Polar Electro Team2 User manual

Team2 SW Help

Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 1
Quick Steps.............................................................................................................................. 1
About the Help.......................................................................................................................... 1
Water-Resistance..................................................................................................................... 2
Medical Devices In Professional Use....................................................................................... 2
Training Articles........................................................................................................................ 2
Service...................................................................................................................................... 2
Bluetooth .................................................................................................................................. 2
Quick Guide ................................................................................................................................. 3
Quick Guide.............................................................................................................................. 3
PC Requirements..................................................................................................................... 3
Hardware.................................................................................................................................. 4
Lights and Sounds.................................................................................................................... 4
Wizard ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Care and Maintenance Instructions ....................................................................................... 14
Hardware.................................................................................................................................... 15
Hardware................................................................................................................................ 15
Base Station........................................................................................................................... 15
Charger................................................................................................................................... 19
Transmitters and Straps......................................................................................................... 20
Bluetooth USB Adapter (USB Dongle)................................................................................... 22
Non-secured transmitter mode............................................................................................... 23
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How to... ................................................................................................................................. 24
Software..................................................................................................................................... 36
Introduction to Software ......................................................................................................... 36
Main menu.............................................................................................................................. 37
Training calendar.................................................................................................................... 52
Online training ........................................................................................................................ 64
Training session log ............................................................................................................... 68
Training reports ...................................................................................................................... 73
How to... ................................................................................................................................. 76
PDA software........................................................................................................................... 121
Introduction to PDA Software............................................................................................... 121
PDA Requirements............................................................................................................... 121
Installation of PDA Software................................................................................................. 122
PDA Software....................................................................................................................... 122
Settings................................................................................................................................. 125
How to... ............................................................................................................................... 128
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................... 143
Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................... 143
Connections.......................................................................................................................... 144
Online Training..................................................................................................................... 147
Sport Zones.......................................................................................................................... 149
Training computer ................................................................................................................ 150
Transfer................................................................................................................................ 150
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Transmitters.......................................................................................................................... 152
USB dongle .......................................................................................................................... 155
Glossary................................................................................................................................... 156
Precautions.............................................................................................................................. 157
Minimizing Possible Risks.................................................................................................... 157
Important Safety Information.................................................................................................... 159
Base Station......................................................................................................................... 159
AC-Powered Devices........................................................................................................... 159
Battery-Powered Devices..................................................................................................... 160
Wireless Devices.................................................................................................................. 160
All Devices............................................................................................................................ 161
Regulatory Information............................................................................................................. 161
Base Station......................................................................................................................... 161
Transmitter ........................................................................................................................... 164
Industry Canada (IC) regulatory information........................................................................ 164
Avis de conformité à la réglementation d’Industrie Canada................................................. 164
Charger................................................................................................................................. 166
Technical Specifications .......................................................................................................... 168
Transmitter ........................................................................................................................... 168
Radio Frequency Technical Specifications.......................................................................... 168
Guarantee and Disclaimer....................................................................................................... 169
Polar Team2Pro International Warranty .............................................................................. 169
Disclaimer............................................................................................................................. 169

TEAM2 SW HELP
Introduction
Welcome to Polar Team2! Team2is a versatile system that allows you to plan your team's
seasons, monitor the training and analyse the data.
Team2includes software for both a PC and PDA. The PC software is designed for planning,
recording and storage and the PDA software is for online monitoring.
We recommend that you read through this manual before beginning to work with Team2. It is the
easiest way to learn how to use the versatile features of Team2efficiently in your job as a trainer
or coach. For more visual guidance, see the Team2tutorial which can be found from the PC
software (Help > Tutorial).
Quick Steps
1. Install PC software from the DVD.
2. Set up the system and software.
3. Give transmitters to the players.
4. Start training and monitoring heart rates online.
5. Analyze data.
6. Report and follow-up.
About the Help
The help is divided into 5 main categories, Quick Guide, Hardware, Software, PDA Software
and Troubleshooting.
Quick guide offers basic information on the product. We strongly recommend that you read at
least the quick guide before beginning to work with Team2. Quick guide and, in particular, the
Wizard instructions are only for the initial introduction of the software. Please read the software
chapter for instructions on the software itself.
Hardware offers information on the hardware that is included in the Team2set.
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Software offers information on the PC software that has been installed onto your PC. The Team2
software is the core of Team2. In this section you can find information on all software features.
See the How to... section for instructions on the most common functions.
PDA software offers information on the PDA software that can be installed on a PDA device.
Troubleshooting offers you first-hand help if you have a problem with either the hardware, PC
software or PDA software.
To find necessary information efficiently, use the Search function (go to Search tab).
Water-Resistance
When a product is water-resistant it is protected against splashes while washing, sweat,
raindrops etc. It is not, however, suitable for swimming.
Medical Devices In Professional Use
Professional use sets high standards for the manufacturer, distributor and user of a medical
device. Polar offers user instructions and training for professional users in order to ensure the
safe use of Polar devices.
Training Articles
For more information on the physiological aspects and other features of Polar products, visit the
Polar Collection of Training Articles.
Service
Your Polar Team2system is designed to help you achieve your personal fitness goals and
indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity during training sessions. No other use is
intended or implied. During the one-year guarantee/warranty period we recommend that you have
service done by an authorized Polar Service Center only. The warranty does not cover damage
or consequential damage caused by service not authorized by Polar Electro. Register your Polar
product at http://register.polar.fi/ to ensure we can keep improving our products and services to
better meet your needs.
Bluetooth
Polar Team2uses Bluetooth wireless communication between Polar Team2Transmitters and
Polar Team2Base station. Bluetooth provides the most reliable and secured technology for
transmitting live data in the sports instrument industry today.
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Quick Guide
Quick Guide
This is Quick guide for Polar Team2. Please read Quick guide through before starting to work with
Team2. Quick guide gives you the basic information on Team2. Quick guide, in particular, Wizard
instructions are only for the first introduction of the software. For instructions on the software itself,
please read the software chapter.
•PC requirements
•Hardware
•Lights and sounds
•Wizard
•Care and maintenance instructions
PC Requirements
For Team2to work properly and smoothly, your PC has to be powerful enough. In addition to the
requirements listed below, it is recommended that you update system drivers, especially Wi-Fi
adapter drivers. Contact your Wi-Fi adapter manufacturer's web site to find the latest release of
the drivers.
Minimum system requirements are:
•1.6 GHz processor
•1 GB RAM
•1 GB of free hard drive space
•Wireless connection (IEEE802.11b or newer)
•Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or 7
Recommended system requirements are:
•2 GHz processor
•2 GB RAM
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•1 GB of free hard drive space
•Wireless connection (IEEE802.11b or newer)
•Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or 7
Hardware
Polar Team2includes the following hardware. For more information, see hardware section.
•Base station
•Charger
•Transmitters and straps
•USB dongle
Lights and Sounds
Base station and transmitters inform the user of their status with a few different lights and sounds.
Base station
Light Function
Charge indicator
Green light is on: Power cable is connected and/or the battery is full.
Red light is on: Battery is low and charging.
Red light is blinking every 5 seconds: Battery is low and not charging.
Red light blinks for 3 seconds and power switches off automatically: Battery is
empty.
Power indicator
Base station is on.
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Blue 1
Base station is ready for use. Takes approx. 1 minute after switching on.
On secondary base stations, the only one that lights up when the base station is ready
for use. Note that also the main base station must be on and ready for use.
Blue 2
PC is connected to the base station and software is running.
Blue 3
At least one transmitter is connected to the base station with Bluetooth.
Blue 4
Lights up on main base station when at least one secondary base station is connected
to the main base station.
NOTE:
•The Bluetooth indicator is not a light, only a label.
Transmitter
Below is a description of lights and sounds during training.
Light/Sound Function
Green led is blinking at
HR.
Transmitter detects the HR signal and is ready for recording.
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Red led is blinking at HR. Transmitter detects the HR signal and is ready for recording. Memory or battery level is
low.
Start recording sound,
one beep.
Transmitter starts recording.
Green led is blinking
every 3 seconds.
Transmitter is recording.
Stop recording sound, two
beeps.
Transmitter stops recording.
Red led is double blinking
every 5 seconds for 30
seconds.
Stop recording sound.
Recording cannot be started because the battery or memory level is low.
Red led is double-blinking
every 5 seconds for 10
minutes.
Stop recording sound.
Recording has been stopped because the transmitter memory is full or the battery is
empty.
Below is a description of lights and sounds during charging or when a transmitter is inserted into
the charger.
Light/Sound Function
Red led is on for 5
seconds.
Short sound.
Transmitter is properly placed into the charger and is in secured mode.
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Red led is blinking every 5
seconds.
Transmitter is charging.
Green led is blinking
every 10 seconds.
Transmitter's battery is full.
Green led is on. The user can activate the connection between a new transmitter and the system and
activate the transmitter's number while introducing new transmitters to the system.
Red led is on for 5
seconds.
Three short sounds.
Transmitter is properly placed into the charger, but is in not-secured mode. Data
cannot be transferred while the transmitter is in not-secured mode.
To be able to transfer data from the transmitter to the PC or to change the transmitter's
settings, change the mode to secured by removing the transmitter from the charger
and inserting it back after a minimum of 3 seconds. Only one sound should be heard.
Wizard
Wizard launches when the Team2software is run for the first time. Wizard guides you through the
introduction process step by step. Before you can run Team2software you have to install it on
your PC.
If you want to run Wizard again at some point, remove all the transmitters from the system
according to the instructions, shut down the software and re-run it. Wizard then launches
automatically.
•Wizard can be stopped at any time by clicking the Cancel button.
•It is possible to shift between the steps by clicking the Next and Back buttons.
NOTE: These instructions apply only to the initialization wizard that launches when the Team2
software is run for the first time. For instructions on the rest of the software, see the software
chapter.
Welcome (Step 1)
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The first step instructs you on how to connect the hardware correctly. Follow the instructions
below and on the screen. By clicking the numbered steps, help animations are displayed in the
box on the right side of the list.
1. Plug the power cable into the base station.
2. Connect the first (or only) base station to the PC with the network cable.
3. Switch on the first (or only) base station. Wait until (1) and (2) are lit (approx. 1. min).
4. Plug the power cable into the charger.
5. Insert transmitters 1-10 into the charger. Wait until (3) is lit on the base station.
6. Plug the USB dongle into the PC.
Continue to the next step by clicking Next.
NOTE:
•Insert the transmitters into the charger so that so that the P of the Polar logo is not visible.
The led is located next to the R of the Polar logo.
•When the transmitter is inserted correctly into the charger the red led is on for 5 seconds.
At the same time you can hear a short sound.
•It is important that the USB dongle is introduced to the system during Wizard. The dongle
doesn't work later on if this part has been skipped in the beginning. For instructions of
what to do, if the USB dongle is not introduced to the system during Wizard, see How to
introduce USB dongle.
•Do not install the USB dongle drivers from the included CD! The USB dongle works
with the Team2only if the drivers are not installed. If you have installed the drivers, follow
the instructions in the troubleshooting chapter.
Team (Step 2)
The second step asks you to create the first team and fill in team information. It is also possible to
import team data from a previous Polar software by clicking the link at the bottom of the window.
Compatible data can be imported from the Polar Precision Performance and Polar ProTrainer
software.
1. Type the team name into the Name field. The default name is My Team.
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2. Add the team logo (in *.jpg format) by clicking Click here to add a logo text. This is an
optional feature.
3. Type team details into the Team Details field. This is an optional feature.
Continue to the next step by clicking Next.
NOTE:
•The added logo can be removed by clicking Remove logo at the bottom of the Wizard
window.
•When team data is imported from the previous Polar software, all team data (including
player information) is imported to the system.
Sport Zones (Step 3)
The third step asks to specify your team's sport zones. Sport zones specify how training is
divided into different intensity zones. You can either use the default settings or modify the sport
zones to fit the team's training.
Sport zones can be based on one of three different calculation methods. Wizard offers two of
them to choose from, the player's maximum heart rate (% of HRmax) and the player's threshold
values. A third option is the player's heart rate reserve (% of HRR) which can be taken into use,
in preferences, after Wizard is completed.
1. Select the calculation method that you want the sport zones to be based on.
2. The sport zone settings can be changed after the calculation method is selected. Settings
are given on the right side of Wizard window.
Continue to the next step by clicking Next.
Player's maximum heart rate (% of HRmax)
When the player's maximum heart rate is selected as the sport zone calculation method, sport
zones which the user can determine are specified as a percentage of a player's maximum heart
rate. As the zones are based on percentages of a player's own maximum heart rate, they are
individual for each player. The same percentages are, however, used for the whole team.
Player's threshold values
When the player's threshold values are selected as the sport zone calculation method, the sport
zones are based on the players' threshold values which are determined in the player settings.
Each player has an upper threshold (anaerobic) and a lower threshold (aerobic) value. The
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coach/trainer can determine how many heart beats the upper threshold zone and the lower
threshold zone differ from the players' upper and lower threshold values. The variances are the
same for the whole team. The threshold values enable the most individual training analysis.
NOTE:
•Default settings can be restored by clicking the Restore default setting link on the
bottom of the window.
•More sport zones can be added by clicking the Add sport zone link on the bottom of the
window.
Activities (Step 4)
The fourth step asks to define the training activities of your team. You can choose a different
color for every activity. This helps you to visualize your team's training calendar.
There are three different types for activities; intermittent, continuous and strength. The type
indicates how exhausting the training activity is. The type you select affects the training load and
recovery time calculations. Select the types carefully and the calculations will be more accurate.
Training activity examples:
Continuous Intermittent Strength
Swimming Football Gym
Walking Ice hockey BodyPump
Skiing Up/Downhill running
Roller-skating Rugby
Running Alpine skiing
1. Fill in your team's training activities and select their types from the drop-down menu.
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2. Select a color for each activity by clicking the color box at the end of each training activity
line. If each training activity or test has its own individual color, it is easier for you to
visualize your team's training calendar. Activities are shown in the calendar as color
boxes.
Continue to the next step by clicking Next.
NOTE:
•Training activities can be modified after Wizard is completed.
•Training activities can be added by clicking Add training activity link at the bottom of the
window.
•Training activities can be added at any time after completing Wizard.
•Training activities can be removed by clicking Remove link at the end of the training
activity line.
Players (Step 5)
The fifth step asks you to fill in your players' information. You can also import players' information
from previous Polar software by clicking the link on the bottom of the window. Player information
is imported one player at a time. Compatible data can be imported from the Polar Precision
Performance and Polar ProTrainer software.
1. Fill in the name and other information of the first player.
2. Click the Add player link below the player list.
3. Fill in the name and other information of the second player.
4. Continue repeating steps 2 and 3 until you have added all the players you wish to add.
Continue to the next step by clicking Next.
NOTE:
•Physiological values are calculated automatically when the date of birth is selected.
Automatic values can be modified.
•A player can be removed from the player list. Click on the player you want to remove and
then click the Remove link on the bottom of the wizard window.
Hardware (Step 6)
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To make sure that the Team2hardware is plugged in correctly, do the following.
1. Check that you have connected your base station to the PC with the network cable and
that lights 1 and 2 are lit on the base station.
2. Click the Search link below the grayed-out picture of base station.
If the connection is ready, the picture fades into black.
3. Choose a wireless network key, i.e. Wi-Fi password, and type it into the Wireless
network key input field.
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4. If you have not plugged in the USB dongle, do it now. Wait for a couple of seconds and
click the Search link below the picture of USB dongle.
Continue to the next step by clicking Next.
NOTE:
•Follow the instructions on the screen when selecting the wireless network key.
•Do not install the USB dongle drivers from the included CD! The USB dongle works
with the Team2only if the drivers are not installed. If you have installed the drivers, follow
the instructions in the troubleshooting chapter.
Transmitters (Step 7)
Wizard starts to search for the transmitters. If the search doesn't start, click Search. Make sure
the power cable has been plugged into the charger and the transmitters are inserted into the
charger correctly.
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Wait until the search is done. After the search, Wizard tells you how many of the 10 transmitters it
has found. If Wizard didn't find all the transmitters, make sure that they are inserted correctly. The
correct way is to leave the tip with led light on the outside. A short sound will be heard when a
transmitter is inserted into the charger correctly. There will be a light blinking on the transmitters
that are inserted correctly. Click Search to start the search again.
When Wizard has found all 10 transmitters, select a player for each transmitter from the drop-
down menu. Transmitters are identified by the number label. When a transmitter is assigned,
letter X is added after the player's name.
Continue to the next step by clicking Next.
NOTE:
•More transmitters can be added after Wizard is completed. For more information, see
How to add transmitters.
•If a transmitter was not found during Wizard after a couple of tries, you can add it to the
system using Add New Transmitters feature. For more information, see How to add
transmitters.
•Transmitter-player connections can be modified after Wizard is completed. For more
information, see How to assign transmitter to player.
Completed (Step 8)
Installation is now complete. Polar Team2is now initialized and ready for use.
End Wizard by clicking the Finish button.
Care and Maintenance Instructions
It is important to follow the care and maintenance instructions to assure the long life of the Team2
hardware. Sweat and moisture can keep the electrodes wet and the transmitter activated, which
shortens battery life.
Team2Transmitter Straps
•Wash the straps in a washing machine at 40 °C (104°F) after every fifth use. Always use
the washing pouch (included in the Team2set). NOTE: Detach the transmitter from the
strap before wash!
•Do not use bleach or fabric softener.
•Rinse the straps under running lukewarm water after every use.
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