Polar F6 - Manual

2. BEFORE EXERCISE Wear the Transmitter Wear the transmitter to measure heart rate. 1. Attach one end of the transmitter to the elastic strap. 2. Adjust the transmitter’s strap length to fit snugly andcomfortably. Secure the strap around your chest, just below thechest muscles, and buckle the strap ...

3. DURING EXERCISE Record Your Exercise 1. Wear the transmitter and wrist unit. Start heartrate measurement by pressing OK. Preferably,there should be no other heart rate monitorsnearby (within 1m / 3ft) to avoid interference. 2. Within 15 seconds, your heart rate appears onthe display. 3. Press OK....

Buttons During Exercise LIGHT • Press once and the display will light up with every button press. • Press and hold to lock or unlock buttons. BACK • Pause / exit exercise recording. UP / DOWN • Change exercise mode view. • Press and hold UP to customize Exercise and Calories views.Choose the upper r...

Views During Exercise View combinations of exercise data. Switch displays with UP/DOWN . Exercise StopwatchHeart rate Calories The calories expendedHeart rate InZone view is only displayed when you have set heart rate limits active. InZone symbol and time spent in zone*Lower / upper limit values and...

Stop Recording and View Summary Press BACK to pause exercise recording. Select EXIT to stop recording and to view a Summary of your exercise session: Summary Exercise duration (hh.mm.ss)Calories burned during exercise (Cal/kcal)The maximum (max) and average (avg) heart rate of the exercise session (...

Files Daily File Select File > DAILY In the Daily File, view detailed exercise information from your 12 most recent exercise sessions. When the File becomes full, the oldest information is replaced by the most recent. To save the exercisedata for a longer period, transfer the file to the polarper...

Weekly File and Totals File Select File > WEEKLY or TOTALS In the Weekly and Totals Files, you can view exercise count, duration, and burned calories from the last12 weeks or starting from the previous reset. Weekly File EXE.COUNT / EXE.TIME / CALOREIS / HR ZONES The last Sunday of the selected w...

Data Transfer Your Polar F6 offers two means of datacommunication with a PC: • Send data with Polar WebLink™: Transfer datato the polarpersonaltrainer.com web serviceusing Polar WebLink software. For this you needto register for polarpersonaltrainer.com webservice. You will find detailed instruction...

5. SETTINGS Exercise Settings Select Exercise > SETTINGS • HR ALARM : Adjust the target zone alarm sound volume. • HR LIMITS : You can choose to exercise from four different heart rate limits: 1. OWNZONE : The wrist unit determines your individual target heart rate zone automaticallyin the beginn...

OwnZone Your Polar F6 automatically determines yourindividual and safe exercise intensity zone, yourOwnZone. The function guides you throughwarm-up. Your OwnZone limits may vary daily,depending on your physical and mental condition. You can select an exercise intensity from fourdifferent heart rate ...

Determining Your OwnZone Find your OwnZone limits in 1-5 minutes duringwarm-up by walking, jogging, or doing some othersport. Before you start, make sure that your Usersettings are correct and the OwnZone function isactivated. 1. Start recording the exercise. The OwnZonesymbol appears on the display...

Other Settings WATCH settings Select Settings > WATCH • TIMER : Set the countdown timer to sound once. Restart the timer by pressing and holding OKwhile it is running, or stop it by pressing BACK.To hide the running timer, press and hold UP. • ALARM : Set the alarm to sound DAILY , from Monday to...

6. CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION Caring for Your Heart Rate Monitor Heart Rate Monitor, Transmitter : Keep in a cooland dry place. Do not store in a dampenvironment, in non-breathable material (a plasticbag or a sports bag) or with conductive material (awet towel). Do not expose to direct sunlight fo...

Changing Wrist Unit Batteries: Do not open thewrist unit yourself. To ensure water resistanceproperties and the use of qualified components,the wrist unit battery should be replaced by anauthorized Polar Service Center only. A fullperiodic check of the heart rate monitor will bedone when changing ba...

Troubleshooting If you don't know where you are in the menu,press and hold BACK until the time is displayed. If there are no reactions to any buttons, reset thewrist unit by pressing all the buttonssimultaneously for two seconds. All other settingsexcept time and date will be saved. If the heart rat...

Technical Specification Wrist Unit Battery type CR 2032 Battery life Average 1.5 years (1 h/day, 7days/week exercise) Operatingtemperature -10 °C to +50 °C / 14 °F to 122 °F Wrist strap material Polyurethane Back cover and wriststrap buckle Stainless steel complying with theEU Directive 94/27/EU and...

Guarantee and Disclaimer Limited Polar International Guarantee This limited Polar international guarantee is issued byPolar Electro Inc. for the consumers who have purchasedthis product in the USA or Canada. This limited Polarinternational guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Oy forthe consumers who...

Disclaimer The material in this manual is for informational purposesonly. The products it describes are subject to changewithout prior notice, due to the manufacturer’s continuousdevelopment program. Polar Electro Inc. / Polar Electro Oy makes norepresentations or warranties with respect to this man...