Polar F6TM - Manual

12 13 1.4 MEASURING YOUR HEART RATE To measure your heart rate, you need to wear the transmitter. Heart rate coding reduces interference from other heart rate monitors that are close by. To make sure that the code search issuccessful and ensure trouble-free heart rate monitoring, keep the wrist unit...

14 15 2. EXERCISING In the Exercise menu you can view and record your exercise information, such as your heart rate, exercise time, and energyexpenditure. 2.1 STARTING EXERCISE RECORDING 1. Wear the transmitter as described in the section Measuring Your Heart Rate on page 12. When you wear your tran...

16 17 Calories (displayed as Cal/kcal, depending on your units settings) The calories you have burned until now. Changing the Displayed Exercise Information In the Exercise and Calories display, you can change the upper row information to personalize the display by pressing andholding the button. Ex...

20 21 Stopping the Exercise and Viewing Exercise Summary 1. Press the Back button. Your current heart rate is displayed. Exercise recording is paused. is displayed. 2. Select EXIT with the / buttons and press OK. Summary of your exercise is displayed. Exercise duration (hh.mm.ss)Calories burned duri...

22 23 2.4 OWNZONE Polar F6 heart rate monitor is able to determine your individual aerobic exercise heart rate zone automatically. This is calledOwnZone (OZ) and it can be determined during a warm-up period lasting 1-5 minutes by walking or jogging. You can alsodetermine your OwnZone in other exerci...

24 25 5. At some point during stages 1-5, you hear two beeps. Your OwnZone has been determined. If the OwnZone determination succeeds, the following information is displayed: OwnZone UpdatedOwnZone heart rate limits as beats per minute (bpm) or as a percentage ofyour maximum heart rate (%HR max ) de...

28 29 File includes information on your recorded exercise sessions. The Exercise and Diary files includes information on your 12most recent exercise sessions.• In the Exercise File you can view detailed exercise information on the exercise sessions of the current week, such as exercise duration, cal...

30 31 4.1 EXERCISE FILE The following information is displayed: Heart Rate Maximum (Max) andaverage (Avg) heart rate in beats per minute alternate withthe percentage of maximum heart rate reading. Time in Zone (displayed if the HR limits were on while exercising) Heart rate limitsExercise duration b...

32 33 4.2 TOTALS FILE In the Totals File you can view your total cumulative exercise count, duration, and burned calories in several exercises,starting from the previous reset. 1. If you start from the Time of Day display, press OK.2. Press the / buttons until File is displayed. Press OK. 3. Press t...

36 37 5. SETTINGS In the Settings menu, you can view or change the information you have set earlier, such as the time of day and date, or youcan set information, such as heart rate limits, volume, and alarm settings. 5.1 WATCH SETTINGS Note that there are two ways that the time and date can be prese...

40 41 5.2 HEART RATE SETTINGS In the HR (Heart Rate) Set menu, you can edit the settings used during exercise sessions. Exercise settings, heart rate limits,alarm settings, and the view mode are combined in HR Set. With HR Set, you can easily use your desired exercise settingsand do not need to set ...

42 43 MANUAL: Instead of determining your target heart rate zone by using OwnZone or Automatic limits, you can determineyour target heart rate limits manually by using the age formula. Your target heart rate zone is a range between lower and upper heart rate limits expressed as percentages ofyour ma...

44 45 5.3 USER SETTINGS In the User Settings menu, you can edit your personal data, weight, height, birthday, gender, and extra user settings. 1. Start from the Time of Day display. Press OK. Exercise is displayed. 2. Press the / buttons until Settings is displayed. Press OK. 3. Press the / buttons ...

46 47 13. Maximal oxygen uptake value (VO 2max , ml/kg/min): Press the / buttons to set your maximal oxygen uptake value. Press OK. VO 2max is the maximum capacity for oxygen consumption by your body during maximum exertion. This is also known as aerobic power or maximal oxygen intake/consumption. V...

50 51 6. DATA TRANSFER Polar Fitness Trainer is a complete web service tailored to support your exercise goals.Free registration gives you access to a personalized exercise program, diary, tests,calculators, useful articles and much more. You can gain access and start theregistration process for the...

52 53 8.1 INTERFERENCE DURING EXERCISE 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 exerciseequipment, cellular phones, or ...

54 55 What should I do if......I don't know where I am in the menu? Press and hold the Back button until the time of day is displayed. ...there is no heart rate reading (- -)? 1. Check that the electrodes of the transmitter are moistened and that you are wearing it as instructed.2. Check that you ha...

56 57 10. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION The Polar F6 heart rate monitor is designed to• to help users to achieve their personal fitness goals• to indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity during an exercise session No other use is intended or implied. WRIST UNIT Battery type: CR 2032 Batter...

58 59 12. 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 Inc. / Polar Electro Oy makes no representations or warranties with r...