Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product A300 Polar
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2 CONT ENT S C ont e n t s 2 Intr odu c t ion 8 G e t s t a rt e d 1 0 Set u p y o u r A3 0 0 1 0 Q u ic k s e t u p 1 1 Basic s e t ting s 1 1 W r is tba n d 1 1 Button Fu n ct io n s a n d Me n u St.
3 G e n e r al Se tt ing s 1 8 Pair a nd Sync 1 9 Flig ht mo de 1 9 Ina c t iv it y Aler t 1 9 U n it s 1 9 L a ng ua ge 1 9 Abo u t Pro d u c t 2 0 W a t ch S e t ting s 2 0 Alar m 2 0 Time 2 0 D a t.
4 Tr ain ing wit h a du r a ti o n or calo rie b ase d tra inin g t ar g e t 2 5 Tr ain ing wit h a ph a s e d tra inin g t ar g e t 2 7 Fu nct ion s D u r i n g Tra inin g 2 8 L o c k a Zon e 2 8 See.
5 Sma r t C oa c hin g f e a tur es 3 5 Sma r t C alo rie s 3 5 Ene r g y Poin t e r 3 5 H e a rt R ate Zo ne s 3 6 Fitne s s Te s t 4 1 Befo r e t he test 4 1 Per for ming th e Te s t 4 2 Te s t R es.
6 Sy nc t he Ta r g e ts t o y ou r A30 0 5 0 Fa v or it e s 5 0 Add a T r ain ing Ta rg e t t o Favo r i tes: 5 0 Edit a Fa v or it e 5 1 R e mo v e a f avo r it e 5 1 Spo r t pr ofiles in Flo w W e .
7 Batter y Op er a t in g Time 6 0 L o w B a t ter y N otif ic a t io n s 6 0 C h a ng ing Hea rt R a t e Sen s o r Batt e ry 6 1 Pre c a ution s 61 Inter f e r e nce D ur ing T r a in ing 6 2 Min imi.
8 I NT RODUC TI ON C o n gr atula t io n s o n y o u r ne w A 3 00 ! W it h 24 / 7 act iv ity mea s u r e me nt y ou r n e w c o mpa nio n en c o u r ag es y ou towar ds a mo r e act iv e an d he alth ie r lif e s ty le. Ge t an in s t a n t over v iew o f you r da ily act iv it y o n y ou r A30 0 or w it h Pola r Flo w ap p.
9 U SB ca ble A pr o d u c t s et inclu d e s a st an da r d U SB c a ble . Y o u c an u s e it f o r c h ar gin g t he b a t ter y an d s y n ci n g d ata b e t w ee n y ou r A30 0 an d Flo w w e b s e r v ic e v ia FlowSy nc s o f tw ar e. Polar Flow A pp View y o u r a c tiv it y an d t r a in ing d a ta at a gla nce.
1 0 GE T S TA RTED SE T U P YO U R A 300 W h e n y o u g et ho ld of y o u r n ew A 3 0 0 , it ’s in s t or a g e mo de . I t w a k es up whe n y o u p lu g it to a c omp ute r f or setup o r a U SB cha rg er fo r cha rg ing . W e r e c o mme nd th a t y ou cha rg e t h e ba t t er y be f or e y o u s tar t using yo u r A30 0 .
1 1 Q U I C K S E T U P If y ou ’re in a h ur r y f or you r fi r s t act iv e d a y w i th y ou r A30 0, y o u c a n d o a q uick s et u p t o g e t y ou g oin g.
1 2 1 . B e n d the wrist ba n d f r om t he b u c k le s id e to de t ach it f r om t he d evic e . 2 . H old the wrist b a n d fro m t h e b u c kl e si d e. Pass t he wr is t b an d over th e b u tt on s f irst f ro m o n e s id e a n d t he n fro m t h e o the r s ide .
1 3 B U TTO N FU N C TIO NS A ND MEN U STR U C TU R E B U T TON FU N C T IO N S A30 0 h a s fiv e bu t t on s tha t ha v e d if fer en t f u nct ion s de p e n d in g o n the sit ua t ion o f u s e. See the ima g e b e lo w t o fi n d ou t w ha t fun c t ion s t h e b u tt on s ha v e in d if fer en t mo de s .
1 4 MEN U S TR U C T U R E Ente r a nd b ro w s e t h r o u g h t he m e n u b y p re s s ing UP or DOWN . C on f ir m s ele c t ion s w it h the STAR T bu t t on , a n d re t u r n w it h the BAC K bu t t o n .
1 5 P A I R A H E A R T R A T E SE N S OR WI TH A 300 W h e n u s in g the Po la r H 7 h e a r t ra t e s e n s o r, A30 0 may d e tect y ou r h e a r t ra t e v ia GymL ink t ra n s miss ion b e f or e y ou h a v e p a ir e d the sen s or wi th y ou r A30 0.
1 6 4 . Pair: t ouc h de vice with A 30 0 is displa y e d . To uch t h e mo bile d evic e w it h y ou r A30 0 5 . Pairing is d is p la y e d . 6 . C onf i rm on ot he r de v . xx x x x is d i spla y ed o n y ou r A30 0. E n t e r the p in c od e f r o m t he A3 00 o n t he mo bile d evic e.
1 7 SE TT INGS SP O R T PR O FILE SETTIN G S S PORT P R O F ILE S Fo r mor e in f o r mation o n s po r t pr ofiles, see cha pter Sp or t Pro f ile s .
1 8 l H R se t t i ngs ( he ar t r a te s ett ing s ) : H R view : C ho o s e B e at s pe r mi n (b e a ts pe r minu t e ) o r % of max ( % o f you r maximu m he ar t r a t e ). H R visible to ot her s : C ho ose O n o r Of f . I f y o u c h o o s e On , o t h e r comp atible d evic e s (e .
1 9 P A I R A N D S Y N C l Pair and s ync mob i le dev i c e : P a ir mo bile d e vi ces w it h y ou r A30 0. Fo r mor e info r ma t ion , s e e Pair ing . Sy nc da t a f ro m y ou r A30 0 t o a mob ile de v ic e . Ti p: You ca n a ls o s ync by pr e s si n g an d ho ldin g t he BAC K b utt on in the time view.
2 0 ABO UT PRO DUCT C h e c k t he d evic e I D of y ou r A30 0, a s w ell as t he fir mwar e v er s io n a n d H W mo de l. Y o u may ne e d t h i s i n f or m- a ti o n i f y ou con t a c t P o lar cu st ome r c a r e . WA TCH S ETTIN G S To view an d ed it y o u r w a tc h s ett ing s , go to S e tt i ngs > W at ch s e t tings .
2 1 D A T E FORMA T C h o ose t he Dat e f orma t . You can ch o o s e m m/ dd/yy , dd/mm / y y , y y / m m/ dd, dd - m m-y y, y y - mm-dd , dd.mm. yy o r yy . mm .dd . W h e n s yncing wit h t he F lo w a p p a n d w e b ser v ic e, t h e w e e k ' s s t ar t ing d a y is a utoma ti cally up da t ed fr o m the ser v ic e.
2 2 TR AI NI NG WEA R H EA RT RA TE SEN SO R W e a r t h e c om f o r t ab le he ar t r ate s en s or wit h y o u r A30 0 a n d g e t mo re o ut o f y ou r da ily s po r ts . You can see you r he ar t r a t e acc ur a t e ly a nd in r ea l t ime in y ou r A30 0.
2 3 STA RT A TRA ININ G SE SS I O N W e a r the h ea rt r a te s en s or , a nd ma k e s u r e y o u ha v e pa ire d it w it h y o u r A30 0 . In t he time v ie w , p re s s STAR T t o e n ter p re -tr ain i n g mod e. If y ou ha v e n't paire d yo ur H 7 he ar t ra te se ns or w it h y o u r A30 0, P a i ring is d is - p la y e d.
2 4 tra inin g. To st ar t a t ra inin g s ess io n w it h a t a rg et: 1 . G o t o Ta rge ts . 2 . C h o ose t he tar g et f ro m t he list an d p r e ss S TAR T. 3 . Pre s s S TAR T ag ain to en t e r the p re -tr a in in g mo de . 4 . C h o ose t he spo r t y ou wan t t o u se an d pr ess STAR T.
2 5 you ' r e bu rn ing fa t . Th e t ime s pe n t i n c u rr en t z o n e - fat bu rn in g or fit n ess impr o v in g Th e imag e s h o w s tha t y ou ' v e be e n 0 0 :35 .
2 6 O R If y ou ' v e c re a ted a tar ge t b ased o n t ime , y ou can see h o w mu c h of y o u r t a r- g e t y ou ' v e c om p le t e d b o t h in t ime an d as a pe rcen t a g e . You r c u r re nt he a r t ra t e Th e du ra t io n o f you r t ra inin g s e s s io n s o f a r You r c u r re nt he a r t ra t e.
2 7 TRA I N I N G W I TH A PH A S ED TR A I N I N G TAR GET If y ou h ave c r ea t ed a p ha s e d tar ge t in t h e Flo w w eb ser v ic e , d efine d t he h e a r t ra t e inte n s it y f or e ach p .
2 8 FUNCT I O NS DURI NG TRAI NI NG LO C K A ZONE Pre s s an d ho ld STAR T t o lock the fatbu r n o r fit ne s s z o n e y o u a re cur re n tl y i n . To lock / u nlo c k t he zo n e , pr ess a n d ho ld S TAR T ag ain . I f you r he ar t r ate go es o u ts ide the lo c k ed zo n e , y ou will be n otif ied wit h au d io f e e d - b a c k .
2 9 2 . To s t o p a t r a in in g s e s si o n , pr ess a n d h o ld t h e BAC K b u tt on for th r e e s e c on ds d u rin g t ra inin g re c o rd ing o r in pa use mo de u ntil R ec ord i ng e nde d is displa y ed .
3 0 TR AI NI NG SUM MA RY A FTER TR AIN ING You ' ll ge t a s u mma ry o f you r t ra inin g s e s s io n o n y o u r A30 0 r ig h t a f t er you ' v e s t o p p ed tra inin g. Ge t a mor e d e t aile d an d ill u s t ra t e d a n a ly s is i n the Flo w ap p o r in t h e Flo w w eb ser v ic e .
3 1 ** ) Th e da t a is s h o w n if you p er f or me d a s ess ion a c c o rd ing to a t r a inin g t a r ge t y ou cr e a ted in the Flo w w e b s e r - vi ce an d s y nce d to y ou r A30 0, an d u s e d a he ar t r a t e sen s or . POLAR FLOW AP P Sy nc y ou r A30 0 w it h Flow a p p b y p re s s ing a nd h o ldin g BAC K in t h e ti me view.
3 2 FEAT URES 24/ 7 AC TI VITY TR AC KIN G A30 0 t r ack s y ou r a c ti vi ty w it h an in t er n a l 3 D a c c e l e ro mete r tha t re c o r d s y ou r w rist mo v eme n t s.
3 3 In t he Act i v i t y men u y o u c a n s e e ho w act iv e y o u r d a y ha s be en so far a nd g et g u i d a nce on h ow t o re a c h y o ur g oa l. l A c t i ve t i me : Ac t iv e t ime tells y ou the cu mu lativ e t ime of bo dy mo v e - me nts t h a t be ne f it y o u r h ea lt h.
3 4 Both Flo w ap p an d Flo w w e b ser v ic e w ill s ho w y ou h o w ma ny ina c t iv it y st amp s y o u h ave re c eive d . Th is w ay you can che c k b a ck on you r da ily r o u ti n e an d make c h a n g e s t owar ds a mor e act iv e lif e .
3 5 SMA R T C O AC H ING FEA TUR ES W h e t h er it’s ass ess in g y o u r d a y -to- d a y fi tne s s levels, cre ating in dividu a l t r a in in g p lan s , w or k ing o ut a t t he r i g ht inten.
3 6 You r A30 0 au t o ma t ic ally c alcu late s a pe rso n a liz e d t u r nin g po int w he r e t h e ma in eff e c t of y ou r t r ain ing tur ns fro m f a t bu rn ing to f it n e ss impr ovin g .
3 7 Ta rge t z one Inte ns i ty % of HR m ax H R max = Ma ximum he ar t ra te ( 2 2 0 - a ge ). Exa mpl e : H e art ra te zone s (in be at s pe r m inut e ) f or a 30 - y e ars - old pe rs on, w hos e max i mum he ar t ra te is 1 9 0 bpm ( 22 0– 30 ).
3 8 Ta rge t z one Inte ns i ty % of HR m ax H R max = Ma ximum he ar t ra te ( 2 2 0 - a ge ). Exa mpl e : H e art ra te zone s (in be at s pe r m inut e ) f or a 30 - y e ars - old pe rs on, w hos e max i mum he ar t ra te is 1 9 0 bpm ( 22 0– 30 ).
3 9 Ta rge t z one Inte ns i ty % of HR m ax H R max = Ma ximum he ar t ra te ( 2 2 0 - a ge ). Exa mpl e : H e art ra te zone s (in be at s pe r m inut e ) f or a 30 - y e ars - old pe rs on, w hos e max i mum he ar t ra te is 1 9 0 bpm ( 22 0– 30 ).
4 0 Ta rge t z one Inte ns i ty % of HR m ax H R max = Ma ximum he ar t ra te ( 2 2 0 - a ge ). Exa mpl e : H e art ra te zone s (in be at s pe r m inut e ) f or a 30 - y e ars - old pe rs on, w hos e max i mum he ar t ra te is 1 9 0 bpm ( 22 0– 30 ).
4 1 H e a rt r ate r espo nd s t o t ra inin g inte n si ty de pe nd ing o n f act or s such as fit n e ss an d re c o v er y levels, as we ll a s e n v iro nme n t a l fact or s . I t is impo r tan t t o loo k o u t f or sub je c ti ve f ee ling s o f fatigu e, a n d to ad just y ou r tra inin g p r og ra m acc o r din gly.
4 2 W e a r y o u r he ar t r a t e sen s or . Fo r mor e info r mation , s e e W ea r H ea rt R ate S e n s or . Befo r e s t ar t ing th e test , ma k e s ur e y ou r p h y s ic al s ett ing s in c lu d in g t r ain ing b ack gr o u n d a r e acc ur ate in t h e Flo w w eb ser v ic e .
4 3 Fitn e s s Le ve l C l as s e s Me n A ge / Y e a rs Ver y l ow Low Fa i r Mo der a t e G ood Ver y good El i t e 2 0 -2 4 < 32 3 2 -3 7 38 -4 3 4 4 - 5 0 5 1 - 56 5 7 -6 2 > 62 2 5 -2 9 <.
4 4 Aer o b ic fi tne s s no r ms f or m a le s a n d f ema les a g e d 6 to 75 yea rs: a r eview. Av iat Spa c e Enviro n Me d ; 6 1:3- 11 , 1 9 90 . VO 2 MAX A c lea r link e x is ts be t w ee n ma .
4 5 Fe ed ba ck Bene f it Te mpo tr a i n in g + G r e a t pa c e in a lon g s ess ion ! You imp r o ved you r ae ro b ic fi tne s s , spe ed , an d a b ilit y t o s ust ain h ig h in ten s it y eff o r t f or lon ge r . This sess ion a ls o incre ase d y o u r r esis t an c e t o f a t igu e.
4 6 Fe ed ba ck Bene f it R e cover y t r a in in g Ver y n i ce s ess ion fo r y o ur r ecove r y . Lig ht exe r c is e lik e t h is a l lo w s you r bo dy t o a d a p t t o y ou r t r a inin g .
4 7 PO LA R FL O W APP AN D WE B SE RVIC E POLAR FLOW AP P Pola r Flo w ap p allo w s y ou to s e e a n in s tan t v is ua l inte r pr etatio n o f y ou r act iv it y an d t ra inin g da t a o f f line w h e ne v er you wan t . G e t de t ails of y o u r 2 4 / 7 act iv it y .
4 8 Fe ed In Fee d y o u c a n s e e w ha t y ou a n d y o u r f rie nd s h a v e b e e n up to lately. C h e c k ou t t he la t e s t t ra inin g s e s si o ns a n d act iv it y s u mmar ie s , s ha re you r b e s t achie v em e n ts , c om me nt an d lik e y ou r f r i e n ds' a c t iv it ie s .
4 9 C R EA TE A TR A I N I N G TAR GET 1 . G o t o D iary , an d c lic k A dd > Tra i ning t a rge t . 2 . In t he Add t ra i ning ta rge t v ie w , c ho ose Qu i c k or Pha se d .
5 0 Editing th e tar ge t in t h is vi e w d oe s n’t aff e c t t he fa v o rite t ar g e t . I f y ou wa n t t o ed it t h e f a vor it e t ar g e t, g o to FA VORI TES by clic k ing t h e s t ar - ic o n r igh t ne x t t o you r na me an d p r o fi le ph oto.
5 1 Edit a Fav orit e 1 . C lic k the favor it e s i con o n t h e up pe r r igh t c or ne r ne x t t o y ou r na me . A ll y o u r favor it e t r a in ing ta r ge t s a r e s ho w n. 2 . C h o ose t he favo r i te y ou wan t t o e d it. 3 . You ca n c h a ng e t he n am e o f t he tar g e t.
5 2 1 . C lic k you r na me / p r ofile ph oto in t he u pp e r r ig h t c or ne r. 2 . C h o ose S por t P rof i les . 3 . C lic k ED I T un d e r the spo rt y o u w a n t t o ed it .
5 3 S YN C WI T H F LOW A P P Befo r e s y ncing ma k e sur e: l You h a v e a Pola r acc o u n t an d Flow ap p l You h a v e s ynced d ata v ia Flo w S y n c s oft w ar e a t l e ast on c e . l You r mo bile d evic e ha s Blue t oo th t ur ne d on , an d air pla ne m o d e /f ligh t mod e is n o t t ur ne d o n .
5 4 Ev er y t ime y ou p lug in you r A30 0 t o y ou r c o mpu t e r , the Po la r Flo w S y n c s oft w a r e w ill t r a n s fer you r da t a t o the Pola r Flo w w eb ser v ic e an d s ync an y s e t ti n gs y ou m a y h a v e c ha ng ed .
5 5 FI RM WA RE U P DA TE You ca n u p d a te t he firm w a r e o f y ou r A30 0 y ou r s e lf to k ee p it up to d a te. W he ne v e r a n e w fi r mw ar e v e r s io n is a vaila ble , FlowSy nc w ill no t if y you whe n y ou con n e c t A 3 0 0 to y ou r c om p u ter .
5 6 RESE T A300 L ik e a n y ele c t ro n ic d e v ic e , A 3 00 is re c om me nd ed to be r e st ar t ed e v e ry no w an d t h en . I f y o u e x pe rie nce pr o b - le ms w it h y ou r A30 0, t r y re s etti n g it .
5 7 I MPORTA NT I NF O RMA TI ON TA K ING CA RE OF YO UR A 30 0 L ik e a ny ele c t r o n ic d e v ic e , P o la r A30 0 s h o u l d b e tre ated wit h c a re . Th e s u gg est ion s b e lo w w ill he lp y o u f u l fi ll g u ar an t ee o blig a t ion s an d e n joy th i s p r od uct f o r man y y ea r s to c om e .
5 8 l W h e n y o u con ne c t y o u r A30 0 t o a comp ute r , c he c k t h a t t he re is n o mo is t ur e, ha ir, du s t or d irt on th e A30 0 ' s U SB c o n n ect or . Ge n t ly w ip e o f f an y dir t o r moist ur e . D o n' t u s e an y s h a r p t oo ls f or cl e an ing t o a void sc ra t c h in g .
5 9 Fo r c on t a c t infor ma ti o n an d all P o la r Ser v ic e C en ter a dd re s s e s, v is it w w w . po lar .c om/s u p p or t an d c ou n t r y -spe - ci fi c w e bsit es. R e g i st er you r Pola r pr od u c t at htt p :/ / re g is t e r.po lar .
6 0 Pi c t ure 1 . Pi c t ure 2 . 2 . C ha rging a p p e a r s on the d is pla y . 3 . W h e n A30 0 is f u lly c h ar ge d, B a t t ery f ul l . U nplug.
6 1 W h e n t h e displa y is bla nk, the b att e r y is emp t y a n d A30 0 h a s g o ne to s lee p mo d e . C ha rg e y ou r A30 0 . If t he b a t t er y is t o t ally dr ain ed , it may t a k e a w h i le f o r t he cha r g in g a n ima t ion to ap pe a r o n the d is pla y .
6 2 Th e t ra inin g d e v ic e sho uld n ot be u s e d f or o bta inin g e n v ir o n men t al me a s u re men t s t ha t r e q u ir e p r o f ess ion al or in d u s tria l pr ecis ion .
6 3 l D o you u s e a pa c em a ker o r othe r imp lan t ed e lect r on ic de v ic e? l D o you smoke ? l Are yo u p r eg na nt? N o te t ha t in ad dition to t r ain ing in t en s it y , me dication s for h ea rt c o nd it ion s , blo o d pr e s s ur e, p s yc ho log ic al c on - d it io n s, ast hm a , b r ea t hin g, e t c.
6 4 st ee l, po ly me t h y lmetha c r y late W r is tba nd : s ilic on e, st a in le s s s tee l; W a t ch acc ur a cy : Be t t er th a n ± 0.5 s e c o nd s / da y a t 25 ° C / 77 ° F t em p er atur e Ac c u r a cy of h ea rt r a te mon it o r : ± 1 % o r 1 b pm, whiche v e r lar ge r.
6 5 C omput e r ope ra ting s y s t e m 3 2 -bit 6 4 -bit W ind o w s XP X W ind o w s 7 X X W ind o w s 8 X X Ma c OS X 1 0.6 X X Ma c OS X 1 0.7 X X Ma c OS X 1 0.
6 6 Ma rk i ng on ca se ba c k W a t e r re s i s ta nt ch ara c t e ri s t i c s W a t e r re s is t an t 10 0 m Suita b le f o r sw i mmin g an d s n o r kelin g ( w i tho ut air ta n k s) LIMI TED .
6 7 Th is c ro s s e d ou t w he ele d bin m a r k ing sho w s t h a t Pola r p r o du c t s ar e e le c tro nic de v ic e s a nd a re in the sc o p e o f D ir e ct iv e 20 12 /19 / EU of the Eur op e.
6 8 Pola r Elect r o Oy n ’a ap p r o u é au c un e mo d i fi cation a pp or t é e à l’ap pa re il pa r l’utilis ate u r , qu elle q u’e n s oit la n a t ur e. To ut c ha n g e me nt ou to u te mod if ic atio n p e u v e nt an nu ler le d r o it d ’ u t il is a t ion d e l’ap pa re il pa r l’util- is a teu r.
6 9 1 . R e o rie nt or r e loca te t he r ece iv in g a n t e nn a. 2 . Incre ase t h e sep ar ation b e tw ee n t he e qu ipm en t an d re c e i ver . 3 . C o n ne c t t he e q u ip me nt into an o u tl e t on a circuit d if fer en t f r om t ha t to w hich t he r ece iv e r is c on ne c t e d .
An important point after buying a device Polar A300 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Polar A300 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Polar A300 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Polar A300 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Polar A300 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Polar A300, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Polar A300.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Polar A300. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Polar A300 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
