Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RS100 Polar
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Polar RS100 ™ User Manual.
RS100 QUICK GUIDE T ime mode Standby mode Recording mode View detailed information on your latest exercise sessions. View long-term information on your exercise sessions.
3 ENG WRIST UNIT BUTTONS Note: Pressing a button briefly has a different effect than pressing and holding the button for a longer period of time (for at least 1 second).
4 ENG CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE RS100 RUNNING COMPUTER ........................................................................................................ 7 1.1 PRODUCTELEMENTS...................................................
5 ENG 5.3 WA TCHSETTINGS ................................................................................................................................................... 38 5.3.1 Alarm ....................................
6 ENG Planning •Baseyourtrainingandvariousexercisesessionson heartrate. Setting pace and controlling intensity •Y ourheartrateisanaccuratemeasureofexercise intensity-ittellsyouhowhardyouareworking.
7 ENG 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE RS100 RUNNING COMPUTER 1.1 PRODUCT ELEMENTS ThePolarRS100RunningComputerpackageconsistsof thefollowingparts: Wrist Unit Thewristunitdisplaysand recordsyourheartrateand exercisedataduringexercise.
8 ENG 1.2 USING YOUR POLAR RS100 FOR THE FIRST TIME EnteryoursettingsintheBasicSettingsmode(time,date,unitsandpersonalsettings).
9 ENG The display reads: Press or to set Press the Red button to accept 3. T ime Set • 12h/24h • AM/PM(for12hformat) • Hours • Minutes / • sel.
10 ENG The display reads: Press or to set Press the Red button to accept 5. Unit • Unit1(kg/cm)/Unit2(lb/ft) 6. Weight • kg/lbs / • selecttheunits / • adjustyourweight Red button Red button 7.
11 ENG The display reads: Press or to set Press the Red button to accept 9. Sex • MALE/FEMALE / • selectsex Red button • Settings done isdisplayed.T ochangeyoursettings,pressthe Stop buttonuntilyoureturntothedesiredsetting.
12 ENG 2. EXERCISING 2.1 WEARING YOUR TRANSMITTER T omeasureyourheartrate,youneedtowearthetransmitter . 1. Wettheelectrodeareasofthestrapunderrunningwater . 2. Attachtheconnectortothestrap.
13 ENG Aframearoundtheheartratesymbolindicatesacodedheartratetransmission. Aheartrat esymbolwithou taframeindic atesanon-code dheartratetr ansmission.
14 ENG 2.2 EXERCISE RECORDING Therearetwomodesintheexercisemenu:StandbyandRecording.InStandbymode,yourheartrateisdisplayedbutyour exerciseis not recorded .InRecordingmode,exerciseisrecordedandstopwatchandotherfunctionsareactivated.
15 ENG 2.3 FUNCTIONS DURING EXERCISE Note: Y ourexerciseinformationissavedonlyifthestopwatchhasbeenrunningformorethanoneminuteorifonelaphasbeenstored. T urning the Target Zone Alarm Sound on or off: Pressandhold .
16 ENG Changing the upper row information: Press toviewthefollowingoptions: Note: IfyouhavenotsetyourpersonalsettingsinBasicSettings,caloriesarenotshownandthecaloriesdisplayisskipped.
17 ENG Changing the lower row information: Press toviewthefollowingoptions: Heart rate asbeatsperminute (bpm) Display example Forexample,duringaroadrace.
18 ENG Storing lap and split time: Pressthe Red buttontostorelapandsplittime. Laptime Averageheartrateofthe lap(AVG) Numberofthelap Laptimeindicateselapsedtimeforonelap.
19 ENG 2.4 STOPPING THE EXERCISE AND VIEWING SUMMARY FILE 1. Pressthe Stop buttontopausetheexerciserecording. Paused andtheStandbysymbol aredisplayed.
20 ENG 3. VIEWING RECORDED INFORMA TION - FILE TheexerciseFileallowsyoutoreviewheartrateandexerciseinformationcollectedwhile recordinganexercisesession.
21 ENG Recorded exercise file information Durationofrecordedexercise Alternationbetween: -Averageheartrate -%ofaverageheartrate -Maximumheartrate -%.
22 ENG Recorded exercise file information Alternationbetween: T imespent -in -above -below yourtargetzoneduringexercise (iflimitsareset) Caloriesburntwhil.
23 ENG Recorded exercise file information Numberoflapswhileexercising T oviewdetailedlapinformation,pressthe Red button.
24 ENG 4. TOTAL V ALUES T otalvaluesincludecumulativevaluesofinformationrecordedduringyourtrainingsessions.UsetheT otalvaluesleasa weekly/monthlycounterofyourtrainingvalues.Thevaluesareupdatedautomatically ,whenexerciserecordingisstopped.
25 ENG T otal values Thedatecumulationstarted* T otalcumulativeburntkilocalories(Cal)startingatpreviousreset Thedatecumulationstarted* T otalcumulativeexercisecountstartingatpreviousreset ResetallT otalvalues.
26 ENG 4.2 RESETTING TOTAL V ALUES UseT otalvaluesasaseasonal(orweekly/monthly)counterofyourexercisevaluesbyresettingthemonceaseason.Once reset,avaluecannotberetrieved.Y oucanresetoneparticularvalueorallvaluesatonce(ResetAll?).
27 ENG Press Red button TimerSET / LimitsSET / WatchSET / UserSET / GeneralSET 5. SETTINGS Y oucanvieworchangethesettingsintheSettingsmenu. T osetvalues: • Selectoradjustusing or .
28 ENG 5.1 TIMER SETTINGS Runningintervalsisanimportantpartofdevelopingyourrunningperformance.Y ourrunningcomputerisequippedwithtwo alternatingtimers,allowingyoutosetonerepeatingortwodifferentalternatingtimeintervals.
29 ENG 5.2 LIMITS SETTINGS (TARGET HEART RA TE ZONE SETTING) OwnZone Y ourrunningcomputerisabletodetermineyourindividualaerobic(cardiovascular)heartratezoneautomatically .Thisis calledOwnZone(OZ).
30 ENG 5.2.1 OWNZONE LIMITS TheOwnZone(OZ)featuredeterminesyour personaltrainingzone primarilybasedonyourheartratevariability .Formost adults,OwnZonecorrespondsto65-85%ofmaximumheartrate(HR max ).
31 ENG Determining Your OwnZone Heart Rate Limits BeforeyoustarttodetermineyourOwnZone,makesurethat: • Y ouenteredyourusersettingscorrectly .Thewristunitwillaskformissinginformation(forexampledateofbirth)before acceptinglimitsettings.
32 ENG 1. Startyourexerciseasdescribedinthesection “ExerciseRecording” onpage14. 2. OwnZonedeterminationbeginsandtheOwnZone symbolappearsintheupperrowofthedisplay .
33 ENG The display reads: OwnZone determination method Reasons for using this method OwnZone OZ latest AgeBased heartratevariability previousOwnZone basedonheartratevariability.
34 ENG 5.2.2 MANUAL LIMITS IfyouhavenotenteredyourdateofbirthinBasicSettings,thewristunitwillaskforthemissinginformationbefore acceptingthelimitsettings.Thewristunitdisplaysyourpreviouslydenedheartratelimits.
35 ENG InsteadofdeterminingyourtargetheartratezonebyusingOwnZone,youcandeneyourtargetheartratelimitsbyusing theageformula.
36 ENG Age HR max 50-60% of 60-70% of 70-80% of 80-90% of 90-100% of HR max HR max HR max HR max HR max 20 200 100-120 120-140 140-160 160-180 180-200 25 195 98.
37 ENG 5.2.3 DEACTIV ATE T ARGET ZONE LIMITS DeactivatetargetheartratezonelimitssonolimitsareusedduringexerciseandnolimitvaluesarecalculatedintheFile. (Seesteps1-4onpage29.) The display reads: Press or to set Press the Red button to accept 5.
38 ENG The display reads: Press or to set Press the Red button to accept 6. AM / PM (for12hformat) 7. Hours 8. Minutes / • selectAMorPM / • adjustthe.
39 ENG Alarm TheAlarmfunctionsinallmodes.WhentheAlarmsounds, Alarm! withaashingbacklightisdisplayed.
40 ENG 5.3.2 TIME SETTING 1. InT imemode,press . Settings isdisplayed. 2. Pressthe Red button. T imer SET isdisplayed.
41 ENG 5.3.3 DA TE SETTING 1. InT imemode,press . Settings isdisplayed. 2. Pressthe Red button. T imer SET isdisplayed.
42 ENG 5.4 USER SETTINGS Enteringcorrectpersonalinformationensuresthatyourcaloriecounteroperateswiththehighestpossibledegreeofaccuracy . 1. IntheT imemode,press . Settings isdisplayed.
43 ENG The display reads: Press or to set Press the Red button to accept 7. Birthday • Day/Month • Month/Day • Y ear 8. Sex MALE / FEMALE / • adjustthe.
44 ENG • T oreturntoT imemode,pressandholdthe Stop button. Maximum heart rate value (HR max ) HR max isusedtoestimateenergyexpenditure.HR max isthehighestnumberofheartbeatsperminuteduringmaximum physicalexertion.
45 ENG 5.5 GENERAL SETTINGS Y oucanviewandchangethefollowingsettingsintheGeneralSettingsmode: • soundOnorOff • unitformat(kg/cmorlb/ft) 5.5.1 SOUND SETTING SoundsettingsincludethebuttonsoundandStopwatchsounds.
46 ENG 5.5.2 UNIT SETTING 1. IntheT imemode,press . Settings isdisplayed. 2. Pressthe Red buttonuntil T imer SET isdisplayed.
47 ENG 5.6 PERSONALIZE YOUR WRIST UNIT WITH A LOGO Y oucanpersonalizeyourrunningcomputerbydesigningandtransferingyourownlogotothedisplayofthewristunit.For thisyouneedthePolarUpLinkT ool.
48 ENG 6. CARE AND MAINTENANCE Caring for Your RS100 Likeanyelectronicdevice,thePolartrainingcomputershould betreatedwithcare.Thesuggestionsbelowwillhelpyoufulll guaranteeobligationsandenjoythisproductformanyyearsto come.
49 ENG Changing Batteries Training Computer Werecommendthatyouhavethetrainingcomputerbatteryre- placedbyanauthorizedPolarServiceCenter.TheytestyourPolar trainingcomputerforwaterresistanceafterbatteryreplacement.
50 ENG 7. PRECAUTIONS ThePolartrainingcomputerdisplaysyourperformance indicatorsandhelpsyouachieveyourpersonaltraining goals.Itindicatesthelevelofphysiologicalstrainand intensityduringyourexercise.
51 ENG Note: Thecombinedimpactofmoistureandintense abrasionmaycauseablackcolortocomeoffthe transmitter’ssurface,possiblystaininglight-colored clothes.
52 ENG 8. FREQUENTL Y ASKED QUESTIONS What should I do if… …if I do not know where I am in the menu? Pressandholdthe Stop buttonuntilthetimeofdayisdisplayed.
53 ENG …the low battery symbol appears? Usuallytherstsignofanexpiredbatteryisthelowbattery indicatoronthedisplay .
54 ENG 9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Polar RS100 may be worn when swimming. T omaintainwaterresistance, do not press buttons under water . Formoreinformation,visithttp://www .polar ./support.WaterresistanceofPolarproductsistestedaccordingtoInternationalStandard ISO2281.
55 ENG WRIST UNIT Batterylife: Average2yearsnormaluse (1h/day ,7days/week) Batterytype: CR2032 Operatingtemperature: -10°Cto+50°C/+14.
56 ENG 10. LIMITED POLAR INTERNA TIONAL GUARANTEE • Thisguaranteedoesnotaffecttheconsumer’ sstatutoryrightsunderapplicablenationalorstatelawsinforce,ortheconsumer’ srights againstthedealerarisingfromtheirsales/purchasecontract.
57 ENG 11. PoLAr DisCLAiMEr • Thematerialinthismanualisforinformationalpurposesonly .Theproductsitdescribesaresubjecttochangewithoutpriornotice, duetothemanufacturer’ scontinuousdevelopmentprogram.
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