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  • Page 1 BUTTONS Light Back Press OK to enter the menu. User Manual Press the buttons to move forward in the menus. Polar F6™ Press and hold the Back button to return to the Time of Day display.
  • Page 2 Back Press The Polar F6 heart rate monitor provides you a reliable and convenient way to measure your heart rate wirelessly. It measures the electrocardiogram (ECG). You can use the wrist unit to conveniently view your heart rate and other information while walking, cycling, cross-country skiing, or performing any other exercise without disturbing your exercise rhythm.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS GETTING STARTED - PERSONALIZE YOUR POLAR F6 ......................7 1.1 PRODUCT ELEMENTS .............................. 7 1.2 WRIST UNIT BUTTONS AND SYMBOLS........................8 1.3 BASIC SETTINGS ..............................10 1.4 MEASURING YOUR HEART RATE ..........................12 START EXERCISING ................................ 14 2.1 STARTING EXERCISE RECORDING.......................... 14 2.2 FUNCTIONS DURING EXERCISE ..........................
  • Page 4 SETTINGS ..................................39 5.1 WATCH SETTINGS ..............................39 5.2 HEART RATE SETTINGS............................43 5.3 USER SETTINGS ..............................44 5.4 GENERAL SETTINGS .............................. 47 CARE AND MAINTENANCE............................... 49 PRECAUTIONS ................................50 7.1 INTERFERENCE DURING EXERCISE ........................50 7.2 MINIMIZING POSSIBLE RISKS WHEN EXERCISING....................51 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ............................

  • Page 5: Getting Started - Personalize Your Polar F6

    1. GETTING STARTED - PERSONALIZE YOUR POLAR F6 1.1 PRODUCT ELEMENTS User Manual with Quick Guide The Polar fitness heart rate monitor set consists of the This User Manual contains the necessary information on following items: using your Polar fitness heart rate monitor. For a quick...

  • Page 6: Wrist Unit Buttons And Symbols

    1.2 WRIST UNIT BUTTONS AND SYMBOLS Note: Pressing a button briefly (approximately one second) has a different effect than pressing and holding the button for a longer period of time (at least two seconds). Light • Move up in the menus and selection lists. •...
  • Page 7 Symbols The menu level indicator shows you the number of menu items. When browsing the menus, the symbol indicates where you are in the current menu level. The symbol shows you the total number of menu items. In guided setting sequences the number of symbols indicates the total number of settings, and the flashing symbol indicates the setting you are currently adjusting.

  • Page 8: Basic Settings

    1.3 BASIC SETTINGS Start from the Basic Settings mode when you use your product for the first time. You only need to activate the blank wrist unit once. Once activated, the wrist unit cannot be switched off. Alternatively, you can transfer the Basic Settings to the wrist unit from your computer. For further information, see the chapter Data Communication.
  • Page 9 5. Date: Press the buttons to select the month (mm) or day (dd). Press OK. • Press the buttons to select the day (dd) or month (mm). Press OK. • Press the buttons to select the year (yy). Press OK. 6.

  • Page 10: Measuring Your Heart Rate

    1.4 MEASURING YOUR HEART RATE To measure your heart rate, you need to wear the transmitter. Heart rate coding reduces interference from other heart rate monitors that are close by. To make sure that the code search is successful and ensure trouble-free heart rate monitoring, keep the wrist unit within 3 feet/1 meter of your transmitter. Check that you are not near other people with heart rate monitors or any source of electromagnetic disturbances (for further information on interference, see the chapter Precautions).
  • Page 11 3. Lift the transmitter off your chest and moisten the two grooved electrode areas on the back. 4. Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and that the Polar logo is in a central, upright position. 5.

  • Page 12: Start Exercising

    2. START EXERCISING In the Exercise menu you can view and record your exercise information, such as your heart rate, exercise time, and energy expenditure. 2.1 STARTING EXERCISE RECORDING 1. Wear the transmitter as described in the section Measuring Your Heart Rate. When you wear your transmitter during an exercise session the wrist unit automatically calculates the number of calories you have burned, as well as the other exercise information based on your heart rate.

  • Page 13: Functions During Exercise

    2.2 FUNCTIONS DURING EXERCISE Note: Your exercise information is saved only if the stopwatch has been on for more than one minute. Checking the Time of Day Bring the wrist unit near the Polar logo on the transmitter. The time of day and your current heart rate are displayed. Checking Exercise Information Press the buttons to view the following options:...
  • Page 14 In Zone (displayed if HR limits is on) symbol is displayed if your OwnZone determination succeeds Exercise duration between target heart rate limits Target heart rate limits as bpm or as %HR , depending on your settings symbol moves left or right according to your heart rate. If the symbol is not visible, it means your heart rate is either below or above your target heart rate limits.
  • Page 15 Changing the Displayed Exercise Information In the Exercise and Calories display, you can change the upper row information to personalize the display by pressing and holding the button. Exercise duration Calories (Cal/kcal) Time of Day Time of Day Calories (Cal/kcal) Exercise duration Fitness bullets - a bullet appears for every 10 minutes...
  • Page 16 Switching the Backlight On Press the Light button and the display is illuminated for a few seconds. After you have illuminated the display once while exercising night mode symbol appears in the display. The display automatically illuminates each time you press any button or bring the wrist unit near the Polar logo on the transmitter, until you stop recording the exercise.
  • Page 17 Changing Settings During Exercise You can change the settings while recording your exercise or you can pause the exercise recording while modifying your settings. 1. If you want to change the settings without pausing the exercise recording, press and hold OK. Alternatively, if you want to pause the exercise recording, press the Back button and select SETTINGS with buttons.

  • Page 18: Stopping The Exercise

    2.3 STOPPING THE EXERCISE 1. Press the Back button. Your current heart rate is displayed. Exercise recording is paused. is displayed. 2. Select EXIT with the buttons and press OK. Summary of your exercise is displayed. Exercise duration (hh.mm.ss) Calories burned during the exercise (Cal/kcal) The maximum (max) and average (avg) heart rate of the exercise session (bpm/%HR ) alternate.

  • Page 19: Exercise Settings

    2.4 EXERCISE SETTINGS In the Exercise Settings menu you can view and edit settings used during exercise. 1. Start from the Time of Day display. Press OK. 2. Exercise is displayed. Press OK. 3. Press the buttons to select SETTINGS. Press OK. 4.
  • Page 20 AUTOMATIC: Automatically calculated age-based heart rate limits. buttons to select HARD, MODERATE, LIGHT, or BASIC. Press OK. The wrist unit displays the heart rate limits Press the based on the birth date you have entered. Limits Exercise HARD The Hard intensity zone (80-90% HR ) is for relatively short exercise at high intensity.
  • Page 21 Your target heart rate zone is a range between lower and upper heart rate limits expressed as percentages of your maximum heart rate (HR ) or as beats per minute (bpm). HR is the highest number of heartbeats per minute during maximum physical exertion.

  • Page 22: Ownzone

    2.5 OWNZONE Your Polar fitness heart rate monitor is able to determine your individual exercise heart rate zone automatically. This is called OwnZone (OZ) and it can be determined during a warm-up period lasting 1-5 minutes by walking, jogging, or in other exercise modes.
  • Page 23 Determining Your OwnZone Heart Rate Limits Check the following before you start to determine your OwnZone: • You have set your user information correctly. • You have switched the OwnZone function on. Each time you start saving exercise information and have the OwnZone function on, the wrist unit starts finding your OwnZone.
  • Page 24 5. At some point during the five stages, you hear two beeps. Your OwnZone has been determined. If the OwnZone determination succeeds, the following information is displayed: OwnZone Updated OwnZone heart rate limits as beats per minute (bpm) or as a percentage of your maximum heart rate (%HR ) depending on your settings Your current heart rate...

  • Page 25: Follow-Up Your Achievements

    3. FOLLOW-UP YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS 3.1 DAILY FILE In the Daily File you can view detailed exercise information from your 12 most recent exercise sessions, such as exercise duration, calories burned, maximum and average heart rate and exercise time in different intensity zones. When the File becomes full, the oldest File information is replaced by the most recent.
  • Page 26 The following information is displayed: Graphic bars indicate the amount of exercise performed. The height of the bar indicates the exercise duration. The selected exercise is shown by a cursor Date of the selected exercise Select the exercise with the buttons.
  • Page 27 Heart Rate Maximum (Max) and average (Avg) heart rate in beats per minute alternate with the percentage of maximum heart rate reading. Time in Zone (displayed if the HR limits were on while exercising) Heart rate limits Exercise duration between heart rate limits Press the Back button to return to the Daily File.

  • Page 28: Weekly File

    3.2 WEEKLY FILE You can check the automatically saved weekly Diary information in the Weekly File. The Weekly File includes information for the 12 most recent weeks. When the Weekly File becomes full, the next week’s information replaces the oldest. The Diary is saved in the Weekly File on Sunday at midnight.
  • Page 29 Exe.Time (exercise duration) The last day of the selected week Cumulative exercise duration (hh.mm.ss) Calories The last day of the selected week Cumulative exercise calories (Cal/kcal) HR Zones The last day of the selected week Cumulative exercise duration in the Moderate intensity zone Press OK to view the exercise duration in different intensity zones.

  • Page 30: Totals File

    3.3 TOTALS FILE In the Totals File you can view your total cumulative exercise count, duration, and burned calories in several exercises, starting from the previous reset. 1. If you start from the Time of Day display, press OK. 2. Press the buttons until File is displayed.
  • Page 31 Total Calories The last reset date of the total cumulative calories (Cal/kcal). Total cumulative calories burned during several exercise sessions, starting from the previous reset. Note: When you have burned 999 999 Cal/kcal, the total cumulative calories are automatically reset to zero. Resetting Total Counters If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-3.

  • Page 32: Diary

    3.4 DIARY With the help of electronic Diary, you can view your exercise duration, count, calories, and duration in different intensity zones of the current calendar week. Diary includes follow-up information for the current calendar week. Your exercise information is saved in the Diary if the exercise session has lasted at least ten minutes. Diary HR zones 1.
  • Page 33 Diary Exe.Count (exercise count) The exercise count bar is highlighted The total exercise counts you have achieved Exe.Time (exercise duration) The exercise duration bar is highlighted The total exercise duration you have achieved Calories (Cal/kcal) The calories bar is highlighted The total calories burned during exercising Press Back to return to the Diary view and press the button to proceed to the HR zones view.
  • Page 34 HR Zones Light The Light intensity zone bar is highlighted The exercise duration in the zone you have achieved Moderate The Moderate intensity zone bar is highlighted The exercise duration in the zone you have achieved Hard The Hard intensity zone bar is highlighted The exercise duration in the zone you have achieved Press Back to return to the HR zones view.

  • Page 35: Weekly Follow-Up

    Changing the Default Diary View When you press Back to return to the Diary or HR zones view, the previously viewed value will be set as a default value. Next time you enter the Diary or HR zones view the default value will be displayed. Default value 3.5 WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP The weekly follow-up function automatically reviews your progress and reminds you to check the previous week’s exercises.

  • Page 36: Get Extra Benefit From Polar Applications - Data Communication

    4. GET EXTRA BENEFIT FROM POLAR APPLICATIONS - DATA COMMUNICATION Your Polar fitness heart rate monitor offers you the option of transferring data between your wrist unit and PC. You can edit and transfer your wrist unit settings easily from your PC to your wrist unit via the Polar UpLink Tool™.

  • Page 37: Settings

    5. SETTINGS In the Settings menu, you can view or change the information you have set earlier, such as the time of day and date, or you can set information, such as heart rate limits, volume, and alarm settings. 5.1 WATCH SETTINGS Note that there are two ways that the time and date can be presented.
  • Page 38 Timer Setting You can set the countdown timer to sound an alarm once after a set time. If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-3. 4. Press the buttons to select TIMER. Press OK. 5. Set the hours with the buttons.
  • Page 39 Alarm Setting 1. If you start from the Time of Day display, press OK. buttons until Settings is displayed. Press OK. 2. Press the 3. Press the buttons to select WATCH. Press OK. 4. Press the buttons to select ALARM. Press OK. buttons to select alarm DAILY, MON-FRI, or OFF.
  • Page 40 Time Setting If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-3. buttons to select TIME. Press OK. 4. Press the 5. Press the buttons to select 12 H or 24 H time mode. Press OK. If you chose 12 h mode, select AM or PM with the buttons.

  • Page 41: Heart Rate Settings

    5.2 HEART RATE SETTINGS In the HR (Heart Rate) Set menu, you can edit the settings used during exercise sessions, alarm setting and view mode. Press Press Press Watch HR Set User General Press Press OK Alarm View 1. Start from the Time of Day display. Press OK. Exercise is displayed. 2.

  • Page 42: User Settings

    5.3 USER SETTINGS In the User Settings menu, you can edit your personal data, weight, height, birthday, gender, and extra user settings. Press Press Press Press Watch HR Set User General Press OK View Birth- Extra Weight Height User Settings 1.
  • Page 43 7. Adjust the day (dd) or month (mm) with the buttons. Press OK. 8. Adjust the year (yy) with the buttons. Press OK. 9. Sex: Select MALE or FEMALE with the buttons. Press OK. 10. View Extra User Settings: It is recommended that you change the following settings (HR , VO ) only if you know your 2max...
  • Page 44 13. Maximal oxygen uptake value (VO , ml/kg/min): Press the buttons to set your maximal oxygen uptake value. 2max Press OK. is the maximum capacity for oxygen consumption by your body during maximum exertion. This is also known as 2max aerobic power or maximal oxygen intake/consumption.

  • Page 45: General Settings

    5.4 GENERAL SETTINGS In the General Settings menu, you can edit general settings for the wrist unit. The general settings include volume, keylock, and units. Press Press Press Press Watch HR Set User General Press OK Sound Keylock Units 1. Start from the Time of Day display. Press OK. Exercise is displayed. 2.
  • Page 46 2. Button Lock Setting ( Keylock) Button lock can be activated in the Time of Day display and during exercise recording. If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-4. buttons to select MANUAL or AUTOMATIC. Press OK. Press the Automatic The wrist unit automatically locks all the buttons, except the Light button, if you do not press any button...

  • Page 47: Care And Maintenance

    The warranty does not cover damage or consequential damage Transmitter Battery caused by service not authorized by Polar Electro. The estimated average battery life span of the transmitter is 2500 hours of use. If you suspect that the transmitter battery has run...

  • Page 48: Precautions

    7. PRECAUTIONS 7.1 INTERFERENCE DURING EXERCISE Crosstalk When in non-coded mode the wrist unit picks up transmitter signals within 3 feet/1 meter. Simultaneous non-coded signals from Electromagnetic Interference more than one transmitter can cause an incorrect readout. Disturbances may occur near high voltage power lines, traffic lights, overhead lines of electric railways, electric bus lines or trams, Using the Polar Heart Rate Monitor in a Water Environment televisions, car motors, bike computers, some motor driven exercise...

  • Page 49: Minimizing Possible Risks When Exercising

    7.2 MINIMIZING POSSIBLE RISKS WHEN Notice to individuals with pacemakers, defibrillators or other implanted electronic devices. Individuals who have a pacemaker EXERCISING use the Polar fitness heart rate monitor at their own risk. Before Exercise may include some risk. Before beginning a regular starting use, we always recommend a maximal exercise stress test exercise program, it is recommended that you answer the following under a doctor’s supervision.

  • Page 50: Frequently Asked Questions

    8. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What should I do if..I don’t know where I am in the menu? Press and hold the Back button until the time of day is displayed..there is no heart rate reading (00 / - -)? 1.
  • Page 51 We recommend that all service should be done by an authorized Polar Service Center. The 2-year International Guarantee does not cover damage or consequential damage caused by service not authorized by Polar Electro. The Polar Service Center will test your wrist unit for water resistance after battery replacement and makes a full periodic check of your complete Polar heart rate monitor.

  • Page 52: Technical Specification

    9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Your Polar fitness heart rate monitor is designed to • help users to achieve their personal fitness goals • indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity during an exercise session No other use is intended or implied. Water resistance of Polar products is tested according to International Standard ISO 2281.
  • Page 53 WRIST UNIT ELASTIC STRAP Battery type: CR 2032 Buckle material: Polyurethane Battery life: Average 1.5 years Fabric material: Nylon, polyester, and natural rubber (1 h/day, 7 days/week exercise) including a small amount of latex Operating temperature: 14 °F to 122 °F/ -10 °C to +50 °C Wrist strap material: Polyurethane LIMIT VALUES...

  • Page 54: Limited Polar International Guarantee

    Polar Electro Oy. The names and logos marked with a ™ symbol in this user manual or in the package of this product are trademarks of Polar Electro Oy. The names and logos marked with a ® symbol in this user manual or in the package of this product are registered trademarks of Polar Electro Oy, except that Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

  • Page 55: Disclaimer

    • The material in this manual is for informational purposes only. The products it describes are subject to change without prior notice, due to the manufacturer’s continuous development program. • Polar Electro Inc. / Polar Electro Oy makes no representations or warranties with respect to this manual or with respect to the products described herein.

  • Page 56: Index

    12. INDEX 12h/24h time mode..............10, 42 Reset the wrist unit............... 53 Alarm setting ................41 Resetting totals file............... 33 Backlight ................8, 18 Return to the time of day display ............ 8 Basic settings ................10 Settings ..................39 Battery replacement..............

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