Polar electro heart rate monitor user manual (19 pages)
Summary of Contents for Polar Electro POLAR M91ti
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M91ti cov.USA A.fh8 13/11/00 10:27 Page 1 Manufactured by: Polar Electro Inc. 370 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury NY 11797-2050 U.S.A. Polar Service Center: 1-800-227-1314 Polar Electro Canada c/o Sport Dinaco Inc. 4330 Joseph-Dubreuil Lachine, Quebec CANADA, H8T 3C4 1-888-918-5043 www.polarusa.com...
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Please read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with the Polar M91 ti. Here is where you can find the information you need to use and maintain your equipment.
Measurement options settings ...15 Selecting OwnZone...15 Setting heart rate limits manually ...16 OwnCal calorie counter on/off ...17 Polar Fitness Test on/off ...19 Setting the watch ...20 Setting the alarm ...20 Setting the time of day ...21 Setting the date ...22 Start the heart rate measurement ...24...
The Polar T61™ transmitter detects your heart rate and transmits it to the wrist receiver. The Polar M91 ti™ wrist receiver displays your heart rate and other data during exercise. Enter your personal settings into the receiver...
4. Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and the Polar logo is in a central, upright position. HOW TO START MEASURING YOUR HEART RATE 1. Begin with the display that shows the time of day.
Your Polar heart rate monitor has four main modes: Time of day, Exercise, File and Options. 1. TIME OF DAY You can use the Polar heart rate monitor as an ordinary watch with date, weekday indicator and alarm function. Press and hold OK to return to the...
3. FILE Polar heart rate monitor saves information on your latest exercise session. In the File mode you can see the following information: • date of the exercise • total exercising time • exercising time spent in your target zone •...
USER appears, 1 or 2 is flashing. 4. Press Scroll Up or Scroll Down to select USER 1 or USER 2. 5. Press OK to lock your selection. You have now selected the user id. All settings are made to the selected user. In File, Measure, Options and Fitness test main modes you can change the user id by pressing and holding...
5. Press OK to lock your selection. SETTING ACTIVITY LEVEL You need to set a suitable activity level for Polar Fitness Test. If you are in the Time of day display start from User information, steps 1-3. Then press OK until ACTIVITY appears and LOW / MIDDLE / HIGH is flashing.
If you choose not to use the OwnZone function, you may manually enter a target zone. When you start the manual target zone settings for the first time: • Polar heart rate monitor automatically calculates you heart rate limits based on age, if you have set your user information.
5. Press Scroll Up or Scroll Down to select whether you want the Polar Fitness Test to be On or OFF. 6. Press OK to lock your selection. If you select Polar Fitness Test On, the Fitness test mode appears in the main mode loop. The Polar Fitness Test is carried out in the Fitness test mode.
S E T T I N G T H E W A T C H Quick enter to the Watch setting loop: In the Time of day display press and hold the a couple of seconds. If you want to skip some parts and go directly to set a particular watch function, press OK until the desired watch function is displayed.
Choose from the following two alternatives to continue: 1. To set the date continue in chapter Setting the date. 2. To return to the Time of day display, press and hold SETTING THE DATE If you are in the Time of day display start from Setting the alarm, steps 1-4.
EXERCISE appears in the display. 6. You can now start warmup with your Polar heart rate monitor. Quick start: In the Time of day display, press and hold OK for a couple of seconds. To stop the heart rate measurement: Press OK to stop the stopwatch.
OWNZONE Polar heart rate monitor is able to determine the individual training heart rate zone for you. This exercise zone is called your OwnZone (OZ). For most adults, OwnZone corresponds to 65-85 % of the maximum heart rate. OwnZone is suitable for cardiovascular training either for health-related or fitness improvement purposes.
D E T E R M I N E D O W N Z O N E Every time you start the stopwatch and have the OwnZone option on, the Polar heart rate monitor starts finding your OwnZone. You can determine your OwnZone for every exercise session separately.
If there is - - reading on the display, there has not been heart rate reception for at least 5 minutes. Bring the wrist receiver up to your chest near the transmitter’s Polar logo. The receiver starts looking for the heart rate again.
While exercising you don’t have to press any button to check the heart rate limits you are using. Just bring the wrist receiver up to your chest near the transmitter’s Polar logo. The current exercising zone values and backlight will be on for a few seconds.
INFORMATION Your latest training information is in the memory of the Polar heart rate monitor until the next time you start the stopwatch. Then your previous training information will be replaced by the new one. Polar heart rate monitor saves only one training file at a time.
T A R G E T H E A R T R A T E L I M I T S ( L I M I T S ) You will see the target heart rate limits of your exercise. A V E R A G E H E A R T R A T E ( A V E R A G E H r ) You will see the average heart rate of your exercise session.
Test is targeted to healthy adults. F I T N E S S T E S T S E T T I N G S To be able to carry out the Polar Fitness Test you need to do the following settings: •...
Middle You participate regularly in recreational sports. For example, you run 5 miles a week or spend 30 - 60 minutes a week in comparable physical activity. Or, your work requires modest physical activity. High Exercise is an inseparable part of your life. You exercise regularly at least 3 times a week with heavy paced intensity.
You can stop the test anytime during the test by pressing OK. The latest OwnIndex will not be replaced. FAILED TEST is displayed for a moment. Your latest OwnIndex and the test date are displayed. If the wrist receiver does not succeed to receive your heart rate at the beginning or during the test, the test will fail.
• Store your Polar heart rate monitor in a cool and dry place. Do not store it in any kind of non-breathing material, such as a plastic bag or a sports bag if it is wet.
4. If the Polar heart rate monitor still does not work with the exercise equipment, this piece of equipment may be electrically too noisy for wireless heart rate measurement.
If you are allergic to any substance that comes into contact with the skin, check the Polar heart rate monitor materials from the “Technical specifications” chapter. It is recommended that you wear the transmitter against your bare skin to ensure flawless operation.
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2. Check that you have kept the transmitter clean. 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. 4. Have you had a cardiac event which may have altered your EKG waveform? In this case consult your physician.
M91ti USA A 52-53 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Polar heart rate monitor is designed to indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity in sports and exercise. No other use is intended or implied. Heart rate is displayed as number of heart beats per minute (bpm).
All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written permission of Polar Electro Oy. Polar logotype is a registered trademark and Polar M91 ti is a trademark of Polar Electro Oy.
The products it describes are subject to change without prior notice, due to the manufacturer’s continuous development program. • Polar Electro Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to this manual or with respect to the products described herein. Polar Electro Inc. shall not be...
OWNCAL: Calorie expenditure during exercise. OwnINDEX: OwnIndex is a score which is comparable to . OwnIndex is a result of the Polar Fitness Test. 2max OWNZONE, OZ.:Target zone which Polar heart rate monitor determines for you. OwnZone is an individual guide for light to moderate exercise intensity.
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Setting heart rate limits manually...16 Setting height...13 Setting measurement options...15 Setting sex...13 Setting the alarm...20 Setting the date...22 Setting the time of day...21 Setting user 1 or 2...11 Setting user information...11 Setting weight...12 Sound signal On/OFF...30 Start the heart rate measurement...24 Start/stop the stopwatch...31 Stop the heart rate measurement...34 Subtract the total calorie expenditure amount...36...
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Scroll up fitness goals. If you want to get even more out of your press Scroll down Polar M91 ti during exercise, check www.polar.fi for the best product and training tips in Polar Personal Trainer. MEASURE (define OwnZone) stopwatch...