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ENGLISH Contents 1. POLAR RS800CX TRAINING COMPUTER Combine Exercises........................15 PARTS ......................................... 3 Optional Accessories ...................... 4 5. AFTER TRAINING .............................16 2. GETTING STARTED ............................ 5 6. CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION .........17 Menu Structure................................ 7 Care and Maintenance.......................17 Caring of Your Product ...................17 3. PREPARE FOR TRAINING
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ENGLISH 1. POLAR RS800CX TRAINING COMPUTER PARTS Congratulations! You have purchased a complete training system tailor-fit to your training needs. This guide will help you along using your new Polar RS800CX training computer. For more detailed instructions, consult the complete user manual on the CD-ROM included in the package. • Polar RS800CX training computer: displays and records your heart rate and other exercise data during exercise. • Polar WearLink® W.I.N.D. transmitter: sends the heart r
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ENGLISH Optional Accessories TM • Polar s3 stride sensor W.I.N.D.: transmits the running speed/pace and distance measurements to your training computer. Also measures running cadence and stride length. TM • Polar G3 GPS sensor : provides speed, distance and location data, as well as track information, in all outdoor sports using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. Transfer your track data to Polar ProTrainer 5 software to view in Google Earth or to convert into a GPX file. For more infor
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ENGLISH 2. GETTING STARTED 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 Italiano. Getting Start
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ENGLISH 4. Start with basic settings is displayed. Press OK. 5. Time: Select 12h or 24h. With 12h, select AM or PM. Set the local time. 6. Date: Set today’s date, dd=day, mm=month, yy=year. 7. Units: Select metric (kg/cm/km) or imperial (lb/ft/mi) units. 8. Weight: Enter your weight. To change units, press and hold LIGHT. 9. Height: Enter your height. If you use imperial units, first set feet (ft) then inches (in). 10. Birthday: Enter your date of birth, dd=day, mm=month, yy=year. 11. Sex: Selec
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ENGLISH Menu Structure Getting Started 7
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ENGLISH 3. PREPARE FOR TRAINING Plan Your Training You can utilize the ready-made exercises or create your own using the training computer. Go to Settings > Exercise. The following exercises are installed on your training computer: • Free: Free exercise with no preset settings. • Basic: Basic training with moderate intensity. Duration around 45 min. • Interval: Basic interval training. Exercise starts with a 15-minute warm-up, followed by a 1km interval and a 3-minute recovery period, repeated 5
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ENGLISH Using an Accessory With Your RS800CX Training Computer Polar RS800CX training computer is compatible with the following Polar W.I.N.D sensors: The Polar s3 Stride Sensor W.I.N.D, Polar G3 GPS Sensor, Polar Cycling Speed Sensor W.I.N.D and the Polar Cadence Sensor W.I.N.D for a bike. If you purchase a new sensor, it has to be activated by and introduced to the training computer. This is called teaching and takes only a few seconds. Teaching ensures that your training computer receives sig
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ENGLISH 4. TRAINING Wear the Transmitter Before starting training recording, you need to wear the WearLink. 1. Wet the electrode areas of the strap well under running water. 2. Attach the connector to the strap. Adjust the strap length to fit tightly but comfortably. 3. Tie the strap around your chest, just below the chest muscles, and attach the hook to the other end of the strap. 4. Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and that the Polar logo of the connector is in a
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ENGLISH Start Training Wear the transmitter and an optional sensor* as instructed in the sensor's user manual. 1. Start heart rate measurement by pressing OK on the training computer. Within 15 seconds, your heart rate will appear on the display. 2. If you are going to use a shoe or a bike sensor* during training, select the sensor in Settings > Shoes/bikes. To use a GPS sensor, select Settings > GPS > On. 3. Stand still and wait until the training computer finds the sensor signal (runner/biker
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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. Default displays while exercising: Heart rate view Speed/pace / Calorie
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ENGLISH Lap time view Zone pointer Heart rate Lap time Speed/pace view Cadence Distance Speed/pace Distance view Countdown timer Zone pointer Distance / Lap time Training 13
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ENGLISH Altitude view (displayed only if altitude is activated in Settings > Features. Heart rate Ascent Altitude 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. You cannot modify this display using the training computer. 14 Training
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ENGLISH Personalize the Display You can personalize your training computer display to feature whatever information you prefer viewing during training, either by using the training computer or the ProTrainer 5 software. The information available depends on the features that are activated. See Personalize Training Computer Display in the user manual for more information. Combine Exercises The RS800CX training computer offers you the option of combining consecutive exercises. When you start a new e
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ENGLISH 5. AFTER TRAINING Care for your transmitter after exercise. Detach the transmitter connector from the strap and rinse the strap under running water after every use. Wash the strap regularly in a washing machine at 40ºC/104ºF at least after every fifth use. For complete care and maintenance instructions, see Care and Maintenance. To view basic data on your performance, see File on your training computer. For deeper analysis, transfer the data to Polar ProTrainer 5. The software offers you
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ENGLISH 6. CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION Dry and store the strap and the transmitter connector Care and Maintenance separately. Wash the strap in a washing machine before long-term storage and always after use in pool water with Caring of Your Product high chlorine content. Like any electronic device, the Polar training computer should be treated with care. The suggestions below will Keep your training computer and transmitter in a cool and help you fulfill guarantee obligations and enjoy this dr
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ENGLISH Excessive use of the backlight drains the training Service During the two-year guarantee/warranty period, we computer’s battery more rapidly. In cold conditions, the low battery indicator may appear, and disappear again recommend that you service the product at an authorized when you return to a warmer environment. To ensure the Polar Service Center only. The warranty does not cover maximum lifespan of the battery cover, open it only when damage or consequential damage caused by service
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ENGLISH 1. Remove the transmitter from your chest and use the Precautions exercise equipment as you would normally. 2. Move the training computer around until you find an Interference During Exercise area in which it displays no stray reading or does not Electromagnetic Interference and Exercise Equipment. flash the heart symbol. Interference is often worst Disturbance may occur near microware ovens and directly in front of the display panel of the equipment, computers. Also WLAN base stations m
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ENGLISH Using RS800CX Training Computer in Water. The training Minimizing Risks When Exercising computer is water resistant. However, heart rate Exercise may include some risk. Before beginning a measurement does not work in water. You can use the regular exercise program, it is recommended that you training computer under water as a watch but it is not a answer the following questions concerning your health diving instrument. To maintain water resistance, do not status. If you answer yes to any
