Polar F92tiTM User Manual

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Congratulations on purchasing a Polar Heart Rate Monitor. We are proud to assist you in achieving your personal fitness goals. This guide will provide you with the basic information on how to exercise with your Polar Heart Rate Monitor and how to get the maximum benefit from its functions.

To ensure the continuous improvement of Polar products, please complete and mail the enclosed Customer Registration Card within two weeks of the date of purchase.

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Important to Remember!

• Adjust the strap length snug enough and wet the Polar transmitter electrodes to ensure flawless heart rate measurement.

• Do not operate the buttons of the wrist unit under water.

• Wash and dry your transmitter regularly after use; never store it wet.

• Keep the Polar Heart Rate Monitor out of extreme cold and heat.

• Do not expose the Polar Heart Rate Monitor to direct sunlight for extended periods.

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CONTENTS

1. HOW THE POLAR HEART RATE MONITOR WORKS ................... 46

Polar WearLink™ Transmitter ...................................... 46

How to shorten the wrist band...................................... 47

1.1 BUTTONS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS.................................. 48

1.2 MODES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS..................................... 49

2. SETTINGS .............................................................................. 50

2.1 USER INFORMATION SETTINGS ...................................... 50

Setting User 1 or 2 ....................................................... 50

Setting Weight .............................................................. 51

Setting Height .............................................................. 51

Setting Age ................................................................... 51

Setting Sex ................................................................... 51

Setting Activity Level .................................................... 51

2.2 MEASUREMENT OPTIONS SETTING ................................ 52

Turning OwnZone ON/OFF ............................................. 52

Setting Heart Rate Limits Manually .............................. 52

Turning the OwnCal Calorie Counter ON/OFF ................ 53

Turning Polar Fitness Test ON/OFF ................................ 54

2.3 SETTING THE WATCH ..................................................... 55

Setting the Alarm ......................................................... 55

Setting the Time of Day ................................................ 56

Setting the Date ........................................................... 56

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3. START THE HEART RATE MEASUREMENT ............................... 58

4. OWNZONE ............................................................................. 59

4.1 HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR OWNZONE........................... 59

4.2 OWNZONE METHODS..................................................... 60

4.3 HOW TO USE PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED OWNZONE....... 61

5. FUNCTIONS DURING HEART RATE MEASUREMENT ................ 62

See Your Heart Rate...................................................... 62

Illuminate the Display .................................................. 62

Turn the Sound Signal and

the Button Sound ON/OFF ............................................. 62

Swap the User .............................................................. 62

Start/Stop the Stopwatch ............................................. 62

Check Exercise Information .......................................... 63

Check Your Heart Rate Limits ....................................... 63

See Your Progress Bullets During Exercise.................... 63

Swap the Heart Rate Limits.......................................... 63

6. STOP THE HEART RATE MEASUREMENT ................................. 64

7. RECALLING TRAINING INFORMATION .................................... 65

Date ............................................................................. 65

Exercise Time (EXE. TIME)............................................. 65

Exercise Time in the Target Zone (IN ZONE) .................. 65

Target Heart Rate Limits (LIMITS)................................. 65

Average Heart Rate (AVERAGE Hr) ................................ 65

Calories Expended During the Exercise (KCAL FAT) ......... 65

Total Calorie Count (Tot. KCAL) ..................................... 65

Total Exercise Time (Tot. TIME)...................................... 66

Latest OwnIndex ........................................................... 66

10. PRECAUTIONS ....................................................................... 73

10.1 USING A POLAR HEART RATE MONITOR

IN A WATER ENVIRONMENT ........................................... 73

10.2 POLAR HEART RATE MONITOR AND INTERFERENCE....... 73

10.3 MINIMIZING POSSIBLE RISKS IN EXERCISING WITH

HEART RATE MONITOR .................................................. 74

8. OWNINDEX ............................................................................ 67

8.1 FITNESS TEST SETTINGS ............................................... 67

Set the Activity Level .................................................... 67

Set the Fitness Test Mode On........................................ 68

8.2 CARRYING OUT THE TEST.............................................. 68

Prepare the Wrist Unit .................................................. 68

Relax Yourself for 1–3 Minutes..................................... 68

Start the Test................................................................ 69

8.3 FITNESS TEST RESULT................................................... 69

9. CARE AND MAINTENANCE ..................................................... 71

9.1 TAKING CARE OF YOUR

POLAR HEART RATE MONITOR ....................................... 71

9.2 BATTERIES .................................................................... 71

9.3 SERVICE ....................................................................... 72

11. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................... 75

12. POLAR GLOSSARY ................................................................. 77

13. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................ 78

14. LIMITED POLAR INTERNATIONAL GUARANTEE ....................... 79

15. DISCLAIMER ......................................................................... 80

INDEX .......................................................................................... 81

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1. HOW THE POLAR HEART RATE MONITOR WORKS

Polar WearLink™ Transmitter:

Electrode areas

Connector

Polar WearLink Strap

1. Moisten the electrode areas of the strap under running water and make sure that it is well moistened.

2. Attach the connector to the strap. Position the connector’s letter R to the word RIGHT on the strap and snap the fastener.

3. Adjust the strap length to fit snugly and comfortably. Secure the strap around your chest, just below the chest muscles, and snap the second fastener.

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4. Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and that the Polar logo of the connector is in a central, upright position. It is important that the electrode areas are wet during exercise.

It is recommended that you wear the transmitter against your bare skin to ensure flawless operation. However, if you wish to wear the transmitter over a shirt, moisten the shirt well under the electrodes.

See care instructions of the WearLink Transmitter in chapter 9. Care and maintenance, page 71.

How to Shorten the Wrist Band

Wear the wrist unit as a watch. If the wrist band needs to be shortened, visit a local watch or jewellery shop or you can do the shortening yourself by following these instructions.

1. First detach the link cover which is next to the buckle by pressing the spring bar with a sharp-pointed tool.

Buckle Link cover

2. Take off the link cover.

3. After the link cover is detached, push the spring bar with a pin and pull the spring bar out from the other side.

Spring bar

4. Also detach the second link cover and take off the spring bar.

5. Take off the black extension link. Do not detach the buckle connecting link.

Extension link

6. Attach the buckle connecting link into the extension link and insert the spring bar.

Extension link Buckle connecting link

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7. Put the link cover on top of the extension link so that the spring bar is correctly placed on one side of the link cover. Then press the spring bar from the other side and slide the link cover to its place. You will hear a klicking sound, when the spring bar is placed correctly.

Link cover

8. There are three small holes on both sides of the buckle plate. By shifting the spring bar you can do the final adjustment of the band length.

Buckle Adjustment holes

If you need to shorten the wrist band more repeat the steps 1–7 but remove the link from the opposite side this time so that the buckle will stay in the middle. Please note that you can only detach the extension links with small arrows on their back side.

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1.1 BUTTONS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

LIGHT

RESET

START/STOP/OK

Start/Stop/Ok

• Start heart rate measurement

• Start the stopwatch

• Stop the stopwatch

• Move forward to the next mode

• Select the desired value (up)

• Activate the displayed mode

• Lock your selection

Down

• Move backward to the previous mode

• Select the desired value (down)

• Backlight on • Signal sound on or off

Reset

• Resets the heart rate monitor, watch settings will return to the default settings.

Briefly pressing a button (approximately 1 second) will do different things than pressing and holding button for a longer period of time (approx. 2 to 5 seconds).

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1.2 MODES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

Your Polar Heart Rate Monitor has four main modes:

1. Time of Day

You can use the Polar Heart Rate Monitor as an ordinary watch with date, weekday indicator and alarm function.

Press and hold START/STOP/OK to return to the Time of day display, wherever you are in the Options setting or File recalling cycle.

Your Polar Heart Rate Monitor starts reminding you at full hours if more than three days has passed since your last recorded exercise. Keep exercising regularly!

2. Exercise

In the Exercise mode you measure the heart rate. In this mode you can

• see your heart rate reading

• record the exercise data

• use the stopwatch

• determine your OwnZone®

• see your exercising limits

• see the time of day

• see the time you have exercised within your target zone so far

• see the OwnCal® calorie count of your exercise session

• swap heart rate limits

• swap user (before stopwatch is on)

3. File

Polar Heart Rate Monitor saves information on your latest exercise session. In the File mode you can see the following information:

• date of the exercise

• total exercising time

• heart rate limits used during exercise

• average heart rate

• OwnCal calorie count and fat percentage of the energy

expenditure during the exercise session

• total calorie expenditure starting from the moment you have reset the counter

• total exercising time starting from the moment you have reset the counter

• your latest OwnIndex™ based on Polar Fitness Test™

• exercising time spent in your target zone

4. Options

In the Options mode you can define the following information:

• User specific information; user 1/2, weight, height, age, sex and activity level for Polar Fitness Test. You have two users and can set the preferences for both user 1 and user 2.

• OwnZone basic, low or high. If you want to determine the values for the target zone manually, set OwnZone OFF.

• OwnCal calorie counter ON/OFF

• Polar Fitness Test ON/OFF

• Watch settings; alarm, 12h/24h mode, time of day, date

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2. SETTINGS

In the Options mode you can set

• your personal user information which is a prerequisite for using OwnZone and OwnCal functions

• measurement options which are used during Exercise mode

• watch functions

• Polar Fitness Test function ON or OFF

At any time during the settings you can return to the Time of day display by pressing and holding START/STOP/OK.

The digits run faster if you press and hold the Up or Down. Release the button at the desired value.

2.1 USER INFORMATION SETTINGS

Begin with the display showing the time of day.

1. Press Up or Down until OPTIONS is displayed.

2. Press START/STOP/OK to enter the Options mode.

USER SET is displayed.

3. Press START/STOP/OK to enter the user information loop.

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Setting User 1 or 2

If you are in the Time of day display start from User information.

You can set two users’ preferences. This function is practical e.g. for another family member. Make the settings ready for both users: when you start exercising, just select your personal user id 1 or 2. USER appears, 1 or 2 is flashing.

1. Press Up or Down to select USER 1 or USER 2.

2. Press START/STOP/OK to lock your selection. You have now selected the user id. All settings are made to the selected user.

In File, Measure, Options and Fitness test main modes you can change the user id by pressing and holding Up.

If you want to disable the user id 2, set the weight of the user 2 to zero.

Continue by setting your weight or return to the Time of day display by pressing and holding START/STOP/OK.

Setting Weight

If you are in the Time of day display start from User information. Press START/STOP/OK until LBS or KG appears and the digits of pounds/kilograms are flashing.

1. Press Up or Down to adjust your weight.

2. Press START/STOP/OK to lock your selection. You have now set your weight.

You can change the weight unit between lbs and kg in watch settings. 12 h time mode -> lbs 24 h time mode -> kg

Continue the user settings or return to the Time of day display by pressing and holding START/STOP/OK.

Setting Height

If you are in the Time of day display start from User information. Press START/STOP/OK until FT/INCH or CM appears and the digits of feet/centimeter are flashing.

1. Press Up or Down to adjust your height.

2. Press START/STOP/OK to lock your selection. You have now set your height.

You can change the height unit between cm and ft/ inch in watch settings. 12 h time mode -> ft 24 h time mode -> cm

Continue by setting your age or return to the Time of day display by pressing and holding START/STOP/OK.

Setting Age

If you are in the Time of day display start from User information. Press START/STOP/OK until AGE appears and the digits for years are flashing.

1. Press Up or Down to adjust your age.

2. Press START/STOP/OK to lock your selection. You have now set your age.

Continue by setting your gender or return to the Time of day display by pressing and holding START/STOP/OK.

Setting Sex

If you are in the Time of day display start from User information. Press START/STOP/OK until SEX appears and FEMALE/MALE is flashing.

1. Press Up or Down to select the right gender.

2. Press START/STOP/OK to lock your selection. You have now set your gender.

Setting Activity Level

You need to set a suitable activity level for Polar Fitness Test.

If you are in the Time of day display start from User information. Press START/STOP/OK until ACTIVITY appears and LOW/MIDDLE/ HIGH/TOP is flashing.

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1. Press Up or Down to select the right activity level.

2. Press START/STOP/OK to lock your selection.

You have now set all necessary user information.

USER SET is displayed.

Choose from the following two alternatives to continue:

1. To set OwnZone function ON or OFF, press Up.

2. To return to the Time of day display, press Up or Down until you come to the Time of day display or simply press and hold START/STOP/OK.

2.2 MEASUREMENT OPTIONS SETTING

Turning OwnZone ON/OFF

Select whether you want to use the OwnZone option. You can select between three different OwnZones. Alternatively, you can set the target zone limits manually yourself.

• OwnZone BASIC for allround exercising

• OwnZone LOW for light intensity exercising

• OwnZone HIGH for moderate intensity exercising

• OFF – The OwnZone function is off and you can set the target

zone limits manually.

If you choose to use OwnZone, Polar Heart Rate Monitor asks your user information, if you haven’t set them earlier in the USER SET mode.

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Begin with the display showing the time of day.

1. Press Up or Down until OPTIONS is displayed.

2. Press START/STOP/OK to enter the setting loop. USER SET is displayed.

3. Press Up once. OWNZONE OFF or BASIC or LOW or HIGH is displayed.

4. Press START/STOP/OK to enter the setting loop. OWNZONE is displayed. OFF or BASIC or LOW or HIGH is flashing.

5. Press Up or Down to select a suitable OwnZone for your

exercise or OwnZone OFF.

6. Press START/STOP/OK to lock your selection.

Choose from the following alternatives to continue:

1. If you selected OwnZone OFF continue directly from

Setting heart rate limits manually.

2. If you selected OwnZone ON continue from Turning the

OwnCal calorie counter ON/OFF by pressing Up once.

3. Return to the Time of day display by pressing and holding

START/STOP/OK.

Setting Heart Rate Limits Manually

If you choose not to use the OwnZone function, you may manually enter a target zone. When you start the manual target zone settings for the first time:

• Polar Heart Rate Monitor automatically calculates you heart rate limits based on age, if you have set your user information.

• If you haven’t done the user settings, default settings 80/160 are shown on the display.

You can start exercising with these limits right away.

Begin with the display showing the time of day.

1. Press Up or Down until you enter the Options mode.

2. Press START/STOP/OK to enter the setting loop.

USER SET is displayed.

3. Press Up once.

OWNZONE OFF is displayed.

4. Press START/STOP/OK to enter the setting loop.

OWNZONE is displayed. OFF is flashing.

5. Press START/STOP/OK to lock OwnZone OFF.

LIMITS is displayed. The upper limit is flashing.

6. Press Up or Down to adjust the value.

The digits run faster if you press and hold the Up or Down button. Release the button at the desired value.

7. Press START/STOP/OK to lock your selection.

The lower limit reading starts to flash.

8. Press Up or Down to adjust the correct value.

9. Press START/STOP/OK to lock your selection.

OWNZONE OFF is displayed.

The highest possible value for the upper limit is 240 and the lowest possible value for the lower limit is 30. The lower limit cannot be set above the upper limit.

Choose from the following two alternatives to continue:

1. To continue setting the OwnCal function ON or OFF, press Up.

2. To return to the Time of day display, press Up or Down until you come to the Time of day display or simply press and hold START/STOP/OK.

Turning the OwnCal Calorie Counter ON/OFF

Begin with the display showing the time of day.

1. Press Up or Down until OPTIONS is displayed.

2. Press START/STOP/OK to enter the setting loop.

USER SET is displayed.

3. Press Up or Down until OWNCAL is displayed.

OWNCAL ON or OFF is displayed.

4. Press START/STOP/OK to enter the setting loop.

OWNCAL is displayed. ON or OFF is flashing.

5. Press Up or Down to select whether you want the calorie expenditure count to be ON or OFF.

6. Press START/STOP/OK to lock your selection.

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