Polar Electro M430 User manual

USER MANUAL

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CONTENTS
Contents 2
Polar M430 User Manual 11
Introduction 11
Take full advantage of your M430 11
Get started 12
Setting up your M430 12
Choose one option for setup 12
Option A: Set up with a mobile device and Polar Flow app 13
Option B: Set up with your computer 14
Option C: Set Up from the device 14
Button functions 15
Time view and menu 15
Pre-training mode 16
During training 16
Menu structure 16
My day 17
Diary 17
Settings 17
Fitness Test 17
Timers 18

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Favorites 18
My heart rate 18
Wearing your M430 18
When measuring heart rate from your wrist 18
When not measuring heart rate from your wrist 18
Pairing 19
Pair a mobile device with your M430 19
Pair a heart rate sensor with your M430 20
Pair a stride sensor with your M430 20
Pair Polar Balance Scale with your M430 20
Delete a pairing 21
Settings 22
Sport profile settings 22
Settings 23
Physical settings 24
Weight 24
Height 24
Date of birth 24
Sex 24
Training background 24
Maximum heart rate 25
General settings 25

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Pair and sync 26
Flight mode 26
Button lock 26
Smart notifications 26
Inactivity alert 27
Units 27
Language 27
Training view color 27
About your product 28
Watch settings 28
Alarm 28
Time 28
Date 28
Week's starting day 29
Watch face 29
Quick menu 31
Quick menu in pre-training mode 31
Quick menu in training view 31
Quick menu in pause mode 32
Updating the firmware 33
With mobile device or tablet 33
With computer 33

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Training 34
Training with wrist-based heart rate 34
Heart rate training 34
Measuring heart rate with your M430 34
Start a training session 35
Start a planned training session 37
Start a session with Interval Timer 37
Start a session with Finish Time Estimator 38
During training 38
Browse the training views 38
Mark a lap 38
Lock a Heart Rate or Speed Zone 38
Change phase during a phased session 39
Change Settings in quick menu 39
Notifications 39
Pausing/Stopping a training session 39
Training summary 39
After training 39
Training history in M430 42
Training data in Polar Flow App 42
Training data in Polar Flow Web Service 43
Features 44

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AssistedGPS (A-GPS) 44
A-GPS expiry date 45
GPS features 45
Back to start 45
24/7 Activity tracking 46
Activity Goal 46
Activity data on your M430 47
Inactivity alert 48
Activity data in Flow App and Flow web service 49
Sleep tracking 49
Sleep data on your M430 49
Sleep data in the Flow app and web service 49
Smart Coaching 50
Activity Guide 50
Activity Benefit 50
Fitness Test with wrist-based heart rate 51
Before the test 52
Performing the test 52
Test results 52
Fitness level classes 53
Men 53
Women 53

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Vo2max 54
Polar Running Program 54
Create a Polar Running Program 55
Start a running target 55
Follow your progress 55
Running Index 55
Short-term analysis 56
Men 56
Women 57
Long-term analysis 57
Smart Calories 58
Training Benefit 59
Training Load and Recovery 60
Sport Profiles 61
Heart Rate Zones 61
Speed Zones 64
Speed zones settings 64
Training target with speed zones 64
During training 64
After training 65
Cadence from the wrist 65
Smart Notifications 65

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Smart Notification settings on your M430 65
Smart Notification settings on your phone 66
Polar Flow mobile app 66
Do not disturb 66
Block apps 67
Phone (iOS) 67
Phone (Android) 67
Smart Notifications in practice 67
The Smart Notifications feature works via Bluetooth Connection 68
Polar Flow 69
Polar Flow App 69
Training data 69
Activity data 70
Sleep data 70
Sport profiles 70
Image sharing 70
Start using the Flow app 70
Polar Flow Web Service 71
Feed 71
Explore 71
Diary 71
Progress 72

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Community 72
Programs 72
Favorites 72
Add a Training Target to Favorites: 73
Edit a Favorite 73
Remove a favorite 73
Planning your training 73
Create a training target in the Polar Flow web service 74
Quick target 74
Phased target 74
Favorites 74
Sync the targets to your M430 75
Sport profiles in Polar Flow 75
Add a sport profile 75
Edit a sport profile 76
Syncing 78
Sync with Flow mobile App 79
Sync With Flow Web Service Via FlowSync 79
Important information 81
Battery 81
Charging M430 battery 81
Battery operating time 82

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Low battery notifications 82
Caring for your M430 83
Keep your M430 clean 83
Take good care of the optical heart rate sensor 83
Storing 83
Service 84
Precautions 84
Interference during training 84
Minimizing risks when training 85
Technical specification 86
M430 86
Polar FlowSync Software 87
Polar Flow mobile application compatibility 87
Water resistance of Polar products 87
Limited international Polar guarantee 88
Disclaimer 90