Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FT60 Polar
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Polar FT60 User Manual ENGLISH.
CONTENTS 1 . G E T S T A R T E D ...................................................................................................................... 3 G e t t o K n o w Y o u r P o l a r F T 6 0 .....................................................
1. GET ST ARTED Get to Know Y our Polar FT60 The Polar FT60 training computer records and displays your heart rate and other data during training. The Polar H1 heart rate sensor transmits the heart rate signal to the training computer . The heart rate sensor consists of a connector and a strap.
Buttons and Menu Structure UP : Enter the menu and move through selection lists, adjust values OK : Confirm selections, select training type or training settings DOWN : Enter the menu and move through.
2. BEFORE TRAINING Activate Y our Polar Star T raining Program The adaptive, personalized and in-built Polar Star T raining Program gives you the optimal intensity and time targets for your training. The training computer gives feedback on your performance after each training session and once a week.
Zone 1 60-70% • Benefits: Improves basic endurance and helps recovery • Feels like: Comfortable, easy breathing, low loading for muscles, light sweating • Recommended for: Everybody T roubleshooting • Use r information missing is displayed > Enter the missing user information.
2. In T ime mode, select Menu > Applications > Fitness test > Start test . The fitness test begins instantly once the FT60 has located your heart rate. 3. About 5 minutes later , a beep will indicate the end of the test, and your test result will appear on the display .
3. TRAINING Wear the Heart Rate Sensor Wear the heart rate sensor to measure heart rate. 1. Moisten the electrode area of the strap. 2. Attach the connector to the strap. 3. T ie the strap around your chest, just below the chest muscles, and attach the hook to the other end of the strap.
• Walk fast for 1 min. • Jog for 1 min. • Run for 1 min. • Speed up. 3. At some point during OwnZone determination, New limits in use is displayed. Proceed normally with your training. T roubleshooting • If OwnZone determination fails, and you have determined your OwnZone limits earlier , Pre vious limits in use is displayed.
Time of day Lock a zone: Depending on your goal for a training session, you can lock zone 1, 2 or 3 during the session. When you are training in a desired zone, lock it by pressing OK for one second. For instance, when you have achieved your weekly target for zones 2 and 3, you can lock zone 1.
4. AFTER TRAINING T raining Feedback The training computer provides you with the following feedback after a training session. Effect T raining effect feedback. See T able 1 for more information. Intensity T ime spent in zones 1, 2, and 3. Zone limits OwnZone limits (displayed if OwnZone in use).
Results Excellent! / Well done! / Nice! / Fitness maintained / Incomplete training week / Good recovery week / Excellent recovery week If your result is excellent, the FT60 rewards you with a trophy . The trophy appears in the time mode display . Achie ved/Week target Achieved training duration vs.
Program Update Polar FT60 continuously analyzes your progress and adjusts by increasing or decreasing weekly targets. An envelope appears on the display to notify you when the program has been updated.
Each bar represents one training session. Select a training session you wish to view . Upper row: Date and time of day when the file was created Lower row: T raining time When Tr aining files becomes full, the oldest training file is replaced by the most recent one.
5. SETTINGS Watch Settings Select the value you want to change and press OK . Adjust the values with UP/DOWN and accept with OK . Select Settings > Watch, time and date . • Alarm : Set the alarm to go on Once , from Monday to Friday , Eve ry day , or turn it Off .
or 3-6 miles per week or spend 1-3 hours per week in comparable physical activity , or your work requires modest physical activity . 4. LOW (0-1 hours pe r week) : Y ou do not participate regularly in programmed recreational sport or heavy physical activity , e.
6. IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION Caring for Y our Product Like any electronic device, the Polar training computer should be treated with care. The suggestions below will help you fulfill guarantee obligations and enjoy this product for many years to come.
1. Open the battery cover with a coin by turning it from CLOSE to OPEN. 2. Remove the battery cover and lift the battery out carefully with a suitable sized small rigid stick or bar , such as a toothpick. A non-metal tool is preferable. Be careful not to damage the metal sound element (*) or the grooves.
Minimizing Risks When T raining T raining may include some risk. Before beginning a regular training program, answer the following questions concerning your health status. If you answer yes to any of these questions, consult a physician before starting any training program.
Marking on case back Water resistant characteristics Water resistant Protected against wash splashes, sweat, raindrops etc. Not suitable for swimming. Water resistant 30 m/50 m Suitable for bathing an.
The Polar FT60 training computer applies the following patented technologies, among others: • OwnZone ® assessment for determining personal target heart rate limits for the day • OwnCode ® coded.
Class B digital device notice This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003, RSS-Gen and RSS-210. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003, CNR-Gen et CNR-210 du Canada. USA Polar Electro Oy has not approved any changes or modifications to this device by the user .
An important point after buying a device Polar FT60 (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 FT60 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 FT60 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Polar FT60 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Polar FT60 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Polar FT60, 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 FT60.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Polar FT60. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Polar FT60 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
