Cover S810i USAGBR.fh8 29.7.2002 13:40 Page 1 Displays your heart rate as bpm and % of HRmax , average heart rate and exercise duration. Quick Guide COMPLETE HR Allows you to set 7 exercise profiles™ for multi-phase exercise sessions with HR target zones and recovery calculation. Records complete files of the exercises. Signal/Light Predicts your maximal oxygen uptake. Up • move onward • increase the selected value Reduces possible interference from other heart rate monitors. Sports watch features.
Road Map Dear Customer OK Scroll Up / Down STOP - exit the displayed mode Time Of Day File Options Fit. Test Connect Exercise Set Memory Set Function Set User Set Monitor Set Watch Set BasicUse E0 Rec. Rate RR OwnCal On/OFF lbs Sound On/OFF Alarm Profil 1 E1 5 Sec Fit.
The Polar S810i and Polar Precision Performance™ software offer you various ways to customize your exercise sessions so they meet your personal needs. For example, you can build up exercise profiles to guide you through various training sessions. Choose the functions that suit you best: OwnCal® calorie calculation, timers or recovery calculation, etc. Monitor your fitness level, and any long-term changes in it, by performing the quick and easy Polar Fitness Test™.
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 D. How to Recall Training Information ......... 52 Exercise Time .......................................... 54 Recovery Information of BasicSet Exercise ..................................... 55 Heart Rate Limits ................................... 55 Exercise Time within, above and below the Heart Rate Zones ............................. 55 Calorie Expenditure ............................... 55 Cumulative Calorie Count ..................... 55 Cumulative Exercise Time Count ..........
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.
• current heart rate, average heart rate or a reading of your maximum heart rate in percentages • calorie count for an exercise session • graphic and numeric display options of relaxation rate • • 3.
B. HOW TO ENTER SETTINGS Time Of Day Exercise Set This section describes how to manually enter settings by pressing the receiver buttons. However, The receiver offers you a faster way as well: prepare your settings with Polar Precision Performance software and upload them to your receiver from your computer. See chapter “Uploading settings from computer”. 14-15 Function Set Fit. Test User Set Connect Monitor Set Watch Set In the Time of Day display, scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed.
User Information Settings Options User Set lbs/ kg feet Birthday inch/ cm Sex Activity HRmax VO2max Baseline In the User Set loop you can move forward only by pressing OK. Measuring units depend on the settings 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.
High Top You participate regularly, at least 3 times a week, in heavy physical exercise. Ex. you run 6-12 miles / 10-20 km per week or spend 2-3 hours per week in comparable physical activity. You participate regularly in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week. Ex. 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.
For getting the most of your relaxation rate measure your baseline relaxation rate: • in the environment which best represents the time you will be using the relaxation rate. • always in the same way (Ex., laying down), place and time. • split and lap times • relaxation rate Additionally, you can follow calories of your exercise session and percentage of your maximum heart rate, if you have set all the user information and turned the OwnCal calculator on.
Selecting Exercise Type 1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or Options down until OPTIONS is displayed. Exercise Set 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. BasicUse Profil BasicSet 3. Press OK to start the exercise settings. E0 E1 E8 BasicUse E0, Profil E1-E7 or BasicSet E8 is displayed. 4. Scroll up or down until the desired exercise type is displayed. Press OK.
Setting Profile Exercise Setting Recovery Calculation for BasicSet A. Time-based recovery Ends your recovery as you reach the preset time. B. Heart-rate-based recovery Ends your recovery as you reach the preset heart rate. Options Recovery On/OFF Exercise Set Timer Hr If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until Recovery is displayed. 6. Press OK to start setting the recovery on or off. On/OFF starts to flash. 7.
Setting Interval Type (Int. Type) Select the interval type that will be used to end the interval calculation from three optional types: Setting Phases on/off Phase 1-6 On/OFF Int. On/OFF Reco On/OFF Limits On/OFF A. Time-based interval If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Scroll up or down until the desired phase number is displayed. 6. Press OK to start setting the phase. On/OFF starts to flash. 7. Scroll up or down to set the phase on or off. Press OK. On: Int.
Setting the Number of Intervals and Recoveries (Repeat) If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-10. You can set up to 30 intervals and recoveries (if set on) for each phase. 11. Scroll up or down until Repeat is displayed. 12. Press OK to start setting the number. 13. Scroll up or down to adjust the number. If you do not know in advance the precise number of the intervals select continuous interval by pressing and holding the up or down button until Cont is displayed.
B. RecoHr is displayed. 12. Scroll up or down to adjust the value. Press OK. Reco appears. Setting Recording Rate If you set both heart-rate-based interval and recovery, adjust your recovery heart rate to be smaller than the interval heart rate. To continue your settings, press the stop button. To return to the Time of Day display, press and hold the stop button. Naming Profiles You can name the profiles, with seven letters, numbers or punctual marks.
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. Turning Functions on/off 1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or Options down until OPTIONS is displayed. Function Set 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. OwnCal Fit.
7. Scroll to the unit which best suits you. Press OK. Monitor Settings 1. In the Time of Day display scroll up or down until OPTIONS is displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the Options mode. EXERCISE SET is displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until MONITOR SET is displayed. 4. Press OK to start the monitor settings. Sound is displayed. There are two different user information settings.
Watch Settings 1. In the Time of Day display scroll Options up or down until OPTIONS is Watch Set displayed. 2. Press OK to enter the Options Alarm Time Date mode. EXERCISE SET is 1/2 displayed. 3. Scroll up or down until WATCH SET is displayed. 4. Press OK to start the watch settings. ALARM is displayed. Remind On/OFF Setting Alarm If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1-4. 5. Press OK to start alarm settings. On/OFF starts to flash. OFF: skip 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. You can turn it off by pressing any of the buttons except the signal/light button. Erase the reminder text by pressing any of the buttons except the signal/light button. C.
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.
You have three optional Exercise modes depending on the selected exercise: • BasicUse (E0) • BasicSet (E8) • Profiles (E1-E7) 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, the receiver automatically illuminates the display when you start /stop the exercise session, store lap information end an interval and recovery calculation. Pausing the Exercise Press the stop button.
When you have set a profile exercise on, you will have one extra display. You can change the lower row for this display. See the alternative phase displays from "Starting an exercise profile" / "Exercise phases" section. Number of current interval. Number of preset intervals. Countdown timer. Phase number. The bar indicates the baseline of your relaxation rate. Bar of dots indicates the current relaxation rate in relation to your baseline value.
Starting an Exercise Profile (E1-E7) 1. Start from the Time of Day display. Press OK to enter the Measure mode. 2. If you want to swap the profile (E1-E7), press and hold the up button until the exercise is swapped. Release. Repeat until desired profile is displayed. 3. To start exercising and recording the exercise press OK. Profile function automatically guides you through the exercise. In order to hear the activity sounds when the phase starts and stops make sure the activity/button sound is on.
3. At the end of interval Interval duration. Average heart rate of the interval. When your intervals end, the wrist receiver automatically continues following the preset function, recovery calculation or the following exercise phase. Recovery Period One of the following is displayed depending on your settings: A. time-based recovery or B. heart-rate-based recovery. A. Time-based recovery Recovery countdown timer. Current heart rate. Or B.
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 "Starting an exercise profile"/ "Recovery calculation" section 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 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. Some information alternates on the display automatically. You can make the information alternate faster by pressing the OK button, Ex., the target heart rate zone information. The Polar heart rate monitor starts saving exercise information to a file as you start the stopwatch. You can recall the information in the File mode.
Recovery Information of BasicSet Exercise (Reco) Time-based recovery Recovery duration. Drop in your heart rate. Or Heart-rate-based recovery Time it took reach the preset heart rate reading. Drop in your heart rate. Exercise File (F1-F99) Exe. Time Reco Limits InZone1 InZone2 Heart Rate Limits (Limits) Settings of the heart rate limits alternate on the display. Limits 1 are used for heart rate zone 1, limits 2 for zone 2, etc. Reco 30 Int. 30 InZone6 Phase 6 KCal Reco 1 Tot. KCal Tot.
Cumulative Exercise Time Count (Tot. Time) This function counts cumulative exercise time expended during several exercise sessions starting from the previous value stored in the records file. It allows you to follow the exercise time count as a gauge of amount of exercise Ex. during one week. Your cumulative total time is displayed in hours and minutes until 99 hours 59 minutes is reached. After this your cumulative exercise time is displayed in hours until 9999 hours is reached. 3.
5. To continue recalling information on the other phases, press the stop button. To continue recalling, Ex., lap information press the stop button twice. Scroll up or down until LAPS is displayed. Lap Information (LAPS) Start with the display showing LAPS and the number of recorded laps. 1. Press OK to start recalling the lap information. 2. Scroll up or down to see the following information: FILE F1-F99 LAPS Best Lap Lap 1 Lap 99 Best Lap Shortest lap time. The number of the best lap.
1. Press OK to start updating the desired total count. Reset appears and the value starts to flash. 2. Press and hold the down button. Reset starts to flash. You can still cancel the previous setting by releasing the down button before the value is updated. If you are sure that you want to update the value keep holding the down button until value is updated. Release. 3. Press the stop button to exit the reset display. Press and hold the stop button to return to the Time of Day display. Deleting a File 1.
B) an optional Polar IR Interface for USB port and Windows® 98 operating system or later in your computer. Install the Polar Precision software (version 3 or later) first, then connect the optional Interface to the corresponding port of the computer before starting the software. 1. Start the Polar Precision Performance software. 2. Scroll up or down until CONNECT is displayed in the receiver display.
To be able to upload the settings from Polar Precision Performance software via Polar UpLink, you need a personal computer with a sound card (compatible with SoundBlaster™) and dynamic loudspeakers or headphones. Online Recording You can perform Online Recording with the Polar S810i heart rate monitor, Polar Precision Performance software (version 3 or later) and optional Polar IR Interface. 1. To start recording: See how to turn the Online measurement on in B: “Online Recording to Computer on/off” section.
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 input 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 Transmitter The estimated average battery life of the transmitter is 2500 hours of use. Contact your authorized Polar Service Center for a replacement transmitter. Polar recycles used transmitters. See your Customer Care Charter for detailed instructions. Wrist Receiver The estimated average battery life of the wrist receiver is 2 years in normal use (2h/ day, 7 days a week). Please note that excessive use of the backlight and the alarm signals will drain the battery more rapidly.
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/ trams, televisions, car motors, bike computers, some motor driven exercise equipment, cellular phones or when you walk through electric security gates.
It is important to be sensitive to your body’s reactions during the exercise. If you feel unexpected pain or tiredness regarding your exercise intensity level, it is recommended to stop the exercise or continue at a lighter intensity. Notice to persons with pacemakers, defibrillator or other implanted electronic device. Persons who have a pacemaker use the Polar heart rate monitor at their own risk. Before starting use, we always recommend an exercise test under doctor’s supervision.
...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 EKG 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 authorized Polar Service Center.
Wrist Receiver Battery type: CR 2430 Battery life: Average 2 years (2h/ day, 7 days/ week) Operating temperature: 14 °F to 122 °F/ -10 °C to +50 °C Water resistance: to 160 feet/ 50 meters Wrist strap material: Polyurethane Back cover 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 INTERNATIONAL GUARANTEE 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 Inc. / Polar Electro Oy makes no representations or warranties with respect to this manual or with respect to the products described herein. Polar Electro Inc.
M. POLAR GLOSSARY Activity level: A personal assessment of your long term physical activity level that is used in the Polar Fitness Test. Coded heart rate transmission: Polar coded 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 coded 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 at least 5 seconds. - - Indicates there is no heart rate reception. Bring the wrist receiver up to your chest near the transmitter’s Polar logo.
LAPS: Indicates how many lap times have been stored. Lap Time, Lp: Indicates the time the lap took. Lim High: The higher heart rate limit of the target zone. Lim Low: The lower heart rate limit of the target zone. Limits: Heart rate limits for target zones. MAX: Indicates the highest heart rate. MAX %: Indicates what percentage your current heart rate is of your maximum heart rate. Mem full: Appears on the display when the memory is full.
between successive heart beats in milliseconds. This information is also shown as instantaneous heart rate in beats per minute in recorded samples. Recording every interval accurately is more difficult than obtaining the averaged heart rate only, because R-R recording rate is shielded less from measurement disturbances. We recommend using contact gel (ECG gel) to ensure contact between your skin and the transmitter.
Reset the heart rate monitor ................ 81 Reset the stopwatch .............................. 45 Return to the Time of Day display ......... 7 Selecting exercise type ................... 20, 50 Setting interval calculation ................... 26 Setting tips ............................................. 38 Start a profile exercise ........................... 46 Start measuring your heart rate ...... 9, 39 Stop a profile exercise ........................... 49 Stop measuring your heart rate ....
