Polar FT80 User Manual

Getting Started Guide

Polar FT80

CONTENTS

1. GET STARTED.. ... ... ... ... ... ... 3

Get to Know Your Polar FT80

Training Computer... ... ... ... ... . 3

Buttons and Menu Structure... ... 4

Start with Basic Settings . ... ... .. 5

2. BEFORE TRAINING ... ... ... ... .. 6

Activate your Polar Star Training

Program .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6

Perform Polar Fitness Test.. ... .. 7

3. TRAINING.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 8

Start Training.. ... ... ... ... ... ... . 9

Stop Training. ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 9

Optimize Your Strength Training

with Heart Rate Guidance ... ... .. 10

4. AFTER TRAINING .. ... ... ... ... .. 12

Review Training Data.. ... ... ... .. 12

Transfer Data. ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 13

5. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ... .. 14

Caring for Your Product. ... ... ... . 14

Precautions. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 18

Technical Specifications.. ... ... .. 20

Limited International Polar

Guarantee .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... . 22

1. GET STARTED

Get to Know Your Polar FT80 Training Computer

The Polar FT80 training computer
records and displays your heart rate and
other data during training.

The Polar H1 heart rate sensor
transmits the heart rate signal to the
training computer. The heart rate sensor
consists of a connector and a strap.

You can transfer data easily between
your FT80 and the
polarpersonaltrainer.com web service
with Polar FlowLinkTMand WebSync
software.

The latest version of this getting started
guide and the full user manual can be
downloaded at www.polar.com/support.

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Get Started 3

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)

4 Get Started

Start with Basic Settings

To activate your FT80, press and hold
any button for one second. Once the
FT80 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. Select metric

(kilograms, centimeters, KCAL) or
imperial (pounds, feet, CAL).

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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 FT80 enters Time
mode.
Select No if you want to change the
settings. Please enter basic
settings is displayed. Re-enter your
basic settings.

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2. BEFORE TRAINING

Activate your Polar Star Training
Program

The adaptive, personalized and built-in
Polar Star Training Program gives you the
optimal intensity and time targets for
your training. The training computer gives
feedback on your performance after each
training session and once a week.

The FT80 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 training computer
gives you training guidance for the
following week. The training program
adapts to your training habits and to your
changing fitness level.

6 Before Training

1. In Time view, select Menu >

Applications > Training program
> Create new program and Yes.

2. Perfom Polar Fitness Test. For more
information, see the next page.

3. Select your training goal:

• Improve fitness

• Maximize fitness

4. Training program created! is
displayed.

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 FT80 returns to
Time view.

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.

7. You have now activated your training
program. Press and hold BACK to
return to Time view.

To view your week targets later, select

Menu > Applications > Training
Program > View week targets.

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Perform Polar Fitness Test

1. Wear the heart rate sensor, 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 FT80 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
displayed.

5. Select Yes to save the test result in
your User information and
OwnIndex results. If you know your
laboratory measured VO
have entered it in User information,
select No to save your test result in
OwnIndex results only.

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3. TRAINING

Wear the heart rate sensor to measure heart rate.

1. Moisten the electrode area of the strap.

2. Attach the connector to the strap.

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

4. Adjust the strap length to fit tightly but comfortably. Check
that the moist 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 and rinse the strap under
running water after every use. Sweat and moisture may keep the
electrodes wet and the heart rate sensor activated. This will reduce
the heart rate sensor battery life. For more detailed washing
instructions, see Important Information.

8 Training

Start Training

1. Wear the training computer and heart
rate sensor.

2. Press OK and select Start, or
long-press OK when you want to start
recording your training session.

To modify sounds, heart rate view or
other training settings before starting the
training session, select Training
Settings. See section Settings for more
information.

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Stop Training

To pause your training session, press
BACK.

To continue training recording, press OK
once.

To stop the training session press BACK
twice and Stopped is displayed.

For more information on instant, training
session feedback, see the full user
manual at www.polar.com/support.

Your training session is saved only when
the recording has been on for more than
one minute.

A training summary will be shown only if
the training session has lasted for more
than one minute.

Training 9