Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product S510 Polar
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COVER S510 GBR C.fh8 8.3.2001 12:45 Page 1 • OwnIndex™ to reliably pr edict your VO 2max • OwnCal™ the most accurate calorie consumption calculation • OwnCode™ locks out possible interfere.
The Polar S510 offers you various possibilities on customising exercise sessions to fit your personal needs. For example, use the Interval T rainer function to guide you through a complete interval training session. Or , you can choose the functions that suit you best: OwnCal calorie calculation, timers, recovery calculation, speed, cadence, etc.
CONTENTS A. Getting going ....................... 5 Heart rate monitor parts ......................... 5 Buttons and their functions .................... 6 Easy start ................................................... 8 How to prepare the wrist receiver .
A 5 Heart rate monitor parts and their functions The Polar T61™ transmitter detects your heart rate and transmits it to the wrist receiver . The elastic strap holds the transmitter comfortably , yet firmly , in the correct position. The Polar wrist receiver displays your heart rate and cycling data during exercise.
A 6 A 7 STOP SIGNAL / LIGHT RESET OK Signal/ Light T urns the beep on or off. T urns 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.
A 8 A 9 How to prepare the wrist r eceiver 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 T ime of day display appears. This is a one-off procedure; once you have turned on your receiver you can not turn it off anymore.
A 10 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 electr ode areas on the back.
A 12 A 13 Modes and their functions 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.
A 14 A 15 *Optional Polar Cadence Sensor required 3. FILE Y our receiver stores the latest exercise information in one complete file : • the start date and time of the exercise • total exercise ti.
A 16 A 17 4. OPTIONS In the Options mode, you can enter the following settings: Exercise settings : you can select BasicUse with no settings or 5 freely programmable BasicSets or Interval T raining Se.
B 19 B 18 T ime Of Day File Opt ions Fit. T est Connect Exercise 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 r eceiver buttons.
B 21 B 20 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. Units 2: setting order is month - day - year . Measuring units depend on the settings in Options/ Monitor Set/ Unit 1 or Unit 2.
B 23 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 T raining Set.
B 25 B 24 Setting exercise sets Preset exercise sets ready for five exercise sets; when you start exercising, just select one of the sets. 1. In the T ime of day display scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode.
B 27 B 26 Setting timers If you start from the T ime 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. T imer OFF: Skip steps 8-9.
B 29 B 28 A. T ime-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 interval.
B 31 B 30 B . RecoHr is displayed. 10. Scroll up or down to adjust the value. Press OK. Recovery Hr appears. Or 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.
B 33 B 32 Bicycle feature settings 1. In the T ime 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 BIKE SET is displayed. 4. Press OK to start the bike settings.
B 35 B 34 METHOD 2. Mark the tread of the front tire with a line and roll the tire perpendicular to the ground. Y ou 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.
B 37 B 36 Cadence* on/off (Cadence) If you start from the T ime of day display , repeat steps 1-5. 6. Scroll up or down until Cadence is displayed. 7. Press OK to start setting the Cadence. On/OFF starts to flash. 8. Scroll up or down to set the Cadence on or off.
B 39 B 38 Options Monitor Set Sound Units Help On/OFF 1/2 On/OFF Monitor settings 1. In the T ime 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.
B 41 B 40 Options Watch Set Alarm T ime 1/2 Date 12h Time mode: month - day - year . 1. In the Time of day display scr oll 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 WA TCH SET is displayed.
B 42 C 43 Time of day Measure mode Exercise recording mode Setting tips Swap time 1 or time 2 In the T ime of day display press and hold the down button. T ime 1 or T ime 2 is displayed in the uppermost row for a couple of seconds. Displayed time will now be used in all watch and alarm functions.
C 45 C 44 3. Start from the T ime 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. Y ou have now entered to the Measure mode.
C 47 C 46 If you are starting from the T ime of day display , press and hold OK. Exercise information will be stored in an exercise file only when the stopwatch is running. The ongoing recording is indicated with a graphic bar that runs continuously on the display .
C 49 C 48 The following functions can be used during all three optional Exercise modes. Illuminating the display Press the signal/light button. After you use backlight once in the Measure mode, Polar .
C 51 C 50 Swapping the displayed exercise information There are four display options, which you can swap between by pressing the down button. Once you have configured the display options, Polar S510 saves the settings. If the Help function is on, the name of the selected function appears for a few seconds.
C 53 C 52 Starting an exercise set 1. Start from the T ime 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.
C 55 C 54 Interval session 1. First Preset heart rate limits 2 (if set on). 2. Then One of the following is displayed depending on your settings: A. manual, B. time-based, C. heart-rate-based interval or D. distance-based interval. A. Manual interval Number of set intervals.
C 57 C 56 Or C. Distance-based recovery Recovery countdown distance. Current heart rate. At the end of recovery A. and B. Or C. Recovery duration. Recovery distance. Drop in your heart rate. Cool-down phase 1. First Preset heart rate limits 3 (if set on).
C 59 C 58 Stopping the exercise Tips during the exercise Checking the heart rate limits and illuminating the display Bring the wrist receiver near the transmitter’ s Polar logo. The backlight is turned on for a couple of seconds. The current heart rate limits of the exercise are displayed.
D 61 D 60 D. HOW TO RECALL TRAINING INFORMA TION T ime of Day File Options Fit. T est Connect F6 F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 The Polar S510 starts saving your exercising information as you start the stopwatch in the Exercise mode. Y ou can recall the information in the File mode.
D 63 D 62 Complete File Exe. T ime Recovery Exe. Dist Speed Cadence Limits InZone1 InZone2 InZone3 KCal T ot. KCal T ot. Time Rid. T ime Odometer EXE. SET LAPS Lap 99 Lap 1 Best Lap CoolDown Interval WarmUp Reco 30 Int 30 Reco 1 Int 1 • Move forward and backward within file loops with up or down buttons.
D 65 D 64 Cadence information* (Cad. Avg/ Max) Average and maximum cadence of the exer cise alternate. Heart rate limits 1, 2 and 3 (Limits 1/ Limits 2/ Limits 3) Settings of the heart rate limits alternate on the display . Limits 1 are used for target heart rate zone 1, limits 2 for zone 2 and limits 3 for zone 3.
D 67 D 66 Start with the display showing Interval. Continue recalling more detailed information on your Interval phase. 1. Press OK to see details of each interval and recovery . 2. Scroll up or down between intervals and recoveries. 3. T o return to the interval phase display press the stop button.
D 68 E 69 E. CONNECTION TO COMPUTER Resetting your cumulative counts to zero Once your have reset the cumulative count you cannot retrieve it. Start with the display showing T ot. KCal, T ot. Time, Rid. T ime or Odometer . 1. Press OK to start resetting the desired total count.
E 70 E 71 T o be able to transfer the recorded training information via SonicLink™ and to analyse it with PC Coach Light software version 3.0 or later , you need a personal computer with a sound card and microphone.
E 72 F 73 If the data transfer was unsuccessful bring the receiver closer to the loudspeakers or turn the volume level of the loudspeakers up. Interrupt the data transfer to the computer by pressing the stop button during data transfer . CONNECT is displayed.
F 74 F 75 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. The better the cardiovascular fitness of an individual, the smaller the improvements in OwnIndex.
F 76 F 77 T o be able to carry out the Polar Fitness T est you need to do the following settings in the Options mode: • Set your personal user information and long-term physical activity level. • Set the Polar Fitness T est on. • Set the HR max -p on if you want to get a prediction of your maximum heart rate.
F 78 F 79 Interrupt the test • Y ou 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 test, the test will fail.
F 80 G. CARE AND MAINTENANCE Y our Polar heart rate monitor is a high-tech instrument of superior design and workmanship and should be tr eated with care. The suggestions below will help you fulfill the warranty obligations and enjoy this product for many years to come.
Batteries Polar T61 transmitter The estimated average battery life of the Polar T61 transmitter is 2500 hours of use. Contact your distributor/ dealer for a transmitter replacement. Polar recycles used transmitters. See your Customer Care Charter for detailed instructions.
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 security gates.
If you are allergic to any substance that comes into contact with the skin, check the Polar heart rate monitor materials from the “T echnical specifications” chapter . It is recommended that you wear the transmitter against your bare skin to ensure flawless operation.
...there is no heart rate r eading (- -)? 1. Check that the electrodes of the transmitter are moistened and that you are wearing it as instructed. 2. Check that you have kept the transmitter clean.
1. Press the RESET button with a pen tip. Display becomes full of digits. If you don’t press any button after reset within one minute the wrist receiver goes to the T ime of day display . 2. Press any of the buttons once. The time of day is displayed.
Polar heart rate monitor is designed to indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity in sports and exer cise. No other use is intended or implied.
Default Settings T ime of day 24h Alarm OFF Date of Birth 0 (adjustable range for year is 1921 - 2020) Sex Male W eight 0 (kg) Height 0 (cm) Activity Low HR max 220-age VO 2max male (Male) 45 female (.
• 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 to the products described herein.
Interval training : Seeks to improve your race pace with different periods of work and rest. Maximal oxygen uptake : (maximal aerobic power , VO 2max ) Is the maximal rate at which oxygen can be used by the body during maximal work. VO 2max is a good index of aerobic fitness.
Display texts CONNECT : Communication mode between wrist receiver and computer . Cont : Up to 30 intervals succeed one another unless the Interval phase is manually stopped. CoolDown : Cool-down phase at the end of an interval training exercise. E0: BasicUse settings.
M 103 weight, maximal oxygen uptake (VO 2max ) and maximum heart rate (HR max ). The most accurate OwnCal is received by entering your clinically measured (in 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.
M 104 Index 12/ 24h time mode ................................. 41 Activity/button sound On/OFF .............. 38 Alarm settings ........................................ 4 0 Autostart On/OFF ................................... 36 BasicSet exercise ...
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