Training; Wear The Heart Rate Sensor; Start Training - Polar Electro RCX5 User Manual

5. TRAINING

Wear the Heart Rate Sensor

Wear the heart rate sensor to measure heart rate.
1. Moisten the electrode area of the
strap.
2. Attach the connector to the strap.
3. Tie the strap around your chest, just
below the chest muscles, and attach
the hook to the other end of the strap.
4. Adjust the strap length to fit tightly
but comfortably. Check that the moist
electrode areas are firmly against your
skin and that the Polar logo of the
connector is in a central and upright
position.
Detach the connector from the strap after
every use, to maximize the battery
lifetime. Sweat and moisture may keep
the electrodes wet and the heart rate
sensor activated. This will reduce the
battery life.
See detailed washing instructions in Important Information (page 52).
For video tutorials, go to http://www.polar.com/en/support/video_tutorials.

Start Training

Wear the heart rate sensor and make sure you have set up an optional sensor* as instructed in the sensor's
user manual. If you are using a speed, cadence, GPS or stride sensor for the first time, see Using a New
Accessory (page 42). For sport profile settings see Sport Profile Settings (page 27). To use Polar
ZoneOptimizer feature for your training session, see Train With Polar ZoneOptimizer (page 14).
1. Start your training session by pressing OK.
Training computer goes into pre-training mode and starts searching
for the sensor signals (providing you have set the sensors on in sport
profile settings).
If a sensor signal is not found, the display will show a triangle with an
exclamation mark. The check mark indicates that the sensor signal is
found.
2. Select the sport for the training session by browsing with UP/DOWN
buttons.
To change sport profile settings or heart rate settings before the
training recording is started (in pre-training mode), press and hold
LIGHT to enter
(page 35).
The sport profile shown first on the list is the sport previously used in a
training session.
. For more information, see
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