Polar Electro Heartwatch, User Manual

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How to Start
Heart Rate
Measurement
1. Wear the Polar Transmitter and the wrist
receiver as described previously.
2. Begin with the display showing
Time of Day.
3. To start, choose from the
following alternatives:
One touch start: In the
Time of Day mode press and
hold the right button of the
receiver for 1 second.
Quick start: In the Time of
Day mode, bring the Polar
logo of the receiver to the
transmitter’s Polar logo.
Heart rate measurement
commences and heart
symbol starts flashing.
Your heart rate (in
beats per minute)
appears in the display
in approximately 5 seconds.
4. You can now start exercising with your Polar
Heartwatch.
GETTING GOING
1. Attach the Polar
Transmitter to the elastic strap.
2. Adjust the strap length to
fit snugly and comfortably.
Secure the strap around your
chest, below the chest
muscles. Lock the buckle.
3. Pull the Transmitter off
your chest and
wet the
grooved electrode
areas on the back
of it.
4. Check that the wet electrode
areas are firmly against your
skin and the Polar logo is in
a central upright position.
5. Wear the Wrist Receiver as
you would wear an ordinary
watch.
Alternatively, if you go biking, you may attach the Wrist
Receiver to a Polar Bike Mount.
Polar books and
accessories . Keep the Wrist Receiver within the
transmission range (1 metre / 3 feet).
It is recommended that you wear the Transmitter
against your bare skin to ensure flawless
operation. However, if you wish to wear the
Transmitter over a shirt, moisten the shirt well
under the electrodes.
It is important that the electrodes are wet during exercise.
After exercising, to preserve the electrodes and battery life:
1. Wash the Transmitter carefully with a mild soap water
solution.
2. Rinse it with pure water.
3. Dry the Transmitter carefully.