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POLAR M91ti

HEART RATE MONITOR
USER’S MANUAL

USA

 Graphic Design CIS, Finland. Printed in Hong Kong.

179158 USA A

OK

• Exit the

displayed mode

• Return to the

Time of day display

• Start measuring the heart rate
• Lock in your selection

How to start measuring your heart rate

1. Place the transmitter around your chest and wet the

electrodes. Place the wrist receiver on your wrist.

2. Press and hold the OK button to start the 

measurement. The stopwatch and the exercise 
recording start. Your heart rate will appear in
about 15 seconds.

How to stop measuring your heart rate

1. Press the OK button. The stopwatch and other 

calculations stop. Heart rate measurement 
continues but exercise data is not recorded into a 
file anymore.

2. Press the Up button. The receiver returns to Time 

of day display.

QUICK GUIDE

• Backlight on
• Signal sound on/off

Scroll down

• Move backward to

the previous mode

• Select the desired

value

Scroll up

• Move forward

to the next mode

• Select the desired

value

Manufactured by:

Polar Electro Inc.

370 Crossways Park Drive

Woodbury NY 11797-2050

U.S.A.

Polar Service Center:

1-800-227-1314

Polar Electro Canada

c/o Sport Dinaco Inc.

4330 Joseph-Dubreuil

Lachine, Quebec

CANADA, H8T 3C4

1-888-918-5043

www.polarusa.com

Summary of Contents for M91ti

Page 1: ...tart Your heart rate will appear in about 15 seconds How to stop measuring your heart rate 1 Press the OK button The stopwatch and other calculations stop Heart rate measurement continues but exercise...

Page 2: ...ead this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with the Polar M91 ti Here is where you can find the information you need to use and maintain your equipment The function road map on the front cover...

Page 3: ...r glossary 57 Index 59 CONTENTS Getting going 4 Parts 4 Buttons and their functions 5 Easy start 6 How to prepare the wrist receiver 6 How to put the transmitter on 7 How to start measuring your heart...

Page 4: ...esets the heart rate monitor watch settings will return to the default settings SCROLL UP SCROLL DOWN RESET OK GETTING GOING The elastic strap holds the transmitter comfortably yet firmly in the corre...

Page 5: ...efly pressing a button approximately 1 second will do different things than pressing and holding the button for a longer period of time approximately 2 to 5 seconds The buttons are slightly stiffer th...

Page 6: ...our exercising limits see the time of day see the time you have exercised within your target zone so far see the OwnCal calorie count of your exercise session swap heart rate limits swap user before s...

Page 7: ...your personal user id 1 or 2 3 FILE Polar heart rate monitor saves information on your latest exercise session In the File mode you can see the following information date of the exercise total exercis...

Page 8: ...day display start from User information steps 1 3 Then press OK until USER appears 1 or 2 is flashing 4 Press Scroll Up or Scroll Down to select USER 1 or USER 2 5 Press OK to lock your selection You...

Page 9: ...ou selected OwnZone OFF continue directly from Setting heart rate limits manually or 2 If you selected OwnZone on continue from Turning the SEX appears and FEMALE MALE is flashing 4 Press Scroll Up or...

Page 10: ...nt to be On or OFF 6 Press OK to lock your selection OwnCal calorie counter On OFF by pressing Scroll Up once or 3 Return to the Time of day display by pressing andholding OK SETTING HEART RATE LIMITS...

Page 11: ...roll Up 2 To return to the Time of day display press and hold OK The OwnCal calorie calculation starts when your heart rate reaches 100 bpm The higher the heart rate the faster the energy expenditure...

Page 12: ...tion The seconds start running S E T T I N G T H E W A T C H Quick enter to the Watch setting loop In the Time of day display press and hold the button for a couple of seconds If you want to skip some...

Page 13: ...hoose from the following two alternatives to continue 1 Press OK to continue from the alarm setting 2 To return to the Time of day display press and hold OK Choose from the following two alternatives...

Page 14: ...o QUIT the heart rate measurement mode press Scroll Up or Scroll Down to enter the Time of day display 1 Wear the transmitter and the wrist receiver as described in the chapter Getting going 2 To make...

Page 15: ...l training heart rate zone for you This exercise zone is called your OwnZone OZ For most adults OwnZone corresponds to 65 85 of the maximum heart rate OwnZone is suitable for cardiovascular training e...

Page 16: ...tarts using your age predicted exercising limits OZ A and your age predicted heart rate limits appear on the illuminated display Reset the stopwatch If needed you can reset the stopwatch to zero and r...

Page 17: ...TA R T S T O P T H E S T O P WAT C H Press OK to start stop the stopwatch Exercise information will be stored in an exercise file only when the stopwatch is running FUNCTIONS DURING HEART RATE MEASUR...

Page 18: ...Zone High OwnZone Low and manually set limits Press and hold Scroll Up or Scroll Down If you swap heart rate limits during exercise the latest ones in use will be saved as measurement option settings...

Page 19: ...he exercise time is the time which you have exercised with the stopwatch running E X E R C I S E T I M E I N T H E TA R G E T Z O N E I N Z O N E The exercise time which you have spent within your Own...

Page 20: ...ss and hold Scroll Down for a couple of seconds RESET starts to flash 00 0000 appears If you release the Scroll Down button when RESET is flashing the value is not reset TA R G E T H E A R T R AT E L...

Page 21: ...ife You walk only for pleasure or occasionally exercise sufficiently to cause heavy breathing or perspiration L AT E S T O W N I N D E X You can see your OwnIndex based on your latest Polar Fitness Te...

Page 22: ...ional sports For example you run 5 miles a week or spend 30 60 minutes a week in comparable physical activity Or your work requires modest physical activity High Exercise is an inseparable part of you...

Page 23: ...d 7 European countries Reference Shvartz E Reibold RC Aerobic fitness norms for males and females aged 6 to 75 years a review Aviat Space Environ Med 61 3 11 1990 You can stop the test anytime during...

Page 24: ...NANCE Your Polar heart rate monitor is a high tech instrument of superior design and workmanship and should be treated with care The suggestions below will help you fulfill the warranty obligations an...

Page 25: ...following advice Before beginning a regular exercise program consult your doctor if you are over 40 years of age and have not been following a regular exercise program during the past 5 years PRECAUT...

Page 26: ...y sitting down and if you smoke if you have high blood pressure if you have high blood cholesterol if you have any signs or symptoms of any disease if you are recovering from a serious illness or a me...

Page 27: ...bility will not totally disappear with increasing workload In this case the age predicted limits are the best estimation for the exercising zone THE OWNZONE LIMITS BASED ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY OZ V...

Page 28: ...sed OwnZone heart rate limits OZ A 1bpm Case Titanium Backcover and wrist strap buckle Stainless steel complying with the EU Directive 94 27 EU and its amendment 1999 C 205 05 on the release of nickel...

Page 29: ...Polar Electro Oy FIN 90440 KEMPELE Finland All rights reserved No part of this manual may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written permission of Polar Electro Oy Polar l...

Page 30: ...ned automatically by Polar heart rate monitor or manually by yourself DISPLAY SYMBOLS Indicates coded transmission of heart rate The inner heart flashes to the beat of your heart In the Time of day mo...

Page 31: ...me FAT Indicates the fat percentage of the total calorie expenditure FILE File mode to recall training information IN ZONE Exercising time in Target Zone KCAL Indicates the energy expenditure of your...

Page 32: ...ay 21 Setting user 1 or 2 11 Setting user information 11 Setting weight 12 Sound signal On OFF 30 Start the heart rate measurement 24 Start stop the stopwatch 31 Stop the heart rate measurement 34 Sub...

Page 33: ...in Polar Personal Trainer press OK press Scroll up press Scroll down start the test OPTIONS TEST TIME OF DAY FILE MEASURE MEASURE FILE OPTIONS define OwnZone stopwatch see time see time in see stop s...

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