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Polar Vantage V2 Premium User Manual

USER MANUAL

CONTENTS

Contents 2 Polar Vantage V2 User Manual 9
Introduction 9 Take full advantage of your Vantage V2 10
Polar Flow App 10 Polar Flow web service 11
Get started 12
Setting up your watch 12
Option A: Set up with a mobile device and Polar Flow app 13 Option B: Set up with your computer 13 Option C: Set up from the watch 13
Button functions and gestures 14
Watch faces and menu 16
Watch faces 16 Menu 24
Quick settings menu 28 Pairing a mobiledevice with your watch 29
Delete a pairing 29
Updating the firmware 30
With mobile device or tablet 30 With computer 30
Settings 31
General settings 31
Pair and sync 31 Bike settings 31 Continuous HR tracking 32 Recovery tracking 32 Flight mode 32 Do not disturb 32 Phone notifications 32 Music controls 32 Units 33 Language 33
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Inactivity alert 33 Vibrations 33 I wear my watch on 33 Positioning satellites 33 About your watch 33
Physical settings 34
Weight 34 Height 34 Date of birth 34 Sex 34 Training background 35 Activity goal 35 Preferred sleep time 36 Maximum heart rate 36 Resting heart rate 36 VO2max 36
Watch settings 37
Alarm 37 Watch face 37 Time 37 Date 37 First day of week 38
Display icons 38 Restarting and resetting 38
To restart the watch 39 To reset the watch to factory settings 39
Training 40
Wrist-based heart rate measurement 40
Wearing your watch when measuring heart rate from your wrist 40 Wearing your watch when not measuring heart rate from your wrist 41
Start a training session 41
Start a planned training session 42 Start a Multisport Training Session 43
Quick menu 44 During training 48
Browse the training views 48 Set timers 50
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Training with a target 53
Pausing/Stopping a training session 54 Training summary 54
After training 54 Training data in Polar Flow App 58 Training data in Polar Flow Web Service 58
Features 59
GPS 59
Route Guidance 59
Adding a route to your watch 60 Start a training session with route guidance 60 Guidance on the Display 60
Back to start 60 Race pace 61 Strava Live Segments 62
Connect your Strava and Polar Flow accounts 63 Import Strava Segments to your Polar Flow account 63 Start a session with Strava Live Segments 63
Hill Splitter™ 65
Add the Hill Splitter view to a sport profile 65 Training with Hill Splitter 66 Hill Splitter summary 66 Detailed analysis in the Flow web service and app 67
Komoot 70
Connect your komoot and Polar Flow accounts 70 Sync komoot routes to your watch 70 Start a session with a komoot route 72
Smart Coaching 73
Training Load Pro 74
Cardio Load 74 Perceived Load 74
Muscle Load 74 Training Load from a single session 74 Strain and Tolerance 75 Cardio Load Status 75
Cardio load status on your watch 76 Long term analysis in the Flow app and web service 76
Recovery Pro 78
FuelWise™ 82
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Smart carbs reminder 83
Manual carbs reminder 84
Drink reminder 84
Orthostatic Test 85
Running Performance Test 89
auhanCycling Performance Test 94
Leg Recovery Test 99
Performing the test 100 Test results 101 Detailed analysis in the Flow web service and app 102
Running power from the wrist 103
Running power and muscle load 103 How running power is shown on your watch 104
Polar Running Program 105
Create a Polar Running Program 106 Start a running target 106 Follow your progress 107
Running Index 107
Short-term analysis 107 Long-term analysis 108
Training Benefit 110 Smart Calories 111 Continuous Heart Rate 112
Continuous Heart Rate on your watch 112
24/7 Activity tracking 113
Activity Goal 114 Activity data on your watch 114
Inactivity alert 115 Activity data in Flow App and Flow web service 115
Activity Guide 115 Activity Benefit 115 Nightly Recharge™ recovery measurement 116
ANS charge details in the Flow app 120
Sleep charge details in Polar Flow 120
For exercise 121
For sleep 121
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For regulating energy levels 121
Sleep Plus Stages™ sleep tracking 122 Serene™ guided breathing exercise 129 Fitness Test with wrist-based heart rate 131
Before the test 132 Performing the test 132 Test results 132
Fitness level classes 133
Men 133
Women 133 VO2max 134
FitSpark™ daily training guide 134
During training 137
Sport Profiles 139 Heart Rate Zones 140 Speed Zones 140
Speed zones settings 140 Training target with speed zones 141 During training 141
After training 141 Speed and distance from the wrist 141 Cadence from the wrist 141 Swimming metrics 142
Pool swimming 142
Pool Length setting 143 Open water swimming 143 Measuring heart rate in water 143 Start a swimming session 144 During your Swim 144 After your Swim 144
Barometer 145 Compass 146 Weather 147 Power save settings 150 Energy sources 151
Energy sources summary 151 Detailed analysis in the Flow mobile app 152
Phone notifications 152
Set phone notifications on 152
Do not disturb 153 View notifications 153
Music controls 153
From notifications 153 During training 154
Changeable wristbands 154
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Changing the wristband 154
Compatible sensors 155
Polar OH1 optical heart rate sensor 155 Polar H10 heart rate sensor 155 Polar H9 heart rate sensor 156 Polar Stride Sensor Bluetooth® Smart 156 Polar Speed sensor Bluetooth® Smart 156 Polar Cadence Sensor Bluetooth® Smart 157 Third-party Power sensors 157 Pairing sensors with your watch 157
Pair a heart rate sensor with your watch 157
Pair a stride sensor with your watch 157
Calibrate stride sensor 158
Pair a cycling sensor with your watch 158
Bike settings 158
Measuring wheel size 159 Calibrate cycling power sensor 160 Delete a pairing 160
Polar Flow 161
Polar Flow App 161
Training data 161 Activity data 161 Sleep data 161 Sport profiles 161 Image sharing 161 Start using the Flow app 162
Polar Flow Web Service 162
Diary 162 Reports 162 Programs 163
Sport profiles in Polar Flow 163
Add a sport profile 163 Edit a sport profile 164
Planning your training 166
Create a training target in the Polar Flow web service 167
Quick target 167 Phased target 167 Favorites 167
Sync the targets to your watch 168
Favorites 168
Add a Training Target to Favorites: 168 Edit a Favorite 169 Remove a favorite 169
Syncing 169
Sync with Flow mobile App 169
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Sync With Flow Web Service Via FlowSync 170
Important information 171
Battery 171
Charging the battery 171 Charging during training 172 Battery status and notifications 172
Caring for your watch 173
Keep your watch clean 173
Take good care of the optical heart rate sensor 173
Storing 173 Service 174
Precautions 174
Interference During Training 174 Health and training 175
Warning - Keep batteries out of reach of children 176 How to use your Polar product securely 176 Technical specification 177
Vantage V2 177
Polar FlowSync Software 180
Polar Flow mobile application compatibility 180
Water resistance of Polar products 180 Regulatory information 181 Limited International Polar Guarantee 181 Disclaimer 182
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POLAR VANTAGE V2 USER MANUAL

This user manual helps you get started with your new watch. To see video tutorials and FAQs, go to
support.polar.com/en/vantage-v2.

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your new Polar Vantage V2!
Polar Vantage V2 is a premium multisport watch with all of Polar's sports expertise in one package. It is equipped with advanced wrist-based heart rate tracking and GPS. With Polar Vantage V2, you know where you are with your training and can easily keep track of your progress. The training load and recovery tracking tools help you optimize your training and avoid overtraining. Test your performance and personalize your heart rate, speed and power zones with the running and cycling performance tests. The lightweight design is complemented with premium materials. Polar Vantage V2 comes with the essential smart watch features: music controls, weather and phone notifications.
The unique recovery solution Recovery Pro helps you prevent overtraining and injuries. It measures how recovered your body is and offers you recovery feedback and guidance.
Reach the ideal amount of training to perform at your very best with Training Load Pro which gives you a holistic view on how your training sessions strain the different systems of your body and how it affects your performance.
The Running Performance Test helps you keep track of your progress and personalize your heart rate, speed and power zones.
The Cycling Performance Test allows you to personalize your power zones and tells you your personal functional threshold power.
The Leg Recovery Test tells you whether your legs are ready for high intensity training in just a coupleof minutes without any specialist equipment – all you need is your watch.
Music controls: Easily navigate around your playlist and adjust volume straight on your watch. Polar Vantage V2 connects to your music app and lets you control your tunes without having to take out your phone.
With Hill Splitter™, you’ll know how you performed on the uphill and downhill sections of your session. You get detailed data about the elevation profile of your training session, and you’ll be able to compare hill stats between different sessions. Hill Splitter™ automatically detects all uphills and downhills by using your speed, distance and altitude data. It shows you detailed insights into your performance, such as distance, speed, ascent and descent, for every detected hill on your course.
Stay energized throughout your session with the new FuelWise™ fueling assistant. FuelWise™ reminds you to refuel and helps you maintain adequate energy levels during your long sessions. See how your
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body uses different energy sources during a training session. Your energy usage is divided into carbs, proteins and fats.
Stay on the right path with Polar Vantage V2 and Komoot. When you’re pushing your limits off the beaten track, knowing your way is vital. Import routes from Polar Flow or from Komoot and follow the real-time route guidance on your watch. When you import your route directly from Komoot, you get detailed turn-by-turn route guidance.
Additional feature highlights include:
l Advanced wrist-based heart rate with the Precision Prime™ sensor fusion technology. l Detailed weather data straight on your watch. Check current weather info and a 2-day forecast
straight on your watch.
l The FitSpark™ training guide makes sure you’re prepared for your pursuit to conquer the trails
with ready-made daily workouts that match your recovery, readiness and training history.
l See how well you recover from your day during the night with Nightly Recharge™. l Get a more comprehensive insight into the intensity of your running sessions with Running
power.
l The Swimming metrics feature automatically detects your heart rate, swimming style, distance,
pace, strokes and rest times. Distance and strokes get tracked also in open water swimming.
l Stay connected with Phone notifications from your mobile. Get alerts for incoming calls,
messages, emails, calendar events and more.
l Make your runs and rides more exciting with Strava Live Segments. Get alerts about nearby
segments, see real-time performance data during a segment and check your results right after you finish.
l Polar Vantage V2 supports over 130 different sports. Add your favorite sports to your watch in
Polar Flow.
We are continuously developing our products for better user experience. To keep your watch up to date and get the best performance, always make sure to update the firmware whenever a new version is available. The firmware updates enhance the functionality of your watch through new features and improvements.

TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF YOUR VANTAGE V2

You can use your watch straight from the box but for the full Polar experience connect your watch to Polar Flow, our free app and web service.

POLAR FLOW APP

Get the Polar Flow app from the App Store®or Google PlayTM. Sync your watch with the Flow app after training, and get an instant overview and feedback on your training results and performance and let all your friends know about your achievements. In the Flow app you can also check how you’ve slept and how active you’ve been during the day.
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POLAR FLOW WEB SERVICE

Sync your training data to the Polar Flow web service with the FlowSync software on your computer or via Flow app. In the web service you can plan your training, track your achievements, get guidance and see detailed analysis of your training results, activity and sleep. Let all your friends know about your achievements, find fellow exercisers and get motivation from your social training communities. To help long-term follow up, we’ve gathered all the test data in one place in the Polar Flow web service. In the Tests- page you can see all the tests you’ve performed and compare their results. You can see your long­term progress and easily view changes in your performance.
Find all this at flow.polar.com
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GET STARTED

SETTING UP YOUR WATCH

To wake up and charge your watch, plug it into a powered USB port or a USB charger with the custom cable that came in the box. The cable magnetically snaps into place, just make sure to align the ledge on the cable with the slot on your watch (marked with red). Please note that it may take a while for the charging animation to appear on the display. We recommend that you charge the battery before you start using your watch. See Battery for detailed information on charging the battery. Alternatively, you can wake up your watch by pressing and holding OK for 4 seconds.
OR
To set up your watch, choose your language and preferred setup method. The watch gives you three options for setup: Browse to the option most convenient for you with UP/DOWN and confirm your selection with OK.
A. On your phone: Mobile setup is convenient if you don't have access to a computer with a USB port, but it might take longer. This method requires an Internet connection.
B. On your computer:Wired computer setup is quicker and you can charge your watch at the same time, but you need a computer available. This method requires an internet connection.
The A and B options are recommended. You can fill in all the physical details required for accurate training data at once. You can also choose language and get the latest firmware for your watch.
C. On your watch: If you don't have a compatible mobile device and can't get to a computer with an internet connection right away, you can start from the watch. Please
note that when you do the setup from the watch, your watch is not yet connected with Polar Flow. Firmware updates for your watch are available only through Polar Flow. To make sure you get to enjoy your watch and the unique Polar
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features at their best, it’s important that you do the setup later in the Polar Flow web service or with the Polar Flow mobile app by following the steps in option A or B.

OPTION A: SET UP WITH A MOBILE DEVICE AND POLAR FLOW APP

Please note that you have to do the pairing in the Flow app and NOT in your mobile device’s
Bluetooth settings.
1. Make sure your mobile device is connected to the internet and turn on Bluetooth.
2. Download the Polar Flow app from the App Store or Google Play on your mobile device.
3. Open the Flow app on your mobile device.
4. The Flow app recognizes your watch nearby and prompts you to start pairing it. Tap the Start button.
5. When the Bluetooth Pairing Request confirmation message appears on your mobile device, check that the code shown on your mobile device matches the code shown on your watch.
6. Accept the Bluetooth pairing request on your mobile device.
7. Confirm the pin code on your watch by pressing OK.
8. Pairing done is displayed once the pairing is completed.
9. Sign in with your Polar account or create a new one. We’ll walk you through the sign-up and setup within the app.
When you’re done with the settings, tap Save and sync and your settings are synced to your watch.
If you're prompted to update the firmware, please plug your watch into a power source to ensure
flawless update operation, and then accept the update.

OPTION B: SET UP WITH YOUR COMPUTER

1. Go to flow.polar.com/start and download and then install the Polar FlowSync data transfer software to your computer.
2. Sign in with your Polar account or create a new one. Plug your watch into your computer's USB port with the custom cable that came in the box. We’ll walk you through the sign-up and setup within the Polar Flow web service.

OPTION C: SET UP FROM THE WATCH

Adjust the values with UP/DOWN and confirm each selection with OK. If you want to return and change a setting at any point, press BACK until you reach the setting you want to change.
When you do the setup from the watch, your watch is not yet connected with the Polar Flow web service. Firmware updates for your watch are available only through Polar Flow. To make sure you get to enjoy your watch and the unique Polar Smart Coaching features at their best, it's important that you do the setup later in the Polar Flow web service or with the Flow mobile app by following the steps in option A or B.
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BUTTON FUNCTIONS AND GESTURES

You watch has five buttons that have different functionalities depending on the situation of use. See the tables below to find out what functionalities the buttons have in different modes.

TIME VIEW AND MENU

LIGHT BACK OK UP/DOWN
Illuminate the display
In time view, press to view the battery status symbol
Press and hold to lock buttons and touch display
Enter the menu
Return to the previous level
Leave settings unchanged
Cancel selections
Press and hold to return to time view from menu
In time view, press and hold to start
Confirm the selection shown on the display
Press and hold to enter pre-training mode
Press to view more details about the information shown on the watch face
Change the watch face in time view
Move through selection lists
Adjust a selected value
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LIGHT BACK OK UP/DOWN
pairing and syncing

PRE-TRAINING MODE

LIGHT BACK OK UP/DOWN
Illuminate the display
Return to time view Start a training session Move
through Press and hold to lock buttons
sports
list
Press to enter quick menu

DURING TRAINING

LIGHT BACK OK UP/DOWN
Illuminate the display
Press and hold to lock buttons
Pause training by pressing once
To stop the session, press
Mark a lap
Continue training recording when paused
Change
training
view
and hold when paused

COLOR TOUCH DISPLAY

The always-on color touch display lets you easily swipe between watch faces, through lists and menus, as well as choose items by tapping the display.
l Swipe up or down to scroll. l In time view, swipe left or right to switch between the watch faces. Each watch face shows you an
overview of different information.
l In time view, swipe up from the bottom of the display to view notifications and to access music
controls.
l Tap the display to see more detailed information.
Note that the touch display is disabled during training sessions. To ensure proper function of the touch display wipe any dirt, sweat or water off the display with a cloth. The touch display won’t respond properly when trying to use it wearing gloves.

VIEW NOTIFICATIONS/ACCESS MUSIC CONTROLS

The red dot at the bottom of the display indicates if you have any new notifications. Swipe up from the bottom of the display to view notifications. Note that if you have set music controls on you need to swipe twice to access notifications.
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Swipe up from the bottom of the display to access the musics controls.

TAP FEATURE

Tap the display firmly with two fingers to take a lap during a training session. Note that the tap feature is not a touch display feature.

BACKLIGHT ACTIVATION GESTURE

The backlight is automatically switched on when you turn your wrist to look at the watch.

WATCH FACES AND MENU

WATCH FACES

The watch faces tell you a lot more than just the time. You'll get the most timely and relevant information right on the watch face. Choose which watch faces are shown on the display in time view. You can choose from Time only, Daily activity, Cardio load status, Continuous HR tracking,
Latest training sessions, Last night's sleep, FitSpark training guide, Weather, Weekly summary and Your name.
You can swipeleft or right, or scroll through the watch faces with the UP and DOWN buttons and open more details by pressing the display or with the OK button.
Time only
Activity
Time and date. You can customize the watch style and color.
Find out more in Watch settings.
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The circle around the watch face and the percentage below the time and date show your progress towards your daily activity goal. The circle fills with a light blue color as you are active.
In addition, when opening the details, you can see the following details of your day’s accumulated activity:
• Steps you've taken so far. The amount and type of body movements
areregistered and turned into an estimation of steps.
• Active time tells you the cumulative time of body movements that
benefit your health.
• Calories you've burned through training, activity and BMR (Basal
metabolic rate: the minimum metabolic activity required to maintain life).
For more information, see 24/7 Activity tracking.
Cardio Load Status
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Cardio Load Status looks at the relation between your short term
training load (Strain) and long term training load (Tolerance) and based on that tells you whether you are in a detraining, maintaining, productive or overreaching training load status. When recovery tracking (Recovery Pro) is set on and enough data is available, you'll see your daily training recommendation instead of your Cardio load status on the watch face.
In addition, when opening the details, you can see the numeric values for your Cardio Load Status, Strain and Tolerance, and also a verbal description of your Cardio load status.
l The numeric value for your Cardio load status is Strain divided by
Tolerance.
l Strain shows you how much you have strained yourself with
training lately. It shows your average daily cardio load from the past 7 days.
l Tolerance describes how prepared you are to endure cardio
training. It shows your average daily cardio load from the past 28 days.
l Verbal description of your Cardio load status.
Heart rate
For more information, see Training Load Pro.
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When using the Continuous Heart Rate feature your watch continuously measures your heart rate and displays it on the Heart rate watch face.
You can check your highest and lowest heart rate readings of the day and also view what your lowest heart rate reading of the previous night was. You can turn the Continuous Heart Rate feature on and off on your watch in Settings > General settings > Continuous HR tracking.
For more information, see Continuous Heart Rate feature.
If you're not using the Continuous Heart Rate feature, you can still quickly check your current heart rate without starting a training session. Just tighten your wristband, choose this watch face, press OK and the watch will display your current heart rate in a moment. Return to the Heart rate watch face by pressing BACK.
Latest training sessions
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Nightly Recharge
See the time passed since your latest training session and the sport of the session.
In addition, when opening the details, you can view the summaries of your training sessions from the last 14 days. Browse to the training session you want to view with UP/DOWN and press OK to open the summary. For more information, see Training summary.
When you wake up you can see your Nightly Recharge status. Nightly Recharge status tells you how restorative your last night was. Nightly Recharge combines information on how well your autonomic nervous system (ANS) calmed down during the early hours of your sleep (ANS charge) and how well you slept (sleep charge).
The feature is off by default. Keeping the Continuous Heart Rate feature on in your watch will drain the battery quicker. Continuous heart rate tracking needs to be enabled for Nightly Recharge to function. If you want to save battery and still use Nightly Recharge, you can set the continuous heart rate tracking to be on only at night from your watch's settings.
For more information, see Nightly Recharge™ recovery measurement or
Sleep Plus Stages™ sleep tracking.
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FitSpark
Your watch suggests the most suitable training targets for you based on your training history, fitness level and current recovery status. Press OK to see all the suggested training targets. Choose one of the suggested training targets to see detailed information about the training target.
For more information, see FitSpark daily training guide.
Weather
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View the current day's hourly forecast straight from your wrist. Press OK to view more detailed weather information including for example wind speed, wind direction, humidity and chance of rain as well as tomorrow's 3-hour and the day after tomorrow's 6-hour forecast.
For more information, see Weather
Weekly summary
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View an overview of your training week. Your total training time for the week split into different training zones is illustrated on the display. Press OK to open more details. You’ll see distance, training sessions, total calories and time spent in each heart rate zone. In addition, you can view last week’s summary and details as well as any sessions planned for next week.
Scroll down and press OK to view more information about a single session.
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Your name
Time, date and your name is displayed.

MENU

Enter the menu by pressing BACK and browse through the menu by pressing UP or DOWN. Confirm selections with the OK button, and return with the BACK button.
Start training
From here, you can start your training sessions. Press OK to enter the pre-training mode and browse to the sport profile you want to use.
You can also enter the pre-training mode by pressing and holding OK in the time view.
See Start a training session for detailed instructions.
Serene guided breathing exercise
First, choose Serene and then choose Start exercise to start the breathing exercise.
For more information, see Serene™ guided breathing exercise.
Strava LiveSegments
Strava live segments
View information about the Strava segments synced to watch. If you haven’t connected your Flow account with a Strava account or haven’t synced any segments to your watch, you can also find guidance here.
For more information see Strava live segments.
Fueling
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Timers
Fueling
Stay energized throughout your session with the FuelWise™ fueling assistant. FuelWise™ includes three reminders that remind you to refuel and help you maintain adequate energy levels during your long sessions. These areSmart carbs reminder, Manual carbs reminder and Drink reminder.
For more information see Fuelwise
In Timers you'll find a stopwatch and countdown timer.
Stopwatch
To start the stopwatch, press OK. To add a lap, press OK. To pause the stopwatch, press BACK.
Countdown Timer
You can set the countdown timer to count down from a preset time. Choose Set Timer, and set the countdown time, and press OK to confirm. When completed, choose Start and press OK to start the countdown timer.
The countdown timer is added to the basic watch face with time and date.
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Watch face views
At the end of the countdown, the watch notifies you by vibrating. Press OK to restart the timer, or press BACK to cancel and return to the time view.
During training you can use interval timer and countdown timer. Add the timer views to training views in the sport profile settings in Flow and sync the settings to your watch. For more information on using timers during training, see During training
Choose which watch faces are shown on the display in time view. You can choose from Time only, Daily activity, Cardio load status,
Continuous HR tracking, Latest training sessions, Last night's sleep, FitSpark training guide, Weather, Weekly summary and Your name.
You need to choose at least one view.
Tests
In Tests you'll find Orthostatic test, Leg recovery test, Cycling test, Running test and Fitness test
Orthostatic test
You can take the Orthostatic test (H10 heart rate sensor needed), view your latest results compared to your average and reset the test period.
See Orthostatic test for detailed instructions.
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Leg recovery test
The Leg Recovery Test tells you whether your legs are ready for high intensity training in just a couple of minutes without any specialist equipment – all you need is your watch.
For more information see Leg Recovery Test.
Cycling test
The Cycling Performance Test allows you to personalize your power zones and tells you your personal functional threshold power. Cycling power sensor required.
For more information see Cycling Performance Test.
Running test
The Running Performance Test helps you keep track of your progress and personalize your heart rate, speed and power zones.
Settings
For more information see Running Performance Test.
Fitness Test
Measure your fitness level easily with wrist-based heart rate while you lie down and relax.
For more information, see Fitness Test with wrist-based heart rate.
SETTINGS
You can edit the following settings on your watch:
• Physical settings
• General settings
• Watch settings
In addition to the settings available on your watch, you can edit
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Sport Profiles in the Polar Flow web service and app. Customizeyour watch with your favorite sports and the information you want to follow during your training sessions. See Sport Profiles in Flow for more information.

QUICK SETTINGS MENU

Swipe down from the top of the display in time view to pull down the Quick settings menu.
Swipe left or right to browse and tap to choose a feature.
Tap to customize what features you want to see in the quick settings menu. Choose from Alarm, Countdown timer, Do not disturb and Flight mode.
l
Alarm: Set alarm repetition: Off, Once, Monday to Friday or Every day. If you choose Once, Monday to Friday or Every day, also set the time for the alarm.
When the alarm is set on, a clock icon is displayed in the time view.
l Countdown timer: Choose Set Timer, and set the countdown
time, and press OK to confirm. When completed, choose Start and press OK to start the countdown timer.
l Do not disturb: Tap the do not disturb icon to switch it on and tap
again to switch it off. When do not disturb is switched on, you will not get any notifications or call alerts. Also, the backlight activation gesture is disabled
l Flight mode: Tap the flight mode icon to switch it on and tap again
to switch it off. Flight mode cuts off all wireless communication from your watch. You can still use it, but you can't sync your data with the Polar Flow mobile app or use it with any wireless accessories.
The battery status icon shows how much charge is left in the battery.
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PAIRING A MOBILE DEVICE WITH YOUR WATCH

Before you can pair a mobile device with your watch, you need to setup your watch in the Polar Flow web service or with the Polar Flow mobile app as described in chapter Setting up your watch. If you did the setup for your watch with a mobile device, your watch has already been paired. If you did the setup with a computer and would like to use your watch with Polar Flow app, please pair your watch and mobile as follows:
Before pairing a mobile device
• download Flow app from the App Store or Google Play
• make sure your mobile device has Bluetooth turned on, and airplane mode/flight mode is not
turned on.
• Android users:make surelocation is enabled for Polar Flow app in the phone's application
settings.
To pair a mobile device:
1. On your mobile device, open Flow app and sign in with your Polar account, which you have created when setting up your watch.
Android users: If you have several Flow app compatible Polar devices in use, make sure you
have chosen Vantage V2 as the active device in the Flow app. This way Flow app knows to connect to your watch. In the Flow app, go to Devices and choose Vantage V2.
2. On your watch, press and hold BACK in time mode OR go to Settings > General settings > Pair and sync > Pair and sync phone and press OK.
3. Open Flow app and bring your watch close to phone is displayed on your watch.
4. When the Bluetooth Pairing Request confirmation message appears on your mobile device, check that the code shown on your mobile device matches the code shown on your watch.
5. Accept the Bluetooth pairing request on your mobile device.
6. Confirm the pin code on your watch by pressing the OK.
7. Pairing done is displayed once the pairing is completed.

DELETE A PAIRING

To delete a pairing with a mobile device:
1. Go to Settings > General settings > Pair and sync > Paired devices and press OK.
2. Choose the device you want to remove from the list and press OK.
3. Remove pairing? is displayed. Confirm by pressing OK.
4. Pairing removed is displayed when you are done.
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UPDATING THE FIRMWARE

To keep your watch up to date and get the best performance, always make sure to update the firmware whenever a new version is available. Firmware updates are performed to improve the functionality of your watch. They can include completely new features, improvements to existing features, or bug fixes.
You won't lose any data due to the firmware update. Before the update begins, the data from your
watch is synced to the Flow web service.

WITH MOBILE DEVICE OR TABLET

You can update the firmware with your mobile device if you're using Polar Flow mobile app to sync your training and activity data. The app will let you know if there's an update available and will guide you through it. We recommend that you plug in the watch to a power source before starting the update to ensure flawless update operation.
The wireless firmware update may take up to 20 minutes, depending on your connection.

WITH COMPUTER

Whenever a new firmware version is available, FlowSync will notify you when you connect the watch to your computer. The firmware updates are downloaded via FlowSync.
To update the firmware:
1. Plug your watch to your computer with the custom cable that came in the box. Make sure that the cable snaps into place. Align the ledge on the cable with the slot on your watch (marked with red).
2. FlowSync starts syncing your data.
3. After syncing, you are asked to update the firmware.
4. Choose Yes. New firmware is installed (this may take up to 10 minutes), and the watch restarts. Please wait until the firmware update has been finalized before you detach the watch from your computer.
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