Spark- HR sensor flashing when not worn
I bought my Stark cardio + music a few month ago, the HR Sensor green sensor repeatedly flashes when not worn. This means that it cant be kept in the bedroom when sleeping.
Can the led be disabled without disabling the sensor?
Regards,
Kevin Quiel
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Superusers
The only reason it would flash would be if you have 24/7 HR tracking on, which takes a reading every 10 minutes. If you don't plan on wearing it at night then I would suggest turning off the 24/7 HR as you are only getting partial data anyway. Press down and select Tracker>Heart>Off. While you are there you might as well turn off sleep tracking (Sleep>Off) since you are not using it for sleep tracking either.
I hope this helps, please let me know if this answered your question. If it did, please mark it as a solution so others can look for it if they have the same question.
Oh, and it's not as if the watch has some other means of determining whether it's being worn or not; even the absence of detected movement does not logically mean it isn't being worn.
If the light from the LED disturbs you while you're trying to sleep in a dark environment, you can always put the TomTom Spark in a closed, light-proof container or some such if you aren't wearing it, even if it means you cannot then read the watch's display while in bed. Sometimes a relatively high-tech solution (requiring provision of an option in the device's firmware) isn't more effective than a low-tech, low-cost solution.
I had to get a replacement for my first watch due to battery problems, I'm worried that this watch is faulty too (sometimes the HR monitor doesn't work, and I can be running for 15 mins before the GPS picks up on a clear day).
Any ideas on things to check on the watch?
Superusers
I've just reset and will turn everything off and see what happens, hopefully the reset works - the old unplug and plug back in trick!
If anyone else has ideas, or best practices on managing battery life, I'd love to hear.
Rebecca