Polar COACH user manual Contents

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CONTENTS

POLAR COACH HEART RATE MONITOR	5
Visual cues for reading this guide	5
Important to remember!	5
Features	6
Parts	7
Getting started	8
SETTING THE WATCH	9
Setting the alarm	10
Setting the time	11
Setting the date	12
Turning the button sound on or off	13
Switching to a 12h or 24h time display	14
SETTING THE HEART RATE MEASUREMENT FEATURES	15
Setting the interval function	16
Setting the timers	17
Setting the heart rate limits	19
Setting the recovery function	21
Setting the primary measurement display	23
START THE HEART RATE MEASUREMENT	24
FUNCTIONS DURING THE HEART RATE
MEASUREMENT MODE	26
Seeing your heart rate	26
Turning the target zone sound signal on or off	26
Pausing the stopwatch	26
Illuminating the display	26
Starting the timers	27
Swapping the heart rate limits	27
Storing lap time and split time	27
Checking the secondary measurement displays with
the transmission code and heart rate limits in use	28
Starting the recovery calculation	29
Resetting the stopwatch	30
Stopping the heart rate measurement	30

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Contents Function Button COM Road MAPPolar Coach Wrist Receiver ON/OFFContents Functions During the Interval Training Mode Polar CoachStopping the heart rate measurement Recording functions Watch functionsBasic functions Freely programmable interval training functionsAlarm Alarm Time DateContinue from Setting the time of day How to turn the alarm on or OFF in the Time of day displayChoose from the following two alternatives to continue First digits are flashing Continue from Setting the dateContinue from Switching to a 12h or 24h time display Day/month is flashingOFF TIM1, TIM2 / TIMLIM1, LIM2, LIM3 Continue from Setting the Timers TimersStart the heart rate measurement Heart rate limits Heart rate measurement mode Int is OFFContinue from Setting the heart rate limits Setting heart rate limitsReco HR Reco TIContinue from Setting the primary measurement display Continue from Setting the Interval functionChoose from These Alternatives Functions during the interval training mode Interval training modeFunctions during the heart rate measurement mode If you started to exercise in the interval training modeDisplay To set the timers Setting the TimersSetting the Limits 1, 2 Heart RateQuick way to start the recovery calculation LIM1, 2 and 3 in use Setting the Recovery functionLIM1 in use LIM1 and 2 in useRecovery calculation starts Stop the interval training sessionChoose from the following two alternatives Restarting the Interval Training Session InformationRecalling the training information Stopping AN Interval Training SessionExercise session information Interval training Mode Int on Cool down phase info Continue from Recalling the training informationExercising time Sampling rate Training volume vs. training intensity vs. performance COM appears in the displayDownloading VIA Polar Interface Karvonen formula Age = Maximum Heart Rate HRmaxHRmax Beats per minute Target heart rate Classification Based on IntensityRUN/BIKE Intervals RUN Interval SessionFive minute intervals Bike Interval SessionCrosstalk PrecautionsPolar Coach Wrist Receiver Electromagnetic InterferenceThere is no Heart Rate READING? PrecautionsHeart Symbol Flashes IRREGULARLY? QuestionsIf the Battery of the Wrist Receiver Must be REPLACED? There are no Reactions to ANY BUTTONS?Display is Blank or FADING? Heart rate reserve HRreserve = HRmax HRrest Technical Specifications Books AccessoriesOFF Are the electrodes moist on the transmitter ? ServiceIs the transmitter clean ? Is the transmitter being worn correctly ?Disclaimer Limited Polar WarrantyChecking the secondary measurement displays Index