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Polar Electro F4 User Manual

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  • Page 1 ENGLISH E N G L I S H...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ENGLISH Contents 1. GETTING STARTED ... 3 Get to Know Your Polar F4... 3 Enter Basic Settings ... 4 2. BEFORE EXERCISE ... 5 Wear the Transmitter ... 5 3. DURING EXERCISE... 6 Record Your Exercise ... 6 Functions During Exercise ... 7 4.

  • Page 3: Getting Started

    ENGLISH 1. GETTING STARTED Get to Know Your Polar F4 1. START/STOP/OK: • Start and stop heart rate measurement • Enter the menu and confirm selections • Move back to the main mode from Summary and Totals • Press and hold to return to Time mode •...

  • Page 4: Enter Basic Settings

    ENGLISH Enter Basic Settings Press OK twice to activate your Polar F4. SETTINGS is displayed. Press OK. Select 24 h or 12 h time mode by TIME MODE? pressing SET. Press OK to confirm your selection. TIME OF DAY Adjust minutes and hours. In the 12 h time mode, select AM or PM, first.

  • Page 5: Before Exercise

    Lift the transmitter off your chest and moisten the two grooved electrode areas on the back. Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and that the Polar logo is in a central, upright position. ENGLISH...

  • Page 6: During Exercise

    6 During Exercise If your display reads being received. Bring the wrist unit up to your chest near Polar logo. This will prompt the wrist unit to begin a new search for the heart rate signal. , heart rate signal is not...

  • Page 7: Functions During Exercise

    Fitness bullets. There are six fitness bullets. Each represents 10 minutes in the target heart rate zone. Time of day Heart Touch To illuminate the display, bring the wrist unit close to the Polar logo on the transmitter. ENGLISH During Exercise 7...

  • Page 8: After Exercise

    ENGLISH 4. AFTER EXERCISE Exercise Summary Press STOP to cease recording of exercise data. DURATION Exercise duration IN ZONE Exercise time in the target zone AVG. HR Average heart rate of the exercise session (bpm) 8 After Exercise SUMMARY is automatically displayed.
  • Page 9 ENGLISH MAX HR Maximum heart rate of the exercise session CALORIES Calories expended during the exercise session (Cal/Kcal) For more facts and know-how to enhance your training, visit Polar Article Library. http://articles.polar.fi After Exercise 9...

  • Page 10: Summary File

    ENGLISH Summary File You can review your latest exercise information in the Summary file. In the Time mode, press NEXT. displayed. Press START to start reviewing the the data. DATE is displayed. Press NEXT for the following exercise information: • DATE Exercise session date •...

  • Page 11: Data Communication

    Data Communication Your Polar fitness heart rate monitor offers you the option of editing and transferring settings easily from your PC to your wrist unit via the Polar UpLink Tool . You can download the software free of charge at www.polar.fi.

  • Page 12: Settings

    ENGLISH 5. SETTINGS Heart Rate Limits Starting in Time mode, press NEXT until Press START twice. LIMIT SET Press SET to select heart rate limits as beats per minute (HR) or as percentage (HR HiGH LIMIT LOW LIMIT LIMIT SET is displayed.
  • Page 13 Target Heart Rate Zone Your target heart rate zone is a range between the lower and upper heart rate limits expressed as percentages of your maximum heart rate (HRmax) or as beats per minute (bpm). HRmax is the highest number of heartbeats per minute during maximum physical exertion.
  • Page 14 Remember that the lower the intensity the longer you can comfortably exercise in it. Exercise in higher intensity for shorter periods. Polar target heart rate intensity definition is modified from international exercise science authorities’ recommendations in which light intensity can reach lower than 60% of HR...

  • Page 15: Sound

    Press START and then NEXT. displayed. Press START . Select sound with SET. Press OK. Press NEXT to proceed to WATCH SET Watch Alarm Setting Starting in Time mode, press NEXT until SETTINGS is displayed. Press START once and NEXT until is displayed.

  • Page 16: User

    ENGLISH Date Setting Starting in Time mode, press NEXT until SETTINGS is displayed Adjust date, day, month, and year with SET. Press OK. Press NEXT to proceed to USER SET User Starting in Time mode, press NEXT until SETTINGS is displayed. Press START once and NEXT until displayed.

  • Page 17: Customer Service Information

    104°F. Use a washing pouch. Do not soak, and use neither detergent with bleach nor fabric softener. Do not dry-clean, spin-dry or iron. Service: Your Polar F4 Heart Rate Monitor is designed to help you achieve your personal fitness goals, indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity during an exercise session.
  • Page 18 Do not open the wrist unit yourself. To ensure water resistance properties and the use of qualified components, the wrist unit battery should be replaced by an authorized Polar Service Center only. A full periodic check of the heart rate monitor will be done when changing batteries.

  • Page 19: Precautions

    The test is to ensure the safety and reliability of the simultaneous use of the pacemaker and the Polar heart rate monitor. If you are allergic to any substance that comes into contact with your skin or if you suspect an allergic reaction due to using the product, check the listed materials in Technical Specifications.
  • Page 20 ENGLISH The combined impact of moisture and intense abrasion may cause a black color to come off the transmitter’s surface, possibly staining light-colored clothes. If you use insect repellent on your skin, make sure that it does not come into contact with the transmitter.
  • Page 21 Polar F4 may be worn when swimming. To maintain water resistance, do not press buttons under water. See further information at support.polar.fi. Water resistance of Polar products is tested according to International Standard ISO 2281. Products are divided into three categories according to their water resistance. Check the back of your Polar product for the water resistance category, and compare it to the chart below.

  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    ENGLISH Troubleshooting If you don't know where you are in the menu, press and hold BACK until the time is displayed. If there are no reactions to any buttons, reset the wrist unit by pressing all the buttons simultaneously for two seconds. All other settings except time and date will be saved.

  • Page 23: Technical Specification

    ± 1% or ± 1 bpm, whichever measurement larger, defi nition applies to steady state conditions. Watch accuracy error Better than ± 0.5 seconds/day at 25 °C / 77 °F temperature. Wrist strap material Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) Wrist strap buckle...

  • Page 24: Guarantee And Disclaimer

    This limited Polar international guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Inc. for the consumers who have purchased this product in the USA or Canada. This limited Polar international guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Oy for the consumers who have purchased this product in other countries.
  • Page 25 Polar Electro Inc. / Polar Electro Oy shall not be liable for any damages, losses, costs or expenses, direct, indirect or incidental, consequential or special, arising out of, or related to the use of this material or the products described herein.

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