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8. Press SIGNAL/LIGHT to adjust the correct value.
9. You have now manually set your Target Zone limits.
Press MODE to move onward.
Both limits are flashing.
The highest possible value for the upper limit is 240.
When the lower limit reaches the upper limit value, the
lower limit will be reset to 10, the lowest possible
setting.
TURNING THE OWNCAL
CALORIE CONSUMPTION ON/OFF
1. Begin with the display showing SET. Press SET/START/STOP
to enter the setting loop.
USER is displayed.
2. Press MODE to move onward in the setting loop until you
come to the OwnCal calorie consumption option.
KCAL is displayed, ON or OFF is flashing .
3. Press SIGNAL/LIGHT to select whether you want the calorie
consumption count to be ON or OFF.
4. Press MODE to move onward.
Your weight and sex must be determined before the
OwnCal feature can be used. Polar SmartEdge
prompts USER? if necessary user information is
missing.
Polar SmartEdge calculates your energy expenditure based
on gender, body weight and heart rate. If you exercise with
your OwnZone, the calorie calculation starts when your heart
rate is above the determined lower limit. This determined limit
is lower OwnZone heart rate limit minus 5 heart beats. If you
have chosen to exercise with your manually defined Target
Zone limits, the OwnCal calorie calculation starts from the
heart rate value of 100 bpm.
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The higher the heart rate, the faster the energy expenditure
accumulation. Energy expenditure depends on body weight;
the heavier the weight the higher the energy expenditure.
The energy expenditure measurement with Polar SmartEdge
Heart Rate Monitor is most accurate in continuous activities
such as walking, cycling and jogging.
Polar SmartEdge shows the energy expenditure of your latest
exercise session as well as the cumulative total energy
expenditure value in kilocalories (kcal).
training information. 1 kilocalorie (kcal or Calorie) =
1000 calories (cal).
In health-related exercise sessions the recommendation for
the target energy expenditure for a single exercise session is
150 kcal and for weekly accumulation 1000 kcal (Physical
Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General, 1996).
For a fitness exerciser the corresponding recommendations
are 300 and 1500 - 2000 kilocalories.
ACTIVATING THE HELP ON/OFF
Polar SmartEdge has English help texts. When you are familiar
with the product and do not need the Help, you can disable it.
1. Begin with the display showing SET. Press SET/START/STOP
to enter the setting loop.
USER is displayed.
2. Press MODE to move onward in the setting loop until you
come to the Help function.
HELP is displayed, ON or OFF is flashing.
3. Press SIGNAL/LIGHT to set the help ON or OFF.
To see the meaning of the help texts
Polar glossary
Recalling
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