5.Target Heart Rate Zone

To find your target heart rate zone, you need to know your maximum heart rate (HRmax). To estimate your HRmax, use the following formula:

HRmax = 220 – age

Your HRmax = 220 – ______ = ________

Reference: American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. Williams & Wilkins, 2000.

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

Find out your target zones:

Light intensity:

upper limit 0.60 x your HRmax = lower limit 0.50 x your HRmax =

Light to moderate intensity:

upper limit 0.70 x your HRmax = lower limit 0.60 x your HRmax =

Moderate to heavy intensity:

upper limit 0.85 x your HRmax = lower limit 0.70 x your HRmax =

The following table shows target heart rate zones in bpm estimated from age.

6.When Battery Runs Out

We recommend having all service done by an authorized Polar Service Center. Warranty does not cover damage or consequential damage caused by service not authorized by Polar Electro Inc. Water resistance cannot be guaranteed after an unauthorized service. However, if you wish to use a local watch shop or battery replacement center or to change the battery yourself, please follow these instructions.

You need the following equipment:

Battery type: Panasonic CR 2025, 3V Li

Piece of dust-free pad

Small Phillips or standard screwdriver

Plastic tweezers (recommended)

1. Put the wrist receiver on a clean, dust-free pad

on an even table surface and open the back cover

by removing the screws counterclockwise.

Do not turn the receiver upside down since the module

6.Check the display. All digits are displayed.

7.Make sure that the sealing ring is not damaged and it is in its groove all the way around the housing.

8.Put the back cover in its place. The Polar logo on the outside of the back cover is in the upright position with respect to the buckle side of

the wrist strap.

9.Tighten the screws from opposite corners. Do not force the screws or damage the existing threads. Check that the sealing ring has stayed in its groove and it is not showing from the joint.

10.Test the functioning. Mount the transmitter and wet its electrodes. Start heart rate measurement by pressing the button. In case the heart rate measurement does not start or all segments do not appear normally, reopen the case and go back to the point 5, reset the receiver.

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.

Age

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

HRmax (220-age)

200

195

190

185

180

175

170

165

160

155

Light intensity

100-120

97-117

95-114

92-111

90-108

87-105

85-102

82-99

80-96

77-93

Light to moderate intensity

120-140

117-136

114-133

111-129

108-126

105-122

102-119

99-115

96-112

93-108

Moderate to heavy intensity

140-170

136-165

133-161

129-157

126-153

122-148

119-144

115-140

112-136

108-131

 

may fall off.

2.

Push the spring gently. Lift the spring gently upwards

 

and release the other end of the spring, too. 1.

3.

Take the old battery off and put a new battery in the

 

battery housing + side up, using plastic tweezers.

 

Do not use metal tweezers because they may

 

shortcircuit the battery. Note also that bare fingers

 

cause grease and contaminate the battery, which

 

weakens the contact.

4.

Assemble the plate back in reverse order, placing the

 

rotating joint properly in the slot. Press the spring

 

gently so that it locks the battery in its proper position.

5.

Reset the receiver by pressing the reset spring against

 

the round golden pad for 1 second. 2.

1.2.

7.Minimizing Possible Risks in Exercising with Heart Rate Monitor

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.

8.Technical Specifications

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).

Polar 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 2025

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

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

Water resistance: to 100 feet/30 meters

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

9.Limited Polar International Guarantee

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 © 2003 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.

10.Disclaimer

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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B1 specifications

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