1.Stop the stopwatch and heart rate measurement.

2.Take the transmitter off your chest for 10 seconds.

3.Put the transmitter back and start the heart rate measurement again.

... HEART RATE READING BECOMES ERRATIC OR EXTREMELY HIGH?

You may have come within range of strong electromagnetic signals which cause erratic readings on the wrist receiver display. Check your surroundings and move further away from the source of disturbance. Precautions.

... THERE ARE NO REACTIONS TO ANY BUTTONS?

Reset the Polar Heart Rate Monitor. Resetting clears all memory values and settings will return to the default settings.

1.Simultaneously press all three buttons. Display becomes full of digits.

2.Press SET/START/STOP button once.

The Polar M71 ti enters the Time of day mode.

... THE DISPLAY IS BLANK OR FADING?

Usually the first sign of a discharged battery is fading of the digits when using the backlight. Have the batteries

checked. Customer Care Charter

... THE BATTERY OF THE WRIST RECEIVER MUST BE REPLACED?

We recommend having all service done by an authorised Polar Service. This is especially necessary to ensure the warranty remains valid and is not affected by incorrect repair procedures done by an unauthorised agent. Polar Service will test your wrist receiver for water resistance after battery replacement and make a full periodic check of the complete Polar Heart Rate Monitor. Care and maintenance/Batteries and Customer Care Charter.

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POLAR GLOSSARY

Indicates coded transmission of heart rate. The inner heart flashes to the beat of your heart.

In the Time of day mode indicates that the alarm is on. In the measure mode indicates that the sound signal will alarm if you are exercising outside your Target Zone.

Indicates OwnZone determination procedure AGE: Insert your age in User settings.

ALARM: Indicates the alarm clock in watch settings

AM/PM: 12 hour mode of time

DATE: Indicates the date in watch settings

DAY: Indicates date in Time of day mode

Electrodes: The grooved areas of the transmitter, against the skin. Pick up the heart’s electrical impulses.

FILE: File mode to recall training information

Heart rate: The number of heart beats per minute (bpm)

Heart rate variability: Fluctuations of interbeat intervals. Heart rate variability of a healthy subject is in general large in resting conditions and during light exercise. Heart rate variability gradually disappears when exercise becomes more severe and heart rate increases.

Help texts

START: Start the stopwatch or start the settings

NEXT: Move onward to a following mode or function

SET: Select the user settings

ADJUST: Adjust the settings

LOCK: Lock your selection

OPEN: Open an exercise file

RESET: Reset the total calorie expenditure count.

USER?: Indicates that you have not set all necessary user information.

HRmax: Maximum heart rate

IN TZ: Exercising time in Target Zone

KCAL: Indicates the energy expenditure of your exercise session.

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