Polar Electro Equine FT1 User manual

User Manual
POLAR FT1
POLAR FT2

CONTENTS
1. BENEFITS OF YOUR POLAR FT1/ POLAR FT2 TRAINING COMPUTER....................................................... 3
2. GET STARTED...................................................................................................................... 5
Get to Know Your FT1/FT2 Training Computer ............................................................................... 5
Menu Structure ................................................................................................................... 5
Display Symbols .................................................................................................................. 5
Easy One Button Logic ........................................................................................................... 6
Settings ............................................................................................................................ 6
Set the Time.................................................................................................................... 6
Set the Date .................................................................................................................... 7
Set Your Age* .................................................................................................................. 8
Set Your Target Heart Rate Limits and Alarm.......................................................................... 8
3. TRAINING........................................................................................................................... 10
Wear the Heart Rate Sensor .................................................................................................... 10
Start Training...................................................................................................................... 10
During Training ................................................................................................................... 10
Stop Training...................................................................................................................... 11
4. VIEW TRAINING FILE ............................................................................................................. 12
5. IMPORTANT INFORMATION...................................................................................................... 13
Caring for Your Product ......................................................................................................... 13
Service ............................................................................................................................. 13
Changing Batteries ............................................................................................................... 13
Precautions........................................................................................................................ 13
Troubleshooting................................................................................................................... 15
Technical Specification ......................................................................................................... 16
Guarantee and Disclaimer....................................................................................................... 16
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1. BENEFITS OF YOUR POLAR FT1/ POLAR FT2 TRAINING COMPUTER
Heart Rate -Based Training
Your heart rate is a convenient, reliable, and personal indicator of the intensity of your training. Knowing
your heart rate helps you decide whether to increase or decrease the intensity of your training, based on
your goals and fitness level. Although there are many subjective clues indicating how your body is reacting
to exercise (perceived exertion, breathing rate, physical sensations), none is as reliable as measuring heart
rate. It is objective and affected by both internal and external factors, and is therefore a dependable
measure of physical condition.
Using your FT1/FT2 training computer during training:
• Teaches you about your body's reaction to training
• Keeps you from starting out too hard (as beginners are often tempted to do)
• Helps you control the intensity of your training routine
• Provides feedback on how you are improving
Training intensity
Maximum heart rate (HRmax) is a value used to define your target heart rate limits. HRmax is the highest
number of heartbeats per minute (bpm) during maximum physical exertion. HRmax can be calculated
(estimated) based on your age: 220 - age = HRmax.
Training intensities can be expressed as percentages of HRmax.
There are three different training intensities: Light, Moderate and Hard.
Intensity Intensity % of HRmax Training benefit
Hard 80-90% • Benefits: Increases maximum performance capacity
• Feels like: Tiredness in muscles and heavy breathing
• Recommended for: Fit users for short training sessions
Moderate 70-80% • Benefits: Improves aerobic fitness
• Feels like: Good, easy breathing, moderate sweating
• Recommended for: Everybody for typical training
sessions with moderate length
Light 60-70% • Benefits: Improves basic endurance and helps recovery
• Feels like: Comfortable, easy breathing, low loading for
muscles, light sweating
• Recommended for: Everybody
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Table 1. Training intensities and benefits
Table 2. Training intensities with age-based heart rate limits
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4Benefits of Your Polar FT1/ Polar FT2 Training Computer

2. GET STARTED
Get to Know Your FT1/FT2 Training Computer
Training computer displays the time, heart rate and other
data during training. You can also wear it as a watch.
Heart rate sensor sends the ECG accurate heart rate signal
to the training computer.
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Menu Structure
The training computer functions with one button. Press the button in the Time display (showing the time
of day, date and weekday) to enter different modes:
Button
presses
Mode Menu structure
x 1 EXE (exercise) to measure your heart rate
x 2 FILE to view your training information
x 3 ZONE to set your target heart rate limits manually
x 4 TIME to set the time
x 5 DATE to set the date
x 6 USER to set your age*
* Applies only to Polar FT2 training computer.
Display Symbols
Symbol Description
The battery of the training computer is low.
The target heart rate zone alarm is active.
Clock symbol indicates the time of day on Exercise and Time Setting mode.
Your heart rate is being measured and heart rate is inside the target heart rate zone.
Your heart rate is below your target heart rate zone.
Your heart rate is above your target heart rate zone.
Weekday indicator indicates the weekday in the Time display. Weekdays are printed on
the display frame.
The menu level indicator shows you the number of menu items. When browsing the
menu, the symbol indicates where you are in the current menu level.
Training time indicator represents 10 minutes of continuous training.
When displayed, you can increase the value by one by pressing the button once.
When displayed, you can decrease the value by one by pressing the button once.
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Easy One Button Logic
The button of the training computer has different functionalities depending on the situation of use.
Press the button to
• Select the mode (EXE,FILE,ZONE,TIME,DATE,USER*).
• Move to the next display in FILE.
• Increase a value when symbol is displayed. Pressing the button increases the value by one.
• Decrease a value when symbol is displayed. Pressing the button decreases the value by one. The minus
symbol is displayed two seconds after you have increased a value.
• Confirm your selection/desired value when OK? is displayed.
* Applies only to Polar FT2 training computer.
Press and hold the button to
• Return to the Time display from any mode except Exercise mode. Press and hold the button until EXIT
is displayed.
•Activate/deactivate the target heart rate zone alarm in the Exercise mode. Press and hold the button
until symbol appears/disappears.
•Activate the backlight in the Time display. After activating, a button press turns the backlight on in
any mode. Backlight is deactivated automatically after five minutes if you do not press the button. If
you start training when the backlight is activated, it stays activated until the end of the training
session. During training you can turn the backlight on with HeartTouch.
Settings
Set the Time
1. In the Time display, press the button four times. TIME is displayed.
2. Wait until 12h or 24h is displayed and starts flashing.
Press the button to select the time format.
3. Wait until OK? appears and press the button to confirm your selection.
If you selected 12h time format, select AM or PM. Wait until OK? appears and press
the button to confirm your selection.
4. Wait until hours start flashing on the display.
Adjust the value with the button when the minus or plus symbol is
displayed. The minus symbol is displayed two seconds after you have
increased a value.
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5. Wait until minutes start flashing on the display.
Adjust the value with the button when the minus or plus symbol is
displayed. The minus symbol is displayed two seconds after you have
increased a value.
6. When you have adjusted the values, wait until OK? appears, and press
the button to confirm your selection.
When you have set the time, the training computer returns to the Time display.
Set the Date
1. In the Time display, press the button five times. DATE is displayed.
2. Wait until the value for the day (in 24h format) or month (in 12h
format) is displayed and starts flashing.
Adjust the value with the button when the minus or plus symbol is
displayed. The minus symbol is displayed two seconds after you have
increased a value.
3. Wait until the month (in 24h format) or day (in 12h format) is
displayed.
Adjust the value with the button when the minus or plus symbol is
displayed. The minus symbol is displayed two seconds after you have
increased a value.
4. When you have adjusted the values, wait until OK? appears, and press
the button to confirm your selection.
5. DAY is displayed and the weekday indicator flashes at the top of the
display
6. The weekdays are on the display frame, as follows:
MON = Monday, TUE = Tuesday, WED = Wednesday, THU = Thursday, FRI
= Friday, SAT = Saturday, SUN = Sunday
When the plus symbol is displayed, press the button to select the
weekday.
7. Once you have selected the weekday, wait until OK? appears, and
press the button to confirm your selection.
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When you have set the date, the training computer returns to the Time display.
Set Your Age*
* Applies only to Polar FT2 training computer.
1. In the Time display, press the button six times. USER is displayed.
2. Wait until AGE is displayed.
3. Digits for years start flashing. Adjust the value with the button.
4. When you have adjusted the value, wait until OK? is displayed, and
press the button to confirm your selection.
ZONE SET is displayed. Your age-based heart rate limits have been set.
The upper limit is 85% and the lower limit is 65 % of your maximum
heart rate. If you want to change the limits according to the training
intensities described in section Training intensity, see Set Your Target
Heart Rate Limits and Alarm.
When you have selected your age, the training computer returns to the Time display.
Set Your Target Heart Rate Limits and Alarm
To make sure that you are training at the right intensity level, set your target heart rate limits and alarm
before a training session. The alarm sounds when you are out of your target heart rate zone. For more
information on heart rate limits and training intensities, see Benefits of Your Polar FT1/ Polar FT2
Training Computer (page 3).
The target heart rate zone alarm indicates when you are out of your target heart rate zone.
1. In the Time display, press the button three times. ZONE is displayed.
2. Soon BEEP appears and ON or OFF starts flashing. Press the button to
select ON (activate the alarm), or OFF (deactivate it).
3. When you have selected the desired option, wait until OK? is
displayed, and press the button to confirm your choice.
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Your FT2 training computer automatically calculates your age-based heart rate limits once you have
entered your age in the user settings. However, in this display, you can adjust the limits manually. For FT1
training computer, the limits have to be adjusted manually.
(To skip this, press and hold the button until EXIT is displayed.)
4. HIGH is displayed. Wait until digits for the upper heart rate limit start
flashing.
Adjust the value. Increase the value when the plus symbol is
displayed. Decrease the value when the minus symbol is displayed.
The minus symbol is displayed two seconds after you have increased a
value.
The upper heart rate limit cannot be lower than the lower heart rate
limit.
5. When you have adjusted the value, wait until OK? appears, and press
the button to confirm your selection.
6. LOW is displayed. Wait until digits for the lower heart rate limit start
flashing. Adjust the value.
7. When you have adjusted the value, wait until OK? is displayed, and
press the button to confirm your selection.
When you have completed the target heart rate settings, the training computer returns to the Time display.
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3. TRAINING
Wear the Heart Rate Sensor
1. Fasten one end of the heart rate sensor 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 fasten the strap to the heart rate
sensor.
3. Lift the heart rate sensor off your chest and moisten
the two grooved electrode areas on the back. Check
that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your
skin, and that the text on the heart rate sensor is in
an upright position and in the centre of your chest.
For more information on how to maintain your heart rate
sensor see Caring for Your Product (page 13)
Start Training
Before you start training, wear the heart rate sensor and the training computer. There should be no other
training computers within a one-meter/three-feet radius from you to avoid interference.
1. Start recording your training session by pressing the
button once.
EXE (Exercise) is displayed.
2. The stopwatch starts running in a few seconds. The
outline of the heart symbol flashes until your heart rate is
detected (this should not take more than 15 seconds).
3. Your heart rate is displayed. A flashing heart symbol
indicates an ongoing heart rate measurement. The
symbol flashes at the pace of your heart.
Switch the target heart rate zone alarm ON or OFF in Exercise mode by pressing and holding the button. The alarm
sounds if you are not inside your target heart rate zone.
During Training
HeartTouch
Change the display information (Heart rate / Duration / Time) during
the training session by bringing the training computer close to the
heart rate sensor's Polar logo. Keep the training computer close to
the heart rate sensor until you hear a beep and the desired
information is displayed.
A beep will sound even if the alarm has been deactivated.
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