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OPERATING VIDEO INSTALLATION VIDEO www.sigma-qr.com BC 23.16 STS...
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It provides all the information you need to operate the computer as well as many other helpful tips. We wish you hours of fun and enjoyment riding with your SIGMA bike Cadence magnet (with 2 housings, 6 mm and 8 mm) computer.
The settings Setting/recalibrating the home altitude Device settings Setting/correcting the current altitude Language Altitude selection menu (quick access) Unit of speed Total value settings Unit of temperature Total distance Unit of weight Total Ride Time Unit of user height Total altitude uphill Clock/Clock format 12h/24h Distance uphill Date...
The buttons The BC 23.16 STS has 5 buttons: MENU In Function mode: In Function mode: – PRESS: Start the next lap (press for a moment) – PRESS: Scroll backwards through the functions – PRESS AND HOLD: Open the Lap view –...
Functions on the BIKE button The SIGMA BC 23.16 STS can be used on 2 bikes. The display symbols 1 and 2 tell you whether your SIGMA BC 23.16 STS is working with the settings for bike 1 or the settings Current distance for bike 2.
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The temperature can be displayed in °C or °F. This is a trip you yourself have ridden already. Min.: -20 °C/Max.: +70 °C The comparison trip is transferred to the BC 23.16 STS via the Min.: - 4 °F/Max.: +158 °F SIGMA DATA CENTER.
Functions on the ALTI button Maximum altitude Shows the maximum altitude reached on the current trip. Altitude graph The altitude graph displays a graph of the trip for the last 2,75 km (depending on the speed). First the function description is displayed, followed by the graph. Function on the HR (heart rate) button HR (heart rate) graph This displays the HR graph for approximately the last 2,75 km...
Pressing the Lap button starts the next one, Lap 2. the bike computer switches to stand-by mode after 5 minutes. If you continue riding after a break, the BC 23.16 STS has an auto-start function. Once the next lap has been started, a summary of the last lap is shown on the display.
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The menu structure MENU ALTI BIKE Press and hold the MENU button: Open the menu Briefly press the BIKE or ALTI button: Select the menu Briefly press the MENU button: Open the menu Briefly press the MENU button: Go back one level Press and hold the BIKE button 3 sec.: Go back one level Grey border: Not adjustable...
ALTERNATIVELY you can also press and hold the MENU button. – English The Settings menu closes. – French The BC 23.16 STS returns to function mode. – Italian – Spanish ALTERNATIVELY you can also press and hold the BIKE button.
ALTERNATIVELY you can also press and hold the MENU button. The Settings menu closes. The Settings menu closes. The BC 23.16 STS returns to function mode. ALTERNATIVELY you can also press and hold the MENU button. The Settings menu closes.
ALTERNATIVELY you can also press and hold the MENU button. The Settings menu closes. The Settings menu closes. The BC 23.16 STS returns to function mode. The BC 23.16 STS returns to function mode. ALTERNATIVELY you can also press and hold the BIKE button.
ALTERNATIVELY you can also press and hold the MENU button. The Settings menu closes. Scroll to the setting for the CLOCK using the BIKE button The BC 23.16 STS returns to function mode. or the ALTI button. ALTERNATIVELY you can also press and hold the BIKE button.
First set the year. Set the value using the BIKE button or the ALTI button. You can set the contrast for the display on the BC 23.16 STS. You can set the display to be easy to read based on the amount Confirm using the MENU button.
You can find information about MyName and the various The Settings menu closes. sleep screens on the SIGMA website: www.sigmasport.com The BC 23.16 STS returns to function mode. ALTERNATIVELY you can also press and hold the BIKE button. This takes you one level higher in the Settings menu.
The iPhone does not (yet) feature this NFC equipment. NOTE: If you leave the NFC setting set to "ON", anyone with the SIGMA LINK app on an NFC-enabled smartphone can read out your data and change the settings on your BC 23.16 STS.
Scroll to the setting for NFC using the BIKE button or the ALTI button. You can also use the app to export all of the BC 23.16 STS settings and conveniently edit them on your smartphone. Then the modified settings can be transferred back to the BC 23.16 STS using NFC.
STEP 2 Push the bike forwards in a straight line until the valve is back on the ground again On the BC 23.16 STS, you can set the rolling circumference of your wheel in millimeters or after a full rotation. Again, mark the position of the valve with a line or adhesive tape.
BIKE or the ALTI button until "manual" appears The bike type has to be defined for the power calculation (watts). on the display. There are three bike types to choose from in the BC 23.16 STS: – Race drop – Race hood –...
The bike weight also has to be defined for the power calculation Open the settings using the MENU button. (watts). The bike weight can be set on the BC 23.16 STS. Scroll to the Bike Settings using the BIKE button or the ALTI button.
Data is recorded and saved separately for each bike. The value is needed for calculating your personal maximum The BC 23.16 STS detects itself which bike you are riding. heart rate. This requires setting the speed transmitter to BIKE 1 or BIKE 2 when it is initially started.
ALTERNATIVELY you can also press and hold the MENU button. The Settings menu closes. The Settings menu closes. The BC 23.16 STS returns to function mode. The BC 23.16 STS returns to function mode. ALTERNATIVELY you can also press and hold the BIKE button.
ALTERNATIVELY you can also press and hold the MENU button. The Settings menu closes. The Settings menu closes. The BC 23.16 STS returns to function mode. The BC 23.16 STS returns to function mode. ALTERNATIVELY you can also press and hold the BIKE button.
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Here you set your personal maximum heart rate. If you do not want to change any other settings, This can be calculated by the BC 23.16 STS or you can set press the BIKE button or the ALTI button until "BACK" appears on the display.
During the training, the computer saves the intensity zone in which you trained. At the end of a training session (and during training as well), the BC 23.16 STS shows you the percentage distribution of your training among the intensity zones.
If your current heart rate is above or below the target zone Open the settings using the MENU button. you selected, the BC 23.16 STS issues a warning using an Scroll to the USER Settings using the BIKE button or audible beep.
SETTING THE HOME ALTITUDE / RECALIBRATING Here you can configure: You can store (set) two different home altitudes in the BC 23.16 STS. – Altitude format: meters or feet The home altitude is the location from which you (normally) start your trip.
Change the setting using the BIKE button or the ALTI button. You set or correct (during a trip) the current altitude in the BC 23.16 STS. The current altitude can be set in meters or feet or as an air pressure value.
Data is not lost during a battery change. Nevertheless, you can enter data for the totals, e.g. to transfer data from an older computer to the new BC 23.16 STS or set all of the totals to ZERO at the beginning of the next season.
TOTAL RIDE TIME First you will see the setting for BIKE 1 total distance. You can set the total ride time on the BC 23.16 STS. Open the setting using the MENU button. For example, here you can set your total ride time (total ride The left digit flashes.
Data is not lost during a battery change. DISTANCE UPHILL This is the process: You can set the total distance uphill on the BC 23.16 STS. Press and hold the MENU button to open the Settings menu. This is done separately for bike 1 and bike 2.
The setting can be made separately for bike 1 and bike 2. The left digit for the setting flashes and is ready to be set. NOTE: The BC 23.16 STS features data storage. You can change the value of this digit using the BIKE button or Data is not lost during a battery change.
MENU button. The Settings menu closes. You can set the total distance downhill on the BC 23.16 STS. The BC 23.16 STS returns to function mode. This is done separately for bike 1 and bike 2.
Press and hold the MENU button to open the Settings menu. Switch to Settings using the BIKE button or the ALTI button. The BC 23.16 STS has a logging function. The data from a trip is stored at Open the setting using the MENU button.
BIKE or ALTI button. VIEWING ACTIVITIES The following values from an activity are displayed: The BC 23.16 STS has a logging function. The data from a trip – Distance is saved. You can view the most important data from an activity –...
Then you can select ONE activity from the activities stored in the DATA CENTER use the storage space for your next trip. and load it onto the BC 23.16 STS as the virtual opponent for your GHOST RACE. You are shown a warning message on the display once the In the Activities menu you can see which activity you have selected as the GHOST RACE remaining logging time drops under 3 hours.
Alternatively: Press and hold the BIKE button. Training statistics Continue scrolling to BACK to exit the menu. Confirm using the MENU button. The BC 23.16 STS provides training statistics. These training statistics store the totals for Alternatively: Press and hold the BIKE button. – Distance –...
Resetting trip data after the trip After each trip you can reset the data for that trip back to ZERO. The BC 23.16 STS is ready for the next trip. Continue scrolling to distance uphill using the BIKE or NOTE: Your totals are not reset to ZERO. This data is stored in the totals.
The BC 23.16 STS has a Lap view. The Lap view lets you retrieve the data for any stored lap and compare the data of different laps. The BC 23.16 STS has a lap counter that stores a series of values for a distance section = lap. You can store up to 50 laps for one trip.
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A comparison trip can be selected for the ghost race. This is a 24.9 seconds. trip you yourself have ridden earlier. The comparison trip is transferred to the BC 23.16 STS via the SIGMA DATA CENTER. If a comparison trip has been selected, the BC 23.16 STS...
If you are the faster one, you would see this information on the display at the end of the ghost race. The BC 23.16 STS monitors the state of the batteries: – In the computer Pressing any button confirms this message.
Now insert the battery cover with the battery into You will find a marking on the cover. the computer's battery compartment. And you will find a marking on the transmitter's housing. Ensure that you insert the cover CORRECTLY. Ensure that the marking on the battery cover and the marking You will find a marking on the cover and on the computer's on the computer match.
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Mounting the bracket and the STEP 2: speed transmitter Place spoke magnet on an outer spoke. The magnetic core thereby points to the transmitter. MOUNTING THE BRACKET AND THE RADIO TRANSMITTER: Align magnet to the sensor marking on the transmitter with max. 10 mm space. Begin by mounting the transmitter and magnet.
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90° accordingly. For this purpose, loosen the screws in the bracket, remove the base and turn it 90°. Insert it and tighten screws again. 90 cm STEM 35" NOTE: Do not over-tighten the screws. LEFT NOTE: The SIGMA logo must point in the direction of travel LEFT 90 cm 35" RIGHT 90°...
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Mount the O-ring or insert the zip ties through the slots in the handlebar bracket, place them pliers. around the handlebars or the stem, and tighten them (do not tighten them fully yet). NOTICE: The "SIGMA" logo faces to front O-ring or zip ties Optional, not included.
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Mounting the cadence transmitter STEP 2: Installation of the magnet 6 mm 8 mm (0.24 inch) (0.3 inch) O-ring or zip ties STEP 3: Attaching Optional, not included...
Inserting the bike computer into the bracket Warranty conditions The SIGMA mount system securely connects the bike computer to the handlebar bracket. SIGMA-ELEKTRO offers a 2 year warranty covering your SIGMA bike computer, starting from the purchase date. The warranty covers material and workmanship defects on the This is the process: bike computer, on the sensor/transmitter and on the handlebar bracket.
Troubleshooting Technical data Error – Possible cause – Resolution Bike computer: Approx. 52 mm H x 39 mm W x 13 mm D Half segments on the display (e.g. after changing the battery) Weight: Approx. 25 g – Bike computer software is not running correctly after a battery change Handlebar bracket: –...
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- Cadence: Model number STS-C-3 EU-Declaration of Conformity - Heart Rate: Model number STS-F-4 SIGMA-ELEKTRO GmbH hereby declares that the wireless bike computers BC 23.16 STS We declare: comply with the fundamental requirements and other relevant regulations of Directive This device complies with Industry Canada licence exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is 2014/53/EU.
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Dr. - Julius - Leber - Strasse 15 67433 Neustadt/Weinstraße, Germany Tel. + 49 (0) 63 21-9120-0 Fax. + 49 (0) 63 21-9120-34 E-mail: info@sigmasport.com SIGMA SPORT USA North America 1860B Dean St. St. Charles, IL 60174, U.S.A. Tel. +1 630-761-1106 Fax. +1 630-761-1107 Service Tel. 888-744-6277...
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