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FUNCTIONS DURINGTHE HEART RATEMEASUREMENT MODE
SEEING YOUR HEART RATE
You can see your heart rate in the bottom line of the display.
The target zone information is displayed as follows:
You are exercising within the preset Target Zone.
You are exercising above the preset Target Zone.
You are exercising below the preset Target Zone.
Exercising within, above, and below the Target Zone is indicated only when
the stopwatch is running.
TURNING THE TARGET ZONE SOUND SIGNAL ON OR OFF
Press and hold SIGNAL/LIGHT until the target zone sound signal
appears or disappears.

Polar Coach saves the target zone sound signal setting i.e. the next

time you start heart rate measurement the previous setting will be used.

PAUSING THE STOPWATCH
Press SET/START/STOP to stop or start the stopwatch.
Average heart rate, maximum heart rate, and time below, within, and above
the Target Zone are saved only when the stopwatch is running.
ILLUMINATING THE DISPLAY
Press SIGNAL/LIGHT.
STARTING THE TIMERS
If the timers are turned on they automatically start running once you start
the stopwatch. Timers alternate in the following order: Timer 1, Timer 2,
Timer 1, Timer 2, etc. Timers stop running when you stop the stopwatch.
If you have set only Timer 1, it will not repeat itself after its time is up. You
will hear six beeps when the time on Timer 1 has run out. One timer is
helpful in knowing exactly when a preset exercise time has come
to an end and it is time to stretch and cool down.
To set the timers Setting the Timers.
SWAPPING THE HEART RATE LIMITS
When the stopwatch is running, press and release SELECT to activate the
alternative heart rate limits. You will see the new limits on the display for a
few seconds.
You can swap limits only if you have set at least two limits.
Setting the Limits 1, 2 & 3.
STORING LAP TIME AND SPLIT TIME
Press STORE/LAP/RECOVERY to record the lap and split times. The
following information will be displayed for a few seconds:
Display 1:
• Lap time
• Split time
• Average heart
rate of the lap
Display 2:
• Number of the lap
• Average heart rate
of the lap
The lap timer starts over from zero.

Polar Coach allows you to record 43 lap times. After taking 43 lap

times FULL appears in the display. You can continue taking lap

times but they will not be saved into the Polar Coach’s memory.

You can see the stored lap and split times with end and average

heart rates later when recalling the training information.

Coach man.USA 22.1.1999, 08:4026-27