Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product S710 Polar
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179291.S710 GBR B.fh8 8/3/01 14:36 Page 1 Composite C M Y CM MY CY CMY K USER’S MANUAL • OwnIndex™ to reliably pr edict your VO 2max • OwnCal™ the most accurate calorie consumption calculati.
The Polar S710 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: e.
CONTENTS A. Getting going ....................... 5 Heart rate monitor parts . ....................... 5 Buttons and their functions .................... 6 Easy start ................................................... 8 How to prepare the wrist receiver .
Heart rate monitor parts and their functions A. GETTING GOING A 5 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 .
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 of f 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 C. Freely programmable Inter val T rainer will automatically guide you through your interval training session with the help of the following, preset exercise phases: • warm-up with a target heart rate zone and a countdown timer • up to 30 intervals with a target heart rate zone.
A 16 A 17 • time spent in, above and below your target zones during exercise • OwnCal calorie expenditure • cumulative calorie expenditure • cumulative exercise time • cumulative riding time.
B 19 B 18 Options User Set Weight Height Birthday Sex Activity HR max VO 2max User information settings In the User Set loop you can move forward only by pressing OK. The digits run faster if you press and hold the up or down button as you adjust the value.
B 21 B 20 T op Y ou 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. Y our age-predicted maximum heart rate value is displayed as a default setting when you set this value for the first time.
B 23 B 22 Setting exercise sets Preset exercise sets ready for five exercise sets; when you start exercising, just select one of the sets. Interval T raining Set If you choose interval on, you can set.
B 25 B 24 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 27 B 26 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 29 B 28 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. Recovery DIST appears. T o continue your settings, press the stop button or to return to the Time of day display , press and hold the stop button.
B 31 B 30 Altitude Speed Cadence Power Rec. Rate 5s Rec. Rate 15s Rec. Rate 60s On On On On 4 h 57 min 14 h 53 min 59 h 34 min On On On OFF 8 h 56 min 26 h 48 min 99 h 59 min On On OFF On 5 h 35 min 1.
B 33 B 32 6. Press OK to start setting the fitness test. On/OFF starts to flash. 7. Scroll up or down to set the fitness test on or off. Pr ess OK. Predicted maximum heart rate on/of f (HR max -p) If you start from the T ime of day display , repeat steps 1-4.
B 35 B 34 7. Scroll up or down to adjust the wheel size. Press OK. Y ou have the following alternatives to find out the wheel size of your bike: METHOD 1.
B 37 B 36 Power* on/off If you start from the T ime of day display , repeat steps 1-5. 6. Scroll up or down until Power is displayed. 7. Press OK to start setting the Power Output. On/OFF starts to flash. 8. Scroll up or down to set Power Output on or off.
B 39 B 38 Options Monitor Set Sound Units Help On/OFF 1/2 On/OFF Monitor settings 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.
B 41 B 40 Options Watch Set Alarm T ime 1/2 Date Reminder On/OFF 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 WA TCH SET is displayed.
B 43 B 42 T urning reminders on/off If you start from the T ime of day display , repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until REMIND is displayed. 6. Press OK to start setting the reminders. 7. Scroll up or down until desired reminder is displayed. The number of the reminder is displayed in the corner of the display .
B 44 C 45 Time of day Measure mode Exercise recording mode C. EXERCISE Y ou can use two modes in your exercise: Measur e or Exercise mode. In the Measure mode you can see your heart rate but your exercise is not recor ded. In the Exercise mode your exercise is recor ded and stopwatch and other calculations are started.
C 47 C 46 4. If you want to record cycling information, keep the bike still until your heart rate appears on the display . Press OK to start recording your exercise. Or If you want to record cycling information without heart rate measurement: after the heart rate reading 00 appears press OK and start cycling.
C 49 C 48 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 51 C 50 Storing lap and split time Press OK to store lap and split time. First Then Lap time Split time Average heart rate of the lap Number of the lap Polar S710 automatically stores a lap time when you stop recording an exercise. Polar S710 stores 99 laps if you have not used the interval function.
C 53 C 52 See the alternative phase displays from “Exercising with Interval T raining Set” section. Y ou can also choose which information you want to be on the three display rows. Y ou can configure the middle and upper rows either in the Measure mode or during the exercise.
C 55 C 54 0 1 02 03 0 4 0 5 0 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 W armUp phase Countdown timer 1 Heart rate limits 1 Interval Phase Repeats 03 CoolDown phase Countdown timer 3 Heart rate limits 3 Interval Recov.
C 57 C 56 A. Manual interval Number of set intervals. Current interval number . Interval time. Heart rate information. If you selected manual interval your interval will end as you press OK. Or B. T ime-based interval Countdown timer 2. If you selected time-based interval your interval will end as you reach the preset time.
C 59 C 58 Cool-down phase 1. First Preset heart rate limits 3 (if set on). 2. Then Countdown timer 3. Heart rate information. Countdown timer starts running if you have set the timer 3 on. If you have set the timer off pr ess OK to end a phase. 3. At the end of cool-down phase Cool-down phase duration.
C 61 C 60 Swapping the exercise type (E0 or E1 - E5) In the Measure mode press and hold the up button. Release. Repeat until desired exercise set or BasicUse is displayed. Stopping the exercise Starting recovery calculation T o start the recovery calculation, press and hold the OK button.
C 63 C 62 Tips during the exercise Swap the bike setting (b0, b1 or b2) Start from the Measure mode. Press and hold the down button until Bike 1 or 2 or Bike OFF is displayed.
D 65 D 64 File Exe. Time Recovery Exe. Dist Speed Cadence Altitude ° C/ ° F Ascent Power Pl % LRB Limits InZone1 InZone2 InZone3 KCal T ot. KCal T ot. T ime Rid. Time Odometer EXE SET LAPS SAMPLES • Move forward and backward within file loops with up or down buttons.
D 67 D 66 Altitude (Alt. Avg/ Max/ Min) Average, maximum and minimum altitude of the exercise alternate. T emperature ( ° C or ° F Avg/ Max/ Min) Average, maximum and minimum temperature of the exercise alternate. Ascended metres/feet (Ascent) Y ou can see the ascended metres/ feet of the exercise.
D 69 D 68 W arm-up phase Warm-up duration. The heart rate at the end of the warm-up, average and maximum heart rates of your warm-up phase. Interval T raining information (EXE. SET) FILE EXE. SET WarmUp Interval CoolDown Int 1 Reco 1 ... Int 30 Reco30 Start with the display showing EXE.
D 71 D 70 Best Lap Shortest lap time. The number of the best lap. The best lap information is displayed if you have stored at least 3 laps. The best lap can not be the last lap. Or Heart-rate-based recovery . T ime it took reach the preset heart rate reading.
D 73 D 72 Recorded samples Check the detailed information of the exercise in the sample file. Start with the display showing SAMPLES and the number of recorded samples. 1. Press OK to start recalling the samples. The sample number , heart rate and time when the sample was recorded are displayed.
D 75 D 74 5. Scroll up or down to see the following values: • cumulative exercise time (T ot. Time) • cumulative riding time (Rid. T ime) • cumulative riding distance (Odometer) • maximum speed (Max Spd.) • maximum cadence* (Max Cad.) • maximum altitude (Max Alt.
D 76 E 77 E. CONNECTION TO COMPUTER 1. Start the software. 2. Connect the Polar IR Interface to the serial port (RS-232) of your computer . 3. If the r eceiver is in the Time of day display scroll up or down until CONNECT is displayed. 4. Point the infrared window of the receiver towards the infrared window of the interface.
E 78 E 79 1. Start the software. 2. If the r eceiver is in the Time of day display scroll up or down until CONNECT is displayed. 3. Place the receiver less than 10 cm/ 4" from the loudspeaker . 4. Activate the heart rate monitor connection function of the software.
F 80 F 81 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. Cardiovascular fitness is best improved by exercise types which employ large muscle groups.
F 82 F 83 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 84 F 85 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 86 F 87 For various fitness classes we recommend the following: 1 2 3 4 6 7 5 1-3 Increase exercise for health benefits and fitness improvement. 4 T o ensure good health, maintain current exercise habits. For fitness improvement an increase in exercise is recommended.
• Keep the air pressure channels (three openings on the wrist receiver backcover) clean to make sure that the altitude and temperature measurements work. Do not insert any objects into the openings. • Do not immerse the speed sensor in water . • Avoid hard hits to the speed sensor as these may cause damage.
Using the Polar S710 in a water environment Y our Polar S710 is water resistant to 20 metres/ 60 feet. Heart rate measurement in a water environment is technically demanding for the following reasons:.
Minimising possible risks in exercising with a heart rate monitor Exercise may include some risk, especially for those who have been sedentary . T o minimise possible risks consider the following advi.
What should I do if... ...I don’t know wher e 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 exer cise’ s file? Y ou may have used the Measure mode during your exercise, which means that your exercise was not stored.
cause erratic readings. Check your surroundings and move further away from the source of disturbance. ...the display is blank or fading? If the display is blank, activate the wrist receiver by pressing the OK button twice, after which the T ime of day display appears.
Polar heart rate monitor is designed to indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity in sports and exercise. Polar S710 also measures altitude and temperature in cycling.
K 101 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 45 female .
L. POLAR DISCLAIMER M 103 • 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.
M 105 Display symbols Indicates an ongoing heart rate measurement and flashes to the beat of your heart. Indicates there has not been heart rate reception for less than 5 minutes. - - Indicates there has not been heart rate reception for at least 5 minutes.
M 107 E1-E5: Indicates which exercise set you have used for the exercise. ExeSet: Start setting your Basic Set (Int off) or Interval T raining Set (Int on). Exe. Time: Exercise duration. FILE: Indicates the file mode. FIT . TEST : Indicates fitness test mode.
calculation. In the File mode you will see the drop in your heart rate and the recovery duration. RecoTime, time-based recovery: Y ou set the r ecovery time in the Options mode. In the File mode you will see the drop in your heart rate and the recovery duration.
Reset the trip distance ........................... 62 Return to the T ime of day display .......... 7 Selecting exercise type .......................... 22 Setting tips ............................................. 44 Start an exercise set ..........
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179291.S710 GBR B.fh8 8/3/01 14:36 Page 2 Composite C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Road Map OK Dear Customer Congratulations on purchasing a Polar Heart Rate Monitor! W e are proud to assist you in achieving personal fitness and performance goals. If you want to get even more out of your S710 during training, check www .
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