Polar Electro Equine RS800CX User manual

POLAR EQUINE
RS800CX
Getting Started Guide

CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION.................. 3
2. CONTENTS OF THE SET ......... 4
3. BUTTON FUNCTIONS ............ 6
4. STARTING THE TRAINING
COMPUTER ...................... 7
5. ATTACHING THE ELECTRODE
BASE............................. 8
6. ATTACHING THE BELT........... 11
7. USING THE G5 GPS SENSOR.... 14
8. PAIRING SENSORS WITH THE
TRAINING COMPUTER........... 18
9. START TRAINING
RECORDING ..................... 19
10. TROUBLESHOOTING............. 21
11. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ..... 22
Care and Maintenance........... 22
Service.......................... 23
Guarantee....................... 23
Disclaimer....................... 27

1. INTRODUCTION
The Polar RS800CX Equine is the most complete training system for horses available. It
is developed from the RS800CX training system for people. Read the full user manual
carefully to use all system features fully. If you just bought this training system and
want to try it immediately, this getting started guide is what you need!
Download the full user manual and this getting started guide in other languages from the CD
(available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Finnish and Swedish). The latest version
of the full user manual and this getting started guide can be downloaded at
www.polar.com/support.
For video tutorials, go to http://www.polar.com/en/polar_community/videos.
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2. CONTENTS OF THE SET
1. RS800CX training computer receives,
displays and records all the data measured
by the heart rate sensor and the G5 GPS
sensor.
2. Heart rate sensor measures the horse’s heart
rate in real time and sends this information
continuously and wirelessly to the training
computer.
3. Equine Electrode Base detects the electrical
signal of every heart beat. It has a pocket for
the heart rate sensor and two electrodes. The
positive electrode is marked with a plus sign
and the negative electrode is marked with a
minus sign. Instead of the Electrode Base,
the Polar Equine Science set (#93046677)
includes the Equine Belt. For more
information, see chapter 6. Attaching the
Belt.
4. Two Plastic straps for attaching the electrode
base.
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5. G5 GPS sensor measures speed and distance
in real time. The user manual for G5 GPS
sensor can be downloaded at
www.polar.com/support. The G5 GPS sensor
is included only in the Polar Equine
RS800CX GPS set (#93046674).
6. IRDA USB adapter uses infrared connection
to transfer the recorded data from the
training computer to the PC.
7. CD-ROM: Includes the ProTrainer 5 Equine
edition software that displays a training log,
graphs, tables and reports on your PC to
further analyse the data recorded during
training. The CD-ROM also includes a
complete user manual to help you make the
most out of your training computer.
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