RECHARGE THE ACTIV8
And you are ready to start recording again....
Note: to calculate the absolute me in seconds from the
relave me add up all 6 relave mes (typicall between
270 and 420). This value always corresponds to 300 sec-
onds. Use this to correct the relave mes for the 6 ac-
vies
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STOP A MEASUREMENT
Insert the Acv8 device in same computer that was used
to start the measurement. Start the Acv8 Recording
tool as described in step 4. Press the “Stop Recording”
buon. The measurement istops, which is conrmed
by the status bar “Device connected (stopped)”. The
Acv8 recording tool asks on what locaon to store the
measurement.
Note: during a recording the Acv8 device is not acces-
sible. A recording can only be stopped on a PC with the
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WEARING THE ACTIV8
Acv8 should be worn in the pocket of you trousers for
the automac acvity classicaon to work reliably.
Note: the device should at all mes be at against the
upper leg, and posioned from the front of the upper
leg to about 45 degrees to the side. When using wide
pockets like pants of suits or for high reproducability of
measurements it is recommended to use the oponal
leg strap.
Note: when wearing Acv8 properly sensivity and
specicity of the acvity recognion is over 90% for
healthy people (publicaon available on request).
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MEASUREMENTS DETAILS
The measurement csv le should look like
The rst line shows the person ID and the biometric
data.
Each subsequent line contains a summary of the last 5
minutes. In the following format:
• date (year-MM-DD)
• me (HH:MM:SS)
• Relave me lying, sing, standing, walking,
cycling, running
• Intensity of each category (in order lying, sing,
walking, cycling, running) in M.E.T. or counts.
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John Doe;05/07/1983 00:00:00;True;190;96;0
2012-10-12 11:37:52;0;289;0;9;0;0;0;138;197;480;0;700
2012-10-12 11:42:24;0;113;6;166;1;11;0;299;166;417;613;700
2012-10-12 11:47:25;0;134;12;139;8;4;0;292;173;414;586;717
2012-10-12 11:52:26;0;166;21;108;0;3;0;278;144;436;0;728
2012-10-12 11:57:24;0;152;0;133;6;6;0;247;197;449;860;700
2012-10-12 12:02:26;0;300;0;0;0;0;0;101;0;0;0;0
RECORDING TOOL
Open, Save recording,
Show Graph, Report,
Start / Stop Recording
User Sengs
used for auto BMR
calculaon
Feedback Sengs
Device LED’s on/o
Day Target in % / kcal
Measurement Sengs
Measurement Interval: 1/5 minute(s)
Conguraon: MET/Sec or Raw/Counts
Status bar
stopped, not connected, measuring
5START A MEASUREMENT
SETUP
User Sengs
Fill in: Client name, birth, gender,
height & weight.
Feedback Sengs
Do you want clients to see the indicator
on the device?
Oponally a daily target can be entered,
so the client can see on the device if the
target has been achieved.
Measurement Sengs
Select measurement interval: 5 min
(default) & conguraon:
MET’s - secs (default)
START MEASUREMENT
Press the Start Recording buon to start
the recording.
Conrm the Acv8 started measuring!
Status bar: Device connected (measuring)
You can now safely remove the device
and close the applicaon.
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(measuring)
