Polar S610i - Manuals

Recorded Heart Rate Samples ................ 58Records File ............................................. 58Resetting Cumulative Counts to Zero ... 58Deleting a File ......................................... 59Deleting All Files ..................................... 59 E. Connection to Computer .......

A 6 STOP SIGNAL / LIGHT RESET OK Signal/Light Turns the beep on or off.Turns the backlight on. Reset Resets the heart rate monitor. Stop Return - Stops measuring the heart rate.Exits the displayed mode and returns tothe previous mode level.Returns to the Time of Day displayfrom any mode by pressing ...

A 7 Useful Tips • Briefly pressing a button (approximately 1 second) will do differentthings than pressing and holding the button for a longer period oftime (approximately 2 to 5 seconds). If your press the button for alonger period of time, you can use shortcuts. • The buttons are slightly stiffer ...

A 8 How to Prepare the Wrist Receiver 1. Since the display is blank when the receiver leaves the factory, you have to activate the wrist receiver by pressingthe OK button twice, after which the Time of Day displayappears. This is a one-off procedure; once you have turnedon your receiver you can not ...

A 9 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 yourchest, just below the chest muscles, andbuckle it. 3. Lift the transmitter off your chest and moisten the grooved electrode areas on ...

A 10 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 ina maximum of 15 seconds. 5. Press OK again. The stopwatch starts running and you can start exercising. The exercise data will only be stored in a fi...

A 11 Modes and Their Functions Your Polar heart rate monitor has six main modes: Time of Day, Exercise,File, Options, Fitness test and Connection. 1. TIME OF DAY You can use your Polar heart rate monitor as an ordinary watch thatshows the date and the day of the week, as well as contains an alarmfun...

B 16 B. HOW TO ENTER SETTINGS This section describes how to manually enter settings by pressing the receiver buttons. However, heart rate monitor offers you a faster way as well: prepare your settings with Polar Precision Performance software and upload them to your receiver from your computer. See ...

B 17 Time Of Day File Options Fit. Test Connect Exercise Set Memory Set Function Set User Set Monitor Set Watch Set 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 the desired sett...

B 18 User Information Settings In the User Set loop you can move forward only by pressing OK. Measuring units depend on your choice in Options/ Monitor Set/ Unit 1 or Unit 2. Units 1 Units 2 Weight kg lbs Height cm ft/ inch Date of Birth setting order day - month - year month - day - year 1. In the ...

B 19 Date of Birth (Birthday) 7. Scroll up or down to select your month / day of birth. Press OK. 8. Day / Month appears. Scroll up or down to select the day / month. Press OK. 9. Year appears. Scroll up or down to adjust the year of birth. Press OK. Sex 10. Scroll up or down to select your gender. ...

B 20 Top You participate regularly in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week.Ex. you exercise to improve performance for competitive purposes. Maximum Heart Rate Value (HR max ) 12. Your age-predicted maximum heart rate value is displayed as a default setting when you set this value for the...

B 21 Exercise Settings When you start setting your exercise preferences your first choice is to selectwhether you want to set your personal exercise set or to exercise withBasicUse option. If you select to start setting the exercise sets, your secondchoice is whether you want to select BasicSet or a...

B 23 Options Exercise Set E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 Exercise Set 1 - 5 Interval On Interval OFF (BasicSet) Recovery Hr Timer 1 Timer 2 Timer 3 Limits 1 Limits 2 Limits 3 Recovery Timer Timer 1 Limits 1 Interval Repeat Limits 2 Recovery Timer 3 Limits 3 Timer Interval Timer Manual Interval Interval Hr Recove...

B 25 Setting Interval Type You can select 3 optional types of intervals: A. Time-based interval Ends your interval when you haveused the selected time. B. Heart-rate-based interval Ends your interval as you reach theselected heart rate.When selecting heart-rate-basedinterval, recovery calculation mu...

B 26 Setting the Number of Intervals and Recoveries (Repeat) If you start from Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-5.You can set up to 30 intervals and recoveries (if set on) for an interval phase.6. Scroll up or down until Repeat is displayed.7. Press OK to start setting the number.8. Scroll up or ...

B 27 A. RecoTime is displayed. 10. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes. Press OK.11. Scroll up or down to adjust seconds. Press OK. Recovery TIMER appears. B . RecoHr is displayed. 10. Scroll up or down to adjust the value. Press OK. Recovery Hr appears. To continue your settings, press the stop but...

B 28 You can program your receiver to record data in 5, 15 or 60 secondsintervals. 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 MEMORY SET is displayed. 4. Press OK to start th...

B 29 Options Function Set OwnCal On/OFF Fit. Test On/OFF HR max -p On/OFF 1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or down until OPTIONS isdisplayed. 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until FUNCTION SET is displayed.4. Press OK to start the functio...

B 30 Options Monitor Set Sound On/OFF Units 1/2 Help On/OFF 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. 4. Press OK to start the monitor settings. So...

B 31 Certain Measure and Exercise mode settings will be audible: start, stop,interval phase start and end and recovery calculation end. Selecting Measuring Units If you start from Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-4.5. Scroll up or down until Units is displayed.6. Press OK to start setting the uni...

B 32 Options Watch Set Alarm Time 1/2 Date Reminder 1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or down untilOPTIONS is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SETis displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until WATCH SET is displayed.4. Press OK to start the watch settings. ALARM is displaye...

B 33 12h Time mode:month - day - year.24h Time mode:day - month - year. 8. 12h/ 24h starts to flash. Scroll up or down to select 12h or 24h time mode. Press OK. 24h: skip step 9. 9. AM/ PM starts to flash. Scroll up or down to select AM or PM. Press OK.10. The hours start to flash. Scroll up or down...

B 34 Swap Time 1 or Time 2 In the Time of Day display press and hold the down button. Time 1 or Time2 is displayed in the uppermost row for a couple of seconds. Displayed timewill now be used in all watch and alarm functions. If you chose time 2, “2”is displayed in the Time of Day display. Shortcut ...

C 35 Time of Day Heart Rate Measure Mode Exercise Recording Mode C. EXERCISE You can use two modes in your exercise: Measure or Exercise mode. In the Measure mode you can see your heart rate but your exercise is not recorded. In the Exercise mode your exercise is recorded and stopwatch and other cal...

C 37 If you are continuing from Measure mode, press OK.Or, if you are starting from Time of Day display, press and hold OK. Exercise information will be stored in an exercise file only when thestopwatch is running. The ongoing recording is indicated with a graphicbar that runs continuously on the di...

C 38 In addition to the rate zone alarm you can see: if you are exercising above heart rate zone.if you are exercising below heart rate zone. Swapping the Heart Rate Limits Press and hold the up button. Repeat until the desired limits are displayed.In the Interval Training mode the limits are automa...

C 39 Storing Lap and Split Time Press OK to store lap and split time. First Then Lap time Split time Average heartrate of the lapNumber ofthe lap The receiver automatically stores a lap time when you stop recordingan exercise. You can store 99 laps if you have not used the intervalfunction. After st...

C 40 Swapping the Displayed Exercise Information There are three display options, which you can swap between by pressingthe down button. The receiver saves the upper and lower row settings forthe three display options. If the Help function is on, the name of thedisplayed function appears for a few s...

C 41 Select the Middle Row Information 1. Press the down button to select the desired display alternative. When you swap the middle row information, the upper and lower rowschange also. Continue selecting the upper and lower rows. Select the Upper Row Information 2. Press the up button to select fro...

C 43 0 10 20 30 40 50 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 Warm-up Phase Countdown timer 1Heart rate limits 1 Interval Phase Repeats 03 Cool-down Phase Countdown timer 3Heart rate limits 3 Interval Recovery Interval Recovery Interval Recovery Heart rate Time Structure of an interval training exercise: Warm-up P...

C 44 Interval Phase The receiver records up to 30 repeated interval phases. Your interval phaseis divided into interval and recovery calculation (if set on) sections, whichalternate continuously through your interval phase. Interval Session 1. FirstPreset heart rate limits 2 (if set on).2. ThenOne o...

C 45 3. At the end of IntervalInterval duration.Average heart rate of the interval. When your interval ends the wrist receiver automaticallycontinues with following preset function: recoverycalculation or cool-down phase. Recovery Calculation One of the following is displayed depending on yoursettin...

C 48 Starting Recovery Calculation To start the recovery calculation, press and hold the OK button. See“Exercising with Interval Trainer”/ “Recovery calculation” for the displayedinformation during the recovery calculation. After the recovery calculationis done the exercise is paused. You can contin...

D 50 D. HOW TO RECALL TRAINING INFORMATION The receiver starts saving exercise information to a file as you start the stopwatch. You can recall the information in the File mode. In the File mode there are up to 99 exercise files and a record file, which keeps track of the cumulative values.

D 51 Time of Day File Options Fit. Test Connect F99 ... F1 Records Your first file is F1, then F2 and so on, until you have recorded maximum 99exercise files. The bigger the file number the more recent it is. Some information alternates on the display automatically. You can makethe alternation faste...

D 52 Exercise File (F1-F99) Exe. Time Reco Limits InZone1 InZone2 InZone3 KCal Tot. KCal Tot. Time EXE. SET LAPS SAMPLES Lap1 Best Lap CoolDown Interval WarmUp Reco 30 Int 30 Reco 1 Int 1 Lap 99 • Move forward and backward within file loops with up or down buttons. • Press OK to enter a file or to e...

D 55 Interval Training Information (EXE. SET) Start with the displayshowing EXE. SET.1. Press OK to start recalling the intervaltraining information. 2. Scroll up or down to see the informationon warm-up, interval and cool-down phases. Warm-up Phase Warm-up duration.The heart rate at the end of the ...

D 57 Best Lap Shortest lap time.The number of the best lap.The best lap information is displayed if you have stored at least3 laps. The best lap can not be the last lap. Laps Split time.Lap time.Lap number.The heart rate at the end of the lap,average andmaximum heart rates of the lap. Press the stop...

D 58 Recorded Heart Rate Samples Check from the sample file detailed heart rate informationof the exercise.Start with the display showing SAMPLES.1. Press OK to start recalling the recorded samples of your exercise information. The heart rate and time when theheart rate sample was recorded are displ...

D 59 2. Press and hold the down button. Reset starts to flash. You can still cancel the resetting by releasing the down button before the value isreset. If you are sure that you want to reset the value keep holding thedown button until value is reset. Release. 3. Press the stop button to exit the re...

E 60 E. CONNECTION TO COMPUTER There is two-way communication between Polar heartrate monitor and a computer. Polar Precision Performancesoftware offers an easy way to analyse training data.A training log makes it possible to plan future training.Wrist receiver settings are easy to upload from theso...

E 61 or B) an optional Polar IR Interface for USB port and Windows® 98 operating system or later in your computer. Install the Polar Precision software (version 3 or later) first, then connectthe optional Interface to the corresponding port of the computer beforestarting the software. 1. Start the P...

E 62 • the heart touch function to show the current heart rate limits, store a lap time or swap the display options during your exercise • names and alarm times for 7 reminders• options lock function on or off You may upload settings from a computer to a wrist receiver either via IRcommunication or ...

F 63 F. POLAR FITNESS TEST The Polar Fitness Test is an easy, safe and quick way to estimate individual maximal aerobic power and to get predicted maximum heart rate value. The Polar Fitness Test is targeted to healthy adults. OwnIndex is a value which is comparable to maximal oxygen uptake(VO 2max ...

F 65 The HR max -p definition is carried out simultaneously with the Polar Fitness Test. The HR max -p score predicts your individual maximum heart rate value more accurately than the age-based formula (220-age). The age-based methodprovides a rough estimation and may not be very accurate, especiall...

F 66 To get reliable test results, the following basic requirements apply: • You should be relaxed and calm. • The test can take place anywhere – home, office, health club – as longas the testing environment is peaceful. No disturbing noises(Ex. television, radio or telephone), no other people talki...

F 67 Time of Day File Options Fit. Test Connect 1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or down until FIT. TEST is displayed. If you cannot find Fitness Test mode check that you have turned thefunction on in the Options mode. 2. Press OK to enter the Fitness Test mode. Your latest OwnIndex and the t...

F 68 You can update your OwnIndex and HR max -p values to the Options mode/ User information. When you update these values regularly, the reading inpercentages of your maximum heart rate and calorie calculation give moreaccurate individual information. 1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or down...

F 69 Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (years) (very (poor) (fair) (average) (good) (very (excellent) poor) good) 20-24 < 32 32-37 38-43 44-50 51-56 57-62 >62 25-29 < 31 31-35 36-42 43-48 49-53 54-59 >59 30-34 < 29 29-34 35-40 41-45 46-51 52-56 >56 35-39 < 28 28-32 33-38 39-43 44-48 49-54 >5...

F 70 For various fitness classes we recommend the following: 1 2 3 4 6 7 5 1-3 Increase exercisefor healthbenefits andfitnessimprovement. 4 To ensure good health,maintain current exercisehabits. For fitnessimprovement an increase inexercise is recommended. 5-7 Maintaincurrent exercisehabits for good...

G. CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Polar heart rate monitor is a high-tech instrument of superior design and workmanship and should be treated with care. The suggestions below will help you fulfill the guarantee obligations and enjoy this product for many years to come. Taking Care of Your Polar Heart Rat...

H. PRECAUTIONS H 73 Using the Polar Heart Rate Monitor in a Water Environment Your Polar heart rate monitor is water resistant to 160 feet/ 50 meters. Tomaintain the water resistance, do not operate the buttons of the wristreceiver under water. Users measuring heart rate in a water environment may e...

H 74 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, cellularphones or when you walk through electric secu...

I. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS I 77 What should I do if... ...I don’t know where 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 exercise’s file? You may have used the Measure mode during your exercise, which meansthat yo...

I 79 ...other person with heart rate monitor is causing interference? Keep a distance from your training partner and continue your trainingsession normally. Or 1. Take the transmitter off your chest for 30 seconds. Keep a distance from your training partner. 2. Put the transmitter back and bring the...

J. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION J 81 Polar heart rate monitor is designed to indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity in sports and exercise. No other use is intended or implied. Heart rate is displayed as number of heartbeats per minute (bpm). Transmitter Battery type: Built-in Lithium C...

J 83 OwnCal OFF Fitness test On HR max -p OFF Interval function OFF/ interval timer Interval heart rate 160 Amount of intervals 3 Timer 1, 2, 3 OFF/ 2 min Limits 1, 2, 3 80/ 160 Recovery function OFF/ recovery timer Recovery heart rate 80 Recovery timer 1 min Heart touch function Shows heart rate li...

M 88 Indicates an ongoing heart rate measurement and flashes to the beatof your heart. A heart without frames indicates a non-coded heart ratetransmission. Frame around the heart indicates a coded transmission of heart rate. Indicates there has not been heart rate reception for at least 5 seconds. -...

M 89 FILE : Indicates file mode. FIT. TEST : Indicates fitness test mode. FULL : After having stored 99 laps (the use of intervals reduces theamount). FULL appears in thedisplay. You can continue taking laptimes or intervals but they won’t berecorded into the file. HR max -p : Predicted maximum hear...

M 91 will see the drop in your heart rateand the recovery duration. RecoTime, time-based recovery : You set the recovery time in theOptions mode. In the File mode youwill see the drop in your heart rateand the recovery duration. Split Time : The elapsed time from the beginning of the exercise untils...