User Settings - Polar Electro RS400 User Manual

automatically.
Press and hold LIGHT to switch between sport zone views:
(beats per minute).
BPM
You can change settings easily by using the software. For further information, see software help.
*Optional S1 foot pod required.

User Settings

Set accurate user information in the running computer to receive the correct feedback on your
performance.
To set user information in the running computer
Select Settings > User
• : To change units, press and hold LIGHT
Weight
• : To change units, press and hold LIGHT
Height
• : dd=day, mm=month, yy=year
Birthday
• : Male/Female
Sex
• : Top/High/Moderate/Low
Activity
• Heart Rate : HR , HR
max
• : Maximal oxygen intake
VO2max
Activity Level
Activity level is an assessment of your level of long-term physical activity. Select the alternative that best
describes the overall amount and intensity of your physical activity during the past three months.
• Top: You participate in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week, or you exercise to improve
performance for competitive purposes.
• High: You participate at least 3 times a week in heavy physical exercise, e.g. you run 10-40 km/6-25
miles per week or spend 2-4 hours per week in comparable physical activity.
• Moderate: You participate regularly in recreational sports, e.g. you run 5-10 km or 3-6 miles per week or
spend 1/2-2 hours per week in comparable physical activity, or your work requires modest physical
activity.
• Low: You do not participate regularly in programmed recreational sport or heavy physical activity, e.g. you
walk only for pleasure or exercise hard enough to cause heavy breathing or perspiration only occasionally.
In the running computer, these values are used to calculate your energy expenditure.
Heart Rate: HR , HR
max sit
HR (Maximum heart rate): Your age-predicted HR
max
HR manually if your maximum heart rate has been determined in a lab, or if you have tested your
max
maximum heart rate in the field yourself.
HR (Heart rate value in a sitting position): Your age-predicted HR
sit
HR value if you have determined it according to the instructions. For instructions, see Heart Rate Value
sit
in a Sitting Position (page 44).
Maximal Oxygen Intake: VO
VO is your body's maximum capacity for oxygen consumption during maximum exertion. The most
2max
accurate way of determining VO
sit
2max
is to perform a maximal stress test in a laboratory. If you know your
2max
(percentage of maximum heart rate) or
HR%
value (220 - age) is used as a default. Set your
max
value is used as a default. Set your
sit
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