Polar Electro IGNITE User manual

USER MANUAL

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CONTENTS
Contents 2
Polar Ignite User Manual 11
Introduction 11
Take full advantage of your Polar Ignite 12
Polar Flow App 12
Polar Flow web service 12
Get started 13
Setting up your watch 13
Option A: Set up with a phone and Polar Flow app 13
Option B: Set up with your computer 14
Option C: Set up from the watch 14
Button functions and touch display 14
Color touch display 15
View Notifications 15
Backlight activation gesture 15
Watch faces 15
Menu 19
Quick settings 21
Pairing a phone with your watch 22
Before pairing a phone: 22
To pair a phone: 22
Delete a pairing 23
Updating the firmware 23

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With phone or tablet 23
With computer 23
Settings 25
General settings 25
Pair and sync 25
Continuous HR tracking 25
Flight mode 25
Do not disturb 25
Phone notifications 25
Units 26
Language 26
Inactivity alert 26
About your watch 26
Physical settings 26
Weight 26
Height 26
Date of birth 27
Sex 27
Training background 27
Activity goal 27
Preferred sleep time 28
Maximum heart rate 28
Resting heart rate 28
VO2max 28

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Watch settings 29
Alarm 29
Watch face 29
Time 29
Date 29
First day of week 30
Restarting and resetting 30
To restart the watch 30
To reset the watch to factory settings 30
Training 31
Wrist-based heart rate measurement 31
Wearing your watch when measuring heart rate from your wrist or tracking your sleep 31
Wearing your watch when not measuring heart rate from your wrist or tracking your sleep/Nightly recharge 32
Start a training session 32
Start a planned training session 33
Quick menu 34
During training 35
Browse the training views 35
Set timers 37
Interval Timer 37
Countdown Timer 38
Automatic lap settings 38
Training with a target 38
Change phase during a phased session 39

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Notifications 39
Pausing/Stopping a training session 39
Training summary 39
After training 39
Training data in the Polar Flow App 42
Training data in the Polar Flow Web Service 42
Features 43
GPS 43
A-GPS expiry date 43
GPS features 43
Smart Coaching 43
Nightly Recharge™ recovery measurement 44
ANS charge details in the Flow app 47
Sleep charge details in Polar Flow 48
For exercise 48
For sleep 48
For regulating energy levels 48
Sleep Plus Stages™ sleep tracking 49
FitSpark™ daily training guide 55
During training 57
Serene™ guided breathing exercise 58
Fitness Test with wrist-based heart rate 60
Before the test 61
Performing the test 61

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Test results 62
Fitness level classes 62
Men 62
Women 62
VO2max 63
Training Load Pro™ 63
Cardio load 63
Perceived load 63
Training load from a single session 64
Strain and Tolerance 64
Cardio load status 65
Long term analysis in the Flow web service 65
Polar Running Program 66
Create a Polar Running Program 66
Start a running target 67
Follow your progress 67
Running Index 67
Short-term analysis 68
Long-term analysis 69
Training Benefit 70
Smart Calories 71
Continuous heart rate 71
Continuous heart rate on your watch 71
24/7 Activity tracking 73

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Activity Goal 73
Activity data on your watch 73
Inactivity alert 74
Activity data in the Flow App and web service 74
Activity Benefit 74
Sport Profiles 75
Heart Rate Zones 76
Speed Zones 78
Speed zones settings 78
Training target with speed zones 78
During training 78
After training 78
Speed and distance from the wrist 79
Swimming metrics 79
Pool swimming 79
Pool Length setting 80
Open water swimming 80
Measuring heart rate in water 80
Start a swimming session 81
During your Swim 81
After your Swim 81
Phone notifications 82
Set phone notifications on 82
Do not disturb 83

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View notifications 83
Changeable wristbands 83
Changing the wristband 83
Compatible sensors 84
Polar H10 Heart Rate Sensor 84
Pairing sensors with your watch 85
Pair a heart rate sensor with your watch 85
Polar Flow 86
Polar Flow App 86
Training data 86
Activity data 86
Sleep data 86
Sport profiles 86
Image sharing 86
Start using the Flow app 87
Polar Flow Web Service 87
Feed 87
Diary 87
Progress 87
Community 88
Programs 88
Sport profiles in Polar Flow 88
Add a sport profile 89
Edit a sport profile 89

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Planning your training 91
Create a training plan with the Season Planner 91
Create a training target in the Polar Flow app and web service 92
Duration target 92
Distance target 93
Calorie target 93
Interval target 93
Phased target 93
Favorites 94
Sync the targets to your watch 94
Favorites 94
Add a Training Target to Favorites: 94
Edit a Favorite 95
Remove a favorite 95
Syncing 95
Sync with Flow mobile App 95
Sync with Flow web service via FlowSync 96
Important information 97
Battery 97
Charging the battery 97
Battery status and notifications 98
Battery status symbol 98
Battery notifications 98
Caring for your watch 99

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Keep your watch clean 99
Take good care of the optical heart rate sensor 99
Storing 99
Service 99
Precautions 100
Interference During Training 100
Minimizing Risks When Training 100
Technical specification 101
Polar Ignite 101
Polar FlowSync Software 102
Polar Flow mobile application compatibility 103
Water resistance of Polar products 103
Regulatory information 104
Limited International Polar Guarantee 104
Disclaimer 105