Polar FT60G1BLK User Manual
Polar FT60
™
Manufactured by
Polar Electro Oy
Professorintie 5
FIN-90440 KEMPELE
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User Manual
Manuel d’Utilisation
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Contents
1. GET STARTED...... . ...... . ...... . ...... . ...... 4
Get to Know Your Polar FT60.... . ...... . ..... 4
Start With Basic Settings .... . ...... . ...... . .. 5
Wrist Unit Buttons and Menu Structure ..... . 6
Symbols on the Display .... . ...... . ...... . .... 7
2. BEFORE TRAINING .... . ...... . ...... . ...... . ... 8
Activate Your Polar Star Training Program . . 8
Change/End your program................ 11
Test Your Fitness Level...................12
3. TRAINING ... . ...... . ...... . ...... . ...... . ..... 15
Wear the WearLink .. . ...... . ...... . ...... . ..15
Start Training.. . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . .16
Start Training With OwnZone . ..... . . ..... . . .17
During Training.. ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . .18
Stop Training Recording.. . . ..... . . ..... . . ... 21
4. AFTER TRAINING .... . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . .. 22
Training Feedback .... . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . 22
Weekly Follow-up. . ...... . ...... . ...... . ..... 24
Program Update. . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . 26
Weight Diary .. . ...... . ...... . ...... . ...... . ..27
Follow Your fitness Test Results..... . ...... . 28
Review Training Data ... . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... 29
Transfer Data. . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . ... 31
5. SETTINGS... . ...... . ...... . ...... . ...... . ..... 32
Watch Settings.. . ...... . ...... . ...... . ...... . 32
Training Settings. . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . 32
User Information .... . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . ..33
General Settings . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . 34
Accessory Settings.. . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . .. 35
Footpod Calibration* .... ...... ...... .....35
6. CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION ... . ..... 36
Caring for Your Polar FT60 .... . . ..... . . ..... 36
Service .....................................36
Changing Batteries........................37
Precautions . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... 39
Troubleshooting...... . ...... . ...... . ...... . ..41
Technical Specifications ... . . ..... . . ..... . . .42
Guarantee and Disclaimer .. ..... . . ..... . . ... 43
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1. GET STARTED
Get to Know Your Polar FT60
The Wrist Unit records and displays
your heart rate and other data during
training.
The WearLink transmits the heart rate
signal to the wrist unit. The transmitter
consists of a connector and strap.
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4 Get Started
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Start With Basic Settings
To activate your Polar FT60, press and hold any
button for one second. Once the FT60 is
activated, it cannot be switched off.
1. Language: Select Deutsch, English, Español,
Français, Italiano, Português or Suomi with
UP/DOWN. Press OK.
2. Please enter basic settings is displayed.
Press OK.
3. Select Time format.
4. Enter Time.
5. Enter Date.
6. Select Units, metric (KG, CM) or imperial (LBS,
FT). By selecting lbs/ft, calories are displayed
as CAL, otherwise they are shown as KCAL.
Calories are measured as kilocalories.
7. Enter Weight.
8. Enter Height.
9. Enter Date of birth.
10. Select Sex.
11. Settings OK? is displayed.
Select Yes to accept and save the settings.
Basic settings complete is displayed and the
FT60 enters Time mode.
Select No if you want to change the settings.
Please enter basic settings is displayed.
Re-enter your basic settings.
To modify your personal settings later, see
Settings.
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Wrist Unit Buttons and Menu Structure
UP: Enter the menu and move through
selection lists, adjust values
OK: Confirm selections, select training
type or training settings
DOWN: Enter the menu and move through
selection lists, adjust values
BACK:
• Exit the menu
• Return to the previous level
• Cancel selection
• Leave settings unchanged
• With a long press, return to Time view
LIGHT:
• Illuminate the display
• With a long press, enter quick menu in Time view (to lock buttons, set alarm or select time zone) or
during training (to adjust training sounds or lock buttons)
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Symbols on the Display
The following table presents the display symbols and their descriptions.
Symbol Description
The battery of the wrist unit is low.
The alarm is active.
Sounds are off.
Time 2 is in use. Number two is displayed at the lower right corner of the display.
You have one or more new messages.
The button lock is active.
The footpod is in use. If the symbol is blinking, the FT60 is trying to establish a
connection with the footpod.
The GPS sensor is in use. If the symbol is blinking, the FT60 is trying to establish a
connection with the GPS sensor, or the GPS sensor is trying to establish a connection
with the satellites.
Heart rate is transmitted.
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2. BEFORE TRAINING
Activate Your Polar Star Training
Program
The adaptive, personalized and in-built Polar Star
Training Program gives you the optimal intensity
and time targets for your training. The wrist unit
gives feedback on your performance after each
training session and once a week.
The Polar FT60 creates a training program based
on your user information (weight, height, age,
sex), fitness level, activity level, and training goal.
By analyzing your weekly training results and
fitness level, the wrist unit gives you training
guidance for the following week. The training
program adapts to your training habits and to your
changing fitness level.
8 Before Training
1. In Time mode, select Menu > Applications >
Training program > Create new program .
2. Perfom Polar Fitness Test. For more
information, see Test Your Fitness Level.
3. Select your training goal:
• Improve fitness if your target is to improve
your current cardiovascular fitness level and
you are able to train regularly.
• Maximize fitness if your target is to
maximize your current cardiovascular fitness
level, and if you have been training regularly
for at least 10-12 weeks and training nearly
every day is not a problem for you.
• Lose weight if your target is to lose some
weight.
4. Training program created! is displayed.
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5. Next, View week targets? is displayed. Select YES to view the time and calorie targets for your first
training week. If you select No, Training program active! is displayed and the wrist unit returns to Time
view.
Time target
The amount of time you should train during this week.
Calorie target
The number of calories you should burn this week.
6. Press DOWN and OK to view your target training time in three different heart rate zones (intensity
targets). Press DOWN to change the display.
Time target for intensity zone 1
The bars indicate the target times in different intensities. The bars fill up as you train. The target time for intensity
zone 1 for the week is displayed in the lowest row.
7. You have now activated your training program. Press BACK to return to Time mode.
To view your week targets later, select Menu > Applications > Training Program > View week targets .
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Zone Intensity % of HR
Zone 3
Zone 2
Zone 1
Troubleshooting
• User information missing is displayed > Enter the missing user information.
• Fitness test result required is displayed > You need to perform the Fitness Test.
80-90%
70-80%
60-70%
max
Training benefit
• Benefits: Increases maximum performance capacity
• Feels like: Tiredness in muscles and heavy breathing
• Recommended for: Fit users for short training sessions
• Benefits: Improves aerobic fitness
• Feels like: Good, easy breathing, moderate sweating
• Recommended for: Everybody for typical training
sessions with moderate length
• Benefits: Improves basic endurance and helps recovery
• Feels like: Comfortable, easy breathing, low loading for
muscles, light sweating
• Recommended for: Everybody
Read more about training in Training Articles at http://articles.polar.fi.
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Change/End your program
• To change your fitness goal, create a new
program in Menu > Applications > Training
program > Change program. For instance, if
you have started with weight loss program and
have achieved your goal, change your goal to
Improve Fitness or Maximize Fitness.
• To end your active training program, select Menu
> Applications > Training program > End
program > End Program? Select Yes.
To view the results of your previous program:
Select Menu > Applications > Training program
> Results of past prog. The following
information is displayed:
• Start date and Duration: The start date and
the duration of the training program.
• Excel. wks and Calories: The number of
excellent training weeks (100% of target
reached) vs. total number of training weeks and
the calories expended during the program.
• Before/After: Your Fitness Test result
(OwnIndex) or your weight (when weight loss
program active) before and after the program.
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Test Your Fitness Level
To train right and to monitor your progress, it is
important to know your current fitness level. The
Polar Fitness TestTMis an easy and quick way to
measure your cardiovascular fitness. The test is
performed at rest.
As a result you will get a value called OwnIndex.
OwnIndex is comparable to maximal oxygen
uptake (VO
aerobic fitness measure. Read more on how to
interpret the results in Interpret Your Fitness Test
Results.
The OwnIndex value also affects the accuracy of
the training program and calorie calculation during
training.
), which is a commonly used
2max
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The test is developed for healthy adults. To make
sure the test is reliable, take the following issues
into consideration:
• Avoid distractions. The more relaxed you are and
the more peaceful the testing environment is,
the more accurate the test result will be (for
instance, no television, telephone or talking).
• Avoid heavy physical effort, alcohol and
unprescribed pharmacological stimulants on the
test day and the day before.
• Avoid eating a heavy meal or smoking 2-3 hours
prior to the test.
• Always perform the test in similar conditions and
at the same time.
• Make sure that your user information is correct.
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Perform Polar Fitness Test
1. Wear the WearLink, lie down and relax for 1-3
minutes.
2. In Time mode, select Menu > Applications >
Fitness test > Start test. The fitness test
begins instantly once the FT60 has located
your heart rate.
3. About 5 minutes later, a beep will indicate the
end of the test, and your test result will appear
on the display.
4. Press OK. UPDATE VO
? is displayed.
2max
5. Select Yes to save the test result in your User
information and OwnIndex results. If you
know your laboratory measured VO2max value
and have entered it in User information,
select No to save your test result in OwnIndex
results only.
Troubleshooting
• Set activity lev. of past 3 months is
displayed > Set your activity level (see Settings
for more information on activity levels).
Activity set! is displayed and the test begins.
• Test Failed is displayed > Your most recent
OwnIndex value is not replaced.
• No heart rate shown > Test fails. Check that
the transmitter electrodes are moist enough
and that the strap is snug enough around your
chest.
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