Allows you to set 5 exercise sets for interval training with HR
target zones and recovery calculation. Records a complete file
and five summary files of the exercises.
Predicts your maximal oxygen uptake
Quick Guide
Signal/Light
Up
• move onward
• increase the
selected value
Reduces possible interference from other heart rate monitors
Sports watch features
Allows you to transfer exercise settings from www.polar.fi
or www.polarusa.com with Polar UpLink™
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S410™/S210
HEART RATE MONITOR
Stop
• exit the
displayed mode
• return to the
Time of Day display
• start measuring the heart rate
• lock in your selection
OK
Down
• move backward
• reduce the
selected value
How to Start Measuring Your Heart Rate (BasicUse)
1. Place the transmitter around your chest and wet its electrodes. Wear the wrist
receiver on your wrist.
2. Press and hold the OK button to start the measurement. The stopwatch and
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USER’S MANUAL
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S410™/S210
HEART RATE MONITOR
the exercise recording start. Your heart rate will appear in max.
15 seconds.
How to Stop Measuring Your Heart Rate
1. Press the stop button. The stopwatch and other calculations stop. Heart rate
measurement continues but exercise data is not recorded into a file anymore.
2. Press the stop button again. The receiver returns to Time of Day display.
Road Map
Time Of Day File Options Fit. Test Connect
Exercise Set Function Set User Set Monitor Set Watch Set
BasicUse, E0
ExeSet 1, E1
E2
E3
E4
E5
Interval
On/OFF
OwnCal
On/OFF
Fit. Test
On/OFF
HR
max
On/OFF
-p
lbs / kg
feet inch /
cm
Birthday
Sex
Activity
HR
max
VO
2max
The Connect mode
that is specific only
for the S410 is
marked with a grey
background.
OK
STOP - exit the displayed mode
Sound
On/OFF
Units 1/2
Help
On/OFF
Scroll Up / Down
Alarm
Time1/2
Date
Dear Customer
Congratulations on purchasing a Polar Heart Rate
Monitor! We are proud to assist you in achieving
your personal fitness and performance goals.
If you want to get even more out of your Polar
heart rate monitor during training, check our
web sites for the best product and
training tips and other value
added services:
USA and Canada:
www.polarusa.com
Other countries:
www.polar.fi
The Polar heart rate monitor offers you various possibilities on customising
exercise sessions to fit your personal needs.
For example, use the Interval Trainer™ function to guide you through a
complete interval training session. Or, you can choose the functions that suit you
best: OwnCal® calorie calculation, timers, recovery calculation, etc. After training,
you can review your exercise file. Monitor your fitness level, and any long-term
changes in it, by performing the quick and easy Polar Fitness Test™.
Please read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with the Polar heart
rate monitor. Here is where you can find the information you need to use and
maintain your equipment. The function road map on the front cover is a quick
guide to the versatile features of the Polar heart rate monitor. Please tear it off
and save it for your reference.
Please refer to the glossary for special terms, display symbols and text
explanations. The alphabetical index will help you quickly find answers to
any questions that you might encounter while using your Polar heart rate monitor.
Thank you for choosing Polar!
CONTENTS
This manual contains user information for both Polar S410 and Polar S210
heart rate monitor owners. The information specific only for the Polar S410
is marked with a grey background.
A. Getting going ....................... 5
Heart Rate Monitor Parts ........................ 5
Index ........................................................ 92
A. GETTING GOING
Heart Rate Monitor
Parts and Their
Functions
The elastic strap holds
the transmitter
comfortably, yet firmly,
in the correct position.
The transmitter detects
your heart rate and
transmits it to the wrist
receiver.
The wrist receiver displays
your heart rate and other
data during exercise.
Enter your personal
settings into the receiver
and analyze the exercise
files after you’re done.
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Buttons and Their Functions
Signal/ LightTurns the beep on or off.
Turns the backlight on.
SIGNAL
LIGHT
/
ResetResets the heart rate monitor.
Stop Return - Stops measuring the heart rate.
Exits the displayed mode and returns to
the previous mode level.
Returns to the Time of Day display
from any mode by pressing and
holding the stop button.
OKAccept - Starts measuring the heart rate (start).
Enters the displayed mode shown on
the lower level (start). Locks in your
selection (ok). Records lap information
(lap). The Help text (start, ok or lap)
that appears on the display above the
button indicates its use.
RESET
STOP
OK
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UpMoves to the following
mode. Increases the
selected value.
Down Returns to the previous
mode. Decreases the
selected value.
Useful Tips
• Briefly pressing a button (approximately 1 second) will do different
things than pressing and holding the button for a longer period of
time (approximately 2 to 5 seconds). If your press the button for a
longer period of time, you can use shortcuts.
• The buttons are slightly stiffer than those of an ordinary watch to
prevent them from being pressed accidentally.
• You can always return to the Time of Day display from the Options
setting or File recalling loops by pressing and holding the stop button.
• See the glossary for display symbols and text interpretation.
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Easy Start
How to Prepare the Wrist Receiver
1. Since the display is blank when the receiver leaves the
factory, you have to activate the wrist receiver by pressing
the OK button twice, after which the Time of Day display
appears. This is a one-off procedure; once you have turned
on your receiver you can not turn it off anymore.
2. You may start measuring your heart rate right away
using the default settings. However, the following
settings are ones that it would be useful to change as
soon as possible: Time of Day (see section Watch settings)
and personal user settings (see section User information
settings).
3. The receiver has various functions that you can use
according to your personal training needs. For more
information, see section Modes and their functions.
4. Wear the wrist receiver as you would wear an ordinary
watch. If you go biking, we recommend attaching the
wrist receiver to a Polar Bike Mount™.
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How to Put the Transmitter On
1. Attach the transmitter to the elastic strap.
2. Adjust the strap length to fit snugly and
comfortably. Secure the strap around your
chest, just below the chest muscles, and
buckle it.
3. Lift the transmitter off your chest and
moisten the grooved electrode areas
on the back.
4. Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly
against your skin and the Polar logo is in a
central, upright position.
How to Start Measuring Your Heart Rate
1. Begin with the display that shows
the time of day.
2. Keep the wrist receiver within
3 feet/ 1 meter of your transmitter.
3. Check that you are not near people that have
heart rate monitors, high voltage power lines,
televisions, mobile phones or other sources of
electromagnetic disturbance.
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4. Press the OK button to start measuring your heart rate. A heart symbol
will start flashing and your heart rate (beats per minute) will appear in
a maximum of 15 seconds.
5. Press OK again. The stopwatch starts running and you can start
exercising. The exercise data will only be stored in a file if you have
turned the stopwatch on. Each time you exercise, your previous
complete file is compressed to summary file.
How to Stop Measuring Your Heart Rate
1. Press the stop button. The stopwatch and other calculations stop.
The heart rate measuring continues, although exercise data is no longer
recorded.
2. Press the stop button again. The heart rate measuring stops.
The receiver shows the Time of Day display again.
After Exercising
1. Carefully wash the transmitter with a mild soap and water solution.
2. Rinse it with pure water.
3. Dry the transmitter carefully with a soft towel.
4. Store the transmitter in a clean and dry place. Dirt impairs the
conductivity and functioning of the transmitter. Sweat and moisture can
keep the electrodes wet and the transmitter activated, which shortens
battery life.
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Modes and Their Functions
Polar S410/Polar S210 have the following main modes: Time of Day,
Exercise, File, Options and Fitness test.
Additionally Polar S410 has connection mode.
1. TIME OF DAY
You can use your Polar heart rate monitor as an ordinary watch with date,
weekday indicator and an alarm function. You can also change between
two different countries’ time zones.
2. EXERCISE
In the Exercise mode, you measure your heart rate and exercise
information is recorded in a complete File. You can preset up to five
exercise sets for your personal needs. When you start exercising, just
select one of the saved sets. Or, you can select BasicUse (heart rate
measurement without heart rate limits, timers or other exercise
guiding functions).
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A. During BasicUse, you can save 99 split and lap times with current,
maximum and average heart rates for each lap. You can configure the
display to show information on the following:
• your current heart rate, average heart rate or a reading of your
maximum heart rate in percentages
• the current exercise time (stopwatch)
• time of day
• current lap and split time as well as the lap number
• calorie count for your exercise session
B. Freely programmable BasicSet will automatically guide you
through your exercise session with the help of the following functions:
• three adjustabletarget heart rate limits
• three adjustable, alternating timers
• time-based or heart-rate-based recovery calculation
C. Freely programmable Interval Trainer will automatically guide
you through your interval training session with the help of the
following, preset exercise phases:
• warm-up with a target heart rate zone and a countdown timer
• up to 30 intervals with a target heart rate zone. After each
interval you have a recovery calculation option.
• cool-down with a target zone and a countdown timer
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3. FILE
Your receiver stores the latest exercise information in one complete file:
• the start date and time of the exercise
• total exercise time
• the average and maximum heart rate readings for the exercise session
• the recovery value (only BasicSet)
• your heart rate limits used during the exercise
• your time spent in, above and below your target zones during exercise
• OwnCal calorie expenditure
• your cumulative calorie expenditure
• your cumulative exercise time
• your interval training information: warm-up, interval and cool-down phases
• your lap information: best lap time; lap and split times; and current,
average and maximum heart rate for each lap
In addition to a complete file, your five previous exercise sessions will be
saved in five summary files. These record:
• the start date and time of the exercise
• total exercising time
• the average and maximum heart rate readings for the exercise session
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4. OPTIONS
In the Options mode, you can enter the following settings:
Exercise Settings: you can select BasicUse with no settings or 5 freely
programmable BasicSets or Interval Training Sets
Function settings: OwnCal calorie counter on/off, fitness test on/off,
predicted maximum heart rate on/off
User-specific Information: weight, height, date of birth, gender,
activity level, maximum heart rate and maximal oxygen uptake
Monitor Settings: activity/button sound on/off, measurement units,
Help on/off
Watch Settings: alarm, time of day and date
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5. FITNESS TEST
In this mode you can:
• perform the Polar Fitness Test
• recall your latest test results; OwnIndex and HR
-p values
max
• update your user information to reflect your most recent OwnIndex and
HR
-p values
max
6. CONNECTION
In Polar S410 you have the Connection mode that is used for communication
between wrist receiver and computer. In this mode you can:
• transfer your receiver settings from your computer with Polar Precision
Performance software version 4 or later
• download recorded exercise information, which is included in the
complete file, to your computer for detailed analysis with Polar
Precision Performance software version 4 or later
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B. HOW TO ENTER SETTINGS
This section describes how to manually enter
settings by pressing the receiver buttons. See also
chapter "Connection to Computer".
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Time Of Day FileOptionsFit. Test Connect
Exercise Set Function Set User Set Monitor Set Watch Set
1. In the Time of Day display, scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed.
2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed.
3. Scroll up or down until the desired setting mode is displayed.
4. Press OK to start the settings.
• Move forward and backward by using the up or down buttons.
• Press OK to start adjusting the value.
• Scroll up or down to adjust the value.
• Press OK to lock in your selection.
• Move backward to the previous setting level by pressing the stop button.
• To return to the Time of Day display, wherever you are in the Options
settings: Press and hold the stop button.
• The digits run faster if you press and hold the up or down button as you
adjust the value. Release the button when approaching the desired value.
• On the display each function is presented by an abbreviated text.
A flashing block on the display indicates how far you are in the
setting mode.
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User Information Settings
Options
User Set
lbs/ kg feet inch/ cm Birthday Sex Activity HR
max
VO
2max
In the User Set loop you can move forward only by pressing OK.
Measuring units depend on your choice in Options/ Monitor Set/ Unit 1 or Unit 2.
Units 1Units 2
Weightkglbs
Heightcmft/ inch
Date of Birth setting orderday - month - yearmonth - day - year
1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed.
2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed.
3. Scroll up or down until USER SET is displayed.
4. Press OK to start the user information settings.
Weight (lbs or kg)
5. Scroll up or down to adjust your weight.
Press OK.
Height (ft/ inch or cm)
6. Scroll up or down to adjust your height.
Press and hold signal/
light button to change
the units for weight or
height.
Press OK.
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Date of Birth (Birthday)
7. Scroll up or down to adjust your month or
day of birth. Press OK.
8. Day / Month appears. Scroll up or down to
Units 1: setting order
is day - month - year.
Units 2: setting order
is month - day - year.
adjust the value. Press OK.
9. Year appears. Scroll up or down to adjust the year of birth. Press OK.
Sex
10. Scroll up or down to select your gender. Press OK.
Activity Level (Activity)
11. Scroll up or down to select your activity level for Polar Fitness Test.
Press OK.
Assess your long-term physical activity level. Do not change your activity
level description if your regular exercise habits have changed during the
last six months.
LowYou do not participate regularly in programmed recreational sport or
heavy physical activity. Ex. you walk only for pleasure or occasionally
exercise sufficiently to cause heavy breathing or perspiration.
Middle You participate regularly in recreational sports. Ex. you run 3-6 miles /
5-10 km per week or spend 1/2–2 hours per week in comparable
physical activity or, your work requires modest physical activity.
HighYou participate regularly, at least 3 times a week, in heavy physical
exercise. Ex. you run 6-12 miles / 10-20 km per week or spend 2-3
hours per week in comparable physical activity.
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TopYou participate regularly in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week.
Ex. you exercise to improve performance for competitive purposes.
Maximum Heart Rate Value (HR
max
)
12. Your age-predicted maximum heart rate value is displayed as a default
setting when you set this value for the first time. If you know yourexact clinically tested current maximum heart rate value, set the
value by scrolling up or down.
13. Press OK.
If you do not know this value, update it in the Fitness Test mode after
having carried out the Polar Fitness Test.
Maximal Oxygen Uptake Value (VO
2max
)
14. The wrist receiver suggests value 35 for females and value 45 for males
as a default setting when you set this value for the first time. If you
know your exact clinically tested current maximal oxygen uptake
value, set the value by scrolling up or down.
15. Press OK. USER SET appears.
If you do not know this value, update it in the Fitness Test mode after
having carried out the Polar Fitness Test.
To continue your settings, press the stop button. To return to the Time of
Day display, press and hold the stop button.
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Exercise Settings
When you start setting your exercise preferences your first choice is to select
whether you want to set your personal exercise set or to exercise with
BasicUse option. If you select to start setting the exercise sets, your second
choice is whether you want to select BasicSet or an Interval Training Set.
Selecting Exercise Type
BasicUse (E0)
BasicUse is a simple mode for exercising.
You do not have to do any settings
before exercising with this Exercise
mode. While exercising, you can see
the following optional values on the
display:
• current heart rate or average
heart rate of the exercise
• stopwatch
• time of day
• split- and lap times
Additionally, you can follow calories
of your exercise session and
percentage of your maximum heart
rate, if you have set all the user
information and turned the functions
on.
B 21
Exercise Set (E1-E5)
During exercising with this mode you
can see the same optional values as
in the BasicUse mode. Additionally,
the exercise set will guide you
through an exercise according to the
settings you have made. You can also
name the exercise sets Ex. after an
exercise type.
You can set following exercise
guiding functions:
• 3 heart rate limits
• 3 countdown timers
• interval function
• recovery calculation
Setting Exercise Sets
Preset exercise sets ready for five exercise sets; when you start exercising,
just select one of the sets.
Interval Training Set
If you choose interval on, you can
set 3 different exercise phases for
each exercise set in following order:
Warm-up phase
• countdown timer 1On/OFF
• heart rate limits 1On/OFF
Interval phase
• interval calculation type: manual,
time- or heart-rate-based interval
• number of repeated interval phases
• heart rate limits 2On/OFF
• time- or heart-rate-based
recovery calculationOn/OFF
Cool-down phase
• countdown timer 3On/OFF
• heart rate limits 3On/OFF
If you set the countdown timers of
the phase off, you have to manually
stop the phase.
BasicSet
If you choose interval off, you can
set the following functions to your
exercise:
• timer 1On/OFF
• timer 2On/OFF
• timer 3On/OFF
• heart rate limits 1On/OFF
• heart rate limits 2On/OFF
• heart rate limits 3On/OFF
• recovery calculationOn/OFF
You should select the timers on
sequentially. Ex. you cannot set
timer 2 on if timer 1 is off.
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1. In the Time of Day display
Options
scroll up or down until
OPTIONS is displayed.
2. Press OK to enter the
Options mode. EXERCISE
Exercise Set
E0E1E2E3E4E5
SET is displayed.
3. Press OK to start the exercise settings. BasicUse E0 or exercise set E1-E5
is displayed.
4. Scroll up or down until the desired exercise type is displayed. Press OK.
If you chose BasicUse (E0): to return to the Time of Day display, press
and hold the stop button and skip the rest of the exercise settings.
If you chose exercise set (E1-E5) Interval On/OFF is displayed.
5. Scroll up or down to turn the interval function on or off. Press OK.
If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-5.
6. Scroll up or down until desired timer is displayed. Press OK to start
setting the timer.
7. Scroll up or down to turn the timer on or off. Press OK.
Timer OFF: Skip steps 8-9.
8. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes. Press OK.
9. Scroll up or down to adjust seconds. Press OK.
Setting Heart Rate Limits
If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-5.
6. Scroll up or down until desired Limits is displayed.
7. Press OK to start setting the limits.
8. Lim High appears. Scroll up or down to adjust your upper limit. Press OK.
9. Lim Low appears. Scroll up or down to adjust your lower limit. Press OK.
Turning Heart Rate Limits on/off
If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-5.
6. Scroll up or down until desired Limits is displayed.
7. Press and hold the signal/light button to turn limits on or off. Release.
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Setting Interval Type
You can select 3 optional types of intervals:
A. Time-based intervalEnds your interval when you have
used the selected time.
B. Heart-rate-based intervalEnds your interval as you reach the
selected heart rate.
When selecting heart-rate-based
interval, recovery calculation must be
set on.
C. Manual intervalEnd the interval training session
by pressing and holding OK.
If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-5.
6. Scroll up or down until Interval TIMER/ HR/ MANUAL is displayed. Press
OK to start setting the interval type. TIMER/ HR/ MANUAL is flashing.
7. Scroll up or down to select the interval type that will be used to end the
interval. Press OK. If you chose manual interval skip steps 8 - 9.
A. Time-based interval Or
8. Scroll up or down to adjust
minutes. Press OK.
9. Scroll up or down to adjust
seconds. Press OK.
Interval TIMER appears.
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B. Heart-rate-based interval
8. Scroll up or down to adjust the
heart rate that will end your
interval. Press OK.
Interval Hr appears.
Setting the Number of Intervals and Recoveries (Repeat)
If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-5.
You can set up to 30 intervals and recoveries (if set on) for an interval phase.
6. Scroll up or down until Repeat is displayed.
7. Press OK to start setting the number.
8. Scroll up or down to adjust the number. Press OK.
Or
If you do not know in advance the number of intervals and recoveries select
continuous interval. The intervals will succeed until you manually stop the
exercise or until 30 intervals have been made.
8. Scroll down until Cont
appears. Press OK.
Setting Recovery Calculation
A. Time-based recoveryEnds your recovery as you reach the
preset time.
B. Heart-rate-based recoveryEnds your recovery as you reach the
preset heart rate.
If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-5.
6. Scroll up or down until Recovery TIMER/ Hr is displayed.
7. Press OK to start setting recovery calculation on or off. On/OFF is flashing.
8. Scroll up or down to turn the recovery calculation on or off. Press OK.
OFF: skip steps 9-11.
On: TIMER/ Hr is flashing.
9. Scroll up or down to select recovery timer or heart rate. Press OK.
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A. RecoTime is displayed.
10. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes. Press OK.
11. Scroll up or down to adjust seconds. Press OK.
Recovery TIMER appears.
B. RecoHr is displayed.
10. Scroll up or down to adjust the value. Press OK.
Recovery Hr appears.
To continue your settings, press the stop button. To return to the Time of
Day display, press and hold the stop button.
Naming Exercise Sets
You can name the exercises, with seven letters, numbers or punctual marks.
The available digits are: 0-9, space, A-Z, a-z, - % / ( ) * + : ?.
1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed.
2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed.
3. Press OK. E0 - E5 is displayed.
4. Scroll up or down until desired exercise set (E1 - E5) is displayed.
5. Press and hold signal/light button. Adjustable letter is flashing.
6. Scroll up or down to select the desired mark. Press OK.
7. Repeat previous step until you have chosen all 7 letters.
To continue your settings, press the stop button. To return to the Time of
Day display, press and hold the stop button.
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