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QUICK SET UP
If you’rein a hurry for your first active day wit h yourA300, you can do a quick set up to get you going.
If you dot hequick s etup, you canuse y ourA300 only in English. If y ouchoose a languageother than Eng-
lish,y ouw ill be guidedto go to flow.polar.com/start to get the language.When taking A300 into usew ith the
Flowweb service, youcan add anotherlanguageduring the setup.
1.Detach t hew ristbandand plug yourA300 into a computer ora U SB chargerto wake it upand chargethe bat-
tery.I f the battery is completely empty, it takes acouple of minutes for the chargingto st art.
2.Set up your A300 by enteringthe basic s ettings ont hedevice.
BASIC SETTINGS
Toget the most accurate and personaltraining data,it ’s importantt hat you’reprecise with your physical set-
tings,as they have aneff ecton calorie calculationas well as all theother Smart Coachingfeatures.
Setup Polar A300 is displayed. Set the following data, and confirmeach selection with t heSTAR T button. If
atany point you want to return andc hangea previous setting, press BACK.
1. Settime format: Choose 12 h or 24 h. With 12 h, select AM or PM. Then set the local time.
2. Dateformat : Choose date format andthen enter the currentdate.
3. Units: C hooseMetric (kg, cm)or Imperial (lb, ft)units.
4. Dateof bi rth: Enteryour date of birth.
5. Setweight : Enter your weight.
6. Setheight : Enter your height.
7. Choosesex : Select Male or Female.
3.Ready to go!is displayedwhen you’re donewith t hesett ings, andA300 goes to time view.
Toget accurate activity andtrainingdata and to make sure you get the latest software, please dot hes etup
inthe Flow web service as described earlier.
WRISTBANDTheUSB c onnectorof your A300 is in the device inside the wristband. Youneed to detach the wristband for
settingup your A300 with a computer, chargingthe battery andc hangingthe wristband.