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• OwnIndex™ to reliably predict your VO
2max
Quick Guide
• OwnCal™ the most accurate calorie
Signal/Light Up
consumption calculation • 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
• ExerciseProfiles™ to guide you through
Time of day display
multi-phase exercise sessio
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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 Test™. After training, you can review yo
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CONTENTS A. Getting going ....................... 5 Setting phases on/off .................... 25 Setting alarm ..................................... 36 Exercise phase .................................... 47 Heart rate monitor parts ......................... 5 Setting interval calculation .......... 26 Setting time of day ............................ 36 Interval period ............................... 47 Buttons and their functions .................... 6 Setting interval type ....................
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A. GETTING GOING D. How to recall Heart rate monitor F. Polar Fitness Test ................. 65 training information .......... 52 OwnIndex ............................................... 65 parts and their Exercise time ........................................... 55 Predicted maximum heart rate............. 67 functions Recovery information of Fitness test settings ................................ 68 BasicSet exercise ..................................... 55 Carrying out the test .............
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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. mode. Decreases the STOP 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 Accept - Starts
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Easy start How to prepare the wrist receiver How to put the transmitter on 1. Since the display is blank when the receiver leaves the 1. Attach the transmitter to the elastic strap. factory, you have to activate the wrist receiver by pressing 2. Adjust the strap length to fit snugly and the OK button twice, after which the Time of day display comfortably. Secure the strap around your appears. This is a one-off procedure; once you have turned chest, just below the chest muscles, and on your recei
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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 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 the following features: exercising. The exercise data will only be stored in a file if you have turned the
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• current heart rate, average heart rate or a reading of your maximum exercise phases. Each phase may include heart rate limits, intervals and heart rate in percentages recovery periods. • calorie count for an exercise session • heart rate for 1 minute, 15 seconds, 5 seconds or each heart beat • graphic and numeric display options of relaxation rate is recorded. • OwnCal calorie counter, fitness test, predicted maximum heart rate and 3. FILE online measurement* • up to 99 exercise files and one
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Time Of Day File Options Fit. Test Connect B. HOW TO ENTER SETTINGS Exercise Set Memory Set Function Set User Set Monitor Set Watch Set 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. 4. Press OK to start the settings. This section describes how to manually enter settings by pr
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Date of birth (Birthday) User information settings 7. Scroll up or down to adjust your day of birth. Units 2: setting order Options Press OK. is month - day - year. 8. Month appears. Scroll up or down to select User Set your month of birth. Press OK. 9. Year appears. Scroll up or down to adjust the year of birth. Press OK. kg/ cm/ Birthday Sex Activity HR VO Baseline max 2max lbs feet inch Sex In the User Set loop you can move forward only
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Top You participate regularly in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week. Baseline E.g. you exercise to improve performance for competitive purposes. 16. Scroll up or down to select your relaxation rate baseline. Press OK. USER SET appears. Maximum heart rate value (HR ) max 12. Your age-predicted maximum heart rate value is displayed as a default The degree of relaxation rate is highly individual, therefore compare the setting when you set this value for the first time. If you know your
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For getting the most of your relaxation rate measure your baseline • split and lap times relaxation rate: • relaxation rate • in that situation which best represents the time you will be using the Additionally, you can follow calories of your exercise session and percentage relaxation rate. of your maximum heart rate, if you have set all the user information and • always in the same way (e.g., laying down), place and time. turned the OwnCal calculator on. Update the baseline value once a month
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Selecting exercise type Setting timers 1. In the Time of day display scroll up or If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-5. Options down until OPTIONS is displayed. 5. Scroll up or down until desired Timer is displayed. Press OK to start Exercise Set 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. setting the timer. EXERCISE SET is displayed. 6. Scroll up or down to turn the timer on or off. Press OK. BasicUse Profil BasicSet 3. Press OK to start the exercise settings. OF
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Setting recovery calculation for BasicSet Setting profile exercise Options A. Recovery timer Ends your recovery as you Reco On/OFF reach the preset time. Exercise Set Timer Hr B. Recovery heart rate Ends your recovery as you Profil 1-7 (E1-E7) reach the preset heart rate. Phase 1-6 On/OFF If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until Recovery is displayed. Int. On/OFF Reco On/OFF Limits On/OFF 6. Press OK to start setting the recovery on or off.
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Setting Phases on/off Setting interval type (Int. Type) Phase 1-6 On/OFF Select the interval type that will be used to end the interval calculation from three optional types: Int. On/OFF Reco On/OFF Limits On/OFF If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. A. Time-based interval Ends your interval when you have 5. Scroll up or down until the desired phase number is displayed. used the selected time. 6. Press OK to start setting the phase. On/OFF starts to flash. B. Heart-rate-ba
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Setting the number of intervals and recoveries (Repeat) Setting recovery calculation for profile (Reco) 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. A. Recovery timer Ends your recovery as you Reco On/OFF 11. Scroll up or down until Repeat is displayed. reach the preset time. Timer Hr 12. Press OK to start setting the number. B. Recovery heart rate Ends your recovery as you 13. Scroll up or down to
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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 Options If you set both heart-rate-based interval and recovery, adjust your down until OPTIONS is displayed. recovery heart rate to be smaller than the interval heart rate. Memory Set 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. Rec. Rate RR / 5 Sec / 15 Sec / 60 Sec To continue your settings, press the stop button or to
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Predicted maximum heart rate on/off (HR -p) max Turning functions on/off If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until HRmax-p is displayed. Options 1. In the Time of day display scroll up or 6. Press OK to start setting the HR -p. On/OFF starts to flash. max down until OPTIONS is displayed. Function Set 7. Scroll up or down to set the HR -p on or off. Press OK. 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. max EXERCISE SET is displayed. OwnCal Fit. Test
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The units settings affect the units in the user information settings and the Monitor settings order of your date of birth settings. 1. In the Time of day display scroll up or down Options Units 1: kg, cm, day-month-year Units 2: lbs, feet, month-day-year until OPTIONS is displayed. Monitor Set 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. Turning Help on/off EXERCISE SET is displayed. Sound Units Help If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 3. Scroll up or down until M
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7. Time is flashing. Scroll up or down to select time 1 or time 2. Press OK. Watch settings 8. 12 h/ 24 h starts to flash. Scroll up or down to select 12 h or 24 h time mode. Press OK. 1. In the Time of day display scroll Options up or down until OPTIONS is 24 h: skip step 9. Watch Set 9. AM/PM starts to flash. Scroll up or down to select AM or PM. Press OK. displayed. 10. The hours start to flash. Scroll up or down to adjust the hours. Press OK. 2. Press OK to enter the Options Alarm Tim
