Polar S150, S120 manual Monitor Settings, Setting the Maximum Heart Rate HRmax

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Setting the Maximum Heart Rate (HRmax)

(If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1 - 9.)

10.After setting your birthday, “HR Max” and a blinking number are displayed. This is your age-based maximum heart rate (HRmax) calculated according to your birthday

(HRmax = 220 - age).

11.

A.Accept the age-based HRmax by pressing OK.

or

B.If you know your exact clinically tested current HRmax, scroll up or down to set the correct value and press OK.

The receiver returns to USER SET display.

The receiver calculates your age-based HRmax according to your birthday and date settings. Check the date settings so that the age-based HRmax is correctly displayed (see section Watch settings).

If the receiver battery is replaced, your HRmax value will be lost from the memory. Write down your clinically tested HRmax so you can recall it: _________

Press and hold Stop to return to the Time of Day display.

MONITOR SETTINGS

OPTIONS

Press

OK

Scroll

EXE. SET Up/ MONITOR SET

Down

Press

OK

Sound Press Units Press Help

In this mode you can

Up

Up

 

 

turn the activity/button sound on or off

select measuring units

select whether you want to use the help function

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