Polar A3 user manual After Exercising, How to Recall File Stored in Memory, Settings

5.After Exercising

1.	Carefully wash the transmitter with a mild soap
	and water solution.
2.	Rinse it with pure water.
3.	Dry the transmitter carefully with a soft towel.
4.	Keep the wrist receiver clean and wipe off
	any moisture.

6.How to Recall File Stored in Memory

Time of day Press Up display

FILE

Press OK

EXE. TIME Press Up AVERAGE HR

7.Settings

Time of day	Press and
display	release Up until
	SETTING Press Up

Press OK

BIRTHDAY SET Press Up LIMITS SET Press Up WATCH SET

2. LIMITS – setting target heart rate zone limits

• BIRTHDAY SET is displayed

• Press Up to advance, LIMITS SET is displayed

• Press OK

• With HR or HR% blinking use Up or Down

to select whether you want to set the limits

in beats per minute or as a percentage of

a maximum heart rate

• Press OK to accept, HI LIMIT is displayed

Time

•	TIME is displayed
• Press Up or Down button to select 12 h
	or 24 h time display
•	Press OK
• In 12 h time mode, select AM/PM with Up
	or Down button, press OK
• TIME and blinking hours are displayed
• Use Up or Down button to select correct time,

5. Store the heart rate monitor in a clean and dry

place. Dirt impairs the elasticity and functioning

of the transmitter. Sweat and moisture can keep

the electrodes wet and the transmitter activated,

which shortens battery life.

Press Up IN ZONE

1.	While in the Time of day display mode press Up
	or Down until FILE is displayed.
2.	Press OK.

HR or HR%

HI LIMIT

LOW LIMIT

ALARM OFF/ON

Alarm time

TIME

DATE

• Use Up or Down button to determine

the upper limit

• Press OK, LO LIMIT is displayed

• Use Up or Down button to determine the lower

limit (the lower limit cannot be set above

the upper limit)

• Press OK, LIMITS SET is displayed

3. WATCH – time and day determination

	press OK
•	TIME and blinking minutes are displayed
•	Use Up or Down button to select correct time,
	press OK

Date

•	MONTH and blinking month
	are displayed
•	Use Up or Down button to select
	the correct month

The combined impact of moisture and intense abrasion may cause a black color to come off the transmitter's surface, which might stain light-colored clothes.

3. Scroll up or down to recall the exercise

information:

EXE. TIME Total exercise time

AVERAGE HR Average heart rate of the exercise

IN ZONE Time spent in target zone

Settings step by step

1. BIRTHDAY – setting your date of birth

•Start from the Time of day display

•Press Up or Down until display changes to SETTING

•Press OK, BIRTHDAY SET is displayed

•Press OK again

•Use Up or Down button to select the correct month

•Press OK

•Use Up or Down button to select the correct day

•Press OK

•Use Up or Down button to select the correct year

•Press OK, BIRTHDAY SET is displayed

24h time display sequence:

DAY –>MONTH –>YEAR

Alarm

• Use Up button to advance from LIMITS display

to WATCH SET, press OK (or in the Time of day

display press and hold Signal button ->

WATCH SET)

• ALARM ON or OFF blinks

• Select alarm on or off

• Press OK

• If you set the alarm on: set the alarm time

• In 12 h time mode, select AM/PM, press OK

• Hours blink on the display, use Up or Down

button to select the correct hour, press OK

• Minutes blink on the display, use Up or Down

button to select the correct minutes

• Press OK

•	Press OK
• DAY and the blinking day of
	the month are displayed
• Use Up or Down button
	to select the correct day
•	Press OK
• YEAR and the blinking number
	are displayed
• Use Up or Down button to select
	the correct year
• Press OK, press and hold OK
	to return to the Time of day
	display

24h time display sequence:

DAY –>MONTH –>YEAR

8. Target Heart Rate Zone 9. Resetting

10.Minimizing Possible Risks in Exercising with Heart Rate Monitor

11.Technical Specifications

12. Limited Polar International Guarantee 13. Disclaimer

Your target heart rate zone is a range between the lower and upper heart rate limits expressed as percentages of your maximum heart rate (HRmax).

When your heart beats at 50-60% of your HRmax, you're in the light intensity zone. This kind of exercise is easy; ex. daily activities and light chores. It delivers some health benefits.

Push on to 60-70% of your HRmax and you're in the light to moderate intensity zone. This is good for improving health, fitness and for weight loss. It also improves endurance.

At 70-85% of your HRmax, you've moved into the moderate to heavy intensity zone. This is harder work, but effective for strengthening aerobic fitness and endurance especially for people exercising more regularly.

You can set your target limits in beats per minute or as percentages of your maximum heart rate. The percentage limits can not be set if you have not set your birthday.

When you set your birthday, the watch automatically calculates the limits, which are 65-85% of your estimated maximum heart rate (220 – age). For an accurate measure of your maximum and exercise heart rates, visit your doctor for an exercise stress test.

Resetting clears the settings which return to the default values.

If there are no reactions to any buttons, reset the receiver.

1.Press Reset button with a pen tip. Display becomes full of digits.

2.Press any of the four buttons once.

If you don’t press any button after resetting, within one minute the wrist receiver goes to the battery saving mode.

Wake up by pressing any of the buttons twice.

Exercise may include some risk, especially for those who have been sedentary.

Before starting a regular exercise program you are recommended to answer to the following questions for health status checking. If the answer is yes to any of the questions, we recommend to consult a doctor before starting an exercise program.

•Have you not exercised for the past 5 years?

•Do you have high blood pressure?

•Do you have high blood cholesterol?

•Do you have symptoms of any disease?

•Are you taking any blood pressure or heart medication?

•Do you have a history of breathing problems?

•Are you recovering from a serious illness or medical treatment?

•Do you use a pacemaker or another implanted electronic device?

•Do you smoke?

•Are you pregnant?

Note that in addition to exercise intensity, medications for heart, blood pressure, psyche, asthma, breathing etc. as well as some energy drinks, alcohol and nicotine, can affect heart rate.

It is important to be sensitive to your body’s reactions during exercise. If you feel unexpected pain or excessive fatigue when exercising, it is recommended to stop the exercise or continue at a lighter intensity.

Notice to persons with pacemakers, defibrillator or other implanted electronic device. Persons who have a pacemaker use the Polar Heart Rate Monitor at their own risk. Before starting use, we always recommend an exercise test under doctor’s supervision. The test is to ensure the safety and reliability of the simultaneous use of the pacemaker and the heart rate monitor.

If you are allergic to any substance that comes into contact with the skin or if you suspect an allergic reaction due to using the product, check the listed materials in the "Technical Specifications" chapter. To avoid any skin reaction risk with the transmitter, wear it over a shirt. However, moisten the shirt well under the electrodes to ensure flawless operation.

All Polar heart rate monitors are designed to indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity in sports and exercise. No other use is intended or implied. Heart rate is displayed as number of heartbeats per minute (bpm).

Transmitter

Battery type: Built-in Lithium Cell

Battery life: Average 2500 hours of use

Operating temperature: 14 °F to 122 °F / -10 °C to +50 °C

Material: Polyurethane Waterproof

Elastic Strap

Buckle material: Polyurethane

Fabric material: Nylon, polyester and natural rubber including a small amount of latex

Wrist Receiver Battery type: CR 2032

Battery life: Average 1 year (2h/day, 7 days/week)

Operating temperature: 14 °F to 122 °F / -10 °C to +50 °C

Water resistance: to 100 feet/30 meters, OK button can be pressed in water

Wrist strap: Polyurethane

Wrist strap buckle: Polyoxymethylene

Back cover: Stainless steel complying with the EU Directive 94/27/EU and its amendment 1999/C 205/05 on the release of nickel from products intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin.

Accuracy of heart rate measurement: ± 1% or ± 1 bpm, whichever larger, definition applies to steady state conditions

Default settings
Time of day	12h
Alarm clock	OFF
Zone alarm	On
Age	0
Upper Limit	160
Lower Limit	80
Limit values
Chronometer	23 h 59 min 59 s
Heart rate limits	30 – 199 bpm
Total time	99 h 59 min 59 s
Birthday year range	1900 – 1999

•This limited Polar international guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Inc. for the consumers who have purchased this product in the USA or Canada. This limited Polar international guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Oy for the consumers who have purchased this product in other countries.

•Polar Electro Inc. / Polar Electro Oy guarantees to the original consumer/ purchaser of this product that the product will be free from defects in material or workmanship for two years from the date of purchase.

•Please keep the receipt or International Guarantee Card, which is your proof of purchase!

•The guarantee does not cover the battery, damage due to misuse, abuse, accidents or non-compliance with the precautions; improper maintenance, commercial use, cracked or broken cases.

•Guarantee does not cover any damage/s, losses, costs or expenses, direct, indirect or incidential, consequential or special, arising out of, or related to the product. During the guarantee period the product will be either repaired or replaced at an authorized service center free of charge.

•This guarantee does not affect the consumer’s statutory rights under applicable national or state laws in force, or the consumer’s rights against the dealer arising from their sales/ purchase contract.

Copyright © 2001, 2002 Polar Electro Oy, 90440 KEMPELE, Finland

All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written permission of Polar Electro Oy.

The names and logos marked with a ™ symbol in this user's manual or in the package of this product are trademarks of Polar Electro Oy. The names and logos marked with a ® symbol in this user's manual or in the package of this product are registered trademarks of Polar Electro Oy.

This product is protected by one or several of the following patents: FI 88223, DE 4215549, FR 92.06120, GB 2257523, HK 113/1996,

SG 9591671-4, US 5491474, FI 88972, DE 9219139.8, FR 92.09150, GB 2258587, HK 306/1996, SG 9592117-7, US 5486818, FI 96380, US 5611346, EP 665947, DE 69414362, FI 68734, DE 3439238, GB 2149514, HK 812/1989, US 4625733, FI 100924, FI 100452,

US 5840039, FI 4150, DE 20008882.3, FR 0006504, FI 4069, US 6272365, FR 9907823, GB 2339833, DE 29910633, FI 104463, US 6183422,

FI 4157, DE 20008883.1, FR 0006778, WO 97/33512, GB 2326240. Other patents pending.

•The material in this manual is for informational purposes only. The products it describes are subject to change without prior notice, due to the manufacturer’s continuous development program.

•Polar Electro Inc. / Polar Electro Oy makes no representations or warranties with respect to this manual or with respect to the products described herein. Polar Electro Inc. / Polar Electro Oy shall not be liable for any damages, losses, costs or expenses, direct, indirect or incidental, consequential or special, arising out of, or related to the use of this material or the products described herein.

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