Polar Electro M430 Getting Started Manual

Key features

INTEGRATED GPS

Built-in GP S keeps track of y our pace, dist ance and altit ude during
training . You can view you r route on a map in the P olar Flow app o r
Flow web se rvice aft er your sessi on.

WRIST BA SED HEART R ATE TRAININ G

Your M430 h as a built-in hear t rate senso r that measure s your heart

rate from t he wrist. Th is makes hear t-rate based t raining mor e
convenient than ever.

24/7 AC TIVITY TR ACKING AND C ONTINUOUS HE ART RATE

Your M430 t racks your st eps, activ ity, sleep and c alories 24 /7,
and suppor ts you in achi eving your ind ividual dail y activit y goal.
The Contin uous Heart R ate feature enab les a more accur ate
measurem ent of daily calo rie consumpt ion and your ove rall activ ity
because p hysical act ivities wi th very lit tle wrist mo vement can al so

be tracked.

RUNNING PROGRAM

Train for a runn ing event with a p ersonal and a daptive tr aining plan
in Polar Fl ow. Choose fro m four differ ent targets: 5 K, 10K, half
marathon o r marathon, a nd get a trainin g plan that ts y ou and your

goals.

Get to know your Pol ar M430

How to get star ted

You can choos e to set up your new Po lar M430 e ither with (A ) a mobile
device or w ith (B) a compute r, whichever is the m ost conveni ent for
you. The M4 30 is in stor age mode, and it w akes up in the set up. To
get the most a ccurate and pe rsonal trai ning and acti vity data, i t’s
import ant that you’re pre cise with the s ettings in the s etup.

SET UP WITH A M OBILE DEVI CE AND POLA R FLOW APP

Please not e that you have to do t he pairing in th e Flow app and
NOT in your mo bile device’s Blu etooth settin gs.

1. Make sur e your mobile device is connect ed to the Internet

and turn on Bluetooth®.

2. Downl oad the Polar F low app from th e App Store or Go ogle

Play

on your mobi le device.

3. Open Fl ow app on your mob ile device.

4. Flow ap p recognizes y our M430 ne arby and prom pts you to

start pa iring it. Acc ept the pairin g request and enter the
Bluetoot h pairing cod e shown on the M 430 displ ay to Flow
app.

5. Sign in with your Pol ar account or create a new one. We’ ll
walk you th rough the sign -up and setup wi thin the app.

6. When yo u’re done with the s ettings tap

Save and sy nc and your

settings a re synced to y our M430.

If there is a rmware update available for your M430, we
recommend you install it during the setup. It may take up to 10
minutes to complete.

SET UP WITH A C OMPUTER

1. Go to ow.polar.com/start and ins tall Polar FlowSync data
transfe r softwar e to your compute r.

2. Sign in wi th your Polar a ccount or create a n ew one. We’ll wa lk
you throug h the sign-up an d setup within th e web serv ice.

A

B

Plug your M 430 into a powe red USB por t or a USB charge r with the
custom USB c able that came i n the box. It may t ake a few minutes fo r
your M43 0 to wake up. Let yo ur M430 char ge during the s etup.

LIGHT

BACK

UP

DOWN

Illuminate t he display by p ressing LIG HT.

Lock butt ons in time view b y pressing an d holding LIG HT.

Enter Quick m enu in trainin g view by pres sing and holdin g LIGHT.

Return, pa use and stop wi th the BACK but ton.

In time view, s tart pair ing and synci ng your M43 0 with your mobi le
device by p ressing and h olding BACK .

Browse th e menu, selec tions and trai ning views b y pressing UP.

Change the w atch face by pre ssing and hol ding UP.

Browse th e menu, selec tions and trai ning views b y pressing DO WN.

Enter the men u, conrm sele ctions and st art train ing by pressi ng
START. Duri ng training, p ress START t o mark a lap, pre ss and hold to
lock or unlo ck the heart r ate zone you are c urrently in.

STAR T

START

Running

Timers

Favorites

My Heart rate

Fitness Test

Settings

Diary

My day

Start

By measur ing your hear t rate when tr aining you make s ure you train

at the right in tensity lev el for your goal . And you get jus t the benets

you want to ac hieve.

Wrist-ba sed heart r ate measurem ent is convenie nt and easy. Tig hten
the wris t band for train ing, start a t raining ses sion on your M4 30,
and you’re rea dy to go.

To get accurate h eart rate re adings durin g training, s ecure the wr ist

band rml y on top of your wri st, just behi nd the wrist bo ne. Do NOT
place the r unning watch on t op of the wrist b one. The sens or on the

back must be t ouching your sk in, but the wr ist band shoul d not be
too tight.

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Getting Started Guide

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English

Start train ing

POLAR M430

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COMPATIBLE WITH

GPS RUNNING WATCH

WITH WRIST-BASED

HEART RATE

Technical specification

BATTERY T YPE 240 MAH L I-POL BAT TERY

HEART R ATE SENSOR INTERNA L OPTICA L

OPERATIN G TIME UP TO 8 HOURS T RAINING W ITH GPS A ND OPTICA L HEART
RATE ME ASUREME NT

WATER RESIS TANCE SUITABLE F OR SWIMMIN G

MATERIA LS SILICON , THERMOPL ASTI C POLYURE THANE, S TAINLES S
STEEL , ACRYLO NITRILE BU TADIENE ST YRENE , GLASS
FIBER, P OLYCARBO NATE, POLY METHY L METHA CRYLATE ,
LIQUID C RYSTAL PO LYMER

1. Wear yo ur M430 and ti ghten the wris t band.

2. In time vi ew, press STA RT to enter the lis t of sport pro les.

3. Brows e to a sport pro le by press ing UP or DOWN.

4. Go outdo ors and away f rom tall buil dings and tree s. Keep your M4 30

still wit h the display up wards to catch G PS satellit e signals. W hen
the signal is f ound, M43 0 vibrates an d OK is displaye d.

5. M43 0 has found your h eart rate wh en your hear t rate is shown .

6. Pres s START to start trainin g recording.

After training

VIEW YOUR T RAINING DATA AT A GL ANCE ON THE MOBI LE APP

Get the Pola r Flow app on the A pp Store or Goo gle Play. Sync y our
M430 wi th Flow app af ter training an d get an instant o verview a nd
feedback o n your trainin g result and per formance . In Flow app you
can also ch eck how you’ve s lept and how act ive you’ve bee n during

the day.

POLAR FL OW WEB SERVI CE FOR MORE DETAILED ANALYSIS

Sync your tr aining data to t he Flow web ser vice with y our computer
or via Flow a pp. In the web ser vice you ca n track your ac hievements ,

get guidanc e and see a detaile d analysis of yo ur training r esults,

activi ty and sleep.

TAKE CARE OF Y OUR M430

Keep your M4 30 clean by r insing it unde r running wate r after each
training s ession. Bef ore charging , please make su re there’s no
moisture , hair, dust or dir t on the M430’s U SB connector. Gen tly
wipe off an y dirt or mois ture. Do not cha rge the M43 0 when its USB

connector is wet.

Heart rate t raining with Polar M43 0

Choose your favorite sports and the information you want to follow
during your sessions in the Polar Flow app or web service.

PAUSE AND STOP TRAINING

Press BA CK to pause your t raining ses sion. To continue t raining,
press STAR T. To stop the se ssion, pres s and hold BACK w hen paused
until Recording ended is displ ayed.

You’ll get a summ ary of your tr aining sess ion on your M4 30 right afte r
you’ve stop ped training . Get a more detai led analysis i n the Flow app

or in the Flow w eb servic e.

When not measuring heart rate, loosen the wristband a bit for a

more comfortable t and to let your skin breathe.

Your M430 i s also compati ble with Pola r Bluetooth® Sm art heart
rate sens or with chest s trap. You can bu y a heart rate s ensor as an

accesso ry.

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