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Polar M71ti User Manual

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POLAR M71ti
™
HEART RATE MONITOR USER’S MANUAL
CONTENTS
How Polar M71 ti works ........................................................ 6
Polar M71 ti parts....................................................6
Getting going .......................................................... 7
Buttons and their functions ................................... 8
Modes and their functions .....................................8
Polar M71 ti Help ..................................................10
Setting the alarm ..................................................12
Setting the time of day.........................................13
Setting the date ....................................................14
User settings .......................................................... 16
OwnZone ON/OFF .................................................18
Manually defined Target Zone limits................... 18
OwnCal calorie counter ON/OFF ..........................20
Help ON/OFF .......................................................... 21
Start the heart rate measurement...................................... 22
Determine your OwnZone ..................................................23
How to determine your OwnZone....................... 24
OwnZone methods ............................................... 26
How to use previously determined OwnZone .... 27
See your heart rate ...............................................28
Illuminate the display ...........................................28
Turn the Target Zone sound signal ON/OFF ........ 28
Start/stop the stopwatch ......................................29
Check your heart rate limits ................................. 29
Check exercise information .................................. 29
Total exercising time............................................. 31
Exercising time in Target Zone............................. 31
Calorie expenditure during the exercise .............31
Total calorie expenditure ..................................... 32
Care and Maintenance ........................................................ 33
Taking care ............................................................ 33
Batteries................................................................. 34
Service ....................................................................34
Precautions........................................................................... 35
In a water environment ........................................35
Interference ...........................................................35
Polar glossary ....................................................................... 41
Technical specifications ....................................................... 43
Limited Polar warranty........................................................ 44
Disclaimer .............................................................................45
Index ..................................................................................... 46
Congratulations on purchasing the Polar M71 ti Heart
Congratulations on purchasing the Polar M71 ti Heart
Rate Monitor. We are proud to assist you in achieving
Rate Monitor. We are proud to assist you in achieving
your personal fitness goals.
your personal fitness goals.
This guide will provide you with the basic information
This guide will provide you with the basic information
on how to exercise with your Polar Heart Rate Monitor
on how to exercise with your Polar Heart Rate Monitor
and how to get the maximum benefit from its functions.
and how to get the maximum benefit from its functions.
To ensure the continuous improvement of Polar products,
To ensure the continuous improvement of Polar products,
please complete and mail the enclosed Customer
please complete and mail the enclosed Customer
Registration Card within two weeks of the date of
Registration Card within two weeks of the date of
purchase.
purchase.
Thank you
Thank you
for choosing Polar.
for choosing Polar.
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IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER!
• Adjust the strap length snug enough and wet the Polar transmitter electrodes to ensure flawless heart rate measurement.
• Do not bend or stretch the transmitter.
• Do not operate the buttons of the wrist receiver under water.
• Wash and dry your transmitter regularly after use; never store it wet.
• Keep the Polar Heart Rate Monitor out of extreme cold and heat.
• Do not expose the Polar Heart Rate Monitor to direct sunlight for extended periods.
• Do not store the transmitter in a metal box without an inner part which protects the transmitter contacting metal. Direct contact will discharge the transmitter battery.
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HOW POLAR M71 ti WORKS
POLAR M71 ti PARTS
Your Polar M71 ti consists of three parts:
1. Polar transmitter™
2. Elastic strap
3. Polar M71 ti wrist receiver
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• Grooved electrode areas
GETTING GOING
1. Attach the transmitter to the elastic strap.
2. Adjust the strap length to fit snugly and comfortably. Secure the strap around your chest, below the chest muscles. Lock the buckle.
3. Lift the transmitter off your chest and wet the grooved
electrode areas on the back of it.
4. Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and the Polar logo is in a central upright position.
5. Wear the wrist receiver as you would wear an ordinary watch. If you go biking, you may attach the wrist receiver to a Polar Bike Mount. Keep the wrist receiver within the transmission range (3 feet/1 meter).
It is recommended that you wear the transmitter against your bare skin to ensure flawless operation. However, if you wish to wear the transmitter over a shirt, moisten the shirt well under the electrodes.
It is important that the electrodes are wet during
It is important that the electrodes are wet during
exercise. After exercising, to preserve the electrodes
exercise. After exercising, to preserve the electrodes
and battery life:
and battery life:
1. Wash the transmitter carefully with a mild soap
1. Wash the transmitter carefully with a mild soap
water solution.
water solution.
2. Rinse it with pure water.
2. Rinse it with pure water.
3. Dry the transmitter carefully.
3. Dry the transmitter carefully.
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BUTTONS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
You can move forward to different modes and control their functions by using the three buttons of the Polar M71 ti. Their principle functions are:
SET/ START/ STOP
•
SET/START/STOP
• Activate the displayed mode
• Lock your selection
• Start the stopwatch
• Stop the stopwatch
MODE
• Move onward to the following mode or function
/LIGHT
• Adjust your settings
• Signal sound ON or OFF
• Backlight ON
MODE •
/LIGHT •
MODES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
Polar M71 ti has four main modes:
1. TIME OF DAY You can use the Polar M71 ti as an ordinary watch with alarm function. In the Time of day mode you can
• turn the alarm ON/OFF
• set the alarm time
• set the time of day
• set the date
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2. HEART RATE MEASURING
Use the Measure mode during your exercise for measuring heart rate. In this mode you can
• see your heart rate reading
• use the stopwatch
• determine your OwnZone
• see your exercising limits
• see the time of day
• see the time you have exercised within your Target Zone so far
• see the accumulated calorie count of your exercise session
3. FILE
Polar M71 ti saves information on your latest exercise session. In the File mode you can see the following information:
• total exercising time (TOTAL)
• exercising time spent in your Target Zone (IN TZ)
• OwnCal calorie expenditure during
the exercise session (KCAL)
• total cumulative calorie expenditure starting from the moment you have reset the counter (T.KCAL)
4. SET
In the Set mode you can define the following information:
• user specific information; age, weight and sex. You also see the limits of your previously determined OwnZone (O.Z.V / O.Z.A)
• Target Zone limits; select whether you want to use your personal OwnZone or determine the values for the Target Zone manually
• OwnCal energy expenditure; select if you want to use this function during exercising
• Help; the Polar M71 ti guides you with help texts if you turn this function on
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POLAR M71 ti HELP
MODE •
Polar M71 ti guides you with help texts if the Help option is activated. When you begin using the functions and leave the buttons untouched for 5 seconds, Polar M71 ti will assume you need some assistance. It will begin to give you hints on what to do next.
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SETTING THE WATCH
Time of day
ALARM TIME DATE
Set the 12/24 h display
1. To activate 12h mode with AM/PM indicator: In the Time of day mode, press and hold SET/START/STOP for two seconds.
2. To activate 24h mode: Press and hold SET/START/STOP again. Release after two seconds.
The chosen time mode is now used in all watch functions.
Starting the settings
1. In the Time of day mode, press SET/START/STOP.
ALARM appears in the display. Alarm symbol • starts to flash.
2. Go through setting of alarm, Time of day and date step by step following the instructions. If you chose 24h mode, ignore the steps to set AM or PM.
If you want to skip some parts and go directly to set a particular watch function, press MODE - move onward.
To return to Time of day display at any stage of watch settings, press MODE until your display has returned to the Time of day mode.
You can move on even though some digit is blinking on the display. The latest displayed values will be saved.
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SETTING THE ALARM
In the Time of day mode, press SET/START/STOP.
Alarm symbol • is flashing.
SET/ START/ STOP
•
Lock your selection
Select
/LIGHT •
1. Press
/LIGHT to select whether you want the alarm ON
or OFF
Alarm is ON
• Alarm is OFF
2. Press SET/START/STOP to lock your selection.
AM/PM starts to flash. In 24h mode the hours flash
3. Press
/LIGHT to select AM or PM.
4. Press SET/START/STOP to lock your selection.
The hours start to flash.
5. Press
/LIGHT repeatedly to adjust the desired hour.
6. Press SET/START/STOP to lock your selection.
The tens of minutes start flashing.
7. Press
/LIGHT repeatedly to adjust the desired tens of
minutes.
8. Press SET/START/STOP to lock your selection.
The minutes start flashing.
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step 5
9. Press /LIGHT repeatedly to adjust the desired minutes. You have gone through the alarm setting function.
The minutes are flashing.
10. Press MODE and move onward to set the time.
When the alarm sounds, it will remain on for one minute unless you turn it off earlier by pressing any of the three buttons of the wrist receiver.
SETTING THE TIME OF DAY
AM/PM (In 24h mode the hours) is flashing.
1. Press
2. Press SET/START/STOP to lock your selection.
3. Press
4. Press SET/START/STOP to lock your selection.
5. Press
6. Press SET/START/STOP to lock your selection.
7. Press
8. Press SET/START/STOP to lock your selection.
9. Press MODE and move onward to set the date.
/LIGHT to select AM or PM.
The hours start to flash.
/LIGHT repeatedly to adjust the desired hour.
The tens of minutes start flashing.
/LIGHT repeatedly to adjust the desired tens of
minutes.
The seconds go to zero. The minutes start flashing.
/LIGHT repeatedly to adjust the desired minutes.
You have gone through the time setting function.
The seconds start running. AM/PM or the hours start flashing.
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SETTING THE DATE
The date follows the structure YearMonthDay.
The digit for the tens of years is flashing.
1. Press
2. Press SET/START/STOP to lock your selection.
3. Press
4. Press SET/START/STOP to lock your selection.
5. Press
6. Press SET/START/STOP to lock your selection.
7. Press
8. Press MODE and return to the Time of day mode.
/LIGHT to adjust the desired value for
the tens of years.
The digit for years starts to flash.
/LIGHT to adjust the desired value for the year.
The digit for month starts to flash.
/LIGHT to adjust the desired value for the month.
The digit for day starts to flash.
/LIGHT to adjust the desired value for the day.
You have gone through the date setting function.
The digit for day is flashing.
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SETTING USER INFORMATION AND MEASUREMENT OPTIONS
SET
USER O.Z. LIMIT KCAL HELP
AGE KG/LBS SEX O.Z.V/O.Z.A
In the Set mode you can define your personal user information and determine the options which are used during heart rate measurement.
At any time of the settings you can return to the Set mode by pressing MODE until you see SET on the display.
You can move on even though some digit is blinking on the display. The latest displayed values will be saved.
The settings of user information and measurement options are a prerequisite for the use of Polar M71 ti’s unique OwnZone and OwnCal features.
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