VidaOne Polar® Windows Mobile Pocket PC User’s Guide January 2009 This document applies to VidaOne Polar® version 3.00 and newer. Copyright © 2003-2009, VidaOne, Inc. All rights reserved.
Table of Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 What Is VidaOne Polar? ..................................................................................... 3 1.2 Pocket PC Compatibility..................................................................................... 4 1.3 Installation and Registration ............................................................................... 5 Installation....
1 Introduction 1.1 What Is VidaOne Polar? Many active or sport-oriented people have discovered the benefit of using a Polar® heart rate monitor. Polar offers the most advanced and complete heart rate monitors suitable for all sorts of activities.
Limitations Only BasicUse (S series) and Basic/Free (RS/CS series) recording modes are supported; intervals may not be properly displayed. R-R recording is supported on models that provide it. 1.2 Pocket PC Compatibility Most Windows Mobile for Pocket PC version 5 and 6 devices are supported, but there are some exceptions.
1.3 Installation and Registration Installation VidaOne Polar requires either or: MySportTraining for Pocket PC (sold separately) version 6 or newer. MyPersonalDiet for Pocket PC (sold separately) version 4 or newer. These are available at http://www.vidaone.com To install VidaOne Polar, follow these simple steps: Make sure your Pocket PC is connected to your desktop or laptop. Download the software on your desktop from: http://www.VidaOne.com/download/MstPolar_Setup.exe.
Tap OK to close the window and use MySportTraining. After the 10-day trial mode, the software automatically terminates when closing that window. All the data you’ve entered is preserved. Registration A registration key must be purchased to continue using the software beyond the trial mode period. To purchase a registration key, visit www.VidaOne.com/mstpolar.ppc.htm. Shortly after purchasing the software, you will receive an email with the registration key.
2 Using VidaOne Polar VidaOne Polar provides two key functions: downloading and viewing data. These two features are described in the following sections. 2.1 Downloading Data Prior to download, be sure to be acquainted with your heart rate monitor (see Figure 4). Refer to the user’s manual that came with your heart rate monitor for more information. The infrared window is located at the top of the monitor.
Position the heart rate monitor’s infrared window directly in front on your Pocket PC’s infrared window, at a distance of about 1-3” (2-5 cm). Choose the Download button to start the download. This displays a small window that indicates the progression of the download (see Figure 6). Once the download is completed, the most recent workout is shown (see Figure 7). Figure 5: The Polar Download window. Figure 6: A progress bar is shown and updated to indicate the progression of the download.
The Polar Download window then allows you to browse the workouts that were downloaded: Choose the Save button to save the heart rate monitor data into a workout. You will be prompted to choose an activity; select one and tap OK.
Choose the Laps button to display lap information (see Figure 12). Note that on the main chart, each lap is indicated by a vertical bar. You can show or hide these bars by using the Options (described next). Figure 8: Heart rate data is automatically shown when selecting a workout that has HRM data.
o o o o Show or hide the lap markers. Show an average line (dotted), shown when one curve is displayed. Fill the background of a curve to highlight it (see Figure 17). Customize the color of the curves. Choose the Zoom In and/or Zoom Out buttons to zoom in and out of the chart to see fine details about the workout (see Figure 16). Figure 10: The Statistics window displays a summary of a given workout. Figure 11: The Time in Zones window shows the time spent in each training zone.
summary of a given workout’s laps. customize the appearance of the curves. Figure 14: The option “Use narrow range with heart rate data” uses a range of 100 to 200 bpm, instead of the 0 to 250 bpm default range. Figure 15: The Zoom option allows to see greater details about a workout. Figure 16: The “Smooth curves” eliminates fluctuations (“spikes”) to present a clearer overview. Compare this to Figure 9. Figure 17: The “Show Curve background” option highlights any curve you choose.
3 Tips 3.1 Download To ensure a successful workout download, follow these recommendations: Pocket PC have their infrared port opened for incoming beams by default. On some Pocket PC, it must be closed prior to download workouts. To do so, choose Start > Settings > Connections page > Beam and uncheck Receive all incoming beams [...]. Make sure to know the exact location of your Pocket PC infrared window. It's usually a small black or dark red window located on either side, top or bottom edge.
3.2 About Infrared Connectivity Connectivity between a Pocket PC and a Polar heart rate monitor can be established via different infrared modes. Pocket PC and Polar monitors support some modes, but not all Pocket PC support the same modes, nor the Polar models. By specifying the Polar monitor to download from, VidaOne Polar can determine the best mode to connect to the Polar monitor. The only situation that may not work is between the Polar models S610, S710 or S810, and recent Pocket PCs.
3.4 One-Button Download You can simplify the download process on your Pocket PC to make it a one-button operation: Choose Start > Settings > Personal page > Buttons. This opens the Button applets and lets you assign a program to a hardware button. From the button list, select a button. From the Button assignment list, choose My Polar Download. Tap OK.
