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Polar AW200 User Manual

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Contents

1. YOUR POLAR AW200 ACTIVITY WATCH -
BENEFITS ......... .. ....... . ...... . ...... . . .... 4
2. GETTING STARTED . . . ...... . ...... . ...... . . ... 5
Watch Buttons... . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . 5
Watch Modes and Menu Structure ...... . ... 6
What to Do First?.. . . ...... . ...... . . ...... . .... 7
3. BEFORE ACTIVITY .. . ...... . ...... . . ...... . .... 8
Walking/Hiking Hilly or Flat Terrain...... 9
Barometric Trend .........................10
Temperature...............................11
4. DURING ACTIVITY ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... 12
Start Action Recording (REC) . ...... . ...... . . 12
Reading Data on Display... . ...... . ...... . . ..13
Reading Data on Display...continued... 16
File view. ...... . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . .17
Altitude Trend Scale ...... . ...... . ...... . . ... 18
Altitude Difference ..... . ...... . ...... . . ...... 19
5. AFTER ACTIVITY.. . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ..... 20
Files of Saved Activity Data.... . ...... . ...... 20
Reset Totals File ..........................23
6. SETTINGS. . ...... . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... 24
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Watch Settings.. . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... 24
Time of Day................................25
ALTI AUTO On/Off .......................26
User Settings.. . . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . 28
General Settings . . ...... . ...... . ...... . . ..... 29
7. CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION ...... . ..30
Care and Maintenance..... . ...... . ...... . . ..30
Caring for your Activity Watch ..........30
Precautions . ...... . ...... . ...... . . ...... . .... 34
Technical Capability .....................34
Minimizing Possible Health Risks During
Frequently Asked Questions .... . . ...... . .... 36
Technical Specification ..... . ...... . ...... . . 38
Limited Polar International Guarantee . ..... 41
Polar Disclaimer ..... . ...... . ...... . . ...... . .43
INDEX.. . . ...... . ...... . . ...... . ...... . ...... . . 44
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1. YOUR POLAR AW200 ACTIVITY WATCH - BENEFITS

Once it's on, you don't want to take it off! A gateway to improved wellbeing with a touch of a button!
ACTIVITY - Allow yourself to be inspired in the open air.
Walking slowly or briskly? What's the effect on your fitness? - See live feedback on Activity Zones and intensity. How much of your hiking time has been beneficial to your health? - Check the Active Time vs Total Time
ENVIRONMENT - Enjoy it safely and discover what’s really around you.
Want to know which way the weather's heading? - Check barometric trend and be prepared. Want to know how much elevation you have gained since the last stop? - Altitude difference can tell you just that.
BODY - Just press START and move!
How intensively are you moving? When to have a break and a snack? - One glance to see your work rate and keep you on track without exhausting yourself. How many calories did you burn and how high did you hike? For those and more, check the File after your activity.
4 Your Polar AW200 Activity Watch - Benefits

2. GETTING STARTED

Watch Buttons

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Getting Started 5
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Watch Modes and Menu Structure

6 Getting Started

What to Do First?

Activate your Polar AW200 Activity Watch by
1.
pressing the START button twice, until Basic
SETTINGS is displayed*.
Press START again and follow the instructions
2.
on display:
Time: select either 12h or 24h. With 12 h,
3.
select AM/PM. Enter correct time.
Date: DD = days, MM = month, YY = year
4.
Units: KILOGRAMS (meters (M) / hectopascal
5.
(hPa)/ Centigrades (°C)) or POUNDS (feet (FT) / inches of mercury (inHg) / Fahrenheit (°F)
Settings OK? is displayed. To change any
6.
settings, press the STOP button repeatedly until you see the data you want to change. Once correct, press the START button. The display automatically switches to show the time of day (TIME mode).
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To record as accurate data as possible during
7. activity, you need to key in some of your personal details. Do this either straight away, or when you start recording your activity. To do so now, press the START button. Menu
WATCH SET is displayed. Press DOWN once
until Menu USER SET appears on display. Press START, enter and confirm the required information. Press and hold the STOP button to return to TIME mode. For more detailed description, see 'User Settings'.
Your activity watch is now ready for action!
*If you do not press any buttons for approx. five minutes, the display automatically switches to TIME mode. You will then need to set the correct time, date and units separately. See 'Settings' for details.
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3. BEFORE ACTIVITY

Daily Use

Your Polar AW200 Activity Watch can be worn on the wrist at all times. Not only does it tell you the time of day and date, but the surrounding temperature and air pressure trend (BARO), as well, helping you keep track of any changes in the weather.

Altitude Measurement

Altitude measurement relies on a simple principle: atmospheric pressure decreases as elevation increases.
For accurate altitude readings, the device needs to be calibrated first.
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Altitude Calibration

To calibrate the altimeter, check your current altitude on a topographic map of your area. Alternatively, calibrate the barometer instead. For this, see 'Barometer Calibration'.
Go to ALTIBARO mode. If the display shows
1.
BARO mode, press START twice to Activate
ALTIMETER. If you are already in ALTI mode,
proceed to step 2. Press START and UP to go to Altitude
2.
CALIBRATION and press START. The value on
the display starts flashing. Enter the correct altitude (M / FT).
3.
Calibration OK is displayed for three seconds
4. before the display returns to ALTI mode.
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Walking/Hiking Hilly or Flat Terrain

If your aim is to roam around in a landscape where altitude is likely to change a lot, we recommend that you follow the altitude trend graph during your hike. It is activated automatically as you start recording your activity.
However, if you are planning to walk on flat rather than hilly terrain, you may want to follow the changes in the wheather instead in which case you should deactivate automatic altitude measurement, ALTI AUTO:
Start at TIME mode and select Menu WATCH SET >
Set ALTI AUTO On > OFF. Return to TIME mode by
pressing and holding the STOP button.
To activate barometric measurement, go to ALTI mode and select Activate BAROMETER. Barometer
ACTIVATED is visible for a few seconds before the
display returns to BARO mode.
Once you start recording, the barometric trend graph instead of the altitude trend graph will appear on the display.
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Barometer Calibration

As barometric and altitude measurements are both based on air pressure, calibrating the barometer will automatically calibrate the altimeter. This is practical in case you don't know the altitude but have access to the internet or can call a local weather station for current barometric information.
To calibrate barometer,
1.
Go to ALTI/BARO mode. If the diplay shows ALTI mode, press START twice to Activate
BAROMETER. If you are already in BARO mode,
proceed to step 2.
2.
Press START and UP to go to Barometer
CALIBRATION and press START. The Sea level PRESSURE value starts flashing on the display.
3.
Enter the correct value (hPa / inHg).
4.
Calibration OK is displayed for three seconds
before the display returns to BARO mode.
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Barometric Trend

By using the barometer to predict possible weather changes you can be better prepared and make your outdoor activity more enjoyable and safer.
If the barometric trend is rising, the weather is likely to get clearer but in cold climates, even colder weather is likely to be on its way.
If the trend is dropping, the weather is likely to get cloudier. The steeper or more rapid the drop, the greater the chance of a storm. 1hPa/hour (or
0.03 inHg) drop in pressure can already signal
deteriorating weather. The graph is updated every 30 minutes and displays the changes in air pressure over a rolling 24 hour period.

Temperature

You can view the surrounding temperature in both,
BARO and ALTI modes.
In ALTI mode, press and hold the DOWN button to switch the bottom row view between the time of day and temperature.
Your body heat can affect the temperature reading so it is advisable to either wear the activity watch over your sleeve or take it off the wrist for approximately 10 minutes to get the actual temperature of the surrounding.
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4. DURING ACTIVITY

Start Action Recording (REC)

Starting from TIME mode, either
a) press and hold the START button or
b) press DOWN to go to ACTION mode and press START.
Your Polar AW200 Activity Watch starts recording total time of your walk/hike. To pause recording, press STOP button once. Press it twice to stop recording.
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If you have not keyed in the user settings, User
set MISSING is displayed. Follow the instructions
on how to enter them and then, once in ACTION mode, press START to record your activity. If incorrect or no user settings are entered, default settings will be used.
For the first 30 seconds of recording, the device will detect your movement. Therefore the zone pointer (animation) will not be moving on the display. Action data will start accumulating in the file after one minute of activity.
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Reading Data on Display

During action recording, you can switch the view on the screen with the UP/DOWN buttons between the following modes; TIME, ACTION or ALTI/BARO:
TIME mode:
Date / Polar logo (press and hold UP button to switch view) Time of Day
ACTION mode 1st view:
The Zone Pointer moves within the activity zones and mirrors the speed of your walking or running activity. If you move too slow, it stops. It is visible only during action recording. Total Time is the cumulative time since you started recording your activity.
KCAL = Cumulative kilocalories burned since the beginning of recording.
ACTION mode 2nd view:
Bottom row: Press and hold DOWN button to see the work rate of the exercise
KCAL/H = Kilocalories burned per hour.
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Polar Activity Zones

Based on walking and running speeds, Polar divides activity into five zones. The following chart displays the zones and their effects on your health and fitness:
Slow walking Walking Brisk walking Running Fast running
Long slow walks maintain overall health and promote recreation.
Regular walking can improve fitness depending on your current fitness level. For example, if a less fit person walks daily for 30 minutes or more at comfortable pace, fitness improves. For more experienced walker brisk walking will improve fitness. A good recommendation is to walk briskly at least 30 minutes 3-5 times a week. This recommendation applies also to running.
Regular walking in a comfortable
speed improves
health and
fitness in less fit
persons.
Brisk walking
allows health benefits for all and improves fitness in
most individuals.
Regular running is a
recommended
activity for advanced
fitness.
Running fast even
in short sessions
improves
performance and
increases race
speed.
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