Polar FT7 User Manual [de]

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Polar FT7

User Manual

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CONTENTS

1. BENEFITS OF YOUR POLAR FT7 TRAINING COMPUTER..... .. ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ......... 3

2. GET STARTED. ............. ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ......... 4

Get to Know Your Polar FT7 Training Computer ....... .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. . 4

FT7 Buttons and Menu ....... ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . .. 4

Start With Basic Settings..... ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. .... 5

3. TRAINING..... ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. ............. .. ........ 6

Wear the Transmitter........... ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . . 6

Start Training...... ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. .... 6

Burn Fat or Improve Fitness.. .. ............. ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. .. 6

During Training ...... ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . 7

Pause/Stop Training...... ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ......... 8

4. AFTER TRAINING ....... ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . .......... 9

Training Summary . .. ............. ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. . 9

Review Training Data ....... ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . .... 9

Training Files .................... ........................................................................................... .... 9

Week Summaries . ........................................................................................... .................. 10

Totals................................................... .......................................................................... 10

Transfer Data.. .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ...... 11

5. SETTINGS ...... ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ...... 12

Watch Settings........ . . ........... .. ............. ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... 12

Training Settings ...... ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............ 12

User Information . .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ... 12

General Settings ....... ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . .......... 12

6. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ....... 14

Caring for Your FT7 Training Computer ... ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. .. 14

Washing Instructions for WearLink+ Transmitter ............ ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. ......... 14

Service ....... ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. .......... 14

Changing Batteries ....... ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . ....... 14

Precautions.. .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . ...... 15

Troubleshooting.... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. . 16

Technical Specifications..... ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. .... 17

Limited International Polar Guarantee ...... ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. 18

Disclaimer ...... ............. ............. .. ........... .. ............. ............. . . ........... .. ............. ............. ....... 18

1. BENEFITS OF YOUR POLAR FT7 TRAINING COMPUTER

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Benefits of Your Polar FT7 Training Computer 3

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2. GET STARTED

Get to Know Your Polar FT7 Training Computer

Tra i nin g c o mpu ter records and
displays your heart rate and other
data during training.

WearLink®+ transmitter transmits
the heart rate signal to the
training computer. The WearLink+
transmitter consists of a
connector (A) and strap (B).

The latest version of this user
manual can be downloaded at
www.polar.fi/support.

For video tutorials, go to
http://www.polar.fi/en/support/video_tutorials.

FT7 Buttons and Menu

UP:

• Enter the menu

• Adjust values

• Move through selection lists

• Change the watch face with a long press in the Time view

OK:

• Confirm selections

• Select training type or training settings

DOWN:

• Enter the menu

• Move through selection lists

• Adjust values

BACK:

• Exit the menu

• Return to the previous level

• Cancel selection

• Leave settings unchanged

• Return to Time view with a long press

LIGHT:

• Illuminate the display

• Enter quick menu in Time view with a long press, to lock buttons, set

alarm or select time zone

• During training with a long press switch training sounds ON/OFF or lock

buttons

• Night Mode during training: Press LIGHT once during recording and the

backlight will be activated by pressing any button. Night mode is
switched off when the FT7 goes back to Time mode.

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Start With Basic Settings

To a c t i vate y o ur P o l a r FT 7 train i n g comp u t e r, pres s and h o l d an y button for o n e seco n d . Onc e the F T 7 is
activated, it cannot be switched off.

1. Language: Select Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Italiano, Português, Suomi or Svenska 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. Set 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. Confirm and save the settings, select Yes. Basic settings complete is
displayed and the FT7 enters Time view. To change the settings, select No. Please enter basic settings
is displayed. Re-enter your basic settings.

You can modi fy your user inf or mation at a la te r date. For more informat io n, s ee S ettings ( pa ge 12).

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3. TRAINING

Wear the Transmitter

1. Wet the electrode areas of the
strap well under running water.

2. Attach the connector to the
strap. Adjust the strap length to
fit it tightly but comfortably.

3. Tie the strap around your chest,
just below the chest muscles,
and attach the hook to the other
end of the strap.

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

Detach the connector from the strap after every use, to maximize the transmitter battery lifetime. Sweat and
moisture may keep the electrodes wet and the transmitter activated. This will reduce the transmitter battery life.

For more detailed information on how to maintain your transmitter, see Washing Instructions for
WearLink+ Transmitter (page 14).

Start Training

1. Wear the transmitter and the training computer.

2. Press OK and select Start. Wait until your heart rate is displayed and then press OK to start the
recording.

To m o d i fy t r a i ning s o und, h e art r a t e vi e w, h e art t o u ch o r zone l i mits b e fore s t arting t he r e c o rding o f th e
training session, select Settings > Training Settings .Formoreinformation,seeTrainingSettings(page12).

Your training file is saved only whe n t he recor ding has lasted for more than one minute.

Exercise duration timer

The FT7 has an exercise duration timer, which enables you to just record exercise time without using the
transmitter.

1. To time your exercise press OK twice Started is displayed.

2. Press DOWN until you can see the DURATION/ TIME OF DAY display.

3. You can follow the elapsed time. When Check heart rate transmitter! appears, press OK to continue
timing.

4. To stop the timing, press BACK twice.

5. The summary will follow and you can check the elapsed time.

Burn Fat or Improve Fitness

While training, the Polar FT7 displays your optimal training intensity for burning fat and improving fitness.
These intensities may vary depending on your daily physical and mental condition. When you start

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recording a training session, the FT7 analyses your current condition and, if necessary, will adjust the
intensities accordingly.

This intelligent training computer can detect your body's daily state from your heart rate and heart rate
variability. When your body is recovered from previous training sessions and is not tired or stressed, then
you are prepared for more intensive training.

The effect of your training is displayed on the wrist unit in real time. The fat-burning and fitness intensity
zones are separated by a vertical dotted line. This line is automatically detected by the FT7, and shifted
according to your current condition.

EFFECT on the display will change to FATBURN or FITNESS depending on which zone

you are in.

1. Your current heart rate

2. Limit heart rate value between fat-burning and fitness intensity zones.

~ disappears as the FT7 adjusts the intensity zones to correspond to

your current condition when necessary.

FATBURN (heart symbol is on the left side of the line)

In fatburn zone, training intensity is lower, and the source of energy is mainly fat.
Therefore, fat burns efficiently and your metabolism, mainly fat oxidation, increases.

FITNESS (heart symbol is on the right side of the line)

In fitness zone, training intensity is higher and you are improving your cardiovascular
fitness i.e. strengthening your heart and increasing blood circulation to muscles and
lungs. The main energy source is carbohydrates.

You can lock into t he F atburn or Fitness zones, de pe nding on your go al for that part ic ular trai ni ng s ession.

While in the desired zone, press OK for one second to lock. Fat burning zone locked or
Fitness zone locked is displayed. The wrist unit gives a sound if you are training too
hard or too light. For instance, fatburn zone is locked in this image. To unlock a zone,
press OK for one second.

During Training

The following information is displayed during training recording. Press UP/DOWN to change the view.

HEART RATE

Your curre nt hear t rat e

CALORIES

Calories burnt during the training session.

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DURATION

The duration of your training session

TIME OF DAY

Time of day.

Fitness(heart symbol is on the right side of the line)

Your curre nt hear t rat e. You ar e exerc ising on a fitness improving zone.

FT7 has a display memory function which remembers the last display (for example the calorie display) you have
used during your training session. Next time when you start a training session, the display will automatically select
the calorie display.

Heart Touch™

By bringing the training computer near
the transmitter connector during training
the time of day displayed. The backlight
also lights up, providing that you have
pressed the LIGHT button during the
training session. Set the HeartTouch
function On/Off in Settings > Training

Settings > HeartTouch.

Pause/Stop Training

1. To pause your training session recording, press BACK, Continue/ Exit is displayed. To continue recording
press OK.

If you have not continued recording in five minutes, the FT7 will automatically remind you to do so by a
sound. You will hear the sound every ten minutes until session recording is either continued or stopped.

Note: If the sound is off mode then display remains in pause mode until user makes the next selection,
puts FT7 onto FlowLink or the battery runs out.

2.
To stop the recording, press BACK once more. Stopped is displayed.

See Training Summary (page 9)forinformationontrainingsessionfeedback.

Training session feedback will be shown only if the recording has lasted mor e t han ten m inute s.

Detach the transmitter connector from the strap and rinse the strap under running water after every use.
Wash the strap regularly in a washing machine at 40ºC/104ºF at least after every fifth use. For more

information on caring the transmitter, see Washing Instructions for WearLink+ Transmitter (page 14)

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4. AFTER TRAINING

Training Summary

The Polar FT7 displays a training summary after each training session:

DURATION

The duration of your training session

CALORIES

The amount of burnt calories during the training session.

AVERAGE

Your avera ge hear t rat e of the t raining se ssion

MAXIMUM

Your maxim um hear t rat e of the t raining se ssion

FAT BURN

Time spent in the fat burning zo ne

FITNESS

Time spent in the fit ness improving zone

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Review Training Data

To r e v i ew y o u r tra i n i ng d a t a , se l e c t MENU > Data.ThenselectTraining files , Week summaries, Totals since

xx.xx.xx, Delete files or Reset totals.

Training Files

To r e v i ew y o u r pas t train i n g data , selec t MENU > Data > Training files .Thenselectthedateandtimeyou
want to view.

File creation day: xx.xx.xx
File creation time: xx:xx
Each bar represents one training session file. Select the training session you want to
view

DURATION

Duration of your training session

CALORIES

The amount of burnt calories during the training session

AVERAGE

Average heart rate of the training session

MAXIMUM

Maximum heart rate of the training session

FAT BURN

Time spent in the fat burning zo ne

FITNESS

Time spent in the fit ness improving zone

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Delete Files

The maximum number of training files is 99. When the Training files memory becomes full, the oldest
training file is overwritten by the most most recent one. To save the training file for a longer period of
time, transfer it to Polar web service at www.polarpersonaltrainer.com.

• To delete a training file, select Data > Delete > Training file > OK.

• Select the file you want to delete, press OK.

• Delete file? is displayed. Select Yes.

• Remove from totals? is displayed. To remove the file from totals, select Yes.

Delete all files

• Select Data > Delete > All files > OK.

• Delete all files? is displayed. Select Yes, All files deleted is displayed.

To cancel file deletion, press BACK until Time of day view is display ed.

Week Summaries

To r e v i ew y o u r wee k l y tra i n i n g s u m m a ry s e l e ct MENU > Data > Week summaries

WEEK

Week start date and end date
File browser

DURATION

The duration of your training sessions

SESSIONS

The number of training sessions during the selected week.

CALORIES

The amount of calories burnt during the week

Reset Week Summaries

To r e s e t w e e k summ a r i es s e l e c t Data > Reset week summaries > OK. Reset weeks? is displayed. Select

Yes to reset week summaries.

Totals

To r e v i ew y o u r tra i n i ng t o t a l s s e l e c t MENU > Data > Totals since xx.xx.xxxx

DATA

Total s sin ce 01.0 9.2009

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DURATION

The total duration of training sessions

SESSIONS

The total number of training sessions

CALORIES

The total amount of calories burnt during your training sessions

Reset Totals

To r e s e t t o t a l s, s e l e ct Data > Reset totals and Yes.

Transfer Data

For a long-term follow-up, store all your training files at polarpersonaltrainer.com web service. There you
can view detailed information of your training data and get a better understanding of your training. With
Polar FlowLink* it is easy to transfer training files to the web service. Alternatively you can transfer your
training data manually to polarpersonaltrainer.com.

How to set your PC for data transmission

1. Register at polarpersonaltrainer.com

2. Download and install the Polar WebSync software on your computer at polarpersonaltrainer.com.

3. WebSync software is automatically activated when the box "Launch the Polar WebSync" is ticked at the
end of the installation.

4. Plug in your FlowLink in the USB port of the computer. The DATA symbol turns to yellow when FlowLink
is connected to your PC. Place your training computer onto FlowLink, display facing down.

5. Follow the data transfer process and the instructions for downloading the data, from the WebSync
Software on your computer screen. For further instructions on data transfer, see polarpersonaltrainer.com
"Help".

To transfer data in the future follow the po ints 4 an d 5 as instr ucted above .

*OptionalPolarFlowLinkrequired.

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5. SETTINGS

Watch Settings

Select the value you want to change and press OK.AdjustthevalueswithUP/DOWN and confirm with OK.

Select Settings > Watch, time and date .

• Alarm: Set alarm Off or On. If you select On, set the hours and minutes. Press BACK to stop the alarm or

UP/DOWN/OK to snooze for 10 minutes. The alarm cannot be used during training.

• Time: Select Time 1 and set the time format, hours and minutes. Select Time 2 to set time for another time
zone by adding or subtracting hours. In the Time view, you can quickly change from Time 1 to Time 2 by
pressing and holding DOWN. When Time 2 is selected, 2 is displayed at the bottom right corner of the
display.

• Time zone: Select time zone 1 or 2.

• Date: Set the date.

• Watch face: Select Time only, Time and logo or Birthday logo (Selectable only on birthday). To change the
Watch face quickly, press and hold UP, Watch face changed is displayed.

You can cr eate a lo go with a pi cture editi ng progr am and tr ansfe r i t to your Po lar FT 7 Tr aining Computer by
using the Polar WebSync software. For more information go to polar.fi/support

Training Settings

Select Settings > Training settings

• Training sounds : Select Off or On.

• Heart rate view : Set the FT7 to display your heart rate as Beats per minute (BPM) or as Percent of

maximum (% OF MAX).

BPM:Themeasurementoftheworkyourheartdoes,expressedasthenumberofbeatsperminute.
%OFMAX:Themeasurementoftheworkyourheartdoes,expressedas%ofyourheartratereserve.

• HeartTouch: Select On or Off. By bringing the training computer near the transmitter connector during
training the time of day displayed. The backlight also lits up, providing that you have pressed the LIGHT
button during the training session.

• Heart rate upper limit helps you to train within your personal target heart rate zone (e.g. advised by a
doctor). Set upper heart rate limit On and adjust the limit with UP/DOWN and press OK.

User Information

Select Settings > User Information

• Weight: Enter your weight.

• Height: Enter your height.

• Date of birth: Enter your date of birth

• Sex: Select MALE or FEMALE.

• Maximum heart rate is the highest number of heartbeats per minute (bpm) during maximum physical
exertion. Change the default value only if you know your laboratory-measured value.

General Settings

Select Settings > General settings .

• Button sounds: Select button sounds On or Off.

• Units: Select Metric (kg/km) or Imperial (lb/ft). By selecting lb/ft, calories are displayed as Cal,
otherwise they are shown as kcal. Calories are measured as kilocalories.

• Week’s start day: Select the starting day of the week Monday, Saturday or Sunday.

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