Polar Electro SPORT TESTERT Operator's manual

HEART RATE MONITORS
POLAR ELECTRO OY
Professorintie 5, FIN-90440 Kempele, Finland
Tel.:
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User’s Instruction Manual
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LIMITED ONE
- YEAR WARRANTY
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product will be free from defects in material or workmanship
for one year from date of purchase with the exception of
battery and the elastic belt.
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The product it describes is subject to change without notice.
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You have just purchased the essential equipment
for scientific training based on today’s most
advanced athletic concepts --the Polar Sport
Tester Heart Rate Monitor. Now, with the most
accurate, sophisticated performance monitor
available, you are ready to control your training to
reach your fullest competitive potential.
Modern athletic training, designed to eliminate
hit-or-miss activity and to optimize the time spent,
requires precise measurements. The Polar Sport
Tester is the preffered measuring technology used
by winning world-class International teams in
track and field, cross-country skiing, bicycling,
triathlon, swimming, and other events.
For today’s competitive athlete, a carefully
planned personal training program includes, of
course, measuring of time: intervals, intermediate
and lap times, etc. But added to these now are
critical measurements related to testing of
baseline physiological functions such as:
l Heart rate
l Efficiency in oxygen use (maximal aerobic
capacity - V02 max)
l Accumulation of lactic acid (anaerobic
threshold - AT)
When these internal stresses are accurately
measured, areas for improvement can be
identified and this allows for a planned approach
to ovecroming weaknesses through controlled
uses of intensity, duration and frequency in
training. For modern interval training, stress levels
(work intensity) and recovery levels can be
predetermined so you can reach your peak in time
for competition, and avoid injury through
overstress.
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As you develop a long-term plan of training,
tapering off, competition and rest, your Polar
Sport Tester Heart Rate Monitor will give you an
unerring method for controlling your work
intensity, precisely tracking, and analysing and
storing records of your progress.
You are now the owner of a powerful measuring
tool designed to meet all the requirements of the
new scientific training for overcoming weaknesses
and improving performance. With the Polar Sport
Tester you can:
l Tell time and set alarm
l Set two different timers to track workout
intervals
l Program two different personal heart rate
target zones
l Measure your heart rate with ECG accuracy
’ &cord performance information during
training for later analysis
l Choose between 5, 15 and 60second intervals
for heart rate recording
’ Measure elapsed time
l Download performance data into a computer
for detailed long-term analysis
l Record up to 8 different training sessions
‘Record up to 33 hours of training information
If you are a coach or trainer, you will have more
control than ever over your team’s progress,
This owner’s manual is designed to show
precisely what the Polar Sport Tester performance
monitor can do and how you can use each feature
to best accomplish personal, professional or team
fitness and performance goals,
Note.
Before partlclpatlng In this or any other exercise programme
please consult your physIcIan If in doubt. If you use a
pacemaker. do not use the heart rate monitor before
consultlng the manufacturer of the pacemaker and#or your
doctor
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Polar Sport Tester ..............................................
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Polar Sport Tester components ...........................
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How to Wear your Sensor/Transmitter .................
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Guidelines for Programming your
Polar Sport Tester ..............................................
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Program Functions Chart ....................................
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Programming your Polar Sport Tester ..................
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Time ........................................................
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Set ..........................................................
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Measure ..................................................
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Recall ......................................................
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Exercising with the Polar Sport Tester .................. 24
Care and Maintenance ....................................... 26
Precautions ....................................................... 28
Troubleshooting your Polar Sport Tester .............. 30
Service ............................................................ 32
Accessories ................................................... 32
Technical Specifrcatrons ..................................... 33
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This package includes
ALL NEW POLAR TRANSMITTER
. fully sealed . lightweight
. ultra slim design l comfortable to use
Transmitter with elastic belt
Belt lock
Wrist Monitor
Three line dipslay
a. Time of day
b. Elapsed time
c. Heart Rate
Set/start-stop
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1. Attach the POLAR Transmitter onto the elastic
belt.
2. Adjust the belt length so that the fit is snug,
but not too tight.
3. With the Transmitter facing outward, and the
POLAR-logo in the right position, insert the round
end of the belt lock into the buckle to secure the
belt around your chest.
4. Center the Transmitter on your chest below
the pectoral muscles (breasts) as shown in the
illustration.
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Selection status line
CORRECT POSITION OF THE LOGO: =Giril
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5. Pull the Transmitter away from chest
stretching the belt and moisten the conductive
electrode strips located on both sides. Using the
transmitter against the skin is best. However, if
you wish to wear the Transmitter over a shirt,
moisten the shirt heavily in the electrode areas.
6. Put the POLAR Wrist Monitor on as you
would an ordinary watch.
Note: The Transmitter WIII switch on automatically when
vou’re wearina It. It will also turn itself off when it’s not
connected to >our body. However, moisture can activate
the Transmitter and reduce battery life, so remember to
dry it thoroughly after the exercise.
Your Polar Sport Tester Heart Rate Monitor is a
highly sophisticated computer that allows you to
get the most from exercising by monitoring your
workouts accurately and in great detail. While the
Polar Sport Tester is a state-of-the-art instrument,
it’s not complicated to use if you keep the
following principles in mind:
Principle I.Two levels of operations are available
to you when you want to program your Sport
Tester for workouts: a. Four basic selections;
b. Various functions within
each selection,
Principle 2.The four basic selections you can
access with your sport Tester are:
Time
- This selection lets you set the watch to
the correct time of day and set an alarm.
Set - You can use this selection to set two
different timers to track your workout
periods, and you can choose two different
heart rate target zones.
Measure
- This selection allows you to choose
the time intervals at which your heart rate will
be recorded during exercise. You can also
see how much memory you have left, erase
files and activate the measuring, recording,
and Stopwatch functions in Measure.
Recall
- Use this selection either to manually
recall the recorded data to the display for
reviewing your previous workouts, or
download the recorded data through a Polar
Interface to a computer for further results
analysing.
Principle RTo access the basic selection you
want, cycle through the four available selections
by pressing the SELECT button.
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Principle 4.To enter a basic selection, and use its
various functions, press the SET/START-STOP
button to move from function to function within
each of the four selections.
Principle 5. Once you have entered a selection,
using the SET button, the SELECT button
assumes a different role - and you can’t get back
to the selection cycle by simply pushing that
button again (if not done immediately).
Instead, you must cycle through all the features of
the selection, using the SET button. When you
come to the last function in a particular selection,
you can get back to the selection cycle using the
SELECT button again.
The diagram below provides a “road map” for
basic Sport Tester programming.
TIME
What the selection does: Allows you to set the
watch to the correct time and to set an alarm.
\Why you might use this selection: To set the
correct time when you begin using the Wrist
Monitor, or to change the time if you travel to
other time zones. You may use the alarm function
to time your total workout, to wake you up, or as a
reminder. You can also use the Polar Sport Tester
as a wristwatch.
Setp-by-step Instructions for
setting the time
1. When the time is
displayed on the face of
the watch, press the
SET/START-STOP button.
The word TIME should
now appear at the top
of the display and the
AM or PM indicator will
be flashing.
2. Press the SELECT button to select AM or PM.
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3. When the correct choice appears on the
display, press the STORE/RECALL button to lock
in your selection.
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4. At this point, the first two digits (representing
the hours) will be flashing.
5. Set the correct hour by moving up with the
SELECT :
button or down with the
SIGNAL : button.
6. When the correct hour is displayed, press the
STORE/RECALL button to lock in your selection.
7. The first minutes digit should now be flashing.
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Again use the SELECT t button to move up or
the SIGNAL : button to move down.
8. When the correct number is displayed, press
the STORE/RECALL button to lock in your
selection.
9. The next minutes digit should now be flashing.
Again use the SELECT 2 button to move up or
the SIGNAL : button to move down.
10. When the number you want is displayed,
press the STORE/RECALL button to lock in your
selection.
11. The two digits representing seconds will now
be flashing. To set them precisely, listen for a
radio or telephone timing tone or watch the sweep
hand of your clock; when it reaches 12 or you hear
the tone, press the STORE/RECALL button. You’ll
see the seconds start counting.
12. At this point, the AM/PM indicator will begin
flashing again. Now, you can move to the next
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function, which is setting the alarm. If you wish to
change anything you’ve just set, begin again at
Step 1.
Step-by-step instructions for
setting the alarm
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1. Once you have set
the time, press the SET
button. If first time,
the letters ALM and
the time, 10:00 AM, will
appear on the display,
as shown.
2. The AM indicator
shoud now be flashing.
3. At this point, select AM or PM as you did
above, by pressing the SELECT : button.
4. Press STORE/RECALL to lock in your choice.
5. At this point, the two first digits, representing
the hours, will be flashing.
6. Set the correct hour by moving up with the
SELECT :
button or down with the SIGNAL :
button.
7. When the correct hour is displayed, press the
STORE/RECALL button to lock in your selection.
8. The first minutes digit should now be flashing.
again, use the SELECT : button to move up, or
the SIGNAL :
button to move down.
9. When the correct number is displayed, press
the SORE/RECALL button to lock in your
selection.
10. The next minutes digit should now be
flashing. Again, use the SELECT : button to
move up or the SIGNAL : button to move down.
11. When the correct number is displayed, press
the STORE/RECALL button to lock in your choice.
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12. The alarm symbol should now be flashing. To
activate the alarm, press the SIGNAL : button
twice until the alarm symbol appears without
flashing. To turn the alarm off, press the
SIGNAL : button until the alarm symbol
disappears.
13. At this point, you are ready to leave the alarm
function. Press SET to return to the time display.
Note: The alarm will sound for one minute, but you
can turn it off by pressing the STORE/RECALL
button.
SET
Step-by-step instructions
for setting the timers
1. With the time of ;ay appearing on the screen,
press the SELECT .
button once. The word
SET should appear on the selection status line,
and the display will be cycling (at 1.6 second
intervals) through TIME 1, LIM 1 and LIM 2, as
shown below:
What the selection does: Allows you to set two
different timers to track your workout periods, and
to choose two sets of different heart rate target
zones.
Why you might use this selection: The two timers
allow you to segment your exercise periods.
Example 1 - Warm Up and Cool Down:
You could set Timer 1 to sound at 10 minutes
for your warm-up period, Timer 2 at 20
minutes for full-strength exercising, and then
use the lo-minute timer again for your
cooldown period. .
Example 2 - Interval Training:
YOU could set Timer 1 to sound at l-minute
intervals for all-out running and Timer 2 to
sound at 2-minute intervals for rest periods.
The two sets of heart rate target zones allow you
to monitor your heart rate and compare it against
two different scales. The two heart rate target
zones also can let you monitor your heart rate in
two different athletic activities,
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Note: Timer 2 may also be displayed at this point,
if Timer 1 has already been set.
2. At any point, you can press the SET button and
the word TIME 1 will remain on the display.
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3. The first minute’s digit should now be flashing.
As in the TIME selection, use the SELECT :
button to move up, or the SIGNAL : button to
move down.
4. When the number you want is displayed, press
the STORE/RECALL button to lock in your
selection.
5. The next minute’s digit should now be
flashing. Again, use the SELECT : button to
move up, or the SIGNAL : button to move
down.
6. When the correct number is displayed, press
the STORE/RECALL button to lock in your choice.
7. The first digit representing the seconds should
now be flashing. Move up : or down : to
select the desired number.
8. When the correct number is displayed, press
the STORE/RECALL button to lock in your choice.
9. The last digit representing the seconds should
now be flashing. Move up : or down : to
select the desired number.
10. When the correct number is displayed, press
the STORE/RECALL button to lock in your choice.
11. You have now set Timer 1, and the first digit
will be flashing again. At this point you can
access Timer 2 by pressing the SET button. The
phrase TIME 2 will appear on the screen.
12. If you wish to program in a second timer,
repeat steps 3 through 10 again, programming in
the desired times.
13. If you do not wish to program a second timer
now, or to change the existing programming of
Timer 2, simply press the SET button.
Note: If Timer 2 is programmed to OO:OO, it is
inactive.
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Step-by-step instructions
for setting limits
1. The phrase LIM 1 will now appear and the
upper position heart rate limit will be flashing. Set
your desired maximum heart rate at the top of
your “targzt zone” for this limit by using the
SELECT
. and SIGNAL
: buttons to move up
or down in increments of 5.
2. When your desired maximum heart rate
appears on the display, press the STORE/RECALL
button to lock in your choice.
3. The lower heart rate limit will now be flashing.
Set your desired minimum heart rate by using the
SELECT : and SIGNAL : buttons to move up
or down in increments of 5.
4. When your desired minimum heart rate
appears on the display, press the STORE/RECALL
button to lock in your choice.
5. The top number will again start flashing. At
this point you are ready to leave the Limit 1
function by pressing the SET button.
6. The phrase LIM 2 will now appear and the
upper position heart rate limit will be flashing.
7. If you wish to program in a second target zone,
repeat steps 1 through 4 again, programming in
the desired limits.
8. If you do not wish to program a second target
zone now, simply press the SET/START-STOP
button. The selection functions will start cycling
again at 1.6 second intervals (TIME 1, TIME 2, LIM
1, LIM 2, TIME 1 .) At this point you are back in
the selection cycle and you can use the
SELECT :
button to access the next selection,
MEASURE.
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Step-by-step instructions
1. If you have just finished using the SET
selection, you need only to press the SELECT :
button once, ant the word MEASURk appears on
the selection status line. The display will begin
cycling (at 1.6 second intervals) through INT, LFT
and FLE, as shown below:
MEASURE
What the selection does: Allows you to measure
your heart rate and set the interval at which your
heart rate will be recorded during exercise for
playback in the Recall selection. It also permits
you to see how much time you have left in memory
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for recording information and lets you remove
files, if you wish to make more room in memory.
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Why you might use this selection: Your heart rate
can be recorded during exercise for playback in
the Recall selection, at intervals of 5, 15 or 60
seconds. If you select 60 seconds, you will have
more hours of memory for recording, since more
memory capacity is used when data is being
entered at faster rates. This selection allows you
to choose the desired recording interval.
Each time you start the stopwatch, you create a
new memory file. MEASURE also keeps track of
how many different files you have created (up to 8)
and how much memory is left. If you find you have
too little memory left to record your next exercise
period, you may wish to remove some files from
memory to increase capacity. You can do that in
the MEASURE selection.
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Note: If you wish to access the MEASURE
selection, and you have not just finished the SET
selectinn, you can do so by pressing the
SELECT :
button twice when the time of day
appears on the screen.
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