Frequently Asked Questions - Polar Electro m32 User Manual

FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
WHAT SHOULD I DO IF...
... OWNZONE DETERMINATION ONLY SELDOM GIVES ME
HEART RATE LIMITS WHICH ARE BASED ON HEART RATE
VARIABILITY (OZ.V)?
1. Check that the elastic strap is snug enough.
2. Make sure that the electrodes of the transmitter are
moistened against your skin.
3. Put on the transmitter 15-20 minutes prior to the
start of your exercise to ensure good adaptation
between the electrodes and your skin.
4. Start the first stage of determining your OwnZone
sufficiently slowly. If you obtain the heart rate limits
based on age (OZ.A) within the first 2 minutes you
have raised your heart rate too quickly. The heart
rate reading should not rise over 20 beats/ minute
from the starting level. During the first stage you
can, for example, put on your sports clothing.
5. If you reach the OwnZone limits based on age (OZ.A)
or the previously determined OwnZone limits based
on your heart rate variability (OZ.L) only after 5
minutes from starting specification you have not
raised your heart rate sufficiently rapidly. Raise your
heart rate more quickly during the OwnZone
determination.
6. If you have always used walking and running to
determine your OwnZone, walking uphill, cycling or
using an ergometer may work better for you.
7. Stress or heavy mental loading may reduce your
heart rate variability so that the needed point where
the heart rate variability vanishes cannot be
measured. Relax for 5 - 10 minutes before exercising
by sitting down and decreasing your heart rate.
8. For a small percentage of people the heart rate
variability will not totally disappear with increasing
workload. In this case the age-predicted limits are
the best estimation for the exercising zone.
...THE OWNZONE LIMITS BASED ON HEART RATE
VARIABILITY (OZ.V) VARY CONSIDERABLY?
Heart rate variability reacts sensitively to all changes taking
place in the body and environment. The OZ.V heart rate
limits are affected by, amongst others, your daily state of
fitness, the time of OwnZone determination, the type of
exercise and state of mind. The lower limit of the OZ.V
heart rate limits can change for the same person by as
much as 30 beats.
However it is important that the feeling of exercise carried
out in the OwnZone is light or moderate. For example if you
raise your heart rate too rapidly after the first stage, you may
get too high OwnZone heart rate limits. If the OwnZone
limits seem to be too high we recommend that the OwnZone
determination is done again.
... SOME OTHER PERSON USES MY POLAR M31 OR POLAR
M32 HEART RATE MONITOR?
Polar Heart Rate Monitor determines the OwnZone heart
rate limits on the basis of heart rate and age. If someone
else uses your Polar M31 or Polar M32 it is necessary to
zero the OZ.L heart rate limits which are in the memory.
Reset the age in the USER mode.
Even though the user is the same age as you the age must
still be reset in order that the OZ.L heart rate limits are
zeroed. If this is not done the Polar M31 or Polar M32 may
give the following user OwnZone heart rate limits based
on your heart rate variability which is stored in the memory
of the equipment.
Note that changing the user also affects the calculation of
the total calorie expenditure (Tot. KCAL) and cumulative
exercise time (Tot. TIME). If these readings are not zeroed
when the user changes, the Polar M31 or Polar M32 adds
new exercise periods into its memory, even though the user
information is changed. Cumulative exercise information
can not be returned after resetting.
In models M61 and M62 you can set two users' preferences
in the memory. Select the correct user in the beginning of an
exercise.
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... THERE IS NO HEART RATE READING (- -)?
1. Check that the electrodes of the transmitter are
moistened and that you are wearing it as instructed.
2. Check that you have kept the transmitter clean.
Care and maintenance
3. Check that there are no sources of electromagnetic
radiation in the close vicinity of the Polar wrist receiver,
such as TV sets, mobile phones, CRT monitors etc.
Precautions
4. Have you had a cardiac event which may have altered
your EKG waveform? In this case consult your physician.
...HEART SYMBOL FLASHES IRREGULARLY?
1. Check that your Polar wrist receiver is inside the
transmission range and not further that 1 meter/
3 feet from the Polar Transmitter you are wearing.
2. Check that the elastic strap has not become loose during
exercise.
3. Make sure that the electrodes of the transmitter are
moistened.
4. Make sure that there is no other heart rate transmitter
within the reception range (1 meter/ 3 feet).
Precautions/Crosstalk
5. Cardiac arrythmia may cause irregular readings. In this
case consult your physician.
...OTHER PERSON WITH HEART RATE MONITOR IS CAUSING
INTERFERENCE?
Your training partner may have coincidentally activated
exactly the same code as you. In this case keep distance
to your training partner or proceed as follows:
1. Stop the stopwatch and heart rate measurement.
2. Take the transmitter off your chest for 10 seconds.
3. Put the transmitter back and start the heart rate
measurement again.
... HEART RATE READING BECOMES ERRATIC OR EXTREMELY
HIGH?
You may have come within range of strong electromagnetic
signals which cause erratic readings on the wrist receiver
display. Check your surroundings and move further away
from the source of disturbance.
Precautions
... THERE ARE NO REACTIONS TO ANY BUTTONS?
Reset the Polar Heart Rate Monitor. Resetting clears watch
settings which will return to the default settings. User
information and measurement options settings will be saved.
1. Press the RESET button with a pen tip.
Display becomes full of digits.
2. Press any of the four button once.
The Polar Heart Rate Monitor enters the Time of day
display.
If you don't press any button after reset within one
minute the wrist receiver goes to the battery saving
mode.
... THE DISPLAY IS BLANK OR FADING?
The Polar Heart Rate Monitor is in battery saving mode
when it leaves the factory. Wake up by pressing START/
STOP/OK button twice.
The Polar Heart Rate Monitor enters the Time of day
display.
Usually the first sign of a discharged battery is fading of
the digits when using the backlight. Have the batteries
checked.
... THE BATTERY OF THE WRIST RECEIVER MUST BE
REPLACED?
We recommend having all service done by an authorized
Polar Service Centre. This is especially necessary to ensure
the warranty remains valid and is not affected by incorrect
repair procedures done by an unauthorized agent. Polar
Service will test your wrist receiver for water resistance after
battery replacement and make a full periodic check of the
complete Polar Heart Rate Monitor.
Care and maintenance/Batteries
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