PM2/PM2+ Level I Use

Getting Started

All you need to do is get on and row. The PM2/PM2+ will automatically come on and begin to display information about your performance. The displays show the following:

(Note: The monitor is NOT actually colored as shown; the colorcoding here is for easier definition of the monitor functions.)

Your ELAPSED TIME: how long you have been rowing.

Your STROKE RATE or cadence in strokes per minute (spm), updated every stroke. Aim for somewhere between 20 and 30 spm.

Your OUTPUT FOR EACH STROKE is how hard you pulled on the last stroke. This is displayed in a choice of 3 units:
   PACE/500 METERS: how long it would take you to row 500 meters if you kept rowing at that same pace. The smaller the number, the faster you're going.
   CALORIES/HOUR: the rate at which you were burning calories during the last stroke. It displays the approximate number of calories you would burn in an hour if you kept rowing at that pace.
   WATTS: the power you exerted during the last stroke, in watts. The larger the number, the faster you are going.

Your TOTAL OR CUMULATIVE OUTPUT since you started rowing. This is displayed in a choice of 4 units:
   AVERAGE PACE: what your average pace per 500 meters has been since you started.
   METERS: the number of meters you have rowed since you started.
   CALORIES: the approximate number of calories you have burned since you started.
   WATTS: your average power output in watts since you started.

If you have the OPTIONAL HEART RATE interface attached and are wearing a chest belt, this display will show your heart rate in beats per minute.

Display Options

Now try pressing the DISPLAY button: Each time you press it, the display changes, cycling through the choices shown at right. Starting at the top display at right you will see pace and meters, then watts, then calories and finally pace and average pace before returning to pace and meters.
  • You can choose any of these displays to watch while you row.
  • You can change the display any time during your workout.
PM2 display options

A Word About Calories:

Due to the differences in body weight and efficiency, calories on the PM2 are only an approximation of calories burned by the person rowing. The formula used in the PM2 is as follows:

Calories = (4x ave. watts/1.1639) + 300 cal/hour x time rowed (in hours).

This formula assumes a person of 175 pounds (80 kg.) and a base rate of 300 cal/hour to move your body through the rowing motion at 30 strokes/minute.