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Polar Electro S610i User Manual

Manual is about: Polar Electro S610i Heart Rate Monitor Quick Guide User's Manual

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  • Page 1

    Quick guide u s e r ’ s m a n u a l u s a / g b r h e a r t r at e m o n i t o r h e a r t r at e m o n i t o r complete hr displays your heart rate as bpm and % of hr max , average heart rate and exercise duration. Allows you to set 5 exercise sets for interval training with hr target zones and rec...

  • Page 2

    Road map ok manufactured by: polar electro oy professorintie 5 fin-90440 kempele tel. +358-8-520 2100 fax +358-8-520 2300 www.Polar.Fi dear customer recyclable material. Graphic design cis, finland. Congratulations on purchasing a polar heart rate monitor! We are proud to assist you in achieving per...

  • Page 3

    The polar heart rate monitor offers you various ways to customize your exercise sessions so they meet your personal needs. For example, use the interval trainer™ function to guide you through a complete interval training session. Or, you can choose the functions that suit you best: owncal® calorie c...

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    Contents a. Getting going ....................... 5 heart rate monitor parts ........................ 5 buttons and their functions ................... 6 easy start .................................................. 8 how to prepare the wrist receiver ... 8 how to put the transmitter on ......... 9 ...

  • Page 5: D. How To Recall

    C. Exercise ................................ 35 heart rate measure mode .................... 35 exercise recording mode ...................... 37 turning heart rate zone alarm on/off .............................. 37 swapping the heart rate limits ........ 38 illuminating the display ..................

  • Page 6: Frequently Asked

    Recorded heart rate samples ................ 58 records file ............................................. 58 resetting cumulative counts to zero ... 58 deleting a file ......................................... 59 deleting all files ..................................... 59 e. Connection to computer ...

  • Page 7: Heart Rate Monitor

    A 5 a. Getting going a 5 heart rate monitor parts and their functions the wrist receiver displays your heart rate and other data during exercise. Enter your personal settings into the receiver and analyze the exercise files after you’re done. The elastic strap holds the transmitter comfortably, yet ...

  • Page 8: Signal/light

    A 6 stop signal / light reset ok signal/light turns the beep on or off. Turns the backlight on. Reset resets the heart rate monitor. Stop return - stops measuring the heart rate. Exits the displayed mode and returns to the previous mode level. Returns to the time of day display from any mode by pres...

  • Page 9: Useful Tips

    A 7 useful tips • briefly pressing a button (approximately 1 second) will do different things than pressing and holding the button for a longer period of time (approximately 2 to 5 seconds). If your press the button for a longer period of time, you can use shortcuts. • the buttons are slightly stiff...

  • Page 10: Easy Start

    A 8 how to prepare the wrist receiver 1. Since the display is blank when the receiver leaves the factory, you have to activate the wrist receiver by pressing the ok button twice, after which the time of day display appears. This is a one-off procedure; once you have turned on your receiver you can n...

  • Page 11

    A 9 how to put the transmitter on 1. Attach the transmitter to the elastic strap. 2. Adjust the strap length to fit snugly and comfortably. Secure the strap around your chest, just below the chest muscles, and buckle it. 3. Lift the transmitter off your chest and moisten the grooved electrode areas ...

  • Page 12: After Exercising

    A 10 4. Press the ok button to start measuring your heart rate. A heart symbol will start flashing and your heart rate (beats per minute) will appear in a maximum of 15 seconds. 5. Press ok again. The stopwatch starts running and you can start exercising. The exercise data will only be stored in a f...

  • Page 13: Modes and Their Functions

    A 11 modes and their functions your polar heart rate monitor has six main modes: time of day, exercise, file, options, fitness test and connection. 1. Time of day you can use your polar heart rate monitor as an ordinary watch that shows the date and the day of the week, as well as contains an alarm ...

  • Page 14

    A 12 a. During basicuse, you can save 99 split and lap times with current, maximum and average heart rates for each lap. You can configure the display to show information on the following: • your current heart rate, average heart rate or a reading of your maximum heart rate in percentages • the curr...

  • Page 15: 3. File

    A 13 3. File your receiver stores exercise information in 99 exercise files: • the start date and time of the exercise • total exercise time • the average and maximum heart rate readings for the exercise session • the recovery value (only basicset) • your heart rate limits used during the exercise •...

  • Page 16: 4. Options

    A 14 4. Options in the options mode, you can enter the following settings: exercise settings: you can select basicuse with no settings or 5 freely programmable basicsets or interval training sets memory settings:set the recording rate of your heart rate of 5 seconds, 15 seconds or 1 minute function ...

  • Page 17: 5. Fitness Test

    A 15 5. Fitness test in this mode you can: • perform the polar fitness test • recall your latest test results; ownindex and hr max -p values • update your user information to reflect your most recent ownindex and hr max -p values 6. Connection in this mode you can: • upload your receiver settings fr...

  • Page 18

    B 16 b. How to enter settings this section describes how to manually enter settings by pressing the receiver buttons. However, heart rate monitor offers you a faster way as well: prepare your settings with polar precision performance software and upload them to your receiver from your computer. See ...

  • Page 19

    B 17 time of day file options fit. Test connect exercise set memory set function set user set monitor set watch set 1. In the time of day display, scroll up or down until options is displayed. 2. Press ok to enter the options mode. Exercise set is displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until the desired se...

  • Page 20: User Information Settings

    B 18 user information settings in the user set loop you can move forward only by pressing ok. Measuring units depend on your choice in options/ monitor set/ unit 1 or unit 2. Units 1 units 2 weight kg lbs height cm ft/ inch date of birth setting order day - month - year month - day - year 1. In the ...

  • Page 21: Date of Birth (Birthday)

    B 19 date of birth (birthday) 7. Scroll up or down to select your month / day of birth. Press ok. 8. Day / month appears. Scroll up or down to select the day / month. Press ok. 9. Year appears. Scroll up or down to adjust the year of birth. Press ok. Sex 10. Scroll up or down to select your gender. ...

  • Page 22

    B 20 top you participate regularly in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week. Ex. You exercise to improve performance for competitive purposes. Maximum heart rate value (hr max ) 12. Your age-predicted maximum heart rate value is displayed as a default setting when you set this value for th...

  • Page 23: Exercise Settings

    B 21 exercise settings when you start setting your exercise preferences your first choice is to select whether you want to set your personal exercise set or to exercise with basicuse option. If you select to start setting the exercise sets, your second choice is whether you want to select basicset o...

  • Page 24: Setting Exercise Sets

    B 22 setting exercise sets preset exercise sets ready for five exercise sets; when you start exercising, just select one of the sets. Interval training set if you choose interval on, you can set 3 different exercise phases for each exercise set in following order: warm-up phase • countdown timer 1 o...

  • Page 25

    B 23 options exercise set e0 e1 e2 e3 e4 e5 exercise set 1 - 5 interval on interval off (basicset) recovery hr timer 1 timer 2 timer 3 limits 1 limits 2 limits 3 recovery timer timer 1 limits 1 interval repeat limits 2 recovery timer 3 limits 3 timer interval timer manual interval interval hr recove...

  • Page 26: Setting Timers

    B 24 setting timers if you start from time of day display, repeat steps 1-5. 6. Scroll up or down until desired timer is displayed. Press ok to start setting the timer. 7. Scroll up or down to turn the timer on or off. Press ok. Timer off: skip steps 8-9. 8. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes. Pres...

  • Page 27: Setting Interval Type

    B 25 setting interval type you can select 3 optional types of intervals: a. Time-based interval ends your interval when you have used the selected time. B. Heart-rate-based interval ends your interval as you reach the selected heart rate. When selecting heart-rate-based interval, recovery calculatio...

  • Page 28: A. Time-Based Recovery

    B 26 setting the number of intervals and recoveries (repeat) if you start from time of day display, repeat steps 1-5. You can set up to 30 intervals and recoveries (if set on) for an interval phase. 6. Scroll up or down until repeat is displayed. 7. Press ok to start setting the number. 8. Scroll up...

  • Page 29: A. Recotime Is Displayed.

    B 27 a. Recotime is displayed. 10. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes. Press ok. 11. Scroll up or down to adjust seconds. Press ok. Recovery timer appears. B. Recohr is displayed. 10. Scroll up or down to adjust the value. Press ok. Recovery hr appears. To continue your settings, press the stop but...

  • Page 30: Recording Rate

    B 28 you can program your receiver to record data in 5, 15 or 60 seconds intervals. 1. In the time of day display scroll up or down until options is displayed. 2. Press ok to enter the options mode. Exercise set is displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until memory set is displayed. 4. Press ok to start t...

  • Page 31: Fitness Test On/off

    B 29 options function set owncal on/off fit. Test on/off hr max -p on/off 1. In the time of day display scroll up or down until options is displayed. 2. Press ok to enter the options mode. Exercise set is displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until function set is displayed. 4. Press ok to start the funct...

  • Page 32: Monitor Settings

    B 30 options monitor set sound on/off units 1/2 help on/off 1. In the time of day display scroll up or down until options is displayed. 2. Press ok to enter the options mode. Exercise set is displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until monitor set is displayed. 4. Press ok to start the monitor settings. So...

  • Page 33: Selecting Measuring Units

    B 31 certain measure and exercise mode settings will be audible: start, stop, interval phase start and end and recovery calculation end. Selecting measuring units if you start from time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until units is displayed. 6. Press ok to start setting the ...

  • Page 34: Setting Alarm

    B 32 options watch set alarm time 1/2 date reminder 1. In the time of day display scroll up or down until options is displayed. 2. Press ok to enter the options mode. Exercise set is displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until watch set is displayed. 4. Press ok to start the watch settings. Alarm is displ...

  • Page 35: Setting Date

    B 33 12h time mode: month - day - year. 24h time mode: day - month - year. 8. 12h/ 24h starts to flash. Scroll up or down to select 12h or 24h time mode. Press ok. 24h: skip step 9. 9. Am/ pm starts to flash. Scroll up or down to select am or pm. Press ok. 10. The hours start to flash. Scroll up or ...

  • Page 36: Swap Time 1 Or Time 2

    B 34 swap time 1 or time 2 in the time of day display press and hold the down button. Time 1 or time 2 is displayed in the uppermost row for a couple of seconds. Displayed time will now be used in all watch and alarm functions. If you chose time 2, “2” is displayed in the time of day display. Shortc...

  • Page 37: Heart Rate Measure Mode

    C 35 time of day heart rate measure mode exercise recording mode c. Exercise you can use two modes in your exercise: measure or exercise mode. In the measure mode you can see your heart rate but your exercise is not recorded. In the exercise mode your exercise is recorded and stopwatch and other cal...

  • Page 38

    C 36 3. Start from time of day display by pressing the ok to start measuring your heart rate. A heart symbol will start flashing and your heart rate in beats per minute will appear in max. 15 seconds. The frame around the heart symbol indicates that the heart rate reception is coded. You have now en...

  • Page 39: Exercise Recording Mode

    C 37 if you are continuing from measure mode, press ok. Or, if you are starting from time of day display, press and hold ok. Exercise information will be stored in an exercise file only when the stopwatch is running. The ongoing recording is indicated with a graphic bar that runs continuously on the...

  • Page 40: Exercise:

    C 38 in addition to the rate zone alarm you can see: if you are exercising above heart rate zone. If you are exercising below heart rate zone. Swapping the heart rate limits press and hold the up button. Repeat until the desired limits are displayed. In the interval training mode the limits are auto...

  • Page 41: Storing Lap And Split Time

    C 39 storing lap and split time press ok to store lap and split time. First then lap time split time average heart rate of the lap number of the lap the receiver automatically stores a lap time when you stop recording an exercise. You can store 99 laps if you have not used the interval function. Aft...

  • Page 42

    C 40 swapping the displayed exercise information there are three display options, which you can swap between by pressing the down button. The receiver saves the upper and lower row settings for the three display options. If the help function is on, the name of the displayed function appears for a fe...

  • Page 43

    C 41 select the middle row information 1. Press the down button to select the desired display alternative. When you swap the middle row information, the upper and lower rows change also. Continue selecting the upper and lower rows. Select the upper row information 2. Press the up button to select fr...

  • Page 44: Starting An Exercise Set

    C 42 1. Start from the time of day display. Press ok to enter the measure mode. 2. If you want to swap the preset exercise set, press and hold the up button until the exercise set (e1-e5) is swapped. Release. Repeat until desired exercise set is displayed. 3. To start exercising and recording the pr...

  • Page 45: Warm-Up Phase

    C 43 0 10 20 30 40 50 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 warm-up phase countdown timer 1 heart rate limits 1 interval phase repeats 03 cool-down phase countdown timer 3 heart rate limits 3 interval recovery interval recovery interval recovery heart rate time structure of an interval training exercise: warm-up...

  • Page 46: Interval Phase

    C 44 interval phase the receiver records up to 30 repeated interval phases. Your interval phase is divided into interval and recovery calculation (if set on) sections, which alternate continuously through your interval phase. Interval session 1. First preset heart rate limits 2 (if set on). 2. Then ...

  • Page 47: Recovery Calculation

    C 45 3. At the end of interval interval duration. Average heart rate of the interval. When your interval ends the wrist receiver automatically continues with following preset function: recovery calculation or cool-down phase. Recovery calculation one of the following is displayed depending on your s...

  • Page 48: Cool-Down Phase

    C 46 cool-down phase 1. First preset heart rate limits 3 (if set on). 2. Then countdown timer 3. Heart rate information. Countdown timer starts running if you have set the timer 3 on. If you have set the timer off press and hold ok to end the cool-down phase. 3. At the end of cool-down phase cool-do...

  • Page 49: Starting The Timers

    C 47 in this mode you can also use the functions in "exercise recording mode" section. Starting the timers if timers are set on, they automatically start running once you start the stopwatch. Timers alternate in the following order: timer 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, etc. At the end of timer 1 you will hear 1 ...

  • Page 50: Tips During The Exercise

    C 48 starting recovery calculation to start the recovery calculation, press and hold the ok button. See “exercising with interval trainer”/ “recovery calculation” for the displayed information during the recovery calculation. After the recovery calculation is done the exercise is paused. You can con...

  • Page 51: Heart Touch Function

    C 49 restarting the interval or recovery calculation in the exercise mode press the stop button to pause the interval or recovery calculation. Reset the calculation by pressing and holding the down button. To restart the same calculation press the ok button. To reset the interval training exercise, ...

  • Page 52

    D 50 d. How to recall training information the receiver starts saving exercise information to a file as you start the stopwatch. You can recall the information in the file mode. In the file mode there are up to 99 exercise files and a record file, which keeps track of the cumulative values..

  • Page 53: Exercise File

    D 51 time of day file options fit. Test connect f99 ... F1 records your first file is f1, then f2 and so on, until you have recorded maximum 99 exercise files. The bigger the file number the more recent it is. Some information alternates on the display automatically. You can make the alternation fas...

  • Page 54

    D 52 exercise file (f1-f99) exe. Time reco limits inzone1 inzone2 inzone3 kcal tot. Kcal tot. Time exe. Set laps samples lap1 best lap cooldown interval warmup reco 30 int 30 reco 1 int 1 lap 99 • move forward and backward within file loops with up or down buttons. • press ok to enter a file or to e...

  • Page 55: Exercise Time (Exe. Time)

    D 53 exercise time (exe. Time) the exercise time is the amount of time that you have exercised with the stopwatch running. Average and maximum heart rates of your exercise alternate on the display. To continue recalling the file, scroll up or down button. Recovery information of basicset exercise (r...

  • Page 56: Calorie Expenditure (Kcal)

    D 54 exercise time within, above and below the heart rate zones indicates the exercise time, which you have spent within (inzone), above and below each heart rate limits during the entire exercise. Calorie expenditure (kcal) you will see how many kilocalories you have expended during the exercise. C...

  • Page 57: Warm-Up Phase

    D 55 interval training information (exe. Set) start with the display showing exe. Set. 1. Press ok to start recalling the interval training information. 2. Scroll up or down to see the information on warm-up, interval and cool-down phases. Warm-up phase warm-up duration. The heart rate at the end of...

  • Page 58: Interval Information

    D 56 3. Press the stop button to return to the previous file level and skip steps 4 - 6. Or, continue recalling more detailed information of the interval phase. 4. Start with the display showing interval. Press ok to see details of each interval and recovery. 5. Scroll up or down between intervals (...

  • Page 59: Best Lap

    D 57 best lap shortest lap time. The number of the best lap. The best lap information is displayed if you have stored at least 3 laps. The best lap can not be the last lap. Laps split time. Lap time. Lap number. The heart rate at the end of the lap, average and maximum heart rates of the lap. Press ...

  • Page 60

    D 58 recorded heart rate samples check from the sample file detailed heart rate information of the exercise. Start with the display showing samples. 1. Press ok to start recalling the recorded samples of your exercise information. The heart rate and time when the heart rate sample was recorded are d...

  • Page 61: Deleting A File

    D 59 2. Press and hold the down button. Reset starts to flash. You can still cancel the resetting by releasing the down button before the value is reset. If you are sure that you want to reset the value keep holding the down button until value is reset. Release. 3. Press the stop button to exit the ...

  • Page 62

    E 60 e. Connection to computer there is two-way communication between polar heart rate monitor and a computer. Polar precision performance software offers an easy way to analyse training data. A training log makes it possible to plan future training. Wrist receiver settings are easy to upload from t...

  • Page 63

    E 61 or b) an optional polar ir interface for usb port and windows® 98 operating system or later in your computer. Install the polar precision software (version 3 or later) first, then connect the optional interface to the corresponding port of the computer before starting the software. 1. Start the...

  • Page 64

    E 62 • the heart touch function to show the current heart rate limits, store a lap time or swap the display options during your exercise • names and alarm times for 7 reminders • options lock function on or off you may upload settings from a computer to a wrist receiver either via ir communication o...

  • Page 65: Adults.

    F 63 f. Polar fitness test the polar fitness test is an easy, safe and quick way to estimate individual maximal aerobic power and to get predicted maximum heart rate value. The polar fitness test is targeted to healthy adults. Ownindex is a value which is comparable to maximal oxygen uptake (vo 2max...

  • Page 66

    F 64 if you want to improve your cardiovascular fitness, it takes a minimum of 6 weeks on an average to see a noticeable change in ownindex. Less fit individuals see progress even more rapidly and for more fit individuals more time is needed. The better the cardiovascular fitness of an individual, t...

  • Page 67

    F 65 the hr max -p definition is carried out simultaneously with the polar fitness test. The hr max -p score predicts your individual maximum heart rate value more accurately than the age-based formula (220-age). The age-based method provides a rough estimation and may not be very accurate, especial...

  • Page 68: Carrying Out The Test

    F 66 to get reliable test results, the following basic requirements apply: • you should be relaxed and calm. • the test can take place anywhere – home, office, health club – as long as the testing environment is peaceful. No disturbing noises (ex. Television, radio or telephone), no other people tal...

  • Page 69: Start The Test

    F 67 time of day file options fit. Test connect 1. In the time of day display scroll up or down until fit. Test is displayed. If you cannot find fitness test mode check that you have turned the function on in the options mode. 2. Press ok to enter the fitness test mode. Your latest ownindex and the ...

  • Page 70: Update Ownindex and Hr

    F 68 you can update your ownindex and hr max -p values to the options mode/ user information. When you update these values regularly, the reading in percentages of your maximum heart rate and calorie calculation give more accurate individual information. 1. In the time of day display scroll up or do...

  • Page 71: Fitness Classes

    F 69 age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (years) (very (poor) (fair) (average) (good) (very (excellent) poor) good) 20-24 32-37 38-43 44-50 51-56 57-62 >62 25-29 31-35 36-42 43-48 49-53 54-59 >59 30-34 29-34 35-40 41-45 46-51 52-56 >56 35-39 28-32 33-38 39-43 44-48 49-54 >54 40-44 26-31 32-35 36-41 42-46 47-51 >51 45...

  • Page 72

    F 70 for various fitness classes we recommend the following: 1 2 3 4 6 7 5 1-3 increase exercise for health benefits and fitness improvement. 4 to ensure good health, maintain current exercise habits. For fitness improvement an increase in exercise is recommended. 5-7 maintain current exercise habit...

  • Page 73

    G. Care and maintenance your polar heart rate monitor is a high-tech instrument of superior design and workmanship and should be treated with care. The suggestions below will help you fulfill the guarantee obligations and enjoy this product for many years to come. Taking care of your polar heart rat...

  • Page 74: Batteries

    Batteries transmitter the estimated average battery life of the transmitter is 2500 hours of use. Contact your authorized polar service center for a replacement transmitter. Polar recycles used transmitters. See your customer care charter for detailed instructions. Wrist receiver the estimated avera...

  • Page 75

    H. Precautions h 73 using the polar heart rate monitor in a water environment your polar heart rate monitor is water resistant to 160 feet/ 50 meters. To maintain the water resistance, do not operate the buttons of the wrist receiver under water. Users measuring heart rate in a water environment may...

  • Page 76: Electromagnetic Interference

    H 74 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 or when you walk through electric s...

  • Page 77

    H 75 4. If the polar heart rate monitor still does not work with the exercise equipment, this piece of equipment may be electrically too noisy for wireless heart rate measurement. Minimizing possible risks in exercising with a heart rate monitor exercise may include some risk, especially for those w...

  • Page 78

    H 76 it is important to be sensitive to your body’s reactions during the exercise. If you feel unexpected pain or tiredness regarding your exercise intensity level, it is recommended to stop the exercise or continue at a lighter intensity. Notice to persons with pacemakers, defibrillator or other im...

  • Page 79: What Should I Do If...

    I. Frequently asked questions i 77 what should i do if... ...I don’t know where i am in the options or file cycle? Press and hold the stop button until time of day is displayed. ...I cannot find the previous exercise’s file? You may have used the measure mode during your exercise, which means that y...

  • Page 80

    I 78 ...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 have kept the transmitter clean. 3. Check that you are not near other people that have heart rate monitors, high voltage power line...

  • Page 81

    I 79 ...Other person with heart rate monitor is causing interference? Keep a distance from your training partner and continue your training session normally. Or 1. Take the transmitter off your chest for 30 seconds. Keep a distance from your training partner. 2. Put the transmitter back and bring th...

  • Page 82

    I 80 1. Press the reset button with a pen tip. Display becomes full of digits. If you don’t press any button after reset within one minute the wrist receiver goes to the time of day display. 2. Press any of the buttons once. The time of day is displayed. ...The battery of the wrist receiver must be ...

  • Page 83: Transmitter

    J. Technical specification j 81 polar heart rate monitor is designed to indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity in sports and exercise. No other use is intended or implied. Heart rate is displayed as number of heartbeats per minute (bpm). Transmitter battery type: built-in lithium c...

  • Page 84: Wrist Receiver

    J 82 wrist receiver battery type: cr 2430 battery life: average 2 years (2h/ day, 7 days/ week) operating temperature: 14 ° f to 122 ° f/ -10 ° c to +50 ° c water resistance: to 50 metres / 160 feet wrist strap material: polyurethane backcover and wrist strap buckle material: stainless steel complyi...

  • Page 85: Limit Values

    J 83 owncal off fitness test on hr max -p off interval function off/ interval timer interval heart rate 160 amount of intervals 3 timer 1, 2, 3 off/ 2 min limits 1, 2, 3 80/ 160 recovery function off/ recovery timer recovery heart rate 80 recovery timer 1 min heart touch function shows heart rate li...

  • Page 86

    K. Limited polar international guarantee k 84 • 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 consumers who have purch...

  • Page 87

    L. Disclaimer l 85 • 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 res...

  • Page 88: Activity Level: A Personal

    M. Polar glossary m 86 activity level: a personal assessment of your long term physical activity level that is used in the polar fitness test. Coded heart rate transmission: polar coded transmitter automatically locks in a code to transmit your heart rate to the wrist receiver. In a coded transmissi...

  • Page 89: Interval Training: Seeks to

    M 87 heart touch function: when you are in exercise mode, bring your wrist receiver close to the polar logo on your transmitter. Interval training: seeks to improve your race pace with different periods of work and rest. Maximal oxygen uptake: (maximal aerobic power, vo 2max ) is the maximal rate at...

  • Page 90: Display Symbols

    M 88 indicates an ongoing heart rate measurement and flashes to the beat of your heart. A heart without frames indicates a non-coded heart rate transmission. Frame around the heart indicates a coded transmission of heart rate. Indicates there has not been heart rate reception for at least 5 seconds....

  • Page 91: File: Indicates File Mode.

    M 89 file: indicates file mode. Fit. Test: indicates fitness test mode. Full: after having stored 99 laps (the use of intervals reduces the amount). Full appears in the display. You can continue taking lap times or intervals but they won’t be recorded into the file. Hr max -p: predicted maximum hear...

  • Page 92: Max

    M 90 lim low: the lower heart rate limit of the target zone. Limits1, 2, 3: heart rate limits for target zones 1, 2 and 3. Max: together with a heart rate reading indicates the highest heart rate. Max %:together with a heart rate reading indicates what percentage your current heart rate is of your m...

  • Page 93: Sw: Indicates Stopwatch.

    M 91 will see the drop in your heart rate and the recovery duration. Recotime, time-based recovery: you set the recovery time in the options mode. In the file mode you will see the drop in your heart rate and the recovery duration. Split time: the elapsed time from the beginning of the exercise unti...