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Polar Electro S810 User Manual

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    Covers_s810_gbr_a.Fh8 8/3/01 14:06 page 1 composite c m y cm my cy cmy k u s e r ’ s m a n u a l • ownindex™ to reliably predict your vo 2max • owncal™ the most accurate calorie consumption calculation • owncode™ locks out possible interference from other heart rate monitors • exerciseprofiles™ to g...

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    The polar s810 and polar precision performance™ software offer you various possibilities on customising exercise sessions to fit your personal needs. For example, you can build up exercise profiles to guide you through various training sessions. Choose the functions that suit you best: owncal calori...

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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 ..........

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    A. Getting going heart rate monitor parts and their functions the elastic strap holds the transmitter comfortably, yet firmly, in the correct position. The polar t61™ transmitter detects your heart rate and transmits it to the wrist receiver. The polar s810 wrist receiver displays your heart rate an...

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    A 6 a 7 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...

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    A 8 a 9 easy start 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 rec...

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    A 10 a 11 your polar s810 has six main modes: time of day, exercise, file, options, fitness test and connection. The s810 modes offer you the following features: 1. Time of day • 12 h or 24 h time, alarm, date and weekday • two time options • backlight in addition, the following functions can be upl...

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    A 12 a 13 • current heart rate, average heart rate or a reading of your maximum heart rate in percentages • calorie count for an exercise session • graphic and numeric display options of relaxation rate 3. File • up to 99 exercise files and one resetable records file, which keeps track of cumulative...

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    B 15 b 14 time of day file options fit. Test connect exercise set memory set function 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 s810 offers you another and faster way as well: pre...

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    B 17 b 16 options user set kg/ cm/ birthday sex activity hr max vo 2max baseline lbs feet inch in the user set loop you can move forward only by pressing ok. Units 2: setting order is month - day - year. Measuring units depend on the settings in options/ monitor set/ unit 1 or unit 2. Units 1 units ...

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    B 19 b 18 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 ...

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    B 21 b 20 when you start setting exercise preferences, you first select whether you want to pre-programm an exercise profile or a basicset or exercise with the basicuse option. Basicuse (e0) basicuse is a simple mode for exercising. You do not have to do any settings before exercising with this exer...

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    B 23 b 22 setting timers if you start from the time of day display, repeat steps 1-5. 5. Scroll up or down until desired timer is displayed. Press ok to start setting the timer. 6. Scroll up or down to turn the timer on or off. Press ok. Off: skip steps 7-8. 7. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes. P...

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    B 25 b 24 setting recovery calculation for basicset a. Recovery timer ends your recovery as you reach the preset time. B. Recovery heart rate ends your recovery as you reach the preset heart rate. If you start from the time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until recovery is dis...

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    B 27 b 26 setting phases on/off if you start from the time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until the desired phase number is displayed. 6. Press ok to start setting the phase. On/off starts to flash. 7. Scroll up or down to set the phase on or off. Press ok. On: int. And the p...

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    B 29 b 28 setting the number of intervals and recoveries (repeat) if you start from the time of day display, repeat steps 1-10. You can set up to 30 intervals and recoveries (if set on) for each phase. 11. Scroll up or down until repeat is displayed. 12. Press ok to start setting the number. 13. Scr...

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    B 31 b 30 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 memory settings. Rec. Rate is displayed. 5. Scroll up or down to select...

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    B 33 b 32 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. 6. Press ok to start setting the hr max -p. On/off starts to flash. 7. Scroll up or down to set the hr max -p on or off. Press ok. H...

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    B 35 b 34 options monitor set sound units help on/off 1/2 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 setting...

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    B 37 b 36 12 h time mode: month - day - year. 7. Time is flashing. Scroll up or down to select time 1 or time 2. Press ok. 8. 12 h/ 24 h starts to flash. Scroll up or down to select 12 h or 24 h time mode. Press ok. 24 h: skip step 9. 9. Am/pm starts to flash. Scroll up or down to select am or pm. P...

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    B 38 c 39 time of day heart rate measure mode exercise recording mode 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 calculatio...

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    C 41 c 40 if you are continuing from the measure mode, press ok. Or, if you are starting from the time of day display, press and hold ok. If basicuse exercise starts, even if you have set an exercise profile on please check that you have set at least one of the exercise profile functions on. Exercis...

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    C 43 c 42 polar s810 automatically stores a lap time when you stop recording an exercise. Polar s810 can store 99 laps if you have not used the profile function. After storing 99 laps full appears for a few seconds every time you take a lap. You can continue taking laps but they will not be stored. ...

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    C 45 c 44 the bar indicates the baseline of your relaxation rate bar of dots indicates the current relaxation rate in relation to your baseline value. If you are in a more relaxed state than the baseline value, the bar of dots is on the right side of the baseline bar, and vice versa. You cannot sele...

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    C 47 c 46 interval period 1. First preset heart rate limits (if set on). 2. Then one of the following is displayed depending on your settings: a. Manual, b. Time-based or c. Heart-rate-based interval. A. Manual interval number of set intervals. (c means you have set continuous intervals) current int...

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    C 49 c 48 after the last phase has ended the receiver automatically continues exercise recording with basicuse mode. Interrupting an exercise profile 1. Press the stop button to pause the exercise. 2. Press and hold the stop button to return to the time of day display. Or press the stop button. Basi...

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    C 51 c 50 reset the calculation by pressing and holding the down button. Reset int? (=interval) or reset re? (=recovery) is displayed until the calculation is reset. To restart the same calculation press the ok button or to reset the exercise, press and hold the down button. Interrupting an interval...

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    D 53 d 52 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 fa...

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    D 55 d 54 exercise time (exe. Time) the exercise time is the amount of time that you have exercised with the stopwatch running. Average, maximum and minimum heart rates of your exercise alternate on the display. To continue recalling the file, scroll up or down button. Recovery information of basics...

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    D 57 d 56 start with the display showing exe. Set. Profile exercise time. Profile number. 1. Press ok to start recalling the profile exercise information. 2. Scroll up or down to see the information on exercise phases. Phase number. Phase duration. Average heart rate of intervals and recoveries. 3. ...

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    D 59 d 58 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: best lap shortest lap time. The number of the best lap. The best lap information is display...

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    D 60 e 61 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...

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    E 62 e 63 your polar s810 offers you the option of preparing your settings with polar precision performance software. You are also able to set following functions with the software: • a user id, user name or logo for easier receiver recognition in multi-user situations • the heart touch function to ...

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    E 64 f 65 polar fitness test is an easy, safe and quick way to estimate individual maximal aerobic power and to get predicted maximum heart rate value. Polar fitness test is targeted to healthy adults. Ownindex is a value which is comparable to maximal oxygen uptake (vo 2max ), a commonly used descr...

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    F 66 f 67 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, es...

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    F 68 f 69 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...

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    F 70 f 71 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 >...

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    F 72 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 warranty obligations and enjoy this product for many years to come. Taking care of your polar heart rate monitor • wash the...

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    H. Precautions h 75 using the polar s810 in a water environment your polar s810 is water resistant to 50 metres/ 160 feet. Heart rate measurement in a water environment is technically demanding for the following reasons: • pool water with a high chlorine content and seawater may be very conductive a...

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    H 77 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. Minimising possible risks in exercising with a heart rate monitor exercise may include some risk, especially for those w...

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    I 79 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 your exercise was not stored. T...

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    I 81 ...Other person with heart rate monitor is causing interference? Your training partner may have exactly the same code as you. In this case proceed as follows: keep a distance from your training partner and continue your training session normally. Or 1. Take the transmitter off your chest for 30...

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    J 83 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 heart beats per minute (bpm). Polar transmitter battery type: built-in lithium cell battery life: av...

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    J 85 fitness test on hr max -p off online off exercise settings basicuse on basicset function off profile function off heart touch function shows heart rate limits recording rate 5 s limit values exercise time 99 h 59 min 59 s heart rate limits 30 - 240 heart rate zone time 99 h 59 min 59 s recovery...

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    L 87 • 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 oy makes no representations or warranties with respect to this manual or with respect...

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    M 89 heart touch function: in the exercise mode bring your receiver close to your transmitters polar logo and the selected heart touch function is activated for a few seconds. Maximal oxygen uptake: (maximal aerobic power, vo 2max ) is the maximal rate at which oxygen can be used by the body during ...

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    M 91 alarm: indicates the alarm in watch settings. Am or pm: are used in 12h time mode. E.G. In 24h time mode 13:00 means 1:00 pm. Avg: together with a reading indicates average heart rate. Baseline: set your personal relaxation rate baseline. Basicuse: exercising without settings. Basicset: preprog...

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    M 93 maximal treadmill or bicycle stress test) vo 2max and hr max into the wrist receiver. Energy expenditure measurement is most accurate in continuous activities such as cycling and running. Ownindex:result of polar fitness test and comparable score with maximal oxygen uptake (vo 2max ). P1-p6, ex...

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    M 95 in beats per minute in recorded samples. Recording every interval accurately is more difficult than obtaining the averaged heart rate only, because r-r recording rate is less shielded from measurement disturbances. We recommend using contact gel (ecg gel) to ensure contact between your skin and...

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    Setting tips ............................................. 38 start a profile exercise ........................... 46 start measuring your heart rate ...... 9, 39 stop a profile exercise ........................... 49 stop measuring your heart rate .... 10, 50 swap the exercise type ...................

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    Covers_s810_gbr_a.Fh8 8/3/01 14:06 page 2 composite c m y cm my cy cmy k 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 polar s810 during trai...