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Polar Electro RCX5 Getting Started Manual

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  • Page 1 POLAR RCX5 ™ Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Limited International Polar RCX5 ......11 Guarantee ......24 4.

  • Page 3: Get To Know Your Rcx5 Training Computer

    This guide will help you get started with your new training computer. The full user manual and the latest version of this getting started guide can be downloaded at www.polar.com/support. For video tutorials, go to http://www.polar.com/en/support/video_tutorials. Heart rate sensors with Polar specific GymLink technology, e.g. Polar H1 and H2, can be used with compatible gym equipment. ENGLISH...

  • Page 4: Parts

    ECG-accurate heart rate signal to the training computer over sensor the 2.4GHz W.I.N.D. and the GymLink (in water activities) technology, both proprietary to Polar. The heart rate sensor consists of a connector and a strap. Transfer data between the training computer and the polarpersonaltrainer.com web service with data transfer unit and WebSync software.
  • Page 5 The username for your Polar Account is Register your Polar product at always your email address. The same http://register.polar.fi/ to ensure we can username and password are valid for...
  • Page 6 • Polar s3+ stride sensor transmits the running speed/pace and distance data to your training computer and also measures running cadence and stride length. • Polar G5 GPS sensor / Polar G3 GPS sensor W.I.N.D. provides speed, distance and location data, as well as track information, in all outdoor sports using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology.

  • Page 7: Computer

    2. SET UP YOUR TRAINING COMPUTER Buttons and Menu Structure BACK • Exit the menu • Return to previous level • Leave settings unchanged • Cancel selections • With a long press, return to time mode from any mode • Move through selection lists •...

  • Page 8: Enter Basic Settings

    For detailed information on the settings of your training computer, consult the full Enter Basic Settings user manual at www.polar.com/support. Before using your training computer for the first time, customize the basic settings. Enter as accurate data as possible to ensure correct feedback based on your performance.

  • Page 9: Prepare For Training

    3. PREPARE FOR TRAINING Plan Your Training The Polar RCX5 training computer offers you different ways to plan your training sessions. There are four different default sport profiles in the training computer: Running, Cycling (Bike 1), Swimming, and Other sport . Select the sport and make the necessary profile settings for each of the sports to suit your training needs.
  • Page 10 The Race Pace feature helps you to keep a steady pace and achieve your target time for a set distance. With the Training Load feature you can follow up on your training load and recovery in the training diary at polarpersonaltrainer.com and avoid over- or undertraining. For more information see polarpersonaltrainer.com Help.

  • Page 11: Using An Accessory With Your

    • the Polar G5 GPS sensor / Polar G3 GPS sensor W.I.N.D. • the Polar CS speed sensor W.I.N.D. and the Polar CS cadence sensor W.I.N.D. When you take a new sensor into use, it has to be activated and introduced to the training computer.

  • Page 12: Training

    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 connector from the strap and rinse the strap under running water after every use.

  • Page 13: Start Training

    Wear the heart rate sensor and set up an optional sensor as instructed in the sensor's user manual. If you want to use the ZoneOptimizer feature to personalize your training zones, see the full user manual at www.polar.com/support. Start by pressing .

  • Page 14: After Training

    MENU > DATA: information on data transfer, consult the full user manual at • Training files lists a maximum of 99 www.polar.com/support or exercise files. polarpersonaltrainer.com Help. • Week summaries displays training summaries for the past 15 weeks plus the current week.

  • Page 15: Important Information

    6. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Caring For Your Product Strap: Rinse the strap under running water after every use and hang to dry. Clean the strap Like any electronic device, the training gently with a mild soap and water solution when computer should be treated with care. The needed.

  • Page 16: Service

    The username for your Polar Account is always your email address. The same username and password are valid for Polar product registration, polarpersonaltrainer.com, Polar discussion forum and newsletter registration.

  • Page 17: Batteries

    Batteries Change Batteries Yourself The RCX5 training computer and the Polar H2 When changing the battery, make sure the heart rate sensor both have a user changeable sealing ring is not damaged, in which case you battery. To change the battery yourself, please should replace it with a new one.
  • Page 18 Put the cover back on and turn it clockwise to CLOSE. Re-enter the basic settings. Changing Polar H2 Heart Rate Sensor Battery Lever the battery cover open by using the clip on the strap. Remove the old battery from the battery cover with a suitable sized small ridgid stick or bar, such as a toothpick.

  • Page 19: Power Save Mode

    Battery Lifetime 6:00am to 12:00pm, the power save mode will be activated, if you have not pressed any The battery lifetime for the RCX5 training of the buttons for five minutes. The time computer is on average 11 months and depends shown on the display will change smaller and on which features and sensors you use.

  • Page 20: Precautions

    W.I.N.D. It also measures speed and starting any training program. distance when running with a Polar s3+ stride sensor or with a Polar G5 GPS sensor / Polar G3 • Have you been physically inactive for the past GPS sensor W.I.N.D.. The Polar CS cadence 5 years? sensor W.I.N.D.
  • Page 21 In practice no reports exist to suggest anyone ever having Using RCX5 Training Computer in water: experienced interference. We cannot however issue an official guarantee on our products' training computer and heart rate sensor are...

  • Page 22: Technical Specifications

    If you are having problems measuring heart rate Average 8-11 months (if you train Battery life: in salt water or highly chlorinated water, we on average 1h/day, 7 days/week) recommend you use the Polar T31c heart rate Battery type: CR 2032 sensor. Battery sealing ring: EPDM O-ring 24.30 x 0.8 mm (no...

  • Page 23: Heart Rate Sensor

    Training computer limit values Water resistance: 30 m (suitable for bathing and swimming) Maximum number of files: Polar WebSync Software and Polar DataLink Maximum number of System Requirements: Operating system: Microsoft training sessions in Windows XP/Vista/7 or Intel Mac OS multisport file: X 10.5 or newer...

  • Page 24: Guarantee

    USA the country of purchase. or Canada. This limited Polar international guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Oy for Guarantee with respect to any product will be consumers who have purchased this product limited to countries where the product has been in other countries.
  • Page 25 Mac OS is a registered trademark of Apple l’utilisateur. Inc. Industry Canada (IC) regulatory information Polar Electro Oy is a ISO 9001:2008 certified Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio company. transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum (or lesser) gain...
  • Page 26 (ou inférieur) approuvé pour l'émetteur par Industrie Canada. Polar Electro Oy has not approved any changes Dans le but de réduire les risques de brouillage or modifications to this device by the user. Any radioélectrique à l'intention des autres changes or modifi cations could void the user’s...
  • Page 27 This crossed out wheeled bin marking shows that Polar products are electronic devices and Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. are in the scope of Directive 2002/96/EC of the...
  • Page 28 • 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.
  • Page 29 Manufactured by Polar Electro Oy Professorintie 5 FIN-90440 KEMPELE Tel +358 8 5202 100 Fax +358 8 5202 300 www.polar.

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