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Cover S810i USAGBR.fh8 29.7.2002 13:40 Page 1
Displays your heart rate as bpm and % of HR
rate and exercise duration.
COMPLETE HR
Allows you to set 7 exercise profiles™ for multi-phase exercise
sessions with HR target zones and recovery calculation. Records
complete files of the exercises.
Predicts your maximal oxygen uptake.
Reduces possible interference from other heart rate monitors.
Sports watch features.
Beat to beat measurement, relaxation rate (indicates the state
of your physical recovery), online measurement with optional
Polar IR Interface™.
Infra red communication allows two-way exchange
of settings and exercise data with a PC.
S810
H E A R T R AT E M O N I T O R
, average heart
max
S810
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H E A R T R AT E M O N I T O R
U S A / G B R
U S E R ' S M A N U A L
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Quick Guide
Signal/Light
Stop
• exit the
displayed mode
• return to the
Time of day display
OK
• start measuring the heart rate
• lock in your selection
How to Start Measuring Your Heart Rate (BasicUse)
1. Place the transmitter around your chest and wet the electrodes. Place the
receiver on your wrist.
2. Press and hold the OK button to start the measurement. The stopwatch and
the exercise recording start. Your heart rate will appear in about 15 seconds.
How to Stop Measuring Your Heart Rate
1. Press the stop button. The stopwatch and other calculations stop. Heart rate
measurement continues but exercise data is not recorded into a file anymore.
2. Press the stop button again. The receiver returns to Time of Day display.
Up
• move onward
• increase the
selected value
Down
• move backward
• reduce the
selected value

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  • Page 1 Cover S810i USAGBR.fh8 29.7.2002 13:40 Page 1 Displays your heart rate as bpm and % of HR , average heart rate and exercise duration. Quick Guide COMPLETE HR Allows you to set 7 exercise profiles™ for multi-phase exercise sessions with HR target zones and recovery calculation. Records complete files of the exercises.
  • Page 2 Watch Distributed in the USA by Polar Electro Inc. personal fitness and performance goals. 370 Crossways Park Drive If you want to get even more out of your Polar Woodbury NY 11797-2050 Heart Rate Monitor during training, check U.S.A. BasicUse Rec.
  • Page 3 Here is where you can find the information you need to use and maintain your equipment. The function road map on the front cover is a quick guide to the versatile features of the Polar heart rate monitor; Please tear it off and save it for your reference.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Exercise Profile ......51 Setting Recovery Calculation ..24 Selecting Measuring Units ....34 Exercise Information ......43 Heart Touch Function ....... 51 Turning Help on/off ......35 Resetting the Stopwatch to Zero ..45 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 29.7.2002, 14:14...
  • Page 5: Getting Going

    A. GETTING GOING Heart Rate Monitor D. How to Recall F. Polar Fitness Test ....65 Training Information ..52 OwnIndex ..........65 Parts and Their Exercise Time .......... 54 Predicted Maximum Heart Rate ... 67 Functions Recovery Information of Fitness Test Settings .......
  • Page 6: Buttons And Their Functions

    You can always return to the Time of Day display from the Options setting or File recalling loops by pressing and holding the stop button. • See the glossary for display symbols and text interpretation. S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 29.7.2002, 14:14...
  • Page 7: Easy Start

    Time of Day (see section "Watch 4. Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly settings") and personal user settings (see section "User against your skin and the Polar logo is in a information settings"). central, upright position.
  • Page 8: How To Stop Measuring Your Heart Rate

    The following are in use during all three different exercise modes: • three adjustable display options • current exercise time (stopwatch) • time of day • lap and split time as well as the lap number A 10 A 11 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 10-11 29.7.2002, 14:14...
  • Page 9 Polar Precision Performance software version 3 or later 4. OPTIONS • upload your receiver settings from your computer to receiver with Polar • BasicUse with no settings, BasicSet with three heart rate limits, timers Precision Performance software version 3 or later and a recovery period or seven programmable exercise profiles with * An optional Polar IR Interface is required.
  • Page 10: How To Enter Settings

    Press OK to start adjusting the value. The receiver offers you a faster way as well: • Scroll up or down to adjust the value. prepare your settings with Polar Precision • Press OK to lock in your selection. Performance software and upload them to your •...
  • Page 11: User Information Settings

    10. Scroll up or down to select your gender. Press OK. Unit 1 or Unit 2. Activity Level (Activity) Units 1 Units 2 11. Scroll up or down to select your activity level for Polar Fitness Test. Weight Press OK. Height ft/ inch...
  • Page 12 Follow Maximum Heart Rate Value (HR the instructions below or refer to Polar Precision Performance software to 12. Your age-predicted maximum heart rate value is displayed as a default easily determine your relaxation rate baseline.
  • Page 13: Exercise Settings

    During exercise, you can see the same optional values as in the BasicUse on the display: mode. • current heart rate or average heart rate of the exercise • stopwatch • time of day B 20 B 21 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 20-21 29.7.2002, 14:14...
  • Page 14: Selecting Exercise Type

    6. Press and hold the signal/light button to turn limits on or off. Timer 1 Timer 2 Timer 3 Limits 1 Limits 2 Limits 3 Recovery Release. Timer B 22 B 23 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 22-23 29.7.2002, 14:14...
  • Page 15: Setting Recovery Calculation

    Scroll up or down to adjust the heart rate. Press OK. profile". Recovery Hr appears. To continue your settings, press the stop button. To return to the Time of Day display, press and hold the stop button. B 24 B 25 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 24-25 29.7.2002, 14:14...
  • Page 16: Setting Phases On/Off

    OFF: continue setting the recovery or heart rate limits for the phase. To Press OK. Hr appears. continue your settings, press the stop button. To return to the Time of Day display, press and hold the stop button. B 26 B 27 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 26-27 29.7.2002, 14:14...
  • Page 17: Setting Number Of Intervals And Recoveries

    10. Lim High appears. Scroll up or down to adjust your upper limit. Press OK. 11. Lim Low appears. Scroll up or down to adjust your lower limit. Press OK. Heart rate limits are used in the interval and recovery calculations. B 28 B 29 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 28-29 29.7.2002, 14:14...
  • Page 18: Naming Profiles

    99 h 59 min in one file and total 500 h is approx. 20 days To continue your settings, press the stop button. To return to the Time of Day display, press and hold the stop button. B 30 B 31 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 30-31 29.7.2002, 14:14...
  • Page 19: Turning Functions On/Off

    -p on or off. Press OK. 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. OwnCal Fit. Test Online -p can be turned on only if Polar Fitness Test is on. 3. Scroll up or down until On/OFF On/OFF On/OFF On/OFF FUNCTION SET is displayed.
  • Page 20: Monitor Settings

    If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until Units is displayed. 6. Press OK to start setting the units. 1 or 2 starts to flash. B 34 B 35 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 34-35 29.7.2002, 14:14...
  • Page 21: Watch Settings

    5. Scroll up or down until TIME1/ TIME 2 is displayed. 9. Scroll up or down to set the reminder on or off. Press OK. 6. Press OK to start setting the time of day. B 36 B 37 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 36-37 29.7.2002, 14:14...
  • Page 22: Setting Tips

    • Check that you are not near: people with heart rate monitors, high You are able to set a user ID number, user name and logo with the Polar voltage power lines, televisions, mobile phones, cars, motor driven Precision Performance software. These settings are shown on the upper row exercise equipment or other electromagnetic disturbance.
  • Page 23: Exercise Recording Mode

    If there is 00 / - - reading on the display, there is no heart rate reception. Time of Day Exercise name Memory left Bring the wrist receiver up to your chest near the transmitter’s Polar logo. The receiver will look for another heart rate signal. Current heart rate...
  • Page 24: Illuminating The Display

    Number of Time of Day Time of Day Stopwatch the lap Stopwatch Lap time Time of Day Current heart rate Number of the lap C 42 C 43 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 42-43 29.7.2002, 14:14...
  • Page 25: Resetting The Stopwatch To Zero

    Day display, press and hold the stop button. own baseline. See also section "User Information Settings" and "Rlx, Relaxation rate" in "Display Texts" section. C 44 C 45 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 44-45 29.7.2002, 14:14...
  • Page 26: Starting An Exercise Profile

    The difference between the preset interval heart rate and current heart rate. If you selected heart-rate-based interval, your interval will end as Time you reach the preset heart rate reading. C 46 C 47 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 46-47 29.7.2002, 14:15...
  • Page 27: Recovery Period

    Recovery duration. Drop in your heart rate. Swapping the Heart Rate Limits Press and hold the up button. Repeat until the desired limits are displayed. C 48 C 49 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 48-49 29.7.2002, 14:15...
  • Page 28: Starting The Recovery Calculation

    You have three display alternatives for the heart touch function. To select you heart touch display, use your Polar Precision Performance software: Swapping the Recording Rate of the Exercise (rr, 5 s, 15 s or 60 s) •...
  • Page 29: How To Recall Training Information

    2. Press OK to enter the File mode. The main information of your file is displayed. The Polar heart rate monitor starts saving exercise information to a file as you start the stopwatch. Starting date and time alternate on the display.
  • Page 30: Recovery Information Of Basicset Exercise

    This function allows you to follow the calorie count To continue recalling the file, scroll up or down. as a gauge of effective exercise Ex. during one week. D 54 D 55 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 54-55 29.7.2002, 14:15...
  • Page 31: Cumulative Exercise Time Count

    2. Scroll up or down to see the information on exercise phases. Drop in your heart rate. Phase number. Phase duration. Average heart rate of intervals and recoveries. D 56 D 57 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 56-57 29.7.2002, 14:15...
  • Page 32: Lap Information

    Once your have updated the cumulative count you cannot retrieve it. Press the stop button to exit the LAPS display. Start with the display showing Tot. KCal or Tot. Time in the records file. D 58 D 59 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 58-59 29.7.2002, 14:15...
  • Page 33: Deleting A File

    3. Press OK. The receiver confirms if you want to delete all files following: (Are you sure). A) an optional Polar IR Interface for RS-232 port and Windows® 95 4. Press OK to delete all exercise files. operating system or later in your computer or 5.
  • Page 34: Uploading Settings From Computer

    B) an optional Polar IR Interface for USB port and Windows® 98 operating • a user ID, user name or logo for easier receiver recognition in system or later in your computer. multi-user situations • the heart touch function to show the current heart rate limits, store a...
  • Page 35: Polar Fitness Test

    (compatible with SoundBlaster™) and dynamic loudspeakers or headphones. Online Recording You can perform Online Recording with the Polar S810i heart rate monitor, Polar Precision Performance software (version 3 or later) and optional Polar IR Interface. 1. To start recording: See how to turn the Online measurement on in B: “Online Recording to Computer on/off”...
  • Page 36: Predicted Maximum Heart Rate

    The HR -p definition is carried out simultaneously with the Polar Fitness Test. more time is needed. The better the cardiovascular fitness of an individual, the smaller the improvements in OwnIndex.
  • Page 37: Fitness Test Settings

    Fit. Test Connect To be able to carry out the Polar Fitness Test you need to input the following settings in the Options mode: 1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or down until FIT. TEST is displayed.
  • Page 38: Update Ownindex And Hr

    The latest OwnIndex and HR -p are not replaced. The Polar Fitness Test result, your OwnIndex, is most meaningful when comparing your individual values and changes in them. OwnIndex can also If the wrist receiver does not succeed in receiving your heart rate at the be interpreted according to your gender and age.
  • Page 39: Care And Maintenance

    • Store your Polar heart rate monitor in a cool and dry place. Do not store it in any kind of non-breathing material, such as a plastic bag or a sports Top athletes typically score OwnIndex values above 70 (men) and 60 bag if it is wet.
  • Page 40: Precautions

    The electrodes of a Polar transmitter may become short battery should be replaced by an authorized Polar Service Center only. circuited which prevents EKG signals from detection by the transmitter At the same time a full periodic check of the Polar heart rate monitor unit. will be done.
  • Page 41 Polar Heart Rate Monitor and Interference 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. Electromagnetic Interference Disturbances may occur near high voltage power lines, traffic lights,...
  • Page 42: Frequently Asked

    What should I do if... implanted electronic device. Persons who have a pacemaker use the Polar heart rate monitor at their own risk. Before starting use, we ...I don’t know where I am in the Options or File cycle? always recommend an exercise test under doctor’s supervision. The test is to ensure the safety and reliability of the simultaneous use of the Press and hold the stop button until time of day is displayed.
  • Page 43 2. Put the transmitter back and bring the receiver up to your chest near 4. Have you had a cardiac event which may have altered your EKG the transmitter’s Polar logo. The receiver starts looking for a heart rate waveform? In this case consult your physician.
  • Page 44: Technical Specifications

    Polar heart rate monitor is designed to indicate the level of and is not affected by incorrect repair procedures done by an unauthorized agent. Polar Service will test your wrist receiver for water resistance after physiological strain and intensity in sports and exercise. No battery replacement and make a full periodic check of the complete Polar other use is intended or implied.
  • Page 45 Shows heart rate limits Recording rate Watch accuracy better than 0,5 seconds/ day at 77 F/ 25 C temperature. Polar S810i is a Class 1 Laser Product. Limit Values Accuracy of heart rate measurement: 1% or 1 bpm, whichever larger,...
  • Page 46: Limited Polar International Guarantee

    The names and logos marked with a ™ symbol in this user's manual or in the package of this product are trademarks of Polar Electro Oy, except that Sound Blaster is a trademark of Creative Technology, Ltd. The names and logos marked with a ® symbol in this user's manual or in the package of this product are registered trademarks of Polar Electro Oy, except that Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
  • Page 47: M.polar Glossary

    Heart touch function:When you are in Exercise mode, bring your wrist level that is used in the Polar Fitness Test. receiver close to the Polar logo on your transmitter and the selected heart touch function is activated for a few seconds.
  • Page 48: Display Symbols

    - - Indicates there is no heart rate reception. Bring the wrist receiver up to Baseline: Set your personal exercised with running stopwatch. your chest near the transmitter’s Polar logo. The receiver starts looking relaxation rate baseline. FILE: Indicates the file mode.
  • Page 49 (HR ). The computer in real time. Place the *An optional IR Interface is required. M 92 M 93 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 92-93 29.7.2002, 14:15...
  • Page 50: Index

    Relaxation rate......19, 44, 93 Help On/OFF ........... 35 Reminder On/OFF ........37 How to enter settings ......14 Reset the cumulative counts ....60 * An optional Polar IR Interface is required. M 95 M 95 M 94 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 94-95 29.7.2002, 14:15...
  • Page 51 Timer settings for BasicSet ....23 Transmitter ........5, 10 Update HR -p and OwnIndex to user information ......70 Upload settings from computer ... 63 User information settings ..... 16 M 96 S810i manual USA GBR A.pm6 29.7.2002, 14:15...

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