Night Mode; View Quick Menu; Pause Training; Customize The Training Views - Polar Electro RCX5 User Manual

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For more information, on the HeartTouch settings see Sport Profile Settings (page 27).

Night Mode

There is a night mode function in RCX5 training computer. Press the LIGHT button once during
pre-training mode, training recording mode or pause mode. The backlight will be activated every time you
press any of the buttons, or use the HeartTouch function during training recording.
The display will also light up if a message, for example,
Night mode will be switched off when you finish the training recording.

View Quick Menu

Press and hold LIGHT.
QUICK MENU
training recording. For further information, see Quick menu (page 35).

Pause Training

Pause training recording by pressing BACK,
In pause mode you can:
• Continue: Continue training recording by pressing OK.
• Stop training recording by pressing BACK.

Customize the Training Views

Customize the training views to show the information you want to see during training, either by using the
training computer or the WebSync software. Polar Endurance training programs downloaded from the
polarpersonaltrainer.com web service have their own training views that cannot be modified.
In time mode press UP, select
sport) >
Set training views
You can also customize the training views in pre-training mode by long pressing the LIGHT button . You
enter , select
QUICK MENU
There are six different training views which you can customize for each of the sport profiles.
• Select the display you want to change by pressing UP or DOWN, and press OK.
• Select the training view
• Select the information for the blinking upper row with UP or DOWN, and press OK. The information
available depends on the features that are activated. Repeat the same to change rest of the rows.
To return the default settings of the display, press and hold LIGHT when the rows are blinking. For further
information on changing the training views, see Sport Profile Settings (page 27) .
Information on the display
Time of day
Countd. timer
Stopwatch
Lap time
Average heart rate
18 Training
is displayed. You can change certain settings without pausing the
Recording paused
> SPORT PROFILES > Sport (Running, Cycling, Swimming, Other
Settings
.
(current sport settings) >
Running settings
, or .
Off On Modify
Check heart rate transmitter
is displayed.
Set training views
Symbol
, is displayed.
.
Explanation
Time of day
Countdown timer
Total duration of the
training session so far
Time used for the lap.
Average heart rate of the
training session so far.