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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Polar FlowSync Software Polar Flow Web Service Get started Set up your A360 Choose one option for setup: computer or a compatible mobile device Option A: set up with your computer Option B: set up with polar flow app using your mobile device or tablet...
  • Page 3 Favorites Watch faces Pairing Pair a Heart Rate Sensor with A360 Settings Display setting Time of day setting Settings Display setting Time of day setting Restart A360 Reset A360 Firmware Update With computer With mobile device or tablet Flight mode Turn flight mode ON ​...
  • Page 4 Training with a duration or calorie based training target Training with a phased training target Pause/Stop a training session Training Summary After Training Training summary in A360 Polar Flow App Polar Flow Web Service Features 24/7 Activity Tracking Activity Goal...
  • Page 5 Smart notifications (iOS) Smart Notification Settings Polar Flow mobile app Do not disturb setting in Polar Flow app Do not disturb setting on your A360 Phone settings Dismissing Notifications The Smart Notifications Feature Works via Bluetooth Connection Smart notifications (Android)
  • Page 6 Smart Calories Heart Rate Zones Training Benefit Alarm Polar Flow app and Web Service Polar Flow App Pair a Mobile Device with A360 Polar Flow Web Service Feed Explore Diary Progress Plan Your Training Create a Training Target Quick Target...
  • Page 7 Add a Sport profile Edit a Sport Profile Syncing Sync with Flow mobile App Sync With Flow Web Service Via FlowSync Important Information Taking Care of Your A360 Storing Service Batteries Charging A360 battery Battery Operating Time Low Battery Notifications...
  • Page 8 Polar Flow Mobile Application Compatibility Water Resistance Limited International Polar Guarantee Disclaimer...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Get an instant overview of your daily activity on your A360 or with Polar Flow app. Together with the Polar Flow web service and the Flow app your A360 helps you to understand how your choices and habits affect your well-being.

  • Page 10: Usb Cable

    Flow app and update your A360 wirelessly too. POLAR FLOWSYNC SOFTWARE Polar FlowSync syncs your data between your A360 and the Polar Flow web service on your computer. Go to flow.polar.com/start to start using your A360 and to download and install the FlowSync software.

  • Page 11: Get Started

    SET UP YOUR A360 When you get hold of your new A360, it’s in storage mode. It wakes up when you plug it into a computer for setup or a USB charger for charging. We recommend that you charge the battery before you start using your A360.

  • Page 12: Option A: Set Up With Your Computer

    2. Push down the top part (A) of the USB cover inside the bracelet to access the micro USB port and plug in the supplied USB cable (B). Don't charge the device when its USB port is wet. If the USB port of your A360 has gotten wet, let it dry up before plugging in.

  • Page 13: Option B: Set Up With Polar Flow App Using Your Mobile Device Or Tablet

    1. To make sure there’s enough charge in your A360 during the mobile setup, just plug the USB cable in a powered USB port or a USB power adapter. Make sure that the adapter is marked with "output 5Vdc"...

  • Page 14: Languages

    Please notice your A360 may get the latest firmware update during the wireless setup, and depend- ing on your connection it may take up to 20 minutes to complete. Your A360 will receive the language package according to your selection in the setup and it will also take some time.

  • Page 15: Wristband

    WRISTBAND The wristband of your A360 is easy to change. Very handy if you want to color coordinate with your outfit, for example. 1. Bend the wristband from both sides, one side at a time, to detach it from the device.

  • Page 16: Activity

    This is where you start your training sessions. Tap the icon to access the sport selection menu. You can edit the selection in the Flow web service to keep your favorite sports more easily accessible on your A360. Go to...

  • Page 17: My Heart Rate

    FAVORITES Favorites you'll find training sessions you have saved as favorites in the Flow web service. If you've not saved any favorites in Flow, this item is not in the A360 menu. For more information, see Favorites. WATCH FACES To change the watch face of your fitness tracker: 1.

  • Page 18: Pairing

    Activity shown with color filling up the numbers with the daily activity goal progress PAIRING Bluetooth Smart ® heart rate sensor has to be paired with your A360 for them to function together. Pairing takes only a few seconds, and ensures that your A360 receives signals from only your sensors and devices , and allows disturbance-free training in a group.
  • Page 19 1. Wear the heart rate sensor, and press and hold the button in time view until a message displays to touch the device with the A360. 2. Touch the heart rate sensor with your A360. Pairing completed is shown when you're done.

  • Page 20: Settings

    SETTINGS DISPLAY SETTING You can choose on which hand you want to wear your A360 either in the Polar Flow web service or the Polar Flow mobile app. The setting changes the orientation of the A360 display accordingly. We recommend wearing the bracelet on your non-dominant hand to get the most accurate activity tracking results.

  • Page 21: Settings

    SETTINGS DISPLAY SETTING You can choose on which hand you want to wear your A360 either in the Polar Flow web service or the Polar Flow mobile app. The setting changes the orientation of the A360 display accordingly. We recommend wearing the bracelet on your non-dominant hand to get the most accurate activity tracking results.

  • Page 22: Restart A360

    RESTART A360 You can restart your A360 by pressing and holding the button for a while until you see the power icon. Touch it to turn the device off. Press the button again to restart it. RESET A360 If you experience problems with your A360, try resetting it. Resetting empties your A360 of all information and you need to set it up again for your personal use.

  • Page 23: With Mobile Device Or Tablet

    4. Choose Yes. New firmware is installed (this may take some time), and A360 restarts. You won't lose any data due to the firmware update: Before the update begins, the data from your A360 is synced to the Flow web service.

  • Page 24: Time View Icons

    To access the Control menu, press and hold the side button for a while until you see the following menu icons. Swipe up to see them all. Flight mode. Cuts off all wireless connections from the fitness tracker. Do not disturb mode. Disables the display turning on from your wrist movement and blocks Smart notifications from your phone.

  • Page 25: Training

    WEAR YOUR A360 Your Polar A360 fitness tracker has a built-in heart rate sensor that measures heart rate from the wrist. To measure wrist-based heart rate accurately you need to wear the bracelet snugly on top of your wrist, just behind the wrist bone.

  • Page 26: Start A Training Session

    Flow web service and sync them to your A360 with Flowsync software or Flow app. Your A360 will guide you towards completing your target during training. To start a training session with a target:...

  • Page 27: During Training

    1. Go to day. 2. Choose the target from the list by tapping it. 3. Choose the sport you want to use by tapping its icon. 4. Training display comes up and you can start training. DURING TRAINING TRAINING VIEWS You can activate the display by a wrist gesture and browse through training views by swiping the display up or down.

  • Page 28: Training With A Duration Or Calorie Based Training Target

    If you have created a training target based on duration or calories in the Flow web service and synced it to your A360, you have the following views: If you've created a target based on calories, you can see how many calories of your target you have left to burn and your current heart rate.
  • Page 29 Calories burned so far during training. Heart rate zones in vertical bars you've spent your session in. The current one is highlighted.

  • Page 30: Training With A Phased Training Target

    If you have created a phased target in the Flow web service, defined the heart rate intensity for each phase and synced the target to your A360, you have the following views: You can see your heart rate, the lower and upper heart rate limit of the current phase and the duration of the training session so far.

  • Page 31: Training Summary

    TRAINING SUMMARY AFTER TRAINING You'll get a summary of your training session on your A360 right after you've stopped training. Get a more detailed and illustrated analysis in the Flow app or in the Flow web service. TRAINING SUMMARY IN A360 You can only view your training summary for the current day in A360.
  • Page 32 Training Benefit The main effect / feedback of your session. To get Training Benefit, you'll need to have spent at least 10 minutes in Sport Zones with heart rate measurement on. Heart rate zones The percentage of training time spent in each heart rate zone Calories Calories burned during the session Fat burn %...

  • Page 33: Polar Flow App

    POLAR FLOW APP Sync your A360 with Flow app by pressing and holding the button in the time view. In Flow app you can ana- lyze your data at a glance after each session. The app allows you to see a quick overview of your training data offline.

  • Page 34: Features

    You'll get your personal activity goal when you register your Polar account in Flow. It guides you in reaching the goal each day. You can view the goal on your A360 and in Polar Flow app or web service. The activity goal...

  • Page 35: Inactivity Alert

    SLEEP INFORMATION IN THE FLOW WEB SERVICE AND FLOW APP A360 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 sleeping. Sleep time, and its quality (restful / restless) is shown in the Flow web service and Flow app after A360 is synced.

  • Page 36: Activity Data In Flow App And Flow Web Service

    With the Flow app you can follow and analyze your activity data on the go and have your data synced wire- lessly from your A360 to the Flow web service. The Flow web service gives you the most detailed insight into your activity information.

  • Page 37: Do Not Disturb Setting In Polar Flow App

    Do not disturb on or off, and set the start and end time for it. 4. Sync your A360 with the mobile app by pressing and holding on the button of your A360. DO NOT DISTURB SETTING ON YOUR A360 You can disable the notification alerts right on your A360 as follows: 1.

  • Page 38: Phone Settings

    To enable the notifications alerts, repeat the steps. PHONE SETTINGS The notification settings on your phone determine what notifications you receive on your A360. To edit the noti- fication settings on your iOS phone: 1. Go to Settings >...

  • Page 39: The Smart Notifications Feature Works Via Bluetooth Connection

    The Bluetooth connection and the Smart Notifications feature work between your A360 and your phone when they are in the line of sight and within the range of 5 m /16 ft from each other. If your A360 is out of range for less than two hours, your phone restores the connection automatically within 15 minutes when your A360 returns to the range area.

  • Page 40: Do Not Disturb Setting In Polar Flow App

    Set the Smart Notifications feature on/off in the mobile app as follows. 1. Open the Polar Flow mobile app. 2. Sync your A360 with the mobile app by pressing and holding the side button of your A360. 3. Go to >...

  • Page 41: Block Apps

    In Polar Flow app you can block notifications from certain apps. As soon as you’ve received the first noti- fication from an app to your A360, the app will be listed in Settings > Devices > Block apps and you can block it if you wish.

  • Page 42: Use

    The Bluetooth connection and the Smart Notifications feature work between your A360 and your phone when they are in the line of sight and within the range of 5 m /16 ft from each other. If your A360 is out of range for less than two hours, your phone restores the connection automatically within 15 minutes when your A360 returns to the range area.

  • Page 43: Polar Smart Coaching Features

    Polar Smart Coaching offers a choice of unique, easy-to-use fea- tures, personalized to your needs and designed for maximum enjoyment and motivation when training. A360 includes the following Polar Smart Coaching features: Smart calories...
  • Page 44 Target zone Intensity % of Example: Heart Example dur- Training effect rate zones (in ations beats per minute) for a 30-years-old = Max- person, whose imum heart rate maximum heart (220-age). rate is 190 bpm (220–30). MAXIMUM 90–100% 171–190 bpm less than 5 Benefits: Max- minutes...
  • Page 45 Target zone Intensity % of Example: Heart Example dur- Training effect rate zones (in ations beats per minute) for a 30-years-old = Max- person, whose imum heart rate maximum heart (220-age). rate is 190 bpm (220–30). Recommended for: Exper- ienced athletes for year-round training, and for various dur-...
  • Page 46 Target zone Intensity % of Example: Heart Example dur- Training effect rate zones (in ations beats per minute) for a 30-years-old = Max- person, whose imum heart rate maximum heart (220-age). rate is 190 bpm (220–30). formance gains. LIGHT 60–70% 114-133 bpm 40–80 minutes Benefits:...
  • Page 47 Target zone Intensity % of Example: Heart Example dur- Training effect rate zones (in ations beats per minute) for a 30-years-old = Max- person, whose imum heart rate maximum heart (220-age). rate is 190 bpm (220–30). assists recov- ery. Feels like: Very easy, little strain.

  • Page 48: Training Benefit

    The Polar target heart rate zones can be personalized by using a laboratory measured HRmax value, or by tak- ing a field test to measure the value yourself. When training in a target heart rate zone, try to make use of the entire zone.

  • Page 49: Alarm

    Recovery training Very nice session for your recovery. Light exercise like this allows your body to adapt to your training. ALARM The alarm in A360 is silent and vibrating. You can set an alarm only in the Polar Flow mobile app.
  • Page 50 When the alarm is set on, a clock icon is displayed in the time view. You can check the alarm time from My day by pulling the view upwards with your finger.

  • Page 51: Polar Flow App And Web Service

    See the weekly summaries of your train- ing in the training diary. You can also share the highlights of you training with your friends in the Flow com- munity. You can also wirelessly setup your new A360 with it. See Setup your A360 how.

  • Page 52: Polar Flow Web Service

    To see your training data in Flow app, you must sync your A360 with it after your session. When you sync your A360 with the Flow app, your activity and training data are also synced automatically via an internet con- nection to the Flow web service.

  • Page 53: Progress

    PLAN YOUR TRAINING Plan your training in the Flow web service by creating detailed training targets and syncing them to your A360 with Flowsync or via Flow app. Your A360 will guide you towards completing your target during training. Note...

  • Page 54: Phased Target

    Remember to sync the training targets to your A360 from the Flow web service via FlowSync or Flow App. If you don't sync them, they are only visible in your Flow web service Diary or Favorites list. After syncing your training targets to your A360, you can find the training targets listed as favorites in Favor- ites.

  • Page 55: Favorites

    FAVORITES In Favorites, you can store and manage your favorite training targets in the Flow web service. Your A360 can have a maximum of 20 favorites at a time. If you have over 20 favorites in the Flow web service, the first 20 in the list are transferred to your A360 when syncing.

  • Page 56: Polar Sport Profiles In Flow Web Service

    POLAR SPORT PROFILES IN FLOW WEB SERVICE There are seven sport profiles on your A360 by default. In the Flow web service you can add new sport profiles to your sports list, as well as edit them and existing profiles. Your A360 can contain a maximum of 20 sport profiles.

  • Page 57: Syncing

    You can transfer data from your A360 via the USB port with FlowSync software or wirelessly via Bluetooth Smart® with the Flow app. To be able to sync data between your A360 and the Flow web service and app, you need to have a Polar account and FlowSync software.

  • Page 58: Sync With Flow Web Service Via Flowsync

    3. Completed is displayed when you are done. Every time you plug in your A360 to your computer, the Polar FlowSync software will transfer your data to the Polar Flow web service and sync any settings you may have changed. If the syncing does not automatically start, start FlowSync from the desktop icon (Windows) or from the applications folder (Mac OS X).

  • Page 59: Important Information

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION TAKING CARE OF YOUR A360 Like any electronic device, Polar A360 should be treated with care. The suggestions below will help you fulfill guarantee obligations and enjoy this product for many years to come. Don't charge the device when its USB port is wet. Let the USB port dry up by leaving the port cover open for a while before charging.

  • Page 60: Storing

    When you connect your A360 to a computer or a charger, check that there is no moisture, hair, dust or dirt on the A360's USB connector. Gently wipe off any dirt or moisture. Don't use any sharp tools for cleaning to avoid scratching.

  • Page 61: Charging A360 Battery

    "output 5Vdc" and that it provides a minimum of 500mA. Only use an adequately safety approved USB power adapter (marked with "LPS", "Limited Power Supply" or "UL listed"). To charge with your computer just plug your A360 to your computer and at the same time you can have it synced it with FlowSync.

  • Page 62: Battery Operating Time

    The operating time depends on many factors, such as the temperature of the environment in which you use your A360, the features you use, how much the display is on and battery aging. The operating time is significantly reduced in temperatures well below freezing. Wearing the A360 under your overcoat helps...

  • Page 63: Low Battery Notifications

    A360. When the display doesn't wake up from a wrist gesture or a press of the button, the battery is empty and A360 has gone to sleep mode. Charge your A360. If the battery is totally drained, it may take a while for the charging animation to appear on the display.

  • Page 64: Minimizing Risks When Training

    MINIMIZING RISKS WHEN TRAINING Training may include some risk. Before beginning a regular training program, it is recommended that you answer the following questions concerning your health status. If you answer yes to any of these questions, we recommend that you consult a doctor before starting any training program. Have you been physically inactive for the past 5 years? Do you have high blood pressure or high blood cholesterol? Are you taking any blood pressure or heart medication?

  • Page 65: Technical Specification

    30-240 bpm Water resistance: 30 m Memory capacity: 60 h training with heart rate depending on your language settings Uses Bluetooth® Smart wireless technology. Your A360 is compatible with the following Polar heart rate sensor as well: Polar H6 and H7.

  • Page 66: Polar Flowsync Software And Usb Cable

    POLAR FLOW MOBILE APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY iPhone 4S or later Android 4.3 or later, with Smart Notifications Android 5.0 or later The Polar A360 training device applies the following patented technologies, among others: OwnIndex® technology for Fitness test. WATER RESISTANCE Water resistance of Polar products is tested according to International IEC 60529 IPX7 (1m, 30min, 20ºC) and ISO 22810.

  • Page 67: 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 68 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 69: 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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