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RS800CX User Manual
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ENGLISH CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 5 2. TRAINING COMPUTER PARTS ................................................................................................... 6 Optional Accessories ......................................................................................................... 6 3. GETTING STARTED .......................................................................
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ENGLISH Sound ...........................................................................................................................38 Keylock .........................................................................................................................39 Units..............................................................................................................................39 Language .....................................................................................
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ENGLISH Limited International Polar Guarantee ........................................................................................ 66 Polar Disclaimer .................................................................................................................. 67 INDEX ............................................................................................................................... 68
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ENGLISH 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! You have purchased a complete training system to tailor-fit your training needs. This user manual includes complete instructions on getting the most of your Polar RS800CX training computer. The latest version of this user manual can be downloaded at http://www.polar.com/support. For video tutorials, go to http://www.polar.com/en/support/video_tutorials. Introduction 5
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ENGLISH 2. TRAINING COMPUTER PARTS 1. Polar RS800CX training computer: displays and records your heart rate and other exercise data during exercise. 2. Polar Polar H3 heart rate sensor: sends the heart rate signal to the training computer. Includes a connector and strap. TM CD-ROM: The CD includes Polar ProTrainer 5 software and a complete user manual. Polarpersonaltrainer.con web service: Polarpersonaltrainer.com is your online training diary and interactive training community that keeps you mo
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ENGLISH 3. GETTING STARTED Basic Settings Before exercising with your training computer, customize the basic settings. Enter as accurate data as possible to ensure correct performance feedback based on your personal metrics. To adjust the data, use UP, DOWN and accept with OK. The values scroll faster if you press and hold UP or DOWN. 1. To activate your training computer, press OK twice. 2. The Polar logo will appear. Press OK. 3. Language: Select English, Deutsch, Español, Français or Italian.
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ENGLISH Menu Structure 8 Getting Started
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ENGLISH 4. PREPARE FOR TRAINING Plan Your Training Exercise Types You can utilize the installed ready-made exercises or create your own using the training computer. Create more versatile ones and transfer them to the training computer by using the Polar ProTrainer 5. Select Settings > Exercise The Exercise menu shows a list of exercises. Navigate through the options with UP or DOWN and view the exercise by pressing OK. • Free: Free exercise with no preset settings. • Basic: Basic training with m
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ENGLISH 1. Set the Number of zones for the exercise (0-3) and press OK. For 0 zones, see Create a New Exercise without Zones. 2. Choose Zone type: • Heart rate For heart rate zones, select sport zones, or manual heart rate zones. Press OK. Sport zone: Select one of the sport zones (e.g. Z1: 50-59%) for your exercise. Press OK to continue to step 3. Polar sport zones are heart rate intensity areas expressed as percentages of your maximum heart rate. Five different sport zones are set in the train
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ENGLISH Calibrate the Polar s3/s3+ Stride Sensor W.I.N.D. Optional calibration of the s3/s3+ sensor* improves accuracy of speed, pace, and distance measurements. It is recommended that you calibrate the sensor before using it for the first time, if there are significant changes in your running style, or if the position of the sensor on the shoe is dramatically changed (e.g. if you have new running shoes). You can calibrate the sensor by running a known distance, or by setting the calibration fac
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ENGLISH Set the Calibration factor and press OK. The sensor is now calibrated. Continue running. If message S sensor calibration failed is displayed the sensor has not been calibrated and you need to try again. *Optional s3/s3+ stride sensor W.I.N.D. required. 12 Prepare For Training
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ENGLISH 5. TRAINING Wear the Heart Rate Sensor Wear the heart rate sensor to measure heart rate. 1. Moisten the electrode area of the strap. 2. Attach the connector to the strap. 3. Tie the strap around your chest, just below the chest muscles, and attach the hook to the other end of the strap. 4. Adjust the strap length to fit tightly but comfortably. Check that the moist electrode areas are firmly against your skin and that the Polar logo of the connector is in a central and upright position.
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ENGLISH sensor to display speed/pace and distance* data (e.g. you have defined speed/pace* zones for the exercise). The training computer returns to exercise type selection menu, where you can select an exercise which does not require a speed sensor. Alternatively, select Settings, Reset trip or Location. In Settings you can change or view different settings before exercise. For further information on all the settings available, see Settings (page 32). The Settings menu lists the following optio
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ENGLISH Information on the Display Your training computer offers you a simultaneous view of three different lines of exercise information. By pressing UP or DOWN, you can view different displays. The name of the display appears for a few seconds. The name indicates the lower row information. The display varies depending on the sensors you have installed, which features are set On and what kind of exercise you are performing. Customize the training computer display easily with Polar ProTrainer 5
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ENGLISH Exercise created with Polar ProTrainer 5 If you have downloaded a program from the software, you can see the details of your exercise session on a separate display. For further information, see Perform Programmed Exercise (page 43). You cannot modify this display using the training computer. Personalize the Training Computer Display Personalize your training computer display to show the information you want to see during training, either by using the training computer or the software. A
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ENGLISH Information on the display Symbol Explanation Zone pointer (Polar sport zones) Target zone indicator with a heart symbol that moves left or right on the sport zone scale according to your heart rate. For further information on setting a sport zone, see Button Functions During Exercise (page 20). Target zone A graph showing your actual heart rate compared to the set heart rate zones. RR variation Beat to beat variation in heart beat intervals, i.e. the variation in times between successiv
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ENGLISH Information on the display (Polar s3/s3+ sensor Symbol Explanation W.I.N.D. required) Average speed Average speed/pace so far Distance Distance covered so far Lap distance Lap number and lap distance Trip distance Distance between points A and B. Zone pointer (speed/pace) If the symbol is not visible and/or an alarm sounds, your speed/pace is outside the target zone. Cadence Running cadence (pair of steps per minute) Avg Cadence The average running cadence so far (pair of steps per minut
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ENGLISH Information on the display (Polar G3/G5 GPS sensor Symbol Explanation W.I.N.D. required) Zone pointer (speed/pace) If the symbol is not visible and/or an alarm sounds, your speed/pace is outside the target zone. Information on the display (Polar speed sensor W.I.N.D Symbol Explanation required) Bike speed Speed you are currently cycling at Distance Distance cycled Lap distance* Lap number and lap distance Trip distance Distance between points A and B. Max speed The maximum speed so far.
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ENGLISH Button Functions During Exercise Record a Lap Press OK to record a lap. The display will show: Lap number Average heart rate of the lap Lap time If a speed sensor* is activated, the following will also appear: Lap number Lap distance Average speed/pace of the lap Lock a Zone When training without preset target zones, you can lock your heart rate to the current sport zone. This way, if you did not preset target zones before starting the exercise, you can do it on-the-go during a session.
