COMPLETE HR Displays your heart rate as bpm and % of HRmax , average heart rate and exercise duration. Quick Guide Allows you to set 5 exercise sets for interval training with HR target zones and recovery calculation. Records complete files of the exercises. Signal/Light Up • move onward • increase the selected value Predicts your maximal oxygen uptake. Reduces possible interference from other heart rate monitors. Sports watch features.
Dear Customer Manufactured by: Polar Electro Oy Professorintie 5 FIN-90440 KEMPELE OK Scroll Up / Down STOP - exit the displayed mode Time Of Day File Options Fit. Test Connect Exercise Set Memory Set Function Set Bike Set User Set Monitor Set Watch Set BasicUse, E0 Rec. Rate 5 Sec OwnCal On/OFF Bike 1/2/OFF kg/lbs Sound On/OFF Alarm 15 Sec Fit.
Polar heart rate monitor models S720i and S710i offer you the same features. The difference between these products is in their appearance: Polar S720i case is stainless steal whereas Polar S710i case is plastic. The features of this heart rate monitor provides you with the various ways to customise your exercise sessions so they meet your personal needs. For example, use the Interval Trainer™ function to guide you through a complete interval training session.
CONTENTS A. Getting going ....................... 5 Heart rate monitor parts . ....................... 5 Buttons and their functions .................... 6 Easy start ................................................... 8 How to prepare the wrist receiver ..... 8 Installing the Polar Bike Mount ......... 9 Installing the Polar Speed Sensor ...... 9 How to put the transmitter on ........ 11 How to start measuring your heart rate ................................... 11 How to stop measuring your heart rate ....
C. Exercise ................................ 45 Measure mode ....................................... 45 Autostart for recording a cycling exercise.. ........................... ..48 Exercise recording mode ....................... 48 Heart rate zone alarm on/off ........... 49 Swapping the heart rate limits ........ 50 Illuminating the display .................... 50 Storing lap and split time ................. 51 Pausing the exercise ..........................
Calorie expenditure ............................... 68 Cumulative calorie count ...................... 68 Cumulative exercise time count ........... 68 Cumulative riding time ......................... 68 Odometer ............................................... 68 Interval Training information ............... 69 Lap information ..................................... 71 Recorded samples .................................. 73 Deleting a file ......................................... 74 Deleting all files .......
A. GETTING GOING Heart rate monitor parts and their functions The elastic strap holds the transmitter comfortably, yet firmly, in the correct position. 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.
Buttons and their functions Signal/ Light Turns the beep on or off. Turns the backlight on. Stop Return - Stops measuring the heart rate. Exits the displayed mode and returns to the previous 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).
Up Moves to the following mode. Increases the selected value. Reset Resets the heart rate monitor. Down Returns to the previous mode. Decreases the selected value. Useful tips • Briefly 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). If your press the button for a longer period of time, you can use shortcuts.
Easy start How to prepare the wrist receiver 1. Since the display is blank when the receiver leaves the factory, you have to activate the wrist receiver by pressing the OK button twice, after which the Time of day display appears. This is a one-off procedure; once you have turned on your receiver you can not turn it off anymore. 2. You may start measuring your heart rate right away using the default settings.
Installing the Polar Bike Mount Use cable ties to secure the bike mount snugly on the rubber pad. Attach the receiver by securing the wrist strap. Installing the Polar Speed Sensor™ The Polar Speed Sensor measures speed and distance when cycling. max 50 cm / 1´8´´ 60° 2 A9 Riding direction 1 1. Check the front side of the front fork to find a suitable place for the speed sensor. The sensor should be attached less than 50 cm/ 1’8" from the mounted wrist receiver. The smaller the distance the better.
4 A 5 or B 4. There are two spoke magnet options. You only need to install one of them. Check which of the magnets fits the spoke of your bike best. One (A) is installed by rotating it around the spoke before putting the metal cover on, another (B) by tightening the screw. The magnet must be facing the speed sensor. 5. Fine-tune the positioning of both the magnet and the sensor so that the magnet passes the sensor closely but does not touch it.
How to put the transmitter on 1. Attach the transmitter to the elastic strap. 2. Adjust the strap length to fit snugly and comfortably. Secure the strap around your chest, just below the chest muscles, and buckle it. 3. Lift the transmitter off your chest and moisten the grooved 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.
4. Press the OK button to start measuring your heart rate. A heart symbol will start flashing and your heart rate (beats per minute) will appear in a maximum of 15 seconds. 5. Press OK again. The stopwatch starts running and you can start exercising. The exercise data will only be stored in a file if you have turned the stopwatch on. How to stop measuring your heart rate 1. Press the stop button. The stopwatch and other calculations stop.
Modes and their functions Your receiver has six main modes: Time of day, Exercise, File, Options, Fitness test and Connection. 1. TIME OF DAY You can use your Polar heart rate monitor as an ordinary watch with date, weekday indicator and alarm function. You can also change between two different countries’ time zones. In addition, the following functions can be uploaded from a computer: • 7 reminders with alarm sounds • your personal logo, user number or user name 2.
A. During BasicUse, you can save 99 split and lap times with detailed heart rate and cycling information for each lap.
C. Freely programmable Interval Trainer will automatically guide you through your interval training session with the help of the following, preset exercise phases: • warm-up with a target heart rate zone and a countdown timer • up to 30 intervals with a target heart rate zone. After each interval you have a recovery calculation option. • cool-down with a target zone and a countdown timer functions. 3.
• • • • • • • • • time spent in, above and below your target zones during exercise OwnCal calorie expenditure cumulative calorie expenditure cumulative exercise time cumulative riding time odometer your interval training information: warm-up, interval and cool-down phases your lap information: best lap time; lap and split times; current, average and maximum heart rate for each lap; cycling information at the end of the lap heart rate and cycling samples saved at the preset recording rate In addition to a
Bicycle feature settings: bike 1 or 2 on/off, wheel size, cadence* on/off, output power* on/off, autostart on/off User-specific information: weight, height, date of birth, gender, activity level, maximum heart rate and maximal oxygen uptake Monitor settings: activity/button sound on/off, measurement units, Help on/off Watch settings: alarm, time of day, date, reminders on/off 5.
B. HOW TO ENTER 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. Time Of Day Exercise Set Memory Set File Options Function Set Fit.
User information settings Options User Set kg/lbs cm/feet inch Birthday Sex Activity HRmax VO2max In the User Set loop you can move forward only by pressing OK. The digits run faster if you press and hold the up or down button as you adjust the value. Release the button when approaching the desired value. Measuring units depend on your choice in Options/ Monitor Set/ Unit 1 or Unit 2. Weight Height Date of birth setting order 1. 2. 3. 4.
Date of birth (Birthday) 7. Scroll up or down to adjust your day of birth. Units 2: setting order Press OK. is month - day - year. 8. Month appears. Scroll up or down to select your month of birth. Press OK. 9. Year appears. Scroll up or down to adjust the year of birth. Press OK. Sex 10. Scroll up or down to select your gender. Press OK. Activity level (Activity) 11. Scroll up or down to select your activity level for Polar Fitness Test. Press OK. Assess your long-term physical activity level.
Top You participate regularly in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week. E.g. you exercise to improve performance for competitive purposes. Maximum heart rate value (HRmax) 12. Your age-predicted maximum heart rate value is displayed as a default setting when you set this value for the first time. If you know your exact clinically tested current maximum heart rate value, set the value by scrolling up or down. 13. Press OK.
Exercise settings When you start setting your exercise preferences your first choice is to select whether you want to set your personal exercise set or to exercise with BasicUse option. If you select to start setting the exercise sets, your second choice is whether you want to select BasicSet or an Interval Training Set. Selecting exercise type BasicUse (E0) BasicUse is a simple mode for exercising. You do not have to do any settings before exercising with this Exercise mode.
Setting exercise sets Preset exercise sets ready for five exercise sets; when you start exercising, just select one of the sets.
1. In the Time of day display Options scroll up or down until Exercise Set OPTIONS is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 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 settings.
Setting timers If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-5. 6. Scroll up or down until desired timer is displayed. Press OK to start setting the timer. 7. Scroll up or down to turn the timer on or off. Press OK. Timer OFF: skip steps 8-9. 8. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes. Press OK. 9. Scroll up or down to adjust seconds. Press 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.
Setting interval type You can select four optional types of intervals: A. Time-based interval B. Heart-rate-based interval C. Distance-based interval D. Manual interval Ends your interval when you have used the preset time. Ends your interval as you reach the preset heart rate. When selecting heartrate-based interval, recovery calculation must be set on. Ends your interval as you reach the selected distance. End the interval training session by pressing and holding OK.
A. Time-based interval 8. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes. Press OK. 9. Scroll up or down to adjust seconds. Press OK. Interval TIMER appears. Or B. Heart-rate-based interval 8. Scroll up or down to adjust the heart rate that will end your interval. Press OK. Interval Hr appears. Or C. Distance-based interval 8. Scroll up or down to adjust kilometres. Units 2: Adjustable units Press OK. are miles and feet. 9. Scroll up or down to adjust hundreds of metres. Press OK. Interval DIST appears.
Setting recovery calculation You can select 3 optional types of recoveries: A. Time-based recovery Ends your recovery as you reach the preset time. B. Heart-rate-based recovery Ends your recovery as you reach the preset heart rate. C. Distance-based recovery Ends your recovery as you reach the selected distance. If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-5. 6. Scroll up or down until Recovery TIMER/ Hr/ DIST is displayed. 7. Press OK to start setting recovery calculation on or off.
C. Rec. Dist is displayed. 10. Scroll up or down to adjust kilometres. Press OK. 11. Scroll up or down to adjust hundreds of metres. Press OK. Recovery DIST appears. Units 2: Adjustable units are miles and feet. To continue your settings, press the stop button or to return to the Time of day display, press and hold the stop button. Naming exercise sets You can name the exercises with seven letters, numbers or punctual marks. The available digits are: 0-9, space, A-Z, a-z, - % / ( ) * + : ?. 1.
Setting recording rate 1. In the Time of day display scroll Options up or down until OPTIONS Memory Set is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. Rec. Rate 5 Sec / 15 Sec / 60 Sec EXERCISE SET is displayed. 3. Scroll up or down 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 following table shows the maximum exercise times for each recording rate. Altitude Power Rec. Rate 5s Rec. Rate 15s Rec.
Turning functions on/off Options Function Set OwnCal On/OFF 1. 2. 3. 4. Fit. Test On/OFF HRmax-p On/OFF Altitude On/OFF In the Time of day display scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. Scroll up or down until FUNCTION SET is displayed. Press OK to start the function settings. OwnCal is displayed. To set the following functions on you have to set your user information.
6. Press OK to start setting the fitness test. On/OFF starts to flash. 7. Scroll up or down to set the fitness test on or off. Press OK. Predicted maximum heart rate on/off (HRmax-p) If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until HRmax-p is displayed. 6. Press OK to start setting the HRmax-p. On/OFF starts to flash. 7. Scroll up or down to set the HRmax-p on or off. Press OK. HRmax-p can be turned on only if Polar Fitness Test is on.
Bicycle feature settings Options Bike Set Bike 1/ Bike 2/ Bike OFF Wheel Size 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cadence On/OFF Power On/OFF Autostart On/OFF In the Time of day display scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. Scroll up or down until BIKE SET is displayed. Press OK to start the Bike settings. Choose to start setting the Bike 1 or 2 or turn the bike features off. Scroll up or down until desired option is displayed. Press OK.
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 in millimetres on the right. ERTRO 30-559 35-559 44-559 47-559 Wheel size diameter (inches) 26x1.25 26x1.5 26x1.75 26x1.
METHOD 2. Mark the tread of the front tire with a line and roll the tire perpendicular to the ground. You can also use the valve as a mark. Mark a line on the ground. Move your bike on a flat surface straight ahead for one complete wheel rotation. Check that the tire is perpendicular to the ground. Draw another line on the ground exactly where the mark on the front tire touches the ground. Measure the distance between the two lines on the ground.
Power* on/off If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-5. 6. Scroll up or down until Power is displayed. 7. Press OK to start setting the Power Output. On/OFF starts to flash. 8. Scroll up or down to set Power Output on or off. Press OK. OFF: Skip the rest of the Power Output settings. 9. C. weight is displayed. Scroll up or down to adjust the chain weight. Press OK. 10. C. length is displayed. Scroll up or down to adjust the chain length. Press OK. 11. S. length is displayed.
Naming bike 1 and bike 2 You can name the bikes with four letters, numbers or marks. The number in the right corner indicates, which bike settings are in use. (b0=Bike OFF, b1=Bike 1, b2=Bike 2) 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 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.
Monitor settings 1. In the Time of day display Options scroll up or down until Monitor Set OPTIONS is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the Sound On/OFF Units 1/2 Help On/OFF Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until MONITOR SET is displayed. 4. Press OK to start the monitor settings. Sound is displayed. Turning activity/button sound on/off If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Press OK to start setting the sound. On/OFF starts to flash. 6.
The units settings affect the following features: User information Date of birth Speed Distance Altitude Metres ascended Temperature Wheel size Power Chain weight Chain length Span length Units 1: kg, cm day-month-year km/h km, hundreds of metres metres metres °C mm g mm mm Units 2: lbs, feet month-day-year mph miles, feet feet feet °F mm (Note!) g mm mm Turning Help on/off If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until Help is displayed. 6.
Watch settings Options 1. In the Time of day display scroll up or Watch Set down until OPTIONS is displayed. Alarm Time 1/2 Date Remind On/OFF 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until WATCH SET is displayed. 4. Press OK to start the watch settings. ALARM is displayed. Setting alarm If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. OFF: Skip 5. Press OK to start alarm settings. steps 7- 9. On/OFF starts to flash. 6.
Setting time of day If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until TIME1/ TIME2 is displayed. 6. Press OK to start setting the time of day. 7. Time is flashing. Scroll up or down to select time 1 or time 2. Press OK. 8. 12h/ 24h starts to flash. Scroll up or down to select 12h or 24h time mode. Press OK. 24h: skip step 9. 9. AM/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.
Turning reminders on/off If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until REMIND is displayed. 6. Press OK to start setting the reminders. 7. Scroll up or down until desired reminder is displayed. The number of the reminder is displayed in the corner of the display. 8. Press OK. On/OFF starts to flash. 9. Scroll up or down to set the reminder on or off. Press OK.
Setting tips Swap time 1 or time 2 In the Time of day display press and hold the down button. Time 1 or Time 2 is displayed in the uppermost row for a couple of seconds. Displayed time will now be used in all watch and alarm functions. If you chose time 2, “2” is displayed in the Time of day display. Shortcut to watch setting loop Press and hold the signal/light button for a couple of seconds to enter to watch setting loop. Scroll up or down button until the desired watch function is displayed.
C. EXERCISE You can use two modes in your exercise: Measure or Exercise mode. In the Measure mode you can see your heart rate but your exercise is not recorded. In the Exercise mode your exercise is recorded and stopwatch and other calculations are started. Time of Day Measure Mode Exercise Recording Mode Measure mode 1. Wear the transmitter and the wrist receiver as described in “Easy start” section. 2.
3. Start from the Time of day display by pressing the OK to start measuring your heart rate. A heart symbol will start flashing and your heart rate in beats per minute will appear in max. 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 bike 1 or 2 and altitude settings on, as you enter the Measure mode. Exercise name Memory left Bike name and bike functions Altitude Time of day Current heart rate BasicUse (E0)/ Exercise set in use (E1-E5) Recording rate bike in use S speed A autostart C cadence P power Underline indicates that function is set on. 4. If you want to record cycling information, keep the bike still until your heart rate appears on the display.
Autostart for recording a cycling exercise If you start from the Time of day display, press OK briefly to enter the Measure mode. Your exercise recording automatically starts/ pauses as you start/ stop cycling. If you want to record cycling information only, start cycling after the heart rate reading 00 appears on the display. If you want to record both cycling and heart rate information keep the bike still until your heart rate appears on the display.
If there is - - / 00 reading on the display, there is no heart rate reception. Bring the wrist receiver up to your chest near the transmitter’s Polar logo. The receiver starts looking for the heart rate signal again. In the beginning of your exercise, when it has lasted less than 60 minutes, the exercise time is displayed in minutes and seconds. When you have exercised more than 60 minutes, the exercise time is displayed in hours and minutes.
Swapping the heart rate limits Press and hold the up button. Repeat until the desired limits are displayed. In the Interval Training mode the limits are automatically swapped when the phase changes to the preset limits. You have three optional Exercise 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.
Storing lap and split time Press OK to store lap and split time. First Lap time Average heart rate of the lap Number of the lap Then Split time The receiver automatically stores a lap time when you stop recording an exercise. You can store 99 laps if you have not used the interval function. After storing 99 laps FULL appears for a few seconds every time you take a lap on the display. You can continue taking laps but they will not be stored.
Swapping the displayed exercise information There are six display options, which you can swap between by 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. 1. Time of day Stopwatch Current heart rate Number of the lap 2.
When you have set your Interval Training Set on, you will have one extra display. You can only change the lower row for this display. See the alternative phase displays from “Exercising with Interval Training Set” section. Phase Name Countdown timer You can configure the middle and upper rows either in the Measure mode or during the exercise. Select the middle row information 1. Press the down button to select the desired display alternative.
Select the lower heart rate information row 3. Press and 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. 3.
Exercising with Interval Training Set (Int On, E1-E5) In this mode you can also use the 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 Trainer is on.
Warm-up phase 1. First Heart rate limits 1 (if set on). 2. Then Countdown timer 1. Heart rate information. Countdown timer starts running if you have set the timer 1 on. If you have set the timer off, press and hold OK and continue from the interval phase. 3. At the end of warm-up phase Warm-up phase duration. Average heart rate of the warm-up phase. Interval phase The receiver records up to 30 repeated interval phases.
A. Manual interval. Number of set intervals. Current interval number. Interval time. Heart rate information. If you selected manual interval your interval will end as you press and hold OK. Or B. Time-based interval. Countdown timer 2. If you selected time-based interval your 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.
Recovery calculation One of the following is displayed depending on your settings: A. time-based recovery calculation or B. heart- rate-based recovery calculation or C. distance-based recovery calculation. A. Time-based 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.
Cool-down phase 1. First Preset heart rate limits 3 (if set on). 2. Then Countdown timer 3. Heart rate information. Countdown timer starts running if you have set the timer 3 on. If you have set the timer off press and 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.
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 recording your exercise information press OK. You can continue using and swapping the same heart rate limits of the previous 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 button after the recovery calculation. If you do another recovery calculation, the previous recovery information will be deleted. Stopping the exercise 1.
Swap the bike setting (b0, b1 or b2) Tips during the exercise Start from the Measure mode. Press and hold the down button until Bike 1 or 2 or Bike OFF is displayed. You can now start exercising with the chosen settings. For more information about cycling measurement, see the “Measure mode“ and “Swapping the displayed exercise information” sections. Resetting the trip distance Start from the Measure or Exercise mode. Scroll up until Trip is displayed.
Start resetting by pressing and holding the down button. To restart the same calculation press the OK button or to reset the interval training exercise, see “Resetting stopwatch to zero” section. Interrupting an interval or recovery calculation Press and hold the OK button during your interval training exercise session to interrupt the calculation. The following section automatically starts. E.g. if you interrupt an interval your recovery calculation (if set on) automatically starts.
D. HOW TO RECALL TRAINING INFORMATION The receiver starts saving exercise information to a file as you start the stopwatch. You can recall the information 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 F99 Options ... F1 Fit. Test Connect Records Your first file is F1, then F2 and so on, until you have recorded maximum 99 exercise files.
File (F1-F99) Exe. Time Some information alternates on the display automatically. You can make the alternation faster by pressing the OK button e.g. the target heart rate zone information. Recovery Exe. Dist Speed Exercise file 1. In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FILE is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the File mode. The main information of your file is displayed. Cadence Altitude °C/ °F Ascent Starting date and time alternate on the display.
Exercise time (Exe. Time) The exercise time is the amount of time that you have exercised with the stopwatch running. Average and maximum heart rates of your exercise alternate on the display. To continue 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.
Altitude (Alt. Avg/ Max/ Min) Average, maximum and minimum altitude of the exercise alternate. Temperature (°C or °F Avg/ Max/ Min) Average, maximum and minimum temperature of the exercise alternate. Ascended metres/feet (Ascent) You can see the ascended metres/ feet of the exercise. Power* (Pwr Avg/ Max) Average and maximum output power of the exercise alternate. Pedalling index* (PI Avg/Max) Average and maximum pedalling index of the exercise alternate.
Calorie expenditure (KCal) You will see how many kilocalories you have expended during the exercise. Cumulative calorie count (Tot. KCal) You will have a count for cumulative calories expended during several exercise sessions starting from the previous resetting of the value in records file. This function allows you to follow the calorie count as a gauge of effective exercise e.g. during one week. Cumulative exercise time count (Tot.
Interval Training information (EXE. SET) F1-F99 Start with the display showing EXE. SET. EXE. SET 1. Press OK to start recalling the interval WarmUp Interval CoolDown training information. Int 1 Reco 1 ... Int 30 2. Scroll up or down to see the information on warm-up, interval and cool-down phases. Warm-up phase Warm-up duration. The heart rate at the end of the warm-up, average and maximum heart rates of your warm-up phase. Interval phase Interval phase duration.
Cool-down phase Duration of the cool-down. The heart rate at the end of the cool-down, average and maximum heart rates of the cool-down phase. 3. Press the stop button to return to the previous file level and skip steps 4-6. Or, continue recalling 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.
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 displayed. Lap information (LAPS) Start with the display showing LAPS and the number of recorded laps. 1.
Best Lap Shortest lap time. The number of the best lap. The best lap information is displayed if you have stored at least 3 laps. The best lap can not be the last lap. Laps Split time. Lap time. Lap number. The heart rate at the end of the lap, average and maximum heart rates of the lap. In the upper row, the split time alternates with the help texts if the Help function is turned on.
• left right pedalling balance at the end of the lap* (LRB), • pedalling index* (PI %), • ridden distance at the end of the lap (Distance), • temperature at the end of the lap (°C/ °F). Press the stop button to exit the LAPS display. Press and hold stop to return to the Time of day display. Recorded samples Check the detailed information of the exercise in the sample file. Start with the display showing SAMPLES and the number of recorded samples. FILE F1-F99 SAMPLES S1 S2 ... 1.
Deleting a file 1. In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FILE is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the File mode. 3. Scroll up or down until desired exercise file is displayed. Press and hold the signal/light 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.
4. Press OK to enter the records file. Tot. KCal is displayed. You will have a count for cumulative calories expended during several exercise sessions. 5. Scroll up or down to see the following values: • cumulative exercise time (Tot. Time) • cumulative riding time (Rid. Time) • cumulative riding distance (Odometer) • maximum speed (Max Spd.) • maximum cadence* (Max Cad.) • maximum altitude (Max Alt.) • maximum power* (Max Pwr.
3. Press the stop button to exit the reset display. Press and hold the stop button to return to the Time of day display. Returning to your previous maximum value Start with the display showing Max Spd, Max Cad*, Max Alt or Max Pwr* in the records file. 1. Press and hold the signal/light button to start returning to the previous value. Return OLd appears and the value starts to flash. 2. You can still cancel the reset by pressing the stop button.
E. CONNECTION TO COMPUTER There is two-way communication between the wrist receiver and a computer. Polar Precision Performance software offers an easy way to analyse training data. A training log makes it possible to plan future training. Wrist receiver settings are easy to upload from the software instead of entering them manually. After preparing your settings you can upload options lock to ensure that your settings will not change.
Install the Polar Precision Performance software (version 3 or later) first, then connect the optional Interface to the corresponding port of the computer before starting the software. 1. Start the software. 2. Scroll 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.
• the heart touch function to show the current heart rate limits, store a lap time or swap the display options during your exercise • names and alarm times for 7 reminders • options lock function on or off You may upload settings from a computer to a wrist receiver either via IR communication or via audible Polar Uplink. For IR communication please see the previous chapter and for the Polar Uplink communication proceed as follows: 1. Start the software. 2.
F. POLAR FITNESS TEST The Polar Fitness Test is an easy, safe and quick way to estimate individual maximal aerobic power and to get predicted maximum heart rate value. The Polar Fitness Test is targeted to healthy 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.
If you want to improve your cardiovascular fitness, it takes a minimum of 6 weeks on an average to see a noticeable change in OwnIndex. Less fit individuals see progress even more rapidly and for more fit individuals more time is needed. Cardiovascular fitness is best improved by exercise types which employ large muscle groups. Such activities include running, swimming, rowing, skating, cross-country skiing, cycling and walking.
Predicted maximum heart rate (HRmax-p) The HRmax-p definition is carried out simultaneously with the Polar Fitness Test. The HRmax-p score predicts your individual maximum heart rate value more accurately than the age-based formula (220 - age). The age-based method provides a rough estimation and is thus not very accurate, especially for people who have been fit for many years or for older people.
Fitness test settings 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 physical activity level. • Set the Polar Fitness Test on. • Set the HRmax-p on if you want to get a prediction of your maximum heart rate. Carrying out the test To get reliable test results, the following basic requirements apply: • You should be relaxed and calm.
Time of Day File Options Fit. Test Connect 1. In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FIT. TEST is displayed. If you cannot find Fitness Test mode check that you have turned the function on in the Options mode. 2. Press OK to enter the Fitness Test mode. Your latest OwnIndex and the testing date are displayed. 3. Scroll up or down to see your latest HRmax-p and the testing date. 4. Lie down and relax yourself for 1-3 minutes before the test.
Interrupt the test • You can stop the test any time during the test by pressing the stop button. Failed TEST is displayed for a few seconds. The latest OwnIndex and HRmax-p are not replaced. If the wrist receiver does not succeed in receiving your heart rate at the beginning or during the test, the test will fail. Check that the transmitter electrodes are wet and the elastic strap is snug enough.
Fitness classes WOMEN MEN The Polar Fitness Test result, your OwnIndex, is most meaningful when comparing your individual values and changes in them. OwnIndex can also be interpreted according to your gender and age. Locate your OwnIndex on the table to find out your current cardiovascular fitness classification, compared with those who are of the same age and gender.
For various fitness classes we recommend the following: 4 1-3 Increase exercise for health benefits and fitness improvement. To ensure good health, maintain current exercise habits. For fitness improvement an increase in exercise is recommended. 5-7 Maintain current exercise habits for good health and fitness. 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Top athletes typically score OwnIndex values above 70 (men) and 60 (women). As high values as 95 can be reached by Olympic level athletes.
G. CARE AND MAINTENANCE 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 guarantee obligations and enjoy this product for many years to come. Taking care of your Polar heart rate monitor • Wash the transmitter regularly after use with a mild soap and water solution. Dry it carefully after washing with soft towel. • Never store the transmitter wet.
• Keep the air pressure channels (three openings on the wrist receiver backcover) clean to make sure that the altitude and temperature measurements work. Do not insert any objects into the openings. • Do not immerse the speed sensor in water. • Avoid hard hits to the speed sensor as these may cause damage. Batteries Transmitter The estimated average battery life of the transmitter is 2500 hours of use. Contact your distributor/ dealer for a transmitter replacement. Polar recycles used transmitters.
Detach the sensor from your bicycle. 1. Open the sensor by removing the two small screws, counter-clockwise, with a small screwdriver. 2. Lift the case off carefully. Hold the sensor cover upwards so that the PCBA (printed circuit board assembled) stays in the case. 3. Remove the PCBA carefully. 4. Press the battery holder gently. Release a hook of the holder from the opposite side of the PCBA and lift the holder upwards. Remove the old battery. 5.
H. PRECAUTIONS Using the Polar heart rate monitor in a water environment Your Polar heart rate monitor is water resistant to 20 metres/ 60 feet. To maintain the water resistance, do not operate the buttons of the wrist receiver under water.
Polar heart rate monitor and interference Electromagnetic interference Disturbances may occur near high voltage power lines, traffic lights, overhead lines of electric railways, electric bus lines or trams, televisions, car motors, bike computers, some motor driven exercise equipment, cellular phones or when you walk through electric security gates.
Minimising possible risks in exercising with a heart rate monitor 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.
Notice to persons with pacemakers, defibrillator or other implanted electronic device. Persons who have a pacemaker use the Polar heart rate monitor at their own risk. Before starting use, we always recommend an exercise test under doctor’s supervision. The test is to ensure the safety and reliability of the simultaneous use of the pacemaker and the heart rate monitor.
I. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What should I do if... ...I don’t know where I am in the Options or File cycle? Press and hold the stop button until time of day is displayed. ...I cannot find the previous exercise’s file? You may have used the Measure mode during your exercise, which means that your exercise was not stored. To record the exercise you have to turn the stopwatch on by pressing the OK button in the Measure mode. ...
3. Check that you are not near other people that have heart rate monitors, high voltage power lines, televisions, mobile phones or other sources of electromagnetic disturbance. 4. Have you had a cardiac event which may have altered your ECG waveform? In this case consult your physician. ...heart symbol flashes irregularly? 1. Check that the wrist receiver is not further than 1 metre/ 3 feet from the transmitter. 2. Check that the elastic strap has not become loose during exercise. 3.
cause erratic readings. Check your surroundings and move further away from the source of disturbance. ...the display is blank or fading? If the display is blank, activate the wrist receiver by pressing the OK button twice, after which the Time of day display appears. The first sign of a discharged battery is the battery symbol on the display. Also the digits fade when the backlight is used. Have the batteries checked. ...there are no reactions to any buttons? Reset the Polar heart rate monitor.
...the speed reading is 00 or there is no speed reading on the display while cycling? 1. Check the correct position and distance of the speed sensor with the spoke magnet and the wrist receiver. 2. Check that you have set bike 1 or 2 on. 3. If the 00 reading appears irregularly, this may be due to temporary electromagnetic interference in your current surroundings. 4. If the 00 reading is constant, you may have exceeded 2500 riding hours and the battery of the speed sensor needs to be replaced. 5.
J. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Polar heart rate monitor is designed to indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity in sports and exercise. Polar S720i/S710i also measures altitude and temperature in cycling. No other use is intended or implied. The altitude and temperature functions are not designed to be exclusive measuring equipment in aviation, climbing sports, water sports or their equivalent. Heart rate is displayed as number of heartbeats per minute (bpm).
Operating temperature: -10 °C to +50 °C/ 14 °F to 122 °F Water resistance: to 20 metres/ 60 feet Back cover material: Polycarbonate and glass fibre Wrist strap material: Polyurethane Wrist strap buckle and two openings on the back cover are stainless steel complying with EU Directive 94/27/EU and its amendment 1999/C 205/05 on the release of nickel from products intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin. Watch accuracy better than ± 0,5 seconds/ day at 25 °C/ 77 °F temperature.
Default Settings Time of day Alarm Date of Birth (adjustable range for year is 1921 – 2020) Sex Weight Height Activity HR max VO2max male female Bike 1/2 Wheel size for bike 1 Wheel size for bike 2 Cadence, autostart Power Activity sound Units Help OwnCal Fitness test HR max-p Altitude Interval function Interval heart rate Interval distance Number of intervals male 0 (kg) 0 (cm) Low 220-age OFF/ 2 minutes 80/ 160 OFF/ recovery timer Recovery heart rate 80 Recovery timer 1 min Recovery distance 1 km Heart
K. LIMITED POLAR INTERNATIONAL GUARANTEE • • • • • • This limited Polar international guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Inc. for the consumers who have purchased this product in the USA or Canada. This limited Polar international guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Oy for the consumers who have purchased this product in other countries. Polar Electro Inc.
L. POLAR DISCLAIMER • The material in this manual is for informational purposes only. The products it describes are subject to change without prior notice, due to the manufacturer’s continuous development program. • Polar Electro Inc. / Polar Electro Oy makes no representations or warranties with respect to this manual or with respect to the products described herein. Polar Electro Inc.
M. POLAR GLOSSARY Activity level: Your long-term physical activity level you need to assess in order to do the Polar Fitness Test. Altitude and temperature: The altitude and temperature are measured by using an atmospheric pressure sensor. Air pressure changes constantly due to various weather conditions and therefore the calculated altitude of a certain spot may differ. Variation of high and low pressure or air conditioning can cause a change in the altitude reading.
Display symbols Indicates an ongoing heart rate measurement and flashes to the beat of your heart. Indicates there has not been heart rate reception for at least 5 seconds. - - Indicates there is no heart rate reception. Bring the wrist receiver up to your chest near the transmitter’s Polar logo. The receiver starts looking for the heart rate signal again. Options mode: indicates that you are setting the bike functions Exercise mode: indicates that bike 1 or 2 is on.
The graphic bar consists of five blocks. A flashing block indicates in which level you are in the Options settings or File recalling loops. Continuously running bars indicate that the exercise is recorded. Indicates low battery. Display texts ALARM: Indicates the alarm in watch settings. Alt.: Indicates altitude. AM or PM: Are used in 12h Time mode. E.g. in 24h Time mode 13:00 means 1:00 PM. AVG: Together with a reading indicates average heart rate. b0: Indicates that you have no bike settings on.
E1-E5: Indicates which exercise set you have used for the exercise. ExeSet: Start setting your BasicSet (Int OFF) or Interval Training Set (Int On). Exe. Time: Exercise duration. FILE: Indicates the file mode. FIT. TEST: Indicates fitness test mode. FULL: After having stored 99 laps (the use of intervals reduces the amount). FULL appears in the display. You can continue taking lap times or intervals but they won’t be recorded into the file. HRmax-p: Predicted maximum heart rate value.
OPTIONS: Indicates the Options mode. OwnCal: Calculates energy expenditure during exercise in kilocalories. 1 kilocalorie (kcal) = 1000 calories (cal). You can follow how much energy you loose by exercising in one exercise session or in a day, week or even a year. The OwnCal can be used as a dose measure of exercise e.g. in nutrition planning. OwnCal calorie calculation starts when your heart rate reaches 90 bpm or is above 60% of your maximum heart rate, whichever is smaller.
which will end your recovery calculation. In the File mode you will see the drop in your heart rate and the recovery duration. RecoTime, time-based recovery: You set the recovery time in 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.
Index 12h/ 24h time mode ............................... 42 Activity/ button sound on/off ............... 39 Alarm settings ........................................ 41 Altitude ...................................... 46, 52, 67 Altitude on/off ....................................... 33 Altitude reference point ....................... 33 Autostart on/off .............................. 37, 48 BasicSet exercise .............................. 23, 60 Bike 1/2/OFF ............................................
Reset the stopwatch .............................. 54 Reset the trip distance ........................... 62 Return to the Time of day display .......... 7 Selecting exercise type .......................... 22 Setting tips ............................................. 44 Start an exercise set ............................... 54 Start cycling measurement ................... 47 Start measuring your heart rate .... 11, 45 Stop an interval training session .......... 60 Stop measuring your heart rate ....
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