Polar Electro S610 User manual

Quick Guide
USER’S MANUAL
• OwnIndex™ to reliably predict your VO2max
• OwnCal™ the most accurate calorie
consumption calculation
• OwnCode™ locks out possible interference
from other heart rate monitors
• IntervalTrainer™ for effective training
management
• Infra red data communication with your
computer and Uplink™ feature
S610™
HEART RATE MONITOR
HEART RATE MONITOR
USA
How to start measuring your heart rate (BasicUse)
1. Place the transmitter around your chest and wet the electrodes. Place the
receiver on your wrist.
2. Press and hold the OK button to start the measurement. The stopwatch and
the exercise recording start. Your heart rate will appear in about 15 seconds.
How to stop measuring your heart rate
1. Press the stop button. The stopwatch and other calculations stop. Heart rate
measurement continues but exercise data is not recorded into a file anymore.
2. Press the stop button again. The receiver returns to Time of day display.
Up
• move onward
• increase the
selected value
Down
• move backward
• reduce the
selected value
Stop
• exit the
displayed mode
• return to the
Time of day display
Signal/Light
OK
• start measuring the heart rate
• lock in your selection
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The Polar S610 offers you various ways to customize your exercise sessions so
they meet your personal needs.
For example, use the Interval Trainer function to guide you through a complete
interval training session. Or, you can choose the functions that suit you best:
OwnCal calorie calculation, timers, recovery calculation, etc. After training, you
can review your exercise file and transfer it to your computer for analysis with
Polar Precision Performance™ SW. Monitor your fitness level, and any long-
term changes in it, by performing the quick and easy Polar Fitness Test™.
Please read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with the Polar S610.
This is where you can find the information you need to use and maintain your
equipment. The function road map on the front cover is a quick guide to the
versatile features of the Polar S610. Please tear it off and save it for your
reference.
Please refer to the glossary for special terms, display symbols and text
explanations. The alphabetical index will help you quickly find answers to
any questions that you might encounter while using your Polar S610.
Thank you for choosing Polar!

CONTENTS
A. Getting going ....................... 5
Heart rate monitor parts.........................5
Buttons and their functions.................... 6
Easy start...................................................8
How to prepare the wrist receiver.....8
How to put the transmitter on .......... 9
How to start measuring
your heart rate.....................................9
How to stop
measuring your heart rate ...............10
After exercising..................................10
Modes and their functions....................11
B. How to enter settings ........ 16
User information settings .....................18
Exercise settings .....................................21
Selecting exercise type ..........................21
Setting exercise sets ..........................22
Setting timers ................................24
Setting heart rate limits ...............24
Turning heart rate limits on/off...24
Setting interval type .....................25
Setting amount of intervals .........26
Setting recovery calculation.........26
Naming exercise sets .........................27
Setting recording rate ...........................28
Turning functions on/off .......................29
OwnCal calorie counter ....................29
Polar Fitness Test ...............................29
Predicted maximum heart rate ........30
Monitor settings ....................................30
Turning activity/button
sound on/off.......................................30
Selecting measuring units ................31
Turning Help on/off ...........................31
Watch settings...................................... 32
Setting alarm .....................................32
Setting time of day............................32
Setting date........................................33
Turning reminders on/off...... ...........33
Setting tips .............................................34
Swap time 1 or time 2 .......................34
Shortcut to watch settings ...............34
Swap measuring units .......................34
Swap date, user ID,
user name and logo ..........................34

C. Exercise ................................ 35
Heart rate Measure mode.....................35
Exercise recording mode .......................37
Illuminating the display ....................38
Turning heart rate
zone alarm on/off ..............................38
Swapping the heart rate limits ........38
Storing lap and split time .................39
Pausing the exercise ..........................39
Swapping the displayed
exercise information .........................40
Resetting the stopwatch to zero .....41
Starting an exercise set .........................42
Exercising with Interval Training Set ...42
Warm-up phase..................................43
Interval phase ....................................44
Cool-down phase ...............................46
Stopping an interval
training exercise ................................47
Exercising with BasicSet ........................47
Starting the timers ............................47
Starting the recovery calculation.....48
Restart the recovery calculation ......48
Stopping the exercise ............................48
Tips during exercise ...............................48
Heart touch function... .....................48
Swapping recording rate ..................49
Swapping the exercise type..............49
Restarting the interval or
recovery calculation ..........................49
Interrupting an interval or
recovery calculation ..........................49
Interrupting a phase of
interval training exercise ..................49
D.How to recall
training information .......... 50
Exercise time...........................................53
Recovery information of BasicSet ........53
Heart rate limits .....................................53
Exercise time within
the heart rate zones ..............................54
Calorie expenditure ...............................54
Cumulative calorie count ......................54
Cumulative exercise time count ...........54
Interval Training information ...............55

Warm-up phase..................................55
Interval phase ....................................55
Cool-down phase...............................56
Lap information .....................................57
Recorded heart rate samples ................57
Records file .............................................58
Resetting cumulative counts to zero ...58
Deleting a file.........................................59
Deleting all files .....................................59
E. Connection to computer .... 60
Downloading
training data to computer ....................60
Uploading settings from computer......61
F. Polar Fitness test ................. 63
OwnIndex ...............................................63
Predicted maximum heart rate.............65
Fitness test settings................................66
Carrying out the test .............................66
Update OwnIndex and HRmax-p.............68
Fitness classes .........................................69
G. Care and maintenance ........ 71
H. Precautions........................... 73
I. Frequently asked questions 77
J. Technical Specifications ....... 81
K. Limited Polar Warranty....... 84
L. Disclaimer ............................. 85
M. Polar glossary ..................... 86
Display symbols ....................................... 88
Display texts ............................................ 89
Index......................................................... 92

A 5
Heart rate monitor
parts and their
functions
The Polar T61™
transmitter detects your
heart rate and transmits
it to the wrist receiver.
The elastic strap holds
the transmitter
comfortably, yet firmly,
in the correct position.
The Polar S610 wrist
receiver displays your
heart rate and other data
during exercise. Enter
your personal settings
into the receiver and
analyze the exercise files
after you’re done.
A.GETTINGGOING
A 5

A 6
STOP
SIGNAL/
LIGHT
RESET
OK
Signal/Light Turns the beep on or off.
Turns the backlight on.
Reset Resets the heart rate monitor.
Stop Return -Stops measuring the heart rate.
Exits the displayed mode and returns to
the previous mode level.
Returns to the Time of day display
from any mode by pressing and
holding the stop button.
OK Accept - Starts measuring the heart rate (start).
Enters the displayed mode shown on
the lower level (start). Locks in your
selection (ok). Records lap information
(lap). The Help text (start, ok or lap)
that appears on the display above the
button indicates its use.
Buttons and their functions

A 7
Useful tips
• Briefly pressing a button (approximately 1 second) will do different
things than pressing and holding the button for a longer period of
time (approximately 2 to 5 seconds). If your press the button for a
longer period of time, you can use shortcuts.
• The buttons are slightly stiffer than those of an ordinary watch to
prevent them from being pressed accidentally.
• You can always return to the Time of day display from the Options
setting or File recalling loops by pressing and holding the stop button.
• See the glossary for display symbols and text interpretation.
Up Moves to the following
mode. Increases the
selected value.
Down Returns to the previous
mode. Decreases the
selected value.

A 8
How to prepare the wrist receiver
1. Since the display is blank when the receiver leaves the
factory, you have to activate the wrist receiver by pressing
the OK button twice, after which the Time of day display
appears. This is a one-off procedure; once you have turned
on your receiver you can not turn it off anymore.
2. You may start measuring your heart rate right away
using the default settings. However, the following
settings are ones that it would be useful to change as
soon as possible: Time of day (see section Setting the
watch) and personal user settings (see section User
information settings).
3. Polar S610 has various functions that you can use
according to your personal training needs. For more
information, see section Modes and their functions. You
can either manually enter the settings by pressing the
receiver buttons or you can define your settings using
Polar Precision Performance software, after which the
data should be transferred from your computer to the
wrist receiver.
4. Wear the wrist receiver as you would wear an ordinary
watch. If you go biking, we recommend attaching the
wrist receiver to a Polar Bike Mount™.
Easy start

A 9
How to put the transmitter on
1. Attach the transmitter 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
buckle it.
3. Lift the transmitter off your chest and
moisten the grooved electrode areas
on the back.
4. Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly
against your skin and the Polar logo is in a
central, upright position.
How to start measuring your heart rate
1. Begin with the display that shows
the time of day.
2. Keep the wrist receiver within
3 feet/ 1 meter of your transmitter.
3. Check that you are not near other people
that have heart rate monitors, high voltage
power lines, televisions, mobile phones or
other sources of electromagnetic disturbance.