Polar Electro S610i User Manual

Quick GuideUSER’S MANUALUSA/GBRHEART RATE MONITORHEART RATE MONITORCOMPLETE HRDisplays your heart rate as bpm and % of HRmax, averageheart rate and ex

A 8How to Prepare the Wrist Receiver1. Since the display is blank when the receiver leaves thefactory, you have to activate the wrist receiver by pres

A 9How to Put the Transmitter On1. Attach the transmitter to the elastic strap.2. Adjust the strap length to fit snugly andcomfortably. Secure the str

A 104. Press the OK button to start measuring your heart rate. A heart symbolwill start flashing and your heart rate (beats per minute) will appear in

A 11Modes and Their FunctionsYour Polar heart rate monitor has six main modes: Time of Day, Exercise,File, Options, Fitness test and Connection.1. TIM

A 12A. During BasicUse, you can save 99 split and lap times with current,maximum and average heart rates for each lap. You can configure thedisplay to

A 133. FILEYour receiver stores exercise information in 99 exercise files:• the start date and time of the exercise• total exercise time• the average

A 144. OPTIONSIn the Options mode, you can enter the following settings:Exercise Settings: You can select BasicUse with no settings or 5 freelyprogram

A 155. FITNESS TESTIn this mode you can:• perform the Polar Fitness Test• recall your latest test results; OwnIndex and HRmax-p values• update your us

B 16B. HOW TO ENTER SETTINGSThis section describes how to manually entersettings by pressing the receiver buttons. However,heart rate monitor offers y

B 17Time Of Day File Options Fit. Test ConnectExercise Set Memory Set Function Set User Set Mo

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B 18User Information SettingsIn the User Set loop you can move forward only by pressing OK.Measuring units depend on your choice in Options/ Monitor S

B 19Date of Birth (Birthday)7. Scroll up or down to select your month / dayof birth. Press OK.8. Day / Month appears. Scroll up or downto select the

B 20Top You participate regularly in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week.Ex. you exercise to improve performance for competitive purposes.

B 21Exercise SettingsWhen you start setting your exercise preferences your first choice is to selectwhether you want to set your personal exercise se

B 22Setting Exercise SetsPreset exercise sets ready for five exercise sets; when you start exercising,just select one of the sets.Interval Training Se

B 23OptionsExercise SetE0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5Exercise Set 1 - 5Interval On Interval OFF (BasicSet) Recovery HrTimer 1 Timer 2 Timer 3 Limits 1 Limits

B 24Setting TimersIf you start from Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-5.6. Scroll up or down until desired timer is displayed. Press OK to startsett

B 25Setting Interval TypeYou can select 3 optional types of intervals:A. Time-based interval Ends your interval when you haveused the selected time.B

B 26Setting the Number of Intervals and Recoveries (Repeat)If you start from Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-5.You can set up to 30 intervals and

B 27A. RecoTime is displayed.10. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes. Press OK.11. Scroll up or down to adjust seconds. Press OK.Recovery TIMER appea

The Polar heart rate monitor offers you various ways to customize your exercisesessions so they meet your personal needs.For example, use the Interval

B 28You can program your receiver to record data in 5, 15 or 60 secondsintervals.1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or downuntil OPTIONS is displ

B 29OptionsFunction SetOwnCal On/OFF Fit. Test On/OFF HRmax-p On/OFF1. In the Time of Day display scrollup or down until OPTIONS isdisp

B 30OptionsMonitor SetSound On/OFF Units 1/2 Help On/OFF1. In the Time of Day display scroll upor down until OPTIONS is displayed.2. Press

B 31Certain Measure and Exercise mode settings will be audible: start, stop,interval phase start and end and recovery calculation end.Selecting Measu

B 32OptionsWatch SetAlarm Time 1/2 Date Reminder1. In the Time of Day displayscroll up or down untilOPTIONS is displayed.2. Press OK t

B 3312h Time mode:month - day - year.24h Time mode:day - month - year.8. 12h/ 24h starts to flash. Scroll up or down to select 12h or 24h timemode.

B 34Swap Time 1 or Time 2In the Time of Day display press and hold the down button. Time 1 or Time2 is displayed in the uppermost row for a couple of

C 35Time of DayHeart Rate Measure ModeExercise Recording ModeC. EXERCISEYou can use two modes in yourexercise: Measure or Exercise mode.In the Measure

C 363. Start from Time of Day display by pressing the OK to start measuringyour heart rate. A heart symbol will start flashing and your heart rate inb

C 37If you are continuing from Measure mode, press OK.Or, if you are starting from Time of Day display, press and hold OK.Exercise information will be

CONTENTSA. Getting Going ... 5Heart Rate Monitor Parts ... 5Buttons and Their Functions ... 6

C 38In addition to the rate zone alarm you can see:if you are exercising above heart rate zone.if you are exercising below heart rate zone.Swapping th

C 39Storing Lap and Split TimePress OK to store lap and split time.First ThenLap time Split timeAverage heartrate of the lapNumber ofthe lapThe receiv

C 40Swapping the Displayed Exercise InformationThere are three display options, which you can swap between by pressingthe down button. The receiver sa

C 41Select the Middle Row Information1. Press the down button to select the desired display alternative. Whenyou swap the middle row information, the

C 421. Start from the Time of Day display. Press OK to enter the Measure mode.2. If you want to swap the preset exercise set, press and hold the upbut

C 4301020304050160140120100806040Warm-up PhaseCountdown timer 1Heart rate limits 1Interval PhaseRepeats 03Cool-down PhaseCountdown timer 3Heart rate l

C 44Interval PhaseThe receiver records up to 30 repeated interval phases. Your interval phaseis divided into interval and recovery calculation (if set

C 453. At the end of IntervalInterval duration.Average heart rate of the interval.When your interval ends the wrist receiver automaticallycontinues wi

C 46Cool-down Phase1. FirstPreset heart rate limits 3 (if set on).2. ThenCountdown timer 3.Heart rate information.Countdown timer starts running if yo

C 47In this mode you can also use the functions in "Exercise Recording Mode"section.Starting the TimersIf timers are set on, they automatica

C. Exercise ... 35Heart Rate Measure Mode ... 35Exercise Recording Mode ... 37Turning

C 48Starting Recovery CalculationTo start the recovery calculation, press and hold the OK button. See“Exercising with Interval Trainer”/ “Recovery cal

C 49Restarting the Interval or Recovery CalculationIn the Exercise mode press the stop button to pause the interval or recoverycalculation. Reset the

D 50D. HOW TO RECALL TRAININGINFORMATIONThe receiver starts saving exercise information to afile as you start the stopwatch. You can recall theinforma

D 51 Time of Day File Options Fit. Test Connect F99 ...

D 52 Exercise File (F1-F99)Exe. TimeRecoLimitsInZone1InZone2InZone3KCalTot. KCalTot. TimeEXE. SETLAPSSAMPLESLap1Best LapCoolDownIntervalWarmUpReco 30

D 53Exercise Time (Exe. Time)The exercise time is the amount of time that you haveexercised with the stopwatch running. Average andmaximum heart rates

D 54Exercise Time within, above and below the Heart Rate ZonesIndicates the exercise time, which you have spent within (InZone), aboveand below each h

D 55Interval Training Information (EXE. SET)Start with the displayshowing EXE. SET.1. Press OK to startrecalling the intervaltraining information.2. S

D 563. Press the stop button to return to the previous file level and skip steps4 - 6. Or, continue recalling more detailed information of the interva

D 57Best LapShortest lap time.The number of the best lap.The best lap information is displayed if you have stored at least3 laps. The best lap can not

Recorded Heart Rate Samples ... 58Records File ... 58Resetting Cumulative Counts to Zero ... 58

D 58Recorded Heart Rate SamplesCheck from the sample file detailed heart rate informationof the exercise.Start with the display showing SAMPLES.1. Pre

D 592. Press and hold the down button. Reset starts to flash. You can stillcancel the resetting by releasing the down button before the value isreset.

E 60E. CONNECTION TOCOMPUTERThere is two-way communication between Polar heartrate monitor and a computer. Polar Precision Performancesoftware offers

E 61orB) an optional Polar IR Interface for USB port and Windows® 98 operatingsystem or later in your computer.Install the Polar Precision software (v

E 62• the heart touch function to show the current heart rate limits, store alap time or swap the display options during your exercise• names and alar

F 63F. POLAR FITNESS TESTThe Polar Fitness Test is an easy, safe and quickway to estimate individual maximal aerobicpower and to get predicted maximum

F 64If you want to improve your cardiovascular fitness, it takes a minimum of6 weeks on an average to see a noticeable change in OwnIndex. Less fitind

F 65The HRmax-p definition is carried out simultaneously with the Polar Fitness Test.The HRmax-p score predicts your individual maximum heart rate val

F 66To get reliable test results, the following basic requirements apply:• You should be relaxed and calm.• The test can take place anywhere – home, o

F 67Time of Day File Options Fit. Test Connect1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or down until FIT. TE

A 5A. GETTING GOINGA 5Heart Rate MonitorParts and TheirFunctionsThe wrist receiverdisplays your heart rateand other data duringexercise. Enter yourper

F 68You can update your OwnIndex and HRmax-p values to the Options mode/User information. When you update these values regularly, the reading inpercen

F 69Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7(years) (very (poor) (fair) (average) (good) (very (excellent)poor) good)20-24 < 32 32-37 38-43 44-50 51-56 57-62 >6225-29

F 70For various fitness classes we recommend the following:12346751-3 Increase exercisefor healthbenefits andfitnessimprovement.4 To ensure good healt

G. CARE ANDMAINTENANCEYour Polar heart rate monitor is a high-tech instrument ofsuperior design and workmanship and should be treated withcare. The su

BatteriesTransmitterThe estimated average battery life of the transmitter is 2500 hours ofuse. Contact your authorized Polar service center for a repl

H. PRECAUTIONSH 73Using the Polar Heart Rate Monitor in a Water EnvironmentYour Polar heart rate monitor is water resistant to 160 feet/ 50 meters. To

H 74Electromagnetic InterferenceDisturbances may occur near high voltage power lines, traffic lights,overhead lines of electric railways, electric bus

H 754. If the Polar heart rate monitor still does not work with the exerciseequipment, this piece of equipment may be electrically too noisy forwirele

H 76It is important to be sensitive to your body’s reactions duringthe exercise. If you feel unexpected pain or tiredness regarding yourexercise inten

I. FREQUENTLY ASKEDQUESTIONSI 77What should I do if...I don’t know where I am in the Options or File cycle?Press and hold the stop button until tim

A 6STOPSIGNAL/LIGHTRESETOKSignal/Light Turns the beep on or off.Turns the backlight on.Reset Resets the heart rate monitor.Stop Return - Stops measuri

I 78...there is no heart rate reading (- -)?1. Check that the electrodes of the transmitter are moistened and that youare wearing it as instructed.2.

I 79...other person with heart rate monitor is causing interference?Keep a distance from your training partner and continue your trainingsession norma

I 801. Press the RESET button with a pen tip. Display becomes full of digits.If you don’t press any button after reset within one minute the wristrece

J. TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONJ 81Polar heart rate monitor is designed to indicate the level ofphysiological strain and intensity in sports and exercise. N

J 82Wrist ReceiverBattery type: CR 2430Battery life: Average 2 years (2h/ day, 7 days/ week)Operating temperature: 14 °F to 122 °F/ -10 °C to +50 °CWa

J 83OwnCal OFFFitness test OnHRmax-p OFFInterval function OFF/ interval timerInterval heart rate 160Amount of intervals 3Timer 1, 2, 3 OFF/ 2 minLimit

K. LIMITED POLAR INTERNATIONALGUARANTEEK 84• This limited Polar international guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Inc. for theconsumers who have purc

L. DISCLAIMERL 85• The material in this manual is for informational purposes only. Theproducts it describes are subject to change without prior notice

M. POLAR GLOSSARYM 86Activity level: A personalassessment of your long termphysical activity level that is used inthe Polar Fitness Test.Coded heart r

M 87Heart touch function: When youare in Exercise mode, bring yourwrist receiver close to the Polar logoon your transmitter.Interval training: Seeks t

A 7Useful Tips• Briefly pressing a button (approximately 1 second) will do differentthings than pressing and holding the button for a longer period of

M 88Indicates an ongoing heart rate measurement and flashes to the beatof your heart. A heart without frames indicates a non-coded heart ratetransmiss

M 89FILE: Indicates file mode.FIT. TEST: Indicates fitness testmode.FULL: After having stored 99 laps(the use of intervals reduces theamount). FULL ap

M 90Lim Low: The lower heart rate limitof the target zone.Limits1, 2, 3: Heart rate limits forTarget Zones 1, 2 and 3.MAX: Together with a heart rater

M 91will see the drop in your heart rateand the recovery duration.RecoTime, time-based recovery:You set the recovery time in theOptions mode. In the F