Getting Started - Personalize Your Polar F55; Product Elements; Wrist Unit Buttons And Symbols - Polar Electro F55 User Manual

1. GETTING STARTED - PERSONALIZE YOUR POLAR F55

1.1 PRODUCT ELEMENTS

The Polar fitness heart rate monitor set consists of the
following items:
Wrist Unit
The wrist unit includes Polar
Keeps U Fit - Own Workout
Program. You can create,
update, and monitor your
Program with the wrist unit.
Polar WearLink™ Coded
Transmitter
The connector transmits your
heart rate signal to the wrist
unit.
The electrode areas of the
strap detect your heart rate.
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User Manual with Quick Guide
This User Manual contains the necessary information on
using your Polar fitness heart rate monitor. For a quick
reference, take the function map included in the Quick
Guide with you when exercising.
Data Communication
Your Polar fitness heart rate monitor offers you the option
of transferring data between your wrist unit and PC. For
further information, see the chapter Get Extra Benefit From
Polar Applications - Data Communication.

1.2 WRIST UNIT BUTTONS AND SYMBOLS

Note: Pressing a button briefly (approximately one second) has a different effect than pressing and holding the button for a longer period of
time (at least two seconds).
Light
• Switch the backlight on.
By pressing and holding the Light button, you can:
Lock and unlock all the buttons, except the
Light button, in the Time of Day display or while
recording your exercise. Press and hold the
Light button until Buttons Locked or Unlocked
is displayed.
Back
• Exit the displayed menu and return to the
previous level.
• Cancel the selection and leave the setting as
it was.
• Switch the alarm off.
By pressing and holding the Back button, you can:
• Return to the Time of Day display from any menu.
• Enter the Watch settings from the Time of Day
display.
Heart Touch
In the Exercise mode, you can see the time
of day by bringing the wrist unit near the
Polar logo on the transmitter.
• Move up in the menus and selection lists.
• Increase the selected flashing value when
is on the display.
By pressing and holding the button you can:
• Change the display logo in the Time of Day
display.
• Change the top row information in the Exercise
recording mode.
OK
• Enter the menu in the Time of Day display.
• Enter the displayed menu.
• Accept your selection.
By pressing and holding the OK button, you can
start exercise recording from the Time of Day
display.
• Move down in the menus and selection lists.
• Decrease the selected flashing value when
is on the display.
By pressing and holding the button, you can
change the time zone in the Time of Day display.
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