Team2 Help EN
Table of Contents Quick Steps.................................................................................................................................. 1 About the Help ............................................................................................................................. 1 Water-Resistance ........................................................................................................................ 1 Article Bank ......................................................
Team2 Help EN Care and Maintenance Instructions ........................................................................................... 12 Team2 Transmitter Straps ...................................................................................................... 12 Transmitters............................................................................................................................ 12 Charger and Base Station ........................................................................
Table of Contents Training session log ............................................................................................................... 50 Training reports ...................................................................................................................... 55 How to... ..................................................................................................................................... 59 How to... .............................................................
Team2 Help EN How to Open Team ................................................................................................................ 80 How to Select Players ............................................................................................................ 80 How to Start Online Monitoring .............................................................................................. 81 How to Stop Online Monitoring........................................................................
Table of Contents Battery-Powered Devices .......................................................................................................... 91 Rechargeable Batteries Only: ................................................................................................ 92 Wireless Devices ....................................................................................................................... 92 All Devices ..............................................................................
Introduction Welcome to Polar Team2! Team2 is a versatile system that allows you to plan your team's seasons, monitor the training and analyse the data. Team2 includes software for both a PC and PDA. The PC software is designed for planning, recording and storage and the PDA software is for online monitoring. We recommend that you read through this manual before beginning to work with Team2.
Team2 Help EN For more information on the physiological aspects and other features of Polar products, visit the Polar Collection of Training Articles.
Quick Guide Quick Guide This is Quick guide for Polar Team2. Please read Quick guide through before starting to work with Team2. Quick guide gives you the basic information on Team2. Quick guide, in particular, Wizard instructions are only for the first introduction of the software. For instructions on the software itself, please read the software chapter. • • • • • PC requirements Hardware Lights and sounds Wizard Care and maintenance instructions Quick Guide This is Quick guide for Polar Team2.
Team2 Help EN Hardware Polar Team2 includes the following hardware. For more information, see also detailed hardware information. Base Station Base station is the device that connects the transmitters with your PC and PDA. FACTS: • • • • • • • Water-resistant if the plug is in place. Allows you to monitor up to 28 players in real time at the same time. Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b), Bluetooth (100 m range), RJ45 connector for the Ethernet connection. Re-chargeable batteries with up to 12 hours stand alone use.
Quick Guide FACTS: • • • • Up to 10 transmitters can be inserted into the charger at a time. Not water-resistant, for indoor use only. AC adapter included. There are four different plugs for the AC adapter included. Choose the correct plug (according to the country) and place it into the adapter. Wall mount included. Transmitter and Team2 Transmitter Strap The transmitter records heart rate data and transmits it to the PC using Bluetooth.
Team2 Help EN • • • • • • • • Re-chargeable battery, Polar magnetic communication technology transmitter and built-in Bluetooth. Battery lasts 30 hours in online mode and up to 250 hours in off-season mode. Recharge takes 12 hours. Transmitter memory can record 48 hours of data in online mode and up to 360 hours of data in off-season mode. Bluetooth range is 100 meters (330 ft). Transmitter is water-resistant.
Quick Guide Blue 2 PC is connected to the base station and software is running. Blue 3 At least one transmitter is connected to the base station with Bluetooth. Blue 4 Not in use. NOTE: • The Bluetooth indicator is not a light, only a label. Transmitter Below is a description of lights and sounds during training. Light/Sound Function Green led is blinking at HR. Red led is blinking at HR. Transmitter detects the HR signal and is ready for recording. Start recording sound, one beep.
Team2 Help EN seconds. Short sound. Red led is blinking every 5 seconds. Green led is blinking every 10 seconds. Green led is on. Red led is on for 5 seconds. Three short sounds. Transmitter is charging. Transmitter's battery is full. The user can activate the connection between a new transmitter and the system and activate the transmitter's number while introducing new transmitters to the system. Transmitter is properly placed into the charger, but is in not-secured mode.
Quick Guide • • • When the transmitter is inserted correctly into the charger the red led is on for 5 seconds. At the same time you can hear a short sound. It is important that the USB dongle is introduced to the system during Wizard. The dongle doesn't work later on if this part has been skipped in the beginning. For instructions of what to do, if the USB dongle is not introduced to the system during Wizard, see How to introduce USB dongle.
Team2 Help EN • More sport zones can be added by clicking the Add sport zone link on the bottom of the window. Activities (Step 4) The fourth step asks to define the training activities of your team. You can choose a different color for every activity. This helps you to visualize your team's training calendar. There are three different types for activities; intermittent, continuous and strength. The type indicates how exhausting the training activity is.
Quick Guide • • Physiological values are calculated automatically when the date of birth is selected. Automatic values can be modified. A player can be removed from the player list. Click on the player you want to remove and then click the Remove link on the bottom of the wizard window. Hardware (Step 6) To make sure that the Team2 hardware is plugged in correctly, do the following. 1.
Team2 Help EN • Transmitter-player connections can be modified after Wizard is completed. For more information, see How to assign transmitter to player. Completed (Step 8) Installation is now complete. Polar Team2 is now initialized and ready for use. End Wizard by clicking the Finish button. Care and Maintenance Instructions It is important to follow the care and maintenance instructions to assure the long life of the Team2 hardware.
Hardware Hardware Polar Team2 includes the following hardware: • • • • Base station Charger 10 transmitters and straps USB dongle Extra transmitters and Team2 transmitter straps can be purchased separately. There is also a charger included in the transmitter kit. Hardware Polar Team2 includes the following hardware: • • • • Base station Charger 10 transmitters and straps USB dongle Extra transmitters and Team2 transmitter straps can be purchased separately.
Team2 Help EN FACTS: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The base station is water-resistant so it can be used in the rain as long as the plug is in place. Always use wireless connection and battery power in the rain! Allows you to monitor up to 28 players in real time at the same time. Built-in Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b) so that wireless connection can be used between the PC/PDA and the base station. Built-in Bluetooth (100 m (330 ft) range). RJ45 connector for Ethernet connection.
Hardware Charger is used to re-charge the batteries of the transmitters. The charger can be used only indoors. Data transfer (transmitter settings, memory contents) between the transmitters and the PC is enabled only when the transmitters are inserted into the charger. To transmit data between transmitters and PC, follow these instructions: 1. 2. 3. 4. Turn on your PC and open Team2 software. Connect the base station to PC according to the instructions. Plug the power cable into the charger.
Team2 Help EN After training (or after the transmitter have been in off-season use) the data is transferred from the transmitters to the PC. The transmitters must be inserted into the charger during the data transfer. FACTS: • • • • • • • • • • • • Re-chargeable battery, Polar magnetic communication technology transmitter and built-in Bluetooth. Battery lasts up to 250 hours (in online mode for 30 hours). Re-charge takes 12 hours.
Hardware Online mode is used when training is monitored online using the base station. At that time, the transmitter transfers heart rate data to the PC via the base station in addition to recording it. In Online mode the battery lasts up to 30 hours. Off-season mode can be used when training is not monitored online, e.g., during independent training season. At the time, in order to save battery, the transmitter is not trying to send data to PC but only records it.
Team2 Help EN How to Insert Transmitters into Charger Transmitters are inserted into charger for 3 reasons: • • • To recharge the batteries. To transfer training data from the transmitters to PC. To change the transmitter settings (online/off-season). Inserting the transmitters into the charger: • • The transmitters are inserted into the charger so that the P of the Polar logo is not visible. The led is located next to the R of the Polar logo. The power cable of the charger must be plugged in.
Hardware software. Wireless network key can be changed in preferences. Changing the wireless network key requires that base station is connected to PC (either with a Ethernet cable or wireless connection). Changing the network key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Connect base station to PC either with a Ethernet cable or wireless connection. Run the Team2 software. Select Tools > Preferences from the main menu. Select the Base station/USB Dongle tab. Type a new wireless network key into the Password input box.
Team2 Help EN NOTE: • • If you are using different software, provided by the PC or Wi-Fi adapter manufacturer, to manage wireless connections, these instructions do not apply. In that case, you can find more information from the connection management software's help or web site. If you have problems with connecting to the base station: • Some computers block the Wi-Fi connection automatically if the Ethernet cable is plugged in even though the Wi-Fi adapter is enabled.
Software Introduction to Software Team2 software is exclusively developed for Polar Team2. The software enables you to utilize all the features of Polar Team2. With Team2 software you can: • • • • • • • Plan your team's seasons. Plan your team's training, session by session and phase by phase. Monitor players' heart rates online during training. Collect and record heart rate data during online and after off-season training. Analyze the heart rate data. Produce training data reports. Manage tests.
Team2 Help EN Elements, settings and functions Main menu Main Menu The main menu of Polar Team2 software consists of five menus: File, Edit, Options, Tools and Help. The main menu is located at the top of the software window. The contents of the main menu vary in different situations. Some features are disabled during certain functions. All the features are introduced in this section. File Send E-mail • • Send training information by E-mail either as a picture or as a data file.
Software • In the Training Session Log and Training Reports tabs the options are values and graph. Add Training Session • Add a training session to a player with training load value and sport zone durations. Delete • • Delete selected item(s). The following items can be deleted: a player from the list in Training Calendar, a calendar item and training period from Training Calendar and a selected player's training in Training Session Log.
Team2 Help EN Tools Transfer Training Sessions • Transfer training session data from the transmitters to the system. Transmitters must be inserted into charger. Data can be transferred from either one or selected transmitters. Add New Transmitter • • Add a new transmitter to the system. Insert only new transmitters into charger before performing this function. See also more detailed information. Synchronize PDA • • Synchronize data from the system to PDA device.
Software • Watch Team2 tutorial. Check for Updates • Check if Polar has released updates for the software. Updates are installed automatically. About • Get information about the Team2 software. Main Menu The main menu of Polar Team2 software consists of five menus: File, Edit, Options, Tools and Help. The main menu is located at the top of the software window. The contents of the main menu vary in different situations. Some features are disabled during certain functions.
Team2 Help EN • Close the software. Edit Copy to Clipboard • • • Copy selected item(s) to the clipboard. The software asks which data is to be copied. In the Training Calendar tab the options are player list or training plan (selected by date range). In the Training Session Log and Training Reports tabs the options are values and graph. Add Training Session • Add a training session to a player with training load value and sport zone durations. Delete • • Delete selected item(s).
Software Edit Teams • Create, delete, edit and import teams or change a currently-used team in Teams window. All created teams are listed. The current team is selected by checking the box. Team Properties • • Change the properties of currently used team in the Team Properties window. See also more detailed information. Tools Transfer Training Sessions • Transfer training session data from the transmitters to the system. Transmitters must be inserted into charger.
Team2 Help EN Product Support • Get product support via the Polar web site. NOTE: The PC has to be connected to the Internet. Polar Web Site • Visit the Polar web site. NOTE: The PC has to be connected to the Internet. Tutorial • Watch Team2 tutorial. Check for Updates • Check if Polar has released updates for the software. Updates are installed automatically. About • Get information about the Team2 software. Toolbar Toolbar is located below the main menu.
Software Add New Transmitters When the original 10 transmitters are not enough or some of the original transmitters have to be re-added, the Add new transmitter function becomes handy. New transmitters can be added by using the base station or the USB dongle. Do not attach number labels to empty transmitters beforehand! To add transmitters, follow these steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Open the Team2 software. Connect the base station to the PC. Remove transmitters from the charger.
Team2 Help EN Transmitters Transmitter settings can be modified in the Transmitters tab. Transmitter settings can be modified either one by one or as a group. Before modifying transmitter settings, transmitters must be inserted into the charger and connected to the system. Connected and not connected transmitters are listed separately on the transmitter list.
Software Synchronization must always be performed after player information has been changed or new players have been added. Before you can synchronize player information to PDA device, Team2 PDA software has to be installed to your PDA. After installation of the PDA software, PDA can be synchronized. 1. Open Team2 PC software with your laptop. 2. Connect the PDA to PC if it's not already connected. 3. Select from the main menu Tools > Synchronize PDA.
Team2 Help EN Continuous Swimming Walking Skiing Roller-skating Running Intermittent Football Ice hockey Up/Downhill running Rugby Alpine skiing Strength Gym BodyPump Each training activity can have an individual color. If each training activity or test has its own individual color, it is easier for you to visualize your team's training calendar. Activities are shown in the calendar as color boxes. Training activities have sub-activities, sessions.
Software tab of the tabs is changed, player must be selected from the list. NOTE: Changes affect only the selected player. • • • • • General tab is for general player information, such as name, picture (in *.jpg format), player number, date of birth and E-mail address. Values tab is for heart rate values. Transmitter tab is for changing player's transmitter mode from Online to Off-season and back.
Team2 Help EN • NOTE: In order to change transmitter settings, transmitters must be inserted into the charger and connected to the system. When player is selected from the list, the software indicates in the Transmitter tab whether or not the transmitter is connected to the system. See also more information on Online and off-season modes. Training calendar Training Calendar Training calendar is the first page that is displayed after opening Team2 software and completing Wizard.
Software • • • Players are listed by player groups or, if there are no groups, by player number. In addition to players' names, player numbers and transmitter numbers are also displayed. By double-clicking player's name, player information can be modified in the Team Properties window. Player training grid contains training information and it has following features: • • Each player has a row that displays player's training information. Columns of the grid are days as in the upper calendar.
Team2 Help EN Image: (1) Training periods and (2) training sessions. The current date is marked with black borders (3). Player list and player training grid are in the lower part of the page. Player list displays all the team's players that are in the system. The list has following features: • • • Players are listed by player groups or, if there are no groups, by player number. In addition to players' names, player numbers and transmitter numbers are also displayed.
Software • Add Training Session which opens Training Sessions window. This is the same function as clicking the Training Sessions button, double-clicking a cell and Options > Training Sessions. When right-clicked a cell in the upper calendar and the cell has a training session, the menu consists of the following enabled features: • • • Add Training Session which opens the Training Sessions window.
Team2 Help EN Season Planning Planning Team2 offers you, as a trainer, the tools and possibility to plan your team's training. Although Team2 can be used without using the planning tools, the planning enables you to follow-up and report more efficiently training activity by training activity and even phase by phase! All the planning (seasons, training periods and training sessions) is done on the Training Calendar page. Below you can see a chart of how seasons are formed in Team2.
Software First Steps 1. The first thing you have to do is to add all the team's training activities into the system. Usually this is done during Wizard, but in case you have to add, modify or delete training activities, open Team Properties from the main menu. More help can be found in How to add training activities. 2. If you want to get most of Team2, add phases to the training activities. More help can be found in How to add phases. 3.
Team2 Help EN • • • Duration (duration of season is calculated automatically and is determined by the training periods) End (end date) Number of periods (number of planned training periods) By default duration of a season is 1 day and the start date is the creation day (today). The end date is set automatically according to the duration of the season. Start and end dates and the duration of season are changed by planning and modifying training periods.
Software If one training period is not enough, more can be added by clicking the Add button. Training periods can be deleted by selecting the period from the list and clicking the Delete button. The order of the training periods can be changed by selecting a training period from the list and moving it up or down with arrow buttons . By default the duration of training period is 1 day which is the minimum duration.
Team2 Help EN Note: The season and training session tools that Team2 software offers are for easing the season and training planning. It is up to you as a trainer whether or not you follow your plans. Characteristics of Sessions • • • • • • • Training sessions also can be added to a training calendar if there is no season or training period(s). Training sessions can overlap. Sessions are fixed (specified by user) "blocks" that can be used unlimitedly.
Software When you have created at least one training session, you can select it from the drop-down list next to the new session icon . After the session is selected the Start time and Duration settings are enabled. Set the starting time and duration. By default the Start time is the creation time. Start time can be changed. By default the duration of the session is 30 minutes. Duration can be adjusted by clicking the up and down arrows.
Team2 Help EN • • • • • • • A phase is an individual section of training session, for example, certain exercise that repeats in the team's training. Phases can be used only with the training activity for which they are specified. For example, football can have 3 vs. 3 and warm up phases. The number of phases is not limited per training activity. Phases must be created beforehand in Team Properties (Options > Team Properties). Session and phases form a fixed "block" which has to be used as it is.
Software 4. Check the Training with phases box. 5. Click the Add button in the Phases section. 6. Select a phase from the drop-down list. NOTE: Phases are created beforehand in Team Properties. 7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add more phases to the session. 8. Repeat steps 2 to 7 to add more session with phases. 9. Close the window by clicking OK. Cancel by clicking Cancel. Session With Phases Compared to Session Without Phases: • • • • • Start time is adjusted in the same way in both cases.
Team2 Help EN players. Into the marker files are saved the point of time when the marker was taken, the players, the notes and the heart rate at the time the marker was taken. Training duration shows the duration of current training since the moment Start was clicked. Marker time shows the duration of training since the moment when the last marker was taken. Training session progress is a list of events during current training.
Software Online info displays by default online graph. Momentarily online info displays the marker note box after the marker is taken. Online graph show planned training phases, taken markers, time line, cursor and the name of current phase. Above online info is session drop-down list where the closest planned training session is shown by default. Default training session can be changed. and Stop buttons start and stop training. Cumulative Training Load is not shown Start until the Start button is pushed.
Team2 Help EN Changed settings are taken into use by clicking OK. List view settings The values that are displayed in List view can be selected in settings. Each value is a column in List view. By default Sport zone, Heart rate, Training load and Notes are selected. Other options are Training load marker, Above threshold, Recovery HR and Average HR marker. Columns are selected and deselected by checking the box. and .
Software (Activities since) and click the Search button. Search results are listed in the Search results box on the right. Select the training session that is used as a comparison. Grid view settings The order of three values (Sport zone, Heart rate or Training load) can be selected. Highlighted information is the main information and is displayed in the center of the information box. Information on left is displayed in the lower left corner of the box.
Team2 Help EN Training session log Training Session Log Training session log opens by clicking the third page tab. Training session log is a tool for analyzing training data. Data can be searched by team, player, training activity, date or period. In order to use Training session log, a team has to be selected. Elements Search Area The upper part of the page is search area. Training sessions can be searched by team or by player. When by player is selected, a drop-down list of players below is enabled.
Software Either individual or all players and training sessions are selected and unselected from the player lists by checking. Selected players' training data is displayed in the curve area. Each heart rate graph is displayed in a different color. The heart rate graphs are displayed in the curve area, which is the largest are of the Training Session Log page. Each heart rate graph is displayed in a different color. Selections in the curve area are made with a cursor.
Team2 Help EN In order to use Training session log, a team has to be selected. Elements Search Area The upper part of the page is search area. Training sessions can be searched by team or by player. When by player is selected, a drop-down list of players below is enabled. Listed in Training activity drop-down menu are team's training activities that are added in Team Properties (Options > Team Properties > Training Activities tab). Search results are limited by date range.
Software mode opens the Details tab in curve and results details. When one point of time is selected, Heart rate and Cursor time are shown. When area is selected, also Sport zones and Training load are shown. When area is selected, the heart rate is the average heart rate of the selected area. • enables you to add phases to training sessions. Mark phases Mark phases mode is disabled if heart rate curves from several training sessions are displayed.
Team2 Help EN The second set of settings is for the Summary tab. The manner in which the heart rate is shown can be selected from the drop-down menu. The options are Average/Maximum HR and Average HR. The third set of settings is for HR curve. HR curve can be presented either as One second intervals or Beat-to-beat intervals. The amount of data to be shown can be selected from the drop-down menu. The options are All Training Data and Online Training Data.
Software Training reports Training Reports Training Reports opens by clicking the fourth page tab. Training reports is tool for analyzing, printing and sharing. Report creation criteria can be saved as quick searches. Training reports' content consists of graphs. Elements When the Training Reports page is opened, only the creation area is shown. Other elements are displayed after a training report is created. Creation Area The upper part of the page is the creation area.
Team2 Help EN Graph Area The graph area is the largest area of Training Reports. Created reports (graphs) are displayed in the graph area. The graph area has two views. A view is selected by clicking the tab below the graph area. • • By player shows player statistics individually. Summary shows compiled statistics either as total or average depending on the settings. In the graph area header selected training information, training activity and phase, date range and summary information are displayed.
Software • • Search by period enables a drop-down menu that lists all the team's training periods in the system. Quick search enables a drop-down list that includes typical date ranges from Yesterday to 12 months ago. Search is performed by clicking the Create button. Player List Area The player list area is on the left. The player list is created based on the created training report. Players are sorted by player groups. The team's name is displayed above the player list.
Team2 Help EN Saved training reports can be deleted by selecting them one at a time and clicking the Delete button. Graph There's one setting for both views. The By player view setting has two options, One player per graph and Selected players in one graph. • • When One player per graph is selected, Team2 software shows individual graphs for the selected players. When Selected players in one graph is selected, Team2 software shows a graph for each selected player. There's one bar in every graph.
Software 6. Select how you want to limit date range of the search. 7. Click Create. 8. Optionally, click the Save as button to save the training report as quick search. Type in a name for the report in an pop-up window and click OK. Click Cancel if you want to cancel the saving. 9. Select the player or players by checking the box. The selected players' training data is shown. 10. View the training report. 11. Optionally, print the report on paper or copy to other software. 12.
Team2 Help EN The backup file can be copied to another location. The backup file is named with timestamp. How to Restore From Backup You may need to restore data if, for example, you start using Team2 with a new PC or data has been accidentally deleted. To restore data, you need a backup file, which is a file that includes all the data up until the moment it was made. If the backup file is not up to date, some data may be lost. To restore data: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Open the Team2 software.
Software How to Import Training Data With Team2 it is possible to easily import training data to the system. Import Training Data can be used, for example, when training session data is received by E-mail. Training data files must be in Polar training files format, which the Team2 produces. 1. 2. 3. 4. Open the Team2 software. Select the team to which you want to import data. Select File > Import Training Data. Browse Polar training files from the computer directories and click Open.
Team2 Help EN Before you can synchronize player information to the PDA device, Team2 PDA software has to be installed on your PDA. After installation of PDA software, the PDA can be synchronized. 1. Connect the PDA to the PC if it's not already connected. Your PC should inform you in some way that the connection is established between the PDA and the PC. 2. Open the Team2 PC software with your PC. 3. Select from the main menu Tools > Synchronize PDA.
Software To Add Sport Zones 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Select a team. Open Team Properties (Main menu > Options > Team Properties). Open the Sport Zones tab. Select a calculation method that needs changes. Click the Add sport zone button. Insert values for the new sport zone. Repeat steps 5 and 6 if necessary. NOTE: New sport zones can be added only if the Low value of lowest existing sport zone is larger than 0. To Remove Sport Zones 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Select a team.
Team2 Help EN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Open the Team2 software. Click Options > Edit Teams. Click the New button. Type the name of the new team into the Name input field. Optionally, type in team details into the Team Details text area. Optionally, add a team logo (in *.jpg format) by clicking the logo box and selecting logo from the computer directories.
Software 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Open the Team2 software. Select Options > Edit Teams. Select the team you want to remove by clicking the name. Click the Delete button to delete the team. Click Yes to approve the deletion. Click No to cancel the deletion. How to Modify Player Information Player information can be modified at any time. To modify player information: Open the Team2 software. Select a team. Select Options > Team Properties. Select the Players tab.
Team2 Help EN To Modify Team Properties 1. 2. 3. 4. Select a team. Open Team Properties. Make necessary changes. NOTE: There are 5 tabs in Team Properties. Click OK to save the changes. How to Remove Players Players can be removed at any time except during Online training. The player is removed from the team and all the player information is removed. To remove players: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Open the Team2 software. Select the team to which you want to add players. Select Options - Team Properties.
Software To add phases in Team Properties: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Open the Team2 software. Select a team. Select Options > Team Properties. Select the Training Activities tab. Select a training activity from the list on the left. Click the Add button below the Training activity phases list on the right side of the window. Type a name for the phase into the Name input field next to phase list on the right. Click Enter on your keyboard. Repeat steps 5 to 8 if necessary.
Team2 Help EN 4. 5. 6. 7. Select the Training Activities tab. Click the Add button below the Training activities list. Type a name for the training activity into the Training activity input field on the right. Select an individual color for the training activity by clicking the color box next to the input field on the right. 8. Select a type for the training activity from the Type drop-down list. 9. Repeat steps 5 to 8 if necessary. 10. Save the changes and close the window by clicking OK.
Software 6. Repeat steps 2 to 5 if necessary. 7. Close the window by clicking OK. How to Delete Phases 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Open the Team2 software. Select a team. Select Options > Team Properties. Select the Training Activities tab. Select the training activity from the list on the left. Select the phase from the list on the right side of the window. Click the Delete button below the phase list. Close the window by clicking OK. See also How to add phases and How to modify phases.
Team2 Help EN 1. Open the Team2 software and select a team. 2. Search the training session. 3. In the training session list on the left, click the button next to the training session you wish to delete. 4. Team2 software asks your confirmation before the session is deleted. NOTE: When the training session is deleted, the training data files are also deleted. How to Modify Phases Open the Team2 software. Select a team. Select Options > Team Properties. Select the Training Activities tab.
Software Training session data How to Create Training Report Training reports can be created from the scratch or by selecting a saved quick link. For more information, see training reports. To create a new training report: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Open the Team2 software and select the team. Open Training Reports page. Select new from the Training reports list on the left. Select the information you want to be displayed as a bar graph from the Bar graph dropdown list.
Team2 Help EN How to Search Training Session For more information, see training session log. Open the Team2 software and select the team. Open the Training Session Log page. Select either by team or by player depending on your wishes. If you selected by player, select the player from the drop-down list below. Select the training activity or test (or All) from the Training activity drop-down list. Select how you want to limit the date range for the report.
Software 5. Select Tools > Transfer Training Sessions. The Select Transmitters to Transfer Files window appears. 6. Check the transmitters you want to transfer data from. Check All if you want to select all transmitters. 7. Select All files or New files according to your wishes. 8. Select the Transfer to PC button to begin the transfer. Wait until the process is finished. NOTE: • • If a transmitter is inserted into the charger but not displayed on the list, click Refresh.
Team2 Help EN Usually the transmitters are assigned to the players during Wizard. If the transmitters are not assigned to the players, new transmitters have been added to the system or you want to change the assigned player, you can assign the transmitters to the players in Team Properties: Open the Team2 software. Select a team. Select Options > Team Properties. Select the Players tab. Select a player from the list by clicking him/her name. The player's information fields are enabled. 6.
PDA software Introduction to PDA Software The PDA and Team2 PDA software liberates you as a trainer to monitor players' heart rates effortlessly during training. Team2 PDA software offers few essential Online Training features. Heart rates, sport zones and training loads can be monitored in a list or grid view. You can monitor all the players or only a few players at a time.
Team2 Help EN (*) If you are using Windows XP, you need to have Microsoft ActiveSync installed, and if you are using Windows Vista, you need to have Windows Mobile Device Center installed. If you need general instructions on how to use PDA device, see the PDA device's manual. PDA Requirements The Team2 PDA software requires that the PDA device fulfills the following minimum requirements: • • • 10 MB of free disk space Wireless connection (IEEE802.
PDA software The online monitoring view is the main view of the software. There are two options for the view, List view and Grid view. The view type is selected from the main menu. The main menu can be accessed by clicking Menu in the lower left corner. The menu consists of the following: • • • • • • • • • Quit, closes the software. Settings, opens Team2 PDA software settings. Connect, establishes a wireless connection to the base station if the wireless connection settings are set correctly.
Team2 Help EN Grid View The grid view is selected from the main menu by selecting Grid View. • • If online training is not switched on, the grid view is only a grey screen. When the base station receives data from the transmitters, heart rates and other information start to display in the grid view. The grid view provides players' names, numbers, transmitter numbers, heart rates, sport zone information and training load information.
PDA software • • • With the Select columns option you can select columns by checking which ones are shown in the list view. The options are Transmitter Number, Sport Zone, Heart rate and Cumulative Training Load. Each option is checked by default. The Player name column is shown always, so it's not one of the options. By checking Show only players online, only players/transmitters that are online and connected to the base station are displayed in the list view.
Team2 Help EN 1. Select the wireless connection icon in the lower right corner of the main view of your PDA. 2. If there's a red cross on the Wi-Fi logo, tap on the logo to enable the Wi-Fi adapter. Also the Wi-Fi adapter settings are enabled. Set the wireless connection settings ready for the base station: 1. Switch on the base station if it's not already switched on. Wait for approx. 1 minute for the base station to get ready (until the blue light 1 is lit). 2.
PDA software The player selection window is opened automatically after you have selected a team, if you have checked the Player selection shown after Team file is opened option at the bottom of the player selection window. The player selection is accessed by selecting Menu > Select Players. The list of currentlyselected team's players is displayed. Select the players you wish to be displayed in the list and grid views by checking the boxes.
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting offers you firsthand help when you have a problem either with the hardware, PC software or PDA software. In many situations the best help can be found by using the search engine. The search engine can be accessed by clicking the Search tab above the help menu. Additionally, lots of information can be found in the How to articles which can be found in separate folders under Hardware, Software and PDA software chapters.
Team2 Help EN • The search engine does not understand the meaning of interrogatives like "why", "what" and "when". Instead use keywords, such as "transmitter", "green ligh"t and "planning", as search words. Glossary There is also a glossary in the help. It can be accessed by clicking the Glossary tab above the help menu. Article Bank For more information on the physiological aspects and other features of Polar products, visit the Polar Collection of Training Articles.
Troubleshooting If all of the above are checked: • • Try to reboot your PC. Update the drivers of the LAN adapter. Contact the adapter's manufacturer's web site. PC and Wireless connection: • • • • • • • • Make sure that the Team2 software is running. Make sure that the base station is switched on. If there are visible light indicators in your Wi-Fi adapter, check that they are flashing. The flashing means that the connection is working. Make sure you are using the correct wireless network key.
Team2 Help EN • • • • Make sure you have enabled PDA's Wi-Fi adapter. Make sure you have the correct settings in the Wi-Fi adapter settings. See How to establish wireless connection for instructions how to check the settings. Make sure you have the correct wireless network key. If you have forgotten your wireless network key, change it according to the instructions. If all the settings are set correctly, switch off the base station and close the PDA software (Menu > Quit).
Troubleshooting disconnected. 4) Base station's battery is empty. 5) There is not a player assigned to the transmitter. 6) Transmitter is in off-season mode. 7) Transmitter is in non-secured mode. 3) Wait for a moment. If connection is not restored, switch the base station off and on again. Also reopen the software and establish connection between PC and base station normally. 4) Plug the power cable into the base station.
Team2 Help EN Transmitters are not shown as connected even if they are inserted into the charger correctly and there is a connection between the base station and the PC. 1) Power cable is not plugged into the charger. 1) Plug the power cable into charger and into wall outlet. 2) The transmitters are in nonsecured mode. A transmitter was not found during Wizard or with Add New Transmitter feature. 1) Transmitter is inserted into charger incorrectly.
Troubleshooting transmitters to the system. The number label has come off and you don't know which transmitter it is. 1) If only one transmitter doesn't have a label, check the rest of the transmitters' labels. The number that is missing is the transmitter's number. 2) If there are two or more transmitters without a label, insert them one by one into the charger (one at a time). Open Tools > Preferences > Transmitters tab. Wait until the transmitter is connected to the system.
Important Safety Information AC-Powered Devices These precautions apply to all products that plug into a standard wall power outlet. Failure to take the following precautions can result in serious injury or death from electronic shock or fire or in damage to the device. To Select an Appropriate Power Source For Your Device: • • • • • Use only the power supply unit and AC power cord that came with your device or that your received from an authorized repair center. AC adapters are only for indoor use.
Team2 Help EN Rechargeable Batteries Only: • Charge only with the recharger provided with the product. Wireless Devices Such us Base station and transmitter. Before boarding any aircraft or packing a wireless device in luggage that will be checked, remove the batteries from the wireless device or turn the wireless device off (if it has an on/off switch).
Regulatory Information • • • Base Station Transmitter Charger Base Station FCC regulatory information This device complies with part 15 & 18 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Team2 Help EN This product is compliant with Directives 93/42/EEC and 1999/5/EC. The relevant Declaration of Conformity is available at www.polar.fi/support. Polar products are electronic devices and are within the scope of Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). These products should thus be disposed of separately in EU countries.
Regulatory Information Caution! Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Industry Canada (IC) regulatory information This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Team2 Help EN Charger FCC regulatory information This device complies with part 18 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a miscellaneous type ISM device, pursuant to part 18 of the FCC Rules.
Regulatory Information This product is compliant with Directives 93/42/EEC and 1999/5/EC. The relevant Declaration of Conformity is available at www.polar.fi/support. Polar products are electronic devices and are within the scope of Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). These products should thus be disposed of separately in EU countries.
Radio Frequency Technical Specifications Charger Unit Frequency: 13.56 MHz, Industrial-Scientific-Medical (ISM) band used. Bluetooth Devices (Such as Base Station and Transmitter) RF output power: meets Bluetooth® requirements. Frequency: 2400 MHz to 2483.5 MHz. 2.4 GHz Devices (Such as Base Station and Transmitter) Non-specific short range device. RF output power: meets all SRD requirements. Frequency: within the range of 2400 MHz to 2483.5 MHz. For Bluetooth and 2.
Glossary A aerobic: Uses oxygen anaerobic: Without oxygen B bpm: Beats per minute, heart rate C continuous: Training that is even and persistent. Has a low impact on muscles and connective tissues. H hardware: Equipment, devices. In this case all the equipment that included in Polar Team2 set.
Team2 Help EN threshold: A heart rate level when the player reaches aerobic (lower threshold) or anaerobic (upper threshold) state training activity: A type of team's training, for example, football or gym. The type of training activity has an affect on training load and recovery calculations. training load: A parameter that indicate how exhausting the training is. This parameter makes different exercise sessions comparable in terms of adaptive and exhausting characteristics.
