Page 3 - CONTENTS
37 ENG CONTENTS How the Polar Heart Rate Monitor works ........ 38 Buttons and their functions ...................................... 40Modes and their functions ........................................ 40 Settings ..................................................................... 41 User informa...
Page 4 - HOW THE POLAR HEART RA
38 V I S U A L C U E S T O R E A D T H I S G U I D E Indicates important issues. Please, pay attention! Indicates a useful tip. It is good to knowthese things. Indicates a tip to do things faster. See also. Text with colored background indicates features onlyavailable in models M61 and M62. I M P O ...
Page 5 - RT RATE MONITOR WORKS
39 ENG Electrode areas on the back. Elastic Strap Polar Transmitter Attach the transmitter to theelastic strap. Adjust the strap length to fitsnugly and comfortably. Securethe strap around your chest,below the chest muscles. Lockthe buckle. Lift the transmitter off yourchest and wet the grooved elec...
Page 7 - SETTINGS; U S E R I N F O R M AT I O N
41 ENG 3. FILE Polar Heart Rate Monitor saves information on yourlatest exercise session. In the File mode you can seethe following information:• date of the exercise• total exercising time• exercising time spent in your target zone• heart rate limits used during exercise• average heart rate• OwnCal...
Page 9 - M E A S U R E M E N T O P T I O N S S E T T I N G
43 ENG SETTING SEX If you are in the Time of day display start from User information . Press START/STOP/OK until SEX appears and FEMALE/MALE is flashing. 1. Press Up or Down to select the right gender. 2. Press START/STOP/OK to lock your selection. You have now set your gender. SETTING ACTIVITY LEVE...
Page 12 - S E T T I N G T H E WAT C H
46 S E T T I N G T H E WAT C H SETTING THE 12/24 H TIME MODE 1. In the Time of day display press Up or Down until OPTIONS is displayed. 2. Press START/STOP/OK to enter the Options mode. USER SET is displayed. 3. Press Up or Down until WATCH SET is displayed. 4. Press START/STOP/OK to start the watch...
Page 14 - START THE HEART
48 1. Wear the transmitter and the wrist receiver as described in the chapter How the Polar Heart Rate Monitor works . 2. To make sure that the code search will be successful: • Keep the wrist receiver within 1 meter/ 3 feet of your transmitter. • Check that you are not near to other people with hea...
Page 15 - OWNZONE; H O W T O D E T E R M I N E Y O U R O W N Z O N E
49 ENG but your wrist receiver may become disturbed byother heart rate monitors. In models M61 and M62 check that your personaluser id is active (USER 1 or USER 2). You can changethe user before starting the stopwatch by pressingand holding Up. To be able to swap the user you need to set preferences...
Page 16 - O W N Z O N E M E T H O D S
50 5. Start the stopwatch. OZ appears in the display. Stopwatch starts running. 6. There are five stages in finding your OwnZone. OwnZone appears typically on the 3 rd or 4 th stage (in 3-4 minutes). Keep your heart rate below 100 bpmduring the first stage. After each stage you shouldincrease your h...
Page 17 - FUNCTIONS DURING; S E E Y O U R H E A RT R AT E
51 ENG H O W T O U S E P R E V I O U S LYD E T E R M I N E D O W N Z O N E Every time you start the stopwatch and have theOwnZone option on, the Polar Heart Rate Monitorstarts finding your OwnZone. You can determineyour OwnZone for every exercise session separately.At least it should always be perfo...
Page 19 - C H E C K E X E R C I S E I N F O R M AT I O N; C H E C K Y O U R H E A RT R AT E L I M I T S
53 ENG C H E C K E X E R C I S E I N F O R M AT I O N When the stopwatch is running press Up or Down to see the following information during the exercise: Time of day (TIME) Time spent in target zone(IN ZONE) Calorie expenditure(OWNCAL) The calorie countingfeature must be set on tobe able to see the...
Page 20 - D AT E
54 STOP THE HEART RATE MEASUREMENT RECALLING TRAINING INFORMATION 1. Press START/STOP/OK to stop the stopwatch. The stopwatch stops. QUIT? appears in the display. Heart rate measurement without exercisinglimits or calorie calculation continues. 2. Press Up or Down to leave the Measure mode. Heart ra...
Page 21 - TA R G E T H E A RT R AT E L I M I T S ( L I M I T S )
55 ENG TA R G E T H E A RT R AT E L I M I T S ( L I M I T S ) You will see the target heart rate limits of yourexercise. AV E R A G E H E A RT R AT E ( AV E R A G E H r ) You will see the average heart rate of your exercisesession. C A L O R I E S E X P E N D E DD U R I N G T H E E X E R C I S E( K ...
Page 22 - L A T E S T O W N I N D E X; OWNINDEX
56 L A T E S T O W N I N D E X In models M61 and M62 you can see your OwnIndexbased on your latest Polar Fitness Test and the datewhen it was carried out. For more details about carrying out the Polar FitnessTest and interpreting the OwnIndex OwnIndex OwnIndex is a score which is comparable to VO 2m...
Page 23 - F I T N E S S T E S T S E T T I N G S
57 ENG F I T N E S S T E S T S E T T I N G S To be able to carry out the Polar Fitness Test youneed to do the following settings: • Select your long-term physical activity level.• Set the Fitness test mode on. SET THE ACTIVITY LEVEL Begin with the display showing the time of day.1. Press Up or Down ...
Page 24 - F I T N E S S T E S T R E S U LT
58 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 • Keep the testing place, time of day and environment the same every time the test isrepeated. • Avoid eating a heavy meal or smoking 2-3 hours prior to testing. • Avoid heavy physical effort, alcoholic beverages or pharmacological stimulants on the test day and theday before. PREPA...
Page 25 - CARE AND
59 ENG MEN WOMEN FITNESS CLASSES The classification is based on literature review of 62 studies whereVO 2max was measured directly in healthy adult subjects in the USA, Canada and 7 European countries. Reference: Shvartz E, ReiboldRC: Aerobic fitness norms for males and females aged 6 to75 years: a ...
Page 26 - B AT T E R I E S; S E RV I C E; PRECAUTIONS
60 B AT T E R I E S TRANSMITTERThe estimated average battery life of Polar WearLink Transmitteris 2 years (1 h/day, 7 days/week) and other Polar transmitters2,500 hours of use. If your transmitter stops working, it might bedue to the battery running out. We recommend that you havethe battery replace...
Page 30 - POLAR GLOSSARY
64 POLAR GLOSSARY Indicates coded transmission of heart rate.The inner heart flashes to the beat of your heart. In the Time of day mode indicates that the alarm is on. In the measure mode indicates that thesound signal will alarm if you are exercising outsideyour Target Zone. Progress bullets in the...
Page 31 - TECHNICAL
65 ENG TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 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 asnumber of heart beats per minute (bpm). POLAR CONNECTOR Battery type: CR 2025 Batter...
Page 33 - INDEX
67 ENG INDEX Bullets in the display during exercise ....................... 53Button sound ON/OFF ............................................... 52Buttons and their functions ...................................... 40Care and maintenance .............................................. 59Check exercis...
