Polar Electro balance User manual

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TOC
Polar Balance Scale User Manual 3
Introduction 3
Polar Balance Scale 3
Polar Wrist Unit with Activity Tracking (Loop, V800, M400..) 3
Polar Balance Weight Management Service 4
Polar FlowSync Software 4
Polar Flow app (iOS and Android) 4
Get Started 5
Get to Know Your Balance Scale 5
Unbox the Scale 5
Pair the Scale with your Wrist Unit 6
Measure your Weight 6
Sign into the Polar Flow web service 7
Download Flow app 7
Sync your Weight to the Balance Weight Management Service 7
Weight Management 8
Lose Weight 8
Set Weight Target 8
Adjust Weight Target 8
Maintain Weight 9
Adjust Daily Activity Goal 9

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Daily Use 10
Weight Loss/Gain Speedometer 11
Daily Activity Goal 11
Calorie Deficit 11
Weight Trend Graph 11
BMI 11
Important Information 12
Specifications 12
Changing Batteries 12
Service 12
Precautions 12
Limited International Polar Guarantee 14
Disclaimer 15

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POLAR BALANCE SCALE USER MANUAL
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your new Polar Balance scale! Together with the Polar Balance weight management
service and aPolar wrist unit with the activity tracking feature, you'll get personalized guidance on how to
maintain or lose weight. The Polar Flow mobile app is also apart of the service functionality.
This user manual helps you get started with your new Polar Balance scale. To check the video tutorials and
the latest version of this user manual, go to www.polar.com/support/polar_balance.
POLAR BALANCE SCALE
Weigh yourself by stepping on the Polar Balance scale, and then sync your weight to the web service
wirelessly via Flow app or by plugging your wrist unit into your computer with the USB cable. The multi-user
Polar Balance scale can be paired with up to 7different Polar wrist units, and it also works as anormal
Bluetooth®Smart scale.
POLAR WRIST UNIT WITH ACTIVITY TRACKING (LOOP, V800, M400..)
Get apersonalized activity goal based on your current weight target from the Polar Balance weight
management service to your Polar wrist unit. The wrist unit allows you to instantly see how active you've
been during the day, and how much activity you need to accumulate to reach your daily activity goal.

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POLAR BALANCE WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SERVICE
Polar Balance is apart of the Polar Flow web service. Set aweight target, and receive adaily activity goal and
advice on how many calories less you need to consume per day to help reach your target. Get guidance to
balance your activity and nutrition as well as follow your weight trend and see your BMI online. Find all this at
polar.com/flow.
POLAR FLOWSYNC SOFTWARE
Polar FlowSync syncs data between your wrist unit and the Polar Flow web service on your computer. Go to
flow.polar.com/start to download and install the FlowSync software.
POLAR FLOW APP (IOS AND ANDROID)
View your activity and progress at aglance on your phone. Flow app syncs your activity and weight wirelessly
to the Polar Balance weight management service. Get it on the App StoreSM or Google PlayTM.

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GET STARTED
GET TO KNOW YOUR BALANCE SCALE
UNBOX THE SCALE
1. Open the battery cover and remove the insulation strip.
2. Close the cover.
3. Press the unit button to choose kilograms (kg) or pounds (lb). (The unit in use is shown on the display).
4. Place the scale on the floor.

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Please use the provided batteries. When you need to change them, do not use rechargeable batteries or
mix old and new batteries. Make sure you place the scale on ahard floor as carpet can distort weighing
results.
PAIR THE SCALE WITH YOUR WRIST UNIT
Before pairing the scale with your wrist unit, make sure you’ve done the first time setup for your
wrist unit in the Flow web service. See the user manual of your wrist unit for more information.
1. Step on the scale, the display shows your weight.
2. After abeep sound, the Bluetooth icon starts flashing, which means that the connection is now on. The
scale is now ready to be paired with aPolar wrist unit, such as atraining device or an activity tracker.
3. Press the button* on your wrist unit and wait until your wrist unit display indicates the pairing is
complete.
*If your wrist unit has one button (for example Polar Loop), press it until the display turns on and wait. If your
wrist unit has five buttons (for example Polar V800 and M400), press and hold the BACK button for 2seconds
and wait. With Polar A360, press and hold the button for acouple of seconds and wait.
The scale can be paired with 7different Polar devices. When the number of paired devices exceeds 7, the
first pairing will be removed and replaced.
Please note that if you do afactory reset on your wrist unit after the initial pairing, the wrist unit must be
paired with the scale again. Also, if you remove or change the batteries of your scale, the wrist unit must be
paired with the scale again.
MEASURE YOUR WEIGHT
1. Step on the scale, and after the beep sound press the button* on your wrist unit.
2. Your weight is updated when the scale display shows OK and your wrist unit display shows your
weight.
*If your wrist unit has one button (for example Polar Loop), press it until the display turns on and wait. If your
wrist unit has five buttons (for example Polar V800 and M400), press and hold the BACK button for 2seconds
and wait. With Polar A360, press and hold the button for acouple of seconds and wait.
lIf ERR is displayed, either the scale is not on aflat and hard enough surface, or the weight on the scale
exceeds the scale’s capacity. Make sure you remain still when on the scale, and that the scale is on a
flat and hard surface.
lIf you step off the scale before it reaches afinal weight reading, the scale turns off in 5seconds.
lThe scale is aprecise measurement instrument that is most accurate for weighing astationary object.
To ensure the most accurate readings, always try to stand on the same area on the scale and do not
move.

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SIGN INTO THE POLAR FLOW WEB SERVICE
Sign into Polar Flow at www.polar.com/flow with the same Polar account details you created during the first-
time setup for your wrist unit.
DOWNLOAD FLOW APP
1. Download Flow app onto your phone from the App StoreSM or Google PlayTM.
2. Pair your wrist unit with Flow app. For more information see the user manual of your Polar wrist unit.
SYNC YOUR WEIGHT TO THE BALANCE WEIGHT
MANAGEMENT SERVICE
After measuring your weight, it's time to update it to the Balance web service. There are two ways to sync
your weight to the service:
lWirelessly syncing via Flow app on your phone.
lConnecting your Polar wrist unit to your computer with the USB cable.
See the user manual of your Polar wrist unit for detailed instructions on syncing.

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WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
Polar Balance provides you with apersonalized prescription on how to lose or maintain weight. It is based on
your personal and physical information, activity background, the amount of weight you wish to lose and the
time you wish to lose it in. There is no need for separate food diaries or calorie intake estimations. When
starting you choose the amount of weight you want to lose, and the time in which you wish to lose it. The
maximum amount of weight you can choose to lose is 10 percent of your body weight. In addition, your weight
target cannot be below normal weight (BMI<18.5).
The difference between the calories you have eaten and burned is estimated from your daily energy
expenditure and weight change. Based on this information you get adaily energy deficit you should follow to
reach your target. 60 percent of your daily energy deficit is achieved by eating less, and 40 percent by
increasing daily activity. In order to reach your weight target you need to meet both requirements.
Polar Balance gives you adaily activity based calorie target, and also it also tells you how many calories less
you should eat per day. In addition, you get suggestions on how to reach your daily activity target through
minutes of light (UP), moderate (WALK), or vigorous (JOG) activity as well as examples of foods that make
up the amount of calories you need to get rid of.
It is important that you weigh yourself and sync your weight to the weight management service every day.
Based on your body weight trend, the activity and nutrition recommendations can be automatically updated for
the first time after four days, and after this they will be updated whenever necessary for you to reach your
target. If your weight has not decreased as planned and reaching your target would become unhealthy, you
will receive anew longer time period to achieve your target.
LOSE WEIGHT
If your goal is to lose weight, start by setting aweight target. In order to lose weight you must fulfill the daily
activity goal as well as the calorie deficit.
SET WEIGHT TARGET
When setting aweight target, the wizard will tell you what the recommended period to lose the amount is. It
will not let you set atime period that is too short.
1. Click Set new weight target.
2. Choose the amount of weight you wish to lose.
3. Choose the time in which you want to lose it.
4. Click Set new weight target.
ADJUST WEIGHT TARGET
If at some point you wish to change your weight target you can do it by choosing Adjust weight target.

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1. Click Adjust weight target.
2. Adjust the amount of weight you wish to lose.
3. Adjust the time in which you want to lose it.
4. Click Set new weight target.
MAINTAIN WEIGHT
You can also use the service without aweight loss target. If your goal is to maintain your current weight, the
recommended calorie deficiency can be fulfilled either through activity or through eating less. You do not need
to fulfill both as you do when trying to lose weight.
ADJUST DAILY ACTIVITY GOAL
When your goal is to maintain your current weight, you can adjust your daily activity goal so that by reaching it
you will get rid of enough calories to stay at your current weight.
1. Click Adjust daily activity goal.
2. Click Set new activity goal.

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DAILY USE
Follow the steps below daily to make sure you get the most of the Polar Balance weight management service
and reach your target.
1. Weigh yourself by stepping on the Polar Balance scale, and update your weight to your Polar wrist unit.
2. Sync your weight and activity from your wrist unit to the Balance service wirelessly via Flow app or by
connecting it to your computer with the cable.
3. You'll get personalized guidance from the web service or from the mobile app for eating and activity.
4. See your adaptive, automatically updated daily activity goal on your wrist unit. Fulfill it every day until
you have reached your weight loss target.