Polar S720i Bedienungsanleitung

Cover S720i USA A.fh8 12/2/02 10:17 Page 1 USER’S MANUAL Quick Guide USA HEART RA TE MONITOR S 720 i ™ / S 71 0 i ™ HEART RA TE MONITOR S 720 i ™ / S 710 i ™ Displays your heart rate as bpm and % of HR max , average heart rate and exercise duration. Allows you to set 5 exercise sets for interval training with HR target zones and recovery [...]

Cover S720i USA A.fh8 12/2/02 10:17 Page 2 Road Map OK Congratulations on purchasing a Polar Heart Rate Monitor! W e are proud to assist you in achieving your personal fitness and performance goals. If you want to get even more out of your Polar Heart Rate Monitor during training, check www .polarusa.com for: • the best product and training tips [...]

Polar heart rate monitor models S720i and S710i offer you the same features. The difference between these products is in their appearance: Polar S720i case is stainless steal whereas Polar S710i case is plastic. The features of this heart rate monitor provides you with the various ways to customize your exercise sessions so they meet your personal [...]

CONTENTS A. Getting Going ....................... 5 Heart Rate Monitor Parts . ...................... 5 Buttons and Their Functions ................... 6 Easy Start .................................................. 8 How to Prepare the Wrist Receiver ... 8 Installing the Polar Bike Mount ......... 9 Installing the Polar Speed Sensor ...... 9 How t[...]

A. GETTING GOING A 5 The elastic strap holds the transmitter comfortably , yet firmly , in the correct position. The transmitter detects your heart rate and transmits it to the wrist receiver . The wrist receiver displays your heart rate and cycling data during exercise. Enter your personal settings into the receiver and analyze the exercise files [...]

A 6 A 7 STOP SIGNAL / LIGHT OK Signal/ Light T urns the beep on or off. T urns the backlight on. Stop Return - Stops measuring the heart rate. Exits the displayed mode and returns to the previous mode level. Returns to the T ime of Day display from any mode by pressing and holding the stop button. OK Accept - Starts measuring the heart rate (start)[...]

A 8 A 9 Easy Start Installing the Polar Bike Mount Use cable ties to secure the bike mount securely on the rubber pad. Attach the receiver by securing the wrist strap. Installing the Polar Speed Sensor™ The Polar Speed Sensor measures speed and distance when cycling. 1. Check the front side of the front fork to find a suitable place for the speed[...]

A 10 A 11 4. There are two spoke magnet options. Y ou only need to install one of them. Check which of the magnets fits the spoke of your bike best. (A) One is installed by rotating it around the spoke before putting the metal cover on, another (B) by tightening the screw . The magnet must be facing the speed sensor . 5. Fine-tune the positioning o[...]

A 12 A 13 Y our receiver has six main modes: T ime of Day , Exercise, File, Options, Fitness test and Connection. 1. TIME OF DA Y Y ou can use your Polar heart rate monitor as an ordinary watch with date, weekday indicator and alarm function. Y ou can also change between two different countries’ time zones. In addition, the following functions ca[...]

A 14 A 15 C. Freely programmable Inter val T rainer will automatically guide you through your interval training session with the help of the following, preset exercise phases: • warm-up with a target heart rate zone and a countdown timer • up to 30 intervals with a target heart rate zone. After each interval you have a recovery calculation opti[...]

A 16 A 17 • time spent in, above and below your target zones during exercise • OwnCal calorie expenditure • cumulative calorie expenditure • cumulative exercise time • cumulative riding time • odometer • your interval training information: warm-up, interval and cool-down phases • your lap information: best lap time; lap and split ti[...]

B 19 B 18 User Information Settings In the User Set loop you can move forward only by pressing OK. The digits run faster if you press and hold the up or down button as you adjust the value. Release the button when approaching the desired value. Measuring units depend on your choice in Options/ Monitor Set/ Unit 1 or Unit 2. Units 1 Units 2 Weight k[...]

B 21 B 20 Date of Birth (Birthday) 7. Scroll up or down to adjust your month of birth. Press OK. 8. Day appears. Scroll up or down to select your day of birth. Press OK. 9. Y ear appears. Scroll up or down to adjust the year of birth. Press OK. Sex 10. Scroll up or down to select your gender . Press OK. Activity Level (Activity) 11. Scroll up or do[...]

B 23 B 22 Exercise Settings Setting Exercise Sets Preset exercise sets ready for five exercise sets; when you start exercising, just select one of the sets. Interval T raining Set If you choose interval on, you can set 3 different exercise phases for each exercise set in following order: Warm-up phase • countdown timer 1 On/OFF • heart rate lim[...]

B 25 B 24 Opt ions Exercise Set E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 Exercise Set 1 - 5 Interval On Interval OFF (BasicSet) Recovery Hr T imer 1 T imer 2 T imer 3 Limits 1 Limits 2 Limits 3 Recovery T imer T imer 1 Limits 1 Interval Repeat Limits 2 Recovery T imer 3 Limits 3 T imer Interval T imer Recovery Hr Recovery Dist. Manual Interval Interval Hr Interval Dist. [...]

B 27 B 26 Units 1: Adjustable units are kilometers and hundreds of meters. A. T ime-based interval 8. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes. Press OK. 9. Scroll up or down to adjust seconds. Press OK. Interval TIMER appears. Or B. Heart-rate-based interval 8. Scroll up or down to adjust the heart rate that will end your interval. Press OK. Interval H[...]

B 29 B 28 Units 1: Adjustable units are kilometers and hundreds of meters. Setting Recovery Calculation Y ou can select 3 optional types of recoveries: A. T ime-based r ecovery Ends your recovery as you reach the preset time. B. Heart-rate-based recovery Ends your recovery as you reach the preset heart rate. C. Distance-based recovery Ends your rec[...]

B 31 B 30 Setting Recording Rate Opt ions Memory Set Rec. Rate 5 Sec / 15 Sec / 60 Sec Y ou can program your receiver to record data in 5, 15 or 60 seconds intervals. 1. In the T ime of Day display scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until MEMOR Y SET i[...]

B 33 B 32 6. Press OK to start setting the fitness test. On/OFF starts to flash. 7. Scroll up or down to set the fitness test on or of f. Press OK. Predicted Maximum Heart Rate on/off (HR max -p) If you start from the T ime of Day display , repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until HRmax-p is displayed. 6. Press OK to start setting the HR max -p[...]

B 35 B 34 ERTRO Wheel size diameter (inches) Wheel size setting (mm) 30-559 26x1.25 1953 35-559 26x1.5 1985 44-559 26x1.75 2030 47-559 26x1.95 2050 26x1 1/8 T ubular 1970 650-20C 1952 622-20 700x20C 2086 622-23 700x23C 2096 622-25 700x25C 2105 700C T ubular 2130 28 (700 B) 2237 Options Bike Set Bike 1/ Bike 2/ Bike OFF Wheel Cadence On/OFF Power On[...]

B 37 B 36 Power* on/off If you start from the T ime of Day display , repeat steps 1-5. 6. Scroll up or down until Power is displayed. 7. Press OK to start setting the Power Output. On/OFF starts to flash. 8. Scroll up or down to set Power Output on or of f. Press OK. OFF: Skip the rest of the Power Output settings. 9. C. weight is displayed. Scroll[...]

B 39 B 38 Options Monitor Set Sound Units Help On/OFF 1/2 On/OFF Monitor Settings 1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until MONITOR SET is displayed. 4. Press OK to start the monitor settings. Sound is displayed. T urning A[...]

B 41 B 40 1. In the T ime of D ay display scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until WA TCH SET is displayed. 4. Press OK to start the watch settings. ALARM is displayed. Setting Alarm If you start from the T ime of Day display , repeat steps 1-4 . 5. Pr[...]

B 43 B 42 24h Time mode: day - month - year Setting Time of Day If you start from the T ime of Day display , repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until TIME1/ TIME2 is displayed. 6. Press OK to start setting the time of day . 7. T ime is flashing. Scroll up or down to select time 1 or time 2. Press OK. 8. 12h/ 24h starts to flash. Scroll up or do[...]

B 44 C 45 Time of Day Measure Mode Exercise Recording Mode C. EXERCISE Y ou can use two modes in your exercise: Measur e or Exercise mode. In the Measure mode you can see your heart rate but your exercise is not recor ded. In the Exercise mode your exercise is recor ded and stopwatch and other calculations are started. Measure Mode 1. Wear the tran[...]

C 47 C 46 4. If you want to record cycling information, keep the bike still until your heart rate appears on the display . Press OK to start recording your exercise. Or If you want to record cycling information without heart rate measurement: after the heart rate reading 00 appears press OK and start cycling. 3. Start from the Time of Day display b[...]

C 49 C 48 Autostart for Recording a Cycling Exercise If you start from the T ime of Day display , press OK briefly to enter the Measure mode. Y our exercise recording automatically starts/ pauses as you start/ stop cycling. If you want to record cycling information only , start cycling after the heart rate reading 00 appears on the display . If you[...]

C 49 If there is - - / 00 r eading on the display , there is no heart rate reception. Bring the wrist receiver up to your chest near the transmitter’ s Polar logo. The receiver starts looking for the heart rate signal again. At the start of your workout, the exercise time is displayed in minutes and seconds. When you have exercised more than 60 m[...]

C 51 C 50 Storing Lap and Split Time Press OK to store lap and split time. First Then Lap time Split time Average heart rate of the lap Number of the lap The receiver automatically stores a lap time when you stop recording an exercise. Y ou can store 99 laps if you have not used the interval function. After storing 99 laps FULL appears for a few se[...]

C 53 C 52 See the alternative phase displays from “Exercising with Interval T raining Set” section. Y ou can also choose information to the three display rows. Y ou can configure the middle and upper rows either in the Measure mode or during the exercise. Select the Middle Row Information 1. Press the down button to select the desired display a[...]

C 55 C 54 In this mode you can also use the functions in “Exercise recording mode” section. The Interval T rainer automatically guides you through your exercise. In order to hear the activity sounds when the phase starts and stops make sure the activity sound is on. If you have turned the countdown timer of the phase off, you have to stop the p[...]

C 57 C 56 A. Manual interval Number of set intervals. Current interval number . Interval time. Heart rate information. If you selected manual interval your interval will end as you press and hold OK. Or B. T ime-based interval Countdown timer 2. If you selected time-based interval your interval will end as you reach the preset time. Or C. Heart-rat[...]

C 59 C 58 Cool-down Phase 1. First Preset heart rate limits 3 (if set on). 2. Then Countdown timer 3. Heart rate information. Countdown timer starts running if you have set the timer 3 on. If you have set the timer off press and hold OK to end the cool-down phase. 3. At the end of cool-down phase Cool-down phase duration. Average heart rate of the [...]

C 61 C 60 Swapping the Exercise Type (E0 or E1-E5) In the Measure mode press and hold the up button. Release. Repeat until desired exercise set or BasicUse is displayed. Stopping the exercise Exercising with BasicSet (Int OFF, E1-E5) In this mode you can also use the functions in "Exercise Recording Mode" section. Starting the Timers If t[...]

C 63 C 62 Swap the Bike Setting (b0, b1 or b2) Start from the Measure mode. Press and hold the down button until Bike 1 or 2 or Bike OFF is displayed. Y ou can now start exercising with the chosen settings. For more information about cycling measurement, see the “Measure mode“ and “Swapping the displayed exercise information” sections. Rese[...]

D 65 D 64 File (F1-F99) Exe. Time Recovery Exe. Dist Speed Cadence Altitude ° C/ ° F Power Pl % LRB Limits InZone1 InZone2 InZone3 KCal T ot. KCal T ot. Time Rid. Time Odometer EXE SET LAPS SAMPLES Some information alternates on the display automatically . Y ou can make the alternation faster by pressing the OK button, Ex., the target heart rate [...]

D 67 D 66 *Optional Polar Cadence Sensor or Polar Power Output Sensor required. Exercise Time (Exe. T ime) The exercise time is the amount of time that you have exercised with the stopwatch running. Average and maximum heart rates of your exercise alternate on the display . T o continue recalling the file, scroll up or down button. Recovery Informa[...]

D 69 D 68 W arm-up Phase Warm-up duration. The heart rate at the end of the warm-up, average and maximum heart rates of your warm-up phase. Interval Phase Interval phase duration. Average heart rate of inter vals and recoveries. Cool-down Phase Duration of the cool-down. The heart rate at the end of the cool-down, average and maximum heart rates of[...]

D 71 D 70 FILE F1-F99 LAPS Best Lap Lap 1 ... Lap 99 Interval duration. Speed at the end of an interval (If bike 1/2 was on). The heart rate at the end of the interval, average and maximum heart rates of the selected interval. Recovery information 3. Press the stop button to return to the previous file level and skip steps 4 - 6. Or , continue reca[...]

D 73 D 72 Recorded Samples Check the detailed information of the exercise in the sample file. Start with the display showing SAMPLES and the number of recorded sample. 1. Press OK to start recalling the samples. The sample number , heart rate and time when the sample was recorded are displayed. In the upper row the sample number alternates with the[...]

D 75 D 74 *Optional Polar Cadence Sensor or Polar Power Output Sensor required. This file is updated each time your exercise is recorded to file. 1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or down until FILE is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the File mode. 3. Scroll up or down until Records is displayed. 4. Press OK to enter the records file. T ot. K[...]

D 76 E 77 E. CONNECTION TO COMPUTER There is two-way communication between a wrist receiver and a computer . The Polar Precision Performance software offers an easy way to analyze training data. A training log makes it possible to plan future training. W rist receiver settings can be uploaded from the softwar e or manually entered. After preparing [...]

E 78 E 79 Y our heart rate monitor offers you the option of preparing your settings with Polar Precision Performance software. Y ou are also able to set following functions with the software: • a user ID, user name or logo for easier receiver recognition in multi-user situations • the heart touch function to show the current heart rate limits, [...]

F 80 F 81 F . POLAR FITNESS TEST The Polar Fitness T est is an easy , safe and quick way to estimate individual maximal aerobic power and to get predicted maximum heart rate value. The Polar Fitness T est is targeted to healthy adults. OwnIndex If you want to improve your cardiovascular fitness, it takes a minimum of 6 weeks on an average to see a [...]

F 82 F 83 T o get reliable test results, the following basic requirements apply: • Y ou should be relaxed and calm. • The test can take place anywhere - home, office, health club - as long as the testing environment is peaceful. No disturbing noises (Ex. television, radio or telephone), no other people talking to you. • Keep the testing place[...]

F 84 F 85 T ime of Day File Options Fit. T est Connect Interrupt the Test • Y ou can stop the test any time during the test by pressing the stop button. Failed TEST is displayed for a few seconds. The latest OwnIndex and HR max -p are not replaced. If the wrist receiver does not succeed in receiving your heart rate at the beginning or during the [...]

F 86 F 87 For various fitness classes we recommend the following: 1 2 3 4 6 7 5 1-3 Increase exercise for health benefits and fitness improvement. 4 T o ensure good health, maintain current exercise habits. For fitness improvement an increase in exercise is recommended. 5-7 Maintain current exercise habits for good health and fitness. T op athletes[...]

backcover) clean to make sure that the altitude and temperature measurements work. Do not insert any objects into the openings. • Do not immerse the speed sensor in water . • Avoid hard hits to the speed sensor as these may cause damage. Batteries Transmitter The estimated average battery life of the transmitter is 2500 hours of use. Contact yo[...]

H. PRECAUTIONS H 91 Detach the sensor from your bicycle. 1. Open the sensor by removing the two small screws, counter-clockwise, with a small screwdriver . 2. Lift the case off carefully . Hold the sensor cover upwards so that the PCBA (printed circuit board assembled) stays in the case. 3. Remove the PCBA carefully . 4. Press the battery holder ge[...]

H 93 H 92 Minimizing Possible Risks in Exercising with a H eart Rate Monitor Exercise may include some risk, especially for those who have been sedentary . Before starting a regular exercise program an individual is recommended to answer to the following questions for health status checking. If the answer is yes to any of the questions, we recommen[...]

I. FREQUENTL Y ASKED QUESTIONS I 95 H 94 What should I do if... ...I don’t know wher e I am in the Options or File cycle? Press and hold the stop button until time of day is displayed. ...I cannot find the previous exer cise’ s file? Y ou may have used the Measure mode during your exercise, which means that your exercise was not stored. T o rec[...]

I 97 I 96 2. Check that you have kept the transmitter clean. 3. Check that you are not near other people that have heart rate monitors, high voltage power lines, televisions, mobile phones or other sources of electromagnetic disturbance. 4. Have you had a cardiac event which may have altered your EKG waveform? In this case consult your physician. .[...]

J. TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS J 99 I 98 Polar heart rate monitor is designed to indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity in sports and exercise. Polar S720i/S710i also measures altitude and temperature in cycling. No other use is intended or implied. The altitude and temperature functions are not designed to be exclusive measuring eq[...]

Default Settings T ime of Day 12h Alarm OFF Date of Birth 0 (adjustable range for year is 1921 – 2020) Sex male W eight 0 (lbs) Height 0 (ft inch) Activity Low HR max 220-age VO 2max male 45 female 35 Bike 1/2 OFF Wheel size for bike 1 2000 Wheel size for bike 2 2100 Cadence, autostart OFF Power OFF Activity sound On Units 2 Help On OwnCal OFF Fi[...]

L. POLAR DISCLAIMER • The material in this manual is for informational purposes only . The products it describes are subject to change without prior notice, due to the manufacturer’ s continuous development program. • Polar Electro Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to this manual or with respect to the products describe[...]

Display Symbols Indicates an ongoing heart rate measurement and flashes to the beat of your heart. Indicates there has not been heart rate reception for less than 5 seconds. - - Indicates there is no heart rate reception. Bring the wrist receiver up to your chest near the transmitter’ s Polar logo. The receiver starts looking for the heart rate s[...]

M 107 *Optional Polar Cadence Sensor or Polar Power Output Sensor required. The graphic bar consists of five blocks. A flashing block indicates in which level you are in the Options settings or File recalling loops. Continuously running bars indicate that the exercise is recorded. Indicates low battery . Display Texts M 106 E1-E5: Indicates which e[...]

M 109 M 108 *Optional Polar Cadence Sensor or Polar Power Output Sensor required. Odometer : Measures cumulative total distance of several exercise sessions. OPTIONS: Indicates the Options mode. OwnCal: Calculates energy expenditure during exercise in kilocalories. 1 kilocalorie (kcal) = 1000 calories (cal). Y ou can follow how much energy you loos[...]

Reset the stopwatch .............................. 54 Reset the trip distance ........................... 6 2 Return to the T ime of Day display ......... 7 Selecting exercise type .......................... 22 Setting tips ............................................. 44 Start an exercise set ............................... 54 Start cycling measur[...]

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