Polar RS100 user manual Exercise recording

2.2 Exercise recording

There are two modes in the exercise menu: Standby and Recording. In Standby mode, your heart rate is displayed but your exercise is not recorded. In Recording mode, exercise is recorded and stopwatch and other functions are activated.

1.Wear the transmitter as described in the section “Wearing Your Transmitter” on page 12.

2.Start from the Time mode. Press the Red button. The wrist unit will automatically search for your heart rate. The heart rate and the framed heart symbol will appear in 15 seconds.

3.Standby text and symbol are displayed. The wrist unit automatically starts to search for your heart rate.

4.Press the Red button. Exercise time starts running and exercise recording symbol is displayed. You are now in Recording mode.

Note: You can review Timer settings (if activated) in Standby mode by pressing . Switch heart rate formats (heart rate as beats per minute or heart rate as a percentage of maximum heart rate; %HR) by pressing .

Alternatively, you can quickstart exercise recording in Time mode by pressing and holding the Red button.

•The Manual target heart rate zone limits are on as default. To change heart rate limits follow instructions on page 29 before starting to exercise.

•If OwnZone is selected, the OwnZone determination procedure begins. For further information, see “Determining Your OwnZone Heart Rate Limits” on page 31.

•To skip OwnZone determination and use previously determined OwnZone, press the Red button when OwnZone symbol appears in the display. If you have not determined your OwnZone before, your age-based target zone will

be used.

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