Polar Electro FT80 User manual

Polar FT80
Getting Started Guide

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 FlowLinkTM and 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)
4Get 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).
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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Get Started 5

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.
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.
6Before Training

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.
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 VO2max?is
displayed.
5. Select Yes to save the test result in
your User information and
OwnIndex results. If you know your
laboratory measured VO2max value and
have entered it in User information,
select No to save your test result in
OwnIndex results only.
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Before Training 7

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.
8Training

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.
Your training session is saved only when
the recording has been on for more than
one minute.
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.
A training summary will be shown only if
the training session has lasted for more
than one minute.
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Training 9

Optimize Your Strength Training with
Heart Rate Guidance
Strength training with Polar FT80 helps
you effectively improve your muscle
strength and power by guiding your
recovery heart rate between exercise sets
during workout.
1. Create up to three workouts in
polarpersonaltrainer.com and
download the workout(s) to your FT80.
See Transfer Data for more
information.
2. When you have downloaded workouts
onto your FT80, press OK and press
DOWN to select Start strength
training. Press OK twice and Start
workout? is displayed. Select Yes
and press OK. Select the workout and
press OK. Select the exercise you
want to perform from the list. Press
OK and start your workout with the
first set.
3. When you have completed a set, the
FT80 tells you the optimal recovery
time. Sit down to wait and see when
your heart rate graph hits the dotted
line on the display and you hear a
beep. You have now recovered enough.
Start next set! is displayed.
4. When you have completed all sets of
an exercise press OK, and Exercise
completed? is displayed. Select Yes
to save the exercise data. The exercise
set is now removed from your exercise
list in this session.
5. Select the exercise you want to
perform next and finish your workout.
6. After workout, transfer data to
polarpersonaltrainer.com for easy
follow-up of your fitness level
development. See Transfer Data for
more information.
10 Training