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Polar Electro F92tiTM User Manual

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Polar Electro Oy
Professorintie 5
FIN-90440 KEMPELE
Tel +358 8 5202 100
Fax +358 8 5202 300
www.polar.fi
17923224.00 ENG/FRA/ESP/PRT A
USER MANUAL
MANUEL D'UTILISATION
MANUAL DEL USUARIO
MANUAL DO USUÁRIO
F92ti™ Heart Rate Monitor
Cardiofréquencemètre F92ti™
Monitor de Ritmo
Cardíaco F92ti™
Monitor de Freqüência
Cardíaca F92ti™

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  • Page 1 Manufactured by Polar Electro Oy Professorintie 5 FIN-90440 KEMPELE Tel +358 8 5202 100 Fax +358 8 5202 300 www.polar.fi 17923224.00 ENG/FRA/ESP/PRT A USER MANUAL MANUEL D'UTILISATION MANUAL DEL USUARIO MANUAL DO USUÁRIO F92ti™ Heart Rate Monitor Cardiofréquencemètre F92ti™ Monitor de Ritmo Cardíaco F92ti™...

  • Page 2: Important To Remember

    We are proud to assist you in achieving your personal fitness goals. This guide will provide you with the basic information on how to exercise with your Polar Heart Rate Monitor and how to get the maximum benefit from its functions.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 1. HOW THE POLAR HEART RATE MONITOR WORKS ... 46 Polar WearLink™ Transmitter ... 46 How to shorten the wrist band ... 47 1.1 BUTTONS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ... 48 1.2 MODES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ... 49 2. SETTINGS ... 50 2.1 USER INFORMATION SETTINGS ...
  • Page 4 10. PRECAUTIONS ... 73 10.1 USING A POLAR HEART RATE MONITOR IN A WATER ENVIRONMENT ... 73 10.2 POLAR HEART RATE MONITOR AND INTERFERENCE ... 73 10.3 MINIMIZING POSSIBLE RISKS IN EXERCISING WITH HEART RATE MONITOR ... 74 11. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ... 75 12.

  • Page 5: How The Polar Heart Rate Monitor Works

    Polar WearLink Strap 4. Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and that the Polar logo of the connector is in a central, upright position. It is important that the electrode areas are wet during exercise.

  • Page 6: How To Shorten The Wrist Band

    How to Shorten the Wrist Band Wear the wrist unit as a watch. If the wrist band needs to be shortened, visit a local watch or jewellery shop or you can do the shortening yourself by following these instructions. 1. First detach the link cover which is next to the buckle by pressing the spring bar with a sharp-pointed tool.

  • Page 7: Buttons And Their Functions

    • Backlight on • Signal sound on or off Reset • Resets the heart rate monitor, watch settings will return to the default settings. Briefly pressing a button (approximately 1 second) will do different things than pressing and holding button for a longer period of time (approx. 2 to 5 seconds).

  • Page 8: Modes And Their Functions

    Time of day display, wherever you are in the Options setting or File recalling cycle. Your Polar Heart Rate Monitor starts reminding you at full hours if more than three days has passed since your last recorded exercise. Keep exercising regularly! 2.

  • Page 9: Settings

    • measurement options which are used during Exercise mode • watch functions • Polar Fitness Test function ON or OFF At any time during the settings you can return to the Time of day display by pressing and holding START/STOP/OK.

  • Page 10: Setting Weight

    You have now set your gender. 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. Press START/STOP/OK until ACTIVITY appears and LOW/MIDDLE/ HIGH/TOP is flashing.

  • Page 11: Measurement Options Setting

    • OFF – The OwnZone function is off and you can set the target zone limits manually. If you choose to use OwnZone, Polar Heart Rate Monitor asks your user information, if you haven’t set them earlier in the USER SET mode.

  • Page 12: Turning The Owncal Calorie Counter On/Off

    • If you haven’t done the user settings, default settings 80/160 are shown on the display. You can start exercising with these limits right away. Begin with the display showing the time of day. 1. Press Up or Down until you enter the Options mode. 2.

  • Page 13: Turning Polar Fitness Test On/Off

    Polar Fitness Test to be ON or OFF. 6. Press START/STOP/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.

  • Page 14: Setting The Watch

    2.3 SETTING THE WATCH Quick enter to the Watch setting loop: In the Time of day display press and hold the button for a couple of seconds. If you want to skip some parts and go directly to set a particular watch function, press START/STOP/OK until the desired watch function is displayed.

  • Page 15: Setting The Time Of Day

    Setting the Time of Day 1. In the Time of day display press OPTIONS is displayed. 2. Press START/STOP/OK to enter the Options mode. USER SET is displayed. 3. Press Up or Down until WATCH SET is displayed. 4. Press START/STOP/OK to start the watch settings. ALARM is displayed.
  • Page 16 6. Press Up or Down to adjust the desired value for the day/month. 7. Press START/STOP/OK to lock your selection. MONTH or DAY is displayed. The middle digits start to flash. 8. Press Up or Down to adjust the desired value for the month/day.

  • Page 17: Start The Heart Rate Measurement

    If you set heart rate limits manually: 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 START/STOP/OK for a couple of seconds.

  • Page 18: Ownzone

    4. 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.

  • Page 19: Ownzone Methods

    (OZ.V). If your heart rate exceeds the safety limit during the determination, Polar Heart Rate Monitor picks up your latest OwnZone definition based on heart rate variability (OZ.L). Alternatively, if there is no previous determination in memory, OwnZone limits, which are based on your age predicted maximum heart rate (OZ.A), will be...

  • Page 20: How To Use Previously Determined Ownzone

    4.3 HOW TO USE PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED OWNZONE 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. At least it should always be performed when changing exercise environment, exercise mode or if you have abnormal feelings about your physiological state when starting the exercise.

  • Page 21: Functions During Heart Rate Measurement

    If there is - - reading on the display, there has not been heart rate reception for at least 5 minutes. Bring the wrist unit up to your chest near the transmitter’s Polar logo. The wrist unit starts looking for the heart rate again. Illuminate the Display Press Backlight is activated for a few seconds.

  • Page 22: Check Exercise Information

    While exercising you don’t have to press any button to check the Down to see the heart rate limits you are using. Just bring the wrist unit up to your chest near the transmitter’s Polar logo. The current exercising zone values and backlight will be on for a few seconds.

  • Page 23: Stop The Heart Rate Measurement

    Down. The stopwatch will be reset and the current exercise information will be deleted. The Heart Rate Monitor wrist unit turns itself into Time of day mode within 5 minutes in case you forget to quit the heart rate measuring mode after having stopped the stopwatch and taken the transmitter off your chest.

  • Page 24: Recalling Training Information

    7. RECALLING TRAINING 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.

  • Page 25: Total Exercise Time (Tot. Time)

    00:0000 appears. If you release the Down button, when RESET is flashing, the value is not reset. ENGLISH Latest OwnIndex You can see your OwnIndex based on your latest Polar Fitness Test and the date when it was carried out.

  • Page 26: Ownindex

    , a commonly used 8.1 FITNESS TEST SETTINGS 2max To be able to carry out the Polar Fitness Test you need to do the following settings: • Select your long-term physical activity level. • Set the Fitness test mode on.

  • Page 27: Set The Fitness Test Mode On

    Middle You participate regularly in recreational sports. For example, you run 5 miles/8km 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.

  • Page 28: Start The Test

    Start the Test 3. Press START/STOP/OK to start the test. The wrist unit starts searching for your heart rate. TEST ON and your heart rate are displayed. The test begins. If you want to have the sound signal on during the Fitness test, check there in the display.
  • Page 29 FITNESS CLASSES (years) 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-65 WOMEN 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-65 The classification is based on literature review of 62 studies where VO adult subjects in the USA, Canada and 7 European countries. Reference: Shvartz E, Reibold RC: Aerobic fitness norms for males and females aged 6 to 75 years: a review.

  • Page 30: Care And Maintenance

    9. CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Polar Heart Rate Monitor is a high-tech instrument of superior design and workmanship and should be treated with care. The suggestions below will help you fulfill the warranty obligations and enjoy this product for many years to come.

  • Page 31: Service

    Polar Service Center. At the same time a full periodic check of the Polar Heart Rate Monitor will be done. ENGLISH 9.3 SERVICE...

  • Page 32: Using A Polar Heart Rate Monitor In A Water Environment

    3. Put the transmitter back on the chest and keep the wrist unit in this interference-free area as far as it is possible. 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.

  • Page 33: Minimizing Possible Risks In Exercising With

    Notice to persons with pacemakers, defibrillator or other implanted electronic device. Persons who have a pacemaker use the Polar Heart Rate Monitor at their own risk. Before starting use, we always recommend an exercise test under doctor’s supervision. The test is to ensure the safety and reliability of the simultaneous use of the pacemaker and the heart rate monitor.

  • Page 34: Frequently Asked Questions

    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 unit, such as TV sets, mobile phones, CRT monitors etc. ENGLISH...
  • Page 35 4. Have you had a cardiac event which may have altered your ECG waveform? In this case consult your physician..heart symbol flashes irregularly? 1. Check that your Polar wrist unit is inside the transmission range and not further that 3 feet/1 meter from the Polar Transmitter you are wearing.

  • Page 36: Polar Glossary

    In coded transmission the wrist unit accepts heart rate from your Polar coded transmitter only. Coding significantly reduces crosstalk caused by other users of heart rate monitors. However, it does not necessarily reduce all environmental interference.

  • Page 37: Technical Specifications

    13. 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).

  • Page 38: Limited Polar International Guarantee

    14. LIMITED POLAR INTERNATIONAL GUARANTEE • This limited Polar international guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Inc. for the consumers who have purchased this product in the USA or Canada. This limited Polar international guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Oy for the consumers who have purchased this product in other countries.

  • Page 39: Disclaimer

    Polar Electro Inc. / Polar Electro Oy shall not be liable for any damages, losses, costs or expenses, direct, indirect or incidental, consequential or special, arising out of, or related to the use of this material or the products described herein.

  • Page 40: Index

    OwnCal calorie counter ON/OFF ... 53 OwnIndex ... 67 OwnZone ... 59 OwnZone ON/OFF ... 52 Polar Fitness Test ON/OFF ... 54 Precautions ... 73 Recalling training information ... 65 Reset stopwatch ... 60, 63 Reset the total calorie consumption count ... 66 Reset the total exercising time ...

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