POLAR FT1 User Manual

POLAR FT1
POLAR FT2

User Manual

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CONTENTS

1. BENEFITS OF YOUR POLAR FT1/ POLAR FT2 TRAINING COMPUTER....................................................... 3

2. GET STARTED...................................................................................................................... 5

Get to Know Your FT1/FT2 Training Computer ............................................................................... 5

Menu Structure ................................................................................................................... 5

Display Symbols .................................................................................................................. 5

Easy One Button Logic ........................................................................................................... 6

Settings ............................................................................................................................ 6

Set the Time.................................................................................................................... 6

Set the Date .................................................................................................................... 7

Set Your Age* .................................................................................................................. 8

Set Your Target Heart Rate Limits and Alarm.......................................................................... 8

3. TRAINING........................................................................................................................... 10

Wear the Heart Rate Sensor .................................................................................................... 10

Start Training...................................................................................................................... 10

During Training ................................................................................................................... 10

Stop Training...................................................................................................................... 11

4. VIEW TRAINING FILE ............................................................................................................. 12

5. IMPORTANT INFORMATION...................................................................................................... 13

Caring for Your Product ......................................................................................................... 13

Service ............................................................................................................................. 13

Changing Batteries ............................................................................................................... 13

Precautions........................................................................................................................ 13

Troubleshooting................................................................................................................... 15

Technical Specification ......................................................................................................... 16

Guarantee and Disclaimer....................................................................................................... 16

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1. BENEFITS OF YOUR POLAR FT1/ POLAR FT2 TRAINING COMPUTER

Heart Rate -Based Training

Your heart rate is a convenient, reliable, and personal indicator of the intensity of your training. Knowing
your heart rate helps you decide whether to increase or decrease the intensity of your training, based on
your goals and fitness level. Although there are many subjective clues indicating how your body is reacting
to exercise (perceived exertion, breathing rate, physical sensations), none is as reliable as measuring heart
rate. It is objective and affected by both internal and external factors, and is therefore a dependable
measure of physical condition.

Using your FT1/FT2 training computer during training:

• Teaches you about your body's reaction to training

• Keeps you from starting out too hard (as beginners are often tempted to do)

• Helps you control the intensity of your training routine

• Provides feedback on how you are improving

Training intensity

Maximum heart rate (HR

) is a value used to define your target heart rate limits. HR

max

number of heartbeats per minute (bpm) during maximum physical exertion. HR
(estimated) based on your age: 220 - age = HR

Training intensities can be expressed as percentages of HR

max

.

.

max

There are three different training intensities: Light, Moderate and Hard.

Intensity Intensity % of HR

Hard

80-90%

max

Training benefit

• Benefits: Increases maximum performance capacity

• Feels like: Tiredness in muscles and heavy breathing

• Recommended for: Fit users for short training sessions

Moderate

70-80%

• Benefits: Improves aerobic fitness

• Feels like: Good, easy breathing, moderate sweating

• Recommended for: Everybody for typical training
sessions with moderate length

Light

60-70%

• Benefits: Improves basic endurance and helps recovery

• Feels like: Comfortable, easy breathing, low loading for
muscles, light sweating

• Recommended for: Everybody

is the highest

max

can be calculated

max

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Table 1. Training intensities and benefits

Table 2. Training intensities with age-based heart rate limits

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2. GET STARTED

Get to Know Your FT1/FT2 Training Computer

Training computer displays the time, heart rate and other
data during training. You can also wear it as a watch.

Heart rate sensor sends the ECG accurate heart rate signal
to the training computer.

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Menu Structure

The training computer functions with one button. Press the button in the Time display (showing the time
of day, date and weekday) to enter different modes:

Button
presses

x 1 EXE (exercise) to measure your heart rate
x 2 FILE to view your training information
x 3 ZONE to set your target heart rate limits manually
x 4 TIME to set the time
x 5 DATE to set the date
x 6 USER to set your age*

* Applies only to Polar FT2 training computer.

Mode Menu structure

Display Symbols

Symbol Description

The battery of the training computer is low.
The target heart rate zone alarm is active.
Clock symbol indicates the time of day on Exercise and Time Setting mode.
Your heart rate is being measured and heart rate is inside the target heart rate zone.
Your heart rate is below your target heart rate zone.
Your heart rate is above your target heart rate zone.
Weekday indicator indicates the weekday in the Time display. Weekdays are printed on

the display frame.
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.
Training time indicator represents 10 minutes of continuous training.
When displayed, you can increase the value by one by pressing the button once.
When displayed, you can decrease the value by one by pressing the button once.

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Easy One Button Logic

The button of the training computer has different functionalities depending on the situation of use.

Press the button to

• Select the mode (EXE, FILE, ZONE, TIME, DATE, USER*).

• Move to the next display in FILE.

• Increase a value when symbol is displayed. Pressing the button increases the value by one.

• Decrease a value when symbol is displayed. Pressing the button decreases the value by one. The minus
symbol is displayed two seconds after you have increased a value.

• Confirm your selection/desired value when OK? is displayed.

* Applies only to Polar FT2 training computer.

Press and hold the button to

• Return to the Time display from any mode except Exercise mode. Press and hold the button until EXIT
is displayed.

• Activate/deactivate the target heart rate zone alarm in the Exercise mode. Press and hold the button
until symbol appears/disappears.

• Activate the backlight in the Time display. After activating, a button press turns the backlight on in
any mode. Backlight is deactivated automatically after five minutes if you do not press the button. If
you start training when the backlight is activated, it stays activated until the end of the training
session. During training you can turn the backlight on with HeartTouch.

Settings

Set the Time

1. In the Time display, press the button four times. TIME is displayed.

2. Wait until 12h or 24h is displayed and starts flashing.
Press the button to select the time format.

3. Wait until OK? appears and press the button to confirm your selection.

If you selected 12h time format, select AM or PM. Wait until OK? appears and press
the button to confirm your selection.

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4. Wait until hours start flashing on the display.
Adjust the value with the button when the minus or plus symbol is

displayed. The minus symbol is displayed two seconds after you have
increased a value.