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Polar Electro F6 User Manual

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Summary of F6

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    17925810.00 eng/fra a eng ok boutons lumière retour appuyez sur ok pour entrer dans un menu. Appuyez sur les boutons / pour avancer dans les menus. Appuyez longuement sur le bouton back/retour pour revenir à l’affichage de l’heure. 17925810.00 eng/fra a fra polar f6 cardiofréquencemètre fitness manu...

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    Cher client, félicitations! Nous vous remercions d ’avoir choisi le cardiofr équencem ètre fitness polar f6 ™! Pourquoi utiliser un cardiofréquencem ètre? • le cardiofréquencem ètre vous permet de faire de l ’exercice à l’ intensité qui vous convient le mieux • le cardiofréquencem ètre optimise les ...

  • Page 3: Contents

    5 english 1. Introduction to the f6 heart rate monitor ........................................................................................................... 7 1.1 product elements .....................................................................................................................

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    6 7 1.1 product elements the polar f6 heart rate monitor set consists of the following items: 1. Introduction to the f6 heart rate monitor wrist unit the wrist unit displays your heart rate, burned calories, exercise time, and other exercise information while exercise recording. You can also wear it...

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    8 9 symbols the menu level indicator shows you the number of menu items. When browsing the menus, the symbol indicates where you are in the current menu level. The symbol shows you the total number of menu items. In guided setting sequences the number of symbols indicates the total number of setting...

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    10 11 5. 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. 6. Units: press the / buttons to select kilograms and centimeters (kg/cm) or pounds and fe...

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    12 13 1.4 measuring your heart rate to measure your heart rate, you need to wear the transmitter. Heart rate coding reduces interference from other heart rate monitors that are close by. To make sure that the code search is successful and ensure trouble-free heart rate monitoring, keep the wrist uni...

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    14 15 2. Exercising in the exercise menu you can view and record your exercise information, such as your heart rate, exercise time, and energy expenditure. 2.1 starting exercise recording 1. Wear the transmitter as described in the section measuring your heart rate on page 12. When you wear your tra...

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    16 17 calories (displayed as cal/kcal, depending on your units settings) the calories you have burned until now. 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. E...

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    18 19 switching the backlight on press the light button and the display is illuminated for a few seconds. After you have illuminated the display once while exercising night mode symbol appears in the display. The display automatically illuminates each time you press any button or bring the wrist uni...

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    20 21 stopping the exercise and viewing exercise summary 1. Press the back button. Your current heart rate is displayed. Exercise recording is paused. Is displayed. 2. Select exit with the / buttons and press ok. Summary of your exercise is displayed. Exercise duration (hh.Mm.Ss) calories burned dur...

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    22 23 2.4 ownzone polar f6 heart rate monitor is able to determine your individual aerobic 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 or jogging. You can also determine your ownzone in other exer...

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    24 25 5. At some point during stages 1-5, 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 heart rate (%hr max ) ...

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    26 27 3.1.1 diary exe.Count (exercise count) the exercise count bar is highlighted the total exercise counts you have achieved exe.Time (exercise duration) the exercise duration bar is highlighted the total exercise duration you have achieved calories (cal/kcal) the calories bar is highlighted the t...

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    28 29 file includes information on your recorded exercise sessions. The exercise and diary files includes information on your 12 most recent exercise sessions. • in the exercise file you can view detailed exercise information on the exercise sessions of the current week, such as exercise duration, c...

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    30 31 4.1 exercise file the following information is displayed: heart rate maximum (max) and average (avg) heart rate in beats per minute alternate with the percentage of maximum heart rate reading. Time in zone (displayed if the hr limits were on while exercising) heart rate limits exercise duratio...

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    32 33 4.2 totals file in the totals file you can view your total cumulative exercise count, duration, and burned calories in several exercises, starting from the previous reset. 1. If you start from the time of day display, press ok. 2. Press the / buttons until file is displayed. Press ok. 3. Press...

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    34 35 4.3 diary file you can check the automatically saved weekly diary information in the diary file. The diary file includes information for the 12 most recent weeks. When the diary file becomes full, the next week's information replaces the oldest. The diary week is saved in the diary file on sun...

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    36 37 5. Settings in the settings menu, you can view or change the information you have set earlier, such as the time of day and date, or you can set information, such as heart rate limits, volume, and alarm settings. 5.1 watch settings note that there are two ways that the time and date can be pres...

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    38 39 5.1.2 alarm setting 1. If you start from the time of day display, press ok. 2. Press the / buttons until settings is displayed. Press ok. 3. Press the / buttons to select watch. Press ok. 4. Press the / buttons to select alarm. Press ok. 5. Press the / buttons to select alarm daily, mon-fri, o...

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    40 41 5.2 heart rate settings in the hr (heart rate) set menu, you can edit the settings used during exercise sessions. Exercise settings, heart rate limits, alarm settings, and the view mode are combined in hr set. With hr set, you can easily use your desired exercise settings and do not need to se...

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    42 43 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. Your target heart rate zone is a range between lower and upper heart rate limits expressed as percentages of your ...

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    44 45 5.3 user settings in the user settings menu, you can edit your personal data, weight, height, birthday, gender, 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. Press ok. 3. Press the / buttons ...

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    46 47 13. Maximal oxygen uptake value (vo 2max , ml/kg/min): press the / buttons to set your maximal oxygen uptake value. Press ok. Vo 2max is the maximum capacity for oxygen consumption by your body during maximum exertion. This is also known as aerobic power or maximal oxygen intake/consumption. V...

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    48 49 1. Volume for sounds press the / buttons to select vol 2 (loud), vol 1 (quiet), or sounds off. Press ok. If you change the vol 2 or vol 1 setting, the following wrist unit tones are not affected: hr alarm, watch, and timer alarms. If you select sounds off, the button and activity sounds are sw...

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    50 51 6. Data transfer polar fitness trainer is a complete web service tailored to support your exercise goals. Free registration gives you access to a personalized exercise program, diary, tests, calculators, useful articles and much more. You can gain access and start the registration process for ...

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    52 53 8.1 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, cellular phones, ...

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    54 55 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 (- -)? 1. Check that the electrodes of the transmitter are moistened and that you are wearing it as instructed. 2. Check that you ...

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    56 57 10. Technical specification the polar f6 heart rate monitor is designed to • to help users to achieve their personal fitness goals • to indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity during an exercise session no other use is intended or implied. Wrist unit battery type: cr 2032 batt...

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    58 59 12. Disclaimer • the material in this manual is for informational purposes only. The products it describes are subject to change without prior notice, due to the manufacturer's continuous development program. • polar electro inc. / polar electro oy makes no representations or warranties with r...

  • Page 31: 13. Index

    60 13. Index 12h/24h time mode ................................................................ 10, 39 alarm setting ................................................................................ 38 backlight ........................................................................................ ...