Polar CS400 user manual User Settings, General Settings, Heart Rate HRmax, HRsit, Activity Level

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User Settings

Enter accurate user information in the cycling computer to receive the correct feedback on your performance.

To set user information in the cycling computer, select Settings > User

•Weight: To change units, press and hold LIGHT

•Height: To change units, press and hold LIGHT

•Birthday: dd=day, mm=month, yy=year

•Sex: Male/Female

•Activity: Top/High/Moderate/Low

•Heart Rate: HRmax, HRsit

•VO2max: Maximal oxygen intake

Activity Level

Activity level is an assessment of your level of long-term physical activity. Select the alternative that best describes the overall amount and intensity of your physical activity during the past three months.

•Top: You participate in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week, or you exercise to improve performance for competitive purposes.

•High: You participate at least 3 times a week in heavy physical exercise, e.g. you cycle 2-4 hours (40-120 km / 25-75 miles) per week or spend that time in comparable physical activity.

•Moderate: You participate regularly in recreational sports, e.g. you cycle 1/2-2 hours (15-40 km / 3-25 miles) per week or spend that time in comparable physical activity, or your work requires modest physical activity.

•Low: You do not participate regularly in recreational sport or heavy physical activity, e.g. you exercise hard enough to cause heavy breathing or perspiration only occasionally.

In the cycling computer, these values are used to calculate your energy expenditure.

Heart Rate: HRmax, HRsit

HRmax (Maximum heart rate): Your age-predicted HRmax value (220 - age) is used as a default. Set your HRmax manually if your maximum heart rate has been determined in a lab, if you have performed the Fitness test with the Polar CS400 cycling computer, or if you have tested your maximum heart rate in the field yourself.

HRsit (Heart rate value in a sitting position): Your age-predicted HRsit value is used as a default. Set your HRsit value if you have determined it according to the instructions. For instructions, see Heart Rate Value in a Sitting Position in Background Information.

Maximal Oxygen Intake: VO2max

VO2max is your body’s maximum capacity for oxygen consumption during maximum exertion. The most accurate way of determining VO2max is to perform a maximal stress test in a laboratory. If you know your exact clinically-tested VO2max, set the value in the cycling computer. Otherwise, measure a comparable value, OwnIndex, by taking the Polar Fitness Test. For further information, see Polar Fitness Test™.

If changes are made to the user settings, User settings updated is displayed.

You can enter and edit user settings by using the Polar ProTrainer 5 software. For further information, consult software help.

General Settings