2
for instance will consume battery power. If
you suspect that the battery has run out,
please contact an authorized Polar Service
Center for a replacement transmitter. Polar
recycles used transmitters.
The Polar T31 Coded Transmitter has a 2-
year warranty. For service or replacement,
please contact an authorized Polar Service
Center only. All warranty claims must
include a dated proof of purchase.
3
Workload
After upgrading to the HR Monitor feature,
your Galileo will have additional options
within the
WORKLOAD
menu. In addition
to
RESPIRATION
and
OFF
, you now have
HEART
,
ALWAYS
HIGHEST
and
ALWAYS
LOWEST
.
You can now choose between workload
(
WL
) estimation based on heart rate
(
HEART
, default) or based on changes in
the breathing pattern (
RESPIRATION
).
You can also have Galileo always choose
the highest between the two estimates
(
ALWAYS HIGHEST
), the lowest between
the two estimates (
ALWAYS LOWEST
) or
you can turn it
OFF
completely. If you turn
it
OFF
, Galileo will behave like an UWATEC
Aladin PRIME dive computer.
If you choose
WL
=
HEART
, you must
personalize the algorithm adaptation by
entering your maximum heart rate and your
base heart rate while diving. If you do not
know your maximum heart rate, a good
approximation is given by subtracting your
age (in years) from 220. For instance, a 35-
year old would have a maximum heart rate
of 185 beats per minute. To determine the
base heart rate, use Galileo in its default
setting on a relaxed, unstressed dive,
then look up the average heart rate in the
logbook or, better yet, download the dive to
a PC using SmartTRAK, then observe the
heart rate profile during the dive. For the
example shown below, the base heart rate
is approximately 100-110bpm.
If you choose
WL
=
RESPIRATION
, Galileo
will observe your breathing pattern during
the first two minutes of each dive, and use
that as a reference. Any increase in breathing
with respect to that initial pattern will be
interpreted as an increase in workload.
If you choose
RESPIRATION
or
OFF
, you
can also choose whether you want to keep
the heart rate monitor
ON
(to display the
heart rate on the screen and to log it in the
memory), or if you prefer to have it
OFF
.
If
WL
is set to
HEART
or
ALWAYS
HIGHEST
, the computer display will show
HEART
+ instead of just
HEART
. If
WL
is set
to
ALWAYS LOWEST
, the computer display
will show
HEART
- instead of just
HEART
.
If
WL
is set to
RESPIRATION
or
OFF
and
the heart rate monitor is set to
OFF
, the
computer display will show
HEART OFF
.
If
WL
is set to
RESPIRATION
or
ALWAYS
HIGHEST
, the computer display will show the
tank pressure with a + next to the unit (
BAR
+ or
PSI
+). If
WL
is set to
ALWAYS LOWEST
, the
computer display will show the tank pressure
with a - next to the unit (
BAR
- or
PSI
-).