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Cover S720i GBR A.fh8 12/2/02 10:21 Page 1 USER’S MANUAL Quick Guide GBR HEART RA TE MONITOR S 720 i ™ / S 71 0 i ™ HEART RA TE MONITOR S 720 i ™ / S 710 i ™ How to Start Measuring Y our Heart Rate (BasicUse) 1. Place the transmitter around your chest and wet the electrode s.
Cover S720i GBR A.fh8 12/2/02 10:21 Page 2 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 Heart Rate Monitor during training, check www .
Polar heart rate monitor models S720i and S710i offer you the same features. The difference between these products is in their appearance: Polar S720i case is stainless steal whereas Polar S710i case is plastic.
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. GETTING GOING A 5 The elastic strap holds the transmitter comfortably , yet firmly , in the correct position. The transmitter detects your heart rate and transmits it to the wrist receiver . The wrist receiver displays your heart rate and cycling data during exercise.
A 6 A 7 STOP SIGNAL / LIGHT OK Signal/ Light T urns the beep on or off. T urns the backlight on. Stop Return - Stops measuring the heart rate. Exits the displayed mode and returns to the previous mode level. Returns to the T ime of day display from any mode by pressing and holding the stop button.
A 8 A 9 How to prepar e the wrist receiver 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 4. There are two spoke magnet options. Y ou only need to install one of them. Check which of the magnets fits the spoke of your bike best. One (A) is installed by rotating it around the spoke before putting the metal cover on, another (B) by tightening the screw .
A 12 A 13 Y our receiver has six main modes: T ime of day , Exercise, File, Options, Fitness test and Connection. 1. TIME OF DA Y Y ou can use your Polar heart rate monitor as an ordinary watch with date, weekday indicator and alarm function. Y ou can also change between two different countries’ time zones.
A 14 A 15 *Optional Polar Cadence Sensor or Polar Power Output Sensor required. A. During BasicUse , you can save 99 split and lap times with detailed heart rate and cycling information for each lap.
A 16 A 17 *Optional Polar Cadence Sensor or Polar Power Output Sensor required. • time spent in, above and below your target zones during exercise • OwnCal calorie expenditure • cumulative calor.
B 19 B 18 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. 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 Opt ions Exercise Set E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 Exercise Set 1 - 5 Interval On Interval OFF (BasicSet) Recovery Hr T imer 1 Timer 2 T imer 3 Limits 1 Limits 2 Limits 3 Recovery T imer T imer 1 Limits 1 Interval Repeat Limits 2 Recovery Timer 3 Limits 3 T imer Interval T imer Recovery Hr Recovery Dist.
B 27 B 26 Units 2: Adjustable units are miles and feet. 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 Units 2: Adjustable units are miles and feet. Setting recovery calculation Y ou can select 3 optional types of recoveries: A. T ime-based recovery Ends your recovery as you reach the preset time. B. Heart-rate-based recovery Ends your recovery as you reach the preset heart rate.
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. Press 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 Options Bike Set Bike 1/ Bike 2/ Bike OFF Wheel Size Cadence On/OFF Power On/OFF Autostart On/OFF ERTRO Wheel size diameter (inches) Wheel size setting (mm) 30-559 26x1.
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 12h time mode: month - day - year Setting time of day If you start from the T ime of day display , repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until TIME1/ TIME2 is displayed. 6. Press OK to start setting the time of day . 7. Time is flashing. Scroll up or down to select time 1 or time 2.
B 44 C 45 Time of day Measure mode Exercise recording mode C. EXERCISE 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 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 Exercise r ecording mode Autostart for recor ding a cycling exercise If you start from the T ime of day display , press OK briefly to enter the Measure mode.
C 49 If there is - - / 00 r eading on the display , there is no heart rate reception. Bring the wrist receiver up to your chest near the transmitter’ s Polar logo.
C 51 C 50 Swapping the heart rate limits Press and hold the up button. Repeat until the desired limits are displayed. In the Interval T raining mode the limits are automatically swapped when the phase changes to the preset limits.
C 53 C 52 *Optional Polar Cadence Sensor or Polar Power Output Sensor required. Remember to attach your receiver to the Polar Bike mount in order to record the correct temperature. See the alternative phase displays from “Exercising with Interval T raining Set” section.
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 and hold 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 Recovery calculation One of the following is displayed depending on your settings: A. time-based recovery calculation or B. heart- rate-based recovery calculation or C. distance-based recovery calculation. A. T ime-based recovery . Recovery countdown timer .
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. Tips during the exercise Exercising with BasicSet (Int OFF, E1-E5) In this mode you can also use the functions in “Exercise recording mode” section.
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 (F1-F99) Exe. Time Recovery Exe. Dist Speed Cadence Altitude ° C/ ° F Ascent Power Pl % LRB Limits InZone1 InZone2 InZone3 KCal T ot. KCal T ot. Time Rid. Time Odometer EXE SET LAPS SAMPLES D. HOW TO RECALL TRAINING INFORMA TION The receiver starts saving exer cise information to a file as you start the stopwatch.
D 67 D 66 Altitude (Alt. Avg/ Max/ Min) Average, maximum and minimum altitude of the exercise alternate. T emperature ( ° C or ° F A vg/ 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 F1-F99 EXE. SET WarmUp Interval CoolDown Int 1 Reco 1 ... Int 30 Reco30 Interval T raining information (EXE. SET) 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.
D 71 D 70 FILE F1-F99 LAPS Best Lap Lap 1 ... Lap 99 Lap information (LAPS) Start with the display showing LAPS and the number of recorded laps. 1. Press OK to start recalling the lap information. 2. Scroll up or down to see the following information: Cool-down phase Duration of the cool-down.
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 *Optional Polar Cadence Sensor or Polar Power Output Sensor required. This file is updated each time your exercise is recorded to file. 1. In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FILE is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the File mode.
D 76 E 77 E. CONNECTION TO COMPUTER There is two-way communication between the wrist receiver and a computer . Polar Precision Performance software of fers an easy way to analyse training data. A training log makes it possible to plan future training.
E 78 E 79 Uploading settings from computer Y our Polar heart rate monitor offers you the option of preparing your settings with Polar Precision Performance software.
F 80 F 81 F . POLAR FITNESS TEST The Polar Fitness T est is an easy , safe and quick way to estimate individual maximal aerobic power and to get predicted maximum heart rate value.
F 82 F 83 T o get reliable test results, the following basic requirements apply: • Y ou should be relaxed and calm. • The test can take place anywhere - home, office, health club - as long as the testing environment is peaceful. No disturbing noises (e.
F 84 F 85 T ime of Day File Options Fit. T est Connect Interrupt the test • Y ou can stop the test any time during the test by pressing the stop button.
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 har d hits to the speed sensor as these may cause damage.
H. PRECAUTIONS H 91 Detach the sensor from your bicycle. 1. Open the sensor by removing the two small screws, counter-clockwise, with a small screwdriver . 2. Lift the case off carefully . Hold the sensor cover upwards so that the PCBA (printed circuit board assembled) stays in the case.
H 93 H 92 Electromagnetic interfer ence 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.
I. FREQUENTL Y ASKED QUESTIONS I 95 H 94 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.
I 97 I 96 3. Check that you are not near other people that have heart rate monitors, high voltage power lines, televisions, mobile phones or other sources of electromagnetic disturbance. 4. Have you had a cardiac event which may have altered your ECG waveform? In this case consult your physician.
J. TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS J 99 I 98 Polar heart rate monitor is designed to indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity in sports and exercise. Polar S720i/S710i also measures altitude and temperature in cycling. 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 Weight 0 (kg) Height 0 (cm) Activity Low HR max 220-age VO 2max male 45 female 35 Bike.
L. POLAR DISCLAIMER • 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.
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 at least 5 seconds. - - Indicates there is no heart rate reception. Bring the wrist receiver up to your chest near the transmitter’ s Polar logo.
M 107 *Optional Polar Cadence Sensor or Polar Power Output Sensor required. The graphic bar consists of five blocks. A flashing block indicates in which level you are in the Options settings or File recalling loops. Continuously running bars indicate that the exercise is recorded.
M 109 M 108 OPTIONS: Indicates the Options mode. OwnCal: Calculates energy expenditure during exercise in kilocalories. 1 kilocalorie (kcal) = 1000 calories (cal). Y ou can follow how much energy you loose by exercising in one exercise session or in a day , week or even a year .
Reset the trip distance ........................... 6 2 Return to the T ime of day display .......... 7 Selecting exercise type .......................... 22 Setting tips ............................................. 4 4 Start an exercise set ........
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