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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Download and Install Polar FlowSync Plug in Your Polar Loop 2 Join Polar Flow Customize the Bracelet Size Get the Polar Flow mobile app Pair Your Polar Loop 2 with your mobile device Battery and Charging Be active Follow your daily activity Activity goal...
  • Page 3 Training with your Polar Loop 2 Wearing a Heart Rate Sensor Pairing a Heart Rate Sensor Start the Training Heart Rate Guidance During Training Stop the Training Syncing Sync with Flow App Sync With Flow Web Service Via FlowSync Features...
  • Page 4 Flight mode Display messages Polar Flow mobile app Polar Flow web service Firmware update Reset Polar Loop 2 Important information Taking care of your Polar Loop 2 Cleaning Storing Service Precautions Interference During Heart Rate Training Minimizing Risks When Training...
  • Page 5 Polar Flow Mobile Application Compatibility Water resistance Limited International Polar Guarantee Disclaimer...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Polar Loop 2 Polar Loop 2 keeps track of all your activity – every step and jump throughout the day - and shows how it's good for you. It'll reward you when you've done enough and help you move if there's still a bit missing from your daily activity goal.

  • Page 7: What's In The Box

    Polar Flow web service. Get it on the App Store or Google play Polar FlowSync Software Polar FlowSync syncs your data between your Polar Loop 2 and the Polar Flow web service on your com- puter. Go to flow.polar.com/start to start using your Polar Loop 2 and to download and install the FlowSync software.

  • Page 8: This Is Your Polar Loop 2

    2. Buckle with spring bars (attached to Polar Loop 2) 3. Buckle tool 4. Extra spring bar 5. Custom USB cable 6. Getting started guide with measuring tool This Is Your Polar Loop 2 1. Display 2. Touch button 3. Buckle 4.

  • Page 9: Get Started

    Battery and Charging Set up your Polar Loop 2 To set up your Polar Loop 2, you'll need a computer with internet connection, since the setup is done in the Polar Flow web service. Check the requirements for PC and Mac below.

  • Page 10: Join Polar Flow

    Plug in Your Polar Loop 2 Your new Polar Loop 2 is in storage mode and it wakes up when you plug it into a computer for setup. Plug in your Polar Loop 2 to your computer's USB port with the cable provided in the sales package. The mag- netic end of the cable snaps into place when it's properly connected to your bracelet.
  • Page 11 Firmware update. Now you can start customizing the bracelet size or charge your Polar Loop 2 full. If the battery is not fully charged when you unplug your Polar Loop 2, remember to charge it full later. For more information on the web service, see chapter Polar Flow Web Service.

  • Page 12: Customize The Bracelet Size

    Customize the Bracelet Size Follow these steps to make Polar Loop 2 your own by adjusting it to your wrist size. 1. Open the buckle by pressing the buckle side buttons. 2. Detach the buckle from both ends. Take the buckle tool that came in the box and pop the spring bars out with it. Then remove the buckle from the bracelet.
  • Page 13 Wrap it around your wrist and take note of the numbers you get. There's one number for both ends of the bracelet. Each number represents the number of blocks between the grooves inside your bracelet you need to take off. The bracelet is more comfortable to wear when it is a bit loose.
  • Page 14 5. Put the buckle back on. Take one spring bar and place it inside the first hole at the end of the bracelet and put one end of the spring bar in the buckle’s spring bar hole. Use the tool to ease the other end of the spring bar inside the other spring bar hole in the buckle. Do the same on the other end of the bracelet.

  • Page 15: Get The Polar Flow Mobile App

    Or, if necessary, trim the bracelet once more by one block at a time. If you accidentally make Polar Loop 2 bracelet too short, contact your retailer or Polar customer care within one month of purchase date to get a replacement bracelet for free.

  • Page 16: Pair Your Polar Loop 2 With Your Mobile Device

    2. Wait for the Connect product view to appear on your mobile device. 3. Tap the button on your Polar Loop 2 to pair it with the app. Wait for the Polar Loop 2 display to turn off so that synchronization can begin.
  • Page 17 AC adapter which is adequately safety approved (marked with "LPS", "Limited Power Supply" or "UL lis- ted"). You Polar Loop 2 notifies you when the battery charging level goes low. For more information about low bat- tery notifications, see Display messages.

  • Page 18: Be Active

    Activity goal Your Polar Loop 2 gives you an activity goal each day and guides you in reaching it. Your activity goal is shown as a bar that gradually fills to show how close you are to your goal. When the bar is full, you've reached your goal.

  • Page 19: Activity Data

    The younger you are, the more intense your activity needs to be. Activity data Your Polar Loop 2 has a LED display you can view with a touch of a button. Cycle through the display views ACTV, CALS,...
  • Page 20 Polar Loop 2 displays the time remaining to reach your goal, if you do high intensity activities. WALK stands for medium intensity activity like walking, mowing the lawn, circuit training, bowling, skateboarding, gentle dancing, gentle swimming or table tennis.
  • Page 21 Polar Loop 2 displays the time remaining to reach your goal, if you do low intensity activities. CALS stands for calories burned measured as kilocalories.

  • Page 22: Inactivity Alert

    Sleep information at Flow web service and Flow app Polar Loop 2 will track your sleep time and quality (restful / restless), if you wear it at night. You don't have to turn the sleep mode on, the device automatically detects from your wrist movements that you're sleeping.

  • Page 23: Activity Data In Flow App And Flow Web Service

    With the heart rate sensor you get more information about your training. You can see your heart rate accur- ately and in real time in your Polar Loop 2. In addition to the heart rate, you see the main effect of your training, and you can focus on what you want to achieve - burning fat or improving fitness.

  • Page 24: Wearing A Heart Rate Sensor

    2. Bring Polar Loop 2 right next to the sensor. 3. Tap the Polar Loop 2 touch button and wait until the LED display turns off. Then wait a couple of seconds until PAIRED scrolls on the display.

  • Page 25: Start The Training

    To start a heart rate training session, wear your heart rate sensor and Polar Loop 2. Tap the touch button and wait until the LED display turns off. Then wait a couple of seconds until your heart rate appears on the display.

  • Page 26: Heart Rate Guidance During Training

    While you train with a heart rate sensor, you can't sync Polar Loop 2 with the Polar Flow mobile app. You can sync your data after you've stopped the training session. Heart Rate Guidance During Training Tap the touch button to view the data during training. Your current heart rate is shown in beats per minute (bpm) figures.

  • Page 27: Syncing

    Sync to Polar Flow app works, if the Flow app is running on your mobile device, at least in the background, your phone is within the range of 10 m / 33 ft from your Polar Loop 2, and the Bluetooth is turned on in your mobile device.
  • Page 28 Every time you plug your Polar Loop 2 into your computer, the Polar FlowSync software will transfer your data to the Polar Flow web service and sync any settings you may have changed. If the syncing does not auto- matically start, start FlowSync from the desktop icon (Windows) or from the applications folder (Mac OS X).

  • Page 29: Features

    The Smart Notifications feature allows you to get notifications from your phone on your Polar Loop 2. Your Polar Loop 2 notifies you if you get an incoming call or receive a message (for example an SMS or WhatsApp message). It also notifies you about calendar events you have on your phone calendar. When heart rate train- ing with your Polar Loop 2, you can only receive notifications about calls if you have the Polar Flow app run- ning on your phone.

  • Page 30: Smart Notification Settings

    2. Go to Settings > Notifications. 3. Under SMART NOTIFICATIONS choose On (no preview) or Off. 4. Sync your Polar Loop 2 with the mobile app by tapping the touch button of your Polar Loop 2. NOTIFICATIONS ON NOTIFICATIONS OFF is shown on your Polar Loop 2 display.

  • Page 31: Using The Smart Notifications

    The Bluetooth connection and the Smart Notifications feature work between your Polar Loop 2 and your phone when they are within the range of 10 m/33 ft from each other. If your Polar Loop 2 is out of range for less than two hours, your phone restores the connection automatically within 15 minutes when your Polar Loop 2 returns to the range area.

  • Page 32: Smart Notification Settings In Polar Flow Mobile App

    In Polar Flow app you can block notifications from certain apps. As soon as you’ve received the first noti- fication from an app to your Polar Loop 2, the app will be listed in Settings > Notifications > Block apps and...

  • Page 33: Phone Settings

    The Bluetooth connection and the Smart Notifications feature work between your Polar Loop 2 and your phone when they are within the range of 10 m/33 ft from each other. If your Polar Loop 2 is out of range for less than two hours, your phone restores the connection automatically within 15 minutes when your Polar Loop 2 returns to the range area.
  • Page 34 6. Sync your Polar Loop 2 with the mobile app by tapping the touch button on your Polar Loop 2. ALARM ON is shown on the Polar Loop 2 display.

  • Page 35: Settings

    Display setting You can choose in which hand you want to wear your Polar Loop 2 either in the Polar Flow web service or the Polar Flow mobile app. The setting changes the orientation of the Polar Loop 2 display accordingly.

  • Page 36: Flight Mode

    FLIGHT MODE Flight mode cuts off all wireless communication from your Polar Loop 2. You can still use it to collect activity, but you can't use it in training sessions with a heart rate sensor nor sync your data to the Polar Flow mobile app.

  • Page 37: Display Messages

    80% full. Sync your activity data to the Polar Flow web service via a USB cable or the Polar Flow mobile app. Polar Loop 2 can store 12 days of activity data. When the memory is full, the oldest activity data is overwritten by the...

  • Page 38: Polar Flow Mobile App

    Get the Polar Flow mobile app. Please note: to use Polar Loop 2 with the Polar Flow mobile app, you need to set up the product with your com- puter. More information about the product setup see Started.

  • Page 39: Polar Flow Web Service

    POLAR FLOW WEB SERVICE You've joined Polar Flow web service when setting up your Polar Loop 2. The web service shows your activity goal and the details of your activity, and helps you understand how your daily habits and choices affect your well-being.

  • Page 40: Firmware Update

    FIRMWARE UPDATE You can update the firmware of your Polar Loop 2 to keep it up to date. Whenever a new firmware version is available, FlowSync will notify you when you connect your Polar Loop 2 to your computer. The firmware updates are downloaded via FlowSync.

  • Page 41: Reset Polar Loop 2

    RESET POLAR LOOP 2 If you experience problems with your Polar Loop 2, try resetting it. Connect it to your computer with the USB cable and perform a Factory Reset under Settings in Polar FlowSync. Factory reset empties all the data in your Polar Loop 2 and makes it possible to take it into use as new.

  • Page 42: Important Information

    Taking care of your Polar Loop 2 Like any electronic device, the Polar Loop 2 should be kept clean and treated with care. The instructions below will help you fulfill the guarantee obligations, keep the device in peak condition and avoid any issues in charging or syncing.

  • Page 43: Storing

    Precautions The Polar Loop 2 is designed to tell your activity and measure heart rate. No other use is intended or implied. The Polar training device should not be used for obtaining environmental measurements that require pro- fessional or industrial precision.

  • Page 44: Minimizing Risks When Training

    2. Move the training device around until you find an area in which it displays no stray reading or does not flash the heart symbol. Interference is often worst directly in front of the display panel of the equipment, while the left or right side of the display is relatively free of disturbance. 3.

  • Page 45: Technical Specification

    7 days of activity and 8 one hour training sessions. Communication Polar custom USB cable The Polar Loop 2 end of the cable is mag- netized: keep it away from credit cards and iron objects. Wireless Bluetooth Smart®...
  • Page 46 Water resistance 20 m Suitable for bathing and swimming. Operating temperature: 0 °C to +50 °C / 32 °F to 122 °F Charging temperature: 0 °C to +45 °C / 32 °F to 113 °F Accuracy of heart rate monitor: ±...

  • Page 47: Polar Flowsync Software And Usb Cable

    Polar Flow mobile app for Android is compatible with devices running Android 4.3 or later. Water resistance Polar Loop 2 is water-resistant up to 20 meters. You can wear it while bathing and swimming. Limited International Polar Guarantee This guarantee does not affect the consumer’s statutory rights under applicable national or state laws in force, or the consumer’s rights against the dealer arising from their sales/purchase contract.
  • Page 48 Polar Electro Oy is a ISO 9001:2008 certified company. © 2015 Polar Electro Oy, FI-90440 KEMPELE, Finland. All rights reserved. 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.

  • Page 49: Disclaimer

    The names and logos in this user manual or in the package of this product are trademarks of Polar Electro Oy. The names and logos marked with a ® symbol in this user manual or in the package of this product are registered trademarks of Polar Electro Oy.

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