Polar Electro F5 User Manual

Polar F5™
Fitness Heart Rate Monitor
User Manual
ENG
2.
Functions and Modes of Polar F5
Up
Moves to the
following
Reset
mode or
increases the
If reset,
selected value.
settings will
return to the
default values.
Down
Returns to the
previous mode
Signal/Light
or decreases
Alarm on or off.
the selected
Backlight on.
value.
OK
Starts measuring
Heart Touch function
heart rate. Starts and
Bring the wrist unit up
stops the stopwatch.
to the Polar logo on
Enters the displayed
the transmitter during
mode. Locks in your
exercise and you can
selection.
check the time of day.
4. Functions During Exercise
1. Press Signal/Light to turn the light on.
2. Press and hold Signal/Light to turn the zone
alarm sound on or off.
3. Check the time of day by bringing the wrist
unit up to the Polar logo on the transmitter.
4. Scroll up to select what values you want to
view in the upper row of the display during
exercise.
1. Heart rate in the target zone
is displayed
a) as absolute heart rate
or
b) as a % of maximum heart rate
according to your
lower row selection.
2. Fitness bullets
For every 10 minutes in TZ,
a appears.
3. Calorie expenditure
The calorie calculation starts
when your heart rate reaches
100 bpm.
7.
Settings
Time of Press and SETTING Press Up
day display release Up
until
Press OK
Press Up
UNITS SET USER SET
LBS/INCH
or
KG/CM
Settings step by step
1. To set the units
• Start from the Time of day display
• Press Up or Down until display changes
to SETTING
• Press OK, UNITS SET is displayed
• Press OK again
• Use Up or Down button to select lbs/inch
or kg/cm
• Press OK to accept
2. To set your personal data
• Press Up to advance, USER SET is displayed
• Press OK, WEIGHT is displayed
Contents
1. How to Put Your Heart Rate Monitor On
2. Functions and Modes of Polar F5
3. How to Start and Stop
4. Functions During Exercise
5. After Exercising
6. How to Recall File Stored in Memory
7. Settings
Target Heart Rate Zone
8.
Self Walk Test by Polar and UKK Institute
9.
10. Resetting
11. Care and Maintenance
12. Precautions
Technical Specifications
13.
Limited Polar International Guarantee
14.
15. Disclaimer
How to operate the set buttons Time of day display
• To move forward or back, use Up or
Down button.
• To choose the value to begin adjusting,
press OK. It will begin blinking.
• Press Up or Down button to adjust the
value (The digits run faster if you press
and hold the button).
• Wherever you are in the settings, you can
return to the Time of day display by pressing
and holding OK.
Time of day display mode
• Starting point for all functions
• Shows date and time
Press and hold OK to return to the Time of day
display, wherever you are in the Settings or File
recalling cycle.
When the alarm is turned on, the symbol
appears on the Time of day display. When the alarm
comes on it will sound for one minute or you can
turn it off by pressing any of the four buttons.
Exercise recording mode
• In the Exercise mode you measure your heart
rate and record your exercise information in
a file
• You can view different information while the
heart rate monitor is measuring heart rate
5. Scroll down to select what you want to view
in the lower row of the display.
1. Heart rate in beats
per minute.
2. Heart rate as a % of your
maximum heart rate.
3. Exercise time
4. Time of day
6. You can pause the stopwatch by pressing OK.
Repressing OK will restart the stopwatch.
After restart you will see heart rate in the lower
row.
Press Up Press Up
LIMITS SET WATCH SET
WEIGHT HR or HR% ALARM
OFF/ON
Alarm time
HEIGHT HI LIMIT
TIME
LOW LIMIT
SEX
DATE
BIRTHDAY
2.1. WEIGHT – setting weight
• With the number blinking, use Up or Down
button to set your weight
• Press OK to accept
• HEIGHT is displayed
2.2 HEIGHT – setting height
• Following weight acceptance, display
changes to HEIGHT
• With number blinking, use Up or Down button
to select feet
• Press OK to accept
• With number blinking, use Up or Down button
to select inches
• Press OK to accept
• SEX is displayed
1.
How to Put Your Heart Rate Monitor On
The Polar F5™
wrist unit
displays your heart rate
during exercise.
The transmitter
detects your heart rate
continuously and transmits
it to the wrist unit.
The elastic strap
holds the transmitter in
the correct position.
Keep the wrist unit within 3 feet/ 1 meter of your
transmitter. Check that you are not near other
people with heart rate monitors or any source of
electromagnetic disturbance.
Press Up FILE
Press Up
Press OK
SETTING
Heart rate measuring
Press Up
Press OK
WALK TEST
Exercise recording
File mode
• Shows the data recorded during the exercise
Setting mode
• Set different values
- unit measurement; weight, height, time
- user data
- target heart rate limits
- watch functions; alarm, time, date
Walk Test mode
• Based on 1.24 miles/2 km brisk walk
• Measures cardiorespiratory fitness
5.
After Exercising
1. Carefully wash the transmitter with a mild soap
and water solution.
2. Rinse it with pure water.
3. Dry the transmitter carefully with a soft towel.
4. Keep the wrist unit clean and wipe off any
moisture.
5. Store the heart rate monitor in a clean and dry
place. Dirt impairs the elasticity and functioning
of the transmitter. Sweat and moisture can keep
the electrodes wet and the transmitter activated,
which shortens battery life.
The combined impact of moisture and intense
abrasion may cause a black color, which might
stain light-colored clothes especially, to come
off the transmitter's surface.
2.3. SEX – setting gender
• Following height acceptance, display changes
to SEX; MALE or FEMALE blinks
• Use Up or Down button to make your selection
and press OK
• BIRTHDAY/MONTH is displayed
2.4. BIRTHDAY – setting your date of birth
• Use Up or Down button to
select the correct month
• Press OK
24h time display
• Use Up or Down button
sequence:
to select the correct day
DAY –>MONTH –>YEAR
• Press OK
• Use Up or Down button to
select the correct year
• Press OK, USER SET is displayed
3. LIMITS – setting target heart rate zone limits
• USER SET is displayed
• Press Up to advance, LIMITS SET is displayed
• Press OK
• With HR or HR% blinking use Up or Down
to select whether you want to set the limits
in beats per minute or as a percentage of
a maximum heart rate
• Press OK to accept, HI LIMIT is displayed
• Use Up or Down button to determine
the upper limit
• Press OK, LO LIMIT is displayed
1. Attach the transmitter to the elastic strap.
3. Lift the transmitter off your chest and
moisten the two grooved electrode areas
on the back.
3.
How to Start and Stop
How to Set up Your New Polar F5 Unit
1. Press any of the four buttons twice to activate
the wrist unit. Unit is displayed. LBS/INCH is
flashing.
2. Once awakened, the wrist unit will guide
you through the necessary settings.
Scroll up or down to set the right values.
Press OK to lock your selection.
Set the following:
Measuring units – lbs/inch or kg/cm
12h or 24h time mode
Time of day
Date
Weight
Height
Sex
Birthday
After setting your birthday, your target heart
rate zone based on your age is automatically
calculated.
After the settings are complete, the wrist unit
automatically goes to the Time of day display.
You can cancel the setting by pressing and
holding OK, but you can not start measuring
the heart rate before you have completed
the settings.
6.
How to Recall File Stored in Memory
Time of day Press Up
FILE
display
Press OK
Press Up
EXE. TIME AVERAGE HR
Press Up
1. While in the Time of
Press Up
day display mode press
Up or Down until FILE is displayed.
2. Press OK.
3. Scroll up or down to recall the exercise
information:
EXE. TIME Total exercise time
AVERAGE HR Average heart rate of the exercise
IN ZONE Time spent in target zone
KCAL Calories expended during the exercise
BMI Body mass index
W INDEX WalkIndex, the result of the walking test
The most convenient way to determine whether a
person is overweight is to use the Body Mass Index,
BMI. The body mass index does not describe the
amount of fat tissue but merely serves as a means for
comparing adult persons in terms of overweight or
underweight.
• Use Up or Down button to determine
the lower limit (the lower limit cannot be set
above the upper limit)
• Press OK, LIMITS SET is displayed
4. WATCH – time and day determination
Alarm
• Use Up button to advance from LIMITS display
to WATCH SET, press OK (or in the Time of day
display press and hold Signal/Light button ->
WATCH SET)
• ALARM ON or OFF blinks
• Select alarm on or off
• Press OK
• If you set the alarm on: set the alarm time
• In 12h time mode, select AM/PM, press OK
• Hours blink on the display, use Up or Down
button to select the correct hour, press OK
• Minutes blink on the display, use Up or Down
button to select the correct minutes
• Press OK
Time
• TIME is displayed
• Press Up or Down button to select 12 h or
24 h time display
• Press OK
• In 12 h time mode, select AM/PM with Up or
Down button, press OK
• TIME and blinking hours are displayed
2. Adjust the strap length to fit snugly and
comfortably. Secure the strap around your
chest, just below the chest muscles, and
buckle it.
4. Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly
against your skin and the Polar logo is in
a central, upright position.
How to Start
1. In the Time of day display press OK.
Your heart rate appears
Press
in a few seconds.
twice
2. Press OK again. The stopwatch
starts running and you can
start exercising. The exercise
data will only be stored if you have
turned the stopwatch on.
How to Stop
1. Press OK to stop the stopwatch.
QUIT and paused stopwatch
Press
appear. Measurement is paused.
once
Exercise is no longer recorded.
2. Press Up or Down button to
exit the Exercise mode.
The wrist unit shows the Time of
day display within 5 minutes if
you forget to quit the heart rate
measurement mode when you
stopped the stopwatch and
removed the transmitter from
your chest.
IN ZONE
KCAL
Press Up
BMI
Press Up
W INDEX
BMI Interpretation
< 18.5 Underweight
18.5 - 24.9 Normal weight
25.0 - 29.9 Overweight
≥ 30.0
Obesity
Reference: World Health Organization. Obesity: preventing and managing the
global epidemic. Report of a WHO Consultation on Obesity. Geneva: World
Health Organization, 1998.
The BMI value does not distinguish between muscular
and fat tissue. Thus, a weight-lifter may have a BMI
value which indicates obesity although the person only
has large muscles and little fat tissue.
• Use Up or Down button to select correct time,
press OK
• TIME and blinking minutes are displayed
• Use Up or Down button to select correct time,
press OK
Date
• MONTH and blinking month
are displayed
• Use Up or Down button
to select the correct month
• Press OK
• DAY and the blinking day
of the month are displayed
24h time display
• Use Up or Down button
sequence:
to select the correct day
DAY –>MONTH –>YEAR
• Press OK
• YEAR and the blinking number
are displayed
• Use Up or Down button
to select the correct year
• Press OK, press and hold OK
to return to the
Time of day display