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• OwnIndex™ to reliably predict your VO
2max
Quick Guide
• OwnCal™ the most accurate calorie
consumption calculation Signal/Light Up
• move onward
• increase the
selected value
• OwnCode™ locks out possible interference
from other heart rate monitors
Stop Down
• exit the • move backward
displayed mode • reduce the
• return to the selected value
• Infra red data communication with your
Time of day display
computer and Uplink™ featur
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The Polar S710 offers you various possibilities on customising exercise sessions to fit your personal needs. For example, use the Interval Trainer function to guide you through a complete interval training session. Or, you can choose the functions that suit you best: e.g. timers, recovery calculation and cycling information. After training, you can review your exercise file and transfer it to your computer for analysis with Polar Precision Performance™ software. Monitor your fitness level, and a
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CONTENTS Setting recording rate ........................... 30 C. Exercise ................................ 45 Resetting the trip distance ............... 62 A. Getting going ....................... 5 Turning functions on/off ....................... 32 Measure mode ....................................... 45 Returning to the manually Heart rate monitor parts . ....................... 5 OwnCal calorie counter on/off ......... 32 Autostart for recording set altitude ................................
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Calorie expenditure ............................... 68 G. Care and maintenance ....... 88 Cumulative calorie count ...................... 68 A. GETTING GOING Cumulative exercise time count ........... 68 H. Precautions ......................... 91 Cumulative riding time ......................... 68 Odometer ............................................... 68 I. Frequently asked questions95 Interval Training information ............... 69 Heart rate monitor Warm-up phase ..........................
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Buttons and their functions SIGNAL/ Signal/ Light Turns the beep on or off. Up Moves to the following LIGHT Turns the backlight on. mode. Increases the selected value. RESET Reset Resets the heart rate monitor. Down Returns to the previous Stop Return - Stops measuring the heart rate. STOP mode. Decreases the Exits the displayed mode and returns to selected value. the previous mode level. Returns to the Time of day display from any mode by pressing and holding the stop button. OK OK Accept - Sta
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Installing the Polar Bike Mount Easy start Use cable ties to secure the bike mount snugly on the rubber pad. How to prepare the wrist receiver Attach the receiver by securing the wrist strap. 1. Since the display is blank when the receiver leaves the factory, you have to activate the wrist receiver by pressing Installing the Polar Speed Sensor™ the OK button twice, after which the Time of day display appears. This is a one-off procedure; once you have turned The Polar Speed Sensor measures speed
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5. There are two spoke magnet options. How to put the transmitter on You only need to install one of them. One is installed by rotating it around the 1. Attach the transmitter to the elastic strap. spoke before putting the metal cover on, 2. Adjust the strap length to fit snugly and another by tightening the screw. The comfortably. Secure the strap around your magnet must be facing the speed sensor. chest, just below the chest muscles, and 6. Fine-tune the positioning of both the buckle it. magn
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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 S710 has six main modes: Time of day, Exercise, File, Options, 5. Press OK again. The stopwatch starts running and you can start Fitness test and Connection. exercising. The exercise data will only be stored in a file if you have turned the stopwatch on. 1. TIME OF DAY You can use your Pol
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A. During BasicUse, you can save 99 split and lap times with detailed C. Freely programmable Interval Trainer will automatically guide heart rate and cycling information for each lap. You can configure the you through your interval training session with the help of the display to show information on the following: following, preset exercise phases: • your current heart rate/ average heart rate/ a reading of your • warm-up with a target heart rate zone and a countdown timer maximum heart rate
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• time spent in, above and below your target zones during exercise Function settings: OwnCal calorie counter on/off, fitness test on/off, • OwnCal calorie expenditure predicted maximum heart rate on/off, altitude on/off • cumulative calorie expenditure • cumulative exercise time Bicycle feature settings: bike 1 or 2 on/off, wheel size, • cumulative riding time cadence* on/off, output power* on/off, autostart on/off • odometer • your interval training information: warm-up, interval and cool-down
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User information settings B. HOW TO ENTER SETTINGS Options User Set Weight Height Birthday Sex Activity HR VO max 2max This section describes how to manually enter In the User Set loop you can move forward only by pressing OK. settings by pressing the receiver buttons. The digits run faster if you press and hold the up or down button as you However, Polar S710 offers you another and faster adjust the value. Release the button when approaching the desi
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Date of birth (Birthday) Top You participate regularly in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times 7. Scroll up or down to adjust your day of birth. a week. E.g. you exercise to improve performance for competitive Units 2: setting order Press OK. purposes. is month - day - year. 8. Month appears. Scroll up or down to select your month of birth. Press OK. Maximum heart rate value (HR ) max 9. Year appears. Scroll up or down to adjust the year of birth. Press OK. 12. Your age-predicted maximum hea
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Setting exercise sets Exercise settings Preset exercise sets ready for five exercise sets; when you start exercising, When you start setting your exercise preferences your first choice is to select just select one of the sets. whether you want to set your personal exercise set or to exercise with Interval Training Set BasicSet BasicUse option. If you select to start setting the exercise sets, your second If you choose interval on, you can If you choose interval off, you can choice is whether you
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1. In the Time of day display Setting timers Options scroll up or down until If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-5. Exercise Set OPTIONS is displayed. 6. Scroll up or down until desired timer is displayed. Press OK to start 2. Press OK to enter the setting the timer. E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 Options mode. EXERCISE 7. Scroll up or down to turn the timer on or off. Press OK. SET is displayed. Timer OFF: skip steps 8-9. 3. Press OK to start the exercise settings. BasicUse E0 or exerc
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Setting interval type A. Time-based interval You can select four optional types of intervals: 8. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes. Press OK. 9. Scroll up or down to adjust seconds. Press OK. Interval TIMER appears. A. Time-based interval Ends your interval when you have used Or the preset time. B. Heart-rate-based interval B. Heart-rate-based interval Ends your interval as you reach the 8. Scroll up or down to adjust the heart rate that will end your interval. preset heart rate. When selectin
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Setting recovery calculation C. Rec. DIST is displayed. Units 2: Adjustable units You can select 3 optional types of recoveries: 10. Scroll up or down to adjust kilometres. are miles and feet. Press OK. A. Recovery timer Ends your recovery as you reach the preset time. 11. Scroll up or down to adjust hundreds B. Recovery heart rate Ends your recovery as you reach the preset of metres. Press OK. Recovery DIST appears. heart rate. C. Recovery distance Ends your recovery as you reach the selected T
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The following table shows the maximum exercise times for each Setting recording rate recording rate. 1. In the Time of day display scroll Options Altitude Speed Cadence Power Rec. Rate 5s Rec. Rate 15s Rec. Rate 60s up or down until OPTIONS On On On On 4 h 57 min 14 h 53 min 59 h 34 min Memory Set is displayed. On On On OFF 8 h 56 min 26 h 48 min 99 h 59 min 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. Rec.Rate 5 Sec / 15 Sec / 60 Sec On On OFF On 5 h 35 min 16 h 45 min 67 h 01 min EXERCISE SET is di
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Turning functions on/off 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. Options Predicted maximum heart rate on/off (HR -p) max Function Set If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until HRmax-p is displayed. OwnCal Fit. T On/OFF est HR On/OFF -p On/OFF Altitude On/OFF max 6. Press OK to start setting the HR -p. On/OFF starts to
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Bicycle feature settings 7. Scroll up or down to adjust the wheel size. Press OK. You have the following alternatives to find out Options the wheel size of your bike: Bike Set METHOD 1. Look at the wheel of your bike and find the wheel diameter printed on it. Bike 1/ Bike 2/ Bike OFF On the chart below, find your wheel diameter in inches or in ERTRO Wheel Size Cadence On/OFF Power On/OFF Autostart On/OFF reading and match it to the wheel size in millimetres on the right. 1. I
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METHOD 2. Power* on/off Mark the tread of the front tire with a line and roll the tire If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-5. perpendicular to the ground. You can also use the valve as 6. Scroll up or down until Power is displayed. a mark. Mark a line on the ground. Move your bike on a 7. Press OK to start setting the Power Output. On/OFF starts to flash. flat surface straight ahead for one complete wheel rotation. 8. Scroll up or down to set Power Output on or off. Press O
