Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HEARTWATCH Polar
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Polar Heartwatch ™ Heart Rate Monitor User's Manual GBR Recyclable material. Low emission during production. Printed in Finland. Graphic design CIS, Kajaani, Finland Manufactured by: Polar Electro Oy Professorintie 5 FIN-90440 KEMPELE Finland T el.
Contents How Polar Heartwatch works ........................................... 5 Polar Heartwatch parts ...................................... 5 Getting going ..................................................... 6 How to start heart rate measurement .
5 4 Congratulations on purchasing the Polar Heartwatch Heart Rate Monitor . We ar e proud to assist you in achieving your personal fitness goals. This guide will provide you with the basic information on how to exercise with your Polar Heart Rate Monitor and how to get the maximum benefit from its functions.
7 6 How to Start Heart Rate Measurement 1. Wear the Polar T ransmitter and the wrist receiver as described pr eviously . 2. Begin with the display showing Time of Day . 3. T o start, choose fr om the following alternatives: One touch start: In the Time of Day mode press and hold the right button of the receiver for 1 second.
9 8 Left Button: LOCK YOUR SELECTION Right Button: SELECT Setting the T ime of Day 1. With display showing Time of Day , pr ess both buttons simultaneously . AM/PM is flashing. 2. Press the right button to select AM or PM for the time of day . 3. Press the left button to lock your selection.
11 10 Exercising with Y our Polar Heart Rate Monitor Regular exercise helps you to sustain and impr ove your health and fitness, as well as feel better . Exercising has also other great benefits, you can r educe stress, learn to know your body’ s r eactions and optimise your training time.
13 12 If you aim for improved fitness or exer cise for competitive reasons your exer cise intensity is moderate or heavy paced, and it causes clear breathlessness and sweating. However , when planning your personal exercise dose, you can vary the workout intensity e.
15 14 Example 2 Example 1 Bpm 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 20 Age Measured HR max 200 18 0 16 0 14 0 12 0 10 0 80 1 90 1 85 1 80 1 75 1 70 1 65 1 60 1 Upper Limit Lower Limit Upper Limit Lower Limit See the examples above: 1. A person, whose maximum hear t rate has been measured at an exer cise stress test.
17 16 T o improve your muscular endurance and strength as well as flexibility choose intermittent activities such as tennis, badminton, football, ice hockey , resistance training and gymnastics.
19 18 Which alternative best describes your general activity level for the previous month? A beginner who does not participate regularly in programmed r ecreational sports or heavy physical activity .
21 20 Care and Maintenance Y our Polar Hear t Rate Monitor is a high-tech instrument of experienced design and workmanship and should be treated with car e. The suggestions below will help you fulfill the warranty obligations and enjoy this product for many years to come.
23 22 Precautions POLAR HEART RA TE MONITOR IN A W A TER ENVIRONMENT Polar Heart Rate Monitor is water resistant to 20 metres. T o maintain the water resistance do not operate the buttons of the Polar wrist receiver under water . The pressur e may cause the receiver to leak.
25 24 Frequently Asked Questions WHA T SHOULD I DO IF ... ... THERE IS NO HEART RA TE READING? 1. Check that the elastic strap is snug enough. 2. Check that the electrodes of the Polar T ransmitter are moistened and that you are wearing it as instructed.
27 26 T echnical Specifications The Polar Heartwatch Heart Rate Monitor is designed to indicate the intensity level during physical activity . No other use is intended or implied.
29 28 Service T o ensure proper servicing of your Polar Heart Rate Monitor , please complete and mail the enclosed Warranty Registration Card within two weeks of the date of pur chase. Polar Service will help you get the most out of your Polar Heart Rate Monitor .
31 30 Limited Polar W arranty • Polar Electro Oy warrants to the original consumer/ purchaser of this heart rate monitor that the product will be free fr om defects in material or workmanship for one year from the date of pur chase.
33 32 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. Polar Electro Oy makes no r epresentations or warranties with respect to this manual or with r espect to the products described herein.
An important point after buying a device Polar HEARTWATCH (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 HEARTWATCH 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 HEARTWATCH - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Polar HEARTWATCH you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Polar HEARTWATCH will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Polar HEARTWATCH, 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 HEARTWATCH.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Polar HEARTWATCH. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Polar HEARTWATCH 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
