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Polar Electro F55 User Manual

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    Buttons press ok to enter the menu. Press the / buttons to move forward in the menus. Press and hold the back button to return to the time of day display. Back light ok user manual polar f55™ manufactured by polar electro oy professorintie 5 fin-90440 kempele tel +358 8 5202 100 fax +358 8 5202 300 ...

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    Dear customer, congratulations on your purchase of a new polar fitness heart rate monitor! The polar fitness heart rate monitor helps you to achieve your personal fitness goals. The polar fitness heart rate monitor includes the polar keeps u fit™ - own workout program, which gives you guidance how muc...

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    5 english 1. Getting started - personalize your polar f55 ......................................................................................................8 1.1 product elements ........................................................................................................................

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    6 english 7 english 4. Reach your goal - start exercising .......................................................................................................................39 4.1 starting exercise recording ...........................................................................................

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    8 english 9 english 1.1 product elements the polar fitness heart rate monitor set consists of the following items: 1. Getting started - personalize your polar f55 wrist unit the wrist unit includes polar keeps u fit - own workout program. You can create, update, and monitor your program with the wris...

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    10 english 11 english the envelope reminds you to check the exercises from last week or to perform the polar fitness test. For further information, see the section weekly and monthly follow-up. The battery symbol indicates that the wrist unit battery is low. For further information, see the chapter ...

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    12 english 13 english 6. Date: press the / buttons to select the month (mm) or day (dd). Press ok. • press the / buttons to select the day ( dd) or month (mm). Press ok. • press the / buttons to select the year ( yy). Press ok. 7. Units: press the / buttons to select kilograms and centimeters (kg/cm...

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    14 english 15 english 3. Adjust the strap length to fit snugly and comfortably. Secure the strap around your chest, just below your chest muscles, and snap the second fastener. 4. Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and that the polar logo of the connector is in a central, ...

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    16 english 17 english 2.1 performing the fitness test note: before you can perform the polar fitness test, you need to enter your personal user information and long-term physical activity level in the user settings and to wear your transmitter. It takes 3-5 minutes to perform the test. To get reliab...

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    18 english 19 english the test begins with fitness test and your heart rate being displayed. The increasing number of arrows indicates that the test is in progress. Stay relaxed. Keep your hands beside your body and limit body movements and communication with other people. Note: • if user settings m...

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    20 english 21 english fitness classes the polar fitness test result, your ownindex, is most meaningful when comparing your individual values and changes in them. Ownindex can also be interpreted according to your gender and age. Locate your ownindex on the table to find your current cardiovascular fit...

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    22 english 23 english 3.1.1 creating your program this section provides you with step-by-step information on how to create your keeps u fit - own workout program. To be able to get an accurate exercise program, start by measuring your fitness level as instructed in the chapter test your fitness level...

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    24 english 25 english 3.1.2 view and edit your program this section describes how you can view and edit your keeps u fit - own workout program. 1. If you start from the time of day display, press ok. Exercise is displayed. 2. Press the / buttons to select program. Press ok. 3. Press the / buttons to...

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    26 english 27 english press ok to view the target exercise durations in different intensity zones. *polar target heart rate intensity definition is modified from international exercise science authorities’ recommendations in which light intensity can reach lower than 60% hr max . Light exercising in t...

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    28 english 29 english exercise session targets: exercise name/targets target exercise duration target calories (cal/kcal) you should burn in this exercise session press the button to proceed. Alternatively, press ok to edit the exercise session targets and continue from editing exercise targets. Alt...

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    30 english 31 english 3.1.3 program settings in the program settings menu you can switch the ownzone (automatic determination of your target heart rate zone) and program on or off and rename your program exercises. 1. Start from the time of day display. Press ok. Exercise is displayed. 2. Press the ...

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    32 english 33 english 3.1.4 update your program there are two ways you can update your keeps u fit - own workout program: editing the exercise sessions of your current program and creating an entirely new program. If you feel from the beginning that some of the exercise sessions are too hard or too ...

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    34 english 35 english 3.2.1 creating your body workout 1. Start from the time of day display. Press ok. Exercise is displayed. 2. Press the / buttons to select program. Press ok. 3. Press the / buttons to select body. Press ok. 4. Press the / buttons to select create. Press ok. 5. The wrist unit dis...

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    36 english 37 english editing count of sets if you start from the time of day display, repeat steps 1-6. 7. Sets: press the / buttons to adjust count of sets (1-3). Press ok. The wrist unit displays sets updated and returns to the movement list. Deleting movement if you start from the time of day di...

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    38 english 39 english 3.2.3 body workout settings in the body workout settings you can switch the body workout on or off and rename your body workout. 1. Start from the time of day display. Press ok. Exercise is displayed. 2. Press the / buttons to select program. Press ok. 3. Press the / buttons to...

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    40 english 41 english • if ownzone is displayed, see the section ownzone. • if you want to skip the ownzone® determination and use the previously determined ownzone, press ok. In this case, if you have not determined your ownzone before, your age-based heart rate limits are used. • if you have selec...

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    42 english 43 english body exercise (displayed if the body workout is selected) press ok to start the body workout. Body workout movements in the recommended performance order alternate with the movement information view. Body workout movements cursor shows you the selected movement count of sets mu...

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    44 english 45 english changing the displayed exercise information in the exercise and calories display, you can change the upper row information to personalize the display by pressing and holding the button. Exercise duration time of day calories (cal/kcal) fitness bullets - a bullet appears for eve...

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    46 english 47 english changing settings during exercise you can change the settings while recording your exercise or you can pause the exercise recording while modifying your settings. 1. If you want to change the settings without pausing the exercise recording, press and hold ok. Alternatively, if ...

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    48 english 49 english 4.4 exercise settings in the exercise settings menu you can view and select your next exercise session and settings used during exercise. 1. Start from the time of day display. Press ok. 2. Exercise is displayed. Press ok. 3. Press the / buttons to select settings. Press ok. 4....

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    50 english 51 english manual: instead of determining your target heart rate zone by using ownzone or automatic limits, you can determine your target heart rate limits manually by using the age formula. The wrist unit displays your previously determined heart rate limits. Alternatively, if you have n...

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    52 english 53 english 4.5 ownzone your polar fitness heart rate monitor is able to determine your individual exercise heart rate zone automatically. This is called ownzone (oz) and it can be determined during a warm-up period lasting 1-5 minutes by walking, jogging, or in other exercise modes. The ma...

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    54 english 55 english 5. At some point during the five stages, you hear two beeps. Your ownzone has been determined. If the ownzone determination succeeds, the following information is displayed: ownzone updated ownzone heart rate limits as beats per minute (bpm) or as a percentage of your maximum he...

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    56 english 57 english the following information is displayed: exercise name, if the program exercise or body workout was selected while exercising. Alternatively, if the manual exercise was selected, exercise is displayed. Graphic bars indicate the amount of exercise performed. The height of the bar...

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    58 english 59 english 5.2 weekly file you can check the automatically saved weekly diary information in the weekly file. The weekly file includes information for the 26 most recent weeks. When the weekly file becomes full, the next week’s information replaces the oldest. The diary is saved in the we...

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    60 english 61 english total duration the last reset date of the total cumulative exercise duration. Total cumulative exercise duration for several exercise sessions, starting from the previous reset. Note: your total exercise duration is displayed in hours and minutes until you reach 99 hours and 59...

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    62 english 63 english diary exe.Count (exercise count) weekly target exercise count the exercise count bar is highlighted the total exercise counts you have achieved exe.Time (exercise duration) weekly target exercise duration the exercise duration bar is highlighted the total exercise duration you ...

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    64 english 65 english 5.5 weekly and monthly follow-up weekly follow-up the weekly follow-up function automatically reviews your progress and reminds you to check the previous week’s exercises. The reminder appears between sunday and monday at midnight. 1. Press the button to open the reminder . 2. ...

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    66 english 67 english 6. Remember to relax - get your ownrelax ownrelax is the result of a relaxation session, which is an easy and quick way to test how relaxed your body is. The relaxation session is based on heart rate and heart rate variability measurement. Heart rate and heart rate variability ...

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    68 english 69 english 6.2 interpretation of the results the results of your relaxation session are always your personal values and thus comparisons should be done against your own individual values. Before you can interpret your ownrelax value, you need to identify your relaxation heart rate level a...

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    70 english 71 english 6.3 relaxation trend relaxation trend contains your ownrelax values. In the relaxation trend you can view your 47 most recent ownrelax values. When the trend view becomes full, the next ownrelax value replaces the oldest. If you want to save the data for a longer period, transf...

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    72 english 73 english 7. Get extra benefit from polar applications - data communication your polar fitness heart rate monitor offers you the option of transferring data between your wrist unit, pc and nokia mobile phone. You can edit and transfer your wrist unit settings easily from your pc to your w...

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    74 english 75 english timer setting you can set the countdown timer to sound an alarm once after a set time. If you start from the time of day display, repeat steps 1-3. 4. Press the / buttons to select timer. Press ok. 5. Set the hours with the / buttons. Press ok. 6. Set the minutes with the / but...

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    76 english 77 english alarm: 12. Press the / buttons to select a reminder alarm. Depending on your selection, the reminder alarm is activated 1 day, 1 hour, 30 min, or 10 min before or at the reminder time (on time). Press ok. Repeat: 13. Press the / buttons to select a repetition time. The reminder...

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    78 english 79 english 8. Edit the selected value as instructed in the section adding a reminder. Alternatively, if you select delete, the wrist unit displays delete reminder? Press the / buttons to select yes or no. Press ok. Note! After you delete the reminder, you cannot restore it. Switching the ...

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    80 english 81 english time setting if you start from the time of day display, repeat steps 1-3. 4. Press the / buttons to select time. Press ok. 5. Press the / buttons to select 12 h or 24 h time mode. Press ok. If you chose 12 h mode, select am or pm with the / buttons. Press ok. 6. Set the hours w...

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    82 english 83 english 8.3 user settings in the user settings menu, you can edit your personal data, weight, height, birthday, gender, activity level, and extra user settings. 1. Start from the time of day display. Press ok. Exercise is displayed. 2. Press the / buttons until settings is displayed. P...

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    84 english 85 english 11. View extra user settings: it is recommended that you change the following settings (hr max , vo 2max ) only if you know your laboratory-measured value. Press ok to enter extra user settings. Alternatively, press and hold the back button to return to the time of day display....

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    86 english 87 english 8.4 general settings in the general settings menu, you can edit general settings for the wrist unit. The general settings include volume, keylock, units, and language settings. 1. Start from the time of day display. Press ok. Exercise is displayed. 2. Press the / buttons until ...

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    88 english 89 english your polar heart rate monitor is a high-tech instrument and should be treated with care. The suggestions below will help you fulfill the guarantee obligations. Store your heart rate monitor in a cool and dry place. Do not store it in a damp environment, in non-breathable materia...

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    90 english 91 english 10.1 interference during exercise electromagnetic interference disturbances may occur near high voltage power lines, traffic lights, overhead lines of electric railways, electric bus lines or trams, televisions, car motors, bike computers, some motor driven exercise equipment, c...

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    92 english 93 english what should i do if... ...I don’t know where i am in the menu? Press and hold the back button until the time of day is displayed. ...There is no heart rate reading (00 / - -)? 1. Check that the electrodes of the transmitter are moistened and that you are wearing it as instructe...

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    94 english 95 english 12. Technical specification your polar fitness heart rate monitor is designed to • help users to achieve their personal fitness goals • indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity during an exercise session no other use is intended or implied. Water resistance of pol...

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    96 english 97 english 13. Limited polar international guarantee • this limited polar international guarantee is issued by polar electro inc. For the consumers who have purchased this product in the usa or canada. This limited polar international guarantee is issued by polar electro oy for the consum...

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    98 english 99 english 15. Index 12h/24h time mode ................................................................. 11, 80 alarm setting ........................................................................... 79 backlight .............................................................................