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With the following accessories you get the most out of your S725
Polar S725 offers you the possibility for
Display symbols
Polar Cadence Sensor:
infrared communication with Polar training
A wireless sensor that measures the speed at which
analysis software. See the instructions from
you turn the pedals of your bicycle.
the CD-ROM set.
Indicates an ongoing heart rate measurement and flashes to the beat of your heart.
Indicates there has not been heart rate reception for at least 5 seconds.
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Manufactured by: Dear Customer Road Map Polar Electro Oy Quick Guide Professorintie 5 FIN-90440 KEMPELE Signal/Light Up Time of • move onward File Options Fit. Test Connect OK Day • increase the Congratulations on purchasing a Polar Cycling Heart Rate Monitor! We are selected value Tel. +358-8-520 2100 Scroll Up / Down Measuring Recorded OwnIndex/ Infrared proud to assist you in achieving personal fitness and performance goals. Mode Information Fitness test Communication Fax +358-8-520 2300 STOP
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The features of this cycling heart rate monitor provide you with the various ways to customize your exercise sessions so they meet your personal needs. For more information about the different functions, see the "All that you can do with your Heart Rate Monitor" section. Please read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with the Polar cycling heart rate monitor. Here is where you can find the information you need to use and maintain your equipment. The function Road Map on the front cove
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CONTENTS A. Getting going ....................... 5 Setting number of intervals and Heart rate monitor parts . ....................... 5 recoveries ....................................... 28 Buttons and their functions .................... 6 Setting interval recovery .............. 29 Easy start ................................................... 8 Naming exercise sets ......................... 30 How to prepare the wrist unit ........... 8 Setting recording rate ........................... 31 I
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Swap time 1 or time 2 ....................... 46 Starting the recovery calculation ..... 63 Shortcut to watch settings ............... 46 Stopping the exercise ............................ 63 Swap measuring units ....................... 46 Tips during the exercise ........................ 63 Swap date, user ID number, Swapping the exercise type .............. 63 user name and logo .......................... 46 Swapping the bike setting ............... 64 Resetting the trip distance .............
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Power ................................................ . 69 E. Polar Fitness Test ................. 80 Pedaling index ................................... 69 OwnIndex ............................................... 80 Left right pedaling balance .............. 69 Predicted maximum heart rate ............. 82 Heart rate limits ................................. 69 Fitness test settings ................................ 83 Exercise time within, above and Carrying out the test ........................
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A. GETTING GOING Heart rate monitor parts and their functions The electrode areas of the strap detect your heart rate. The connector transmits your heart rate signal to the wrist unit. The wrist unit displays your heart rate and cycling data during exercise. Enter your personal settings into the wrist unit and analyze the exercise files after you’re done. A 5
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Buttons and their functions SIGNAL/ Signal/ Light Turns the beep on or off. LIGHT Turns the backlight on. Stop Return - Stops measuring the heart rate. Exits the displayed mode and returns to the previous mode level. STOP Returns to the Time of day display from any mode by pressing and holding the stop button. OK Accept - Starts measuring the heart rate (start). Enters the displayed mode shown on OK the lower level (start). Locks in your selection (ok). Records lap information (lap). The Help te
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Up Moves to the following mode. Increases the selected value. Reset Resets the heart rate monitor. Down Returns to the previous mode. Decreases the selected value. Useful tips • Briefly pressing a button (approximately 1 second) will do different things than pressing and holding the button for a longer period of time (approximately 2 to 5 seconds). If your press the button for a longer period of time, you can use shortcuts. • The buttons are slightly stiffer than those of an ordinary watch to pr
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Easy start How to prepare the wrist unit 1. Since the display is blank when the wrist unit leaves the factory, you have to activate the wrist unit 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 wrist unit you can not turn it off anymore. 2. 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 possi
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If you are using Polar S725 with Polar Power Output Sensor, please see the bike mount and sensor installation instructions in the Power Output Sensor user manual. If you use the Power Sensor, you do not need to mount any other sensors on your bicycle. Installing the Polar Bike Mount™ Use cable ties to secure the bike mount snugly on the rubber pad. Attach the wrist unit by securing the wrist strap. Installing the Polar Speed Sensor™ 1 The Polar Speed Sensor measures speed and max 50 cm / 1´8´´ d
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4 4. There are two spoke magnet options. You only need to install one of them. Check which of the magnets fits the spoke of your bike best. One (A) is installed by rotating it around the spoke before putting the metal cover on, another (B) by tightening the screw. The magnet must be facing the speed sensor. 5. Fine-tune the positioning of both the magnet and the sensor so that the magnet B A or passes the sensor closely but does not touch it. The maximum distance between the speed sensor and the
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How to put the transmitter on 1. Moisten the electrode areas of the strap under running water and make sure that they are well moistened. 2. Attach the connector to the strap. Position the connector's letter L to the word LEFT on the strap and snap the fastener. 3. Adjust the strap length to fit snugly and comfortably. Secure the strap around your chest, just below the chest muscles, and snap the second fastener. 4. Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and that the Pol
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mobile phones may cause interference when starting the heart rate measurement. 4. Press the OK button to start measuring your heart rate. A heart symbol will start flashing and your heart rate (beats per minute) will appear in a maximum of 15 seconds. 5. Press OK again. The stopwatch starts running and you can start exercising. The exercise data will only be stored in a file if you have turned the stopwatch on. How to stop measuring your heart rate 1. Press the stop button. The stopwatch and oth
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All that you can do with your Heart Rate Monitor Here is a short overview of the modes of the wrist unit and the different functions they offer you. 1. TIME OF DAY In this mode you can use your heart rate monitor as a watch since it can display the time, date, weekday, alarm and two different time zones. In addition, you can upload a personal logo, user number or user name from a PC. You can also upload 7 reminders with alarms. 2. MEASURING MODE (SEE SECTION C. EXERCISE) In this mode your heart
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A. BasicUse is the easiest way to start exercising because you do not have to set different heart rate limits or timers. You just start in Measuring mode and choose BasicUse and you are ready to go. You can select among several different heart rate or cycling information alternatives for the display of your wrist unit. B. Freely programmable BasicSet offers you the possibility to set three functions to control your exercise session. 1. Three adjustable target heart rate limits (either HR or % of
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4. FILE (SEE SECTION D. HOW TO RECALL TRAINING INFORMATION) In this mode you can recall your training information. Your heart rate monitor saves up to 99 files of exercise information when you use the Recording mode (stopwatch on). 5. OPTIONS (SEE SECTION B. HOW TO ENTER SETTINGS) In the Options mode you set all your personal settings for optimal use of your heart rate monitor. It is highly recommended that you enter all your personal settings in your wrist unit before you start to use your hear
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7. CONNECTION (SEE SEPARATE CD-ROM SET) In Connection mode you can download recorded training information from your wrist unit's memory to your PC for more elaborated analysis. You can also upload your wrist unit settings from your PC. To perform the above-mentioned operations, you need the Polar Precision Performance software. A 16
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B. HOW TO ENTER SETTINGS This section describes how to manually enter settings by pressing the wrist unit buttons. However, Polar heart rate monitor offers you another and faster way as well: prepare your settings with Polar Precision Performance software and upload them to your wrist unit from your PC. See the separate CD-ROM set for infrared communication possibilities. After preparing your settings you can upload options lock from the Polar Precision Performance software to ensure that your s
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User information settings Options User Set cm/ kg/lbs Birthday Sex Activity HR VO feet inch max 2max In the User Set loop you can move forward only by pressing OK. 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. Measuring units depend on your choice in Options/ Monitor Set/ Unit 1 or Unit 2. Units 1 Units 2 Weight kg lbs Height cm ft/ inch Date of birth setting order day - month - year month - day -
