Page 3 - CONTENTS
3 2 Swap the user ...........................................................31Start/stop the stopwatch ..........................................31Check exercise information ......................................32Check your heart rate limits .....................................33See your progress...
Page 4 - B U T T O N S A N D T H E I R F U N C T I O N S; GETTING GOING; H E A R T R A T E M O N I T O R P A R T S
5 4 B U T T O N S A N D T H E I R F U N C T I O N S OK• Start heart rate measurement• Start the stopwatch• Stop the stopwatch• Activate the displayed mode• Lock your selection Scroll Up • Move forward to the next mode• Select the desired value (up) Scroll Down • Move backward to the previous mode• S...
Page 5 - E A S Y S T A R T
7 6 HOW TO PUT THE TRANSMITTER ON 1. Attach the transmitter to theelastic strap. 2. Adjust the strap length to fitsnugly and comfortably. Securethe strap around your chest,below the chest muscles. 3. Lift the transmitter off your chest and moisten the groovedelectrode areas on the back. 4. Check tha...
Page 6 - M O D E S A N D T H E I R F U N C T I O N S
9 8 M O D E S A N D T H E I R F U N C T I O N S Your Polar heart rate monitor has four main modes: Timeof day, Exercise, File and Options. 1. TIME OF DAY You can use the Polar heart rate monitor as an ordinarywatch with date, weekday indicator and alarm function. Press and hold OK to return to theTi...
Page 7 - SETTINGS; U S E R I N F O R M A T I O N
11 10 SETTINGS In the Options mode you can set• your personal user information which is a prerequisite for using OwnZone and OwnCal functions • measurement options which are used during Exercise mode• Polar Fitness Test function on or off • watch functions At any time during the settings you can ret...
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
15 14 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 SELECTING OWNZONE Select whether you want to use the OwnZone option. You can select between three different OwnZones. Alternatively,you can set the target zone limits manually yourself. If you choose to use OwnZone, Polar heart rate monitorasks...
Page 12 - S E T T I N G T H E W A T C H
21 20 11. Press Scroll Up or Scroll Down to adjust the desired minutes. 12. Press OK to lock your selection. Choose from the following two alternatives to continue: 1. To set the time of day continue in chapter Setting the time of day. 2. To return to the Time of day display, press and hold OK. When...
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
27 26 4. Start the heart rate measurement as described earlier. 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 5-6 minutes).Keep your heart rate below 100 bpm during...
Page 16 - O W N Z O N E M E T H O D S
29 28 3. OZ.A (OwnZone Age) and your age-predictedheart rate limits appear on the illuminated display. You will also see which OwnZone level you haveselected to use: BASIC (OwnZone Basic for allround exercising)HIGH (OwnZone High for exercising at moderateintensity)LOW (OwnZone Low for exercising at...
Page 17 - S W A P T H E U S E R; S T A R T / S T O P T H E S T O P W A T C H
31 30 the lower limit of your Target Zone. You will hear a beepwhen pressing the buttons. The sound signal will be on inOwnZone determination and will alarm you at the end ofthe Fitness test. Press and hold for 2 seconds to turn the soundsignal and the button sound on or off. Sound signal is on. A f...
Page 18 - C H E C K E X E R C I S E I N F O R M A T I O N
33 32 C H E C K Y O U R H E A R T R A T E L I M I T S While exercising you don’t have to press any button tocheck the heart rate limits you are using. Just bring thewrist receiver up to your chest near the transmitter’s Polarlogo. The current exercising zone values and backlight willbe on for a few ...
Page 19 - D A T E
35 34 RECALLING TRAININGINFORMATION Your latest training information is in the memory of thePolar heart rate monitor until the next time you start thestopwatch. Then your previous training information will bereplaced by the new one. Polar heart rate monitor savesonly one training file at a time. The...
Page 21 - F I T N E S S T E S T S E T T I N G S; L A T E S T O W N I N D E X; OWNINDEX
39 38 To be able to follow your fitness progress start withmeasuring your OwnIndex a couple of times during thefirst two weeks to get a reliable baseline value. Thereafterrepeat the test approximately once a month. Polar FitnessTest is targeted to healthy adults. F I T N E S S T E S T S E T T I N G ...
Page 22 - C A R R Y I N G O U T T H E T E S T
41 40 • Keep the testing place, time of day and environment the same every time the test is repeated. • 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 the daybefore. PREPARE THE WRI...
Page 23 - F I T N E S S T E S T R E S U L T
43 42 MEN WOMEN FITNESS CLASSES Age (years) 1 (very poor) 2 (poor) 3 (fair) 4 (average) 5 (good) 6 (very good) 7 (excellent) 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...
Page 24 - CARE AND MAINTENANCE
45 44 B A T T E R I E S POLAR TRANSMITTERThe estimated average battery life of the transmitter is2500 hours of use. Contact your distributor/ dealer for atransmitter replacement. Polar recycles used transmitters. POLAR WRIST RECEIVERThe estimated average battery life of the Polar wristreceiver is 1 ...
Page 25 - PRECAUTIONS
47 46 CROSSTALKThe Polar wrist receiver in non-coded mode of operationpicks up transmitter signals within 3 feet/ 1 metre. Non-coded signals from more than one transmitter picked upsimultaneously can cause an incorrect readout. EXERCISE EQUIPMENTSeveral pieces of exercise equipment with electronic o...
Page 26 - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
49 48 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS W H A T S H O U L D I D O I F . . . ... OWNZONE DETERMINATION ONLY SELDOM GIVESME HEART RATE LIMITS WHICH ARE BASED ON HEARTRATE VARIABILITY (OZ.V)? 1. Check that the elastic strap is snug enough.2. Make sure that the electrodes of the transmitter are moistened again...
Page 28 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
53 52 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Polar heart rate monitor is designed to indicate the level ofphysiological strain and intensity in sports and exercise. Noother use is intended or implied. Heart rate is displayed asnumber of heart beats per minute (bpm). POLAR TRANSMITTER Battery type: Built-in Lithiu...
Page 29 - LIMITED POLAR WARRANTY
55 54 LIMITED POLAR WARRANTY • Polar Electro Inc. warrants to the original consumer/ purchaser of this heart rate monitor that the product willbe free from defects in material or workmanship for oneyear from the date of purchase. Please keep the receiptwhich is your proof of purchase! • Warranty doe...
Page 30 - POLAR GLOSSARY; DISCLAIMER
57 56 POLAR GLOSSARY Coded heart rate transmission: Polar T61™ transmitter automatically locks in a code to transmit your heart rate toyour wrist receiver. In coded transmission the receiveraccepts heart rate from your transmitter only. Codingsignificantly reduces crosstalk caused by other users of ...
Page 31 - INDEX
59 58 INDEX Bullets in the display during exercise...................................33Button sound On/OFF..............................................................30Buttons and their functions....................................................5Care and maintenance.................................
Page 33 - ROAD MAP
M91ti cov.USA A.fh8 13/11/00 10:27 Page 2 Composite C M Y CM MY CY CMY K DEAR CUSTOMER! ROAD MAP Congratulations on purchasing a Polar heart rate monitor!We are proud to assist you in achieving your personalfitness goals. If you want to get even more out of yourPolar M91 ti during exercise, check ww...