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U S E R S M A N U A L

OwnIndex to reliably predict your VO2max

OwnCal the most accurate calorie

consumption calculation

OwnCode locks out possible interference

fro m oth er he ar t rate m on itors

Infra red data comm unication with your

computer and Uplink feature

Cycling features - speed, altitude and

th er m om et re . Op tiona l cad en ce an d

power o utput.

S 710

H E A R T R A T E M O N IT O RH E A R T R A T E M O N IT O R

Quick Guide

G B R

How to start m easuring your he art rate (BasicUse)1. Place the t ransmit ter around your chest and wet t he elect rodes . Place the

w rist receiver on your w rist .

2. Press and hold the OK but ton to s tar t the measurement . The s topwatch and

the exercise recording start . Your heart rate will appear in about

15 seconds.

How to stop measuring your heart rate1. Press the stop but ton. The s topwat ch and other calculat ions stop. Heart rate

measurement continues but exercise da ta is not recorded into a file anymo re.

2. Press the s top but ton aga in. The receiver returns to the Time of d ay display.

Up m o ve o nw a rd i ncr ea se t h e

selected value

Down m o ve b a ck w a rd r ed uce th e

selected value

Stop e xit th e

displayed mode r et ur n t o t he

Time of d ay display

Signa l/Light

OK st a r t m e a su ri n g t h e h ea r t r a t e

lock in your selec t ion

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The Po lar S710 offe rs you various po ssibilities on custom ising exercise sessions

to f i t your personal needs.

For example, use the Interval Trainer funct ion to g uide you thro ugh a complete

interval training session. Or, you can choose the functions that suit you best:

e.g. timers, recovery calculation and cycling information. After training, you

can review your exercise f i le and transfer i t to your computer for a nalysis wi th

Polar Precision Performa nce softw are . Monitor your f i tness level , and a ny

long-term chang es in it, by perform ing the q uick and easy Polar Fitness Test .

Please read t his manual caref ully to f amiliarise yourself w ith the Po lar S710.

Here is where you can find the informa tion you need to use and maintain yourequipment. The function road map on the front cover is a q uick guide to th e

versatile features of the Polar S710; please tear it off.

Please refer to the glossary for special terms, display symbols and text

explanat ions. The alpha betical index will help you quickly find answ ers to

any q uest ions that you might encounter while using your Polar S710.

Than k you for choosing Polar!

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CONTENTS

A. Getting going ....................... 5Heart ra te m oni to r pa r ts . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .5

But tons and the ir funct ions . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. .6

Easy sta rt ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

How to prepare the w rist rece iver . . . . .8

Instal l ing the Po lar Bike Mount . . . .. . . . .9

Instal l ing the Po lar Speed Sensor . . . . .. 9

How to put the t ransmit te r on . . . . .. . .11

How to s ta r t measuring

your hea rt rat e ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

How to s top measuring

your hea rt rat e ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

After exercising ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Modes a nd the ir f unct ions . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . ..13

B. How to enter settings ........ 18User in fo rma t ion se t t ings . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . .19

Exercise setting s ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 22

Selecting exercise type ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .22

Setting exercise sets ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .23

Setting timers ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Se t t ing hear t ra te l imi ts . . . . .. . . .. . . . ..25

Heart rat e limits on/off ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Se t t ing in te rval type . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . .26

Se t t ing number o f in te rvals . . . . . . .. .27

Se t t ing recovery ca lculat ion . . . .. . . . .28

Naming exercise sets ..... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .29

Setting recording rat e ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .30

Turning f unctions on/off ..... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .32

Ow nCal calorie counter on/off ..... . . . .32

Fitness test o n/off ..... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Pred icted max imum

hea rt rate on/off ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Alt i tude and thermomet re on/o ff . . .33

Bicycle feature settings ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Wheel size ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .34

Caden ce on/off ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Pow er on/off ..... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 37

Autosta rt on/off ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Naming bike 1 or 2...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Monito r setting s ...... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 39

Activity/butt on sound on/off ..... . . . . . . .39

Se lect ing measuring un i ts . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. .39

Help on/off ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 40

Watch settings ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 41

Setting ala rm ....... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Setting time of da y...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Setting da te ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 42

Reminders on/off ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Setting tips ...... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .44

Swap t ime 1 o r t ime 2 . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .44

Shortcut to wa tch se t t ings . . . . .. . . .. . . . ..44

Swap measuring un i ts . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .44

Swap date , user ID,

user name and logo . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. .44

C. Exercise ................................ 45Measure mode ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 45

Autos tar t fo r record ing

a cycling exercise.. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .48

Exercise recording mode ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .49

Illumina ting the display ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 50

Heart ra te zo ne alarm on/o ff . . . . .. . . . ..50

Swapping the hear t ra te l imi ts . . . .. . . .50

Sto r ing lap a nd spl i t t ime . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. .51

Pausing the exercise ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .51

Swapping t he d isplayed

exercise informa tion ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .52

Rese t t ing the stopw atch to ze ro . . . . .54

Start ing an exercise set ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .54

Exercising w ith Interval Training Set ... 55

Warm-up phase...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Interval pha se ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Cool-down pha se ...... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

In te rrupt ing a n in te rval

tra ining exercise ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Exercising with BasicSet ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .60

Star t ing the t imers . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .60

Star t ing the recovery calculat ion . . . . .61

Stopping the exercise ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .61

Tips during exercise ...... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Swapping the exercise t ype . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 61

Swapping the b ike se t t ing . . . . .. . . .. . . . ..62

Rese t t ing the t r ip d is tance . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .62

Re turn ing to the ma nual ly

set altitu de ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 62

Restar t ing the in te rval o r

recovery calculation ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .62

In te rrupt ing a n in te rval o r

recovery calculation ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .63

In te rrupt ing a pha se o f an

interval training exercise ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Heart touch function ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .63

D. How to recall training information .......... 64Exercise time ...... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .66

Recovery in fo rmat ion o f Bas icSe t . . . . .. . .66

Exercise dista nce ...... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 66

Speed informa tion ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Cadence informa tion ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .66

Altitude ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Tempera ture ...... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .67

Ascended metres/feet ..... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .67

Pow er ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Peda lling index ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 67

Le ft r igh t peda l ling ba lance . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . .67

Heart rate limits ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 67

Exercise t ime w i th in , above a nd be low

the hear t ra te zones . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. .67

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Heart rate mo nitor

parts and theirfu nct io ns

A. GETTING GOING

A 5

The ela stic strap ho lds

the t ransmit te r

comfortably, yet firmly,

in the correct position.

The P ola r T61

transmitter detects your

heart ra te and t ransmits

it to t he w rist receiver.

The Po lar S710 w rist

receiver displays your

heart rat e and cycling

dat a du ring exercise.Enter your personal

settings into the receiver

and ana lyse the exercise

files aft er youre done.

Calorie expenditu re ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Cumulat ive calorie count ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 68

Cumulat ive exercise t ime count . . . . .. . . . ..68

Cumulat ive riding time ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .68

Odom eter ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .68

Interval Training informat ion ...... . . . . . . . . .69

Warm-up phase...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Interval pha se ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70Cool-down pha se ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Lap informa tion ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 71

Recorded samples ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Deleting a file ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 73

Deleting all files ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 74

Records file ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .74

Resetting cumulative

counts to zero ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 75

Returning to your previous

maximum value ...... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 76

E. Connection to computer . .. . 77Download ing t ra in ing data

to comput er ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .77

Upload ing se t t ings from computer . . . . . .78

F. Polar Fitness Test ................. 80Ow nIndex ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .80

Pred icted max imum heart ra te . . . . .. . . .. . . .82

Fitness test setting s...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 83

Carry ing out the te s t . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . ..83

Update Ow nIndex and HRma x

-p...... . . . . . . .85

Fitness classes ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 86

G. Care and maintenance ... .. .. 88

H. Precautions ......................... 91

I. Frequently asked questions95

J. Technical Specifications..... 99

K. Limited Polar Warranty ... 102

L. Disclaimer ......................... 103

M.Polar glossary ................... 104Display symbols ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Display texts ..... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .106

Index ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

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STOP

SIGNAL/LIGHT

OK

Signal/Light Turns the bee p on or o ff.

Turns the ba cklight on.

St op Re tu rn- Stops measuring the heart rat e .

Exits the displayed m ode a nd returns to

the previous mode level.

Returns to the Time of d ay display

from any mo de by pressing and

holding the stop button.

OK Accept - Starts measuring t he hea rt rat e (start) .

Enters the displayed mod e shown on

the low er level(start). Locks in your

selection(ok). Records lap info rmat ion

(lap). The Help te xt (start, o k or lap)that appears on the display above the

button indicates its use.

Useful tips

Buttons and their functions

Brie fly pressing a button (approximately 1 second) wi l l do di fferent

things than pressing and ho lding the button for a long er period oftime (approximately 2 to 5 seconds). If your press the button for a

longer period of time, you can use shortcuts.

The bu t to ns a re sl ig h t l y st i f fe r than tho se o f an o rd inary wa tch to

prevent them from being pressed accidentally.

You can always re turn to the Time of day display from the Options

setting or File recalling loops by pressing a nd holding t he stop but ton.

Se e the g lo ssa ry fo r d ispl ay symbo ls and te x t in terp re t a t i o n .

Up Moves to the fol lowing

mode. Increases the

selected value.

Reset Resets the heart rate

monitor.

Down Returns to the previous

mode. Decreases the

selected value.

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How to prepare the w rist receiver

1. Since the display is blank whe n the receiver leaves the

fa ctory, you have to a ctivat e the w rist receiver by pressing

the OK button t w ice, aft er which the Time of da y display

appea rs. This is a on e-off procedure; once you ha ve turned

on your receiver you can not t urn it off an ymore.

2. You may start measuring your heart rate right aw ay

using the de fault settings. However, the following

sett ings are ones that i t would be useful to change a s

soon a s possible: Time of day (see section Setting the

w atch) and personal user settings (see section User

information settings).

3. Polar S710 has various functions that you can use

according to your persona l training needs. For more

informa tion, see section Mode s and th eir functions. You

can either manua lly enter the settings by pressing th e

receiver butto ns or you can def ine your settings Polar

Precision Performance softw are , after which the da ta

should be transferred from your computer to th e wrist

receiver.

4. Wear the wrist receiver as you would wear a n ordinary

wa tch. If you go biking , we recommend at t aching the

w rist receiver to a Pola r Bike Mount .

Easy start Installing the Polar Bike Mount

Use cable ties to secure the bike mount

snugly on the rubber pa d.

Attach the receiver by securing the

wrist strap .

Installing the Polar Speed Sensor

The Po lar Speed Sensor me asures speed

and distance w hen cycling .

1 . Che ck the f ro n t s ide o f the f ro n t

fork to f ind a suitab le place for the

speed sensor. The sensor should b e

at ta ched 20-50 cm/8" -18" fro m

the mo unted w rist receiver.

2 . C le an and d ry the a re a u nde rne a th

the rubber pad before you at tach

i t to the front f ork.

3. Adjust the ang le of the sensor at 45 -

90 degrees as show n in the

illustrations.

4. Pass the cable t ies through the

sensor holes and loosely adjust the

ties. Do not tighten f ully yet.

If the cable ties are too short fo r

your bicycle, put tw o of t hem

toget her to make them longer.

20-50 cm8 -1 8

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How to put the transmitter on

1 . At t ach the t ransmi t te r to the e l as t ic s t rap .

2. Adjust the strap length to f i t snugly and

comfortab ly. Secure the strap around your

chest, just below the chest muscles, and

buckle it.

3 . Li f t the t ransmi t te r o f f yo u r che st and

moisten the grooved electrode areas

on the ba ck.

4 . Check tha t the we t e l ec t ro de a re as a re f i rmly

ag ainst your skin and the Polar logo is in a

central, upright position.

How to start measuring your heart rate

1 . Be g in wi th the d i sp lay tha t sho ws

the t ime of da y.

2. Keep the wrist receiver wi thin

1 metre/3 feet of your transmitter.

3 . Check tha t yo u a re no t ne ar o the r p e o p le

that ha ve heart rate monitors, high voltag e

pow er lines, televisions, mob ile phones or

other sources of e lectromag netic disturbance.

5 . The re a re two sp o k e mag ne t o p t io ns.

You only need to instal l one of them.

One is installed by rotating it a round th e

spoke before putting the metal cover on,

anot her by t ight ening the screw. The

magnet must be facing the speed sensor.

6. Fine-tune the posit ioning of both the

magnet a nd the sensor so that the mag net

passes the sensor closely but doe s not

touch it. The maximum distance bet we en

the speed sensor and the spoke magnet

should be 5 mm/0,2" . Once positioned

correctly, tighten t he cab le ties securely

and cut off a ny excess cable tie end s.

Your saf ety is importa nt t o us. While riding

your bike, please keep your eyes on the

road to prevent possible accidents and

injury. Check that you can turn the handle

bar no rmally and cable wires for brakes or

gearing do not catch on the sensor. Check

also that the sensor does not disturb

pedal l ing or the use of brakes or gearing .

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Modes and their functions4. Press the OK button to sta rt measuring your heart rate . A heart symbolwil l start f lashing and your hea rt rate (beats per minute) wi l l appear in

a maximum of 15 seconds.

5. Press OK aga in. The stopwa tch starts running and you can start

exercising. The exercise da ta w ill only be sto red in a file if you ha ve

tu rned the s to pwa tch o n .

How to stop measuring your heart rate

1. Press the stop butto n. The stopwa tch and other calculat ions stop.

The hea rt rate measuring continues, al though exercise data is no longer

recorded.

2. Press the stop button a gain. The heart rate measuring stops.

The receiver show s the Time of da y display ag ain.

After exercising

1. Careful ly wash the transmitter wi th a mild soap and wa ter solut ion.

2 . Rinse i t w i th p u re wa te r.

3 . Dry the t ransmi t te r ca re fu ll y wi th a so f t t o w e l.

4. Store the transmitter in a clean and dry place. Dirt impairs the elasticity

and functioning of the transmitter. Sweat and moisture can keep the

electrodes wet and t he transmitter activated, w hich shortens batt ery life.

Your Po lar S710 has six ma in mod es: Time of da y, Exercise, File, Option s,

Fitness test and Connection.

1. TIME OF DAY

You can use your Polar heart ra te monitor as an ordinary wa tch with

dat e , weekday indicator an d alarm function.

You can also change betw een tw o di fferent countries t ime

zones. In add i t ion, the fol low ing functions can be upload ed from a

computer:

7 reminders wi th alarm sounds

your personal logo, user number or user name

2. EXERCISE

In the Exercise mode, you measure your heart rate and exercise

information is recorded in the File mode. You can preset up to five

exercise sets for your persona l needs. When you sta rt exercising, just

select one of the saved sets. Or, you can select BasicUse (hea rt rat emeasurement w i thout hea rt rat e l imits, t imers or other exercise guiding

functions).

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C. Freely programmable Interval Trainerw i ll automa tical ly guide

you through your interval training session with t he help of the

follow ing, preset exercise phases:

wa rm-u p wi th a t a rg e t he ar t ra te zo ne a nd a co u n tdo wn t ime r

up to 30 intervals wi th a ta rget heart rat e zone. After each

interval you have a recovery calculation option.

co o l-do wn wi th a t a rg e t zo ne a nd a co u ntdo wn t imer fu nct io ns.

3. FILE

Your receiver store s exercise informa tion in 99 exercise files:

t h e st a r t d a t e a n d t im e o f t h e exe r cis e

t o t a l e xe rcise t im e

the ave rag e and ma x imu m he ar t ra te re ad ing s fo r the e xe rci se se ss io n

the re co ve ry va lu e (o n ly Bas icSe t )

t o t a l d ist a n ce o f t h e e xe r ci se

a v er a g e a nd m a xim um sp ee d

a v er a g e a n d ma x im u m c a d en ce *

a v er a g e , m a xi mu m a n d m i ni mu m a l ti t ud e

a v er a g e , m a xi mu m a n d m i n im u m t e m pe r a t ur e

m e tr es/f e et a s ce nd e d

o ut pu t po w er in w a t t s*

p ed a llin g in d ex*

l ef t r ig h t p ed a l lin g b a la n ce *

he ar t ra te limit s u se d du r ing the e xe rci se

A. During BasicUse, you can save 99 split an d lap times w ith deta iled

heart ra te a nd cycling information fo r each lap . You can configure the

display to show information on t he fol lowing:

your current heart rate/average heart rate/a read ing of your

maximum heart rate in percentages

the current exercise t ime (stopwat ch)

t im e o f d a y

current lap and spli t t ime as wel l as the lap number

calorie count fo r your exercise session

current , average and maximum speed

trip distance

a l t itu de

metres/feet ascended

t e mp e ra tu re

cade nce *

Po we r o u tpu t*

le ft right peda l ling balance*

pedal l ing index*

B. Freely programmable BasicSetw i ll automa tically guide youthrough your exercise session with the help of the f ol low ing functions:

three adjustable targ et heart rate l imits

three adjustable , a l ternat ing t imers

t ime-based or hea rt-rate-based recovery calculat ion

*Optional Po lar Cadence Sensor o r Po lar Power Output Sensor required .

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t ime sp e n t in , abo ve and be lo w yo u r t a rg e t zo ne s du r ing e x e rc ise

O w n Ca l ca l o rie e xp e nd it u re

cumu la t i ve ca lo r ie e xp e nd itu re

cumu la t i ve ex e rc ise t ime

c um u la t i ve ri di ng t im e

o d o met er

yo u r in te rva l t ra in ing in fo rmat io n: wa rm-u p , in te rva l and co o l-do wn

phases

yo u r lap in fo rmat io n : be s t lap t ime ; lap and spl it t ime s; cu rre n t ,

average a nd ma ximum heart rat e for each lap ; cycl ing informat ion at

the e nd o f the l ap

he ar t ra te and cycl ing samp le s save d a t the p re se t re co rd ing ra te

In addition to an exercise file, your cumulative and maximum exercise

values are updated in records file.

4. OPTIONS

In the Options mode, you can enter the fol lowing set t ings:

Exercise settings:You can select BasicUse with no settings or 5 freelyprogra mma ble BasicSets or Interval Training Sets

Memory settings:Set the recording rate of your heart rat e of 5

seconds, 15 seconds or 1 minut e

Function settings:Own Cal calorie counter on /off , fitness test on /off ,

predicted ma ximum heart ra te on/off , altitude on /off

Bicycle f eature settings:bike 1 or 2 on/off , w heel size,

caden ce* on/off , output pow er* on/off , autosta rt on/off

User-specific information:weight , height , da te of birth, gender,

act ivity level, maximum heart rate and maximal oxygen uptake

Monitor settings:activity/but ton soun d on /off , measureme nt units,

Help on /of f

Watch settings:a larm, t ime of d ay, date , reminders on/off

5. FITNESS TEST

In this mode you can:

p e r fo rm the Po l a r Fi tness Te st

re ca l l yo u r la te s t t e st re su lt s ; OwnInde x and HRma x

-p values

u p da te yo u r use r in fo rmat io n to re f le ct yo u r mo st re ce n t OwnIndex and

HRmax -p values

6. CONNECTION

In this mode you can:

upload your receiver set t ings from your computer wi th Polar Precision

Performance version 3.0 or later

do wnlo ad re co rded e x e rc ise in fo rmat io n to yo u r co mp u te r fo r de t a il ed

ana lysis w ith Polar Precision Performa nce version 3.0 or later*Optional Po lar Cadence Sensor o r Po lar Pow er Output Sensor required .

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Options

User Set

Weight Height Birthda y Sex Activity HRma x VO2max

User information settings

In the User Set loop you can move forw ard o nly by pressing OK.

The digits run faster if you press and hold the up or dow n butto n as you

adjust the value. Release the button wh en approa ching the desired value.

Measuring units depend on your choice in Options/Monitor Set/Unit 1 or Unit 2.

Units 1 Units 2

Weig ht kg lbs

Heig h t cm f t/inch

D at e o f b irt h se tt in g o rd er d a y - m on th - y ea r m on th - d a y - y ea r

1. In the Time of d ay display scroll up or do w n until OPTIONS is displayed .

2. Press OK to en ter th e Options mod e. EXERCISE SETis displayed.

3. Scroll up or dow n until USER SETis displayed.

4. Press OK to start the user information set t ings.

Weight(kg or lbs)

5. Scroll up or dow n to a djust your weight . Press OK.

Height(cm or f t/inch)

6. Scroll up or dow n to a djust your height. Press OK.

Time Of Da y File Options Fit. Test Connect

Exercise Set Memo ry Set Function Set Bike Set User Set Monito r Set Watch Set

B. HOW TO ENTER SETTINGS

This section describes how to manually enter

settings by pressing the receiver buttons.

However, Polar S710 offers you another and faster

way as well: prepare your settings with Polar

Precision Performance software and upload them to

your receiver from your computer. After preparing

your settings you can upload options lock function.

Your options can no longer be changed until you

deactivate the options lock from the user features

of your software. See the Uploading settings

from computer chapter.

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To p Yo u p ar t i cipa te re g u l a r ly in he avy p hysi ca l e x erci se a t l e ast 5 t ime s

a week. E.g . you exercise to improve performa nce for competi t ive

purposes.

Maximum heart rate value (HRma x

)

12. Your ag e-predicted maximum heart rate value is displayed as a defaul t

se t t ing w hen you set this value for t he f i rst t ime. If you know yourexact clinically tested current ma ximum h eart rate value, se t the

value by scrol l ing up or do wn.

13. Press OK.

If you do not know this value, updat e it in the Fitness Test mode a fte r

having carried out the Po lar Fitness Test.

Maximal oxygen uptake value (VO2max

)

14. The w rist receiver suggests value 35 for fema les and value 45 for ma les

as a defaul t se t t ing w hen you set this value for t he f i rst t ime. If you

know your exact clinically tested current maximal o xygen uptake

va lue ,se t the value by scroll ing up or d ow n.

15. Press OK. User Set a ppears.

If you do not know this value, updat e it in Fitness Test mod e aft er having

carried o ut the Polar Fitness Test

To continue you r settings, press the stop b utt on or to re turn to t he Time of

day display , press and ho ld the stop butt on.

Units 2: setting order

is month - da y - year.

Date of birth (Birthday)

7 . Scro l l u p o r do wn to ad ju st yo u r day o f b i r th .

Press OK.

8. Month appears. Scroll up or dow n to se lect

your month of birth. Press OK.

9. Year appea rs. Scroll up or down to a djust the year of birth. Press OK.

Sex

10.Scroll up or do w n to select your gende r. Press OK.

Activity level(Activity)

11.Scroll up or dow n t o select your activity level for Po lar Fitness Test.

Press OK.

Assess your long -term ph ysical a ctivity level. Do not chang e your a ctivity

level description if your regular exercise habits have changed during the

last six months.

Lo w Yo u do no t p art i cipa te reg u la r ly in p ro g ramme d re cre a t io na l spo r t

or hea vy physical activity. E.g. you w alk only for plea sure or

occasionally exercise sufficiently to cause heavy breathing orperspiration.

Middle You part icipate regularly in recreat ional sports. E.g . you cycle 15-

30 km per w eek or spend 1/2-2 hours per w eek in compa rable

physical a ctivity or, your w ork requires mod est physical activity.

Hig h Yo u p ar t ic ip a te re g ul a rl y, a t l e ast 3 t ime s a we e k , in he avy physi ca l

exercise. E.g. you cycle 30-60 km per w eek or spend 2-3 hours per

w eek in compa rab le physical activity.

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Setting exercise sets

Preset exercise sets read y for f ive exercise sets; when you sta rt exercising,

just select one of the sets.

Interval Training Set

If you choose interval on, you can

set 3 different exercise phases for

each exercise set in following order:

Warm-up pha se

co unt do w n t imer 1 On/OFF

hea rt ra t e limit s 1 On/OFF

Interval phase

in te rva l ca lcul a t io n t ype : manua l ,

timer, heart-rate- or distance-

based interval

n u mb e r o f re p ea t e d in t e rv a l

phases


re co ve ry ca lcula tio n On /OFFCool-dow n pha se

co unt do w n t imer 3 On/OFF


If you set the countdo wn t imers of

the phase off , you have to ma nual ly

stop the phase .

BasicSet

If you choose interval off , you can

set the fol lowing functions to your

exercise:

t imer 1 On/OFF

t imer 2 On/OFF

t imer 3 On/OFF

hea rt ra te limit s 1 On/OFF



re co ve ry ca lcula tio n On /OFF

You should select t he timers on

sequentially. E.g. you cannot set

timer 3 on if timer 1 is off.

When you sta rt sett ing your exercise preferences your first choice is to select

wh ether you w ant to set your personal exercise set or to exercise with

BasicUse option. If you select t o sta rt setting the e xercise sets, your second

choice is whet her you w ant to select BasicSet or a n Interval Training Set.

Selecting exercise type

Exercise settings

BasicUse(E0)

BasicUse is a simple mo de f or

exercising. You do not ha ve to do a ny

settings before e xercising w ith this

Exercise mod e. While exercising, yo u

can see the following opt ional values:

c ur re n t he a r t r a t e a n d a ve ra g e

heart rate of the exercise

st opw a tch

t im e o f d ay

s pl it - a n d la p t im e sAdditionally, you can follow calories

of yo ur exercise session, percentag e

of your maximum heart rate and

cycling infromation, if you have set

al l the user information and turned

the functions on.

Exercise set (E1-E5)

During exercising w ith this mode you

can see the same optiona l values as

in the BasicUse mode. Additionally,

the e xercise set w ill guide you

throug h your exercise according to

the settings you have ma de. You can

also name the exercise sets e.g. aft er

an exercise type.

You can set f ollow ing exerciseguiding functions:

3 he a rt r a t e lim it s

3 co un t do w n t im er s

in t er va l f u nct io n

r ec ov er y c a lc ul a t io n

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Setting timers

I f you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-5.

6. Scrol l up or dow n unti l desired t imer is displayed. Press OK to start

se t t ing the t imer.

7. Scrol l up or down t o turn the t imer on or off . Press OK.

Time r OFF: skip ste ps 8-9.

8. Scrol l up or dow n to a djust minutes. Press OK.

9. Scrol l up or dow n to a djust seconds. Press OK.

Setting heart rate limits


6. Scrol l up or dow n unti l desired l imits are displayed.

7. Press OK to start se t t ing the l imits.

8. Lim High a ppears. Scroll up or dow n to a djust your upper limit. Press OK.

9. Lim Low appears. Scrol l up or dow n to adjust your lower l imit . Press OK.

Turnin g heart rate lim its on/off


6. Scrol l up or dow n unti l Limits is displayed.

7. Press and hold t he signa l/l ight button to t urn l imits on or off . Release .You can a lso turn the limits off in th e Lim Low loop b y scrolling

the do wn bu t to n .

1. In the Time of day d isplay

scrol l up or dow n unti l

OPTIONS is displaye d.

2 . Press OK to e n te r the

Options mode. EXERCISE

SETis displayed.

3. Press OK to sta rt th e exercise setting s. BasicUse E0 or exercise set E1 - E5

is displayed .

4. Scroll up or dow n until the desired exercise type is displayed. Press OK.

If you chose Ba sicUse (E0): to return t o t he Time of da y display, press and

hold the stop button and skip the rest of the exercise set t ings.

If yo u cho se exercise set (E1-E5) Int erva l On/OFF is displaye d.

5. Scrol l up or dow n to turn t he interval function on or off . Press OK.

Timer 1 is displa yed.

Options

Exercise Set

E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5

Exercise Set 1 - 5

Interva l On Int erva l OFF (Ba sicSet ) Reco very Hr

Tim er 1 Tim er 2 Tim er 3 Lim it s 1 Lim it s 2 Lim it s 3 Re co ve ry Tim er

Timer 1 Limit s 1 Interva l Repea t Limit s 2 Reco very Timer3 Limit s 3

Timer Interva l Timer

Recovery Hr Recovery Distan ce

Manua l Interval Interval Hr Interval Distan ce

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A. Time-ba sed interval

8. Scrol l up or dow n to a djust minutes. Press OK.

9. Scroll up or dow n to a djust second s. Press OK. Interva l TIMER appears.

Or

B. Heart-rate-based interval

8. Scrol l up or down to a djust the heart rate tha t wi l l end your interval .

Press OK. Interval Hr a ppears.Or

C. Distance-based interval

8. Scrol l up or dow n to ad just ki lometres.

Press OK.

9 . S cro ll u p o r do wn to ad ju st hu ndre ds o f

metre s. Press OK.

Setting the number of intervals


You can set up to 30 interva ls.

6. Scrol l up or dow n unti l Repeat is displayed.

7. Press OK to start se t t ing the number of intervals.

8. Scrol l up or dow n to a djust the numb er of intervals. Press OK.Or

If you do not know in a dvance the precise amo unt of the desired intervals,

select cont inuous interval. The interva ls will succeed until you ma nua lly

stop the interval phase or unt i l 30 intervals have been ma de.

8. Scroll dow n until Cont appea rs. Press OK.

Units 2: Adjustable un its

are miles and f eet .

Setting interval type

You can select four optional types of intervals:

A. Tim e-b a se d in t er va l En d s y ou r in t er va l w h e n y ou ha ve use d

the preset t ime.

B.Hear t -ra te -base d in te rva l Ends yo u r in te rva l a s yo u re ach the

preset hea rt rate . When select ing hea rt-rate-based interval, recovery calculation

must be set on.

C. D is ta n ce -b a s ed in t e rv a l En d s y o ur in t e rv a l a s yo u re a ch t h e

selected distance.

D.Ma nua l int erva l En d t he in terva l t ra in in g sessio n

by pressing OK.


6. Scroll up or do w n unt il Int erva l TIMER/Hr/DIST/MANUAL is

displayed. Press OK to sta rt se t t ing t he interval type.

TIMER/Hr/DIST/MANUAL is fla shin g.

7. Scrol l up or dow n to se lect the interval type that w i ll be used to end the

interval. Press OK. If yo u chose ma nual int erval skip steps 8 - 9.

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C. Rec. DISTis displayed.

10.Scroll up or dow n to a djust kilometres.

Press OK.

11. Scrol l up or dow n to adjust hundreds

of metres. Press OK. Recovery DISTappea rs.

To continue you r settings, press the stop b utt on or to re turn to t he Time ofday display , press and ho ld the stop butt on.

Naming exercise sets

You can na me the exercises w ith seven letters, numbers or punctual ma rks.

The a vaila ble dig its are: 0-9, spa ce, A-Z, a-z, - % /( ) * + : ?.



3. Press OK. E0-E5 is displayed.

4. Scroll up or do w n until desired exercise set (E1 - E5) is displayed .

5. Press and hold signal/l ight button. Adjustable le t ter is f lashing .

6. Scrol l up or dow n to se lect the desired mark. Press OK.

7. Repeat previous step unti l you have chosen al l 7 le t ters.



Units 2: Adjustable un its

are miles and f eet .

Setting recovery calculation

You can select 3 optiona l types of recoveries:

A. Re co v er y t im e r En d s y o ur re co v er y a s yo u r ea c h t he p re se t t im e .

B. Recovery heart rate Ends your recovery as you reach the preset

heart rate .

C. Re co ve ry d is t ance Ends yo ur re co ve ry as yo u re ach the se le c teddistance .


6. Scroll up o r do w n un til Recovery TIMER/Hr/DISTis displayed.

7. Press OK to start se t t ing recovery calculat ion on or o ff .

On/OFF is flash ing .

8. Scrol l up or dow n to turn the recovery calculat ion o n or off . Press OK.

OFF: skip steps 9-11.

On: TIMER/Hr/DISTis f lashing .

9. Scrol l up or dow n to se lect recovery t imer, heart ra te or d istance .

Press OK.

A . RecoTime is displayed.10. Scroll up or do w n to a djust minutes. Press OK.

11. Scroll up or d ow n t o a djust seconds. Press OK. Recovery TIMER appea rs.

Or

B. RecoHr is displayed.

10. Scroll up or dow n to a djust the value. Press OK. Recovery Hr appea rs.

Or

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Alt it ud e Sp ee d Ca d en ce P ow e r Re c. Ra t e 5s Re c. Ra t e 15s Re c. Ra t e 60s

On On On On 4 h 57 min 14 h 53 min 59 h 34 m in

On On On OFF 8 h 56 m in 26 h 48 min 99 h 59 min

On On OFF On 5 h 35 m in 16 h 45 min 67 h 01 min

On On OFF OFF 11 h 10 min 33 h 31 m in 99 h 59 m in

On OFF OFF OFF 14 h 53 m in 44 h 41 min 99 h 59 m in

OFF On On On 5 h 35 m in 16 h 45 min 67 h 02 min

OFF On On OFF 11 h 10 min 33 h 31 m in 99 h 59 m in

OFF On OFF On 6 h 23 m in 19 h 09 m in 76 h 37 min

OFF On OFF OFF 14 h 53 m in 44 h 41 min 99 h 59 m in

OFF OFF OFF OFF 44 h 42 min 99 h 59 min 99 h 59 m in

in on e f ile in on e f ile

and to ta l 130 h and t o ta l 520 h

The use of exercise sets and lap recording reduces the m aximum exercise

times.



The fo llowing t ab le shows the ma ximum exercise times for ea ch

recording ra te .

Setting recording rate

Options

Memory Set

Rec.Rat e 5 Sec /15 Sec /60 Sec

1. In the Time of da y display scrol l

up or dow n unt il OPTIONS

is displayed .

2. Press OK to enter the Options mode.

EXERCISE SETis displa yed .

3. Scroll up or dow n until MEMORY SET

is displayed .

4. Press OK to start the memory set t ings. Rec.Rate is displayed.

5. Scrol l up or dow n to se lect the desired recording rate . As you change the

recording rate you can see the me mory there is left in the low er row.

Press OK.

The recording t ime of Polar S710 depen ds on the selected recording rate

(5 s, 15 s, or 60 s). When the memo ry is full, you ca n con tinue e xercising

but the exercise is no longer recorded.

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6. Press OK to start se t t ing the f i tness test . On/OFF starts to f lash.

7. Scrol l up or dow n to set the f i tness test on or off . Press OK.

Predicted maximum heart rate on/off(HRma x

-p)


5. Scrol l up or dow n unti l HRmax-p is displayed.

6 . Pre ss OK to s t a r t se t t ing the HRma x

-p. On/OFF sta rts t o f lash.

7 . S cro ll u p o r do wn to se t the HRma x

-p on o r off . Press OK.

HRma x

-p can be t urned on o nly if Pola r Fitness Test is on.

Altitude and thermom etre on/off

I f you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4

5. Scrol l up or dow n unti l Alt i tude is displayed.

6. Press OK to start se t t ing the alt i tude measurement and thermometre .

On/OFF sta rts to fla sh.

7. Scrol l up or dow n to set the al t i tude on or off . Press OK.

If you turned Alt i tude off , skip the rest of t he a l t i tude set t ings.

8. If you turned Alt i tude on, Wait . . . a ppears for a few seconds.

9. Alt i tude and a f lashing number appear. S tart adjust ing the start ing

point al t i tude. Adjustable uni ts of 1/2 can be chang ed by pressing and

holding th e signa l/light butt on.

Scroll up or dow n until the d esired altitude is displayed. Press OK.

It is recommended tha t you reset the a l t i tude whenever a re l iable

reference is available.

To continue set t ing your set t ings, press the stop b utton or to re turn to the

Time of da y display, press and hold th e stop butt on.

Options

Function Set

Ow nCal Fit. Test HRma x

-p On /OFFOn /OFF On /OFF Altitude On /OFF

Turning functions on/off



3. Scroll up or d ow n unt il FUNCTION SETis displayed .

4. Press OK to start t he function set t ings. OwnCal is displayed.

To set t he fo l low ing functions on you ha ve to set your user informat ion.

If kg/lbs are displayed a s you sta rt setting t he function o n, the w rist

receiver points out tha t you have not se t your al l user informat ion.

OwnCal calorie counter on/off


5. Press OK to start se t t ing the Ow nCal function. On/OFF starts to f lash.

6. Scrol l up or dow n to set the OwnCal on or off . Press OK.

In addi t ion to heart ra te Own Cal takes into account the preset user

information. Update the HRmax

-p and Ow nIndex values to receive current

OwnCal information.

Fitness test on /off


5. Scroll up or dow n until Fit. Test is displayed.

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7. Scrol l up or dow n to adjust the w heel size . Press OK.

You ha ve the fol lowing a l ternat ives to f ind out

the w heel size of your bike:

METHOD 1.

Look at t he wh eel of your bike and f ind the w heel diameter printed on i t .

On the cha rt below , find your w heel diam eter in inches or in ERTROreading a nd ma tch i t to t he w heel size in mil limetres on the right .

Bicycle feature settings

1. In the Time of da y display scroll up or do w n unt il OPTIONS is displayed .

2. Press OK to e nter t he Option s mode. EXERCISE SETis displayed.

3. Scroll up or dow n until BIKE SETis displayed.

4. Press OK to start t he Bike set t ings.

5. Choose to start se t t ing the Bike 1 or 2 or turn the bike feat ures off .

Scroll up or do w n unt il desired o ption is displayed. Press OK. Wheel is

displayed. If you selected bike features off skip the rest of the bike

settings.

You can set tw o bike preferences for the S710. Make the set t ings ready f or

bot h bikes; whe n you sta rt exercising, just select bike 1 or 2. As you ta kethe bike settings 1 or 2 in use speed and distance measuring functions are

alw ays on. Wheel size sett ings are a prereq uisite fo r cycling inform at ion.

Adjusting the w heel size(Wheel)


6. Press OK to start se t t ing the w heel size .

Options

Bike Set

Bike 1/Bike 2/Bike O FF

Wheel Size Cade nce On/OFF Pow er On/OFF Autosta rt On/OFF

ERTRO Wheel size dia met er (inches) Wh eel size set ting (mm )

30-559 26x1.25 1953

35-559 26x1.5 1985

44-559 26x1.75 2030

47-559 26x1.95 2050

26x1 1/8 Tubula r 1970

650-20C 1952

622-20 700x20C 2086

622-23 700x23C 2096622-25 700x25C 2105

700C Tubula r 2130

28 (700 B) 2237

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Power* on/off


6 . S cro ll u p o r do wn u n t i l Po we r i s d ispl ayed .

7. Press OK to start se t t ing t he Pow er Output . On/OFF starts to f lash.

8 . S cro ll u p o r do wn to set Po we r Ou tp u t o n o r o f f . P re ss OK.

OFF: Skip the rest of th e Pow er Output sett ings.

9. C. weight is displayed. Scroll up or dow n to adjust the chain weight Press OK.10. C. length is displayed. Scrol l up or down to a djust the chain length.

Press OK.

11. S . length is displayed. Scrol l up or down to a djust the span length.

Press OK.

For more deta i led information, see the Polar Power Output manua l .

Autostart o n/off (AutoStrt)


6. Scrol l up or dow n unti l AutoStrt is displayed.

7. Press OK to start se t t ing the a utostart . On/OFF starts to f lash.

8. Scroll up or dow n to set the a utostart on or off . Press OK.

Autostart means th at the receiver aut omat ical ly starts or stops the exercise

recording, a s you start o r stop moving your bicycle. To cont inue your setting s,

press the stop b utton or to re turn to the Time of d ay display , press and hold the

stop button.

The w heel size is alw ays indicated in millimetres as this is more accurate.

Resett ing t he monitor ent ers the defa ul t values.

Cadence* on /off


6. Scrol l up or dow n unti l Cadence is displayed.

7. Press OK to sta rt setting t he Cadence. On/OFF start s to flash.8. Scrol l up or dow n to set the Cad ence on or off . Press OK.

*Optional Po lar Cadence Sensor o r Po lar Pow er Output Sensor required .

METHOD 2.

Mark the tread of the front t ire with a line and roll the tire

perpendicular to th e ground. You can a lso use the valve as

a ma rk. Mark a line on the ground . Move your bike on a

flat surface straight a head fo r one complete wh eel rota tion.

Check that the tire is perpendicular to the g round. Draw

anot her line on the g round exactly wh ere the mark on thefront tire touches the ground.

Measure the distance between t he tw o lines on the ground.

Substract 4 mm to account for your w eight on t he bike to

get your w heel circumference.

This is the value you must set on the m eter.

mm

- 4 mm

mm

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Options

Monitor Set

Sound Units HelpOn /OFF 1/2 On /OFF

Monitor settings

1. In the Time of day d isplay

scrol l up or dow n unti l

OPTIONS is displaye d.

2 . Press OK to e n te r the

Options mode. EXERCISESETis displayed.

3. Scroll up or d ow n unt il MONITOR SETis displayed.

4. Press OK to start the monitor se t t ings. Sound is displayed.

Turnin g activity/butto n sound o n/off


5. Press OK to sta rt setting t he sound. On/OFF start s to flash.

6. Scrol l up or dow n to set sound On or Off . Press OK.

Activity/butt on sound consists of th e butt on sound a nd in the Measure an d

Exercise mode s the following a ctivity sounds: start, stop an d lap recording,

phase start , interval phase end a nd recovery calculat ion en d sounds. It does

not consist o f heart rat e zone a larms, wa tch alarm or f i tness test alarm.

Selecting m easuring units


5. Scrol l up or dow n unti l Units is displayed.

6. Press OK to start se t t ing t he uni ts. 1 or 2 starts to f lash.

7. Scrol l up or dow n to se lect the d esired Unit . Press OK.

Naming bike 1 and bike 2

You can name the b ikes with f our le t ters, numbers or marks.

Number in the right corner indicate s, which bike setting s are in use.

(b0= Bike OFF, b1= Bike 1, b2=Bike 2)

1. In the Time of da y display scroll up or do w n unt il OPTIONS is displayed .

2. Press OK to e nter t he Option s mode. EXERCISE SETis displayed.

3. Scroll up or dow n until BIKE SETis displayed.4. Press OK to start t he bike set t ings.

5. Scroll up or dow n until Bike 1 or 2 is displayed.

6. Press and hold signal/l ight button. Adjustable le t ter is f lashing .

7. Scrol l up or d ow n to se lect the d esired ma rk. Press OK.

8. Repeat previous step unti l you have chosen al l four le t ters.

To continue yo ur settings, press the stop b utt on or to re turn to the Time of


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Options

Watch Set

Alarm Time 1/2 Date Reminder On /OFF

1. In the Time of day

display scroll up or

do w n unt il OPTIONS

is displayed .

2 . Press OK to e n te rthe Options mode.

EXERCISE SETis displa yed .

3. Scroll up or d ow n unt il WATCH SETis displayed.

4. Press OK to sta rt the w at ch sett ings. ALARM is displayed.

Setting alarm

If you start f rom the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4.

5 . Press OK to start a larm sett ings.

On/OFF sta rts to flash.

6. Scrol l up or dow n to set alarm o n or off . Press OK.

24h: skip step 7.

7. 12h: AM/PM start s to f lash. Scroll up or do w n to select AM or PM.

Press OK.8. The hours start t o f lash. Scroll up or dow n to adjust the hours. Press OK.

9. The minutes start to f lash. Scroll up or dow n to adjust the minutes.

Press OK.

When the a larm comes on, i t wi l l sound f or one minute or you can turn i t

off by pressing a ny of the f ive buttons.

Watch settings

OFF: Skip

steps 6- 9.

The uni ts se t t ings aff ect the fol lowing f eatures:

Unit s 1: Un it s 2:

User inf o rma t io n kg , cm lbs, feet

Da te o f b irt h da y-mo nth-yea r mo nt h-da y-yea r

Speed km/h mph

Dist a nce km, hund reds o f met res miles, feet

Alt itud e met res f eet

Met res a scended met res f eet

Tempera ture C F

Wheel size mm mm (No t e! )

Po w er Cha in w eig ht g g

Cha in leng t h mm mm

Spa n leng t h mm mm

Turnin g Help o n/off


5. Scrol l up or d ow n unti l Help is displayed.

6. Press OK to start sett ing the Help function . On/OFF start s to flash.

7. Scrol l up or dow n to set the Help on or off . Press OK.

If you turn Help on, the f lashing a rrows guide you to use the correctbuttons in the Options and File modes. During the exercise, when you are

changing the middle row information, you can see the name of the

function for few seconds. The nam es are a lso show n as you recal l

information on lap and exercise samples in the File mode.

To continue yo ur settings, press the stop b utt on or to re turn to the Time of


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Turning remind ers on/off


5. Scroll up or dow n until REMIND is displayed.

6. Press OK to start se t t ing t he reminders.

7. Scrol l up or dow n unti l desired reminder is displayed. The number o f t he

reminder is displayed in the corner o f th e display.

8. Press OK. On/OFF sta rts to flash.9. Scrol l up or dow n to set the reminder on or off . Press OK.

You can upload 7 reminders, each including t ime a nd na me, to your wrist

receiver from Polar Precision Performance softw are .

The reminder sound s an alarm o nly when t ime of da y is displayed. When

the remind er alarm come s on, it will sound f or 15 seconds or you can tu rn it

off by pressing a ny of the f ive buttons.

Erase the reminder text b y pressing any of t he f ive button s.



12h t ime mod e:

month - day - year

Setting time of day


5. Scroll up o r do w n un til TIME1/TIME2 is displayed .

6. Press OK to start se t t ing the Time of day.

7. Time is flashing. Scroll up or dow n to select time 1 or t ime 2. Press OK.

8. 12h/24h starts to f lash. Scrol l up or dow n to se lect 12h or 24h

time m ode. Press OK. 24h: skip step 9.9. AM/PM starts to flash. Scroll up or do w n to select AM or PM. Press OK.

10.The hours sta rt to flash. Scroll up or do w n to a djust the ho urs. Press OK.

11. The minutes start to f lash. Scroll up or dow n to a djust the minutes.

Press OK.

Setting date


5. Scroll up or do w n unt il DATE is displayed .

6. Press OK to start adjust ing the date .

7. Day appears. Scroll up or dow n to se lect the

desired va lue. Press OK.

8. Month appea rs. Scrol l up or down t o se lect the

desired va lue. Press OK.9. Year dig i ts start t o f lash. Scrol l up or dow n to se lect the yea r. Press OK.

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Time of day

Measure mod e

Exercise recording mode

C. EXERCISE

You can use two modes in your

exercise: Measure or Exercise mode.

In the Measure mode you can see your

heart rate but your exercise is not

recorded. In the Exercise mode your

exercise is recorded and stopwatch

and other calculations are started.

Measure mode

1. Wear the t ransmitter and the w rist receiver as described in Easy startsection.

2. To make sure that t he code search will be successful:

Keep the w rist receiver wi thin 1 metre/3 feet of your transmitter.

Check tha t yo u a re no t ne ar to o the r pe o p le wi th he ar t ra te mo nito rs,

high volta ge pow er lines, televisions, mobile phones, cars, motor driven

exercise eq uipment or other e lectromag netic disturbance.

Setting tips

Swap time 1 or time 2

In the Time of da y display press and hold t he do w n butt on. Time 1 or

Time 2 is displayed in the uppe rmost row for a couple of seconds. Displayed

time wil l now b e used in al l wat ch and a larm functions. If you chose t ime 2,

2 is displayed in the Time of d ay display.

Shortcut to watch setting loop

Press and hold the signal/l ight button for a couple of seconds to enter to

wa tch set t ing loop. Scroll up or down b utton unti l the desired w atch

function is displayed. Set the function as in the Watch set t ings sect ion.

Swap measuring units

a s yo u set yo u r u se r in fo rmat io n o n we ig h t and he ig h t .

as you set an Interval Training Set on distance-based interval or recovery.

a s yo u set the a l t itu de refe re nce p o in t .

Press and h old the signa l/light butt on until the units are swa pped. Release

the bu t to n .

Swap date, user ID, user name and logo

You are able to set a user ID number, user name and logo by Polar Precision

Performance softw are . These set t ings are shown o n the upper row o f the

Time of da y display. You can sw ap be tw een the user ID, user nam e, logo

and d ate by pressing and holding the up butto n.

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4. If you wa nt t o record cycling information, keep the bike stilluntil your

heart rate appears on the display. Press OK to start recording your exercise.

Or

If you want t o record cycling information without hea rt rate measurement:

after t he heart rate rea ding 00 appears press OK and start cycling .

The fo llowing d isplays start t o altern at e, if you have bike 1 or 2 and

al t i tude on, as you enter the Measure mode.

Exe rcise n a me M em ory le ft B ike n a me Alt it ud e

S spee d A a ut o st a rt

C ca d en ce P po w er

Time of d ayCurrent

h e a r t r a te

Recording ra t eExercise set in use/

BasicUse (E0)

bike in use

Under l ine indica tes tha tfunc tion is se t on.

and bike func tions

3. Start from t he Time of da y display by pressing the OK to start mea suring

your heart rate . A heart symbol wi l l start f lashing and your heart rate in

bea ts per minute w ill appea r in max. 15 seconds. The receiver returns

aut oma tically to the Time of da y display w ithin 5 minutes if the re is no

heart rat e reception.

The fo l low ing displays start t o a l ternate , i f you ha ve no bike or a l t itudesett ings in use , as you ent er the Mea sure mode:

Exerc ise name Memory le f t B ike OFF Alti tude OFF

Time of da y

Current

h e a r t r a te

Recording ra t eExercise set in use/

BasicUse (E0)

No bike in use

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I f you are start ing from the Time of day display, press and hold OK.

Exercise informa tion w ill be stored in a n exercise file only wh en the

stopwa tch is running. The ong oing recording is indicated w ith a graphic

bar that runs continuously on the display.

If your preset exercise requires cycling settings, Set bike is displayed f or a

few seconds. In order to start the exercise set you need to select bike 1 or 2 by

pressing a nd holding t he dow n butt on until the desired set is displayed.

If there is - - /00 reading on the display , there is no heart rate reception.

Bring t he w rist receiver up to your chest nea r the t ransmitters Polar logo.

The receiver starts looking f or the heart rate signal a gain.

In the beg inning of yo ur exercise, when it ha s lasted less tha n 60

minutes, th e exercise time is displayed in minute s and seconds. When

you ha ve exercised more t han 60 minutes, the exercise time is displayed

in hours and m inutes.

You have three optional Exercise modes depending on the selected

exercise:

Ba sicUse

Interval Training Set (Int On)

Bas icSe t (In t OFF)

Exercise recording modeAutostart fo r recording a cycling exerciseIf you start from t he Time of d ay d isplay, press OK briefly to ente r the

Measure mode. Your exercise recording automatically starts/pauses as you

start/stop cycling.

If you wa nt to record cycling information on ly, start cycling aft er the hea rt

rate rea ding 00 appears on the display . If you w ant to record bot h cycl ing

and heart rate information keep the bike stillunti l your heart rat eappears on the display.

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Storing lap and split time

Press OK to store lap a nd split time.

First Then

La p t ime Split t ime

Average hea rt

ra te o f the l apNumber of

the lap

Polar S710 automat ical ly stores a lap t ime w hen you stop recording a n

exercise. Polar S710 stores 99 laps if you ha ve not used the interval

function . After storing 99 laps FULL appea rs for a f ew seconds every

t ime you ta ke a lap on t he display . You can continue taking laps but

they w ill not b e stored. The w rist receiver cont inues recording all other

information of the exercise , except lap and interval information.

Pausing the exercise

Press the stop butto n.The exercise recording, sto pw at ch and oth er calculations are pa used. To

continue t hem, press OK. Or, to ret urn to t he Time of d ay display, press and

hold the stop button.

The receiver autom at ically returns to the Time of d ay display w ithin

5 minutes i f you forget to qui t the hea rt rate mea suring aft er having

stopped the stopwa tch and ta ken the transmitter off your chest .

The fo llowing f unctions can be used during a ll three o ptiona l Exercise

modes.

Illuminating the display

Press the signal/light b utto n.

After you use backlight once in the Measure mode, Polar S710

automatically illuminates the display if you: start or stop the exercisesession, store lap information and at t he end of an interval and a recovery

calculation.

Turning the heart rate zone alarm o n/off

Press and hold th e signal/light but ton .

When appears on the display the zone alarm is on. You wil l hear

a beeping sound with ea ch heartbeat i f your heartbea t is outside the heart

rate limit.

If you do not wa nt to use the zone alarm the f lashing heart ra te reading

indicates if your heart bea t is outside the hea rt rat e limit. This function can

be used i f you have set hea rt rate l imits on.

In addi t ion to the a larm you can see :i f you are exercising a bove heart rate zo ne.

i f you are exercising below heart ra te zone.

Swapping the heart rate limits

Press and hold the up butto n. Repeat unti l the d esired l imits are d isplayed.

In the Interval Training mode the l imits are a utomat ical ly swa pped w hen

the pha se changes to the preset l imits.

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See the alt ernat ive phase displays from Exercising w ith Interval Training

Set sect ion. You can also choose which informat ion you wa nt to be on th e

three display row s.

You can configure the middle and upper rows e i ther in the Measure

mode or during the exercise.

Select the middle row information

1. Press the dow n butto n to se lect the desired display al ternat ive . When

you swap the middle row informat ion, the upper and low er rows change

also . Continue select ing the upper and lower row s.

Select the upper row information

2. Press the up button t o se lect from the fol low ing:

Time of da y (Time), stop w at ch (Sw), lap tim e (Lp),

or i f you have turned the functions on select from:

calorie expend iture (Cal), trip (Trip), current speed (Spd), avera ge speed

(Avg speed), ma ximum speed (Max speed), cadence* (Cad), altitud e

(Alt), ascended met res (Asc), output pow er* (Pwr), left right ped alling

ba lance* (LRB), pe da lling index* (PI).

You cannot se lect the same displayed function to the upper an d middle row

i . e . the option on the middle row is no longer avai lable for the upper row.

*Optional Po lar Cadence Sensor o r

Po lar Power Out put Sensor required .

Swapping the displayed exercise inform ation

There are six display option s, which you can swa p betw een by pressing the

dow n butt on. Once you have configured the display opt ions, Polar S710

saves the settings. If the Help function is on, the name of the selected

function appears for a few seconds.

St o pw a tch Time o f da yTime o f da y St o pw a t ch

Current heart rat e

Number of t he lap

Stopwatch

La p t ime Speed

Phase Name

Co u ntdo wn

timer

Altitude

Tempera ture

Po we r*

When you have set your Interval

Training Set o n, you w ill have o ne

extra display. You can only change the

middle and lower row s for this display .

Remember to a t tach your receiver to the Polar Bike mount in

order to record the correct temperat ure .

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0 10 20 30 40 50

160

140

120

100

80

60

40

WarmUp phase

Countdown t imer 1Heart rat e limits 1

Interval Phase

Repeats 03

CoolDown phase

Countdown t imer 3Heart rat e limits 3

Interval

Recovery

Interval

Recovery

Interval

Recovery

Heartrate

Time

Exercising with Interval Training Set (Int On, E1-E5)

In this mod e you can also use the fun ctions in Exercise recording m ode

section.

The Interva l Trainer a utom at ically guides you t hroug h your exercise. In

order to hea r the act ivity sounds when the pha se starts and stops makesure the a ct ivi ty sound is on. If you have turned the countdow n t imer of

the phase off , you have to stop the pha se manual ly by pressing t he OK

button. When the stopw atch starts running indicates that Interval

Trainer is on. As the interval t raining exercise ends t he Po lar S710

aut oma tically sta rts a BasicUse exercise, which is recorded t o the sam e file

as your interva l training exercise.

Structure of an interval training exercise:

Select the lower heart rate information row

3 . Press and ho ld the do w n bu t to n to sele ct f ro m the fo l l o wing :

Current heart rate , averag e heart rate (avg) or the read ing (% max) in

percentages of your ma ximum heart rate ( i f you have set your user

information).

You can only change the displayed function of t he lower row i f thestopwa tch is on.

Resetting the stopw atch to zero

1. Pause your exercise .

2. Press and hold the dow n button unt i l the stopwa tch is reset . Release .

3. Press OK to restart the stopw atch and recording . Or, to re turn to the

Time of d ay d isplay, press an d hold t he stop b utto n. As a result of

resetting yo ur stopw at ch, the previous exercise file is deleted .

Starting an exercise set

1. Start from t he Time of da y display. Press OK to enter the Measure mode.

2. If you want t o swa p the preset exercise set , press and ho ld the up buttonuntil th e exercise set (E1-E5) is sw apped . Release. Repeat until desired

exercise set is displayed .

3. To start e xercising and record ing the preset exercise type press OK.

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A. Manual interval

Number of set intervals.

Current interval number.

Interval time.

Heart rate information.

If you selected ma nua l interva l your interva l will end a s you

press OK.

OrB. Time-ba sed inter val

Countdow n t imer 2.

If you selected t ime-ba sed interval your interval w ill end a s

you reach the preset t ime.

Or

C. Heart-rate-based Interval

The di fference betw een the preset interval heart rate and

current heart rat e .

Or

D.Distance-based interval

Countdown distance

Your interval w ill end a s you reach the preset dista nce.

3. At th e end o f In te rval

Interval d urat ion.

Average heart ra te of t he interval .

When your interva l ends the wrist receiver auto mat ically

continues with f o l lowing preset f unction: recovery

calculation or cool-dow n phase.

Warm-up phase

1. First

Heart rat e limits 1 (if set on ).

2. Then



Countdow n t imer starts running i f you ha ve set the t imer 1

on. If you ha ve set the t imer off , press OK and continue

from th e interval phase .

3. At t he end o f w arm-up phase

Warm-up phase duration.

Average heart rat e of the w arm-up phase .

Interval session

1. First

Preset hea rt rat e limits 2 (if set on).

2. Then

One of the fo llow ing is displayed d epending on your settings:

A. manual , B. time-based,C. heart rate-based or

D. distance-based interval.

Interval phase

The Pola r S710 records up to 30 repeat ed inte rval phases. Your interva l

phase is divided int o interva l and recovery calculation (if set on) sections,

which al ternate continuously through your interval phase .

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Cool-down phase

1. First

Preset hea rt rat e limits 3 (if set on ).

2. Then



Countdow n t imer starts running i f you ha ve set the t imer 3

on. If you have set the t imer off press OK to end a phase .

3.At th e end of cool -down ph ase

Cool-dow n phase durat ion.

Average heart ra te of the cool-dow n phase .

After your cool-dow n phase ha s ended t he receiver

aut oma tically cont inues exercise recording w ith BasicUse

mo de .

You can continue using the heart rate l imits of the interval

exercise in the BasicUse mode, to o. Or, if you w ant to d o

another interval training exercise, press and hold the OK

bu t to n .

Recovery calculation

One of th e following is displayed depend ing on your settings:

A. time-based recovery calculation or B.hea rt- rate-based

recovery calculation o r C.distan ce-based recovery calculation.

A. Time-ba sed reco very.

Recovery countd ow n timer.

Current heart ra te .

Or

B.Heart-rate -ba sed recovery.

The di fference betw een the preset recovery heart ra te an d

current heart rat e .


Or

C.Distance-based recovery.

Recovery countdow n distance .


You w ill hear tw o beeps w hen the recovery calculat ion is

do ne .

At t he end of recovery

A. and B. Or C.

Reco very d ura tio n. Reco very d ist ance .

Drop in your heart ra te .

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Swapping the exercise type (E0 or E1 - E5)

In the Measure mode press and hold the up butto n. Release . Repeat unti l

desired exercise set or BasicUse is displayed.

Stopping the exercise

Starting recovery calculation

To start the recovery calculation, press and hold t he OK butto n.

See Exercising with Interval Trainer / Recovery calculation for the

displayed information during the recovery calculation. After the recovery

calculation is done the e xercise is paused.

You can continue the exercise by pressing the OK button after the recovery

calculation. If you do another recovery calculation, the recovery

information w ill be dele ted in consequence.

Stopping the exercise

1. Press the stop butto n to pause the exercise .

2. Press and ho ld the stop butt on unti l Time of da y is displayed.

Your lap and spli t t ime are aut omat ical ly recorded, when you end t he

exercise.

Tips during the exercise

Interrupting an interval training exercise

1. Press the stop butto n to pause the exercise .

2. Press and hold the stop but ton to re turn to the Time of day display .

Skip step 3.

Or

Press the stop button. BasicUse appears. You can continue measuring your

heart rate in this mode (Measure mode) or continue exercising with

BasicUse and recording your exercise information.

3. Press OK to start recording the BasicUse exercise . Stopw atch is started

and you can continue using the hea rt rate l imits of the interval exercise .

Exercising with BasicSet (Int OFF, E1-E5)

In this mod e you can also use the fun ctions in Exercise recording mod e

section.

Starting the timers

If t imers are set on, they a utoma tically start running once you start the

stopw at ch. Timers alterna te in th e follow ing ord er: timer 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 etc.

At the end of t imer 1 you wil l hear 1 beep, at the end of t imer 2 you w ill

hea r 2 beeps an d at the end of t imer 3 you w ill hea r 3 beeps. Timers stop

running when you stop the stopwa tch.

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Tips during the exerciseSwap the bike setting (b0, b1 or b2)Start from the Mea sure mode. Press and h old the dow n butto n unti l Bike 1

or 2 or Bike OFF is displayed . You can now start exercising w ith th e chosen

sett ings. For more information a bout cycl ing measurement, see the

Measure mode a nd Swapping the displayed exercise information

sections.

Resetting the trip distance

Start from the Measure mode. Or, pause the exercise by pressing the stop

butt on. Then scroll up unt il Trip is displayed. Press and hold t he signa l light

butt on unt il the trip reading is zero. Release. To cont inue your exercise

press OK.

Returning to the m anually set altitude

Start from the Mea sure mode. Scrol l down unti l a l t i tude is displayed in t he

middle row . Press and hold th e signal/light but ton un til the previous

manually set altitude is displayed.

If the manua l ly se t a l t i tude reference value deviates o ver 610 m/2000 ft

from t he a l t itude calculated by Polar S710, Fai led appears and the

measured al t i tude appears. Set the reference al t i tude from the Options

mode. As you start adjust ing the reference al t i tude, the receiver suggests a

measured al t i tude fo r you instead o f th e previously set al t i tude.

Restarting the interval or recovery calculation

Pause the interval or recovery calculation.

Start reset t ing by pressing and holding the do wn button. To restart t he

same calculat ion press the OK button or to reset the interval training

exercise , see Resett ing stopw atch t o zero sect ion.

Interrupting an interval or recovery calculation

Press and hold the OK button during your interval training exercise

session to interrupt t he calculation. The follow ing section auto mat ically

starts. E.g. if you interrupt an interval your recovery calculation (if set on)

automa tically starts.

Interrupting a phase o f an interval training exercise

Press the stop butto n to pause your phase . Press and ho ld the OK button.

The f ol low ing pha se auto matical ly starts.

Heart touch function

The hea rt to uch function is act ivated a s you bring the wrist receiver near

the t ransmitters Polar logo.

You ha ve three al ternat ives for the heart touch function. You need t o

select it by Polar Precision Performa nce sofw are:

Checking the cu rre n t he ar t ra te limit s

S wap p ing the th re e o r fo u r ( if i n te rva l o n) d ispl ay o p t io ns

St o rin g la p t im e

During t he heart touch, the ba ckl ight is on for a couple of seconds, if you

have a lready used the backl ight during the exercise .

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e

Exe. Time

Recovery

Exe. Dist

Speed

Cadence

Altitude

C/F

Ascent

Power

Pl %

LRB

Limits

InZone1

InZone2

InZone3

KCal

Tot . KCal

Tot . Time

Rid. Time

Odom eter

EXE SET

LAPS

SAMPLES

Mo ve fo rward and backward wi th in f i le lo o p s wi th

u p o r do wn bu t to ns . Press OK to enter a f i le or to enter a deeper level in the f i le loop.

Press the stop button to move backwa rd to the previous f ile level.

P ress and ho ld the sto p bu t to n to re tu rn to the Time o f day

display, wherever you are in t he File recalling cycle.

Some information a l ternates on t he display a utoma tically.

You can ma ke the al ternat ion f aster by pressing the OK

bu t to n e .g . the t a rg e t he ar t ra te zo ne in fo rmat io n .

Exercise file

1. In the Time of day display scroll up or do wn until FILE is displayed.

2. Press OK to ent er the File mode. The main informat ion ofyour f ile is displayed.

Start ing date a nd t ime al ternate on the d isplay.

Exercise name

File numbe r

Used exercise set

or BasicUse

3. Scrol l up or dow n unti l the d esired f i le is displayed.

4. Press OK to sta rt recalling a n exercise file. Exe. Time is displayed.

D. HOW TO RECALL TRAININGINFORM ATION

The Polar S710 starts saving exercise information

to a file as you start the stopwatch in the Exercise

mode. You can recall the information in the File

mode. In the File mode there are up to 99 exercise

files and a records file, which keeps track of the

cumulative and maximum exercise values.

Time of Da y File Opt ions Fit. Test Conne ct

F99 ... F1 Records

Your f irst f ile is F1, then F2 and so on, unt il you have recorde d ma ximum 99

exercise files. The big ger t he file numb er the more recent it is.

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Altitude(Alt. Avg/Max/Min)

Average , maximum and minimum al t i tude o f t he exercise al ternat e .

Temperature (C or F Avg/Ma x/Min)

Average , maximum and minimum temperat ure of the exercise al ternate .

Ascended met res/feet(Ascent )

You can see the ascended metres/feet of the exercise.

Power* (Pwr Avg/Max)

Average and maximum output pow er of t he exercise al ternate .

Pedalling index* (PI Avg /Ma x)

Average a nd ma ximum peda l ling index of the exercise al ternate .

Left right pedalling balance* (LRB Avg )

You can see the average balance betw een le ft and right foo t pedal l ing .

Heart rate limits 1, 2 and 3 (Limits 1/Limits 2/Limits 3)

Sett ings of the hea rt rate l imits al ternate on the display .

Limits 1 are used f or hea rt rat e zone 1, limits 2 for z one 2 an d limits 3 for

zone 3.

Exercise time within, above and below the heart rate zones

Indicates the exercise time, w hich you have spent w ithin (InZone), above

and below each hea rt rate l imits during the entire exercise .

Exercise time (Exe. Time )

The exercise time is the amo unt of time tha t you ha ve

exercised w ith the stopw atch running. Average a nd

maximum heart rat es of your exercise al ternate on the

display. To cont inue recalling the file, scroll up or do w n

bu t to n .

Recovery informatio n of BasicSet exercise (Reco)

Recovery time.

Recovery duration.

Drop in your heart rate .

Or

Recovery heart rate .

Time i t took reach t he preset heart rate rea ding .

Drop in your heart rate .

Exercise distance (Exe. Dist. )

You can see the e xercised distan ce.

Speed information (Spd. Avg/Max)

Average a nd ma ximum speed of the exercise al ternate .

Cadence information* (Cad. Avg/Max)

Average a nd ma ximum cadence of the exercise al ternate .

*Optional Po lar Cadence Sensor o r Po lar Pow er Output Sensor required .

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Warm-up phase

Warm-up duration.

The heart rate a t the end of the w arm-up,

ave rag e a nd

maximum heart rates of your w arm-up phase .

Interval Training info rmation (EXE. SET)

FILE

EXE. SET

WarmUp Interval CoolDow n

Int 1 Reco 1 ... Int 30 Reco30

Start wi th t he display

sho w ing EXE. SET.

1. Press OK to start

recalling the interval

training information.

2 . Scro l l u p o r do wn to se e

the information on

wa rm-up, interval and cool-dow n pha ses.

3. To exi t this loop press stop button .

Calorie expenditure (KCa l)

You w ill see how man y kilocalories you have expended d uring the exercise.

Cumulative calorie count(Tot . KCa l)

You w ill have a co unt fo r cumulative calories expended d uring several

exercise sessions starting from the previous resetting of the value in records

fi le . This function a l low s you to fo l low t he calorie count as a gaug e of

eff ective exercise e.g. during one w eek.

Cumulative exercise time count(To t. Time )

This function coun ts cumulative exercise time e xpended d uring several

exercise sessions starting from the previous resetting of the value in records

fi le . It a l low s you to fo l low the exercise t ime count a s a ga uge of a mount

of exercise e .g . during one week.

Your cumulative to t

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