Polar s720i/s710i manual Date of birth Birthday, Sex, Activity level Activity

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Units 2: setting order is month - day - year.

Date of birth (Birthday)

7. Scroll up or down to adjust your day of birth. Press OK.

8. Month appears. Scroll up or down to select your month of birth. 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. Press OK.

Activity level (Activity)

11.Scroll up or down to select your activity level for Polar Fitness Test. Press OK.

Assess your long-term physical activity level. Do not change your activity level description if your regular exercise habits have changed during the last six months.

Low

You do not participate regularly in programmed recreational sport

 

or heavy physical activity. E.g. you walk only for pleasure or

 

occasionally exercise sufficiently to cause heavy breathing or

 

perspiration.

Middle

You participate regularly in recreational sports. E.g. you cycle 15-

 

30 km per week or spend 1/2-2 hours per week in comparable

 

physical activity or, your work requires modest physical activity.

High

You participate regularly, at least 3 times a week, in heavy physical

 

exercise. E.g. you cycle 30-60 km per week or spend 2-3 hours per

 

week in comparable physical activity.

Top

You participate regularly in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times

 

a week. E.g. you exercise to improve performance for competitive

 

purposes.

Maximum heart rate value (HRmax)

12.Your age-predicted maximum heart rate value is displayed as a default setting when you set this value for the first time. If you know your exact clinically tested current maximum heart rate value, set the value by scrolling up or down.

13.Press OK.

If you do not know this value, update it in the Fitness Test mode after having carried out the Polar Fitness Test.

Maximal oxygen uptake value (VO2max)

14.The wrist receiver suggests value 35 for females and value 45 for males as a default setting when you set this value for the first time. If you know your exact clinically tested current maximal oxygen uptake value, set the value by scrolling up or down.

15.Press OK. USER SET appears.

If you do not know this value, update it in Fitness Test mode after having carried out the Polar Fitness Test

To continue your settings, press the stop button or to return to the Time of day display, press and hold the stop button.

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Contents Down Signal/Light StopDear Customer Page Contents Connection to computer Getting GoingPolar Fitness Test Heart rate monitor Parts and their FunctionsUseful tips Buttons and their functionsEasy start How to put the transmitter on You only need to install one of themHow to start measuring your heart rate Modes and their functions How to stop measuring your heart rateAfter exercising File Options User information settings HOW to Enter SettingsUnits Sex Date of birth BirthdayActivity level Activity Maximum heart rate value HRmaxExercise settings Setting heart rate limits Setting timersTurning heart rate limits on/off Setting interval type Naming exercise sets Setting recovery calculationRec. Rate 60s Setting recording rateOwnCal calorie counter on/off Turning functions on/offFitness test on/off Predicted maximum heart rate on/off HRmax-pAdjusting the wheel size Wheel Bicycle feature settingsCadence* on/off Power* on/offAutostart on/off AutoStrt Naming bike 1 and bike Monitor settingsTurning activity/button sound on/off Selecting measuring unitsSetting alarm Watch settingsTurning Help on/off Setting date Setting time of dayTurning reminders on/off Measure mode Setting tipsExercise Page Autostart for recording a cycling exercise Exercise recording modeTurning the heart rate zone alarm on/off Swapping the heart rate limits Pausing the exerciseIlluminating the display Storing lap and split timeSelect the middle row information Swapping the displayed exercise informationSelect the upper row information Exercising with Interval Training Set Int On, E1-E5 Starting an exercise setInterval session Warm-up phaseRecovery duration Recovery distance Recovery calculationCool-down phase Stopping the exercise Exercising with BasicSet Int OFF, E1-E5Tips during the exercise Resetting the trip distance Swap the bike setting b0, b1 or b2Restarting the interval or recovery calculation Interrupting an interval or recovery calculationExercise file HOW to Recall Training InformationExercise time Exe. Time Recovery information of BasicSet exercise RecoExercise distance Exe. Dist Speed information Spd. Avg/ MaxCumulative calorie count Tot. KCal Calorie expenditure KCalCumulative exercise time count Tot. Time Cumulative riding time Rid. TimeInterval information Recovery informationLap information Laps Laps Best LapRecorded samples Records file Resetting your cumulative counts to zeroDeleting a file Deleting all filesDownloading training data to a computer Connection to ComputerReturning to your previous maximum value Uploading settings from computer OwnIndex Polar Fitness TestPredicted maximum heart rate HRmax-p Fitness test settingsCarrying out the test Turn the Fitness test sound signal on/off Update OwnIndex and HRmax-pStart the test Interrupt the testAge Fitness classesBattery Replacement for Speed Sensor Care MaintenanceTaking care of your Polar heart rate monitor Batteries TransmitterService PrecautionsUsing the Polar heart rate monitor in a water environment Electromagnetic interference Polar heart rate monitor and interferenceExercise equipment Cannot find the previous exercise’s file? Frequently Asked QuestionsCannot find the expended calories from my exercise file? Cannot turn my HRmax-p on?Battery of the wrist receiver must be replaced? Heart symbol flashes irregularly?Heart rate reading becomes erratic or extremely high? Display is blank or fading?Inaccurate altitude readings? Technical SpecificationsData transfer from receiver to computer was unsuccessful? Elastic strapSpeed sensor Default SettingsLimit Values Polar Disclaimer Limited Polar WarrantyPolar Glossary Display symbolsDisplay texts RecoDist, distance-based RecoTime, time-based recoveryRecoHr, heart-rate-based 46, 52 Index