Polar Electro A5 User Manual
179335 USA_GBR D 1.9.2003 08:24 Page 1
179335 USA/GBR D
Heart Rate Monitor
User Manual
USA/GBR
1.
How to Put Your Heart Rate Monitor On
The elastic strap
holds the transmitter in
the correct position.
The Polar A5™
wrist receiver
displays your heart rate
during exercise.
The transmitter
detects your heart rate
continuously and transmits
it to the wrist receiver.
How to Put Your Heart Rate Monitor On
1.
How to Start and Stop
3.
After Exercising
4.
8.
Target Heart Rate Zone
Settings
7.
5.
Functions During Exercise
6.
How to Recall File Stored in Memory
10.
Resetting
9.
Self Walk Test by Polar and UKK Institute
12.
Technical Specifications
13.
Limited Polar International Guarantee
14.
Disclaimer
11.
Minimizing Possible Risks in Exercising
with Heart Rate Monitor
2.
Functions and Modes of Polar A5
Contents
How to Recall File Stored in Memory
6.
Reset
If reset,
settings will
return to the
default values.
Walk Test mode
• Based on 1.24 miles/2 km brisk walk
• Measures cardiorespiratory fitness
How to Start and Stop
How to Set up Your New Polar A5 Receiver
1. Press any of the four buttons twice to activate
the receiver. Unit is displayed. LBS/INCH is
flashing.
2. Once awakened, the receiver will guide you
through the necessary settings.
Scroll up or down to set the right values.
Press OK to lock your selection.
Set the following:
Measuring units – lbs/inch or kg/cm
12h or 24h time mode
Time of day
Date
Weight
Height
Sex
Birthday
After setting your birthday, your target heart
rate zone based on your age is automatically
calculated.
After the settings are complete, the receiver
automatically goes to the Time of day display.
You can cancel the setting by pressing and
holding OK, but you can not start measuring
the heart rate before you have completed
the settings.
How to Start
1. In the Time of day display press OK.
Your heart rate appears
in a few seconds.
2. Press OK again. The stopwatch
starts running and you can
start exercising. The exercise
data will only be stored if you have
turned the stopwatch on.
3.
How to Stop
1. Press OK to stop the stopwatch.
QUIT and paused stopwatch
appear. Measurement is paused.
Exercise is no longer recorded.
2. Press Up or Down button to
exit the Exercise mode.
The receiver shows the Time of
day display within 5 minutes if
you forget to quit the heart rate
measurement mode when you
stopped the stopwatch and
removed the transmitter from
your chest.
Press
twice
Press
once
BMI
Interpretation
Underweight
18.5 - 24.9
Normal weight
25.0 - 29.9
Overweight
≥
30.0
Obesity
Reference: World Health Organization. Obesity: preventing and managing the
global epidemic. Report of a WHO Consultation on Obesity. Geneva: World
Health Organization, 1998.
The BMI value does not distinguish between muscular
and fat tissue. Thus, a weight-lifter may have a BMI
value which indicates obesity although the person only
has large muscles and little fat tissue.
Time of day
display
Press Up
Press OK
FILE
Press Up
KCAL
Press Up
BMI
Press Up
W INDEX
Press Up
IN ZONE
Press Up
AVERAGE HR
1. Press Signal/Light to turn the light on.
2. Press and hold Signal/Light to turn the zone
alarm sound on or off.
3. Check the time of day by bringing the wrist
receiver up to the Polar logo on the transmitter.
4. Scroll up to select what values you want to
view in the upper row of the display during
exercise.
Functions During Exercise
4.
5. Scroll down to select what you want to view
in the lower row of the display.
3. Exercise time
6. You can pause the stopwatch by pressing OK.
Repressing OK will restart the stopwatch.
After restart you will see heart rate in the lower
row.
2. Heart rate as a % of your
maximum heart rate.
4. Time of day
1. While in the Time of
day display mode press
Up or Down until FILE is displayed.
2. Press OK.
3. Scroll up or down to recall the exercise
information:
EXE. TIME Total exercise time
AVERAGE HR Average heart rate of the exercise
IN ZONE Time spent in target zone
KCAL Calories expended during the exercise
BMI Body mass index
W INDEX WalkIndex, the result of the walking test
The most convenient way to determine whether a
person is overweight is to use the Body Mass Index,
BMI. The body mass index does not describe the
amount of fat tissue but merely serves as a means for
comparing adult persons in terms of overweight or
underweight.
EXE. TIME
Functions and Modes of Polar A5
2.
1. Heart rate in beats
per minute.
How to operate the set buttons
•
To move forward or back, use Up or
Down button.
•
To choose the value to begin adjusting,
press OK. It will begin blinking.
•
Press Up or Down button to adjust the
value (The digits run faster if you press
and hold the button).
•
Wherever you are in the settings, you can
return to the Time of day display by pressing
and holding OK.
File mode
• Shows the data recorded during the exercise
Setting mode
• Set different values
- unit measurement; weight, height, time
- user data
- target heart rate limits
- watch functions; alarm, time, date
1. Carefully wash the transmitter with a mild soap
and water solution.
2. Rinse it with pure water.
3. Dry the transmitter carefully with a soft towel.
4. Keep the wrist receiver clean and wipe off
any moisture.
5. Store the heart rate monitor in a clean and dry
place. Dirt impairs the elasticity and functioning
of the transmitter. Sweat and moisture can keep
the electrodes wet and the transmitter activated,
which shortens battery life.
The combined impact of moisture and intense
abrasion may cause a black color, which might
stain light-colored clothes especially, to come
off the transmitter's surface.
After Exercising
5.
1. Heart rate in the target zone
is displayed
a) as absolute heart rate
or
b) as a % of maximum heart rate
according to your
lower row selection.
Up
Moves to the
following
mode or
increases the
selected value.
Signal/Light
Alarm on or off.
Backlight on.
OK
Starts measuring
heart rate. Starts and
stops the stopwatch.
Enters the displayed
mode. Locks in your
selection.
Down
Returns to the
previous mode
or decreases
the selected
value.
Heart Touch function
Bring the wrist receiver
up to the Polar logo
on the transmitter
during exercise and
you can check the time
of day.
Time of day display mode
• Starting point for all functions
• Shows date and time
Press and hold OK to return to the Time of day
display, wherever you are in the Settings or File
recalling cycle.
When the alarm is turned on, the symbol
appears on the Time of day display. When the alarm
comes on it will sound for one minute or you can
turn it off by pressing any of the four buttons.
Exercise recording mode
• In the Exercise mode you measure your heart
rate and record your exercise information in
a file
• You can view different information while the
heart rate monitor is measuring heart rate
Exercise recording
Time of day display
FILE
Press OK
Press OK
Press Up
Heart rate measuring
2. Fitness bullets
For every 10 minutes in TZ,
a appears.
3. Calorie expenditure
The calorie calculation starts
when your heart rate reaches
100 bpm.
Keep the wrist receiver within 3 feet/ 1 meter of your
transmitter. Check that you are not near other
people with heart rate monitors or any source of
electromagnetic disturbance.
Lift the transmitter off your chest and
moisten the two grooved electrode areas
on the back.
3.
Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly
against your skin and the Polar logo is in
a central, upright position.
4.
Attach the transmitter to the elastic strap.
1.
Adjust the strap length to fit snugly and
comfortably. Secure the strap around your
chest, just below the chest muscles, and
buckle it.
2.
Press Up
Press Up
SETTING
WALK TEST