Polar Electro F4 User manual

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Contents
1. GETTING STARTED ............................ 3
Get to Know Your Polar F4.................... 3
Enter Basic Settings .......................... 4
2. BEFORE EXERCISE............................. 5
Wear the Transmitter ......................... 5
3. DURING EXERCISE............................. 6
Record Your Exercise......................... 6
Functions During Exercise .................... 7
4. AFTER EXERCISE .............................. 8
Exercise Summary ............................ 8
Summary File.................................10
Totals File....................................10
Data Communication.........................11
5. SETTINGS.....................................12
Heart Rate Limits.............................12
Sound.........................................15
Watch.........................................15
User ..........................................16
Unit...........................................16
6. CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION .........17
Caring for Your Heart Rate Monitor .........17
Precautions ..................................19
Troubleshooting..............................22
Technical Specification .....................23
Guarantee and Disclaimer ...................24
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1. GETTING STARTED
Get to Know Your Polar F4
1. START/STOP/OK:
•Start and stop heart rate measurement
•Enter the menu and confirm selections
•Move back to the main mode from Summary and Totals
•Press and hold to return to Time mode
•Activate the backlight
•Switch the alarm and snooze off
2. NEXT/SET:
•Move in the menu and selection lists to adjust values
•Snooze the alarm for 10 minutes
Press and hold to
•Switch the Keylock on/off
•Switch the Target zone alarm on/off in the Exercise mode
The transmitter sends the heart rate signal to the wrist unit. The
transmitter consists of the transmitter unit and elastic strap.
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Getting Started 3

Enter Basic Settings
1. Press OK twice to activate your Polar F4.
2. SETTINGS is displayed. Press OK.
3. TIME MODE? Select 24 h or 12 h time mode by
pressing SET. Press OK to confirm your
selection.
4. TIME OF DAY Adjust minutes and hours. In the
12 h time mode, select AM or PM, first.
5. SET DATE In 24 h time mode: dd.mm.yy. In 12
h time mode: mm.dd.yy.
6. UNIT Select kilograms and centimeters (kg/cm)
or pounds and feet (lb/ft).
7. WEIGHT Enter your weight.
8. HEIGHT Enter your height.
9. AGE Enter your age.
10. SEX: Select FEMALE or MALE.
11. SETTINGS OK is displayed.
The Polar F4 enters Time mode.
The digits run faster if you press and hold SET.
Release the button at the desired value.
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4Getting Started

2. BEFORE EXERCISE
Wear the Transmitter
Wear the transmitter to measure heart rate.
1. Attach one end of the transmitter to the elastic strap.
2. Adjust the transmitter’s strap length to fit snugly and
comfortably. Secure the strap around your chest, just below the
chest muscles, and buckle the strap to the transmitter.
3. Lift the transmitter 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 Polar logo is in a
central, upright position.
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Before Exercise 5

3. DURING EXERCISE
Record Your Exercise
1. Wear the transmitter and wrist unit. Press
START to begin recording exercise data.
Preferably, there should be no other heart rate
monitors nearby (within 1m / 3ft), to avoid
interference.
2. Your heart rate and the framed heart symbol
will appear in a few seconds. The frame around
the heart symbol indicates that your heart rate
is coded. A heart without a frame indicates a
non-coded heart rate transmission.
3. To activate the heart rate zone alarm, press and
hold NEXT.
4. Press STOP to stop recording. SUMMARY is
automatically displayed. Each result is
displayed for 3 seconds.
If your display reads 00/--, heart rate signal is not
being received. Bring the wrist unit up to your
chest near Polar logo. This will prompt the wrist
unit to begin a new search for the heart rate
signal.
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6During Exercise

Functions During Exercise
Press NEXT to browse the following information:
Heart Rate
Exercise calories
Heart rate
Duration
Heart rate limits
Exercise duration
Fitness Bullets
Fitness bullets. There are six fitness bullets. Each represents 10 minutes in the target heart rate
zone.
Time of day
Heart Touch
To illuminate the display, bring the wrist unit close to the Polar logo on the transmitter.
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During Exercise 7

4. AFTER EXERCISE
Exercise Summary
Press STOP to cease recording of exercise data. SUMMARY is automatically displayed.
DURATION
Exercise duration
IN ZONE
Exercise time in the target zone
AVG. HR
Average heart rate of the exercise session (bpm)
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8After Exercise

MAX HR
Maximum heart rate of the exercise session
CALORIES
Calories expended during the exercise session (Cal/Kcal)
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After Exercise 9

Summary File
You can review your latest exercise information in
the Summary file.
1. In the Time mode, press NEXT.SUMMARY is
displayed.
2. Press START to start reviewing the the data.
DATE is displayed.
3. Press NEXT for the following exercise
information:
•DATE Exercise session date
•DURATION Exercise session duration
•IN ZONE Exercise time in target zone
•AVG. HR Average heart rate of the exercise
session
•MAX HR Maximum heart rate of the exercise
session
•CALORIES Calories expended during the exercise
session
Press OK. SUMMARY is displayed. Proceed to the
Totals file by pressing NEXT or return to Time
mode by pressing and holding START.
Totals File
You can review cumulative exercise information in
Totals file.
1. Starting from the Time mode, press NEXT
twice. TOTALS is displayed.
2. Press START to review data. TOT. TIME is
displayed.
3. Press NEXT for the following exercise
information:
•TOT. TIME Total exercise time and the beginning
date.
•TOT. CAL Total calorie expenditure and the
beginning date.
•COUNT Total number of all exercise sessions and
beginning date.
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10 After Exercise