Brinkmann S810I manual

Cover S810i USAGBR.fh8 29.7.2002 13:40 Page 1 USER’S MANUAL HEART RA TE MONITOR HEART RA TE MONITOR Quick Guide USA / GBR Displays your heart rate as bpm and % of HR max , average heart rate and exercise duration. Allows you to set 7 exercise pr ofiles™ for multi-phase exercise sessions with HR target zones and recovery calculation. Recor ds co[...]

Cover S810i USAGBR.fh8 29.7.2002 13:40 Page 2 Road Map OK Dear Customer Congratulations on purchasing a Polar Heart Rate Monitor! We ar e pr oud to assist you in achieving personal fitness and performance goals. If you want to get even more out of your Polar Heart Rate Monitor during training, check our web sites for the best product and training t[...]

The Polar S810i and Polar Precision Performance™ software offer you various ways to customize your exercise sessions so they meet your personal needs. For example, you can build up exercise profiles to guide you through various training sessions. Choose the functions that suit you best: OwnCal® calorie calculation, timers or recovery calculation[...]

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 How to Put the T ransmitter On .......... 9 How to Start Measuring Y our Heart Rate .......[...]

A. GETTING GOING Heart Rate Monitor Parts and Their Functions 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 other data during exercise. Enter your personal settings into the r[...]

A 6 A 7 STOP SIGNAL / LIGHT RESET OK Signal/ Light T urns the beep on or off. T urns the backlight on. Reset Resets the heart rate monitor . 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 Acce[...]

A 8 A 9 Easy Start How to Prepar e the Wrist Receiver 1. Since the display is blank when the receiver leaves the factory , you have to activate the wrist receiver by pressing the OK button twice, after which the T ime of Day display appears. This is a one-off procedure; once you have turned on your receiver you can not turn it off anymore. 2. Y ou [...]

A 10 A 11 Y our receiver has six main modes: Time of Day , Exercise, File, Options, Fitness test and Connection. The modes offer you the following features: 1. TIME OF DA Y • 12 h or 24 h time, alarm, date and weekday • two time options • backlight In addition, the following functions can be uploaded from a computer and utilized: • 7 alarm [...]

A 12 A 13 • current heart rate, average heart rate or a reading of your maximum heart rate in percentages • calorie count for an exercise session • graphic and numeric display options of relaxation rate 3. FILE • up to 99 exercise files and one re-settable records file, which keeps track of cumulative calories and exercise time • date and[...]

B 15 B 14 T ime Of Day File Opt io n s Fit. T est Connect Exercise Set Memory Set Function Set User Set Monitor Set Watch Set B. HOW TO ENTER SETTINGS This section describes how to manually enter settings by pressing the r eceiver buttons. However , The receiver of fers you a faster way as well: prepar e your settings with Polar Pr ecision Performa[...]

B 17 B 16 Options User Set lbs/ feet Birthday Sex Activity HR max VO 2max Baseline kg inch/ cm In the User Set loop you can move forward only by pressing OK. Measuring units depend on the settings in Options/ Monitor Set/ Unit 1 or Unit 2. Units 1 Units 2 W eight kg lbs Height cm ft/ inch Date of Birth setting order day - month - year month - day -[...]

B 19 B 18 High Y ou participate regularly , at least 3 times a week, in heavy physical exercise. Ex. you run 6-12 miles / 10-20 km per week or spend 2-3 hours per week in comparable physical activity . Top Y ou participate regularly in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week. Ex. you exercise to improve performance for competitive purposes.[...]

B 21 B 20 When you start setting exercise preferences, you first select whether you want to pre-programm an exercise profile or a BasicSet or exercise with the BasicUse option. BasicUse (E0) BasicUse is a simple mode for exercising. Y ou do not have to do any settings before exercising with this Exercise mode. There are no heart rate limits in use [...]

B 23 B 22 Setting Timers If you start from the T ime of Day display , repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until desired T imer is displayed. Press OK to start setting the timer . 6. Scroll up or down to turn the timer on or off. Press OK. OFF: skip steps 7-8. 7. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes. Press OK. 8. Scroll up or down to adjust second[...]

B 25 B 24 Setting Recovery Calculation for BasicSet A. Time-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. If you start from the T ime of Day display , repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until Recovery is displayed. 6. Press OK to start setting[...]

B 27 B 26 Setting Phases on/off If you start from the T ime of Day display , repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until the desired phase number is displayed. 6. Press OK to start setting the phase. On/OFF starts to flash. 7. Scroll up or down to set the phase on or off. Press OK. On: Int. and the phase number (P1) are displayed. OFF: continue se[...]

B 29 B 28 Setting the Number of Intervals and Recoveries (Repeat) If you start from the T ime of Day display , repeat steps 1-10. Y ou can set up to 30 intervals and recoveries (if set on) for each phase. 11. Scroll up or down until Repeat is displayed. 12. Press OK to start setting the number . 13. Scroll up or down to adjust the number . If you d[...]

B 31 B 30 Y ou can program your receiver to record data in each heart beat, 5, 15 or 60 seconds intervals. 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 MEMORY SET is displayed. 4. Press OK to start the memory settings. Rec. Ra[...]

B 33 B 32 Predicted Maximum Heart Rate on/of f (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. On/OFF starts to flash. 7. Scroll up or down to set the HR max -p on or off. Press OK. HR max -p can be turned on only if Polar Fitness[...]

B 35 B 34 Options Monitor Set Sound U nits Help On/OFF 1/2 On/OFF 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 MONITOR SET is displayed. 4. Press OK to start the monitor settings. Sound is displayed. T ur ning the Activity/Bu[...]

B 37 B 36 12 h T ime mode: month - day - year . 24 h time mode: day - month - year . 7. Time is flashing. Scroll up or down to select time 1 or time 2. Press OK. 8. 12 h/ 24 h starts to flash. Scroll up or down to select 12 h or 24 h time mode. Press OK. 24 h: skip step 9. 9. AM/ PM starts to flash. Scroll up or down to select AM or PM. Press OK. 1[...]

B 38 C 39 Time of Day Heart rate measure mode Exercise recording mode Y ou can use two modes while exercising: Measur e or Exercise mode. In the Measure mode you can see your heart rate but exercise information will not be recor ded. In the Exercise mode your exer cise is recor ded. Stopwatch and other calculations are also started. 1 . Wear the tr[...]

C 41 C 40 If you are continuing from the Measure mode, press OK. Or , if you are starting from the T ime of Day display , press and hold OK. If BasicUse exercise starts, even if you have set an exercise profile on please check that you have set at least one of the exercise profile functions on. Exercise information will be stored in an exercise fil[...]

C 43 C 42 Receiver automatically stores a lap time when you stop recording an exercise. Y ou can store 99 laps if you have not used the profile function. After storing 99 laps FULL appears for a few seconds every time you take a lap. Y ou can continue taking laps but they will not be recorded. The wrist receiver continues recording all other inform[...]

C 45 C 44 The bar indicates the baseline of your relaxation rate. Bar of dots indicates the current relaxation rate in relation to your baseline value. If you are in a more relaxed state than the baseline value, the bar of dots is on the right side of the baseline bar , and vice versa. Y ou cannot select the same displayed function to the upper and[...]

C 47 C 46 Interval Period 1. First Preset heart rate limits (if set on). 2. Then One of the following is displayed depending on your settings: A. manual, B. time-based or C. heart-rate-based interval. A. Manual interval Number of set intervals. (C means you have set continuous intervals) Current interval number . Stopwatch. Phase number . If you se[...]

C 49 C 48 After the last phase has ended the receiver automatically continues exercise recording with BasicUse mode. Interrupting an Exercise Profile 1. Press the stop button to pause the exercise. 2. Press and hold the stop button to r eturn to the Time of Day display . Or Press the stop button. BasicUse appears. Y ou can continue measuring your h[...]

C 51 C 50 Reset the calculation by pressing and holding the down button. Reset Int? (=interval) or Reset Re? (=recovery) is displayed until the calculation is reset. T o restart the same calculation press the OK button or to reset the exercise, press and hold the down button. Interrupting an Interval or Recovery Calculation of an Exercise Profile P[...]

D 53 D 52 T ime of Day File Options Fit. T est Connect F99 F1 Records Y our first file is F1, then F2 and so on, until you have recorded maximum 99 exercise files. The bigger the file number the more recent it is. Some information alternates on the display automatically . Y ou can make the information alternate faster by pressing the OK button, Ex.[...]

D 55 D 54 Exercise Time (Exe. T ime) The exercise time is the amount of time that you have exercised with the stopwatch running. Average, maximum and minimum heart rates of your exercise alternate on the display . T o continue recalling the file, scroll up or down. Exercise File Exe. T ime Reco Limits InZone1 InZone2 InZone6 KCal T ot. KCal T ot. T[...]

D 57 D 56 Phase number . Phase duration. Average heart rate of inter vals and recoveries. Cumulative Exercise Time Count (T ot. T ime) This function counts cumulative exercise time expended during several exercise sessions starting from the previous value stored in the records file. It allows you to follow the exercise time count as a gauge of amou[...]

D 59 D 58 Recorded Heart Rate Samples Y ou can recall detailed heart rate information of an exercise from the sample file. Start with the display showing SAMPLES. 1. Press OK to start recalling the recorded samples of your exercise information. The following information is displayed: The RR reading in milliseconds (ms), the sample number (S1 - If t[...]

D 61 D 60 E. CONNECTION TO COMPUTER 1. Press OK to start updating the desired total count. Reset appears and the value starts to flash. 2. Press and hold the down button. Reset starts to flash. Y ou can still cancel the previous setting by releasing the down button before the value is updated. If you are sure that you want to update the value keep [...]

E 62 E 63 Y our Polar heart rate monitor offers you the option of preparing your settings with Polar Precision Performance software. Y ou ar e also able to set following functions with the software: Uploading Settings from Computer B) an optional Polar IR Interface for USB port and Windows® 98 operating system or later in your computer . Install t[...]

E 64 F 65 The Polar Fitness T est is an easy , safe and quick way to estimate individual maximal aerobic power and to get pr edicted maximum heart rate value. The Polar Fitness T est is targeted to healthy adults. OwnIndex is a value which is comparable to maximal oxygen uptake (VO 2max ), a commonly used descriptor of aerobic fitness. Cardiovascul[...]

F 66 F 67 The HR max -p definition is carried out simultaneously with the Polar Fitness T est. The HR max -p score predicts your individual maximum heart rate value more accurately than the age-based formula (220-age). The age-based method provides a rough estimation and may not be very accurate, especially for people who have been fit for many yea[...]

F 68 F 69 T ime of Day File Options Fit. T est Connect 1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or down until FIT . TEST is displayed. If you cannot find Fitness T est mode check that you have turned the function on in the Options mode. 2. Press OK to enter the Fitness T est mode. Y our latest OwnIndex and the testing date are displayed. 3. Scroll u[...]

F 70 F 71 A g e 123456 7 (years) (very (poor) (fair) (average) (good) (very (excellent) poor) good) 20-24 < 32 32-37 38-43 44-50 51-56 57-62 >62 25-29 < 31 31-35 36-42 43-48 49-53 54-59 >59 30-34 < 29 29-34 35-40 41-45 46-51 52-56 >56 35-39 < 28 28-32 33-38 39-43 44-48 49-54 >54 40-44 < 26 26-31 32-35 36-41 42-46 47-51 &g[...]

F 72 Y our Polar heart rate monitor is a high-tech instrument of superior design and workmanship and should be tr eated with care. The suggestions below will help you fulfill the guarantee obligations and enjoy this product for many years to come. T aking Care of Y our Polar Heart Rate Monitor • Wash the transmitter regularly after use with a mil[...]

H. PRECAUTIONS H 75 Using the Polar Heart Rate Monitor in a W ater Environment Y our Polar heart rate monitor is water resistant to 160 feet/ 50 meters. Users measuring heart rate in a water environment may experience interference for the following reasons: • Pool water with a high chlorine content and seawater are very conductive. The electrodes[...]

H 77 4. If the Polar heart rate monitor still does not work with the exercise equipment, this piece of equipment may be electrically too noisy for wireless heart rate measurement. H 76 Polar Heart Rate Monitor and Interference Electromagnetic Interference Disturbances may occur near high voltage power lines, traffic lights, overhead lines of electr[...]

I 79 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 record the exercise you have to turn th[...]

I 81 ...other person with heart rate monitor is causing interference? Keep a distance from your training partner and continue your training session normally . Or 1. T ake the transmitter off your chest for 30 seconds. Keep a distance fr om your training partner . 2. Put the transmitter back and bring the receiver up to your chest near the transmitt[...]

J 83 Polar heart rate monitor is designed to indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity in sports and exer cise. No other use is intended or implied. Heart rate is displayed as number of heart beats per minute (bpm). T ransmitter Battery type: Built-in Lithium Cell Battery life: Average 2500 hours of use Operating temperature: 14 ° F[...]

J 85 Help On OwnCal OFF Fitness test On HR max -p OFF Online OFF Exercise settings BasicUse On BasicSet function OFF Profile function OFF Heart touch function Shows heart rate limits Recording rate 5 s Limit V alues Exercise time 99 h 59 min 59 s Heart rate limits 30 - 240 Heart rate zone time 99 h 59 min 59 s Recovery time 99 min 59 s Calories 99 [...]

L 87 • 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. / Polar Electro Oy makes no representations or warranties with respect to this manual or with respect to the products desc[...]

M 89 Activity level : A personal assessment of your long term physical activity level that is used in the Polar Fitness T est. Coded heart rate transmission : Polar coded transmitter automatically locks in a code to transmit your heart rate to the wrist receiver . In a coded transmission the receiver accepts heart rate data only from the Polar code[...]

M 91 ALARM : Indicates the alarm in watch settings. AM or PM : Are used in 12h time mode. Ex. in 24h time mode 13:00 means 1:00 PM. AV G : T ogether with a reading indicates average heart rate. Baseline : Set your personal relaxation rate baseline. BasicSet : Pre-programmable exercise with three alternating timers and heart rate limits. Additionall[...]

M 93 most accurate OwnCal is received by entering your clinically measured (in maximal treadmill or bicycle stress test) VO 2max and HR max into the wrist receiver . Energy expenditur e measurement is most accurate in continuous activities such as cycling and running. OwnINDEX : Result of Polar Fitness T est and comparable score with maximal oxygen[...]

M 95 between successive heart beats in milliseconds. This information is also shown as instantaneous heart rate in beats per minute in recorded samples. Recording every interval accurately is more difficult than obtaining the averaged heart rate only , because R-R recording rate is shielded less from measurement disturbances. We recommend using con[...]

Reset the heart rate monitor ................ 81 Reset the stopwatch .............................. 4 5 Return to the T ime of Day display ......... 7 Selecting exercise type ................... 20, 50 Setting interval calculation ................... 26 Setting tips ............................................. 38 Start a profile exercise .........[...]