Using Your Outdoor Computer For The First Time - Polar Electro AXN500 User Manual

1.1 USING YOUR OUTDOOR COMPUTER FOR THE FIRST TIME

Enter your settings in the Basic Settings mode (time, date, units, and personal settings) when you start to use the Outdoor
Computer for the first time. Alternatively, you can prepare the settings with the Polar Precision Performance Software or with
the Polar UpLink Tool that you can download free of charge from www.polar.fi. For further information, see the separate
Toolkit user manual.
How to enter the Basic Settings
You only need to activate the blank wrist unit once. Once
activated, the wrist unit cannot be turned off.
Activate the wrist unit by pressing the Start button.
The display fills up with numbers and texts.
1. Press the Start button. Basic SETTINGS is displayed.
Note:
• The numbers scroll faster if you press and hold the Up
button as you adjust the value.
• After the battery is changed or after you reset the wrist unit,
you only need to set the time and date in the Basic Settings. You
can skip the rest of the settings by pressing and holding the Stop
button.
10 THE WRIST UNIT BUTTONS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
2. Continue by pressing the Start button and follow the
steps below:
The display reads:
3. Time
• Set 12h/24h (time mode)
• Set AM/PM
(if you chose 12h)
• Set hours
• Set Min (minutes)
4. Date
• DD (set days) or
MM (set month: if you
or Down
chose 12h)
• MM (set month) or
DD (set days: if you
chose 12h)
• YY (set year)
Press Up or Press the Start
Down button to button to
set the flashing accept
value
Up / Down Start
Up / Down Start
Up / Down Start
Up / Down Start
Up / Down Start
Up / Down Start
Up / Down Start