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The Polar S610 offers you various possibilities on customising exercise sessions to fit your personal needs. For example, use the Interval Trainer function to guide you through a complete interval training session. Or, you can choose the functions that suit you best: OwnCal calorie calculation, timers, recovery calculation, etc. After training, you can review your exercise file and transfer it to your computer for analysis with Polar Precision Performance™ software.
CONTENTS A. Getting going ....................... 5 Heart rate monitor parts ......................... 5 Buttons and their functions .................... 6 Easy start ................................................... 8 How to prepare the wrist receiver ..... 8 How to put the transmitter on .......... 9 How to start measuring your heart rate ..................................... 9 How to stop measuring your heart rate ............... 10 After exercising ..................................
A. GETTING GOING Interval phase .................................... 55 Cool-down phase ............................... 56 Lap information ..................................... 57 Recorded heart rate samples ................ 57 Records file ............................................. 58 Resetting cumulative counts to zero ... 58 Deleting a file ......................................... 59 Deleting all files ..................................... 59 Update OwnIndex and HRmax-p .............
Buttons and their functions Signal/ Light Turns the beep on or off. Turns the backlight on. Reset Resets the heart rate monitor. Stop Return - Stops measuring the heart rate. Exits the displayed mode and returns to the previous mode level. Returns to the Time of day display from any mode by pressing and holding the stop button. OK Accept - Starts measuring the heart rate (start). Enters the displayed mode shown on the lower level (start). Locks in your selection (ok). Records lap information (lap).
Easy start How to prepare the wrist receiver How to put the transmitter on 1. Since the display is blank when the receiver leaves the factory, you have to activate the wrist receiver by pressing the OK button twice, after which the Time of day display appears. This is a one-off procedure; once you have turned on your receiver you can not turn it off anymore. 2. You may start measuring your heart rate right away using the default settings.
4. Press the OK button to start measuring your heart rate. A heart symbol will start flashing and your heart rate (beats per minute) will appear in a maximum of 15 seconds. 5. Press OK again. The stopwatch starts running and you can start exercising. The exercise data will only be stored in a file if you have turned the stopwatch on. How to stop measuring your heart rate 1. Press the stop button. The stopwatch and other calculations stop.
A. During BasicUse, you can save 99 split and lap times with current, maximum and average heart rates for each lap. You can configure the display to show information on the following: • the current heart rate, average heart rate or a reading of your maximum heart rate in percentages • the current exercise time (stopwatch) • time of day • current lap and split time as well as the lap number • calorie count for your exercise session B.
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B. HOW TO ENTER SETTINGS Time Of Day Exercise Set This section describes how to manually enter settings by pressing the receiver buttons. However, Polar S610 offers you another and faster way as well: prepare your settings with Polar Precision Performance software and upload them to your receiver from your computer. After preparing your settings you can upload options lock function. Your options can no longer be changed until you deactivate the options lock from the “user features” of your software.
User information settings Options User Set kg/ lbs cm/ feet inch Birthday Sex Activity HRmax VO2max In the User Set loop you can move forward only by pressing OK. Measuring units depend on your choice in Options/ Monitor Set/ Unit 1 or Unit 2. Weight Height Date of Birth setting order 1. 2. 3. 4. Units 1 kg cm day - month - year Units 2 lbs ft/ inch month - day - year In the Time of day display scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed. Press OK to enter the Options mode.
Top You participate regularly in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week. E.g. you exercise to improve performance for competitive purposes. Maximum heart rate value (HRmax) 12. Your age-predicted maximum heart rate value is displayed as a default setting when you set this value for the first time. If you know your exact clinically tested maximum heart rate value, set the value by scrolling up or down. 13. Press OK.
Setting exercise sets Preset exercise sets ready for five exercise sets; when you start exercising, just select one of the sets.
Setting timers If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-5. 6. Scroll up or down until desired timer is displayed. Press OK to start setting the timer. 7. Scroll up or down to turn the timer on or off. Press OK. Timer OFF: skip steps 8-9. 8. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes. Press OK. 9. Scroll up or down to adjust seconds. Press OK. Setting heart rate limits If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-5. 6. Scroll up or down until desired Limits is displayed. 7.
Setting the number of intervals If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-5. You can set up to 30 intervals. 6. Scroll up or down until Repeat is displayed. 7. Press OK to start setting the number of intervals. 8. Scroll up or down to adjust the number of intervals. Press OK. Or If you do not know in advance the precise amount of the desired intervals select continuous interval. The intervals will succeed until you manually stop the interval phase or until 30 intervals have been made. 8.
Setting recording rate Turning functions on/off 1. In the Time of day display scroll up or Options down until OPTIONS is displayed. Memory Set 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. Rec. Rate 5 Sec / 15 Sec / 60 Sec 3. Scroll up or down until MEMORY SET is displayed. 4. Press OK to start the memory settings. Rec.Rate is displayed. 5. Scroll up or down to select the desired recording rate. As you change the recording rate you can see the memory there is left in the lower row.
Predicted maximum heart rate on/off (HRmax-p) If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until HRmax-p is displayed. 6. Press OK to start setting the HRmax-p. On/OFF starts to flash. 7. Scroll up or down to set the HRmax-p on or off. Press OK. phase start, interval phase end and recovery calculation end sounds. Does not consist of heart rate zone alarms, watch alarm or fitness test alarm. HRmax-p can be turned on only if Polar Fitness Test is on.
Watch settings 1. In the Time of day display Options scroll up or down until Watch Set OPTIONS is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the Alarm Time 1/2 Date Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until WATCH SET is displayed. 4. Press OK to start the watch settings. ALARM is displayed. Remind Setting alarm If you start from the Time of day display, repeat steps 1-4. OFF: skip 5. Press OK to start alarm settings. On/OFF starts to steps 6- 9. flash. 6.
You can upload 7 reminders, each including time and name, to your wrist receiver from Polar Precision Performance software. The reminder sounds an alarm only when time of day is displayed. When the reminder alarm comes on, it will sound for 15 seconds or you can turn it off by pressing any of the five buttons. C. EXERCISE Erase the reminder text by pressing any of the five buttons. To continue your settings, press the stop button or to return to the Time of day display, press and hold the stop button.
3. Start from the Time of day display by pressing the OK to start measuring your heart rate. A heart symbol will start flashing and your heart rate in beats per minute will appear in max. 15 seconds. The frame around the heart symbol indicates that the heart rate reception is coded. The receiver returns automatically to the Time of day display within 5 minutes if there is no heart rate reception. Exercise recording mode If you are continuing from the Measure mode, press OK.
The following functions can be used during all three optional Exercise modes. Illuminating the display Press the signal/light button. After you use backlight once in the Measure mode, Polar S610 automatically illuminates the display if you: start or stop the exercise session, store lap information and at the end of an interval and a recovery calculation. Turning the heart rate zone alarm on/off Press and hold the signal/light button. When appears on the display the zone alarm is on.
Swapping the displayed exercise information There are three display options, which you can swap between by pressing the down button. Once you have configured the display options, Polar S610 saves the settings. If the Help function is on, the name of the selected function appears for a few seconds. Stopwatch Time of day Current heart rate Number of the lap Time of day Stopwatch Stopwatch Lap time Select the upper row information 2.
Starting an exercise set Structure of an interval training exercise: Interval Phase Repeats 03 160 140 120 Exercising with Interval Training Set (Int on, E1-E5) Countdown timer 3 Heart rate limits 3 60 40 In this mode you can also use the functions in “Exercise recording mode” section. The Interval Trainer automatically guides you through your exercise. In order to hear the activity sounds when the phase starts and stops make sure the activity/button sound is on.
Interval phase The Polar S610 records up to 30 repeated interval phases. Your interval phase is divided into interval and recovery calculation (if set on) sections, which alternate continuously through your interval phase. Interval session 1. First Preset heart rate limits 2 (if set on). 2. Then Continue according to your interval settings: A. manual, B. timer-based or C. heart-rate-based interval. A. Manual interval Number of set intervals. Current interval number.
Cool-down phase 1. First Preset heart rate limits 3 (if set on). 2. Then Countdown timer 3. Heart rate information. Countdown timer starts running if you have set the timer 3 on. If you have set the timer off press OK to end a phase. 3. At the end of cool-down phase Cool-down phase duration. Average heart rate of the cool-down phase. After your cool-down phase has ended the receiver automatically continues exercise recording with BasicUse mode.
Starting recovery calculation To start the recovery calculation, press and hold the OK button. Depending on your setting RecoHr or RecoTime appears in the upper row of the display. See “Exercising with Interval Trainer”/ “Recovery calculation” for the displayed information during the recovery calculation. After the recovery calculation is done the exercise is paused. You can continue the exercise by pressing the OK button after the recovery calculation.
D. HOW TO RECALL TRAINING INFORMATION Time of Day File F99 Options ... F1 Fit. Test Connect Records Your first file is F1, then F2 and so on, until you have recorded maximum 99 exercise files. The bigger the file number the more recent it is. The Polar S610 starts saving exercise information to a file as you start the stopwatch in the Exercise mode. You can recall the information in the File mode.
• • • • Move forward and backward within file loops with up or down buttons. Press OK to enter a file or to enter a deeper level in the file loop. Press the stop button to move backward to the previous file level. Press and hold the stop button to return the Time of day display, wherever you are in the File recalling cycle. Exercise time (Exe. Time) The exercise time is the amount of time that you have exercised with the stopwatch running.
Exercise time within, above and below the heart rate zones Indicates the exercise time, which you have spent within (InZone), above and below each heart rate limits during the entire exercise. Calorie expenditure (KCal) You will see how many kilocalories you have expended during the exercise. Cumulative calorie count (Tot. KCal) You will have a count for cumulative calories expended during several exercise sessions. This function allows you to follow the calorie count as a gauge of effective exercise e.g.
Interval information Interval number Split time of the interval Interval duration. The heart rate at the end of the interval, average and maximum heart rates of the selected interval. Recovery information Recovery time Recovery duration. Drop in your heart rate. Or Recovery heart rate Time it took reach the preset heart rate reading. Drop in your heart rate. Cool-down phase Duration of the cool-down. The heart rate at the end of the cool-down, average and maximum heart rates of the cool-down phase.
Records file This file is updated each time your exercise is recorded to file. 1. In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FILE is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the File mode. 3. Scroll up or down until Records is displayed. 4. Press OK to enter the records file. Tot. KCal is displayed. You will have a count for cumulative calories expended during several exercise sessions. 5. Scroll up or down to see the cumulative exercise time (Tot.
E. CONNECTION TO COMPUTER Interrupt the data transfer to the computer by pressing the stop button during data transfer. CONNECT is displayed. There is two-way communication between Polar S610 and a computer. Polar Precision Performance software offers an easy way to analyse training data. A training log makes it possible to plan future training. Wrist receiver settings are easy to upload from the software instead of entering them manually. Downloading Training Data to a Computer 1. Start the software. 2.
1. Start the software. 2. If the receiver is in the Time of day display scroll up or down until CONNECT is displayed. 3. Place the receiver less than 10 cm/ 4" from the loudspeaker. 4. Activate the upload function of the software. Do not move the receiver during the data transfer. 5. The receiver automatically starts to upload the information as UpLink and COM appear. You will hear a chirping sound while information is transferred to the receiver.
If you want to improve your cardiovascular fitness, it takes a minimum of 6 weeks on an average to see a noticeable change in OwnIndex. Less fit individuals see progress even more rapidly and for more fit individuals more time is needed. The better the cardiovascular fitness of an individual, the smaller the improvements in OwnIndex. Cardiovascular fitness is best improved by exercise types which employ large muscle groups.
Fitness test settings Time of Day To be able to carry out the Polar Fitness Test you need to do the following settings in the Options mode: • • • Set your personal user information and long-term physical activity level. Set the Polar Fitness Test on. Set the HRmax-p on if you want to get a prediction of your maximum heart rate. File Options Fit. Test Connect 1. In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FIT. TEST is displayed.
Update OwnIndex and HRmax-p You can update your OwnIndex and HRmax-p values to the Options mode/ User information. When you update these values regularly, the reading in percentages of your maximum heart rate and calorie calculation give more accurate individual information. 1. In the Time of day display scroll up or down until FIT. TEST is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the Fitness Test mode. 3. Scroll up or down until Update USER SET is displayed.
For various fitness classes we recommend the following: 4 1-3 Increase exercise for health benefits and fitness improvement. To ensure good health, maintain current exercise habits. For fitness improvement an increase in exercise is recommended. 5-7 Maintain current exercise habits for good health and fitness. 7 G. CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Polar heart rate monitor is a high-tech instrument of superior design and workmanship and should be treated with care.
H. PRECAUTIONS Batteries Polar T61 transmitter The estimated average battery life of the Polar T61 transmitter is 2500 hours of use. Contact your distributor/ dealer for a transmitter replacement. Polar recycles used transmitters. See your Customer Care Charter for detailed instructions. Polar S610 wrist receiver The estimated average battery life of the Polar S610 wrist receiver is 2 years in normal use (2h/ day, 7 days a week).
Polar heart rate monitor and interference Electromagnetic interference Disturbances may occur near high voltage power lines, traffic lights, overhead lines of electric railways, electric bus lines or trams, televisions, car motors, bike computers, some motor driven exercise equipment, cellular phones or when you walk through electric security gates. Crosstalk The Polar wrist receiver in non-coded mode of operation picks up transmitter signals within 1 metre/ 3 feet.
If you are allergic to any substance that comes into contact with the skin, check the Polar heart rate monitor materials from the “Technical specifications” chapter. It is recommended that you wear the transmitter against your bare skin to ensure flawless operation. However, if you wish to wear the transmitter over a shirt, moisten the shirt well under the electrodes. I. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What should I do if... Notice to persons with pacemakers, defibrillator or other implanted electronic device.
...there is no heart rate reading (- -)? 1. Check that the electrodes of the transmitter are moistened and that you are wearing it as instructed. 2. Check that you have kept the transmitter clean. 3. Check that you are not near other people that have heart rate monitors, high voltage power lines, televisions, mobile phones or other sources of electromagnetic disturbance. 4. Have you had a cardiac event which may have altered your ECG waveform? In this case consult your physician. ...
1. Press the RESET button with a pen tip. Display becomes full of digits. If you don’t press any button after reset within one minute the wrist receiver goes to the Time of day display. 2. Press any of the buttons once. The time of day is displayed. ...the battery of the wrist receiver must be replaced? We recommend having all service done by an authorised Polar Service Centre.
Wrist receiver Battery type: CR 2430 Battery life: Average 2 years (2h/ day, 7 days/ week) Operating temperature: -10 °C to +50 °C/ 14 °F to 122 °F Water resistance: to 50 metres/ 160 feet Wrist strap material: Polyurethane Backcover and wrist strap buckle material: Stainless steel complying with EU Directive 94/27/EU and its amendment 1999/C 205/05 on the release of nickel from products intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin.
K. LIMITED POLAR WARRANTY L. 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 Oy makes no representations or warranties with respect to this manual or with respect to the products described herein.
M. POLAR GLOSSARY Activity level: Your long-term physical activity level you need to assess in order to do the Polar Fitness Test. BasicSet mode: Exercise set, which interval is set off. Coded heart rate transmission: Polar T61 transmitter automatically locks in a code to transmit your heart rate to the wrist receiver. In a coded transmission the receiver accepts heart rate data only from the Polar T61 transmitter. Coding significantly reduces crosstalk caused by other users of heart rate monitors.
Display symbols Display texts Indicates an ongoing heart rate measurement and flashes to the beat of your heart. A heart without frames indicates a non-coded heart rate transmission. Frame around the heart indicates a coded transmission of heart rate. Indicates there has not been heart rate reception for less than 5 minutes. - - Indicates there has not been heart rate reception for at least 5 minutes. In the Time of day display the alarm is on.
Lim Low: The lower heart rate limit of the target zone. Limits1, 2, 3: Heart Rate Limits for Target Zones 1, 2 and 3. MAX: Together with a heart rate reading indicates the highest heart rate. MAX %: Together with a heart rate reading indicates what percentage your current heart rate is of your maximum heart rate. Mem full: Appears on the display when the memory is full. You can continue your exercise and taking lap times but they won’t be recorded into the file. OPTIONS: Indicates the Options mode.
NOTE Index 12h/ 24h time mode ................................. 32 Activity/button sound On/OFF ................ 30 Alarm settings .......................................... 32 BasicSet exercise ................................. 22, 47 Buttons ........................................................ 6 Care and maintenance ............................ 71 Code search .............................................. 35 Date settings ............................................ 33 Deleting a file ...............
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Road Map Dear Customer Manufactured by: Polar Electro Oy Professorintie 5 FIN-90440 KEMPELE OK Scroll Up / Down STOP - exit the displayed mode Time Of Day Exercise Set BasicUse, E0 File Memory Set Options Function Set Rec. Rate 5 Sec OwnCal On/OFF 15 Sec Fit. Test On/OFF ExeSet 1, E1 Connect User Set Monitor Set Watch Set kg/ lbs Sound On/OFF Alarm cm/ ft inch E2 Units 1/2 Time 1/2 Birthday 60 Sec E3 Fit.