Polar S210, S410 user manual

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The Polar heart rate monitor offers you various possibilities on customising exercise sessions to fit your personal needs.

For example, use the Interval Trainer™ function to guide you through a complete interval training session. Or, you can choose the functions that suit you best: OwnCal® calorie calculation, timers, recovery calculation, etc. After training, you can review your exercise file. Monitor your fitness level, and any long-term changes in it, by performing the quick and easy Polar Fitness Test™.

Please read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with the Polar heart rate monitor. Here is where you can find the information you need to use and maintain your equipment. The function road map on the front cover is a quick guide to the versatile features of the Polar heart rate monitor. Please tear it off and save it for your reference.

Please refer to the glossary for special terms, display symbols and text explanations. The alphabetical index will help you quickly find answers to

any questions that you might encounter while using your Polar heart rate monitor.

Thank you for choosing Polar!

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Contents Down Signal/Light StopRoad Map Page Contents Exercise How to Recall Training InformationPolar Fitness test Connection to ComputerHeart Rate Monitor Parts and Their Functions Getting GoingButtons and Their Functions ResetUseful Tips Easy Start How to Prepare the Wrist ReceiverHow to Start Measuring Your Heart Rate How to Put the Transmitter OnAfter Exercising How to Stop Measuring Your Heart RateTime of DAY Modes and Their FunctionsPage File Options Fitness Test HOW to Enter Settings Time Of Day File Units User Information SettingsDate of Birth Birthday SexActivity Level Activity Maximal Oxygen Uptake Value VO2max Maximum Heart Rate Value HRmaxExercise Settings Selecting Exercise Type BasicUse E0Exercise Set E1-E5 Setting Exercise Sets Interval Training SetBasicSet Time of Day display Setting Timers Setting Heart Rate LimitsTurning Heart Rate Limits on/off Time-based interval Or B. Heart-rate-based interval Setting Interval TypeSetting Recovery Calculation Naming Exercise Sets OwnCal Calorie Counter on/off Turning Functions on/offPredicted Maximum Heart Rate on/off HRmax-p Fitness Test on/offMonitor Settings Turning Activity/Button Sound on/offSelecting Measuring Units Turning Help on/off Watch Settings Setting AlarmSetting Time of Day Setting Date Swap Measuring Units Setting TipsShortcut to Watch Setting Loop Swap Time 1 or TimeExercise Heart Rate Measure ModeExercise set in use E1-E5 Turning the Heart Rate Zone Alarm on/off Exercise Recording ModeIlluminating the Display Swapping the Heart Rate LimitsStoring Lap and Split Time Pausing the ExerciseSwapping the Displayed Exercise Information Select the Lower Heart Rate Information Row Resetting the Stopwatch to ZeroSelect the Middle Row Information Select the Upper Row InformationExercising with Interval Training Set Int On, E1-E5 Starting an Exercise SetStructure of an interval training exercise Warm-up PhaseInterval Session Interval PhaseAt the end of Interval Interval duration Recovery CalculationAt the end of cool-down phase Cool-down phase duration Cool-down PhaseStarting the Timers Exercising with BasicSet Int OFF, E1-E5Interrupting an Interval Training Exercise Stopping the Exercise Starting Recovery CalculationTips During the Exercise HOW to Recall Training Information Options Fit. Test Connect Complete File Exercise Time Exe. Time Recovery Information of BasicSet Exercise RecoCumulative Exercise Time Count Tot. Time Exercise Time Within, Above and Below the Heart Rate ZonesCalorie Expenditure KCal Cumulative Calorie Count Tot. KCalInterval Training Information EXE. SET Interval information Recovery informationLap Information Laps Best LapLaps Page Connection to Computer Sampling rate Exercising time Page Page OwnIndex Polar Fitness TestPage Predicted Maximum Heart Rate HRmax-p Carrying Out the Test Fitness Test SettingsStart the Test Turn the Fitness Test Sound Signal on/offInterrupt the Test Update OwnIndex and HRmax-pFitness Classes MEN WomenFor various fitness classes we recommend the following Taking Care of Your Polar Heart Rate Monitor Care MaintenanceService Batteries TransmitterWrist Receiver Using the Polar Heart Rate Monitor in a Water Environment PrecautionsExercise Equipment Polar Heart Rate Monitor and InterferenceElectromagnetic Interference CrosstalkPage Page Cannot turn my HRmax-p on? Frequently Asked QuestionsCannot find the previous exercise’s file? Cannot find the expended calories from my exercise file?Heart symbol flashes irregularly? There is no heart rate reading -?Code search was not successful? Display is blank or fading? Heart rate reading becomes erratic or extremely high?There are no reactions to any buttons? Battery of the wrist receiver must be replaced?Elastic Strap Technical SpecificationsOFF Default SettingsLimit Values Limited Polar International Guarantee Disclaimer Coded heart rate transmission Polar GlossaryMaximal oxygen uptake maximal aerobic power, VO2max Display Symbols Display Texts RecoHr, heart-rate-based Page Limited Polar international Index