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Exercise may include some risk, especially for those who have been sedentary.

Before starting a regular exercise program an individual is recommended to
answer to the following questions for health status checking. If the answer
is yes to any of the questions, we recommend to consult a doctor before
starting an exercise program.

Have you not exercised for the past 5 years?

Do you have high blood pressure?

Do you have high blood cholesterol?

Do you have symptoms of any disease?

Are you taking any blood pressure or heart medication?

Do you have a history of breathing problems?

Are you recovering from a serious illness or medical treatment?

Do you use a pacemaker or another implanted electronic device?

Do you smoke?

Are you pregnant?

Note that in addition to exercise intensity, medications for heart, blood
pressure, psyche, asthma, breathing etc. as well as some energy drinks,
alcohol and nicotine, can affect heart rate.

It is important to be sensitive to your body’s reactions during
the exercise. 

 If you feel unexpected pain or tiredness regarding your

exercise intensity level, it is recommended to stop the exercise or
continue at a lighter intensity.

Minimising possible risks in exercising with a heart rate monitor

Summary of Contents for S710i

Page 1: ... exercise data with a PC How to Start Measuring Your Heart Rate BasicUse 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 stop button The stopwa...

Page 2: ... by Polar Electro Oy Professorintie 5 FIN 90440 KEMPELE Tel 358 8 520 2100 Fax 358 8 520 2300 www polar fi Recyclable material Graphic Design CIS Finland Time Of Day File Options Fit Test Connect BasicUse E0 ExeSet 1 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 Bike 1 2 OFF Wheel size Cadence On OFF Power On OFF AutoStrt On OFF Scroll Up Down STOP exit the displayed mode Exercise Memory Function Bike User Monitor Watch Set Set...

Page 3: ...iew your exercise file and transfer it to your computer for analysis with Polar Precision Performance software Monitor your fitness level and any long term changes in it by performing the quick and easy Polar Fitness Test Please read this manual carefully to familiarise yourself with the Polar heart rate monitor Here is where you can find the information you need to use and maintain your equipment...

Page 4: ...off 25 Setting interval type 26 Setting number of intervals and recoveries 27 Setting recovery calculation 28 Naming exercise sets 29 Setting recording rate 30 Turning functions on off 32 OwnCal calorie counter on off 32 Fitness test on off 32 Predicted maximum heart rate on off 33 Altitude and thermometre on off 33 Bicycle feature settings 34 Wheel size 34 Cadence on off 36 Power on off 37 Autost...

Page 5: ... Starting the recovery calculation 61 Stopping the exercise 61 Tips during exercise 61 Swapping the exercise type 61 Swapping the bike setting 62 Resetting the trip distance 62 Returning to the manually set altitude 62 Restarting the interval or recovery calculation 62 Interrupting an interval or recovery calculation 63 Interrupting a phase of an interval training exercise 63 Heart touch function ...

Page 6: ...ximum value 76 E Connection to computer 77 Downloading training data to computer 77 Uploading settings from computer 78 F Polar Fitness Test 80 OwnIndex 80 Predicted maximum heart rate 82 Fitness test settings 83 Carrying out the test 83 Update OwnIndex and HRmax p 85 Fitness classes 86 G Care and maintenance 88 H Precautions 91 I Frequently asked questions 95 J Technical Specifications 99 K Limit...

Page 7: ...ition The transmitter detects your heart rate and transmits it to the wrist receiver The wrist receiver displays your heart rate and cycling data during exercise Enter your personal settings into the receiver and analyse the exercise files after you re done Heart rate monitor parts and their functions ...

Page 8: ...s mode level Returns to the Time of day display from any mode by pressing and holding the stop button OK Accept Starts measuring the heart rate start Enters the displayed mode shown on the lower level start Locks in your selection ok Records lap information lap The Help text start ok or lap that appears on the display above the button indicates its use Buttons and their functions ...

Page 9: ...uttons are slightly stiffer than those of an ordinary watch to prevent them from being pressed accidentally You can always return to the Time of day display from the Options setting or File recalling loops by pressing and holding the stop button See the glossary for display symbols and text interpretation Up Moves to the following mode Increases the selected value Reset Resets the heart rate monit...

Page 10: ...s soon as possible Time of day see section Setting the watch and personal user settings see section User information settings 3 Your heart rate monitor has various functions that you can use according to your personal training needs For more information see section Modes and their functions You can either manually enter the settings by pressing the receiver buttons or you can define your settings ...

Page 11: ...r should be attached less than 50 cm 1 8 from the mounted wrist receiver The smaller the distance the better Clean and dry the area underneath the rubber pad before you attach it to the front fork 2 Place the sensor in the position as in illustration 2 Then adjust the sensor towards the wheel as much as possible 3 Pass the cable ties through the sensor holes and loosely adjust the ties Do not tigh...

Page 12: ... magnet passes the sensor closely but does not touch it The maximum distance between the speed sensor and the spoke magnet should be 5 mm 0 2 Once positioned correctly tighten the cable ties securely and cut off any excess cable tie ends Your safety is important to us While riding your bike please keep your eyes on the road to prevent possible accidents and injury Check that you can turn the handl...

Page 13: ... electrode areas on the back 4 Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and the Polar logo is in a central upright position How to start measuring your heart rate 1 Begin with the display that shows the time of day 2 Keep the wrist receiver within 1 metre 3 feet of your transmitter 3 Check that you are not near other people that have heart rate monitors high voltage power li...

Page 14: ...watch and other calculations stop The heart rate measuring continues although exercise data is no longer recorded 2 Press the stop button again The heart rate measuring stops The receiver shows the Time of day display again After exercising 1 Carefully wash the transmitter with a mild soap and water solution 2 Rinse it with pure water 3 Dry the transmitter carefully with a soft towel 4 Store the t...

Page 15: ...llowing functions can be uploaded from a computer 7 reminders with alarm sounds your personal logo user number or user name 2 EXERCISE In the Exercise mode you measure your heart rate and exercise information is recorded in the File mode You can preset up to five exercise sets for your personal needs When you start exercising just select one of the saved sets Or you can select BasicUse heart rate ...

Page 16: ...he current exercise time stopwatch time of day current lap and split time as well as the lap number calorie count for your exercise session current average and maximum speed trip distance altitude metres feet ascended temperature cadence Power output left right pedalling balance pedalling index B Freely programmable BasicSet will automatically guide you through your exercise session with the help ...

Page 17: ...one and a countdown timer functions 3 FILE Your receiver stores exercise information in 99 exercise files the start date and time of the exercise total exercise time the average and maximum heart rate readings for the exercise session the recovery value only BasicSet total distance of the exercise average and maximum speed average and maximum cadence average maximum and minimum altitude average ma...

Page 18: ...the end of the lap heart rate and cycling samples saved at the preset recording rate In addition to an exercise file your cumulative and maximum exercise values are updated in records file 4 OPTIONS In the Options mode you can enter the following settings Exercise settings You can select BasicUse with no settings or 5 freely programmable BasicSets or Interval Training Sets Memory settings Set the ...

Page 19: ...ement units Help on off Watch settings alarm time of day date reminders on off 5 FITNESS TEST In this mode you can perform the Polar Fitness Test recall your latest test results OwnIndex and HRmax p values update your user information to reflect your most recent OwnIndex and HRmax p values 6 CONNECTION In this mode you can upload your receiver settings from your computer with Polar Precision Perfo...

Page 20: ...ER SETTINGS This section describes how to manually enter settings by pressing the receiver buttons However Polar heart rate monitor offers you another and faster way as well prepare your settings with Polar Precision Performance software and upload them to your receiver from your computer See the Uploading settings from computer chapter ...

Page 21: ...n your choice in Options Monitor Set Unit 1 or Unit 2 Units 1 Units 2 Weight kg lbs Height cm ft inch Date of birth setting order day month year month day year 1 In the Time of day display scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed 2 Press OK to enter the Options mode EXERCISE SET is displayed 3 Scroll up or down until USER SET is displayed 4 Press OK to start the user information settings Weigh...

Page 22: ...hange your activity level description if your regular exercise habits have changed during the last six months Low You do not participate regularly in programmed recreational sport or heavy physical activity E g you walk only for pleasure or occasionally exercise sufficiently to cause heavy breathing or perspiration Middle You participate regularly in recreational sports E g you cycle 15 30 km per ...

Page 23: ... know this value update it in the Fitness Test mode after having carried out the Polar Fitness Test Maximal oxygen uptake value VO2max 14 The wrist receiver suggests value 35 for females and value 45 for males as a default setting when you set this value for the first time If you know your exact clinically tested current maximal oxygen uptake value set the value by scrolling up or down 15 Press OK...

Page 24: ...ng optional values current heart rate and average heart rate of the exercise stopwatch time of day split and lap times Additionally you can follow calories of your exercise session percentage of your maximum heart rate and cycling infromation if you have set all the user information and turned the functions on Exercise set E1 E5 During exercising with this mode you can see the same optional values...

Page 25: ...ance based interval number of repeated interval phases heart rate limits 2 On OFF recovery calculation On OFF Cool down phase countdown timer 3 On OFF heart rate limits 3 On OFF If you set the countdown timers of the phase off you have to manually stop the phase BasicSet If you choose interval off you can set the following functions to your exercise timer 1 On OFF timer 2 On OFF timer 3 On OFF hea...

Page 26: ...y scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed 2 Press OK to enter the Options mode EXERCISE SET is displayed 3 Press OK to start the exercise settings BasicUse E0 or exercise set E1 E5 is displayed 4 Scroll up or down until the desired exercise type is displayed Press OK If you chose BasicUse E0 to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button and skip the rest of the exercise ...

Page 27: ...s OK Setting heart rate limits If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 5 6 Scroll up or down until desired limits are displayed 7 Press OK to start setting the limits 8 Lim High appears Scroll up or down to adjust your upper limit Press OK 9 Lim Low appears Scroll up or down to adjust your lower limit Press OK Turning heart rate limits on off If you start from the Time of day disp...

Page 28: ...t on C Distance based interval Ends your interval as you reach the selected distance D Manual interval End the interval training session by pressing and holding OK If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 5 6 Scroll up or down until Interval TIMER Hr DIST MANUAL is displayed Press OK to start setting the interval type TIMER Hr DIST MANUAL is flashing 7 Scroll up or down to select t...

Page 29: ...adjust hundreds of metres Press OK Interval DIST appears Setting the number of intervals and recoveries Repeat If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 5 You can set up to 30 intervals and recoveries if set on for an interval phase 6 Scroll up or down until Repeat is displayed 7 Press OK to start setting the number 8 Scroll up or down to adjust the number Press OK Or If you do not ...

Page 30: ...croll up or down until Recovery TIMER Hr DIST is displayed 7 Press OK to start setting recovery calculation on or off On OFF is flashing 8 Scroll up or down to turn the recovery calculation on or off Press OK OFF skip steps 9 11 On TIMER Hr DIST is flashing 9 Scroll up or down to select recovery timer heart rate or distance Press OK A RecoTime is displayed 10 Scroll up or down to adjust minutes Pr...

Page 31: ...rs or punctual marks The available digits are 0 9 space A Z a z 1 In the Time of day display scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed 2 Press OK to enter the Options mode EXERCISE SET is displayed 3 Press OK E0 E5 is displayed 4 Scroll up or down until desired exercise set E1 E5 is displayed 5 Press and hold signal light button Adjustable letter is flashing 6 Scroll up or down to select the de...

Page 32: ...own until MEMORY SET is displayed 4 Press OK to start the memory settings Rec Rate is displayed 5 Scroll up or down to select the desired recording rate As you change the recording rate you can see the memory there is left in the lower row Press OK The recording time of the receiver depends on the selected recording rate 5 s 15 s or 60 s When the memory is full you can continue exercising but the ...

Page 33: ... min 67 h 02 min OFF On On OFF 11 h 10 min 33 h 31 min 99 h 59 min OFF On OFF On 6 h 23 min 19 h 09 min 76 h 37 min OFF On OFF OFF 14 h 53 min 44 h 41 min 99 h 59 min OFF OFF OFF OFF 44 h 42 min 99 h 59 min 99 h 59 min in one file in one file and total 130 h and total 520 h The use of exercise sets and lap recording reduces the maximum exercise times To continue your settings press the stop button...

Page 34: ... that you have not set your all user information OwnCal calorie counter on off If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 5 Press OK to start setting the OwnCal function On OFF starts to flash 6 Scroll up or down to set the OwnCal on or off Press OK For getting the most accurate OwnCal results update the VO 2max setting and the HR max setting with clinically measured values if avai...

Page 35: ...p or down until Altitude is displayed 6 Press OK to start setting the altitude measurement and thermometre On OFF starts to flash 7 Scroll up or down to set the altitude on or off Press OK If you turned Altitude off skip the rest of the altitude settings 8 If you turned Altitude on Wait appears for a few seconds 9 Altitude and a flashing number appear Start adjusting the starting point altitude Ad...

Page 36: ...p or down until desired option is displayed Press OK Wheel is displayed If you selected bike features off skip the rest of the bike settings You can set two bike preferences for the receiver Make the settings ready for both bikes when you start exercising just select bike 1 or 2 As you take the bike settings 1 or 2 in use speed and distance measuring functions are always on Select the bike feature...

Page 37: ...5C 2105 700C Tubular 2130 28 700 B 2237 7 Press OK to start setting the wheel size 8 Scroll up or down to adjust the wheel size Press OK You have the following alternatives to find out the wheel size of your bike METHOD 1 Look at the wheel of your bike and find the wheel diameter printed on it On the chart below find your wheel diameter in inches or in ERTRO reading and match it to the wheel size ...

Page 38: ...e between the two lines on the ground Substract 4 mm to account for your weight on the bike to get your wheel circumference This is the value you must set on the meter Optional Polar Cadence Sensor or Polar Power Output Sensor required mm 4 mm mm The wheel size is always indicated in millimetres as this is more accurate Resetting the monitor enters the default values Cadence on off If you start fr...

Page 39: ...ll up or down to adjust the span length Press OK If you are using the wireless Polar Speed Sensor set the Power off For more detailed information see the Polar Power Output manual Autostart on off AutoStrt If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 5 6 Scroll up or down until AutoStrt is displayed 7 Press OK to start setting the autostart On OFF starts to flash 8 Scroll up or down to...

Page 40: ...r the Options mode EXERCISE SET is displayed 3 Scroll up or down until BIKE SET is displayed 4 Press OK to start the bike settings 5 Scroll up or down until Bike 1 or 2 is displayed 6 Press and hold signal light button Adjustable letter is flashing 7 Scroll up or down to select the desired mark Press OK 8 Repeat previous step until you have chosen all four letters To continue your settings press t...

Page 41: ...rt setting the sound On OFF starts to flash 6 Scroll up or down to set sound On or Off Press OK Activity button sound consists of the button sound and in the Measure and Exercise modes the following activity sounds start stop and lap recording phase start interval phase end and recovery calculation end sounds It does not consist of heart rate zone alarms watch alarm or fitness test alarm Selecting...

Page 42: ...steps 1 4 5 Scroll up or down until Help is displayed 6 Press OK to start setting the Help function On OFF starts to flash 7 Scroll up or down to set the Help on or off Press OK If you turn Help on the flashing arrows guide you to use the correct buttons in the Options and File modes During the exercise when you are changing the middle row information you can see the name of the function for few s...

Page 43: ...e Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 5 Press OK to start alarm settings On OFF starts to flash 6 Scroll up or down to set alarm on or off Press OK 24h skip step 7 7 12h AM PM starts to flash Scroll up or down to select AM or PM Press OK 8 The hours start to flash Scroll up or down to adjust the hours Press OK 9 The minutes start to flash Scroll up or down to adjust the minutes Press OK When the ...

Page 44: ...PM starts to flash Scroll up or down to select AM or PM Press OK 10 The hours start to flash Scroll up or down to adjust the hours Press OK 11 The minutes start to flash Scroll up or down to adjust the minutes Press OK Setting date If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 5 Scroll up or down until DATE is displayed 6 Press OK to start adjusting the date 7 Day appears Scroll up or...

Page 45: ...the reminder on or off Press OK You can upload 7 reminders each including time and name to your wrist receiver from Polar Precision Performance software The reminder sounds an alarm only when time of day is displayed When the reminder alarm comes on it will sound for 15 seconds or you can turn it off by pressing any of the buttons except the signal light button Erase the reminder text by pressing ...

Page 46: ...sired watch function is displayed Set the function as in the Watch settings section Swap measuring units as you set your user information on weight and height as you set an Interval Training Set on distance based interval or recovery as you set the altitude reference point Press and hold the signal light button until the units are swapped Release the button Swap date user ID number user name and l...

Page 47: ... and stopwatch and other calculations are started 1 Wear the transmitter and the wrist receiver as described in Easy start section 2 To make sure that the code search will be successful Keep the wrist receiver within 1 metre 3 feet of your transmitter Check that you are not near to other people with heart rate monitors high voltage power lines televisions mobile phones cars motor driven exercise e...

Page 48: ...15 seconds The receiver returns automatically to the Time of day display within 5 minutes if there is no heart rate reception The following displays start to alternate if you have no bike or altitude settings in use as you enter the Measure mode Exercise name Memory left Bike OFF Altitude OFF Time of day Current heart rate Recording rate BasicUse E0 Exercise set in use E1 E5 No bike in use ...

Page 49: ...t after the heart rate reading 00 appears press OK and start cycling The following displays start to alternate if you have bike 1 or 2 and altitude settings on as you enter the Measure mode Exercise name Memory left Bike name Altitude S speed A autostart C cadence P power Time of day Current heart rate Recording rate BasicUse E0 Exercise set in use E1 E5 bike in use Underline indicates that functi...

Page 50: ...sor select the Autostart off in Bicycle Feature Settings This way you can avoid the automatic exercise recording starting accidentally If you are starting from the Time of day display press and hold OK Exercise information will be stored in an exercise file only when the stopwatch is running The ongoing recording is indicated with a graphic bar that runs continuously on the display If your preset ...

Page 51: ... functions are on Note that trip distance is reset by pressing and holding signal light button Therefore Trip should not be displayed in the upper row when turning zone alarm on off Press and hold the signal light button When appears on the display the zone alarm is on You will hear a beeping sound with each heartbeat if your heartbeat is outside the heart rate limit If you do not want to use the ...

Page 52: ...ise modes depending on the selected exercise BasicUse Interval Training Set Int On BasicSet Int OFF The following functions can be used during all three optional Exercise modes Illuminating the display Press the signal light button After you use backlight once in the Measure mode the receiver automatically illuminates the display if you start or stop the exercise session store lap information and ...

Page 53: ...play You can continue taking laps but they will not be stored The wrist receiver continues recording all other information of the exercise except lap and interval information Pausing the exercise Press the stop button The exercise recording stopwatch and other calculations are paused To continue them press OK Or to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button The receiver autom...

Page 54: ...y pressing the down button The receiver saves the upper and lower row settings for the six display options If the Help function is on the name of the selected function appears for a few seconds When you start the exercise next time the stopwatch appears on the middle row and the saved functions appear on the upper and lower rows 5 Power 4 Altitude Temperature 6 Stopwatch Time of day 3 Speed 2 Time...

Page 55: ...f you have turned the functions on select from calorie expenditure Cal trip Trip current speed Spd average speed Avg speed maximum speed Max speed cadence Cad altitude Alt ascended metres Asc output power Pwr left right pedalling balance LRB pedalling index PI You cannot select the same displayed function to the upper and middle row i e the option on the middle row is no longer available for the u...

Page 56: ...d hold the down button to select from the following Current heart rate average heart rate avg or the reading in percentages of your maximum heart rate max if you have set your user information You can only change the displayed function of the lower row if the stopwatch is on Resetting the stopwatch to zero 1 Pause your exercise 2 Press and hold the down button until the stopwatch is reset Release ...

Page 57: ...functions in Exercise recording mode section The Interval Trainer automatically guides you through your exercise In order to hear the activity sounds when the phase starts and stops make sure the activity sound is on If you have turned the countdown timer of the phase off you have to stop the phase manually by pressing and holding OK button When the stopwatch starts running indicates that Interval...

Page 58: ...se Warm up phase duration Average heart rate of the warm up phase Interval phase The receiver records up to 30 repeated interval phases Your interval phase is divided into interval and recovery calculation if set on sections which alternate continuously through your interval phase Interval session 1 First Preset heart rate limits 2 if set on 2 Then One of the following is displayed depending on yo...

Page 59: ...interval will end as you reach the preset time Or C Heart rate based Interval The difference between the preset interval heart rate and current heart rate Or D Distance based interval Countdown distance Your interval will end as you reach the preset distance 3 At the end of Interval Interval duration Average heart rate of the interval When your interval ends the wrist receiver automatically contin...

Page 60: ...ed recovery Recovery countdown timer Current heart rate Or B Heart rate based recovery The difference between the preset recovery heart rate and current heart rate Current heart rate Or C Distance based recovery Recovery countdown distance Current heart rate You will hear two beeps when the recovery calculation is done At the end of recovery A and B Or C Recovery duration Recovery distance Drop in...

Page 61: ...d hold OK to end a phase 3 At the end of cool down phase Cool down phase duration Average heart rate of the cool down phase After your cool down phase has ended the receiver automatically continues recording exercise with BasicUse mode You can continue using the heart rate limits of the interval exercise in the BasicUse mode too Or if you want to do another interval training exercise press and hol...

Page 62: ... end of timer 3 you will hear 3 beeps Timers stop running when you stop the stopwatch Interrupting an interval training exercise 1 Press the stop button to pause the exercise 2 Press and hold the stop button to return to the Time of day display Or Press the stop button BasicUse appears You can continue measuring your heart rate in this mode Measure mode To continue exercising with BasicUse and rec...

Page 63: ...e automatically recorded when you end the exercise Stopping the exercise Starting recovery calculation To start the recovery calculation press and hold the OK button See Exercising with Interval Trainer Recovery calculation for the displayed information during the recovery calculation After the recovery calculation is done the exercise is paused You can continue the exercise by pressing the OK but...

Page 64: ...ro Release Returning to the manually set altitude Start from the Measure mode Scroll down until altitude is displayed in the middle row Press and hold the signal light button until the previous manually set altitude is displayed If the manually set altitude reference value deviates over 610 m 2000 ft from the altitude calculated by the receiver Failed appears and the measured altitude appears Set ...

Page 65: ... on automatically starts Interrupting a phase of an interval training exercise Press the stop button to pause your phase Press and hold the OK button The following phase automatically starts Heart touch function The heart touch function is activated as you bring the wrist receiver near the transmitter s Polar logo You have three alternatives for the heart touch function To select heart touch displ...

Page 66: ...mation in the File mode In the File mode there are up to 99 exercise files and a records file which keeps track of the cumulative and maximum exercise values Time of Day File Options Fit Test Connect F99 F1 Records Your first file is F1 then F2 and so on until you have recorded maximum 99 exercise files The bigger the file number the more recent it is ...

Page 67: ... Press OK to enter the File mode The main information of your file is displayed Starting date and time alternate on the display Exercise name File number Used exercise set E1 E5 or BasicUse E0 3 Scroll up or down until the desired file is displayed 4 Press OK to start recalling an exercise file Exe Time is displayed Move forward and backward within file loops with up or down buttons Press OK to en...

Page 68: ... recalling the file scroll up or down button Recovery information of BasicSet exercise Reco Recovery time Recovery duration Drop in your heart rate Or Recovery heart rate Time it took reach the preset heart rate reading Drop in your heart rate Exercise distance Exe Dist You can see the exercised distance Speed information Spd Avg Max Average and maximum speed of the exercise alternate Cadence info...

Page 69: ... PI Avg Max Average and maximum pedalling index of the exercise alternate Left right pedalling balance LRB Avg You can see the average balance between left and right foot pedalling Heart rate limits 1 2 and 3 Limits 1 Limits 2 Limits 3 Settings of the heart rate limits alternate on the display Limits 1 are used for heart rate zone 1 limits 2 for zone 2 and limits 3 for zone 3 Exercise time within ...

Page 70: ...ral exercise sessions starting from the previous resetting of the value in records file It allows you to follow the exercise time count as a gauge of amount of exercise e g during one week Your cumulative total time is displayed in hours and minutes until 99 hours 59 minutes is reached After this your cumulative exercise time is displayed in hours until 9999 hours is reached Cumulative riding time...

Page 71: ...te at the end of the warm up average and maximum heart rates of your warm up phase Interval phase Interval phase duration Average heart rate of intervals and recoveries Start with the display showing EXE SET 1 Press OK to start recalling the interval training information 2 Scroll up or down to see the information on warm up interval and cool down phases ...

Page 72: ...lling more detailed information of the interval phase 4 Start with the display showing Interval Press OK to see details of each interval and recovery 5 Scroll up or down between intervals Int and recoveries Reco Interval information Interval number Split time of the interval Interval duration Speed at the end of an interval If bike 1 2 was on The heart rate at the end of the interval average and m...

Page 73: ...n to see the following information Recovery information Time based recovery Recovery duration Drop in your heart rate Or Heart rate based recovery Time it took reach the preset heart rate reading Drop in your heart rate Or Distance based recovery Recovery distance Drop in your heart rate 6 To continue recalling e g lap information press the stop button twice Scroll up or down until LAPS is display...

Page 74: ...f the lap Cadence altitude at the end of the lap Altitude ascended metres at the end of the lap Ascent power at the end of the lap Power Optional Polar Cadence Sensor or Polar Power Output Sensor required Laps Split time Lap time Lap number The heart rate at the end of the lap average and maximum heart rates of the lap Best Lap Shortest lap time The number of the best lap The best lap information ...

Page 75: ...information is shown one by one as you press OK repeatedly stopwatch Stopwatch speed Speed cadence Cadence altitude Altitude power Power left right pedalling balance LRB pedalling index PI 3 Scroll up or down from one sample to another 4 Press and hold stop to return to the Time of day display FILE F1 F99 SAMPLES S 1 S2 left right pedalling balance at the end of the lap LRB pedalling index PI ridd...

Page 76: ...ight button DELETE FILE and file number are displayed 4 Press OK The receiver confirms if you want to delete a file Are you sure 5 Press OK to delete the selected file 6 Press stop to exit the file Wait appears The receiver rearranges your file which takes few seconds 7 Repress stop to return to the Time of day display Deleting all files 1 In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FILE is...

Page 77: ... Time of day display by pressing and holding the stop button continue resetting your cumulative counts or return to your previous maximum value Resetting your cumulative counts to zero Once your have reset the cumulative count you cannot retrieve it Start with the display showing Tot KCal Tot Time Rid Time or Odometer in the records file 1 Press OK to start resetting the desired total count Reset ...

Page 78: ...e Return OLd appears and the value starts to flash 2 You can still cancel the reset by pressing the stop button If you are sure you want to return to the previous value press OK 3 Press the stop button to exit the display Or if you want to start resetting your maximum value to zero press and hold the signal light button Reset VALUE starts to flash Once your have reset the value you cannot retrieve...

Page 79: ...upload options lock to ensure that your settings will not change You must deactivate the options lock from the user features of your software Downloading training data to a computer For IR communication you need an IrDA port and Windows 98 operating system or later in your computer If you do not have an IrDA port in your computer you need one of the following A an optional Polar IR Interface for R...

Page 80: ...up or down until CONNECT is displayed in the receiver display Point the infrared window of the receiver towards the infrared window of the computer or an optional Interface The maximum infrared transfer distance is 20 cm 8 and the infrared transfer angle 15 degrees 3 On the toolbar of the software click on the heart rate monitor Connection icon and hold the receiver steady A new window Infrared Co...

Page 81: ...he receiver less than 10 cm 4 from the loudspeaker 4 Activate the heart rate monitor connection function of the software Do not move the receiver during the data transfer 5 The receiver automatically starts to upload the information as UpLink appears and you will hear a chirping sound while information is transferred to the receiver The receiver automatically returns to the Time of day display aft...

Page 82: ...hy adults OwnIndex OwnIndex is a value which is comparable to maximal oxygen uptake VO2max a commonly used descriptor of aerobic fitness Cardiovascular aerobic fitness relates to how well your cardiovascular system works to transport and utilize oxygen in your body The stronger and more efficient your heart is the better the cardiovascular fitness is VO2max is a good indicator of performance in en...

Page 83: ...ed by exercise types which employ large muscle groups Such activities include running swimming rowing skating cross country skiing cycling and walking To monitor your fitness progress start with measuring your OwnIndex a couple of times during the first two weeks to get a baseline value Thereafter repeat the test approximately once a month OwnIndex is based on resting heart rate heart rate variabi...

Page 84: ...t rate changes to some extent in relation to your fitness Regular exercise tends to decrease HRmax whereas reduced training tends to increase it There may also be some variation according to the sport you participate in For example running HRmax cycling HRmax swimming HRmax HRmax p gives the possibility of defining training intensities as percentages of maximum heart rate and of following maximum ...

Page 85: ...the same every time the test is repeated Avoid eating a heavy meal or smoking 2 3 hours prior to testing Avoid heavy physical effort alcoholic beverages or pharmacological stimulants on the test day and the day before Carrying out the test To be able to carry out the Polar Fitness Test you need to do the following settings in the Options mode Set your personal user information and long term physic...

Page 86: ...5 minutes to carry out the test 5 Press OK to start the test The wrist receiver starts searching for your heart rate TEST On and your heart rate are displayed The test begins 6 Lie relaxed Keep your hands beside your body and avoid body movements Don t communicate with other people 7 Your current OwnIndex and the testing date are displayed 8 If HRmax p is on Scroll up or down to see the HRmax p re...

Page 87: ... the Options mode User information When you update these values regularly the reading in percentages of your maximum heart rate and calorie calculation give more accurate individual information 1 In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FIT TEST is displayed 2 Press OK to enter the Fitness Test mode 3 Scroll up or down until Update USER SET is displayed This display appears if you have n...

Page 88: ...e and gender Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 years very poor fair average good very excellent poor good 20 24 32 32 37 38 43 44 50 51 56 57 62 62 25 29 31 31 35 36 42 43 48 49 53 54 59 59 30 34 29 29 34 35 40 41 45 46 51 52 56 56 35 39 28 28 32 33 38 39 43 44 48 49 54 54 40 44 26 26 31 32 35 36 41 42 46 47 51 51 45 49 25 25 29 30 34 35 39 40 43 44 48 48 50 54 24 24 27 28 32 33 36 37 41 42 46 46 55 59 22 22 26 2...

Page 89: ... exercise habits For fitness improvement an increase in exercise is recommended 5 7 Maintain current exercise habits for good health and fitness Top athletes typically score OwnIndex values above 70 men and 60 women As high values as 95 can be reached by Olympic level athletes OwnIndex is highest in sports that involve large muscle groups such as cross country skiing and cycling ...

Page 90: ...ure can keep its electrodes wet and the transmitter activated which shortens the battery life Store your Polar heart rate monitor in a cool and dry place Do not store it in any kind of non breathing material such as a plastic bag or a sports bag if it is wet Do not bend or stretch the transmitter This may damage the electrodes Do not dry the transmitter in any other way than with a towel Hard hand...

Page 91: ...2 years in normal use 2h day 7 days a week Note also that excessive use of the backlight and the alarm signals will use the battery more rapidly Do not open the Polar wrist receiver yourself To ensure the water resistance properties and the use of qualified components the wrist receiver battery should be replaced only by an authorised Polar Service Centre At the same time a full periodic check of ...

Page 92: ...p and press the battery housing gently so that it is attached to the PCBA at all corners 6 Put the PCBA back into place 7 Check that the sealing ring stays in its groove Replace the cover back 8 Insert the two screws in their holes and tighten them gradually in turn 9 Test the sensor by checking that it gives out an orange flash when the spoke magnet passes the speed sensor 10 Do not throw the rep...

Page 93: ...nd seawater may be very conductive and the electrodes of Polar transmitter may get short circuited and ECG signals cannot be detected by the transmitter unit Jumping into the water or strenuous muscle movement during competitive swimming may cause water resistance that shifts the transmitter on the body to a location where it is not possible to pick up ECG signal The ECG signal strength varies dep...

Page 94: ...wrist receiver as follows 1 Remove the transmitter from your chest and use the exercise equipment as you would normally 2 Move the wrist receiver around until you find an area in which it displays no stray reading or flashing of the heart symbol Interference is often worst right in front of the display panel of the equipment while the left or right side of the display is relatively free of disturb...

Page 95: ...ressure or heart medication Do you have a history of breathing problems Are you recovering from a serious illness or medical treatment Do you use a pacemaker or another implanted electronic device Do you smoke Are you pregnant Note that in addition to exercise intensity medications for heart blood pressure psyche asthma breathing etc as well as some energy drinks alcohol and nicotine can affect he...

Page 96: ...the heart rate monitor If you are allergic to any substance that comes into contact with the skin or if you suspect an allergic reaction due to using the product check the listed materials in the Technical Specifications chapter To avoid any skin reaction risk with the transmitter wear it over a shirt However moisten the shirt well under the electrodes to ensure flawless operation The combined imp...

Page 97: ...the Measure mode I cannot find the expended calories from my exercise file Check that you have set your personal user information and turned the OwnCal function on Check that your heart rate has reached over 90 bpm or above 60 of your maximum heart rate during your exercise I cannot turn my HRmax p on Check that you have set your personal user information and turned the Fitness Test on before turn...

Page 98: ...te transmitter within 1 metre 3 feet 5 Cardiac arrhythmia may cause irregular readings In this case consult your physician other person with heart rate monitor is causing interference Your training partner may have exactly the same code as you In this case proceed as follows Keep a distance from your training partner and continue your training session normally Or 1 Take the transmitter off your ch...

Page 99: ...utton with a pen tip Display becomes full of digits If you don t press any button after reset within one minute the wrist receiver returns to the Time of day display 2 Press any of the buttons once Time of day is displayed the battery of the wrist receiver must be replaced We recommend having all service done by an authorised Polar Service Centre The guarantee does not cover damage or consequentia...

Page 100: ...ower is turned off in the Options mode inaccurate altitude readings The influence of a sudden temperature change i e if you go outdoors in the winter may cause temporarily inaccurate altitude readings If the readings are constantly inaccurate it may be caused by dirt blocking the air pressure channels three openings on the backcover of the receiver In this case send the heart rate monitor to a Pol...

Page 101: ...ve measuring equipment in aviation climbing sports water sports or their equivalent Heart rate is displayed as number of heartbeats per minute bpm Transmitter Battery type Built in Lithium Cell Battery life Average 2500 hours of use Operating temperature 10 C to 50 C 14 F to 122 F Material Polyurethane Waterproof Elastic strap Buckle material Polyurethane Fabric material Nylon polyester and natura...

Page 102: ...Laser Product Accuracy of heart rate measurement 1 or 1 bpm whichever larger definition applies to steady state conditions Altitude and temperature measurement The Polar S720i S710i calculates altitude by using the standard average altitude in certain air pressures according to the ISO 2533 The air pressure is measured and the temperature is compensated every second The receiver displays altitudes...

Page 103: ... 2 km Number of intervals 3 Timer 1 2 3 OFF 2 minutes Limits 1 2 3 80 160 Recovery function OFF recovery timer Recovery heart rate 80 Recovery timer 1 min Recovery distance 1 km Heart touch function Shows heart rate limits Recording rate 5 s Limit Values Exercise time 99 h 59 min 59 s Heart rate limits 30 240 Target zone time 99 h 59 min 59 s Recovery time 99 min 59 s Calories 99999 kcal Cumulativ...

Page 104: ...consequential or special arising out of or related to the product During the guarantee period the product will be either repaired or replaced at an authorized service center free of charge This guarantee does not affect the consumer s statutory rights under applicable national or state laws in force or the consumer s rights against the dealer arising from their sales purchase contract This CE mark...

Page 105: ...t of or related to the use of this material or the products described herein This product is protected by one or several of the following patents FI 88223 DE 4215549 FR 92 06120 GB 2257523 HK 113 1996 SG 9591671 4 US 5491474 FI 88972 DE 9219139 8 FR 92 09150 GB 2258587 HK 306 1996 SG 9592117 7 US 5486818 FI 96380 US 5611346 EP 665947 DE 69414362 FI 68734 DE 3439238 GB 2149514 HK 812 1989 US 462573...

Page 106: ...also recommended that you check the altitude of your house and other common starting points for training Coded heart rate transmission Polar coded transmitter automatically locks in a code to transmit your heart rate to the wrist receiver In a coded transmission the receiver accepts heart rate data only from the Polar coded transmitter Coding significantly reduces crosstalk caused by other users o...

Page 107: ...ignal again Options mode indicates that you are setting the bike functions Exercise mode indicates that bike 1 or 2 is on File mode indicates cycling information In the Time of day display the alarm is on Measure mode beeps if you are exercising outside your target heart rate zone Fitness Test mode sounds an alarm at the end of the fitness test Indicates the Interval Trainer Indicates continuous i...

Page 108: ...ans 1 00 PM AVG Together with a reading indicates average heart rate b0 Indicates that you have no bike settings on b1 Indicates bike 1 setting b2 Indicates bike 2 setting BasicUse Exercising without settings BestLap Indicates the shortest lap time information Cad Indicates pedalling speed measured in rounds per minute RPM Calibrate You can return to the previous manually set reference point altit...

Page 109: ...e Above Below indicate the time spent within above and below the target zone KCal Indicates the energy expenditure of your exercise Lp Indicates lap time LAPS Indicates how many lap times have been stored Lim High The higher heart rate limit of the target zone Lim Low The lower heart rate limit of the target zone Limits1 2 3 Heart Rate Limits for Target Zones 1 2 and 3 LRB Indicates the left and r...

Page 110: ...eceived by entering your clinically measured in maximal treadmill or bicycle stress test VO2max and HRmax into the wrist receiver Energy expenditure measurement is most accurate in continuous activities such as cycling and running OwnINDEX Result of Polar Fitness Test and comparable score with maximal oxygen uptake VO2max in ml kg min PI Pedalling index Helps you to analyse how evenly the power is...

Page 111: ...the Options mode In the File mode you will see the drop in your heart rate and the recovery duration Spd Indicates velocity Split Time The elapsed time from the beginning of the exercise until storing the split time Sw Indicates stopwatch Timer1 2 3 Interval Training mode Countdown timers for the Interval Training set WarmUp Warm up phase in the beginning of an Interval Training exercise ...

Page 112: ...ts settings 25 Heart touch function 63 Help on off 40 Index How to enter settings 18 HRmax p on off 33 Illuminate the display 50 63 Interrupt an interval exercise phase 63 Interrupt an interval or recovery calculation 63 Interval Training Set 23 Lap and split time storing 51 71 Measuring units settings 39 Modes and their functions 13 Naming bike 1 or 2 38 Naming exercise sets 29 Odometer 68 OwnCal...

Page 113: ...5 Stop an interval training session 60 Stop measuring your heart rate 12 61 Swap the exercise type 61 Swap the heart rate limits 50 Swap the time zones 1 2 44 Technical specifications 99 Temperature 33 52 67 Time of day settings 42 Timer settings 25 Transmitter 5 11 Update HRmax p and OwnIndex to user information 85 Upload settings from computer 78 User information settings 19 Wheel size 34 Zone a...

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