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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Contents Get Started Polar M460 User Manual Introduction Take full advantage of your M460 Set up your M460 Set Up in the Polar Flow Web Service Charge the Battery Battery Operating Time Low Battery Notifications Button functions and menu structure...
  • Page 3 Pairing sensors with M460 Pairing Compatible Bluetooth Smart ® Sensors with M460 Polar Cadence Sensor Bluetooth® Smart Pair Cadence Sensor with M460 Polar Speed Sensor Bluetooth® Smart Pair a Speed Sensor with M460 Measuring Wheel Size Polar H10 Heart Rate Sensor Pair Heart Rate Sensor with M460...
  • Page 4 Pair and Sync Front Light Settings Flight Mode Time Date Week's Starting Day Button Sounds Button Lock Units Language About Your Product Quick Menu Firmware Update How to Update Firmware Training Wear Heart Rate Sensor Start a Training Session Start a Session with Training Target Start a Session with Interval Timer Functions During Training Take a Lap...
  • Page 5 Pause/Stop a Training Session After Training Training Summary on Your M460 Polar Flow App Polar Flow Web Service Features Assisted GPS (A-GPS) A-GPS Expiry Date GPS Features Back to Start Barometer Smart Coaching Training Benefit Training Load and Recovery Fitness Test...
  • Page 6 Smart Notifications (iOS) Settings M460 Phone Dismiss Notifications Smart Notifications (Android) Settings M460 Flow App Phone Dismiss Notifications Block apps Speed and Power Zones Settings During Training After Training Sport Profiles How can I activate Strava Live Segments® on my M460?
  • Page 7 M460 compatibility with TrainingPeaks Polar Flow Polar Flow web service Feed Explore Diary Progress Training Targets Create a Training Target Quick Target Phased Target Favorites Favorites Add a Training Target to Favorites: Edit a Favorite Remove a favorite Planning your training...
  • Page 8 In the Polar Flow mobile app: Basics Heart Rate Training Views Syncing Sync with Flow Web Service via FlowSync Sync with Flow App Important Information Caring for Your M460 M460 Heart Rate Sensor Storing Service Batteries Changing Heart Rate Sensor Battery...
  • Page 9 Precautions Interference During Training Health and training Warning - Keep batteries out of reach of children Technical Specification M460 H10 Heart Rate Sensor Polar FlowSync Software Polar Flow mobile application compatibility Water resistance of Polar products Limited International Polar Guarantee...

  • Page 10: Get Started

    Please do the setup in the Polar Flow web service. There you can fill in all the physical details required for accurate train- ing data at once. You can also select language and get the latest firmware for your M460. To do the setup in the Flow...

  • Page 11: Set Up In The Polar Flow Web Service

    M460 is delivered in sleep mode. It wakes up when you plug it into a computer or a USB charger. If the battery is completely empty, it takes a couple of minutes for the charging animation to appear. SET UP IN THE POLAR FLOW WEB SERVICE 1.

  • Page 12: Battery Operating Time

    Do not charge the battery when the M460 is wet. Do not charge the battery in temperatures under 0 °C / 32°F or over +50 °C / 122 °F. Charging your M460 in an environment where temperature is not within this temperature range may permanently damage the battery capacity - especially if the temperature is higher.

  • Page 13: Button Functions And Menu Structure

    A new training session cannot be started before charging M460. When the display is blank, M460 has either gone to sleep mode or its battery is empty. M460 goes to sleep mode automatically when it's in time view and you haven't pressed any button for ten minutes. It wakes up from sleep mode when you press any button.

  • Page 14: Start

    TIME VIEW AND MENU PRE-TRAINING MODE DURING TRAINING • Cancel selections • Press and hold to return to time view from menu • Press and hold to sync with Flow app in time view START TIME VIEW AND MENU PRE-TRAINING MODE DURING TRAINING •...

  • Page 15: Diary

    Smart sensors. Before taking a new Bluetooth Smart ® heart rate sensor, cycling sensor or mobile device (smart- phone, tablet) into use, it has to be paired with your M460. Pairing only takes a few seconds, and ensures that your M460 receives signals from your sensors and devices only, and allows disturbance-free training in a group.

  • Page 16: Pairing Compatible Bluetooth Smart ® Sensors With M460

    1. Go to General Settings > Pair and sync > Pair other device and press START. 2. M460 starts searching for the cadence sensor. Rotate the crank a few times to activate the sensor. The flashing red light on the sensor indicates that the sensor is activated.

  • Page 17: Pair A Speed Sensor With M460

    1. Go to General Settings > Pair and sync > Pair other device and press START. 2. M460 starts searching for the speed sensor. Rotate the wheel a few times to activate the sensor. The flashing red light on the sensor indicates that the sensor is activated.

  • Page 18: Polar H10 Heart Rate Sensor

    POLAR H10 HEART RATE SENSOR Polar heart rate sensor consists of comfortable strap and connector. It detects your heart rate accurately and sends the data to the M460 in real time. Further information about the Polar H10 heart rate sensor is available at sup- port.polar.com.

  • Page 19: Polar Look Kéo Power Sensor Bluetooth® Smart

    5. Pairing completed is displayed when you are done. 1. Press START in time view to enter pre-training mode. 2. To pair, touch your sensor with M460 is displayed, touch your heart rate sensor with M460, and wait for it to be found.

  • Page 20: Polar Adjustable Bike Mount

    2. Position the bike mount on the rubber base so that the POLAR logo is in line with the handlebar. 3. Secure the bike mount onto the stem/handlebar with the O-ring. 4. Align the ledges on the back of the M460 with the slots on the bike mount and turn clockwise until the M460 is in place.

  • Page 21: Settings

    Other indoor In the Flow web service you can add new sports to your list, and sync them to your M460. You can have a maximum of 20 sports on your M460 at a time. The number of sport profiles in the Flow web service is not limited.

  • Page 22: Physical Settings

    • GPS recording: Choose Off or On. • Bike settings: Wheel size: Set the wheel size in millimeters. For more information, see Measuring wheel size. Crank length: Set the crank length in millimeters. Used sensors: View all the sensors you have linked to the bike. •...

  • Page 23: Date Of Birth

    DATE OF BIRTH Set your birthday. The order in which the date settings are depends on which time and date format you have chosen (24h: day - month - year / 12h: month - day - year). Select Male or Female. TRAINING BACKGROUND Training background is an assessment of your long-term physical activity level.

  • Page 24: Pair And Sync

    Pair other device: Pair heart rate sensors and cycling sensors with your M460. • Paired devices: View all the devices you have paired with your M460. • Sync data: Sync data with Flow app. Sync data becomes visible after you have paired your M460 with a mobile device. FRONT LIGHT SETTINGS •...

  • Page 25: Date

    Set the date. Also set the Date format, you can choose mm/dd/yyyy, dd/mm/yyyy, yyyy/mm/dd, dd-mm-yyyy, yyyy-mm-dd, dd.mm.yyyy or yyyy.mm.dd. When you sync your M460 with the Flow web service via the FlowSync software or via the Flow app, the time and date settings are automatically updated according to the computer's or phone's watch settings.
  • Page 26 Current location info*: Current location and the number of visible satellites. • Choose Set location guide on*, and press START. Location guide arrow view set on is displayed, and M460 goes to Back to Start view. * This selection is only available if GPS is set on for the sport profile.

  • Page 27: Firmware Update

    FIRMWARE UPDATE The firmware of your M460 can be updated. Any time a new firmware version is available, FlowSync will notify you when connecting M460 to your computer with the USB cable. The firmware updates are downloaded via the USB cable and FlowSync software.
  • Page 28 FlowSync software onto your PC. To update the firmware: 1. Plug the micro USB connector into the USB port in the M460, and plug the other end of the cable into your PC. 2. FlowSync starts syncing your data. 3. After syncing, you are asked to update the firmware.

  • Page 29: Training

    3. Attach the connector. 4. Before your first training session, you need to pair the heart rate sensor with your M460. Wear your heart rate sensor and press START. Then wait for the sensor pairing request and choose Yes.
  • Page 30 Cycling sensors: OK is shown next to the bike icon when M460 has found the sensor signals. If you have linked sensors to more than one bike, you'll see a number next to the bike icon indicating the bike in use. M460 chooses the bike to which the nearest sensor is linked.

  • Page 31: Start A Session With Training Target

    START A SESSION WITH TRAINING TARGET You can create detailed training targets in the Flow web service and sync them to your M460 via Flowsync software or Flow app. During training you can easily follow the guidance on your device.

  • Page 32: Lock A Heart Rate, Speed Or Power Zone

    LOCK A HEART RATE, SPEED OR POWER ZONE Press and hold START to lock the heart rate, speed or power zone you are currently in. To lock/unlock the zone, press and hold START. If your heart rate, speed or power goes beyond the locked zone, you will be notified with audio feed- back.

  • Page 33: Pause/Stop A Training Session

    PAUSE/STOP A TRAINING SESSION 1. To pause a training session, press the BACK button. Recording paused is displayed and the M460 goes to pause mode. To continue your training session, press START. 2. To stop a training session, press and hold the BACK button for three seconds during training recording or in pause mode until Recording ended is displayed.
  • Page 34 Time you spent on each heart rate zone. Visible if you used a heart rate sensor. Your average and maximum heart rate are shown in beats per minute and percentage of maximum heart rate. Visible if you used a heart rate sensor. Calories burned during the session and fat burn % of calories.
  • Page 35 Average and maximum cadence of the session. Visible if Polar LOOK Kéo Power sensor or Polar Cadence Sensor Bluetooth® Smart in use. Average and maximum power of the session. Visible if Polar LOOK Kéo Power sensor in use. Time you spent on each power zone. Visible if Polar LOOK Kéo Power sensor in use.

  • Page 36: Polar Flow App

    Press START for more details. POLAR FLOW APP Sync your M460 with Flow app to analyze your data at a glance after each session. The Flow app allows you to see a quick overview of your training data. For information, see Polar Flow App.

  • Page 37: Features

    You can check the expiry date for the current A-GPS data file from your M460. In M460, go to Settings > General set- tings > About your product > A-GPS exp. date. If the data file has expired, sync your M460 with the Flow web ser- vice via the FlowSync software to update A-GPS data.

  • Page 38: Barometer

    The M460 also shows the bearing and the direct distance (beeline) between you and the starting point. When in unfamiliar surroundings, always keep a map at hand in case the M460 loses the satellite signal or the bat- tery runs out.

  • Page 39: Training Benefit

    • Training Benefit • Training Load and Recovery (this feature is available in the Polar Flow web service) • Fitness Test • Orthostatic Test • Heart rate zones • Smart calories TRAINING BENEFIT The Training Benefit feature helps you better understand the effectiveness of your training. This feature requires the use of the heart rate sensor.

  • Page 40: Training Load And Recovery

    Feedback Benefit Basic & Steady state training, Great! This long session improved your basic endurance and your body's ability to burn fat long during exercise. It also developed the endurance of your muscles and your aerobic fitness. Basic & Steady state training Great! You improved your basic endurance and your body's ability to burn fat during exer- cise.

  • Page 41: Before The Test

    You can interrupt the test in any phase by pressing BACK. Test canceled is displayed. If M460 cannot receive your heart rate signal, the message Test failed is displayed. In which case, you should check that the heart rate sensor electrodes are wet and that the textile strap fits snugly.

  • Page 42: Fitness Level Classes

    Fitness Level Classes 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 < 29 29-34 35-40 41-45 46-51 52-56 >...

  • Page 43: Orthostatic Test

    cardiorespiratory fitness and a good predictor of performance capability in endurance events such as distance run- ning, cycling, cross-country skiing, and swimming. can be expressed either as milliliters per minute (ml/min = ml ■ min-1) or this value can be divided by the per- son’s body weight in kilograms (ml/kg/min = ml ■...

  • Page 44: Performing The Test

    Your heart rate graph is shown on the display. Do not move during this first part of the test, which lasts 3 minutes. • After 3 minutes, the M460 will beep and Stand up is displayed. Stand up and remain standing still for 3 minutes. • After 3 minutes, the M460 will beep again and the test is finished.
  • Page 45 Target zone Intensity % of Example: Example dur- Training effect Heart rate ations zones** HARD 80–90% 152–172 bpm 2–10 minutes Benefits: Increased ability to sustain high speed endurance. Feels like: Causes muscular fatigue and heavy breathing. Recommended for: Experienced athletes for year-round training, and for various durations.

  • Page 46: Smart Calories

    The smart notifications feature allows you to get alerts about incoming calls, messages and notifications from apps onto your M460. You’ll get the same notifications on your M460 that you get on your phone screen. The smart noti- fications feature is available for both iOS and Android. Smart notifications are blocked during Orthostatic test, Fitness...

  • Page 47: Settings

    Bluetooth activity. SETTINGS Your M460 needs to be paired with Flow app to receive alerts and notifications, and you also need to have the correct settings on your M460 and phone. After updating the firmware of your M460, you need to sync it with Flow app in order for the smart notifications set- tings to appear.

  • Page 48: Smart Notifications (Android)

    Android 5.0. SETTINGS Your M460 needs to be paired with Flow app to receive alerts and notifications, and you also need to have the correct settings on your M460 and phone. After updating the firmware of your M460, you need to sync it with Flow app in order for the smart notifications set- tings to appear.

  • Page 49: Phone

    In Polar Flow app you can block notifications from certain apps. As soon as you’ve received the first notification from an app to your M460, the app will be listed in Devices > Block apps and you can block it if you wish.

  • Page 50: Speed And Power Zones

    During your training you can view which zone you are currently training in and the time spent in each zone. AFTER TRAINING In the training summary on M460, you'll see an overview of the time spent in each speed or power zone. After syncing, detailed visual speed or power zone information can be viewed in the Flow web service.

  • Page 51: How Can I Activate Strava Live Segments® On My M460

    Strava.com: Press the star icon next to a segment name. You can skip step 3 if you wish to quickly transfer one or two Strava Live Segments to your M460. Just select the segments in Strava.com and sync your M460.

  • Page 52: M460 Compatibility With Trainingpeaks

    Flow web service, the first 20 in the list are transferred to your M460 when syncing. You can change the order of your favorites by dragging and dropping them. 4. Sync your M460. Your 20 top favorites including the Strava Live Segments you have imported from Strava.com are transferred to your M460.
  • Page 53 To be able to see these power metrics on your M460 during training and after training in TrainingPeaks service you need to: 1. Pair your M460 with a power sensor. 2. Connect your Polar Flow and TrainingPeaks accounts. 3. Add a new training view with TrainingPeaks metrics to your M460 in Polar Flow Sport profile settings.

  • Page 54: Polar Flow

    In Explore you can discover training sessions and routes by browsing the map. You can add routes to your favorites but they will not be synced to the M460. See public training sessions that other users have shared, and relive your own or other people’s routes and see where the highlights happened.

  • Page 55: Training Targets

    Favorites: Create a target, and add it to Favorites to easily access it every time want to perform it again. Remember to sync your training targets to your M460 from the Flow web service via FlowSync or Flow App. If you do not sync them, they are only visible in your Flow web service Diary or Favorites list.

  • Page 56: Favorites

    After syncing your training targets to your M460, you can find: • Scheduled training targets in Diary (current week and the next 4 weeks) • Training targets listed as favorites in Favorites When starting your session, access your target from Diary or Favorites.

  • Page 57: Planning Your Training

    PLANNING YOUR TRAINING You can plan your training and create personal training targets for yourself in the Polar Flow web service or in the Polar Flow app. CREATE A TRAINING PLAN WITH THE SEASON PLANNER Season Planner in the Flow web service is a great tool for creating a tailored annual training plan. No matter what your training goal is, Polar Flow helps you create a comprehensive plan to reach it.

  • Page 58: Duration Target

    1. Go to Diary, and click Add > Training target. 2. In the Add training target, choose Sport, enter Target name (maximum 45 digits), Date and Time and any Notes (optional) you want to add. Then choose the type of your training target from the following: Duration target Choose a duration for your target in hours and minutes.

  • Page 59: Phased Target

    Phased target You can split your training session into phases and set a different duration and intensity for each of them. This one is for e.g. creating an interval training session, and adding proper warm-up and cool-down phases to it. 1.

  • Page 60: Polar Flow App

    SPORT PROFILES IN POLAR FLOW There are six sport profiles on your M460 by default. In the Flow web service or Flow mobile app you can add new sport profiles to your sports list, as well as edit them and existing profiles. Your M460 can contain a maximum of 20 sport profiles.

  • Page 61: Add A Sport Profile

    ADD A SPORT PROFILE IN THE POLAR FLOW WEB SERVICE: 1. Click your name/profile photo in the upper right corner. 2. Choose Sport profiles. 3. Click Add sport profile. 4. Choose a sport from the list. The sport is added to your sport profiles list. IN THE POLAR FLOW MOBILE APP: 1.

  • Page 62: Training Views

    TRAINING VIEWS Choose what information you see on your training views during your sessions. You can have a total of eight different training views for each sport profile. Each training view can have a maximum of four different data fields. Click the pencil icon on an existing view to edit it, or add a new view.
  • Page 63 W (Watts), W/kg (Watts/kg) or FTP % (% of functional threshold power). When you are done with the sport profile settings, click save. To sync the settings to your M460, press synchronize in FlowSync.

  • Page 64: Syncing

    To sync data with the Flow web service you need FlowSync software. Go to flow.polar.com/start, and download and install it before trying to sync. 1. Plug the micro USB connector into the USB port in the M460, and plug the other end of the cable into your PC. Make sure FlowSync software is running.
  • Page 65 2. Connecting to device is displayed, followed by Connecting to app. 3. Syncing completed is displayed when you are done. When you sync your M460 with the Flow app, your training data is also synced automatically via an internet con- nection to the Flow web service.

  • Page 66: Important Information

    STORING M460: Keep your training device in a cool and dry place. Do not keep it in a damp environment, in non-breathable material (a plastic bag or a sports bag) nor with conductive material (a wet towel). Do not expose the training device to direct sunlight for extended periods, such as by leaving it in a car or mounted on the bike mount.

  • Page 67: Service

    BATTERIES The Polar M460 has an internal, rechargeable battery. Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles. You can charge and discharge the battery over 300 times before a notable decrease in its capacity. The number of charge cycles also varies according to use and operating conditions.

  • Page 68: Precautions

    For safety reasons, please ensure you use the correct battery (CR2025). PRECAUTIONS The Polar M460 training device shows your performance indicators. The training device is designed to indicate the level of physiological strain and recovery during and after an exercise session. It measures heart rate, speed and dis- tance.

  • Page 69: Health And Training

    1. Remove the heart rate sensor strap from your chest and use the training equipment as you would normally. 2. Move the training device around until you find an area in which it displays no stray reading or does not flash the heart symbol.

  • Page 70: Warning - Keep Batteries Out Of Reach Of Children

    Operating temperature: -10 °C to +50 °C/14 °F to 122 °F Using or storing your M460 in an envir- onment where temperature is not within this temperature range may permanently damage the battery capacity - especially if the temperature is higher.

  • Page 71: H10 Heart Rate Sensor

    Check the latest compatibility information from support.polar.com. POLAR FLOW MOBILE APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY Check the latest compatibility information from support.polar.com. The Polar M460 training device applies the following patented technologies, among others: • OwnIndex® technology for Fitness test. WATER RESISTANCE OF POLAR PRODUCTS Most Polar products can be worn when swimming.

  • Page 72: Limited International Polar Guarantee

    Reference standard: ISO22810. LIMITED INTERNATIONAL POLAR GUARANTEE Polar Electro Oy issues a limited international guarantee for Polar products. For products which have been sold in the USA or Canada, guarantee is issued by Polar Electro, Inc. Polar Electro Oy/Polar Electro Inc. guarantees the original consumer/purchaser of the Polar product that the...

  • Page 73: Regulatory Information

    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 trade- marks of Polar Electro Oy.

  • Page 74: Rf Exposure Information

    RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION Polar M460 device was evaluated for body-worn operations with the separation distance of 1 cm (0.39 inches) between the user’s body and the device. To comply with FCC and Industry Canada RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance of 1 cm (0.39 inches) must be maintained between the user's body and the device.

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