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Polar Electro S710i User Manual

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Manual is about: HEART RATE MONITOR

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    U s e r m a n u a l quick guide g b r h e a r t r a t e m o n i t o r s 720 i ™ / s 710 i ™ h e a r t r a t e m o n i t o r s 720 i ™ / s 710 i ™ 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 tra...

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    Road map ok dear customer congratulations on purchasing a polar heart rate monitor! We are proud to assist you in achieving personal fitness and performance goals. If you want to get even more out of your heart rate monitor during training, check www.Polar.Fi for: • the best product and training tip...

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    Polar heart rate monitor models s720i and s710i offer you the same features. The difference between these products is in their appearance: polar s720i case is stainless steal whereas polar s710i case is plastic. The features of this heart rate monitor provides you with the various ways to customise ...

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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 installing the polar bike mount ........

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    C. Exercise ................................ 45 measure mode ....................................... 45 autostart for recording a cycling exercise.. ........................... ..48 exercise recording mode ....................... 48 heart rate zone alarm on/off ........... 49 swapping the heart rate...

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    Calorie expenditure ............................... 68 cumulative calorie count ...................... 68 cumulative exercise time count ........... 68 cumulative riding time ......................... 68 odometer ............................................... 68 interval training information .........

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    A. Getting going a 5 the elastic strap holds the transmitter comfortably, yet firmly, in the correct position. The transmitter detects your heart rate and transmits it to the wrist receiver. The wrist receiver displays your heart rate and cycling data during exercise. Enter your personal settings in...

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    A 6 stop signal / light ok signal/ light turns the beep on or off. Turns the backlight on. 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 pressing and holding the stop button. Ok accep...

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    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...

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    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...

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    A 9 installing the polar bike mount use cable ties to secure the bike mount snugly on the rubber pad. Attach the receiver by securing the wrist strap. Installing the polar speed sensor™ the polar speed sensor measures speed and distance when cycling. 1. Check the front side of the front fork to find...

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    A 10 4. There are two spoke magnet options. You only need to install one of them. Check which of the magnets fits the spoke of your bike best. One (a) is installed by rotating it around the spoke before putting the metal cover on, another (b) by tightening the screw. The magnet must be facing the sp...

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    A 11 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...

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    A 12 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...

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    A 13 your receiver 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 with date, weekday indicator and alarm function. You can also change between two different countries’ time zones. In...

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    A 14 *optional polar cadence sensor or polar power output sensor required. A. During basicuse, you can save 99 split and lap times with detailed heart rate and cycling information for each lap. You can configure the display to show information on the following: • your current heart rate, average hea...

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    A 15 c. Freely programmable interval trainer will automatically guide you through your interval training session with the help of the following, preset exercise phases: • warm-up with a target heart rate zone and a countdown timer • up to 30 intervals with a target heart rate zone. After each interv...

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    A 16 • time spent in, above and below your target zones during exercise • owncal calorie expenditure • cumulative calorie expenditure • cumulative exercise time • cumulative riding time • odometer • your interval training information: warm-up, interval and cool-down phases • your lap information: be...

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    A 17 *optional polar cadence sensor or polar power output sensor required. Bicycle feature settings: bike 1 or 2 on/off, wheel size, cadence* on/off, output power* on/off, autostart on/off user-specific information: weight, height, date of birth, gender, activity level, maximum heart rate and maxima...

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    B 18 time of day file options fit. Test connect exercise set memory set function set bike set user set monitor set watch set b. How to enter settings this section describes how to manually enter settings by pressing the receiver buttons. However, polar heart rate monitor offers you another and faste...

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    B 19 options user set kg/lbs cm/feet inch birthday sex activity hr max vo 2max user information settings in the user set loop you can move forward only by pressing ok. The digits run faster if you press and hold the up or down button as you adjust the value. Release the button when approaching the d...

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    B 20 units 2: setting order is month - day - year. Date of birth (birthday) 7. Scroll up or down to adjust your day of birth. Press ok. 8. Month appears. Scroll up or down to select your month of birth. Press ok. 9. Year appears. Scroll up or down to adjust the year of birth. Press ok. Sex 10. Scrol...

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    B 21 top you participate regularly in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week. E.G. 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 t...

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    B 22 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 or an interval trai...

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    B 23 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...

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    B 24 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 recovery hr recovery dist. Manual ...

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    B 25 setting timers if you start from the 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. ...

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    B 26 setting interval type you can select four optional types of intervals: a. Time-based interval ends your interval when you have used the preset time. B. Heart-rate-based interval ends your interval as you reach the preset heart rate. When selecting heart- rate-based interval, recovery calculatio...

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    B 27 units 2: adjustable units are miles and feet. A. Time-based interval 8. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes. Press ok. 9. Scroll up or down to adjust seconds. Press ok. Interval timer appears. Or b. Heart-rate-based interval 8. Scroll up or down to adjust the heart rate that will end your inter...

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    B 28 setting recovery calculation you can select 3 optional types of recoveries: a. Time-based recovery ends your recovery as you reach the preset time. B. Heart-rate-based recovery ends your recovery as you reach the preset heart rate. C. Distance-based recovery ends your recovery as you reach the ...

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    B 29 units 2: adjustable units are miles and feet. C. Rec. Dist is displayed. 10. Scroll up or down to adjust kilometres. Press ok. 11. Scroll up or down to adjust hundreds of metres. Press ok. Recovery dist appears. To continue your settings, press the stop button or to return to the time of day di...

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    B 30 setting recording rate options memory set rec. Rate 5 sec / 15 sec / 60 sec 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 the ...

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    B 31 altitude speed cadence power rec. Rate 5s rec. Rate 15s rec. Rate 60s on on on on 4 h 57 min 14 h 53 min 59 h 34 min on on on off 8 h 56 min 26 h 48 min 99 h 59 min on on off on 5 h 35 min 16 h 45 min 67 h 01 min on on off off 11 h 10 min 33 h 31 min 99 h 59 min on off off off 14 h 53 min 44 h ...

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    B 32 options function set owncal fit. Test hr max -p on/off on/off on/off altitude 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...

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    B 33 6. Press ok to start setting the fitness test. On/off starts to flash. 7. Scroll up or down to set the fitness test on or off. Press ok. Predicted maximum heart rate on/off (hr max -p) if you start from the time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until hrmax-p is displayed. ...

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    B 34 options bike set bike 1/ bike 2/ bike off wheel size cadence on/off power on/off autostart on/off bicycle feature settings 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 bik...

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    B 35 ertro wheel size diameter (inches) wheel size setting (mm) 30-559 26x1.25 1953 35-559 26x1.5 1985 44-559 26x1.75 2030 47-559 26x1.95 2050 26x1 1/8 tubular 1970 650-20c 1952 622-20 700x20c 2086 622-23 700x23c 2096 622-25 700x25c 2105 700c tubular 2130 28 (700 b) 2237 7. Press ok to start setting...

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    B 36 method 2. Mark the tread of the front tire with a line and roll the tire perpendicular to the ground. You can also use the valve as a mark. Mark a line on the ground. Move your bike on a flat surface straight ahead for one complete wheel rotation. Check that the tire is perpendicular to the gro...

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    B 37 power* on/off if you start from the time of day display, repeat steps 1-5. 6. Scroll up or down until power is displayed. 7. Press ok to start setting the power output. On/off starts to flash. 8. Scroll up or down to set power output on or off. Press ok. Off: skip the rest of the power output s...

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    B 38 naming bike 1 and bike 2 you can name the bikes with four letters, numbers or marks. The number in the right corner indicates, which bike settings are in use. (b0=bike off, b1=bike 1, b2=bike 2) 1. In the time of day display scroll up or down until options is displayed. 2. Press ok to enter the...

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    B 39 options monitor set sound units help on/off 1/2 on/off monitor settings 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 mon...

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    B 40 the units settings affect the following features: units 1: units 2: user information kg, cm lbs, feet date of birth day-month-year month-day-year speed km/h mph distance km, hundreds of metres miles, feet altitude metres feet metres ascended metres feet temperature ° c ° f wheel size mm mm (not...

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    B 41 options watch set alarm time 1/2 date remind 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 watch set is displayed. 4. Press ok to start the watch settings. Alarm is ...

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    B 42 12h time mode: month - day - year setting time of day if you start from the time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until time1/ time2 is displayed. 6. Press ok to start setting the time of day. 7. Time is flashing. Scroll up or down to select time 1 or time 2. Press ok. 8. ...

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    B 43 turning reminders on/off if you start from the time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until remind is displayed. 6. Press ok to start setting the reminders. 7. Scroll up or down until desired reminder is displayed. The number of the reminder is displayed in the corner of th...

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    B 44 setting tips 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 di...

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    C 45 time of day 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 calculations a...

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    C 46 3. Start from the 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 receiver returns automatically to the time of day display within 5 minutes if there is no h...

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    C 47 4. If you want to record cycling information, keep the bike still until your heart rate appears on the display. Press ok to start recording your exercise. Or if you want to record cycling information without heart rate measurement: after the heart rate reading 00 appears press ok and start cycl...

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    C 48 exercise recording mode autostart for recording a cycling exercise if you start from the time of day display, press ok briefly to enter the measure mode. Your exercise recording automatically starts/ pauses as you start/ stop cycling. If you want to record cycling information only, start cyclin...

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    C 49 if there is - - / 00 reading on the display, there is no heart rate reception. Bring the wrist receiver up to your chest near the transmitter’s polar logo. The receiver starts looking for the heart rate signal again. In the beginning of your exercise, when it has lasted less than 60 minutes, th...

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    C 50 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 automatically swapped when the phase changes to the preset limits. You have three optional exercise modes depending on the selected exercise: ...

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    C 51 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...

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    C 52 *optional polar cadence sensor or polar power output sensor required. Remember to attach your receiver to the polar bike mount in order to record the correct temperature. Swapping the displayed exercise information there are six display options, which you can swap between by pressing the down b...

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    C 53 you can configure the middle and upper rows either in the measure mode or during the exercise. 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...

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    C 54 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...

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    C 55 0 10 20 30 40 50 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 warmup phase countdown timer 1 heart rate limits 1 interval phase repeats 03 cooldown phase countdown timer 3 heart rate limits 3 interval recovery interval recovery interval recovery heart rate time structure of an interval training exercise: exercisin...

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    C 56 warm-up phase 1. First heart rate limits 1 (if set on). 2. Then countdown timer 1. Heart rate information. Countdown timer starts running if you have set the timer 1 on. If you have set the timer off, press and hold ok and continue from the interval phase. 3. At the end of warm-up phase warm-up...

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    C 57 a. Manual interval. Number of set intervals. Current interval number. Interval time. Heart rate information. If you selected manual interval your interval will end as you press and hold ok. Or b. Time-based interval. Countdown timer 2. If you selected time-based interval your interval will end ...

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    C 58 recovery calculation one of the following is displayed depending on your settings: a. Time-based recovery calculation or b. Heart- rate-based recovery calculation or c. Distance-based recovery calculation. A. Time-based recovery. Recovery countdown timer. Current heart rate. Or b. Heart-rate-ba...

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    C 59 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 a phase. 3. At the end of cool-down phase cool-down phase dur...

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    C 60 exercising with basicset (int off, e1-e5) 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 et...

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    C 61 swapping the exercise type (e0 or e1 - e5) in the measure mode press and hold the up button. Release. Repeat until desired exercise set or basicuse is displayed. Tips during the exercise 1. Press the stop button to pause the exercise. 2. Press and hold the stop button until time of day is displ...

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    C 62 tips during the exercise swap the bike setting (b0, b1 or b2) start from the measure mode. Press and hold the down button until bike 1 or 2 or bike off is displayed. You can now start exercising with the chosen settings. For more information about cycling measurement, see the “measure mode“ and...

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    C 63 start resetting by pressing and holding the down button. To restart the same calculation press the ok button or to reset the interval training exercise, see “resetting stopwatch to zero” section. Interrupting an interval or recovery calculation press and hold the ok button during your interval ...

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    D 64 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 records file, which keeps track of the cumulative and maximum exe...

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    D 65 file (f1-f99) exe. Time recovery exe. Dist speed cadence altitude ° c/ ° f ascent power pl % lrb limits inzone1 inzone2 inzone3 kcal tot. Kcal tot. Time rid. Time odometer exe set laps samples some information alternates on the display automatically. You can make the alternation faster by press...

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    D 66 *optional polar cadence sensor or polar power output sensor required. 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, ...

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    D 67 altitude (alt. Avg/ max/ min) average, maximum and minimum altitude of the exercise alternate. Temperature ( ° c or ° f avg/ max/ min) average, maximum and minimum temperature of the exercise alternate. Ascended metres/feet (ascent) you can see the ascended metres/ feet of the exercise. Power* ...

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    D 68 calorie expenditure (kcal) you will see how many kilocalories you have expended during the exercise. Cumulative calorie count (tot. Kcal) you will have a count for cumulative calories expended during several exercise sessions starting from the previous resetting of the value in records file. Th...

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    D 69 f1-f99 exe. Set warmup interval cooldown int 1 reco 1 ... Int 30 reco30 interval training information (exe. Set) warm-up phase warm-up duration. The heart rate at the end of the warm-up, average and maximum heart rates of your warm-up phase. Interval phase interval phase duration. Average heart...

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    D 70 cool-down phase duration of the cool-down. The heart rate at the end of the cool-down, average and maximum heart rates of the cool-down phase. 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...

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    D 71 file f1-f99 laps best lap lap 1 ... Lap 99 lap information (laps) start with the display showing laps and the number of recorded laps. 1. Press ok to start recalling the lap information. 2. Scroll up or down to see the following information: recovery information time-based recovery. Recovery du...

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    D 72 in the upper row, the split time alternates with the help texts if the help function is turned on. You can check the following detailed lap information in the middle row by pressing the ok button repeatedly: • lap time (lap time), • speed at the end of the lap (speed), • cadence* at the end of ...

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    D 73 recorded samples check the detailed information of the exercise in the sample file. Start with the display showing samples and the number of recorded samples. 1. Press ok to start recalling the samples. The sample number, heart rate and time when the sample was recorded are displayed. In the up...

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    D 74 this file is updated each time your exercise is recorded to file. 1. In the time of day display scroll up or down until file is displayed. 2. Press ok to enter the file mode. 3. Scroll up or down until records is displayed. Records file deleting a file 1. In the time of day display scroll up or...

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    D 75 *optional polar cadence sensor or polar power output sensor required. 4. Press ok to enter the records file. Tot. Kcal is displayed. You will have a count for cumulative calories expended during several exercise sessions. 5. Scroll up or down to see the following values: • cumulative exercise t...

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    D 76 *optional polar cadence sensor or polar power output sensor required. 3. Press the stop button to exit the reset display. Press and hold the stop button to return to the time of day display. Returning to your previous maximum value start with the display showing max spd, max cad*, max alt or ma...

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    E 77 e. Connection to computer there is two-way communication between the wrist receiver 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 the sof...

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    E 78 uploading settings from computer your polar heart rate monitor offers you the option of preparing your settings with polar precision performance software. You are also able toset following functions with the software: • a user id, user name or logo for easier receiver recognition in multi-user ...

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    E 79 • 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...

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    F 80 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 ownindex is a value which is comparable to maximal oxygen uptake...

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    F 81 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. Cardiovascular fitness is best improved by exercise types...

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    F 82 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 is thus not very accurate, espec...

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    F 83 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 (e.G. Television, radio or telephone), no other people ta...

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    F 84 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 ...

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    F 85 interrupt the test • you can stop the test any time during the test by pressing the stop button. Failed test is displayed for a few seconds. The latest ownindex and hr max -p are not replaced. If the wrist receiver does not succeed in receiving your heart rate at the beginning or during the tes...

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    F 86 the classification is based on literature review of 62 studies where vo 2max was measured directly in healthy adult subjects in the usa, canada and 7 european countries. Reference: shvartz e, reibold rc: aerobic fitness norms for males and females aged 6 to 75 years: a review. Aviat space envir...

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    F 87 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...

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    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...

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    • keep the air pressure channels (three openings on the wrist receiver backcover) clean to make sure that the altitude and temperature measurements work. Do not insert any objects into the openings. • do not immerse the speed sensor in water. • avoid hard hits to the speed sensor as these may cause ...

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    Detach the sensor from your bicycle. 1. Open the sensor by removing the two small screws, counter-clockwise, with a small screwdriver. 2. Lift the case off carefully. Hold the sensor cover upwards so that the pcba (printed circuit board assembled) stays in the case. 3. Remove the pcba carefully. 4. ...

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    H. Precautions h 91 using the polar heart rate monitor in a water environment your polar heart rate monitor is water resistant to 20 metres/ 60 feet. To maintain the water resistance, do not operate the buttons of the wrist receiver under water. Heart rate measurement in a water environment is techn...

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    H 92 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...

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    H 93 exercise may include some risk, especially for those who have been sedentary. Before starting a regular exercise program an individual is recommended to answer to the following questions for health status checking. If the answer is yes to any of the questions, we recommend to consult a doctor b...

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    H 94 notice to persons with pacemakers, defibrillator or other implanted electronic device. Persons who have a pacemaker use the polar heart rate monitor at their own risk. Before starting use, we always recommend an exercise test under doctor’s supervision. The test is to ensure the safety and reli...

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    I. Frequently asked questions i 95 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...

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    I 96 3. Check that you are not near other people that have heart rate monitors, high voltage power lines, televisions, mobile phones or other sources of electromagnetic disturbance. 4. Have you had a cardiac event which may have altered your ecg waveform? In this case consult your physician. ...Hear...

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    I 97 cause erratic readings. Check your surroundings and move further away from the source of disturbance. ...The display is blank or fading? If the display is blank, activate the wrist receiver by pressing the ok button twice, after which the time of day display appears. The first sign of a dischar...

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    I 98 ...The speed reading is 00 or there is no speed reading on the display while cycling? 1. Check the correct position and distance of the speed sensor with the spoke magnet and the wrist receiver. 2. Check that you have set bike 1 or 2 on. 3. If the 00 reading appears irregularly, this may be due...

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    J. Technical specifications j 99 polar heart rate monitor is designed to indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity in sports and exercise. Polar s720i/s710i also measures altitude and temperature in cycling. No other use is intended or implied. The altitude and temperature functions a...

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    J 100 operating temperature: -10 ° c to +50 ° c/ 14 ° f to 122 ° f water resistance: to 20 metres/ 60 feet back cover material: polycarbonate and glass fibre wrist strap material: polyurethane wrist strap buckle and two openings on the back cover are stainless steel complying with eu directive 94/27...

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    Default settings time of day 24h alarm off date of birth 0 (adjustable range for year is 1921 – 2020) sex male weight 0 (kg) height 0 (cm) activity low hr max 220-age vo 2max male 45 female 35 bike 1/2 off wheel size for bike 1 2000 wheel size for bike 2 2100 cadence, autostart off power off activit...

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    K. 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 consumers who have purchased ...

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    L. Polar 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 re...

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    M. Polar glossary m 104 activity level: your long-term physical activity level you need to assess in order to do the polar fitness test. Altitude and temperature: the altitude and temperature are measured by using an atmospheric pressure sensor. Air pressure changes constantly due to various weather...

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    Display symbols indicates an ongoing heart rate measurement and flashes to the beat of your heart. Indicates there has not been heart rate reception for at least 5 seconds. - - indicates there is no heart rate reception. Bring the wrist receiver up to your chest near the transmitter’s polar logo. Th...

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    *optional polar cadence sensor or polar power output sensor required. The graphic bar consists of five blocks. A flashing block indicates in which level you are in the options settings or file recalling loops. Continuously running bars indicate that the exercise is recorded. Indicates low battery. D...

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    M 107 e1-e5: indicates which exercise set you have used for the exercise. Exeset: start setting your basicset (int off) or interval training set (int on). Exe. Time: exercise duration. File: indicates the file mode. Fit. Test: indicates fitness test mode. Full: after having stored 99 laps (the use o...

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    M 108 options: indicates the options mode. Owncal: calculates energy expenditure during exercise in kilocalories. 1 kilocalorie (kcal) = 1000 calories (cal). You can follow how much energy you loose by exercising in one exercise session or in a day, week or even a year. The owncal can be used as a d...

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    M 109 which will end your recovery calculation. In the file mode you 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. Spd:...

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    12h/ 24h time mode ............................... 42 activity/ button sound on/off ............... 39 alarm settings ........................................ 41 altitude ...................................... 46, 52, 67 altitude on/off ....................................... 33 altitude reference p...

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    Reset the stopwatch .............................. 54 reset the trip distance ........................... 62 return to the time of day display .......... 7 selecting exercise type .......................... 22 setting tips ............................................. 44 start an exercise set .........

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