the [File] menu. You can also transfer a specic training program by dragging the desired one in the Library List, from the Training Library to the BODiBEAT device.

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Up to 99 programs can be displayed on the BODiBEAT device. (This limit applies even if 100 or more programs have been transferred to the device.)

Operations on the list/graph

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Managing Song Data

Managing Song Data

Available File Format

This software can use song les of the following le formats. MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV

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Some le formats above may not be supported depending on the particular les.

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AAC and WMA content which uses DRM (Digital Rights Management) is not supported.

Importing and Playing Back Song Data

You can import songs on the hard disk to the software, then play them back.

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The BODiBEAT Station cannot directly import the song data from a music CD. You will need to import songs from the CD to your computer in advance, using a CD ripping software, such as Windows Media Player.

1 Open the folder which contains the desired song(s), then drag the song(s) into the BODiBEAT Station window. Analysis of the data (tempo, genre, etc.) starts automatically. After analyzing, the selected song(s) is added to the Music Library. Song information (song name, artist name, album title, song tempo, etc.) are shown on the Library View.

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If you want to import all songs in a folder, drag the folder containing the songs. All the songs in the folder are imported at the same time.

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Instead of dragging, you can also import song(s) by selecting [Add les to Library] or [Add folders to Library] from the [File] menu.

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Importing data will take a long time (up to one-quarter of the song length) since the songs tempo characteristics are thoroughly checked and analyzed automatically in real time. The analysis time may differ depending on your particular computer.

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Managing Song Data

2 Playback the desired song with the Play Controls. The Play Controls area contains controls related to song playback.

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You can also control playback from the [Controls] menu (page 25).

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Depending on the song characteristics, the song tempo which is automatically detected by the BODiBEAT Station may differ from the actual tempo. If the detected tempo is not appropriate, you can manually correct it from the Properties dialog (page 15).

Searching for Songs by Keyword

In the Music Library, songs are sorted in several ways: by artist name, album title, tempo, genre, etc., allowing you to choose the desired song in the most convenient way. In addition, you can search for a desired song by entering a keyword as follows.

1 Type the keyword in the Search eld on the Play Controls. As you type, songs that contain the entered keyword are displayed on the Library View.

Creating a Playlist

A Playlist is a compilation of songs. This software handles Playlists in two different ways, according to their type: Standard Playlist and Smart Playlist. A Standard Playlist can be created by choosing (collecting) songs as you want. This allows you to create original compilations, effectively making your own albums.

Play/Pause When song playback is stopped, clicking this starts the song. Clicking this when the song is playing pauses playback.

Previous Song Click this to go to top of the song. When song playback is stopped, clicking this goes to the previous song. Clicking and holding this will rewind the song.

Next Song Click this to go to next song. Clicking and holding this will fast forward the song.

Volume slider Drag this to adjust the playback volume.

Search eld Use this when you want to search for a specic song or training program (page 12).

Song Information Shows song name and artist name.

Time counter Shows elapsed time.

Location slider Drag this to fast forward/rewind the song.

Tempo Shows the tempo of the currently selected song.

Next Song Song Information

Volume slider Search eld Time counter

Tempo

Play/Pause

Location slider

Previous Song

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Managing Song Data

A Smart Playlist is created automatically based on rules you set up. For example, you can specify conditions such as Year is between 2005-2007 and Tempo is greater than 140 bpm. The songs that match both conditions are automatically selected from the Music Library and are grouped together to create a Smart Playlist. As you add/delete song(s) in the Music Library, Smart Playlists will automatically be updated.

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The Music Library features two convenient preset Smart Playlists: Walk and Jog. Songs in the Music Library are automatically assigned to the Walk or Jog Playlist depending on their tempo. By default, songs of a tempo of 115 145 bpm are assigned to the Walk Playlist and those of 145 200 bpm are assigned to Jog Playlist. As you exercise, the tempo for these playlists is updated according to the Learning Function of the device.

1 Click Music Library from the Library List.

2 Select [New Playlist] from the [File] menu. As a new Playlist is added on the Library List, enter the desired Playlist name.

3 Click Music Library from the Library List again. All the songs are shown in the Library View.

4 Choose the song(s) you want to add to the Playlist from the Library View, then drag them into the Playlist created in step 2 above. The song(s) are added to the Playlist. When you want to delete song(s) from the Playlist, click the desired song in the Playlist and select [Delete] from the [Edit] menu.

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You can also delete a song by right-clicking on it and selecting [Delete] from the pop-up menu.

1 Click Music Library from the Library List.

2 Select [New Smart Playlist] from the [File] menu. The Smart Playlist dialog appears.

3 Set the desired conditions for the Smart Playlist from the dialog. To add a condition, click [+]. To delete a condition, click [-].

4 Click [OK]. A new Smart Playlist is created and listed on the Library List. If necessary you can change the name.

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You can edit the conditions of the Smart Playlist at any time by selecting [Properties] from the [File] menu or from the right-click menu on the desired Smart Playlist.

Creating a Standard Playlist

Creating a Smart Playlist

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Managing Song Data

Transferring Song Data/Playlist to the Device

This operation lets you transfer song data and Playlists in the Music Library to the BODiBEAT device. The songs transferred to the device can be listened to when you exercise, or played back in the Music mode.

1 Connect the BODiBEAT device to the computer. Synchronization between the device and computer is done and song data on the computer is transferred to the device.

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If the BODiBEAT device has already been connected, select [Sync...] from the [File] menu to synchronize. You can also transfer data of specic songs by dragging the desired one in the PC application Music Library to the BODiBEAT Music Library in the Library List.

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For details about synchronization, refer to page 18.

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When the BODiBEAT device does not have enough free space, a dialog will appear prompting you to continue transferring. If you check Randomly select songs to be transferred, the different songs will be transferred to the BODiBEAT device each time.

CAUTION Never disconnect the USB cable while data is being transferred. Doing so may cause loss of data or damage to the device.

After transferring song data, you can remove the device from the computer safely with the following procedure.

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If you are using Windows 7, refer to the attached le for the procedure.

1 Double-click Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Windows task bar. The Safely Remove Hardware dialog appears.

2 Conrm that the Display device component is checkmarked, select Yamaha BODiBEAT USB Device, then click [Stop]. The Stop a Hardware device dialog appears.

3 Click [OK].

4 Disconnect the USB cable from the computer.

Removing the BODiBEAT device from the computer

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Managing Song Data

Editing the Song Information

The information for each song is displayed on the Library View. You can edit the desired item by selecting [Properties...] from the [File] menu.

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Changes made here for the BODiBEAT Station are valid only on this software and the BODiBEAT device itself.

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If the song le which has been imported to the BODiBEAT Station is removed from the original location, the song is shown in red on the Library View and you cannot play/edit it.

If the tempo (detected automatically when the song is imported) is not appropriate, you can re-analyze the tempo by the following operation.

1 Select the desired song to edit from the Library View.

2 Select [Properties] from the [File] menu. The Properties dialog opens and the information of the song is shown.

3 Click the [Edit Tempo] button. The Edit Tempo dialog opens.

4 Click the [Start] button. Song playback begins.

5 Click the [Tap here] button four times or more in time with the rhythm of the song. The song tempo detected based on your clicks is shown in the New Tempo Estimate eld on the dialog.

6 Click [OK] to close the Edit Tempo dialog. Then click [OK] again in the Properties dialog. The dialog closes and the song is re-analyzed. After analyzing, the detected tempo is shown on the Library View.

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If you directly edit the bpm value in the Audio Item Properties dialog, the tempo value shown in the Library View will be changed, but tempo analysis will not be performed.

Editing the Song Tempo

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Managing Song Data

Viewing a Tempo Map

This shows the tempo distribution for all songs in Music Library.

1 Select [Music Tempo Map] from the [Advanced] menu. The Tempo Statistics dialog opens and the tempo graph is shown. Moving the cursor over the bars on the graph shows the corresponding tempo range and song le number, allowing you to see how many songs exist for a specied tempo range in the Music Library.

2 Click [OK] to close the dialog.

What is your normal exercise tempo?

Your exercise tempo can be checked in the Exercise Library. View your exercise logs by list (page 7) and check the Tempo row. (If the Tempo row is not shown, check Tempo in the List Properties dialog.)

Once you know roughly what your exercise tempo is, you can search for songs that fall within this tempo. It is also a good idea to create a playlist which contains songs of the same tempo (page 12). By transferring those songs to the BODiBEAT device manually, you can have a wide variety of your favorite songs for listening to as you exercise.

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Preference Settings

Preference Settings

In the Preferences menu, you can enter user information, overall display-related settings and synchronization with the device.

User information settings

1 From the [Edit] menu, select [Preferences]. The Preferences dialog appears. In the Personal Information tab, you can enter the following items.

Clicking the [Details] button calls up the following two items for editing.

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The Walk/Jog Tempo settings affect the tempo of the Walk/Jog playlists (page 13).

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The Walk/Jog Tempo value may automatically be changed affected by the Learning Function of the BODiBEAT device. For details about Learning Function, refer to the Owner's Manual of the BODiBEAT device.

2 Click [OK] to close the dialog.

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When connecting the BODiBEAT device to a computer, personal information is automatically synchronized between the two. For details about synchronization, refer to page 18.

User Name Enter your name.

Birthday Enter your birthday. Select from the pull-down menu or enter the date directly.

Sex Select Male or Female from the pull-down menu.

Height Enter your height. The unit (feet or meters) used here depends on the setting in the System tab.

Weight Enter your weight. The unit (pounds or kg) used here depends on the setting in the System tab.

Stride Enter your stride for both walking and jogging. Clicking the [Standard] button automatically enters the normal value calculated from your height (height x 0.5 for walking stride; height x 0.8 for jogging stride).

Heart Rate

Enter your maximum heart rate and resting heart rate. Clicking the [Standard] button automatically enters the normal value calculated from your age (the maximum heart rate is calculated by 220 age; the resting heart rate is 60).

Walk/Jog Tempo (For Fitness mode)

Enter your comfort tempo (starting tempo and maximum tempo) in Walk Fitness and Jog Fitness modes. Clicking the [Standard] button automatically enters the default value: 115-145 for Walk and 145-200 for Jog.

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Preference Settings

Synchronize setting with the device

When you connect the BODiBEAT device to the computer or select the [Sync...] menu from the [File] menu, synchronization between the device and computer is completed. This makes sure that the data on both the device and computer are of the latest status (older data is overwritten by updated). If you made some changes on both the device and computer after the last synchronization, the settings here will be recognized as the most recent and become effective.

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When you connect the BODiBEAT device to the computer or select [Sync...] from the [File] menu, a prompt dialog appears. If you click No at the prompt, the Training Library and Music Library will not be synchronized. However, the Exercise Library, personal information and display-related settings will automatically be synchronized regardless of this prompt.

1 From the [Edit] menu, select [Preferences]. The Preferences dialog appears.

2 Clicking the Sync tab shows the following item.

If there is a conict: This allows you to select which has priority (the BODiBEAT device or BODiBEAT Station) when the training programs, personal information or display-related settings on the BODiBEAT device and on the BODiBEAT Station conict. If only the BODiBEAT device or BODiBEAT Station have been changed since being synchronized previously, the changed data from either, is adopted regardless of this conict setting. However, if both of them have been changed, the conict becomes effective.

3 Click [OK] to close the dialog.

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Preference Settings

Display-related settings

1 From the [Edit] menu, select [Preferences]. The Preferences dialog appears.

2 Clicking the System tab shows the following items.

3 Click [OK] to close the dialog.

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When connecting the BODiBEAT device to a computer, the display-related settings are synchronized automatically between the two. For details about synchronization, refer to page 18.

Language

Select the language displayed in the menu bar and all dialogs. English, German, French, Spanish or Japanese can be selected. The selected language will be applied after the software is restarted. (If the appropriate font is not installed to the computer, the selected language may not be displayed properly.)

Date Format Select the date display method from yyyy/mm/dd (Year/Month/Day), dd/mm/yyyy (Day/Month/Year) or mm/dd/yyyy (Month/Day/Year).

Time Format Select the time display format from 12 Hour or 24 Hour.

Length Units Select the measurement unit from Metric or U.S. (Miles/Feet).

Weight Units Select the measurement unit from Kg or Pound.

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Printing the Library

Printing the Library

If you have a printer connected to the computer, you can print the Library contents. By printing out the playlist program or training program, you can easily refer to the specic items and data contained in playlist/training program youve selected on the device. Also, printing the exercise logs and keeping a paper le of them gives you a convenient record of your exercise progress.

1 Select the desired item to print from the Library List.

2 Select [Print] from the [File] menu. The Print Preview dialog appears.

3 (When printing the Music Library) select the desired item to print from the pull-down menu.

4 (If necessary) click [Page Setup] to change the settings for paper feeding, color, etc. For details on these settings, refer to the manual of your printer.

5 Click [OK]. Printing will start.

Songs Print the song title, length, album name and artist name.

Custom Print the items shown in the Library View.

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Transfer the Library to Another Computer

Transfer the Library to Another Computer

If you have two or more computers, or if you get a new computer, you can save the library as a le and use it on the other computer.

CAUTION When you connect the BODiBEAT device to a new computer and associate with it, the data on the BODiBEAT device will be lost. Before connecting the BODiBEAT device with a new computer, make sure you have connected your BODiBEAT device with the current computer and imported its data to the BODiBEAT Station.

1 Select [Export Library] from the [File] menu. The le save dialog appears. Specify the destination to save and enter the le name.

2 Click [Save]. All libraries in the software are saved as a le.

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The song les are not included in the exported le.

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The saved le is encrypted so that an error message may be appear when you try to open the le. This is normal and you can import this encrypted le to the BODiBEAT Station.

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If you want to save the Exercise Library in order to import to another computer, follow the instructions in Saving all libraries in one le above. The steps below let you save the Exercise Library just as an image le of the log graph or as a text le of the log list. They cannot be imported to the BODiBEAT Station.

1 Select the desired item in the Library List. As for the Exercise Library or Training Library, the entire Library cannot be selected. Select the desired item within the Library.

2 Select [Export] from the [File] menu. The le save dialog appears. Specify the destination to save and enter the le name. If necessary, select the le type.

3 Click [Save]. The library is saved as a le.

Saving all libraries in one le

Saving a specic library as a le

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Transfer the Library to Another Computer

1 Copy the saved le to a storage device such as USB ash memory, then move it to the other computer.

2 Launch the BODiBEAT Station software on the destination computer, then drag the le into the BODiBEAT Station window. The library will be loaded and shown in the Library List.

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You can also import the saved le by selecting [Import Library] from the [File] menu.

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If you transfer the Music Library to another computer, songs will not be played back even though the song list is shown in the Library View. This is because the original song le does not exist in the destination computer.

Using the saved le on the other computer

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Checking for Updates of the BODiBEAT and/or BODiBEAT Station

Checking for Updates of the BODiBEAT and/or BODiBEAT Station

You can check for updates of the BODiBEAT device or the BODiBEAT Station software on the website.

1 Select [BODiBEAT Update Web Link] from the [Help] menu. This automatically opens the website containing BODiBEAT device update information. For up-to-date information or specic updating instructions, refer to the website.

1 Select [Application Update Web Link] from the [Help] menu. This automatically opens the website containing BODiBEAT Station update information. For up-to-date information or specic updating instructions, refer to the website.

Checking for updates of the device

Checking for updates of the software

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Menu List

Menu List

[File] menu

[Edit] menu

New Playlist Creates a new Playlist (page 12). This menu is displayed only when you select Music Library in the Library List.

New Training Program Creates a new Training program (page 9). This menu is displayed only when you select Training Library in the Library List.

New Log View Creates a new Exercise Log view. Select graph view or list view in the sub-menu (page 5). This menu is displayed only when you select Exercise Library in the Library List.

New Smart Playlist Creates a new Smart Playlist. The Smart Playlist dialog will open (page 13).

New Folder Creates a new folder in the Music Library.

Add les to Library Imports a song le. Select desired le from the le select dialog (page 11).

Add folders to Library

Imports song les in a folder. All song les in the folder can be imported (page 11).

Import Library Imports a Music Library or Training Library (page 22).

Export Exports currently selected Library as a le (page 21).

Export Library Exports all libraries in one le (page 21).

Properties Shows the information of currently selected item.

Show Containing Folder Shows the folder in which the selected song le is located.

Sync Transfers data between the computer and the device.

Page Setup Sets the printing options (page 20).

Print Prints the selected Library (page 20)

Exit Quits the application.

Undo Undoes previous operation.

Cut Cuts the selected item from the screen and copies it to the clipboard.

Copy Copies the selected item to the clipboard.

Paste Copies the item in the clipboard to the selected location.

Delete Deletes the selected item.

Insert Inserts a new line into the training program.

Rename Renames the selected item.

Select All Selects all items.

Select None Cancels the selection.

Show Duplicate Songs Shows any duplicate songs in the music library.

View Options Selects the items to display for the Music Library or Exercise Log.

Preferences Sets your personal information and display-related settings (page 17).

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Menu List

[Controls] menu

[Advanced] menu

[Help] menu

Play/Pause Plays/pauses the selected song.

Previous Song Selects the previous song.

Next Song Selects the next song.

Mute Mutes the audio playback.

Repeat Switches repeat playback on or off.

Shufe Switches shufe playback on or off.

Music Tempo Map Shows the tempo map of all songs in the Music Library (page 16).

About Shows the version information of the BODiBEAT Station.

Help Opens the help le (this owners manual).

BODiBEAT Website Connects to the BODiBEAT website.

Application Update Web Link

Connects to the website at which the application updater can be downloaded.

BODiBEAT Update Web Link

Connects to the website at w