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POLAR RCX3
Getting Started Guide
17934440.00 ENG
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CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION.................. 3 2. FIRST STEPS .................... 8 3. TRAINING........................ 11 Before Training ................... 11 Start Training..................... 13 After Training..................... 15 4. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ..... 17 Caring For Your Product .......... 17 Batteries ......................... 18 Precautions....................... 20 Technical Specifications.......... 22 Limited International Polar Guarantee ........................ 24
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1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of your Polar RCX3 training computer! The RCX3 training computer offers you a complete system to guide you in your training. You can download the full user manual and the latest version of this getting started guide at www.polar.com/support. For video tutorials, go to http://www.polar.com/en/polar_community/videos. Heart rate sensors with Polar specific magnetic data transmission technology, e.g. Polar H1 and H2, can be used with compatible gym equ
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Polar RCX3 Training System Polar RCX3 training computer receives the data from the sensors and saves it. RCX3 provides you with a complete system to plan, train, analyze, and share your training data. The comfortable heart rate sensor detects your heart rate accurately from the heart's electrical signals and sends the data to the training computer in real time. The heart rate sensor consists of a connector and a strap. Polarpersonaltrainer.com is your online training diary and interactive traini
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Available Polar Accessories With the help of Polar accessories, you can enhance your training experience and achieve a more complete understanding of your performance. With the DataLink data transfer unit you can transfer all your training data to the polarpersonaltrainer.com web service via WebSync software. s3+ stride sensor transmits the running speed/pace and distance data to your training computer. G5/ G3 GPS sensor W.I.N.D. provide speed, distance and location data, in outdoor sports using
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Button Functions and Menu Structure LIGHT UP • Illuminate the display • Move through selection lists • Press and hold to enter QUICK MENU: In time • Adjust a selected value view lock buttons, set alarm or select time • Press and hold to change the watch zone. During training lock buttons, search face. sensor, adjust training sounds or set lap view. BACK DOWN • Exit the menu • Move through selection lists • Return to previous level • Adjust a selected value • Leave settings unchanged • Press and
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In time mode press UP to enter MENU. Browse the menu with UP/DOWN and confirm a selection with OK. • Select Fitness test to start the test or view the results. Polar Fitness Test measures your aerobic fitness at rest in five minutes. The result, Polar OwnIndex, evaluates your maximal oxygen uptake (VO ). Do the test 2max every 6 weeks and see how you progress. • Select Connect to start data transfer (synchronization) between the training computer and your account at polarpersonaltrainer.com web
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2. FIRST STEPS Enter Basic Settings For detailed information on the settings of your training computer, consult the full Before using your training computer for user manual at www.polar.com/support. the first time, enter the basic settings. Enter as accurate data as possible to ensure correct feedback based on your performance. Activate your training computer by pressing any button. 1. First, select your language. Confirm your selection with OK. 2. Please enter basic settings is displayed. Enter
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Take a New Sensor Into Use Pairing the heart rate sensor with the training computer Before you can start training you have to activate and introduce all the sensors to Pairing the heart rate sensor included is your training computer. This is called quick and simple: pairing. It has to be done only once to 1. Wear the training computer and the each sensor and it only takes a few heart rate sensor. See instructions on seconds. chapter Training (page 11). Pairing ensures that your training 2. Press
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Pairing a new optional* sensor with the If Other stride sensors interfering. training computer Move further. Try again? is displayed, move further away from interfering sensors and press OK to start the search Before participatng in an event, make again. sure you perform the pairing process beforehand. This is to prevent *Optional Polar sensors include s3+ stride interference due to the long-range data sensor, G5 / G3 GPS sensor W.I.N.D., CS speed transmission. sensor W.I.N.D. and CS cadence sen
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3. TRAINING Before Training 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. Detach the connecto
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Adjust the Sport Profile To avoid unnecessary battery consumption, turn the sensor(s) you are Before starting a training session, select not currently using off from the sport the sport profile you are going to use and profile. modify its settings to best suit your training. 1. In time mode, press UP to enter MENU. 2. Select Settings > Sport Profiles. 3. Select the sport profile ( Running, Cycling 1 (Bike 1), Cycling 2 (Bike 2), or Other sport) and press OK. 4. Modify the settings. For example,
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Start Training Utilize the ZoneOptimizer feature during your warm-up to personalize your training zones. The OwnOptimizer feature adjusts your sport zones based on your heart rate variability. Set the OwnOptimizer on by selecting MENU > Settings > Heart rate settings > OwnOptimizer > On. Wear the training computer, heart rate sensor and optional sensor(s). 1. Start by pressing OK. The training computer enters pre-training mode and starts searching for the sensor signals. If a sensor signal is no
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3. Once all the sensor signals are found, press OK. Recording started is displayed, and you can start your training session. • Change the training view on display by browsing with UP/DOWN. • Access the QUICK MENU by pressing and holding LIGHT for two seconds. • For further information on functions during training, consult the full user manual at www.polar.com/support. To pause your training session, press BACK. To continue recording your training session, press OK. To stop training recording com
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If you have used an optional sensor After Training during your training session you will get Detach the connector from the strap and more data of your training session, for rinse the strap under running water after example Running Index and speed and every use. For complete care and distance data. maintenance instructions, see chapter Caring For Your Product (page 17). Running Index is based on heart rate and speed data measured during the run. It gives daily information about your performance l
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data transfer unit and the WebSync With Polar WebSync software* you can software. • synchronize and transfer data between your training computer and With the polarpersonaltrainer.com web service you can polarpersonaltrainer.com, • fine-tune your training computer • share your training information in social settings and set the Power Save mode media, on/off, and • get more detailed information on your • customize your RCX3 training computer training feedback* display for example with your own log
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4. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Caring For Your Product Check the label on your strap to see if it is machine washable. Never put the strap or the connector in a Training computer: Keep your training dryer! computer clean. Clean it with a mild soap and water solution and rinse them with clean water. Do not immerse the training computer in water. Dry and store the strap and the connector Dry it carefully with a soft towel. Never use separately, to maximize the heart rate sensor alcohol or any abrasive m
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For contact information and all Polar Service battery causing it to discharge more rapidly. Center addresses, visit www.polar.com/support Typically, short circuiting does not damage the and country-specific websites. battery, but it may decrease the capacity and lifetime of the battery. Register your Polar product at http://register.polar.fi to ensure we can keep Keep the batteries away from children. If improving our products and services to better swallowed, contact a doctor immediately. meet
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Changing Training Computer Battery 1. Use the battery cap tool to open the battery cover. Position the tool so that it fits in correctly on the top of the back cover and turn it from CLOSE to OPEN. Remove the battery cover. 2. Lift the battery out carefully. Be careful not to damage the metal sound element (*) or the grooves. Insert a new battery with the positive (+) side outwards. 3. Close the cover with the battery cap tool and re-enter the basic settings. Changing Heart Rate Sensor Battery 1
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• Have you been physically inactive for the past Precautions 5 years? The RCX3 training computer shows your • Do you have high blood pressure or high blood performance indicators. Polar training computer cholesterol? is designed to indicate the level of physiological • Are you taking any blood pressure or heart strain and recovery during and after exercise medication? session. It measures heart rate, speed and • Do you have a history of breathing problems? distance when cycling with a Polar CS s
