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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Setting up your Polar M600 To get ready for setup To pair your smartphone with Polar M600 To activate the Polar app on the M600 Connecting the M600 to Wi-Fi To turn Android Wear cloud sync on To turn Wi-Fi on and off...
  • Page 3 Navigating the M600 Using the touchscreen Wrist gestures To turn wrist gestures on Voice actions To use voice actions What can you do with voice actions Dimming and waking up the screen To dim the screen To wake up the screen...
  • Page 4 To see your step count using the app To see your current heart rate using your voice To see your current heart rate using the app Polar app Training with the Polar app on your M600 Sport profiles Polar features Reminders...
  • Page 5 Reminders on M600 paired with an Android phone To set a reminder using your voice To set a reminder using the app To mark a reminder as done using the app Reminders on M600 paired with an iPhone To sign in to the Google app and turn on Google Now...
  • Page 6 Text messages on the M600 Reading text messages on your M600 To read a text message Replying to text messages from the M600 To reply to a text message using your voice Sending text messages from your M600 To send a text message using your voice...
  • Page 7 Music on the M600 To control the music from your smartwatch Route directions To get turn-by-turn directions To start using other M600 features during the turn-by-turn navigation To return to the navigation To cancel the navigation To find a place or a business...
  • Page 8 Activity data Changing settings and planning your training Polar Flow web service Feed, Explore and Diary Progress Community Programs Polar app menu Training My day Sync Navigating the Polar app To open the Polar app Using the touchscreen and wrist gestures to navigate the Polar app To browse menus, lists and summaries To choose items To go back one step...
  • Page 9 Wearing your M600 Starting a training session To start a training session To enable/disable permissons Starting a training session with a target To start a training session with a target scheduled for today To start a training session with a target scheduled for another day...
  • Page 10 To add a Training Target to Favorites To edit a Favorite To remove a favorite Pairing the Polar app with a heart rate sensor To pair a Polar Bluetooth® Smart heart rate sensor with the Polar app on your M600...
  • Page 11 To unpair a Polar Bluetooth® Smart heart rate sensor from the Polar app Polar Features 24/7 Activity Tracking Activity Goal Activity data Inactivity alert Sleep information in the Polar Flow app and web service Activity data in the Polar Flow app and web service Heart rate zones Sport profiles Polar Sport profiles in Flow Web Service...
  • Page 12 To adjust the brightness level of the screen To boost brightness temporarily Changing the watch face To change the watch face from the M600 To change the watch face from your phone Turning the Always-on screen on/off To change the setting from the M600...
  • Page 13 To turn the automatic screen lock on To turn the automatic screen lock off To adjust the font size To zoom in and out on the screen of your M600 Notification settings on the M600 Muting the connected phone To mute connected phone...
  • Page 14 Restarting and resetting To restart the M600 To reset the M600 to factory settings Updating software To manually check for an update To install the software update Updating the Polar app Important Info Taking care of your M600 Storing Service...
  • Page 15 Limited International Polar Guarantee Compliance Statement Disclaimer...

  • Page 16: Getting Started

    INTRODUCTION TO THE POLAR M600 Congratulations on your new Polar M600! With Polar M600, you can enjoy the practicality of Android Wear and the power of Polar’s sport features. It's per- fect for tracking your training and 24/7 activity with the Polar app.

  • Page 17: Front Button

    • press and hold the button until the screen turns off to power down your smartwatch • when the M600 is turned off, press and hold the button to turn the M600 on...

  • Page 18: Charging The M600

    The M600 also vibrates briefly when the charging begins. If the smartwatch is turned on when you plug it into charge, you'll see a small lightning bolt icon on the home screen of your M600. You can see the bat- tery charging level of your watch by swiping down halfway from the top of the home screen.

  • Page 19: Battery Operating Time

    0°C or over +40°C or when the charging port is wet or sweaty. If the charging port of your M600 has gotten wet, let it dry before plugging in the charging cable.

  • Page 20: Setting Up Your Polar M600

    2. Turn on your M600 by pressing and holding the side power button until you see the Polar logo. After that, the initial powering up of the operating system will take a few minutes. 3. Swipe left on the touchscreen of your M600 to begin the setup, then swipe up or down to find and tap language of your choice.

  • Page 21: To Activate The Polar App On The M600

    TO ACTIVATE THE POLAR APP ON THE M600 To get the most out of your new Polar M600, and to be able to use Polar's activity tracking and training features, you need to activate the Polar app on the smartwatch. To do this, first you need to install the Polar Flow app on your smartphone.

  • Page 22: To Turn Android Wear Cloud Sync On

    Your phone and M600 share data through the Android Wear cloud sync. So, you must turn cloud sync on in the Android Wear app on your phone. TO TURN ANDROID WEAR CLOUD SYNC ON 1. In the Android Wear app on your phone, tap the Settings icon.

  • Page 23: Using The M600

    M600 FEATURES AVAILABLE FOR ANDROID AND IOS The user experience of Polar M600 is a bit different depending on whether you've paired it with a smartphone running an Android operating system or iOS. Below, you can see examples of the available features for each operating system.

  • Page 24: Navigating The M600

    USING THE TOUCHSCREEN You can navigate the M600 using the touchscreen. You can use the touchscreen by swiping, tapping, tapping and holding, or drawing. • You can swipe left, right, up and down to scroll menus and cards.

  • Page 25: Wrist Gestures

    WRIST GESTURES You can use wrist gestures to navigate your M600. You can flick your wrist in and out to scroll cards and menus up and down. You can push your arm down to select and open items. And you can also pivot your arm up to go back to the previous screen.

  • Page 26: What Can You Do With Voice Actions

    After you've said "Ok Google" and your voice is recognized, you can swipe up to see a list of the voice actions you can perform on the M600. You can also get to the list by swiping left three times from the home screen. You can...
  • Page 27 From the top of the home screen, you can pull down the Quick Settings menu. Keep swiping left in the menu to find all the following settings: Do not disturb/Notifications/Mute: tap to silence notifications on your M600. Theater mode: tap to turn theater mode on.

  • Page 28: Home Screen

    On M600 paired with an Android phone, in the next menu to the right, you can access your contacts. The M600 shows contacts saved on your phone's contact list that you have communicated with recently. You can tap a con-...

  • Page 29: Cards

    Status icons. You can quickly get to the home screen from anywhere in your M600 by pressing the side power button or by shaking your wrist. To learn more about how to get around in your smartwatch see Navigating the M600.

  • Page 30: To Dismiss A Card

    • Swipe it from left to right to dismiss it. If you dismiss a card on your M600, the related notification will be dismissed on your phone as well. To bring back a dismissed card If you want to bring back a card you just dismissed, you have a few seconds.
  • Page 31 If the smartphone paired with your M600 runs Androidversion 4.3 or 4.4 or iOS, also the following status icon may appear on the home screen of your M600 to show the notifications are muted on your smart- wach: Notifications are muted...

  • Page 32: Apps Menu

    APPS MENU The apps menu displays icons for all the apps in use on your M600. TO OPEN THE APPS MENU • Swipe from right to left from the home screen. • You can also get to the apps menu from anywhere in the watch by pressing and holding the side power but- ton until the watch vibrates and the apps menu appears.

  • Page 33: To Get More Apps

    ALARM You can set an alarm to go off on your M600. When the alarm goes off, your M600 vibrates and displays a card. Note that when you set an alarm on your M600, it won't go off on your phone.

  • Page 34: To Turn Off An Alarm When It Goes Off

    FIND MY PHONE Applicable only to Polar M600 paired with an Android phone If you can't find your phone, you can use your M600 to make the phone ring even if the phone is set to mute or vibrate only.

  • Page 35: To See Your Current Heart Rate Using Your Voice

    After training See also our instructions on how to wear your M600 in order to get accurate heart rate measurements, and find out in what kind of sports we recommend wearing a Polar heart rate sensor with a chest strap to ensure reliable heart rate measurement: •...

  • Page 36: Polar Features

    Help. Reminders on M600 paired with an Android phone You can set your M600 to remind you to do something at a specific time or location. Reminders appear as cards on the M600. To set a reminder using your voice 1.

  • Page 37: To Mark A Reminder As Done Using The App

    2. Swipe the reminder you want to archive to either side. If you mark a reminder as done, it won't appear in the list of reminders on your M600 anymore. You will still be able to see it in the past reminders in the Google app on your phone.

  • Page 38: To Start The Stopwatch Using The Touchscreen

    • Tap the reset icon. TIMER You can use your M600 as a countdown timer. To set a timer using your voice 1. Make sure the home screen is active and say "Ok Google." 2. Say "Set a timer for (the amount of seconds, minutes or hours you want)."...

  • Page 39: Translate

    If you want to begin the timer again: • Tap the restart icon. To dismiss the timer When the timer goes off, your M600 vibrates. To dismiss the timer when it vibrates: • Swipe right on the screen. TOGETHER WATCH FACE  Applicable only to Polar M600 paired with an Android phone...

  • Page 40: Communication

    TEXT MESSAGES ON THE M600 READING TEXT MESSAGES ON YOUR M600 If you use notifications for text messages on your phone, you will see a card on your M600 when you get a new text. To read a text message •...

  • Page 41: To Send A Text Message Using Your Voice

    PHONE CALLS HANDLING INCOMING CALLS When you get a call on your phone, you can see who's calling on the screen of your M600. You can answer or reject the call from your M600. To answer an incoming call 1.

  • Page 42: To Reject An Incoming Call With A Predefined Text

     Applicable only to Polar M600 paired with an Android phone You can also initiate calls from the M600 to people on the contact list. The M600 shows contacts saved on your phone's contact list that you have communicated with recently.

  • Page 43: Replying To Emails

    4. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish sending the email. EMAILS ON M600 PAIRED WITH AN IPHONE If you use email notifications on your phone, you will see a card on your M600 when you get new mail no matter what email app you use on your iPhone.

  • Page 44: To Turn On Rich Gmail Cards

    If your M600 is paired with an Android phone and you have Bluetooth headphones, you can also download music to your M600 and listen to it even if the M600 is disconnected from your phone, for example when you go running or biking and would rather leave your phone home. For more instructions on how to listen to music...

  • Page 45: To Start Using Other M600 Features During The Turn-By-Turn Navigation

    2. Say what you're looking for, like: "Where's the London Eye?" or "How far is the central train station?" or "Find the nearest supermarket." QUICK ANSWERS You can ask your M600 for answers to things you want to find out. For example, you can translate words, solve math problems, or look up random facts. TO GET QUICK ANSWERS 1.
  • Page 46 • Change the watch face. • Use the airplane mode. Note that voice actions won't work when your M600 is not connected to your phone. You'll have to use the touch- screen or wrist gestures to navigate your M600.

  • Page 47: Activity Data

    If you wear the M600 to bed, you'll also get an analysis of your sleep time and quality.

  • Page 48: Changing Settings And Planning Your Training

    In the Polar Flow web service, you can plan and analyze your training in detail and learn more about your per- formance. In the web service, you can also customize the Polar app on your M600 to perfectly fit your training needs by adding new sport profiles and editing their settings.

  • Page 49: Programs

    Polar app. This is where you can choose the sport you want to do. You can edit the selection of sport profiles you see in the Polar app on your M600 either in the Polar Flow app or in the Polar Flow web service. In the mobile app menu, tap Sport profiles. Or go to flow.polar.com, click your name in the upper right corner, and choose Sport profiles.

  • Page 50: Sync

    But if you don't train using the Polar app and want to see your activity data in the mobile app, you need to use the manual sync. You can do this by tapping the Sync icon. Your M600 dis- plays Syncing during and Completed after a successful sync.

  • Page 51: Using The Touchscreen And Wrist Gestures To Navigate The Polar App

    2. Say "Stop a run" or "Stop a bike ride." TRAINING WITH POLAR APP Use the Polar app on your M600 to take full advantage of your sport-optimized smartwatch. See detailed information on how to train with the Polar app on your M600 from the links below:...

  • Page 52: Wearing Your M600

    • Wearing your M600 • Starting a training session • During training • Pausing/Stopping a training session • After training WEARING YOUR M600 Your sport-optimized smartwatch has a built-in heart rate sensor that measures your heart rate from the wrist.

  • Page 53: Starting A Training Session

    TO START A TRAINING SESSION 1. Open the Polar app by pressing the front button of your M600. Note that you must exit any other apps first. 2. Press the front button to open Training and to see your list of sport profiles.

  • Page 54: To Enable/Disable Permissons

    The Polar app will guide you towards completing your target during training. To start a training session with a target scheduled for today 1. Press the front button of your M600 to open the Polar app. 2. Tap Training. You'll be prompted to start a training you've scheduled for the day.

  • Page 55: During Training

    DURING TRAINING TRAINING VIEWS To browse through the training views • Swipe the display up or down. • Flick your wrist in and out. The information you see on the training views depends on your edit of the chosen sport profile. You can define the settings for each sport profile in the Polar Flow web service.

  • Page 56: To Exit The Polar App Without Stopping Your Training Session

    Press the side power button of your M600. When you've exited Polar app during training, a Recording on card will peek from the bottom of the home screen. You can navigate and use the M600 as usual. To return to your training session •...

  • Page 57: Pausing/Stopping A Training Session

    Depending on the sport profile you're using, the Summary view will display some or all of the following information Time of day Duration of training session Distance covered (If applicable to your sport) Average heart rate Maximum heart rate Average speed or pace (If applicable to your sport) Maximum speed or pace (If applicable to your sport) Burned calories Time spent in different heart rate zones...

  • Page 58: To Continue A Paused Training Session

    Get instant analysis and in-depth insights into your training with the Polar app, the Polar Flow app and the Polar Flow web service. TRAINING SUMMARY ON YOUR M600 After each training session, you'll get an instant training summary of your session on your wearable.
  • Page 59 The information shown in your summary depends on the sport profile. The available details include: Duration: The duration of the session. Distance (If applicable to your sport): Distance covered in the session. Average heart rate: Your average heart rate during the session. Maximum heart rate: Your maximum heart rate during the session.

  • Page 60: To View Your Training Summary Later

    TRAINING DATA IN POLAR FLOW APP Analyze your data at a glance after each session on your phone. The Polar app on your M600 syncs your training data with the Polar Flow app automatically after you've completed a training session.

  • Page 61: Syncing

    SYNCING To be able to sync data between the Polar app on your M600, the Polar Flow mobile app and the Polar Flow web service, you need to have a Polar account. You already created an account if you finished setting up your M600.

  • Page 62: To Sync Activity Data And Changed Settings Manually (Iphone Users)

    If your M600 is paired with an iPhone, you need to manually sync the changed settings between the mobile app and the Polar app on your M600. TO SYNC ACTIVITY DATA AND CHANGED SETTINGS MANUALLY (IPHONE USERS) 1. Press the front button of your M600 to open the Polar app.

  • Page 63: Phased Target

    6. Click Add to Diary to add the target to your Diary. After your training targets have been synced to the Polar app on your M600, you can find the training targets for the current day listed under My day. You can also see today’s training targets together with the training tar- gets planned for the past seven days and the next seven days to come by swiping left in the list of sport profiles under Training.

  • Page 64: Favorites

    You can store and manage your favorite training targets in the Polar Flow web service in Favorites. The Polar app on your M600 can have a maximum of 20 favorites at a time. You can find your favorite training targets on the Polar app by swiping left twice from the list of sport profiles under Training.

  • Page 65: To Pair A Polar Bluetooth® Smart Heart Rate Sensor With The Polar App On Your M600

    1. Open the Polar app on the M600 by pressing the front button. (You need to exit any other apps first.) 2. Tap Training or press the front button to open the list of sport profiles on your M600.

  • Page 66: To Unpair A Polar Bluetooth® Smart Heart Rate Sensor From The Polar App

    TO UNPAIR A POLAR BLUETOOTH ® SMART HEART RATE SENSOR FROM THE POLAR APP 1. Go to flow.polar.com. 2. Click your name in the upper right corner, and choose Products. 3. You'll see a list of your Registered products. Click Remove next to your heart rate sensor to unpair it from any of the devices.

  • Page 67: Polar Features

    M600 on your non-dominant hand for more accurate activity tracking. The activity tracking feature is always on. If you use a Polar watch face on your M600, you'll see your activity pro- gress on the home screen.

  • Page 68: Inactivity Alert

    Under My day, you can view your day’s accumulated activity in more detail and get guidance on how to reach your daily activity goal. • Steps: Steps you've taken so far. The amount and type of body movements are registered and turned into an estimation of steps.

  • Page 69: Sleep Information In The Polar Flow App And Web Service

    SLEEP INFORMATION IN THE POLAR FLOW APP AND WEB SERVICE The Polar app tracks your sleep time and quality (restful / restless) if you wear the M600 at night. You don't have to turn the sleep mode on. The app automatically detects that you're sleeping from your wrist movements.
  • Page 70 Target zone Intensity % Example: Example dur- Training effect of HR Heart rate ations zones** MAXIMUM 90–100% 171–190 less than 5 Benefits: Maximal or near maximal effort for minutes breathing and muscles. Feels like: Very exhausting for breathing and muscles. Recommended for: Very experienced and fit athletes.
  • Page 71 Target zone Intensity % Example: Example dur- Training effect of HR Heart rate ations zones** VERY LIGHT 50–60% 104–114 20–40 Benefits: Helps to warm up and cool down and minutes assists recovery. Feels like: Very easy, little strain. Recommended for: For recovery and cool- down, throughout training season.

  • Page 72: Sport Profiles

    You can have a maximum of 20 sport profiles in the Polar app on your M600 at a time. The number of sport pro- files in Polar Flow mobile app and Polar Flow web service is not limited.

  • Page 73: To Edit A Sport Profile

    1. Click your name/profile photo in the upper right corner. 2. Choose Sport Profiles. 3. Click Add sport profile, and choose a sport from the list. The sport is added to your sport list. See more information on how to add and remove sport profiles in the Polar Flow app from Polar support pages.

  • Page 74: Gestures And Feedback

    Smart Coaching offers a choice of unique, easy-to-use features, per- sonalized to your needs and designed for maximum enjoyment and motivation when training. The Polar app on your M600 includes the following Polar Smart Coaching features: •...

  • Page 75: Activity Benefit

    ACTIVITY BENEFIT Activity benefit gives you feedback on the health benefits that being active has given you, and also on what kind of unwanted effects sitting for too long has caused for your health. The feedback is based on international guidelines and research on the health effects of physical activity and sitting behavior.
  • Page 76 Polar app, in the Polar Flow app and in the Polar Flow web service. The descriptions of different training benefit options are listed in the table below. Feedback Benefit Maximum training+ What a session! You improved your sprint speed and the nervous system of your muscles, which make you more efficient.

  • Page 77: Running Program

    Calculation begins when you start recording the session. During a session, you may stop twice at traffic lights, for example, without interrupting the calculation. After your session, M600 displays a Running Index value and stores the result in the training summary.

  • Page 78: Short-Term Analysis

    Compare your result to the table below. SHORT-TERM ANALYSIS Age / Years Very low Fair Moderate Good Very good Elite 20-24 < 32 32-37 38-43 44-50 51-56 57-62 > 62 25-29 < 31 31-35 36-42 43-48 49-53 54-59 > 59 30-34 <...

  • Page 79: Long-Term Analysis

    There may be some daily variation in the Running Indexes. Many factors influence Running Index. The value you receive on a given day is affected by changes in running circumstances, for example different surface, wind or temperature, in addition to other factors. LONG-TERM ANALYSIS The single Running Index values form a trend that predicts your success in running certain distances.
  • Page 80 Running Index Cooper test (m) 5 km (h:mm:ss) 10 km (h:m- Half marathon Marathon m:ss) 3650 0:16:40 0:34:50 1:17:00 2:40:00 3750 0:16:20 0:33:50 1:14:30 2:36:00 3850 0:15:50 0:33:00 1:12:30 2:32:00...

  • Page 81: Settings

    SETTINGS ACCESSING SETTINGS You can view and edit the settings of your M600 on the smartwatch in the Settings menu. You can get to the Set- tings menu by using the side power button, voice command or the touchscreen. TO OPEN THE SETTINGS MENU USING THE SIDE POWER BUTTON 1.

  • Page 82: Changing The Watch Face

    If you let the screen of your M600 turn off when you're not using the watch, it will help improve battery life.

  • Page 83: Turning The Automatic Screen Lock On/Off

    TURNING THE AUTOMATIC SCREEN LOCK ON/OFF You can set the automatic screen lock to turn on when you're not wearing your M600 or when your watch loses the Bluetooth connection to your phone. You can open the locked screen by drawing your screen lock pattern.

  • Page 84: Muting The Connected Phone

    Your M600 uses the notification settings you've set for each app on your iPhone. If you've set notifications to show on the lock screen on your phone, the notification will also appear and vibrate on your M600. If an app is set to not show notifications on the lock screen on your phone, you'll see a card on your M600 but your watch won't vibrate.

  • Page 85: To Unblock An App

    DATE AND TIME SETTINGS Applicable only to Polar M600 paired with an Android phone. On M600 paired with iPhones, the date and time settings sync automatically from your phone. TO SET DATE AND TIME You can set date and time manually on your M600, or you can sync them automatically from you phone.

  • Page 86: Airplane Mode

    Polar app using the wrist-based heart rate monitoring. But you can't sync your data with the Polar Flow mobile app or use the M600 with any wireless accessories.

  • Page 87: Language Settings

    LANGUAGE SETTINGS You can choose the language you want to use on your M600 during the setup. You can choose one from the fol- lowing languages: • Cantonese (Hong Kong) • Dutch • English (US, UK) • French (France, Canada) •...

  • Page 88: Restarting And Resetting

    M600 to factory settings. Note, however, that resetting emp- ties all personal data and settings from the M600, and you need to set it up again for your personal use.

  • Page 89: To Manually Check For An Update

    2. Scroll the list down to find and tap System updates. The M600 will either tell you that "System is up to date" or "System update available". If there's a new update available, the download will start when your smartwatch is plugged in to charge and connected to your phone and your phone has an Internet connection.

  • Page 90: Important Info

    When you connect your M600 to a computer or a USB power adapter, check that there is no moisture, hair, dust or dirt on the M600's charger. Gently wipe off any dirt or moisture. Don't use any sharp tools for cleaning to avoid scratching.

  • Page 91: Removing The Wristband

    REMOVING THE WRISTBAND Removing and replacing the wristband of your M600 is very simple. We recommend that you separate the wrist- band from the device after each training session and rinse them under running water in order to keep the M600 clean.

  • Page 92: Interference

    We recommend that once in a while you wash the device and the wrist strap to avoid any skin problems from a dirty bracelet. INTERFERENCE Electromagnetic Interference and Training Equipment Disturbance may occur near electrical devices. Also WLAN base stations may cause interference when training with the training device.

  • Page 93: Distraction

    Operating a smartwatch while driving a car, riding a bike, or even running or walking may distract you from your surroundings and cause a dangerous situation. We recommend that you avoid operating the Polar M600 in cir- cumstances where it may risk your safety. Observe also local laws and regulations prohibiting or restricting the use of electronic devices, for example, while driving.

  • Page 94: Water Resistance

    Android Wear. Uses Bluetooth® Smart wireless technology. Your M600 is compatible with the following Polar heart rate sensors: Polar H6 and H7. WATER RESISTANCE Water resistance of Polar products is tested according to International IEC 60529 standard or ISO 22810 stand- ard.
  • Page 95 This limited Polar international guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Inc. for consumers who have purchased 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 96: Compliance Statement

    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 97 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme CNR-Gen et CNR-247 du Canada. CAN ICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B) Polar Electro Oy has not approved any changes or modifications to this device by the user. Any changes or modifi cations could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 98 • Polar Electro Inc./Polar Electro Oy shall not be liable for any damages, losses, costs or expenses, direct, indir- ect 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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