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1. 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 40 41 3 Start from the Time of day display by pressing the OK to start measuring your heart rate A heart symbol will start flashing and your heart rate in beats per minute will appear in max 15 seconds The frame around the heart symbol indicates that the heart rate reception is coded The receiver returns automatically to the Time of day display within 5 minutes if there isno heart rate reception The following displays start to alternate as you enter the Measure mode Exercise name Basile Time of OY flan ZERO Memory left i r rir IIu ub i Current i GOB 7 ie 085 heart rate e J09 s Profiles E1 E7 5 1212 a ae Recording rate BasicSet E8 or BasicUse EO rag the computer is on tt I I i To use this function you need an optional Polar IR Interface as Tm io Exercise recording mode If you are continuing from the Measure mode press OK Or if you are starting from the Time of day display press and hold OK If BasicUse exercise starts even if you have set an exercise profile on please chec that you have set at least one of the exercise profile functions on Exercise information will be stored in an exercise file only when the stopwatch is running The ongoing recording is indicated with a graphic bar that runs continuously on the display If there is 00 reading on the display there is no heart rate reception Bring the wrist receiver up to your chest ne
2. i Buttons and their fUnCtIOnS eee EEE K a E TT How to prepare the wrist receiver How to put the transmitter on How to sart measuring your heart rate assesseer 9 How to stop measuring your heart rate assesseer 10 After exercising swe 10 Modes and their functions 11 B How to enter settings 14 User information settings us Exercise Settings eseese 20 Selecting exercise type sscsserrn 22 Setting BasicSet exercise 22 Setting tiMers seeren 23 Setting heart rate limits Turning heart rate limits on off 23 Setting recovery calculation 24 Setting profile exercise oo 25 44 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 2 3 Setting phases on off essee Setting interval calculation Setting interval type eses Setting number of intervals and recoveries voce cette eeeeeeeees 28 Turning heart rate limits on off 28 Setting recovery calculation Setting heart rate limits Naming profiles cece Setting recording rate Turning functions on off OwnCal calorie counter on off Fitness test on off wees Predicted maximum heart rate ON OFF esseere 33 Online recording to computer on off sissscssisstsossssiaciearsancacs 33 Monitor SettingS seereseerenres 34 Turning activity button SOUNA ON OPFE veiscicictscicdiedeiiie 34 Selecting measuring units esee 34 Turning Help on off sesse 35 Watch SQttiOS cccccceccssssssassnmnmnnnacansaassaea 36 Set
3. Stopwatch SwET Ff Time of day STina E50 Stopwatch Suf Fan Time of day BSG ay Stopwatch e tJa 3 Lap time eu ius Curent Ww 55 ge 55 o heart rate lt e Cel Tem Number of the lap wee TAS mn ta i 8 3 01 14 16 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 44 45 os FEs_ SOW I I i When you have set a profile exercise on you will have one extra display You can change the middle and lower rows for this display i TERET Countdown timer ia Phase number See the alternative phase displays from Starting an exercise profile Exercise phases section Configure the display option and choose the displayed information for each row ned You can configure the middle and upper rows during heart rate measurement Select the middle row information 1 Press the down button to select the desired display alternative When you swap the middle row information the upper and lower rows change also Continue selecting the upper and lower rows Select the upper row information 2 Press the up button to select from the following Time of day Time stopwatch Sw lap time Lp relaxation rate RLX or calorie expenditure Cal if OwnCal is set on Additionally you will have a graphical relaxation rate display in the upper row Relaxation rate helps you recognise stressful situations The degree of relaxation rate is highly individual therefore compare the value to your own baseline 7 Number of curr
4. HR x Is the highest number of heart beats per minute of a person Measure mode Measuring your heart rate without recording the exercise Target heart rate zone The area between the upper and lower target heart rate limits Target zone selection is based on personal fitness goals 8 3 01 14 16 o ia E Display symbols Indicates an ongoing heart rate measurement and flashes to the beat of your heart A heart without frames indicates a non coded heart rate KAREN transmission Frame around the heart indicates a coded transmission of heart rate dd Indicates there has not been heart rate reception for less than 5 minutes Indicates there has not been heart rate reception for at least 5 minutes In the Time of day display the alarm is on Measure mode beeps if you are exercising outside your target heart rate zone Fitness Test mode sounds an alarm at the end of the fitness test fihi Indicates profile exercise fit Indicates continuous intervals and recoveries See Cont in display texts chapter Exercise mode indicates the heart rate above the target zone File mode indicates the time spent above the target zone y The graphic bar consists of five blocks A flashing block indicates in H which level you are in the Options settings or File recalling loops E Continuously running bars indicate that the exercise is recorded Indicates low battery _A pm6 90 91 Exercise mode in
5. WV GIT AVIEY seisssidasossanceccencesaassausaasensseeetssnanadl 86 _A pm6 96 8 3 01 14 16 Covers_S810_GBR_A fh8 8 3 01 14 06 Page 2 Manufactured by Polar Electro Oy Professorintie 5 FIN 90440 KEM PELE gt OK lt gt Saoll Up Down E STOP exit the displayed mode Time Of Day lt gt File gt Options lt gt Fit Test lt Connect Congratulations on purchasing a Polar Heart Rate Tel 358 8 520 2100 Monitor We are proud to assist you in achieving Fax 358 8 520 2300 Exerdise Memory Function User Se lt gt sett lt gt Set gt st lt gt lt gt personal fitness and performance goals If you want to get even more out of your Polar S810 during www polarfi training check www polarfi for BasicUse Rec Rate OwnCal kg Ibs amp EO RR On OFF e the best product and training tips t cm ft inch o in Polar Personal Trainer Profil 1 5 Se Fit Test i El 4 c On OFF ants 2 the software updates and other I a t y Date value added service for your Sex on OFF o S series heart rate monitor poe in Polar Product Support Recyclable material Printed in Holland Graphic Design CIS Finland Profil 7 Activity E7 On OFF HRmax BasicSet E8 4 VO Composite
6. At the end of recovery 4 if GG A Recovery duration Drop in your heart rate o oh TEDE Ta 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 48 49 Ps Tm io i Basicl se After the last phase has ended the receiver automatically 1 f Hu continues exercise recording with BasicUse mode Ba Ta I itt j Interrupting an exercise profile 1 Press the stop button to pause the exercise 2 Press and hold the stop button to return to the Time of day display Or Press the stop button BasicUse appears You can continue measuring your heart rate in this mode Measure mode or to continue exercising with BasicUse and recording your exercise information press OK Repeat steps 1 and 2 to return to the Time of day display Exercising with BasicSet E8 In this mode you can also use the functions in Exercise recording mode section Starting the timers If timers are set on they automatically start running once you start the stopwatch Timers alternate in the following order timer 1 2 3 1 2 3 etc At the end of timer 1 you will hear 1 beep at the end of timer 2 you will hear 2 beeps and at the end of timer 3 you will hear 3 beeps Timers stop running when you stop the stopwatch Swapping the heart rate limits Press and hold the up button Repeat until the desired limits are displayed 8 3 01 14 16 o ia I E Starting recovery calculation To sart the recovery calculation press and hold the OK
7. Split Time The elapsed time from the beginning of the exercise until storing the split time Sw Indicates stopwatch _A pm6 94 95 12h 24h time MOE eee eee 36 Activity obutton sound On OFF 34 Alarm settings ecne 36 Baseline for relaxation rate 19 BasicSet exercise ee 20 49 BUUEEOINS ocxaccsscuscsscockecksscassausasasnanssnczeasaacesnes 6 Care and maintenance cece 73 Code search ese Date settings Deleting a file a Display configuration c cece 43 Download training data toa Computer wicdeicccsseicstecsictenre need EASY Start i sc ssscssscncscrvecsccasscsnecceseeesstanazeanzas E dsceisszcasessasese Fitness OSE vives cevievandnnnnuiawnned Fitness test ON OFF woes Frequently asked questions Functions during the exercise 41 Heart rate lIM tS occ eee 51 55 Heart rate limits settings for BasicSet si Heart rate limits settings for Profile 28 Heart rate zone alarm ON OFF asee 41 Heart touch FUNCTION weet 51 Help On OFF 00 35 How to enter settings 14 HR max p On OFF 30 Interrupt an exercise phase scs 51 Interrupt an interval or recovery calculation c cece 51 An optional Polar IR Interface is required 8 3 01 14 16 Lap and split time storing 42 51 59 Measuring units settings e 34 38 Modes and their functions Name profiles eessen Online measurement to COMPPUTC sscsssssssssisanca
8. Update Ow nindex and HR p You can update your Ownlndex and HR cP values to the Options mode User information When you update these values regularly the reading in percentages of your maximum heart rate and calorie calculation give more accurate individual information 1 In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FIT TEST is displayed Press OK to enter the Fitness Test mode 3 Scroll up or down until Update USER SET is displayed This display appears if you have not updated your latest test results 4 Press OK to update the Ownlndex and HRP values 5 To return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button N 7 Your maximum heart rate value is updated if the HR_ p is on 44 810_manual_GB 70 71 Fitness classes as Tm io The Polar Fitness Test result your Ownlndex is most meaningful when comparing your individual values and changes in them OwnIndex can also be interpreted according to your gender and age Locate your Ownlndex on the table to find out your current cardiovascular fitness classification compared with those who are of the same age and gender Age years 20 24 25 29 30 34 35 39 40 44 45 49 50 54 55 59 60 65 20 24 25 29 30 34 35 39 40 44 45 49 50 54 55 59 60 65 The classification is based on literature review Shvartz amp Reibold 1990 of 62 studies where VO 1 very poor lt 32 lt 31 lt 29 lt 28 lt 26 lt 25 lt 24 lt 22 lt 2
9. circulation particularly high blood pressure and asthma and other breathing medications as well as some energy drinks alcohol and nicotine It is important to be sensitive to your body s reactions during the exercise If you feel unexpected pain or tiredness regarding your exercise intensity level it is recommended to stop the exercise or continue at a lighter intensity 8 3 01 14 16 o ia I E If you are allergic to any substance that comes into contact with the skin check the Polar heart rate monitor materials from the Technical specifications chapter It is recommended that you wear the transmitter against your bare skin to ensure flawless operation However if you wish to wear the transmitter over a shirt moisten the shirt well under the electrodes Notice to persons with pacemakers defibrillator or other implanted electronic device Persons who have a pacemaker use the Polar heart rate monitor at their own risk Before starting use we always recommend an exercise test under doctor s supervision The test isto ensure the safety and reliability of the simultaneous use of the pacemaker and the heart rate monitor _A pm6 78 79 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What should do if 1 don t know where I am in the Options or File cycle Press and hold the stop button until time of day is displayed lf cannot find the previous exercise s file You may have used the Measure mode during your exerc
10. function counts cumulative exercise time expended during several exercise sessions starting from the previous resetting of the value in the records file It allows you to follow the exercise time count as a gauge of amount of exercise e g during one week Bed Your cumulative total time is displayed in hours and minutes until 99 hours 59 minutes is reached After this your cumulative exercise time is displayed in hours 100 h until 9999 hours is reached S810_manual_GBR _A pm6 Pe Tm Profile exercise information EXE SET EXE SET Phase 1 gt gt Phase 6 Int 1 lt Reco 1 lt gt lt p Int 30 lt 4 Reco 30 Start with the display showing EXE SET SOs At Profile exercise time oh tT E i Profile number 1 Press OK to start recalling the profile exercise information 2 Scroll up or down to see the information on exercise phases i PHASE D Phase number tte Phase duration e TE p Average heart rate of intervals and recoveries START 3 Press the stop button to return to the previous file level and skip steps 4 and 5 or continue recalling more detailed information of the phase by pressing OK 8 3 01 14 16 o ia I E 4 Scroll up or down between intervals and recoveries Interval information Interval number Split time of the interval 1 Pae average and EP P17 Iu cigs smaximum one yy er heart rates of the selected interval Recovery inf
11. lt gt Hr 7 Scroll up or down to set the recovery on or off Press OK OFF Skip steps 8 10 On TIMER or Hr starts to flash Timer lt gt Hr lt gt Manual 1 30 Cont 8 Scroll up or down to select the recovery timer or heart rate Press OK Int Type lt ___ ______ Repeat A RecoTime is displayed 1 In the Time of day display scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed 9 Scroll up or down to adjust minutes Press OK 2 Press OK to enter the Options mode EXERCISE SET is displayed 10 Scroll up or down to adjust seconds Press OK 3 Press OK to start the exercise settings BasicUse EO Profil E1 E7 Recovery appears or BasicSet E8 is displayed Or 4 Scroll up or down until the desired Profil E1 E7 isdisplayed Press OK B RecoHr is displayed 9 Scroll up or down to adjust the heart rate Press OK See an example of an exercise profile from chapter Starting an exercise Recovery appears profile To continue your settings press the stop button or to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 24 25 ia 1 E Setting Phases on off Phase 1 6 On OFF Int On OFF lt gt Reco On OFF lt gt Limits On OFF E E EE A If you start from the Time 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
12. profiles E1 E7 is displayed Press and hold signal light button Adjustable letter is flashing Scroll up or down to select the desired mark Press OK Repeat previous step until you have chosen all 7 letters The recording time depends on the selected recording rate The use of lap recording and profile function reduces the maximum exercise times When the memory becomes full you can continue exercising but the exercise is no longer recorded Recording rate Maximum exercise time RR Each heart 100 is approx 30 000 heart beats beat is recorded The memory left is displayed in percentages NOUBWN EP To continue your settings press the stop button or to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button 5s 44h 13 min 15s 99 h 59 min and total 120 h is approx 5 days 60s 99 h 59 min in one file and total 500 h is approx 10 days To continue your settings press the stop button or to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button 7 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 30 31 o ia I E Turning functions on off 1 Inthe Time of day display scroll upor Options down until OPTIONS is displayed 2 Press OK to enter the Options mode T EXERCISE SET is displayed OwnCal Fit Tet e HR acP e Online 3 Scroll up or down until On OFF g On OFF On OFF On OFF a a ee RS SR FUNCTION SET is displayed 4 Press OK to start the function settings OwnCal is displayed To set the following functions on y
13. scroll up or down button until the desired watch function is displayed Set the function asin the Watch settings section Swap measuring units As you set your user information on weight and height press and hold the signal light button until the units are swapped Release the button 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 software These settings are shown on the upper row of the Time of day display You can swap between the user ID user name logo and date by pressing and holding the up button B 38 BD 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 38 39 C EXERCISE You can use two modes in your exercise Measure or Exercise mode 4 In the Measure mode you can see your Exercise recording mode heart rate but your exercise is not recorded In the Exercise mode your exercise is recorded and stopwatch and other calculations are started Time of day Heart rate measure mode Heart rate measure mode 1 Wear the transmitter and the wrist receiver as described in Easy start section 2 To make sure that the code search will be successful Keep the wrist receiver within 1 metre 3 feet of your transmitter e Check that you are not near to other people with heart rate monitors high voltage power lines televisions mobile phones cars motor driven exercise equipment or other electromagnetic disturbance 8 3 01 14 16 o ia I E 44
14. swap the profile E1 E7 press and hold the up button until the exercise is swapped Release Repeat until desired profile is displayed 3 To start exercising and recording the exercise press OK Profile function automatically guides you through the exercise In order to hear the activity sounds when the phase starts and stops make sure the activity outton sound is on When the stopwatch starts running hhh indicates that profile function ison As exercise ends the Polar S810 automatically starts a BasicUse exercise which is recorded in the same file as the exercise profile Example of a exercise profile structure Phase 1 Phase 2 Repeatl Repeats 2 Recovery Interval Recovery Interval Recovery g c g g i 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 Interval 20 Phase 3 Repeats 3 Recovery Interval Recovery 30 46 47 Interval Recovery Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase 6 Repeat 1 Repeat 1 Repeat 1 Interval Recovery Interval 50 Recovery Recovery Time Ps Tm io Exercise phase P1 P6 Each exercise profile may include up to six preprogrammable exercise phases Each phase may include up to 30 interval and recovery periods which alternate continuously through the phase Interval period Prasat L First if Preset heart rate limits if set on eisg 2 Then One of the following is displayed depending on your settings A manual B time based or C h
15. up or down to adjust seconds Press OK Repeat until you have set all timers you want to use You should select the timers on sequentially E g you cannot set timer 3 onif timer 1 is off Setting heart rate limits for the BasicSet If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 5 Scroll up or down until desired Limits is displayed 6 Press OK to start setting the heart rate limits 7 Lim High appears Scroll up or down to adjust your upper limit Press OK 8 Lim Low appears Scroll up or down to adjust your lower limit Press OK Repeat until you have set all heart rate limits you want to use Turning heart rate limits for the BasicSet on off If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 5 Scroll up or down until desired Limits is displayed 6 Press and hold the signal light button to turn limits on or off Release aaa 1 E Ps Tm lo Setting recovery calculation for BasicSet Setting profile exercise Options A Recovery timer Ends your recovery as you Reco On OFF reach the preset time y Exercise Set B Recovery heart rate Ends your recovery as you Timer lt gt Hr A A Profil 1 7 E1 E7 reach the preset heart rate If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 piesa ES On Ork 5 Scroll up or down until Recovery is displayed Int On OFF lt gt Reco On OFF gt Limits On OFF 6 Press OK to start setting the recovery on or off On OFF startsto flash Timer
16. 1 lt 27 lt 26 lt 25 lt 24 lt 22 lt 21 lt 19 lt 18 lt 16 2 poor 32 37 31 35 29 34 28 32 26 31 25 29 24 27 22 26 21 24 27 31 26 30 25 29 24 27 22 25 21 23 19 22 18 20 16 18 3 fair 38 43 36 42 35 40 33 38 32 35 30 34 28 32 27 30 25 28 32 36 31 35 30 33 28 31 26 29 24 27 23 25 21 23 19 21 4 5 average good 44 50 51 56 43 48 49 53 41 45 46 51 39 43 44 48 36 41 42 46 35 39 40 43 33 36 37 41 31 34 35 39 29 32 33 36 37 41 42 46 36 40 41 44 34 37 38 42 32 35 36 40 30 33 34 37 28 31 32 35 26 29 30 32 24 27 28 30 22 24 25 27 6 very good 57 62 54 59 52 56 49 54 47 51 44 48 42 46 40 43 37 40 47 51 45 49 43 46 41 44 38 41 36 38 33 36 31 33 28 30 7 excellent gt 62 gt 59 gt 56 gt 54 gt 51 gt 48 gt 46 gt 43 gt 40 gt 51 gt 49 gt 46 gt 44 gt 41 gt 38 gt 36 gt 33 gt 30 was 2max measured directly in healthy adult subjects in the USA Canada and 7 European countries Reference Shvartz E Reibold RC Aerobic fitness norms for males and females aged 6 to 75 years a review Aviat Space Environ Med 61 3 11 1990 8 3 01 14 16 o ia I E For various fitness classes we recommend the following 5 7 Maintain current exercise habits for good health and 4 To ensure good health fitness maintain current exercise habits For fitness improvement an increase in 1 3 Increase exercise exercise is reco
17. 2 Exercise HUNG isscssssscssrstecansivsteseasretesastsets 55 Recovery information of BasiCSet exercise esere 55 Heart rate liM tS esseen 55 Exercise time within above and below the heart rate zones Calorie expenditure 56 Cumulative calorie COUNT oo eee 56 Cumulative exercise time count 56 Profile exercise information Lap information esses Recorded heart rate samples i Records file sccscssssssssistiatieesesvesesnecasccccienss 60 Resetting the cumulative counts to zero Deleting a file Deleting all files E Connection to computer 62 Downloading training data tO COMPpUtET sisiccscencsterssrssrsiececcsnsass 62 Uploading settings FONT COMPUtET aiseisssscisascanconssseeceeceasaacannn 63 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 4 5 F Polar Fitness Test 000 OWNINAEX sic cccsisstsssississivarsancaasissinsicsetns 65 Predicted maximum heart rate 67 Fitness test settings 68 Carrying out the test Update OwnIndex and HR 70 Fitness CLASSES ssisssnssicsscecssacsivnvanaseeceeesosees 71 G Care and maintenance 73 H Precautions ssssssssssnssnnsnnnens 75 l Frequently asked CUCSTIONS ssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnn 79 J Technical specifications 83 K Limited Polar Warranty 86 L Disclaimer ccccceeessseeeeee 87 M Polar glossary sssssceeeseenseees 88 Display symbols 90 Display texts 91 NGOR csiscstssvesvssscascanssest
18. Covers_S810_GBR_A fh8 8 3 01 14 06 Page 1 OwnIindex to reliably predict your VO OwnCal the most accurate calorie Signal Light A Up consumption calculation j z i e move onward e increas the selected value OwnCode locks out possible interference from other heart rate monitors i Stop z __ Y Down e exit the e move backward displayed mode e reduce the e return to the selected value ExerciseProfiles to guide you through A Time of day display Exercise multi phase exercise sessions OK e start measuring the heart rate Infra red data communication with your 7 e lock in your selection IR DATA computer and Uplink feature i How to start measuring your heart rate BasicUse 1 Place the transmitter around your chest and wet its electrodes Wear the wrist Relaxation rate beat to beat receiver on your wrist 2 Press and hold the OK button to start the measurement The stopwatch and measurement the exercise recording start Your heart rate will appear in max GBR 15 seconds 7 USER S MANUAL How to stop measuring your heart rate 1 Press the stop button The stopwatch and other calculations stop Heart rate measurement continues but exercise data is not recorded into a file anymore HEARTRATE MONITOR 2 Pressthe stop button again The receiver returns to the Time of day display 179291 GBRA 810 PoLAR HEART RATE MONITOR V amp A Composite a
19. Polar Precision Performance software You are also able to set following functions with the software e auser ID user name or logo for easier receiver recognition in multi user situations e the heart touch function to show the current heart rate limits store a lap time or swap the display options during your exercise names and alarm times for 7 reminders e options lock function on or off 8 3 01 14 16 o ia I E Ta 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 You may upload settings from a computer to a wrist receiver either via IR communication or via audible Polar UpLink For IR communication please see the previous chapter and for the Polar UpLink communication proceed as follows 1 Start the software 2 If the receiver isin the Time of day display scroll up or down until CONNECT is displayed 3 Place the receiver lessthan 10 cm 4 from the loudspeaker 4 Activate the upload function of the software Do not move the receiver during the data transfer 5 The receiver automatically starts to upload the information as UpLink and COM appear You will hear a chirping sound while information is transferred to the receiver The receiver automatically returns to the Time of day display after data transfer If the data transfer was unsuccessful bring the receiver closer to the loudspeakers or turn the volume level of the loudspeakers up Interrupt the data transfer to the computer by pressing the stop button during data transfer CONNECT is di
20. RR reading in milliseconds ms or the sample number Si lt gt S2 S1 if RR recording rate was set off the time when the heart rate sample was recorded and heart rate 2 Scroll up or down the samples Press and hold the stop button to return to the Time of day display Records file This file is updated each time your exercise is recorded to file 1 In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FILE is displayed 2 Press OK to enter the File mode 3 Scroll up or down until Records is displayed 4 Press OK to enter the records file Tot KCal is displayed You will have a count for cumulative calories expended during several exercise sessions starting from the previous resetting 5 Scroll up or down to see the cumulative exercise time Tot Time starting from the previous resetting You can now return to the Time of day display by pressing and holding the stop button or continue resetting your cumulative counts Resetting your cumulative counts to zero Once your have reset the cumulative count you cannot retrieve it Start with the display showing Tot KCal or Tot Time in the records file 1 Press OK to start resetting the desired total count Reset appears and the value starts to flash 44 S810_manual_GBR _A pm6 2 E Tm io Press and hold the down button Reset starts to flash You can still cancel the resetting by releasing the down button before the value is reset If you are sure that you want
21. ace and the wristwatch receiver _A pm6 82 83 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Polar heart rate monitor is designed to indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity in sports and exercise No other use is intended or implied Heart rate is displayed as number of heart beats per minute bpm Polar transmitter Battery type Built in Lithium Cell Battery life Average 2 500 hours of use Operating temperature 10 C to 50 C 14 F to 122 F Material Polyurethane Elastic strap Buckle material Polyurethane Fabric material Nylon polyester and natural rubber including a small amount of latex 8 3 01 14 16 os FEs_ SOW I I i Wrist receiver Battery type CR 2430 Battery life Average 2 years 2h day 7 days week Operating temperature Water resistance Wrist strap material 10 C to 50 C 14 F to 122 F to 50 metres 160 feet Polyurethane Back cover and wrist strap buckle material Stainless steel complying with EU Directive 94 27 EU and its amendment 1999 C 205 05 on the release of nickel from products intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin Watch accuracy better than 0 5 seconds day at 25 C 77 F temperature Polar S810 is a Class 1 Laser Product Accuracy of heart rate measurement 1 or 1 bpm whichever larger definition applies to steady state conditions Default Settings Time of day 24h Alarm OFF Date of Birth 0 adj
22. an start exercising but your wrist receiver may become disturbed by other heart rate monitors heart symbol flashes irregularly 1 Check that the wrist receiver is not further than 1 metre 3 feet from the transmitter Check that the elastic strap has not become loose during exercise Make sure that the electrodes of the transmitter are moistened 4 Make sure that there is no other heart rate transmitter within 1 metre 3 feet 5 Cardiac arrhythmia may cause irregular readings In this case consult your physician wN _A pm6 80 81 E Tm io Other person with heart rate monitor is causing interference Your training partner may have exactly the same code as you In this case proceed as follows Keep a distance from your training partner and continue your training session normally Or 1 Take the transmitter off your chest for 30 seconds Keep a distance from your training partner 2 Put the transmitter back and bring the receiver up to your chest near the transmitter s Polar logo The receiver starts looking for a heart rate signal again Continue your training session normally heart rate reading becomes erratic or extremely high You may have come within range of strong electromagnetic signals which cause erratic readings Check your surroundings and move further away from the source of disturbance the display is blank or fading If the display is blank activate the wrist receiver by pressing the OK but
23. ar the transmitter s Polar logo The receiver starts looking for the heart rate signal again In the beginning of your exercise when it has lasted less than 60 gt minutes the exercise time is displayed in minutes and seconds When you have exercised more than 60 minutes the exercise time is displayed in hours and minutes Turning the heart rate zone alarm on off Press and hold the signal light button When appears on the display the zone alarm ison You will hear a beeping sound with each heart beat if your heart beat is outside the heart rate limit If you do not want to use the zone alarm the flashing heart rate reading indicates if your heart rate is outside the limits This function can be used if you have set heart rate limits on in profile and BasicSet exercises 8 3 01 14 16 r3 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 42 43 os FEs_ SOW I I i In addition to the alarm you can see if you are exercising above heart rate zone Y if you are exercising below heart rate zone You have three optional Exercise modes depending on the selected exercise e BasicUse E0 e BasicSet E8 e Profiles E1 E7 The following functions can be used during all three optional Exercise modes Illuminating the display Press the signal light button After you use backlight once in the Measure mode Polar S810 automatically illuminates the display when you start or stop the exercise session when you store lap information and
24. art rate heart rate variability at rest age gender height body weight and maximal oxygen uptake VO _ measured or predicted The most accurate HR P is obtained by entering your clinically measured VO into the wrist receiver 2max 8 3 01 14 16 o ia 1 E Fitness test settings To be able to carry out the Polar Fitness Test you need to do the following settings in the Options mode e Set your personal user information and long term physical activity level e Set the Polar Fitness Test on Set the HRP on if you want to get a prediction of your maximum heart rate Carrying out the test To get reliable test results the following basic requirements apply e You should be relaxed and calm e The test can take place anywhere home office health club as long as the testing environment is peaceful No disturbing noises e g television radio or telephone no other people talking to you e Keep the testing place time of day and environment the same every time the test is repeated e Avoid eating a heavy meal or smoking 2 3 hours prior to testing e Avoid heavy physical effort alcoholic beverages or pharmacological stimulants on the test day and the day before 68 69 44 810_manual_GB 3 4 Ps Tm io Powe of Day lt gt File lt gt Options gt Fit Test lt gt Sua In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FIT TEST is displayed If you cannot find Fitness Test mode che
25. at the end of an interval and a recovery calculation Storing lap and split time Press OK to store lap and split time First Then Lap time Lap Tima Split time Split Time Average heart Ann i m 630s i H Vay i rate of the lap 12 e 158 a1 0 58 a Number ne ee Ce vane the lap 57 E Tm je red Polar S810 automatically stores a lap time when you stop recording an exercise Polar S810 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 You can continue taking laps but they will not be stored The wrist receiver continues recording all other information of the exercise except lap and profile information Pausing the exercise Press the stop button The exercise recording stopwatch and other calculations are paused To continue them press OK Or to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button d The receiver automatically returns to the Time of day display within 5 minutes if you forget to quit the heart rate measuring after having stopped the stopwatch and taken the transmitter off your chest Swapping the displayed exercise information There are three display options which you can swap between by pressing the down button Once you have configured the display options Polar S810 saves the settings If the Help function is on the name of the selected function appears for a few seconds
26. ate reaches 90 bpm or is above 60 of your maximum heart rate whichever is smaller These limits are set to count only exercise calories The higher the heart rate the faster the energy expenditure OwnCal is individually calibrated by your preset weight maximal oxygen uptake VO __ and maximum heart rate HR ax The most accurate OwnCal is received by entering your clinically measured in maximal treadmill or bicycle stress test VO and HR into the wrist receiver Energy expenditure measurement is most accurate in continuous activities such as cycling and running OwnINDExX Result of Polar Fitness Test and comparable score with maximal oxygen uptake VO P1 P6 exercise phases Indicates pre programmable exercise phases of the profile exercise Each phase indudes adjustable number of interval periods and a recovery period Profil Indicates a preprogrammable exercise profile with six optional phases RecoHr heart rate based recovery You set the heart rate which will end your recovery calculation In the File mode you will see the drop in your heart rate and the recovery duration RecoTime time based recovery You set the recovery time in the Options mode In the File mode you 8 3 01 14 16 Ps Tm io will see the drop in your heart rate and the recovery duration RLX Relaxation rate Relaxation rate is most useful when measuring your heart rate at rest or during light daily activities such as o
27. ay options e current exercise time stopwatch e time of day e lap and split time as well as the lap number 44 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 10 11 01 14 15 fase o ia I E e current heart rate average heart rate or a reading of your maximum heart rate in percentages e calorie count for an exercise session e graphic and numeric display options of relaxation rate 3 FILE e upto 99 exercise files and one resetable records file which keeps track of cumulative calories and exercise time e date and starting time of the exercise e total exercise time average maximum and minimum heart rate readings for the exercise session e recovery information of BasicSet exercise e heart rate limits used during exercise e time spent in above and below your target zones during exercise e OwnCal calorie expenditure e cumulative calorie expenditure e cumulative exercise time e profile information on the exercise phases e lap information best lap time up to 99 lap and split times current average and maximum heart rate for each lap e heart rate samples recorded in the preset recording rate 4 OPTIONS e BasicUse with no settings BasicSet with three heart rate limits timers and a recovery period or seven programmable exercise profiles with 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 12 13 5 Ps Tm io exercise phases Each phase may include heart rate limits intervals and recovery periods heart rate for 1 minute 15 sec
28. ay scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed Press OK to enter the Options mode EXERCISE SET is displayed Scroll up or down until USER SET is displayed Press OK to start the user information settings PWNE Weight kg or Ibs 5 Scroll up or down to adjust your weight Press OK Height cm or ft inch 6 Scroll up or down to adjust your height Press OK Ps Tm io Date of birth Birthday 7 Scroll up or down to adjust your day of birth Units 2 setting order Press OK is month day year 8 Month appears Scroll up or down to select your month of birth Press OK 9 Year appears Scroll up or down to adjust the year of birth Press OK Sex 10 Scroll up or down to select your gender Press OK Activity level Activity 11 Scroll up or down to select your activity level for Polar Fitness Test Press OK Assess your long term physical activity level Do not change your activity level description if your regular exercise habits have changed during the last six months Low You do not participate regularly in programmed recreational sport or heavy physical activity E g you walk only for pleasure or occasionally exercise sufficiently to cause heavy breathing or perspiration Middle You participate regularly in recreational sports E g you run 5 10 km per week or spend 1 2 2 hours per week in comparable physical activity or your work requires modest physical activity High You participate regularly at least 3 ti
29. button Depending on your setting RecoHr or RecoTime appears in the upper row of the display See Starting an exercise profile Recovery calculation for the displayed information during the recovery calculation After the recovery calculation is done the exercise 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 will be deleted in consequence Stopping the exercise 1 Press the stop button to pause the exercise 2 Press and hold the stop button until time of day is displayed Your lap and split time are automatically recorded when you end the exercise Tips during the exercise Swapping the exercise type E0 E8 In the Measure mode press and hold the up button Release Repeat until desired exercise is displayed Swapping the recording rate of the exercise rr 5 s 15 sor 60s In the Measure mode press and hold the down button Release Repeat until desired recording rate is displayed Resetting the interval or recovery calculation of an exercise profile Press the stop button to pause the exercise 7 S810_manual_GBR _A pm6 50 51 E Tm io Reset the calculation by pressing and holding the down button Reset Int interval or Reset Re recovery is displayed until the calculation is reset To restart the same calculation press the OK button or to reset the exercise press and hold the down button In
30. button fora lap The Help text start ok or lap longer period of time you can use shortcuts that appears on the display above the e The buttons are slightly stiffer than those of an ordinary watch to button indicates its use prevent them from being pressed accidentally e You can always return to the Time of day display from the Options setting or File recalling loops by pressing and holding the stop button e See the glossary for display symbols and text interpretation 6 7 01 14 15 E o ia E Easy start How to prepare the wrist receiver 1 44 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 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 Time of day display appears This is a one off procedure once you have turned on your receiver you can not turn it off anymore You may start measuring your heart rate right away using the default settings However the following settings are ones that it would be useful to change as soon as possible Time of day see section Watch settings and personal user settings see section User information settings Polar S810 has various functions that you can use according to your personal training needs For more information see section Modes and their functions You can either manually enter the settings by pressing the receiver buttons or you can define your settings using Polar Precision Pe
31. ck that you have turned the function on in the Options mode Press OK to enter the Fitness Test mode Your latest Ownlndex and the testing date are displayed Scroll up or down to see your latest HR ac P and the testing date Lie down and relax yourself for 1 3 minutes before the test Start the test It takes 3 5 minutes to carry out the test 5 6 Press OK to start the test The wrist receiver starts searching for your heart rate TEST On and your heart rate are displayed The test begins Lie relaxed Keep your hands beside your body and avoid body movements Don t communicate with other people Your current Ownlndex and the testing date are displayed If HR aP ison Scroll up or down to see the HR__ p result and the testing date max Turn the fitness test sound signal on off The sound signal will alarm you at the end of the test If the sound signal is on appears on the display To turn the sound signal on or off either before or during the test press and hold the signal light button 8 3 01 14 16 o ia I E Interrupt the test e You can stop the test any time during the test by pressing the stop button Failed TEST is displayed for a few seconds The latest Ownlndex and HR cP are not replaced If the wrist receiver does not succeed in receiving your heart rate at the beginning or during the tes the test will fail Check that the transmitter electrodes are wet and the elastic strap is snug enough
32. day display repeat steps 1 10 11 Start with the display showing Int Type 12 Press OK to start setting the interval type TIMER Hr or MANUAL starts to flash 13 Scroll up or down to select the interval type that will be used to end the interval Press OK If you chose manual interval type MANUAL skip steps 14 15 A Time based interval 14 Scroll up or down to adjust minutes Press OK 15 Scroll up or down to adjust seconds Press OK TIMER appears Or B Heart rate based interval 14 Scroll up or down to adjust the heart rate that will end your interval Press OK Hr appears 7 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 28 29 os FEs_ SOW I I i Setting the number of intervals and recoveries Repeat If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 10 You 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 do not know in advance the precise number of the intervals select continuous interval by pressing and holding the up or down button until Cont nit is displayed If you choose Cont the intervals and recoveries will succeed until you manually stop the exercise or until 30 intervals and recoveries have been made Press OK Continue setting the recovery or heart rate limits by pressing the stop button Int is displayed To return to the Time of day d
33. dicates the heart rate below the target zone File mode indicates the time spent below the target zone E Tm io Display texts ALARM Indicates the alarm in watch settings AM or PM Are used in 12h time mode E g in 24h time mode 13 00 means 1 00 PM AVG Together with a reading indicates average heart rate Baseline Set your personal relaxation rate baseline BasicUse Exercising without settings BasicSet Preprogrammable exercise with three alternating timers and heart rate limits Additionally you can set a time or heart rate based recovery function that is turned on manually in the exercise situation BestLap Indicates the shortest lap time information CONNECT Communication mode between wrist receiver and computer Cont Up to 30 intervals and recoveries succeed one another unless the phase is manually stopped 8 3 01 14 16 EO Indicates BasicUse exercise E1 E7 Indicates the profile exercise E8 Indicates the BasicSet exercise EXE SET Indicates the recorded exercise profile information in the File mode Exe Time Exercise duration FILE Indicates the file mode FIT TEST Indicates fitness test mode FULL After having stored 99 laps the use of Profiles reduces the amount FULL appears in the display You can continue taking lap times or Profiles but they won t be recorded into the file HR aP Predicted maximum heart rate value Int Indicates the work period of a profile exerc
34. e limits allow you to monitor your workouts securing the correct intensity During exercise you can see the same optional values asin the BasicUse mode o ia I E Selecting exercise type 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 EXERCISE SET is displayed ia Eoi A 3 Press OK to start the exercise settings E ES Ee Sj BasicUse EO Profil E1 E7 or BasicSet E8 is displayed 4 Scroll up or down until the desired exercise type is displayed Press OK Options If you chose BasicUse E0 to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button and skip the rest of the exercise settings If you chose Profil E1 E7 continue to the step 5 of the chapter Setting profile exercise Setting phases on off If you chose BasicSet E8 continue setting the functions for the BasicSet Setting BasicSet exercise Options Exercise Set BasicSet E8 Timer 1 lt gt Timer 2 gt Timer 3 lt gt Limits 1 lt gt Limits 2 lt gt Limits 3 gt Recovery Timer lt gt Hr A 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 22 23 Ps Tm io Setting timers If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 5 5 Scroll up or down until desired Timer 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
35. eart rate based interval A Manual interval ANT 01 05 Number of set intervals C means you have set continuous intervals igus Current interval number te 59 pai Stopwatch Ss Phase number If you selected manual interval your interval will end as you press OK Or Gees B Time based interval AHT OU Un Countdown timer la A i If you selected time based interval your interval will end as you WISI P reach the preset time Or C Heart rate based interval The difference between the preset interval heart rate and current i heart rate If you selected heart rate based interval your interval will end as you reach the preset heart rate reading 8 3 01 14 16 o ia I E 3 At the end of interval MAT UI Interval duration 85 fae Average heart rate of the interval i H A iba tH acai When your intervals end the wrist receiver automatically continues following the preset function recovery calculation or the following exercise phase Recovery period One of the following is displayed depending on your settings A time based recovery or B heart rate based recovery A Time based recovery Recovery countdown timer A Current heart rate 9 ra p Or mT ge B Heart rate based recovery Recah The difference between the preset recovery heart it EFT a rate and current heart rate Mi iy v52 a Current heart rate S Sg SE A You will hear two beeps when the recovery calculation is done i RocoTine
36. easure your relaxation rate in a recovered state Follow the instructions below or refer to Polar Precision Performance software to easily determine your relaxation rate baseline 1 Before the measurement Relaxation rate relax for 2 3 minutes Time Example Yourvalue 2 Start measuring your heart rate 1 0 15 32 by pressing and holding the aia OK button 2 0 30 33 3 Pressthe up button until 3 0 45 35 relaxation rate value RIx in 4 1 00 34 milliseconds is displayed in the upper row 5 r5 33 _ Or if INT is displayed in the 6 1 330 35 RE upper row press first the down 7 1 45 36 button once and then up button until relaxation rate 8 2 00 33 value RIx is displayed 271 4 Write down your relaxation rate 18 ig each 15 seconds for 2 minutes 5 Sum up the eight relaxation Bacahine 34 values and divide them by eight to obtain the average value This is your baseline relaxation rate o ia I E For getting the most of your relaxation rate measure your baseline relaxation rate e in that situation which best represents the time you will be using the relaxation rate alwaysin the same way e g laying down place and time Update the baseline value once a month or whenever you want to refer to your value in different situations To continue your settings press the stop button or to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button Exercise settings When you start setting exercise prefere
37. ent interval AHT 0 Number of preset intervals E1464 Ps Tm io The bar indicates the baseline of your relaxation rate your baseline value If you are in a more relaxed state than the baseline value the bar of dotsis on the right side of the baseline bar and vice versa You cannot select the same displayed function to the upper and middle row i e the option on the middle row is no longer available for the upper row Select the lower heart rate information row 3 Press and hold the down button to select from the following Current heart rate average heart rate avg or the reading in percentages of your maximum heart rate max if you have set your user information You can only change the displayed function of the lower row if the stopwatch ison Resetting the stopwatch to zero 1 Pause your exercise by pressing the stop button 2 Press and hold the down button until the stopwatch is reset Reset stops flashing as the stopwatch is reset Release If you are resetting a profile exercise repeat step 2 3 Press OK to restart the stopwatch and recording or to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button Asa result of resetting your stopwatch the recorded file is deleted 8 3 01 14 16 Starting an exercise profile E1 E7 1 Start from the Time of day display Press OK to enter the Measure mode Heart rate 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 Es_ sC Cc y l i 2 If you want to
38. entiatiatianieastattaazaanss 95 A GETTING GOING Heart rate monitor parts and their functions The elastic strap holds the transmitter comfortably yet firmly in the correct position The Polar T61 transmitter detects your heart rate and transmits it to the wrist receiver The Polar S810 wrist receiver displays your heart rate and other data during exercise Enter your personal settings into the receiver and analyse the exercise files after you re done 01 14 15 o ia E Ps Tm io Buttons and their functions Signal Light Reset Stop Return OK Accept 44 S810_manual_GBR _A pm6 Turns the beep on or off az 9Y Up Moves to the following Turns the backlight on ee mode Increases the selected value Resets the heart rate monitor RESET Down Returns to the previous mode Decreases the selected value Stops measuring the heart rate E stop Exits the displayed mode and returns to the previous mode level Returns to the Time of day display from any mode by pressing and holding the stop button Starts measuring the heart rate start OK Se Useful tips Enters the displayed mode shown on Briefly pressing a button approximately 1 second will do different the lower level start Locks in your thingsthan pressing and holding the button for a longer period of selection ok Records lap information time approximately 2 to 5 seconds If your press the
39. ffice work After exercise e g in the following morning the value can also indicate the state of your physical recovery A resting heart rate sgnificantly higher or a relaxation rate smaller than normal may be an indication of an incomplete recovery Mental stress typically increases heart rate and decreases relaxation rate Relaxation rate measurement is based on the heart rate variability which indicates your autonomic nervous system s sate The degree of heart rate variability is highly individual and tends to decrease over time RR R R recording rate measures heart beat intervals i e the time between successive heart beats in milliseconds This information is also shown asinstantaneous heart rate o ia I E 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 less shielded from measurement disturbances We recommend using contact gel ECG gel to ensure contact between your skin and the transmitter It is useful to minimise the use of the heart touch function and backlight because the heart rate receiver does not detect new heart beat intervals when the backlight is on Also the use of activity button sound may occasionally cause a loss of one R R interval Readings that are interpreted as incorrect in the heart rate data can be adjusted and corrected with Polar Precision Performance software
40. h 7 Scroll up or down to select the desired unit Press OK 7 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 34 35 Ps Tm io The units settings affect the units in the user information settings and the order of your date of birth settings Units 1 kg cm day month year Units 2 Ibs feet month day year Turning Help on off If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 5 Scroll up or down until Help is displayed 6 Press OK to start setting the Help function On OFF starts to flash 7 Scroll up or down to set the Help on or off Press OK If you turn Help on the flashing arrows guide you to use the correct buttons 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 To continue your settings press the stop button or to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button o ia I E Watch settings 1 In the Time of day display scroll Options up or down until OPTIONS is displayed Watch Set 2 Press OK to enter the Options y mode EXERCISE SET is ee ages O displayed 3 Scroll up or down until WATCH SET is displayed 4 Press OK to start the watch settings ALARM is displayed Setting alarm If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 5 Press OK to start alarm settings On OFF starts to flash OFF skip 6 Scroll up or down to set alarm on or off Press OK steps 6 9 24
41. h skip step 7 7 12h AM PM starts to flash Scroll up or down to select AM or PM Press OK 8 The hours start to flash Scroll up or down to adjust the hours Press OK 9 The minutes start to flash Scroll up or down to adjust the minutes Press OK When the alarm comes on it will sound for one minute or you can turn it off by pressing any of the five buttons Setting time of day If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 5 Scroll up or down until TIME1 TIME 2 is displayed 6 Press OK to start setting the Time of day 7 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 36 37 Ps Tm io 7 Time is flashing Scroll up or down to select time 1 or time 2 Press OK 8 12 h 24h 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 10 The hours start to flash Scroll up or down to adjust the hours Press OK 11 The minutes start to flash Scroll up or down to adjust the minutes Press OK Setting date If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 5 Scroll up or down until DATE is displayed 6 Press OK to start adjusting the date 7 Day appears Scroll up or down to select the desired value Press OK 12 h time mode 8 Month appears Scroll up or down to select month day year the desired value Press OK 9 Year digits start to flash Scroll up or down to select the year Press OK Tur
42. ip the rest of the exercise settings 11 Scroll up or down to select recovery timer or heart rate Press OK A RecoTime is displayed 12 Scroll up or down to adjust minutes Press OK 13 Scroll up or down to adjust seconds Press OK Reco appears Or o ia I E Pe Tm io B RecoHr is displayed Setting recording rate 12 Scroll up or down to adjust the value Press OK Reco appears 1 In the Time of day display scroll up or i If you set both heart rate based interval and recovery adjust your down es ae P oprons recovery heart rate to be smaller than the interval heart rate 2 Press OK to enter the Options mod Memory Set EXERCISE SET is displayed To continue your settings press the stop button or to return to the Time of 3 Scroll up or down until MEMORY SET Rec Rate RR 5 Sec 15 Sec 60 Sec day display press and hold the stop button is displayed i 4 Press OK to start the memory settings Rec Rate is displayed Naming profiles i 5 Scroll up or down to select the desired recording rate As you change the You can name the profiles with seven letters numbers or punctual marks recording rate you can see the memory left in the lower row Press OK The available digits are 0 9 space A Z a z In the Time of day display scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed Press OK to enter the Options mode EXERCISE SET is displayed Press OK EO E8 is displayed Scroll up or down until desired
43. ise InZone Above Below Indicate the time spent within above and below the target zone KCal Indicates the energy expenditure of your exercise os FEs_ SOW I I i LAPS Indicates how many lap times have been stored Lim High The higher heart rate limit of the target zone Lim Low The lower heart rate limit of the target zone Limits Heart rate limits for target zones MAX Indicates the highest heart rate MAX Indicates what percentage your current heart rate is of your maximum heart rate Mem full Appears on the display when the memory is full You can continue your exercise and taking lap times but they won t be recorded into the file MIN Indicates minimum heart rate of exercise in the File mode ms Millisecond Online Online recording allows you to transfer your heart rate to computer in real time Place the wrist receiver within the reception range 15 cm 6 of the interface An optional IR Interface is required _A pm6 92 93 and within range of the transmitter 1 metre 3 feet OPTIONS Indicates the Options mode OwnCal Calculates energy expenditure during exercise in kilocalories 1 kilocalorie kcal 1000 calories cal You can follow how much energy you lose by exercising in one exercise session or in a day week or even a year The OwnCal can be used asa dose measure of exercise e g in nutrition planning OwnCal calorie calculation starts when your heart r
44. ise which means that your exercise was not stored To record the exercise you have to turn the stopwatch on by pressing the OK button in the Measure mode 1 cannot find the expended calories from my exercise file Check that you have set your personal user information and turned the OwnCal function on Check that your heart rate has reached over 90 bpm or above 60 of your maximum heart rate during your exercise l cannot turn my HR aP on Check that you have set your personal user information and turned the fitness test on before turning the HR__ p on max 8 3 01 14 16 os Es_ SW y l i there is no heart rate reading 1 Check that the electrodes of the transmitter are moistened and that you are wearing it as instructed 2 Check that you have kept the transmitter clean 3 Check that you are not near other people that have heart rate monitors high voltage power lines televisions mobile phones or other sources of electromagnetic disturbance 4 Have you had a cardiac event which may have altered your ECG waveform In this case consult your physician the code search was not successful The frame around the heart symbol will disappear Bring the receiver up to your chest near the transmitter s Polar logo The receiver starts looking for a heart rate signal again If you still do not succeed in code searching but your heart rate is displayed and the heart symbol without a frame is flashing you c
45. isplay press and hold the stop button and skip the rest of the exercise settings Turning heart rate limits for profile on off If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 7 8 Scroll up or down until desired Limits is displayed 9 Press and hold the signal ight button to turn limits on or off Release Setting heart rate limits for profile If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 7 8 Scroll up or down until desired Limits is displayed 9 Press OK to start setting the limits 10 Lim High appears Scroll up or down to adjust your upper limit Press OK 11 Lim Low appears Scroll up or down to adjust your lower limit Press OK Heart rate limits are used in the interval and recovery calculations Ps Tm io Setting recovery calculation for profile Reco A Recovery timer Ends your recovery as you S Reco On OFF reach the preset time B Recovery heart rate Ends your recovery as you Timer lt gt Hr at reach the preset heart rate If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 7 8 Scroll up or down until Reco and the number of the phase P1 are displayed 9 Press OK to start setting recovery on or off On OFF starts to flash 10 Scroll up or down to turn the recovery on or off Press OK On TIMER Hr is flashing OFF continue setting the interval calculation or heart rate limits for the phase or to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button and sk
46. l 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 1 The Polar S810 and Polar Precision Performance software offer you various possibilities on customising exercise sessions to fit 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 etc Monitor your fitness level and any long term changes in it by performing the quick and easy Polar Fitness Teg After training you can review your exercise file and transfer it to your computer for analysis with the software Or you can transfer your heart rate to the computer in real time through an optional Polar IR Interface Even more thorough information about your body s recovery state you get by performing an overtraining test included in the software Please read this manual carefully to familiarise yourself with the Polar S810 Here is where you can find the information you need to use and maintain your equipment The function road map on the front cover is a quick guide to the versatile features of the Polar S810 please tear it off Please refer to the glossary for special terms display symbols and text explanations The alphabetical index will help you quickly find answers to any questions that you might encounter while using your Polar S810 Thank you for choosing Polar 8 3 01 14 15 A Getting going Heart rate monitor parts
47. mes a week in heavy physical exercise E g you run 10 20 km per week or spend 2 3 hours per week in comparable physical activity 7 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 18 19 o Es_ SW y I i Top You partidpate regularly in heavy physical exerdse at least 5 times a week E g you exercise to improve performance for competitive purposes Maximum heart rate value HR na 12 Your age predicted maximum heart rate value is displayed as a default setting when you set this value for the first time If you know your exact clinically tested current maximum heart rate value set the value by scrolling up or down 13 Press OK If you do not know this value update it in the Fitness Test mode after having carried out the Polar Fitness Test Maximal oxygen uptake value VO __ 14 The wrist receiver suggests value 35 for females and value 45 for males as a default setting when you set this value for the first time If you know your exact clinically tested current maximal oxygen uptake value set the value by scrolling up or down 15 Press OK If you do not know this value update it in the Fitness Test mode after having carried out the Polar Fitness Test Ps Tm io Baseline 16 Scroll up or down to select your relaxation rate baseline Press OK USER SET appears The degree of relaxation rate is highly individual therefore compare the value to your own baseline To find out your personal baseline relaxation rate you need to m
48. mi T i BCOHHECT After preparing your settings you can upload options lock i function Your options can no longer be changed until you ee j deactivate the options lock from the user features of your software Time of Day gt File lt Options gt Fit Tet lt Connect Downloading training data to a computer 1 Start the software 2 Connect the Polar IR Interface to the serial port RS 232 of your computer 3 In the Time of day display scroll up or down until CONNECT is displayed 4 Point the infrared window of the receiver towards the infrared window of the interface The maximum infrared transfer distance is 15 cm 6 and the infrared transfer angle 15 degrees Ta 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 5 Activate the heart rate monitor connection function of the software Your receiver should now communicate with the software The receiver automatically returns to the Time of day display after data transfer Interrupt the data transfer to the computer by pressing the stop button during data transfer CONNECT is displayed f to be able to transfer the recorded training information via IR communication and to analyse it with Polar Precision Performance software version 3 0 or later you need the Polar IR Interface unless there is an IR data port and Windows 95 operating system on your computer Uploading settings from computer Your Polar S810 offers you the option of preparing your settings with
49. mitter from your chest and use the exercise equipment as you would normally Move the wrist receiver around until you find an area in which it displays no stray reading or flashing of the heart symbol Interference is often worst right in front of the display panel of the equipment while the left or right side of the display is relatively free of disturbance Put the transmitter back on the chest and keep the wrist receiver in this interference free area as far as it is possible _A pm6 76 77 E Tm io 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 Minimising possible risks in exercising with a heart rate monitor Exercise may include some risk especially for those who have been sedentary To minimise possible risks consider the following advice Before beginning a regular exercise program consult your doctor e if you are over 40 years of age and have not been following a regular exercise program during the past 5 years e if you smoke e if you have high blood pressure e if you have high blood cholesterol e if you have any signs or symptoms of any disease e if you are recovering from a serious illness or a medical treatment e g surgery e if you use a pacemaker or another implanted electronic device Note also that in addition to exercise intensity the heart rate can be affected by amongst others heart
50. mmended for health benefits and fitness improvement Top athletes typically score OwnlIndex values above 70 men and 60 women As high values as 95 can be reached by Olympic level athletes Ownlndex is highest in sports that involve large muscle groups such as cross country skiing and cycling BD 810_manual_GB 72 73 G CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Polar heart rate monitor is a high tech instrument of superior design and workmanship and should be treated with care The suggestions below will help you fulfill the warranty obligations and enjoy this product for many years to come Taking care of your Polar heart rate monitor e Wash the transmitter regularly after use with a mild soap and water solution Dry it carefully after washing with soft towel e Never store the transmitter wet Sweat and moisture can keep its electrodes wet and the transmitter activated which shortens the battery life e Store your Polar heart rate monitor in a cool and dry place Do not store it in any kind of non breathing material such as a plastic bag or a sports bag if it is wet e Do not bend or stretch the transmitter This may damage the electrodes e Do not dry the transmitter in any other way than with a towel Hard handed handling may damage the electrodes e Keep your Polar heart rate monitor out of extreme cold and heat The operating temperature is 10 C to 50 2C 14 F to 122 OF e Do not expose the Polar heart rate m
51. nces 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 You do not have to do any settings before exercising with this Exercise mode There are no heart rate limits in use in this mode While exercising you can see the following optional values on the display e current heart rate or average heart rate of the exercise e stopwatch e time of day 44 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 20 21 Ps Tm io e split and lap times e relaxation rate Additionally you can follow calories of your exercise session and percentage of your maximum heart rate if you have set all the user information and turned the OwnCal calculator on Exercise profile E1 E7 Exercise profile will guide you through the exercise with up to six pre programmable phases You can name the exercise profiles e g by the exercise type Profiles can be used for versatile exercises where different phases are successive e g in interval training During exercise you can see the same optional values asin the BasicUse mode Heart rate limits and up to 30 interval and recovery periods can be set for each phase BasicSet E8 BasicSet is a pre programmable exercise set but Smpler than an exercise profile There are no phases available although three timers and a recovery period help you split up the exercise session The three adjustable heart rat
52. ncnacsseeresreacias 40 92 Online ON OFF wesccccscecscscsseseseeesserceeeensens 33 Options lock function 62 OwnCal calorie expenditure 44 92 OwnCal ON OFF u cceeteeeeeeeeeeneaes 32 OWMINGON cesera ierni panaan ana 65 93 Pause an exercise oo eeeceeteteteeeteeteeteees 43 Precautions ae Predicted maximum heart rate 67 91 Profile exercise vce eee 46 57 93 Recall training information essees 52 Record rate SettingS c ccceeeeeeee 31 Records file Recovery during BasicSet Recovery during exercise profile 48 58 Recovery settings for BasicSet 24 Recovery settings for exercise profile sesser 29 Relaxation rate wesc 19 44 93 Reminder ON OFF ceecsse cere 37 Reset cumulative counts Reset the stopwatch Reset the heart rate monitor Return to the Time of day display 7 Selecting exercise type occ 20 Setting interval calculation sesse 26 Setting LIDS ssri Start a profile exercise Start measuring your heart rate Stop a profile exercise essence Stop measuring your heart rate 10 50 Swap the exercise type eects 50 Swap the heart rate limits Swap the time zones 1 2 Technical specifications 83 Time of day settings c cece 36 Timer settings for BasiCSet ae 23 WANSMITLCR piirne 5 10 Update HR max p and Ownlndex to user information sesser 70 Upload settings from computer 63 User information settings eseese 16
53. ning reminders on off If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 5 Scroll up or down until REMIND is displayed 6 Press OK to start setting the reminders 7 Scroll up or down until desired reminder is displayed The number of the reminder is displayed in the corner of the display Press OK On OFF starts to flash 9 Scroll up or down to set the reminder on or off Press OK go You can upload 7 reminders each including time and name to your wrist receiver from Polar Precision Performance software The reminder sounds an alarm only when time of day is displayed When the reminder alarm comes on it will sound for 15 seconds or you can turn it off by pressing any of the buttons except the signal light button Erase the reminder text by pressing any of the buttons except the signal light button To continue your settings press the stop button or to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button Swap time 1 or time 2 In the Time of day display press and hold the down button Time 1 or Time 2 is displayed in the uppermost row for a couple of seconds Displayed time will now be used in all watch and alarm functions If you chose time 2 2 is displayed in the Time of day display Shortcut to watch setting loop Press and hold the signal light button for a couple of secondsto enter to watch setting loop If you want to skip some parts and go directly to set a particular watch function
54. onds 5 seconds or each heart beat is recorded OwnCal calorie counter fitness test predicted maximum heart rate and online measurement user specific information weight height date of birth gender activity level maximum heart rate maximal oxygen uptake and baseline for relaxation rate activity outton sound measurement units and Help function alarm time of day date and reminders FITNESS TEST In this mode you can 6 perform the Polar Fitness Test recall your latest test results OwnIndex and HR P values update your user information to reflect your most recent OwnIndex and HR p values max CONNECTION In this mode you can download recorded exercise information to your computer for detailed analysis with Polar Precision Performance software version 3 0 or later upload your receiver settings from your computer to receiver with Polar Precision Performance software version 3 0 or later An optional Polar IR Interface is required 01 14 15 E B HOW TO ENTER SETTINGS ares ia Exercise Set lt M emory Sete gt Function Set User Set lt M onitor Set lt Watch Set 4 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 the desired setting mode is displayed ME TIARE 4 Press OK to start the settings SUPTIONS This section describes how to manually enter i settings by p
55. onitor to direct sunlight for extended periods such as by leaving it in a car 8 3 01 14 16 o ia I E Batteries Polar T61 transmitter The estimated average battery life of the Polar T61 transmitter is 2500 hours of use Contact your distributor dealer for a transmitter replacement Polar recycles used transmitters See your Customer Care Charter for detailed instructions Polar S810 wrist receiver The estimated average battery life of the Polar S810 wrist receiver is 2 years in normal use 2h day 7 days a week Note also that excessive use of the backlight and the alarm signals will use the battery more rapidly Do not open the Polar wrist receiver yourself To ensure the water resistance properties and the use of qualified components the wrist receiver battery should be replaced only by an authorised Polar Service Centre At the same time a full periodic check of the Polar heart rate monitor will be done Service Should your Polar heart rate monitor need service see Customer Care Charter to contact an authorised Polar Service Centre 7 Water resistance cannot be guaranteed after unauthorised service _A pm6 74 75 H PRECAUTIONS Using the Polar S810 in a water environment Your Polar S810 is water resistant to 50 metres 160 feet Heart rate measurement in a water environment is technically demanding for the following reasons Pool water with a high chlorine content and seawater may be very conducti
56. ormation GReco 1 Time based recovery Ge 1G 4 Recovery duration e 22 e Drop in your heart rate Mapana 7 Or eena Heart rate based recovery I U w Time it took reach the preset heart rate reading w B p Drop in your heart rate J 5 To continue recalling information on the other phases press the stop button or to continue recalling e g lap information press the stop button twice S810_manual_GBR _A pm6 Lap information LAPS FILE Start with the display showing LAPS and the number of recorded laps F1 F99 1 Press OK to start recalling the lap LAPS information 2 Scroll up or down to see the Best Lap gt Lap 1 gt lt gt Lap 99 following information e o GEestlap Best Lap aguB sgr Shortest lap time gc The number of the best lap f The best lap information is displayed if you have stored at least 3 laps The best lap can not be the last lap Laps fuaec 6 Split time i PEH Lap time e fie talk ae at the end of the la Ste A p lt average and III maximum heart rates of the lap Press the stop button to exit the LAPS display 8 3 01 14 16 o ia I E Recorded heart rate samples FILE Check from the sample file detailed heart rate information the exercise Start with the display showing SAMPLES F1 F99 1 Press OK to start recalling the recorded samples of your exercise information The following is displayed SAM PLES The
57. ou have to set your user information If kg lbs are displayed as you start setting the function on the wrist receiver points out that you have not set your all user information OwnCal calorie counter on off If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 5 Press OK to start setting the OwnCal function On OFF starts to flash 6 Scroll up or down to set the OwnCal on or off Press OK For getting the most accurate OwnCal results update the VO setting and the HR setting with clinically measured values if available If you do not know your clinically measured values perform Polar Fitness Test and update the OwnIndex and HR__ p settings in Fitness Test mode max Fitness test on off If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 5 Scroll up or down until Fit Test is displayed 6 Press OK to start setting the fitness test On OFF starts to flash 7 Scroll up or down to set the fitness test on or off Press OK 7 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 32 33 Ps Tm io Predicted maximum heart rate on off HR cP If you start from the Time 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 lt P On OFF starts to flash 7 Scroll up or down to set the HR p on or off Press OK max HR lt P can be turned on only if Polar Fitness Test is on Online recording to computer on off If you start from the Time of day display repea
58. pe is a registered trademark and Other patents pending Polar S810 Polar IR Interface and Polar Precision Performance are trademarks of Polar Electro Oy Sound Blaster is a trademark of Creative Technology Ltd Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation _A pm6 86 87 8 3 01 14 16 M POLAR GLOSSARY Activity level Your long term physical activity level you need to assess in order to do the Polar Fitness Test Coded heart rate transmission Polar T61 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 T61 transmitter Coding significantly reduces crosstalk caused by other users of heart rate monitors However it does not necessarily reduce all environmental interference Electrodes The grooved areas of the transmitter against the skin Pick up the heart rate Exercise mode The stopwatch ison and your exercise is recorded You can select either the BasicUse Profiles and BasicSet exercise modes R A pm6 88 89 Heart touch function In the Exercise mode bring your receiver close to your transmitters Polar logo and the selected heart touch function is activated for a few seconds Maximal oxygen uptake maximal aerobic power VO Isthe maximal rate at which oxygen can be used by the body during maximal work VO isa good index of aerobic fitness 2max Maximum heart rate
59. r with respect to the products described herein Polar maintenance commercial use cracked or broken cases Electro Oy shall not be liable for any damages direct or incidental e Warranty does not cover damage or consequential damage caused by service not authorised by Polar Electro Oy e During the warranty period the product will be either repaired or replaced at an authorised service centre free of charge e This warranty does not affect the consumer s statutory rights under consequential or special arising out of or related to the use of this material or the products described herein This product is protected by one or several of the following patents applicable national or state laws in force or the consumer s rights FI 88223 DE 4215549 FR 92 06120 GB 2257523 HK 113 1996 against the dealer arising from their sales purchase contract SG 9591671 4 US 5491474 FI 88972 FR 92 09150 GB 2258587 i Krah i HK 306 1996 SG 9592117 7 US 5486818 FI 96380 US 5611346 This CE marking shows compliance o CE this product with Directive 93 42 EEC EP 665947 DE 69414362 FI 68734 DE 3439238 GB 2149514 HK 812 1989 US 4625733 Fl 100924 FI 100452 US 5840039 Copyright 2001 Polar Electro Oy FIN 90440 KEMPELE Finland All rights reserved FI 4150 FI 4069 DE 29910633 FI 104463 No part of this manual may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means without i prior written permission of Polar Electro Oy Polar logoty
60. recalling cycle aaa display To continue recalling the file scroll up or down UREA button Exercise File F1 F99 iii Ex j4 Recovery information of BasicSet exercise Reco S Maa i sen Tine eco limes Recovery time ig ins co rue IL T Recovery duration ie eg Drop in your heart rate Limits he ees J Or InZone1 g Recor gt Recovery heart rate IAJ 1 r r ioe i5 Time it took reach the preset heart rate reading InZone2 ie ef Drop in your heart rate Heart rate limits Limits Settings of the heart rate limits alternate on the display Limits 1 are used for heart rate zone 1 limits 2 for zone 2 etc Exercise time within above and below the heart rate zones Indicates the exercise time which you have spent within InZone above and below each heart rate limits during the entire exercise ee d p 6 Tot KCal Tot Time Phase 2 t t Pi SET Phasel SAMPLES S810_manual_GBR _A pm6 8 3 01 14 16 o ia I E Calorie expenditure KCal You will see how many kilocalories you have expended during the exercise Cumulative calorie count Tot KCal You will have a count for cumulative calories expended during several exercise sessions starting from the previous resetting of the value in the recordsfile This function allows you to follow the calorie count as a gauge of effective exercise e g during one week Cumulative exercise time count Tot Time This
61. ressing the receiver buttons However Move forward and backward by using the up or down buttons _sw1___ Polar 810 offers you another and faster way as e Press OK to start adjusting the value well prepare your settings with Polar Precision e Scroll up or down to adjust the value e Press OK to lock in your selection Performance software and upload them to your e Move backward to the previous setting level by pressing the stop button receiver from your computer See chapter To return to the Time of day display wherever you are in the Options Uploading settings from computer settings Press and hold the stop button e The digits run faster if you press and hold the up or down button as you adjust the value Release the button when approaching the desired value e On the display each function is presented by an abbreviated text A flashing block on the display indicates how far you are in the setting mode BD 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 14 15 ia 1 User information settings 44 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 16 17 Options User Set kg gt cm gt Birthday gt Sex gt Activity gt HR VO gt Baseline lbs feet inch 2max 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 Weight kg Ibs Height cm ft inch Date of Birth setting order day month year month day year In the Time of day displ
62. rformance software after which the data should be transferred from your computer to the wrist receiver Wear the wrist receiver as you would wear an ordinary watch If you go biking we recommend attaching the wrist receiver to a Polar Bike Mount How to put the transmitter on Attach the transmitter to the elastic strap Adjust the strap length to fit snugly and comfortably Secure the strap around your chest just below the chest muscles and buckle it Lift the transmitter off your chest and moisten the grooved electrode areas on the back Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and the Polar logo isin a central upright position How to start measuring your heart rate 1 Begin with the display that shows the time of day Keep the wrist receiver within 1 metre 3 feet of your transmitter Check that you are not near other people that have heart rate monitors high voltage power lines televisions mobile phones or other sources of electromagnetic disturbance 01 14 15 o ia I E as Tm io 4 Press the OK button to start measuring your heart rate A heart symbol Modes and their functions will start flashing and your heart rate beats per minute will appear in a maximum of 15 seconds Your Polar S810 has six main modes Time of day Exercise File Options Fitness 5 Press OK again The stopwatch starts running and you can start test and Connection The S810 modes offer you
63. splayed f To be able to upload the settings from Polar Precision Performance software via Polar UpLink you need a personal computer with a sound card compatible with SoundBlaster and dynamic loudspeakers or earphones F POLAR FITNESS TEST GFIT TEST Polar Fitness Test is an easy safe and quick way to i estimate individual maximal aerobic power and to N j get predicted maximum heart rate value Polar Fitness Test is targeted to healthy adults Ownlndex is a value which is comparable to maximal oxygen uptake VO max a commonly used descriptor of aerobic fitness Cardiovascular aerobic fitness relates to how well your cardiovascular system works to transport and utilize oxygen in your body The stronger and more efficient your heart is the better the cardiovascular fitness is VO ax isa good indicator of performance capability in endurance sports 8 3 01 14 16 o ia I E If you want to improve your cardiovascular fitness it takes a minimum of 6 weeks on an average to see a noticeable change in Ownlndex Less fit individuals see progress even more rapidly and for more fit individuals more time is needed The better the cardiovascular fitness of an individual the smaller the improvements in Ownlndex Cardiovascular fitness is best improved by exercise types which employ large muscle groups Such activities include cycling running swimming rowing skating cross country skiing and walking To monitor
64. st lt Connect j F9Q lt gt lt F1 lt Records Your 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 XQ some information alternates on the display automatically You can make the alternation faster by pressing the OK button e g the target heart rate zone information Exercise file 1 In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FILE is displayed 2 Press OK to enter the File mode The main information of your file is displayed Starting date and Zm alternate on the display Exercise name _ BBa sicllse File number o8 A usero FB Bt BasicUse EO AT Profil E1 E7 or BasicSet E8 3 Scroll up or down until the desired file is displayed 4 Press OK to start recalling an exercise file Exe Time is displayed 8 3 01 14 16 o ia 1 Ps Tm io e Move forward and backward within file loops with up or down buttons Exercise time Exe Time e Press OK to enter a file or to enter a deeper level in the file loop GEce Time The exercise time is the amount of time that you have i e Press the stop button to move backward to the previous file level i EHHH r exercised with the stopwatch running Average maximum e Press and hold the stop button to return the Time of day display e 15 jeg fi and minimum heart rates of your exercise alternate on the J wherever you are in the File
65. t steps 1 4 5 Scroll up or down until Online is displayed 6 Press OK to start setting the online recording On OFF starts to flash 7 Scroll up or down to set the online recording on or off Press OK To use this function you need an optional Polar IR Interface To continue your settings press the stop button or to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button o ia I E Monitor settings 1 In the Time of day display scroll up or down Options until OPTIONS is displayed 2 Press OK to enter the Options mode Monitor Set EXERCISE SET is displayed l n EA 3 Scroll up or down until M ONITOR SET is On OFF 1 2 On OFF displayed A A 4 Press OK to start the monitor settings Sound is displayed Turning the activity button sound on off If you sart from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 5 Press OK to start setting the sound On OFF starts to flash 6 Scroll up or down to set sound on or off Press OK Activity button sound consists of the button sound and in the Measure and Exercise modes the following activity sounds start stop and lap recording phase start interval phase end and recovery calculation end sounds Does not consist of heart rate zone alarms watch alarm or fitness test alarm Selecting measuring units If you sart from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 4 5 Scroll up or down until Units is displayed 6 Press OK to start setting the units 1 or 2 starts to flas
66. terrupting an interval or recovery calculation of an exercise profile Press and hold the OK button during your profile exercise to interrupt the calculation The following section automatically starts E g if you interrupt an interval your recovery calculation if set on automatically starts Interrupting a phase of an exercise profile Press the stop button to pause the exercise Press and hold the OK button The following phase automatically starts If you have done all the preset phases the BasicUse exercise starts Heart touch function The heart touch function is activated as you bring the wrist receiver near the transmitter s Polar logo You have three alternatives for the heart touch function You need to select it by Polar Precision Performance software e Checking the current heart rate limits e Swapping the three or four display options e Storing lap time During the heart touch the backlight is on for a couple of seconds if you have already used the backlight during the exercise 8 3 01 14 16 D HOW TO RECALL TRAINING INFORM ATION H ALIF The Polar S810 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 record file which keeps track of the cumulative values BD 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 mL of Day lt File lt gt Options gt Fit Te
67. the following features exercising The exercise data will only be stored in a file if you have turned the stopwatch on 1 TIME OF DAY e 12hor 24h time alarm date and weekday How to stop measuring your heart rate e two time options e backlight 1 Press the stop button The stopwatch and other calculations stop The heart rate measuring continues although exercise data is no longer In addition the following functions can be uploaded from a computer recorded and utilised 2 Press the stop button again The heart rate measuring stops e 7remindersto remind you with alarm sounds The receiver shows the Time of day display again e your personal logo user number or user name After exercising 2 EXERCISE There are three optional exercise modes 1 Carefully wash the transmitter with a mild soap and water solution e simple BasicUse function without settings or exercise guiding functions 2 Rinse it with pure water e freely programmable Exercise Profile function with six exercise phases 3 Dry the transmitter carefully with a soft towel programmable BasicSet function with three adjustable target heart rate 4 Store the transmitter in a clean and dry place Dirt impairs the elasticity limits timers and a recovery period and functioning of the transmitter Sweat and moisture can keep the electrodes wet and the transmitter activated which shortens battery life The following are in use during all three different exercise modes e three adjustable displ
68. the phase on or off Press OK On Int and the phase number P1 are displayed OFF continue setting the other phases from step 5 or to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button and skip the rest of the exercise settings You can not set the phase on if you have not set the interval or recovery calculation on Setting interval calculation Int Int On OFF lt gt Repeat Int Type Timer lt gt Hr lt gt Manual 1 30 Cont A If you start from the Time of day display repeat steps 1 7 8 Start with the display showing Int interval 9 Press OK to start setting the interval On OFF starts to flash 10 Scroll up or down to set the interval on or off Press OK On Int Type is displayed OFF continue setting the recovery or heart rate limits for the phase or to return to the Time of day display press and hold the stop button and skip the rest of the exercise settings r3 810_manual_GBR _A pm6 26 27 Ps Tm io Setting interval type Int Type Select the interval type that will be used to end the interval calculation from three optional types A Time based interval Ends your interval when you have used the selected time B Heart rate based interval Ends your interval as you reach the selected heart rate When selecting heart rate based interval recovery calculation must be set on C Manual interval End the interval by pressing OK If you start from the Time of
69. ting alarm sacisssississscassasaxectesssstnaseas 36 Setting time of day ie Setting date Turning reminders on off Setting tipS cee Swap time 1 or time 2 Shortcut to watch settings Swap measuring units Swap date user ID user name and 10GO ou eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 38 C Exercise ee 39 Heart rate measure mode seses 39 Exercise recording Mode esse 41 Turning heart rate Zone alarm ON OFF seess 41 Illuminating the display Storing lap and split time Pausing the exercise esce 43 Swapping the displayed exercise INFOrmation wees 43 Resetting the stopwatch to zero 45 Starting an exercise profile 46 8 3 01 14 15 Exercise phase ceeeeceeeeeteeeteeeteeeees Interval period Recovery period Interrupting an exercise profile 49 Exercising with BasicSet Starting the timers Swapping the heart rate limits Starting the recovery calculation 50 Stopping the exercise esec 50 Tips during exercise 50 Swapping the exercise type 50 Swapping the recording rate of the exeri ceeescssseetteeeteeeeeeeesees 50 Resetting the interval or recovery calculation of an exercise profile ssssecessses 50 Interrupting an interval or recovery calculation of an exercise profile ssssssessserr 51 Interrupting a phase of an exercise profile sssecessse 51 Heart touch function sessen 51 D How to recall training information 5
70. to reset the value keep holding the down button until value is reset Release Press the stop button to exit the reset display Press and hold the stop button to return to the Time of day display Deleting a file 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FILE is displayed Press OK to enter the File mode Scroll up or down until desired exercise file is displayed Press and hold the signal ight button DELETE FILE and file number are displayed Press OK The receiver confirms if you want to delete a file Are you sure Press OK to delete the selected file Press stop to exit the file Wait appears The receiver reorganises your file which takes few seconds Press stop to return to the Time of day display Deleting all files 1 2 3 In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FILE is displayed Press and hold the signal light button DELETE FILES is displayed Press OK The receiver confirms if you want to delete all files Are you sure Press OK to delete all exercise files Press stop to return to the Time of day display 8 3 01 14 16 E CONNECTION TO THierwis vaway COM PUTER communication between Polar 810 and a computer Polar Precision Performance software offers an easy way to analyse training data A training log makes it possible to plan future training Wrist receiver settings are easy to upload from the software instead of entering them manually La
71. ton twice after which the Time of day display appears The first sign of a discharged battery is the battery symbol on the display Also the digits fade when the backlight is used Have the batteries checked there are no reactions to any buttons Reset the Polar heart rate monitor Resetting clears watch settings which will return to the default settings User information and measuring units settings will be saved 8 3 01 14 16 o ia I E 1 Press the RESET button with a pen tip Display becomes full of digits If you don t press any button after reset within one minute the wrist receiver goesto the Time of day display 2 Press any of the buttons once The time of day is displayed the battery of the wrist receiver must be replaced We recommend having all service done by an authorised Polar Service Centre This is especially necessary to ensure the warranty remains valid and isnot affected by incorrect repair procedures done by an unauthorised agent Polar Service will test your wrist receiver for water resistance after battery replacement and make a full periodic check of the complete Polar heart rate monitor the data transfer from receiver to computer was unsuccessful 1 Check the correct position of the wristwatch receiver with the interface 2 Check that the surroundings are not too bright This problem often occurs near windows 3 Check that there is no obstruction between the infrared windows of the interf
72. ustable range for year is 1921 2020 Sex Male Weight 0 kg Height 0 cm Activity Low _A pm6 84 85 VO max male female Baseline Activity sound Units Help OwnCal 220 age 45 35 On On OFF Fitness test HR rax P Online Exercise settings BasicSet function Profile function Heart touch function Recording rate Limit Values Exercise time Heart rate limits Heart rate zone time Recovery time Calories Cumulative calories Cumulative exercise time Laps recorded to memory Files recorded to memory 8 3 01 14 16 Ps Tm io On OFF OFF BasicUse On OFF OFF Shows heart rate limits 5s 99h 59min 59s 30 240 99h 59min 59s 99 min 59s 99 999 kcal 999 999 kcal 9999 h 99 99 K LIMITED POLAR L DISCLAIM ER WARRANTY e Polar Electro Oy warrants to the original consumer purchaser of this e The material in this manual is for informational purposes only The heart rate monitor that the product will be free from defectsin material products it describes are subject to change without prior notice due to or workmanship for one year from the date of purchase Please keep the manufacturer s continuous development program the receipt which is your proof of purchase e Warranty does not cover receiver battery damage due to misuse abuse e Polar Electro Oy makes no representations or warranties with respect to accidents or non compliance with the precautions improper this manual o
73. ve and the electrodes of Polar transmitter may get short circuited and ECG signals cannot be detected by the transmitter unit Jumping into the water or strenuous muscle movement during competitive swimming may cause water resistance that shifts the transmitter on the body to a location where it is not possible to pick up ECG signal The ECG signal strength varies depending on the individual s tissue composition and the percentage of people who have problems in heart rate measuring is considerably higher in a water environment than in other use 8 3 01 14 16 ia 1 E Polar heart rate monitor and interference Electromagnetic interference Disturbances may occur near high voltage power lines traffic lights overhead lines of electric railways electric bus lines or trams televisions car motors bike computers some motor driven exercise equipment cellular phones or when you walk through electric security gates Crosstalk The Polar wrist receiver in non coded mode of operation picks up transmitter signals within 1 metre 3 feet Non coded signals from more than one transmitter picked up simultaneously can cause an incorrect readout Exercise equipment Several pieces of exercise equipment with electronic or electrical components such as LED displays motors and electrical brakes may cause interfering stray signals To try to tackle these problems relocate the Polar wrist receiver as follows 1 2 Remove the trans
74. your fitness progress start with measuring your Ownlndex a couple of times during the first two weeks to get a baseline value Thereafter repeat the test approximately once a month Ownlndex is based on resing heart rate heart rate variability at rest age gender height body weight and self assessed physical activity Ta 810_manual_GB 66 67 as Tm io Predicted maximum heart rate HR aP The HR acp definition is carried out simultaneously with the Polar Fitness Test The HR aP 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 is thus not very accurate especially for people who have been fit for many years or for older people The most accurate way of determining your individual maximum heart rate is to have it clinically measured in maximal treadmill or bicycle stress test by a cardiologist or an exercise physiologist Your maximum heart rate changes to some extent in relation to your fitness Regular endurance exercise tends to decrease HR There may also be some variation according to the sport you participate in For example running HR gt cycling HR ax gt swimming HR rax HR aP gives the possibility of defining training intensities as percentages of maximum heart rate and of following maximum heart rate changes due to training without an exhaustive maximal stress test HR aP is based on resting he

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