Training Software Installation and Setup User Manual

CONTENTS Introduction

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Installation

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First Setup Assistance - Adjust personal settings - Adjust heart rate zone - Adjust measuring units - Chart view mode

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Home Screen

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Device Screen - Device based & File based - Import device - Setup device - Import rawdata file - Import RideSync exercise file

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Calendar Screen - Calendar View - Month View - Day View - Training Diary

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Training Screen Activities - Daily Info - Open Diary (today) - Open Diary (current exercise) - Last Week Analyzing (current) - Exercise View - Histogram

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- Lap Summary - Open Compare Selection Dialog Export - Exercise to Excel - Exercise to Text File - File file Export Plugin Report Screen

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Tools -

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Screen Heart rate Calculator Pace Converter Database Explorer Backup Restore Center

Settings Screen Preferences - Measuring Units - Views - Language - Operation - Device - File Location User Configuration

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Open/ Save file

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Software Version

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Giant RideSync Training Software User Manual Basic Instruction Version 3.0.3.2284(1.0)

INTRODUCTION

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Welcome to Giant RideSync personal training software. Using the Device setup window, you can quickly setup your Neos PRO via the PC-link dock, and download your recorded data. RideSync can analyze your ride data into graphs and charts and manage your personal training schedule. RideSync was designed to assist your training with visual analysis to your performance data.

Note: RideSync only supports Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems.

INSTALLATION Download the Giant RideSync install software from www.Giantbicycle.com and follow the instructions with the install wizard.

4 Read the License Agreement and choose I accept the agreement, then click Next.

Select your default language, then click OK:

Click Next on the Welcome screen: You can use the default installation location (recommended) or to install to a different location. Click Browse, then select the location on your computer. Click next.

INSTALLATION

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Select Full installation and make sure both options (Additional Plugins and Neos pro USB Interface Driver Files) are checked, and go Next.

During the installation, you can select whether you want to install the additional Desktop or Quick Launch icons.

Select Start Menu Folder or choose Browse to select folder you want RideSync to place the shortcuts, and go Next.

A window reviewing all of the previous selections will pop up, to begin the installation, click Install.

INSTALLATION / FIRST SETUP ASSISTANCE Once the installation process is complete, you will need to install the required drivers. Confirm that the box next to ‘Do you want to install the Neos Pro interface driver now?’ is checked, then click Finish.

To the process of installing the required Bridge Driver, click “install”

Congratulations RideSync Training Software is now installed on your computer. To launch the program, and begin setting up your profile, double-click the RideSync icon in the start menu or on your desktop (if you selected this option during the installation process).

6 When you first launch RideSync, the First Time Welcome Message should appear. Select ‘Yes (Open First Step Wizard)’ to begin setting up your profile.

If the First Time Welcome Message does not appear, click the Giant button at the top left and move to > Help > click on First Setup Assistance.

FIRST SETUP ASSISTANCE / ADJUST PERSONAL SETTINGS Follow the First Steps Wizard to setup the initial user information.

Open User administration.

NOTE: You must setup a user profile before you can begin downloading data from your Neos Pro computer, to RideSync.

Create a new user name, then click OK. Begin entering your user information and profile.

In User Configuration, setup your birth date, gender, height, Goal weight, Resting HR, Maximum HR, and Training hours per day and HR-zones. You can also add a profile image by clicking Assign user image (top right corner).

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ADJUST HEART RATE ZONE In HR-zone setting, you can set up your HR zone range or use HR Calculator to automatically adjust your values for you. This area helps you manage your training zones.

8 Next, click Apply HR Zones, then select the diagram tab either Age formula or Karvonen formula based zones.

The Karvonen method of calculating your exercise heart rate is considered the gold standard, benefiting athletes, or people who are looking for weight loss and fitness improvement. As you become more fit, your heart becomes more efficient at pumping blood to the rest of the body. When resting, the number of beats per minute slows down. The Karvonen calculation, devised by a Scandinavian physiologist, takes this into consideration by introducing a number called the heart rate reserve into the equation—the difference between your maximal heart rate and your resting heart rate.

Clicking on the Diagram tab also displays the Warning Zone, Anaerobic Zone, Aerobic Zone, Fatburning Zone and Healthy Zone.

If you selected HR Calculator, insert the values of MHF (Max Heart Rate), RHF (Resting Heart Rate) and Age on the Calculation tab.

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ADJUST MEASURING UNITS / CHART VIEW MODE In Measuring Units, click open Units configuration page...

Choose Metric or Imperial units for Speed and Length (Distance/Speed/Altitude/Body Height), then choose Celsius (℃) or Fahrenheit (℉) for Temperature and finally choose kg or lb for Weight. Click OK.

In the Chart View Mode section, select your preferred mode to display charts; Split mode or Altitude mode, then click Next.

Congratulations! You have finished the First Setup Assistance wizard. Click Finish to begin using RideSync.

HOME SCREEN

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Your Home screen is your dashboard for RideSync and provides quick access to all of your training information. Customize it by selecting the Widgets drop down menu in the top right corner and selecting which information you would like to be displayed.

DEVICE SCREEN The Device screen is where you connect and interface with your Giant Neos Pro computer. There are two sections on the Device screen: Device based: Import device and Setup device (import the recorded data from computer to PC and setup the computer device from quick setup window) File based: Export raw data file and Export exercise file. Here is where you can export information from your PC/desktop directly to your Giant Neos Pro computer.

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DEVICE SCREEN: IMPORT DEVICE / SETUP DEVICE This function is for importing the recorded data from Giant Neos Computer unit via the PC-link USB dock, to your PC.

12 Setup Device This section allows users to quickly and easily setup their computer preferences and settings from one area–transferring the settings to your Giant Neos Pro when you are complete. Once you have setup your preferences and other settings, connect your Neos Pro computer using the PC Link USB cable. Wait until the LCD screen shows PC LINK, then select Transfer Settings. You can also delete the recorded data by clicking Clear Memory.

Make sure the computer unit is firmly connected on PC-link USB dock and click Import Device. When a connection is made with your PC, PC LINK will display. If your Giant Neos Pro computer is not transferring data, make sure it is not in sleep mode. To wake it up, click any button on your Giant Neos Pro, data should begin immediately.

Click the box Erase data after transfer if you want to erase the recorded data on Giant Neos Pro computer, after transfer.

DEVICE SCREEN: IMPORT RAWDATA FILE OR RIDESYNC EXERCISE FILE

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If you have files on your on your computer that you would like to import into your RideSync program, you can use these functions to import files directly into RideSync. Select Import raw data file, locate the file on your computer and select Open.

CALENDAR SCREEN

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The Calendar screen allows users to have a full picture of their calendar year training schedule. As you import more ride data into RideSync, your Calendar will serve as a great area to get a quick glance of weekly training hours, overall mileage and better help manage your training regime.

Calendar View shows an exploded calendar year view of your training.

Day View shows a complete hourly breakdown of your day. This feature is great for those double day training days and for reviewing the optimal workout times. By viewing time-stamped workouts in the Daily View, you can review your information to understand when you are the most efficient.

Month View shows your training by month giving you a quick overview of your efforts and snapshot of rest days as well as other critical training information. Use the arrows in left/right side of the calendar to flip between months.

CALENDAR: TRAINING DIARY Want to get a look into your training data downloaded from your Neos Pro? In Month View, find the date that you are looking to analyze. Next, select the top right icon for the exercise file. This will bring up the Training Diary window showing a complete breakdown of your workout, including all necessary information for analysis, including: 1. Rider profile (weight, HR, mood setting, etc.) 2. Weather conditions 3. Complete overview of Activity Data 4. Heart rate Zone analysis

15 In the Training Diary screen, you can also view a complete histogram chart view of your workout by selecting the bottom left corner graph icon. This icon will open up to a chart view of all your exercise data captured points, for analysis.

TRAINING SCREEN: ACTIVITIES The Training Screen consists of 3 sections: Activities, Analyzing (current), and Export.

16 In Activities, the Daily Info section gives users the ability to see their daily training information.

The Open Diary (today) & Open Diary (current exercise) sections provide the ability to edit and analyze your training information within the Diary View.

TRAINING SCREEN: ANALYZING In Analyzing View, you can track and analyze all the relevant information to your specific training goals. View complete workouts or sections of a workout (by highlighting an area of that workout). In Analyzing (current), you can view your Exercise and Histogram in Heart rate, Speed, Power, Cadence, Climbing rate, and Slope. You can choose Split View and Altitude View. You also can view Lap Summary, and Open compare selection Dialog to compare selected excises.

In Analyzing (current), you can view your data by Histograms or Distributions diagrams. Click OK at right bottom to return the Training Page.

17 Lap Summary allows you to view each lap separately, in detail. Choose Comparison Chart you can view the Lap Speed Comparison, Lap Distance Comparison, Lap Time Comparison, Lap Altitude Comparison, and Lap Vertical Speed Comparison by selecting the icons at left bottom. Click OK return the Training Page. Note: you must have recorded multiple laps on your Giant Neos Pro computer. If you do not have laps recorded, the software will baseline your data as one complete lap.

TRAINING SCREEN: EXPORT In the Export section, you can export the data into an Excel file, or save data as a TXT file or FIT Plugin file format.

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REPORT SCREEN

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In the Report screen, you can view the summary of exercise individually in Summary View, or review different diagrams in Report View by selecting one of the following categories: Person & Health, Weather, Training Time, Distance, Speed, Performance, Calories, Ascend, Descend.

TOOLS SCREEN In the Tools screen, you can use the Heart Rate Calculator to identify your optimum heart rate zones.

Or you can use the Pace Converter to convert the data of bike speed and walk minutes.

20 You can also use the Database Explore section where you can view all of your exercises and delete selected exercises.

Using the Backup Restore Center, you can backup your User Database and System Environment.

SETTINGS SCREEN: PREFERENCES In Preferences > Measuring Units. Select your preferred Distance/speed/altitude unit, Temperature unit and weight unit.

In Preferences > Views, you can customize the indicators shown in the Calendar view and Start mode.

21 In Preferences > Language, select your desired language (please make sure the language is the same as your operating system). Close and restart RideSync after any changes are made to the language settings.

In Preferences > Operation, setup the Operation mode; Novice, Advanced, or Expert.

SETTINGS SCREEN: PREFERENCES In Preferences > Device, you can customize the device options after data transfer.

22 You can always edit the user information in User Configuration and create or delete users using the icons at the top left corner. Add your personal photo or images using the icons on the right. Note: You must have at least one user profile to run RideSync software.

In Preference> File Location, you can setup the file location in Database Folder and User Folder.

OPEN / SAVE FILES On the top left corner Giant logo button, you can open, save, save as files, or export your data files. You can even send the data via e-mail to yourself or a coach.

23 Open the top left corner Giant logo button, select Help > Version checkup to view the of software version.

For any question regarding RideSync, please contact your local dealer or visit the Giant Bicycles website: www.giant-bicycle.com

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