Polar FS3, FS2, FS1 User Manual

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User Manual Manuel d’Utilisation Manual del Usuario Manual do Utilizador

Polar FS1/FS2/FS3™

Dear Customer,

Congratulations on your purchase of a new Polar FS1/FS2/FS3™ Fitness Heart Rate Monitor!

This manual contains the information you need to use and maintain your product. Please read this through to understand how to use the functions and get the most out of your Polar heart rate monitor.

Please check our web sites for your personalized exercise program and online diary, as well as for versatile tips and background information for your exercise: www.PolarFitnessTrainer.com www.Polar.ﬁ

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QUICK GUIDE

Time of Day Display

You can return to the Time of Day display from any mode except Exercise mode by pressing and holding the front button.

*Heart Touch changes display in Exercise mode.

In the Exercise mode you can measure your heart rate.

Wait for 3 secs.

Heart Rate

Heart Touch*

Exercise duration

Time of day

Current

Heart rate

In the File mode you can see your latest exercise information.

Wait for 3 secs.

Total Exercise

duration

Average

heart rate

Maximum heart rate

Exercise date

In the Zone mode you can set the heart rate limits manually.

Wait for 3 secs.

Target heart

rate zone alarm

ON/OFF

Set upper limit

Set lower limit

In the Time mode you can set the time of day.

Wait for 3 secs.

Select 12h/24h

time mode

Select AM/PM

(in 12h time

mode)

Set hours

Set minutes

In the Date mode you can set the date. (FS2/FS3)

Wait for 3 secs.

Set month/day

Set day/month

Set weekday

In the User mode you can set your age. (FS3)

Wait for 3 secs.

Set age

CONTENTS

Information speciﬁ c only to the FS2/FS3 products is marked in blue.

Information speciﬁ c only to the FS3 product is marked in gray background. All other information applies to all three products: FS1, FS2 and FS3.

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE FS1, FS2 AND FS3

HEART RATE MONITORS ............................................. 6

1.1 HEART RATE MONITOR ELEMENTS ...............................6

1.2 WRIST UNIT FRONT BUTTON AND

DISPLAY SYMBOLS .......................................................7

2. EXERCISING ................................................................9

2.1 MEASURING YOUR HEART RATE ...................................9

2.2 FUNCTIONS DURING EXERCISE ..................................11

2.3 STOPPING THE EXERICSE ..........................................12

5. CARE AND MAINTENANCE ..........................................20

6. PRECAUTIONS ...........................................................21

6.1 INTERFERENCE DURING EXERCISE ............................21

6.2 MINIMIZING POSSIBLE RISKS WHEN

EXERCISING ...............................................................22

7. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ...............................23

8. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ....................................24

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3. CHECKING SAVED EXERCISE INFORMATION ..............13

4. SETTINGS ..................................................................14

4.1 TIME SETTING ............................................................14

4.2 DATE SETTING (FS2/FS3) ...........................................15

4.3 USER SETTINGS (FS3) ................................................17

4.4 HEART RATE LIMITS ...................................................18

9. LIMITED POLAR INTERNATIONAL GUARANTEE ...........25

10. DISCLAIMER ..............................................................26

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE FS1, FS2 AND FS3 HEART RATE MONITORS

The following chapter contains information on the elements of the FS1/FS2/FS3 heart rate monitors and how to get started.

1.1 HEART RATE MONITOR ELEMENTS

Wrist Unit

The wrist unit displays your heart rate, exercise time, and the time of day. You can also wear it as a watch.

Polar Transmitter

Wear the transmitter while exercising. The electrode areas are on the back of the transmitter. The electrodes detect your heart rate continuously and it is transmitted to the wrist unit.

Elastic Strap

The elastic strap holds the transmitter around your chest.

Polar Web Services

www.PolarFitnessTrainer.com is a complete web service tailored to support your exercise. Free registration gives you access to the exercise diary, tests and calculators, reports and useful articles. Moreover, you can get the latest product tips and support online at www.polar.ﬁ .

1.2 WRIST UNIT FRONT BUTTON AND DISPLAY SYMBOLS

This section contains information on how to operate the wrist unit and a symbols guide for reading the data on the display.

Polar FS1, FS2 and FS3 heart rate monitors have one operating front button.

Front button functions:

• Start and stop heart rate measurement and stopwatch.

• Move forward to the next mode.

• Lock your selection/desired value.

• Return to the Time of Day display from any mode except Exercise mode (EXE) by pressing and holding the button.

• Activate the target heart rate zone alarm in Exercise mode by pressing and holding the button.

• Activate the backlight FS2/FS3

- You can activate the night mode in the Time of Day display by pressing and holding the front button. A button press activates the backlight in any mode if the night mode is active. The night mode is turned off automatically after ﬁ ve minutes timeout if you do not press the front button. If you press the front button again before the timeout occurs, the backlight is activated again, and the timeout is reset. If you start to exercise when the night mode is on, the mode stays on until the end of the exercise. During the exercise you can activate the backlight with Heart Touch.

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Display symbols

Clock symbol indicates the time of day in Exercise and Time Settings mode.

The target heart rate zone alarm symbol indicates when the target heart rate zone alarm is

on in the Exercise mode.

Heart symbol indicates that your heart rate is being measured and that heart rate is inside

the target heart rate zone.

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Weekday indicator indicates the weekday in the Time of Day display. Weekdays are printed

on the display frame (FS2/FS3).

The battery symbol in the Time of Day display indicates that the wrist unit battery is low.

For further information see the Care and Maintenance chapter on page 20.

The menu level indicator shows you the number of menu items. When browsing the menu,

the symbol indicates where you are in the current menu level.

2. EXERCISING

This chapter contains information on how to start to use your heart rate monitor for the ﬁ rst time, and how to wear the transmitter.

Before you start exercising it is recommended that you set your target heart rate limits and alarm. For further information, see Heart Rate Limits chapter on page 18.

2.1 MEASURING YOUR HEART RATE

To measure your heart rate you need to wear the transmitter.

Check that you are not near other people with heart rate monitors or any source of electromagnetic disturbances (for further information on interference, see the Precautions chapter on page 21).

1. Attach one end of the transmitter to the elastic strap.

2. Adjust the transmitter’s strap length to ﬁ t snugly and comfortably. Secure the strap around your chest, just below the chest muscles, and buckle the strap to the transmitter.

3. Lift the transmitter off your chest and moisten the two

grooved electrode areas on the back. Check that the

wet electrode areas are ﬁ rmly against your skin and that the Polar logo is in a central, upright position.

4. Wear the wrist unit as a watch.

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