Polar Electro M600 User manual

USER MANUAL

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CONTENTS
Contents 2
Getting Started 14
Introduction to the Polar M600 14
Charging the M600 14
Battery Operating Time 15
Low Battery Notification 15
Turning the M600 on and off 16
To turn the M600 on 16
To turn the M600 off 16
Setting up your Polar M600 16
To get ready for setup 16
To pair your smartphone with Polar M600 16
To activate the Polar app on the M600 17
To connect the M600 to a Wi-Fi network 18
Connecting the M600 to Wi-Fi 18
To turn Android Wear cloud sync on 18
To connect the M600 to a Wi-Fi network 18
To turn Wi-Fi on and off 19
Using the M600 20
Menu structure 20
Home screen 20
Quick Settings menu 20
Apps menu 21
To open the apps menu 22
To open and use apps 22

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Notifications 22
To view notifications 22
To take action on the notification 22
To dismiss a notification 23
Status icons 23
Apps menu 23
To get more apps 24
Agenda 24
To see your schedule 25
Alarm 25
To set an alarm 25
To turn off an alarm when it goes off 25
To snooze an alarm 25
Contacts 26
Find my phone 26
To make your phone ring 26
Fit 26
To see your day's activity progress 26
Fit Workout 26
To start a workout session 27
Play Store 27
To turn Play Store Auto update mode on and off 27
Polar app 27
Training with the Polar app on your M600 27
Sport profiles 28
Polar features 28

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Reminders 28
To sign in to the Calendar app 28
To set a reminder 29
To mark a reminder as done using the app 29
Stopwatch 29
To start the stopwatch 29
To pause the stopwatch 29
To restart the stopwatch 29
To reset the stopwatch 29
Timer 29
To set a timer 29
To pause the timer 30
To restart the timer 30
To reset the timer 30
To dismiss the timer 30
Translate 30
Navigating the M600 31
Button functions on the M600 31
Front button 31
Side power button 32
Using the touchscreen 32
Wrist gestures 32
To turn wrist gestures on 32
Dimming and waking up the screen 32
To dim the screen 33
To wake up the screen 33

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M600 features available for Android and iOS 33
Communication 34
Text messages 34
Reading text messages on your M600 34
To read a text message 34
Replying to text messages from your M600 34
To reply to a text message 35
Sending text messages from your M600 35
To send a text message 35
Phone calls 35
Handling incoming calls on your M600 35
To reject an incoming call 36
Initiating phone calls from your M600 36
To make a phone call 36
Emails 36
Reading emails on your M600 36
To read emails 36
Replying to emails from your M600 36
To reply to emails 36
Sending emails from your M600 37
Emails on M600 paired with an iPhone 37
To turn on Rich Gmail cards 37
Music on the M600 37
Control music playing on your phone 37
Music controls on your smartwatch 37
Offline music 37

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Google Assistant 37
To turn the "Ok Google" voice recognition on 38
To open Google Assistant 38
What can you ask from the Google Assistant 38
Standalone usage of the M600 38
Training with Polar 39
Polar app and Polar Flow 39
Polar app 39
Getting the app 39
Polar Flow app 39
Training data 39
Activity data 39
Changing settings and planning your training 40
Polar Flow web service 40
Feed, Explore and Diary 40
Progress 40
Community 40
Programs 40
Polar app menu 40
Training 41
My day 41
Sync 41
Navigating the Polar app 42
To open the Polar app 42
Using the touchscreen and wrist gestures to navigate the Polar app 42
To browse menus, lists and summaries 42

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To choose items 42
To go back one step 42
To exit the Polar app 42
Using the front button to navigate the Polar app 42
Using your voice to navigate the Polar app 43
To start a training session 43
To pause a training session 43
Training with Polar app 43
Wearing your M600 43
Starting a training session 44
To start a training session 44
To enable/disable permissions 45
Starting a training session with a target 45
To start a training session with a target scheduled for today 45
To start a training session with a target scheduled for another day 45
To start a training session with a favorite target 45
During training 45
Training views 45
To browse through the training views 45
Automatic lap view 46
To see the Automatic lap view 46
To see the previous laps 46
Functions during training 47
To mark a lap 47
To keep the display on 47
To lock the touchscreen 47

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To unlock the touchscreen 48
To control music 48
To skip phases 48
To exit the Polar app without stopping your training session 48
To return to your training session 48
Training summary during training 49
To see the training summary view 49
Pausing/Stopping a training session 49
To pause a training session 49
To continue a paused training session 50
To stop a training session 50
After training 50
Training summary on your M600 50
To view your training summary later 52
Training data in Polar Flow app 52
Training data in Polar Flow web service 52
GPS features 52
Syncing 53
Automatic syncing of training data 53
Syncing changed settings 53
To sync activity data and changed settings manually (iPhone users) 53
Planning your training 54
To create a Training Target in the Polar Flow app 54
Quick Target 54
Phased Target 54
To create a Training Target in the Polar Flow web service 54

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Quick Target 55
Phased target 55
Favorites 55
Favorites 56
Managing your favorite training targets in the Polar Flow web service 56
To add a Training Target to Favorites 56
To edit a Favorite 56
To remove a favorite 56
Pairing the Polar app with a heart rate sensor 56
To pair a Polar Bluetooth® heart rate sensor with the Polar app on your M600 57
To unpair a Polar Bluetooth® heart rate sensor from the Polar app 57
Polar Features 58
Sport profiles 58
Polar Sport profiles in Flow Web Service 58
To add a Sport profile 58
To edit a Sport Profile 59
Basics 59
Heart Rate 59
Speed/Pace settings 59
Training views 59
Gestures and Feedback 60
GPS and altitude 60
Polar Smart Coaching features 60
24/7 Activity Tracking 61
Activity Goal 61
Activity data 61

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Inactivity alert 62
Sleep information in the Polar Flow app and web service 63
Activity data in the Polar Flow app and web service 63
Activity Benefit 63
Smart Calories 64
Training load 64
Training Benefit 64
Running program 65
Running Index 65
Short-term analysis 66
Men 66
Women 66
Long-term analysis 67
Heart rate zones 68
Cadence from the wrist 69
Swimming 70
Swimming metrics (pool swimming) 70
Swimming Styles 70
Pace and Distance 70
Strokes 71
Swolf 71
Setting pool length 71
To change the pool length 71
To start a swimming session 71
Settings 72
Accessing settings 72