Polar Electro FT7 User manual

HELLO THERE,
POLAR FT7 HEART RATE MONITOR
With its essential heart rate features,
FT7 helps you stay within the desired
intensity zone and get faster results:
measure your heart rate during
training, work out within target heart
rate zones, nd out if you’re burning
fat or improving tness, and see how
many calories you’ve burned.
POLAR HEART RATE SENSOR
Wear the comfortable strap and
connector around your chest to get
your heart rate accurately and in real
time in the heart rate monitor.
Thanks for choosing Polar! In this handy little guide we’ll walk you
through the basics of FT7, your guide to achieving your goals.
You can download the full-length user manual and the latest version of this guide at support.polar.com/en/support/FT7. For more help, there are
some great video tutorials at polar.com/support you may want to check out.
GET TO KNOW YOUR FT7
LIGHT
» Enter quick menu
» Light up the display
BACK
» Return to previous level
» Cancel selection
UP/DOWN
» Enter and move inside menus
» Adjust values
OK
» Conrm selection
» Enter training mode
DID YOU KNOW?
Check the time by bringing your heart rate monitor close to the heart
rate sensor.
BACK
OK
LIGHT
UP
DOWN
TUE 18.05.
MENU
Data
MENU
Settings
TRAINING
GET STARTED
Before you start to train with your FT7, you need to go through a
couple of steps. First, press and hold any button for one second to
activate your heart rate monitor.Then, go through the basic settings.
Please be precise with your settings. They make a big dierence to
how accurately your heart rate monitor can measure values such as
your heart rate limits and calorie consumption.
WEAR THE HEART RATE SENSOR
1. Moisten the electrode area of
the strap.
2. Clip the strap around your chest
and adjust the strap to t snugly.
3. Attach the connector.
After training, detach the
connector and rinse the strap
under running water to keep
it clean. For more detailed
instructions, see the full user
manual at polar.com/support .
TRAINING WITH YOUR FT7
TO GET YOU GOING
1. Wear your heart rate monitor and the heart rate sensor.
2. In time mode, press OK once to open the wait mode. Wait until
your heart rate monitor nds your heart rate and press OK again
to start recording your training session.
You can see your heart rate, burnt calories, session duration and
zone information in real time when training. By looking at the
numbers during and after training, you will quickly learn which
levels are right for you. Visit polar.com/support to learn more
about the benets of training at dierent intensities.
TO PAUSE AND STOP TRAINING
To pause your training session, press BACK. To continue training,
press OK. To stop the session, press BACK again.
You can get a summary of your latest exercise at the end of each
session. It shows you:
» how long it lasted
» how many calories you burnt
» your average and maximum heart rates
» how long you were in the fat burning or tness improving
zones.

ENERGYPOINTER
FT7 guides you to train at the right intensity
so you’ll achieve your goals - whether you aim
to lose weight or improve your tness.The
EnergyPointer feature tells you if the main
eect of your training is tness improvement
or fat burning.
SMART CALORIES
The Smart Calories feature in FT7 counts your
calories during training based on your weight,
height, age, gender and the intensity of your
training.
Remember, this is just the start. We are here to oer you a whole
new world of Smart Coaching, helping you to get more from every
training session. So head over to polar.com/support for more
guidance, or share your progress with us on Facebook. We’d love to
hear from you!
KEY FEATURES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONCHANGING BATTERIES IS EASY
Both heart rate monitor and heart rate sensor are suitable for bathing
and swimming (water resistance 30 m).
HEART RATE MONITOR
Battery type CR1632
Battery life 11 months (1 h of training per day)
Operating temperature -10 °C to +50 °C / 14 °F to 122 °F
Back cover Polyamide
Wrist strap Polyurethane
Wrist strap buckle Stainless steel
HEART RATE SENSOR
Battery type CR2025
Battery life 1500 hours of use
Battery sealing ring O-ring 20.0 x 0.90 Material Silicone
Operating temperature -10 °C to +50 °C / 14 °F to 122 °F
Connector ABS
Strap 38% Polyamide, 29% Polyurethane,
20% Elastane, 13% Polyester
1. Lever the battery cover open by using the
clip on the strap.
2. Remove the old battery from the battery
cover.
3. Insert the new battery inside the cover
with the negative (-) side outwards.
4. Align the ledge on the battery cover with
the slot on the connector and press the
battery cover back into place. You should
hear a snap.
1. Open the battery cover with a coin.
2. Remove the old battery with a suitable
sized small rigid stick. Be careful not to
damage the heart rate monitor.
3. Insert the new battery with the positive
(+) side outwards. Make sure the sealing
ring is undamaged.
4. Close the battery cover.
HEART RATE SENSOR
HEART RATE MONITOR
For more detailed instructions, see the full user manual at
polar.com/support.
For safety reasons, please ensure you use the correct battery.
Polar FT7
GETTING STARTED GUIDE
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