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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Download and Install Polar FlowSync Plug in Your Polar Loop Crystal Join Polar Flow Customize the Bracelet Size Get the Polar Flow mobile app Pair Your Polar Loop Crystal with your mobile device Battery and Charging Be active Follow your daily activity Activity goal...
  • Page 3 Activity data in Flow App and Flow web service Training with your Polar Loop Crystal Wearing a Heart Rate Sensor Pairing a Heart Rate Sensor Start the Training Heart Rate Guidance During Training Stop the Training Syncing Sync with Flow App...
  • Page 4 Time of day setting Flight mode Display messages Polar Flow mobile app Polar Flow web service Firmware update Reset Polar Loop Crystal Important information Taking care of your Polar Loop Crystal Cleaning Storing Service Precautions Interference During Heart Rate Training...

  • Page 5: Polar Loop Crystal User Manual

    POLAR LOOP CRYSTAL USER MANUAL INTRODUCTION Thanks for buying the intelligently beautiful Polar Loop Crystal! This user manual helps you get started with your new friend. To check the video tutorials and the latest ver- sion of this user manual, please go to polar/com/support/Loop_Crystal.
  • Page 6 Polar Loop Crystal Polar Loop Crystal keeps track of all your activity – every step and jump throughout the day - and shows how it's good for you. It'll reward you when you've done enough and help you move if there's still a bit missing from your daily activity goal.

  • Page 7: What's In The Box

    Find all this at polar.com/flow. WHAT'S IN THE BOX Box contents 1. Polar Loop Crystal 2. Buckle with spring bars (attached to Polar Loop Crystal) 3. Buckle tool 4. Extra spring bar 5. Custom USB cable...

  • Page 8: This Is Your Polar Loop Crystal

    THIS IS YOUR POLAR LOOP CRYSTAL 1. Display 2. Touch button 3. Buckle 4. Custom USB connector Polar Loop Crystal parts...

  • Page 9: Get Started

    GET STARTED...

  • Page 10: Set Up Your Polar Loop Crystal

    Once the installation is complete, FlowSync opens automatically and asks you to connect your Polar product. For more detailed instructions for installing FlowSync, visit polar.com/support/FlowSync. PLUG IN YOUR POLAR LOOP CRYSTAL Your new Polar Loop Crystal is in storage mode and it wakes up when you plug it into a computer for setup.

  • Page 11: Join Polar Flow

    Plug in your Polar Loop Crystal to your computer's USB port with the cable provided in the sales package. The magnetic end of the cable snaps into place when it's properly connected to your bracelet. Let your com- puter install any suggested USB drivers.
  • Page 12 Firmware update. Now you can start customizing the bracelet size or charge your Polar Loop Crystal full. If the battery is not fully charged when you unplug your Polar Loop Crystal, remember to charge it full later. For more information on the web service, see chapter Polar Flow Web Service.

  • Page 13: Customize The Bracelet Size

    CUSTOMIZE THE BRACELET SIZE Follow these steps to make Polar Loop Crystal your own by adjusting it to your wrist size. 1. Open the buckle by pressing the buckle side buttons. 2. Detach the buckle from both ends. Take the buckle tool that came in the box and pop the spring bars out with it. Then remove the buckle from the bracelet.
  • Page 14 Wrap it around your wrist and take note of the numbers you get. There's one number for both ends of the bracelet. Each number represents the number of blocks between the grooves inside your bracelet you need to take off. The bracelet is more comfortable to wear when it is a bit loose.
  • Page 15 Or, if necessary, trim the bracelet once more by one block at a time. If you accidentally make Polar Loop Crystal bracelet too short, contact your retailer or Polar cus- tomer care within one month of purchase date to get a replacement bracelet for free.

  • Page 16: Get The Polar Flow Mobile App

    2. Wait for the Connect product view to appear on your mobile device. 3. Tap the button on your Polar Loop Crystal to pair it with the app. Wait for the Polar Loop Crystal display to turn off so that synchronization can begin.

  • Page 17: Battery And Charging

    Loop Crystal for heart rate training, you need to charge the battery more often. Use the USB cable included in the product set to charge your Polar Loop Crystal via the USB connector on your computer. If you want to plug the USB connector to a wall outlet, use a USB power adapter (not included in the sales package).

  • Page 18: Be Active

    BE ACTIVE...

  • Page 19: Follow Your Daily Activity

    ACTIVITY GOAL Your Polar Loop Crystal gives you an activity goal each day and guides you in reaching it. Your activity goal is shown as a bar that gradually fills to show how close you are to your goal. When the bar is full, you've reached your goal.

  • Page 20: Activity Data

    The younger you are, the more intense your activity needs to be. ACTIVITY DATA Your Polar Loop Crystal has a LED display you can view with a touch of a button. Cycle through the display views ACTV, CALS,...
  • Page 21 Polar Loop Crystal displays the time remaining to reach your goal, if you do high intensity activities. WALK stands for medium intensity activity like walking, mowing the lawn, circuit training, bowling, skateboarding, gentle dancing, gentle swimming or table tennis.
  • Page 22 The basal metabolic rate calories are calculated even if you don't wear the Polar Loop Crystal. STEP stands for steps you have taken. The amount and type of your body movements are registered and turned into an estimation of steps.

  • Page 23: Inactivity Alert

    SLEEP INFORMATION AT FLOW WEB SERVICE AND FLOW Polar Loop Crystal will track your sleep time and quality (restful / restless), if you wear it at night. You don't have to turn the sleep mode on, the device automatically detects from your wrist movements that you're sleep- ing.
  • Page 24 It measures the different activity zones (low, medium, high) so that the higher the intensity, the faster your goal is reached. In the Polar Loop Crystal bracelet, ‘UP’ means low intensity, ‘WALK’ means medium intensity, and ‘JOG’ means high intensity. You can find more examples for low, medium and high intensity activities at the Polar Flow web service.

  • Page 25: Training With Your Polar Loop Crystal

    With the heart rate sensor you get more information about your training. You can see your heart rate accur- ately and in real time in your Polar Loop Crystal. In addition to the heart rate, you see the main effect of your training, and you can focus on what you want to achieve - burning fat or improving fitness.

  • Page 26: Pairing A Heart Rate Sensor

    2. Bring Polar Loop Crystal right next to the sensor. 3. Tap the Polar Loop Crystal touch button and wait until the LED display turns off. Then wait a couple of seconds until PAIRED scrolls on the display.

  • Page 27: Heart Rate Guidance During Training

    Wait until the syncing sign disappears before starting a training session. While you train with a heart rate sensor, you can't sync Polar Loop Crystal with the Polar Flow mobile app. You can sync your data after you've stopped the training session.

  • Page 28: Stop The Training

    Remember to detach the connector from the strap to cut the connection between the heart rate sensor and Polar Loop Crystal. Leaving the connector attached consumes the battery of your Polar Loop Crystal. After removing the heart rate sensor, wait two minutes before trying to use it with any other device or soft- ware.

  • Page 29: Syncing

    15 minutes. Sync to Polar Flow app works, if the Flow app is running on your mobile device, at least in the background, your phone is within the range of 10 m / 33 ft from your Polar Loop Crystal, and the Bluetooth is turned on in your mobile device.
  • Page 30 For support and more information about using the Flow web service, go to polar.com/en/support/flow For support and more information about using FlowSync software, go to polar.com/en/support/FlowSync...

  • Page 31: Features

    FEATURES...

  • Page 32: Energy Pointer

    EnergyPointer tells you during a training session if the main effect of your training is fat burning or fitness improvement. Your Polar Loop Crystal automatically calculates a personalized turning point where the main effect of your training turns from fat burning to fitness improving. This point is called EnergyPointer. The average EnergyPointer value corresponds to 69% of your maximum heart rate.

  • Page 33: Smart Notifications (Polar Flow App Ios)

    The Smart Notifications feature allows you to get notifications from your phone on your Polar Loop Crystal. Your Polar Loop Crystal notifies you if you get an incoming call or receive a message (for example an SMS or WhatsApp message). It also notifies you about calendar events you have on your phone calendar. When heart rate training with your Polar Loop Crystal, you can only receive notifications about calls if you have the Polar Flow app running on your phone.

  • Page 34: Phone

    The Bluetooth connection and the Smart Notifications feature work between your Polar Loop Crystal and your phone when they are within the range of 10 m/33 ft from each other. If your Polar Loop Crystal is out of range for less than two hours, your phone restores the connection automatically within 15 minutes when your Polar Loop Crystal returns to the range area.
  • Page 35 If the Smart Notifications feature doesn’t work or stops working, visit polar.com/support for further instruc- tions.

  • Page 36: Smart Notifications (Polar Flow App Android)

    The Smart Notifications feature allows you to get notifications from your phone on your Polar Loop Crystal. Your Polar Loop Crystal notifies you if you get an incoming call or receive a message (for example an SMS or WhatsApp message). It also notifies you about calendar events you have on your phone calendar. Please note that when heart rate training with your Polar Loop Crystal, you can’t receive any notifications.

  • Page 37: Do Not Disturb

    The Do not disturb setting is visible when the Smart notifications setting is On (no pre- view). 4. Sync your Polar Loop Crystal with the mobile app by tapping the touch button of your Polar Loop Crys- tal.

  • Page 38: The Smart Notifications Feature Works Via Bluetooth Connection

    The Bluetooth connection and the Smart Notifications feature work between your Polar Loop Crystal and your phone when they are within the range of 10 m/33 ft from each other. If your Polar Loop Crystal is out of range for less than two hours, your phone restores the connection automatically within 15 minutes when your Polar Loop Crystal returns to the range area.

  • Page 39: Alarm

    5. Set the repetition for the alarm: Mon to Fri, Every day or Off. 6. Sync your Polar Loop Crystal with the mobile app by tapping the touch button on your Polar Loop Crys- tal. ALARM ON is shown on the Polar Loop Crystal display.

  • Page 40: Settings

    DISPLAY SETTING You can choose in which hand you want to wear your Polar Loop Crystal either in the Polar Flow web service or the Polar Flow mobile app. The setting changes the orientation of the Polar Loop Crystal display accord- ingly.

  • Page 41: Flight Mode

    FLIGHT MODE Flight mode cuts off all wireless communication from your Polar Loop Crystal. You can still use it to collect activity, but you can't use it in training sessions with a heart rate sensor nor sync your data to the Polar Flow mobile app.

  • Page 42: Display Messages

    80% full. Sync your activity data to the Polar Flow web service via a USB cable or the Polar Flow mobile app. Polar Loop Crystal can store 12 days of activity data. When the memory is full, the oldest activity data is over-...

  • Page 43: Polar Flow Mobile App

    For more information, see Get the Polar Flow mobile app. Please note: to use Polar Loop Crystal with the Polar Flow mobile app, you need to set up the product with your computer. More information about the product setup see Started.

  • Page 44: Polar Flow Web Service

    POLAR FLOW WEB SERVICE You've joined Polar Flow web service when setting up your Polar Loop Crystal. The web service shows your activity goal and the details of your activity, and helps you understand how your daily habits and choices affect your well-being.

  • Page 45: Firmware Update

    FIRMWARE UPDATE You can update the firmware of your Polar Loop Crystal to keep it up to date. Whenever a new firmware ver- sion is available, FlowSync will notify you when you connect your Polar Loop Crystal to your computer. The firmware updates are downloaded via FlowSync.

  • Page 46: Reset Polar Loop Crystal

    RESET POLAR LOOP CRYSTAL If you experience problems with your Polar Loop Crystal, try resetting it. Connect it to your computer with the USB cable and perform a Factory Reset under Settings in Polar FlowSync. Factory reset empties all the data in your Polar Loop Crystal and makes it possible to take it into use as new.

  • Page 47: Important Information

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION...

  • Page 48: Taking Care Of Your Polar Loop Crystal

    TAKING CARE OF YOUR POLAR LOOP CRYSTAL Like any electronic device, the Polar Loop Crystal should be kept clean and treated with care. The instructions below will help you fulfill the guarantee obligations, keep the device in peak condition and avoid any issues in charging or syncing.

  • Page 49: Service

    During the guarantee/warranty period we recommend that you have service done by an authorized Polar Ser- vice Center only. The warranty does not cover damage or consequential damage caused by service not author- ized by Polar Electro. For further information, see Limited International Polar Guarantee.

  • Page 50: Precautions

    PRECAUTIONS The Polar Loop Crystal is designed to tell your activity and measure heart rate. No other use is intended or implied. The Polar training device should not be used for obtaining environmental measurements that require pro- fessional or industrial precision.
  • Page 51 Do you use a pacemaker or other implanted electronic device? Do you smoke? Are you pregnant? Note that in addition to training intensity, medications for heart conditions, blood pressure, psychological con- ditions, asthma, breathing, etc., as well as some energy drinks, alcohol, and nicotine may also affect heart rate.

  • Page 52: Technical Specification

    7 days of activity and 8 one hour training sessions. Communication Polar custom USB cable The Polar Loop Crystal end of the cable is magnetized: keep it away from credit cards and iron objects. Wireless Bluetooth Smart® General Operating temperature: 0 °C to +50 °C / 32 °F to 122 °F...
  • Page 53 Water resistance Polar Loop Crystal IPX7 Not suitable for bathing or swimming. Protected against wash splashes and raindrops. Do not wash with a pressure washer. Size Circumference White and pink bracelets Min. 140 mm / 5.5 inch Max. 220 mm / 8.7 inch...

  • Page 54: Polar Flowsync Software And Usb Cable

    POLAR FLOWSYNC SOFTWARE AND USB CABLE To use FlowSync software you need a computer with Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X operating system with an internet connection and a free USB port for USB cable. FlowSync is compatible with the following operating systems: Computer operating system 32-bit 64-bit...

  • Page 55: Limited International Polar Guarantee

    This limited Polar international guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Inc. for consumers who have pur- chased this product in the USA or Canada. This limited Polar international guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Oy for consumers who have purchased this product in other countries.
  • Page 56 Polar Electro Oy. The names and logos in this user manual or in the package of this product are trademarks of Polar Electro Oy. The names and logos marked with a ® symbol in this user manual or in the package of this product are registered trademarks of Polar Electro Oy.

  • Page 57: Disclaimer

    Polar Electro Inc./Polar Electro Oy shall not be liable for any damages, losses, costs or expenses, dir- ect, indirect or incidental, consequential or special, arising out of, or related to the use of this material or the products described herein.

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