Setting Rate For Vertical Speed - Polar Electro AXN500 User Manual

5. Press the Start button. Set HR LIMITS is displayed.
6. Use the Up button. Set UNITS is displayed.
7. Press the Start button and follow the step below:
8. The display reads:
Units
1: M / HPA / °C or
2: FT / INHG / °F
• To return to the Time main mode, press and hold the Stop button.
Note: You can use the Unit Converter feature of the Polar Precision Performance software to convert units, for example, from meters to feet for altitude
readings.

Setting Rate for Vertical Speed

The vertical speed setting defines if the ascent/descent rate is displayed as meter/ feet per minute or hour.
You can monitor your ascent or descent rate when the altimeter is activated in the Alti main mode.
Rate for Vertical Speed
Rate per minute
Rate per hour
90 ADJUSTING SETTINGS, REVIEWING FILES AND USING TIMERS (TIME MAIN MODE)
Press the Up
to select the flashing Units 1 or 2.
Use when...
...fast changes in altitude can be expected, such as when you are
downhill skiing or mountaneering.
...you are hiking in terrain with no steep hills or mountains.
or Down button Press the Start button to
accept.