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Polar Electro S610 User Manual

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S610 cov/GBR B.pm6 18.12.2000 11:25 Page 1
• OwnIndex™ to reliably predict your VO
• OwnCal™ the most accurate calorie
consumption calculation
• OwnCode™ locks out possible interference
from other heart rate monitors
• IntervalTrainer™ for effective training
management
• Infra red data communication with your
computer and Uplink™ feature
H E A R T R AT E M O N I T O R
2max
S610
H E A R T R AT E M O N I T O R
G B R
™
U S E R ' S M A N U A L
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 its electrodes. Wear the wrist
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 max.
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 the Time of day display.
Up
• move onward
• increase the
selected value
Down
• move backward
• reduce the
selected value

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  • Page 1 S610 cov/GBR B.pm6 18.12.2000 11:25 Page 1 Quick Guide • OwnIndex™ to reliably predict your VO 2max • OwnCal™ the most accurate calorie Signal/Light • move onward consumption calculation • increase the selected value • OwnCode™ locks out possible interference...
  • Page 2 Polar Fitness Test™. Please read this manual carefully to familiarise yourself with the Polar S610. Here is where you can find the information you need to use and maintain your equipment.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Starting the recovery calculation ..48 Interval training information ....55 Setting number of intervals ..26 Swap date, user ID, Stopping the exercise ......48 Warm-up phase ........55 user name and logo ......34 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 18.12.2000, 15:52...

  • Page 4: Getting Going

    M. Polar glossary ..... 86 OwnIndex ..........63 Predicted maximum heart rate ..... 65 Display symbols ........88 The Polar S610 wrist Fitness test settings ........ 66 Display texts ..........89 receiver displays your Carrying out the test ......66 Index ............

  • Page 5: 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. S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 18.12.2000, 15:52...

  • Page 6: Easy Start

    Polar logo is in a settings). central, upright position. 3. Polar S610 has various functions that you can use according to your personal training needs. For more How to start measuring your heart rate information, see section Modes and their functions. You can either manually enter the settings by pressing the 1.

  • Page 7: How To Stop

    (beats per minute) will appear in a maximum of 15 seconds. Your Polar S610 has six main modes: Time of day, Exercise, File, Options, 5. Press OK again. The stopwatch starts running and you can start Fitness test and Connection.
  • Page 8 • up to 30 intervals with a target heart rate zone. After each interval you have a recovery calculation option. • cool-down with a target zone and a countdown timer A 12 A 13 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 12-13 18.12.2000, 15:52...
  • Page 9 Precision Performance version 3.0 or later activity level, maximum heart rate and maximal oxygen uptake Monitor settings: activity/button sound on/off, measurement units, Help on/off Watch settings: alarm, time of day, date, reminders on/off A 14 A 15 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 14-15 18.12.2000, 15:52...

  • Page 10: How To Enter Settings

    Move forward and backward by using the up or down buttons. • Press OK to start adjusting the value. Polar S610 offers you another and faster way as • Scroll up or down to adjust the value. well: prepare your settings with Polar Precision •...

  • Page 11: User Information Settings

    Height (cm or ft/ inch) exercise. E.g. you run 10-20 km per week or spend 2-3 hours per 6. Scroll up or down to adjust your height. Press OK. week in comparable physical activity. B 18 B 19 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 18-19 18.12.2000, 15:52...

  • Page 12: Exercise Settings

    To continue your settings, press the stop button or to return to the Time of percentage of your maximum heart • recovery calculation day display, press and hold the stop button. rate, if you have set all the user information and turned the functions B 20 B 21 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 20-21 18.12.2000, 15:52...

  • Page 13: Setting Exercise Sets

    Limits 1 Interval Repeat Limits 2 Recovery Timer 3 Limits 3 the phase off, you have to manually Timer Interval Timer stop the phase. Manual Interval Interval Hr Recovery Hr B 22 B 23 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 22-23 18.12.2000, 15:52...

  • Page 14: Setting Timers

    Press OK. heart rate that will end your 9. Scroll up or down to adjust interval. Press OK. seconds. Press OK. Interval Hr appears. Interval TIMER appears. B 24 B 25 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 24-25 18.12.2000, 15:52...

  • Page 15: Setting Number Of Intervals

    OFF: skip steps 9-11. On: TIMER/ Hr is flashing. day display, press and hold the stop button. 9. Scroll up or down to select recovery timer or heart rate. Press OK. B 26 B 27 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 26-27 18.12.2000, 15:52...

  • Page 16: Setting Recording Rate

    Press OK. receiver points out that you have not set your all user information. The recording time of Polar S610 depends on the selected recording rate OwnCal calorie counter on/off (5 s, 15 s or 60 s). When the memory is full, you can continue exercising If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4.

  • Page 17: Predicted Maximum Heart Rate On/Off

    Activity/button sound consists of the button sound and in the Measure and day display, press and hold the stop button. Exercise modes the following activity sounds: start, stop and lap recording, B 30 B 31 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 30-31 18.12.2000, 15:52...

  • Page 18: Watch Settings

    5. Scroll up or down until TIME1/ TIME 2 is displayed. 6. Press OK to start setting the Time of day. 7. Time is flashing. Scroll up or down to select time 1 or time 2. Press OK. B 32 B 33 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 32-33 18.12.2000, 15:52...

  • Page 19: Setting Tips

    Performance software. These settings are shown on the upper row of the Time of day display. You can swap between the user ID, user name, logo and date by pressing and holding the up button. B 34 C 35 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 34-35 18.12.2000, 15:52...

  • Page 20: Exercise Recording Mode

    60 minutes, the exercise time is displayed in hours and minutes. You have three optional Exercise modes depending on the selected exercise: • BasicUse • Interval Training Set (Int on) • BasicSet (Int off) C 36 C 37 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 36-37 18.12.2000, 15:52...

  • Page 21: Illuminating The Display

    If you do not want to use the zone alarm the flashing heart rate exercise. Polar S610 can store 99 laps if you have not used the interval reading indicates if your heartbeat is outside the heart rate limit. This function.

  • Page 22: Swapping The Displayed Exercise Information

    There are three display options, which you can swap between by pressing 2. Press the up button to select from the following: Time of day (Time), the down button. Once you have configured the display options, Polar S610 stopwatch (Sw), lap time (Lp), or calorie expenditure (Cal), if OwnCal is saves the settings.

  • Page 23: Starting An Exercise Set

    Interval Trainer is on. As the interval training exercise ends the Polar Heart rate information. S610 automatically starts a BasicUse exercise, which is recorded to the same file as your interval training exercise. Countdown timer starts running if you have set the timer 1 on.

  • Page 24: Interval Phase

    Interval phase 3. At the end of Interval The Polar S610 records up to 30 repeated interval phases. Your interval Interval duration. phase is divided into interval and recovery calculation (if set on) sections, Average heart rate of the interval.

  • Page 25: Cool-Down Phase

    At the end of timer 1 you will hear 1 beep, at the end of timer 2 you will hear 2 beeps and at the end of timer 3 you will hear 3 beeps. Timers stop running when you stop the stopwatch. C 46 C 47 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 46-47 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 26: Starting The Recovery Calculation

    During the heart touch, the backlight is on for a couple of seconds, if you have already used the backlight during the exercise. Restarting the interval or recovery calculation Pause the interval or recovery calculation. C 48 C 49 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 48-49 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 27: How To Recall Training Information

    Some information alternates on the display automatically. You can make the alternation faster by pressing the OK button e.g. the target heart The Polar S610 starts saving exercise information to rate zone information. a file as you start the stopwatch in the Exercise Exercise file mode.

  • Page 28: Recovery Information Of Basicset

    Limits 1 are used for heart rate zone 1, limits 2 for zone 2 Lap 99 and limits 3 for zone 3. Tot. KCal CoolDown Reco 1 Tot. Time Interval Int 1 Lap1 EXE. SET WarmUp LAPS Best Lap SAMPLES D 52 D 53 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 52-53 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 29: Exercise Time Within, Above And Below The Heart Rate Zones

    1. Press OK to see details of each interval and recovery. 2. Scroll up or down between intervals and recoveries. 3. To return to the interval phase display press the stop button. D 54 D 55 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 54-55 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 30: Cool-Down Phase

    2. Scroll up or down the samples. Press and hold stop to return to the Time of day display. D 56 D 57 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 56-57 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 31: Records File

    Release. 3. Press the stop button to exit the reset display. Press and hold the stop button to return to the Time of day display. D 58 E 59 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 58-59 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 32: Connection To Computer

    Uploading Settings from Computer instead of entering them manually. Your Polar S610 offers you the option of preparing your settings with Polar Precision Performance software. You are also able to set following Downloading Training Data to a Computer functions with the software: 1.

  • Page 33: Polar Fitness Test

    The stronger and more efficient your heart is, the better the cardiovascular fitness is. VO is a good 2max indicator of performance capability in endurance sports. E 62 F 63 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 62-63 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 34: Predicted Maximum Heart Rate

    VO (measured or predicted). The 2max most accurate HR -p is obtained by entering your clinically measured into the wrist receiver. 2max F 64 F 65 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 64-65 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 35: Fitness Test Settings

    The sound signal will alarm you at the end of the test. If the sound signal is appears on the display. • To turn the sound signal on or off either before or during the test, press and hold the signal/light button. F 66 F 67 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 66-67 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 36: Update Ownindex And Hr

    USA, Canada and 7 European countries. Reference: Shvartz E, Reibold RC: Aerobic fitness norms for males and females aged 6 to 75 years: a review. Aviat Space Environ Med; 61:3-11, 1990. F 68 F 69 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 68-69 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 37: Care And Maintenance

    -10 ºC to 50 ºC/ 14 ºF to 122 ºF. • Do not expose the Polar heart rate monitor to direct sunlight for extended periods, such as by leaving it in a car. G 71 F 70 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 70-71 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 38: Precautions

    Polar S610 wrist receiver Your Polar S610 is water resistant to 50 metres/ 160 feet. The estimated average battery life of the Polar S610 wrist receiver is Heart rate measurement in a water environment is technically demanding 2 years in normal use (2h/ day, 7 days a week). Note also that excessive...
  • Page 39 3. Put the transmitter back on the chest and keep the wrist receiver in this exercise intensity level, it is recommended to stop the exercise or interference-free area as far as it is possible. continue at a lighter intensity. H 74 H 75 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 74-75 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 40: Frequently Asked Questions

    60 % of your maximum heart rate during your exercise..I cannot turn my HR -p on? Check that you have set your personal user information and turned the fitness test on before turning the HR -p on. H 76 I 77 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 76-77 18.12.2000, 15:53...
  • Page 41 Reset the Polar heart rate monitor. Resetting clears watch settings which 5. Cardiac arrhythmia may cause irregular readings. In this case consult will return to the default settings. User information and measurement your physician. options settings will be saved. I 78 I 79 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 78-79 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 42: Technical Specifications

    -10 °C to +50 °C/ 14 °F to 122 °F interface and the wristwatch receiver. Operating temperature: Material: Polyurethane Elastic strap Buckle material: Polyurethane Fabric material: Nylon, polyester and natural rubber including a small amount of latex I 80 J 81 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 80-81 18.12.2000, 15:53...
  • Page 43 Watch accuracy better than ± 0,5 seconds/ day at 25 °C/ 77 °F temperature. Heart touch function Shows heart rate limits Polar S610 is a Class 1 Laser Product. Recording rate Accuracy of heart rate measurement: ± 1% or ± 1 bpm, whichever larger, definition applies to steady state conditions.

  • Page 44: Limited Polar Warranty

    No part of this manual may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written permission of Polar Electro Oy. Polar logotype is a registered trademark and Polar S610, Polar IR Interface and Polar Precision Performance are trademarks of Polar Electro Oy.

  • Page 45: Polar Glossary

    Maximal oxygen uptake: caused by other users of heart rate can select between the BasicUse, (maximal aerobic power, VO 2max Is the maximal rate at which oxygen Interval Training Set and BasicSet. M 86 M 87 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 86-87 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 46: Display Symbols

    Continuously running bars indicate that the exercise is recorded. Lim High: The higher heart rate (Int off) or Interval Training Set (Int Indicates low battery. limit of the target zone. on). M 88 M 89 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 88-89 18.12.2000, 15:53...
  • Page 47 You set the heart rate, in a day, week or even a year. The which will end your recovery OwnCal can be used as a dose M 90 M 91 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 90-91 18.12.2000, 15:53...

  • Page 48: Index

    Lap and split time storing ..39, 48, 57 Upload settings from computer ..... 61 Measuring units settings ....31, 34 User information settings ....... 18 Modes and their functions ...... 11 Warranty ........... 84 M 92 S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 92-93 18.12.2000, 15:53...
  • Page 49 NOTE NOTE S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 94-95 18.12.2000, 15:53...
  • Page 50 NOTE S610 manual/GBR B.pm6 18.12.2000, 15:53...
  • Page 51 Exercise Set Memory Set Function Set User Set Monitor Set Watch Set www.polar.fi If you want to get even more out of your Polar S610 during training, check www.polar.fi for: BasicUse, E0 Rec. Rate OwnCal kg/ lbs Sound Alarm ·...

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