POLAR WEBSYNC FOR POLARPERSONALTRAINER.COM USERS You can transfer data between your training computer and polarpersonaltrainer.com web service with Polar WebSync 2.x software and a Polar DataLink data transfer unit, a Polar FlowLink data transfer unit or a USB cable. Download Polar WebSync 2.x from polarpersonaltrainer.com APPLICATIONS / DOWNLOADS free of charge. Click PC MS Windows (XP/Vista/7) and the installation wizard guides you through the installation. You cannot have WebSync 1.x.x and WebSync 2.
SYNCHRONIZING FOR THE FIRST TIME To avoid disturbances during data transfer, do not wear WearLink® transmitter W.I.N.D. Also make sure you have turned active Bluetooth and WiFi connections off. 1. Check that WebSync icon is shown on your computer taskbar. If the icon is not shown, start WebSync from your computer desktop icon. WebSync icon is red if WebSync has not detected any training computers. The icon turns to green after training computer(s) have been found. 2.
4. Connect data transfer unit (DataLink) to the USB port of your computer. 5. RCX3 and RCX5: Activate your training computer, if it is in power save mode by pressing any button. Select Connect => Start synchronizing from your training computer. CS500: Activate your training computer, if it is in power save mode by long pressing any button.
6. After a few seconds Select your training computer window with a list of found training computers appears. The list shows the model and the identifier number of found training computers. If your training computer is not shown on the list, make sure that it is activated (see step 5). Select your training computer and click Next or double-click your training computer on the list. If necessary, check the identifier number of your CS500 by scrolling to CONNECT and pressing START (red button) twice.
7. Authorizing WebSync window opens. Accept connection "number" from your training computer "number" message appears. Accept the connection by pressing OK or selecting YES on your training computer. The pairing of WebSync and your training computer starts. If pairing fails, Failed pairing WebSync with training computer "number". Try again. message appears. Close the message by clicking OK. - Restart connection from your training computer as follows: RCX3 and RCX5: Press BACK. Select Start synchronizing.
You can press Back from Authorizing WebSync window to return to the found training computers list, if you have chosen a wrong training computer, for example. 8. Enter your polarpersonaltrainer.com username and password.
If you select Remember me, WebSync does not ask your account information the next time you start synchronization or connect to your training computer. Synchronization starts after your training computer is found and connected. This selection can be removed in User Settings. See more information in Polar WebSync Synchronization Settings. You can select polarpersonaltrainer.com to open automatically after synchronization by ticking the box. If synchronization fails, polarpersonaltrainer.com does not open.
9. Synchronization starts. 10. Synchronization completed message informs that synchronization has successfully completed.
If synchronization fails, see Troubleshooting for more information on how to proceed. 11. Click Close. Your training computer and WebSync are paired in the first synchronization, which means that your training computer identifier is stored in the WebSync memory. SYNCHRONIZING AFTER YOUR TRAINING COMPUTER AND WEBSYNC HAVE BEEN PAIRED 1. Check that WebSync icon is shown on your computer taskbar. If the icon is not shown, start WebSync from your computer desktop icon. 2.
on your computer taskbar and selecting Synchronize or double-clicking the WebSync icon and selecting Synchronize. - If WebSync finds only your training computer, Enter your username and password window opens. Continue from step 8 in chapter Synchronizing for the first time. - If WebSync finds several training computers, the list of found training computers opens. Double-click your training computer from the list. Enter your username and password window opens.
computer by selecting Connect => Start synchronizing. Select your training computer from the list. Enter your username and password. Synchronization starts. If there is no new data on your RCX3, RCX5 or CS500, the following window appears. You can either continue or cancel synchronizing. DATA TRANSFER WITH POLAR WEBSYNC AND FLOWLINK SYNCHRONIZABLE DATA l Training results from FT7, FT40, FT60, FT80 and RS300X training computers and daily activity results from FA20 activity computer to polarpersonaltrainer.
You can also start synchronization by right-clicking the WebSync icon and selecting Synchronize.
4. Connect data transfer unit (FlowLink) to the USB port of your computer. 5. Set your activity/training computer face down onto FlowLink. The ALIGN symbol in FlowLink turns green when the training computer is correctly aligned.
6. Enter your polarpersonaltrainer.com username and password.
If you select Remember me, synchronization starts automatically next time without asking your account information. Synchronization starts after your training computer is found and connected. This selection can be removed in User Settings. See more information in Polar WebSync Synchronization Settings. You can select polarpersonaltrainer.com to open automatically after synchronization by ticking the box. If synchronization fails, polarpersonaltrainer.com does not open.
8. Synchronization completed message informs that synchronization has successfully completed.
If synchronization fails, see Troubleshooting for more information on how to proceed. 9. Click Close. When transferring the data next time, synchronization starts automatically if you have selected Remember me. If synchronization does not start automatically, start it manually by double-clicking the WebSync icon on the taskbar or right-clicking the icon and selecting Synchronize. DATA TRANSFER WITH POLAR WEBSYNC AND USB CABLE Use WebSync and a USB cable with Polar RC3 GPS training computer. 1.
3. Welcome window opens. Select Synchronize, if you want to transfer training data. Select Training Computer, if you want to connect to your training computer and modify settings or export training files. See more information in Training Computer. You can also start synchronization by right-clicking the WebSync icon on the task bar and selecting Synchronize. 4. Connect the training computer to your computer with a USB cable: Plug the micro USB connector into the USB port of the training computer.
5. Enter your polarpersonaltrainer.com username and password.
If you select Remember me, WebSync does not ask your account information the next time you start synchronization or connect to your training computer. Synchronization starts after your training computer is found and connected. This selection can be removed in User Settings. See more information in Polar WebSync Synchronization Settings. You can select polarpersonaltrainer.com to open automatically after synchronization by ticking the box. If synchronization fails, polarpersonaltrainer.com does not open.
6. Synchronization starts. 7. Synchronization completed message informs that synchronization has successfully completed.
If synchronization fails, see Troubleshooting for more information on how to proceed. 8. Click Close. POLAR WEBSYNC SYNCHRONIZATION SETTINGS 1. Right-click the WebSync icon on your computer taskbar. 2. Select WebSync Settings. 3. Edit the settings. 4. Click Save and Close.
USER SETTINGS To edit user settings, activate your training computer and connect it to your computer via the data transfer unit or connect your RC3 GPS training computer to your computer with a USB cable. For RCX3, RCX5 and CS500 users: If you have not chosen WebSync to remember your username and password (ticked Remember me box) or if WebSync finds several training computers, a list of found training computers appears.
NETWORK SETTINGS Direct connection to the internet Choose this if you do not want to use any proxy. Automatically detect network settings This has been chosen as a default. Polar WebSync automatically uses the same network settings as e.g. your Internet browser. Manual proxy settings If Polar WebSync cannot find a proxy server, ask the HTTPS proxy server's IP address from your administrator and add the information to the fields.
You can change your Polar RC3 GPS training computer, Polar RCX3 training computer, Polar RCX5 training computer and Polar CS500 cycling computer settings and export your training files with WebSync. The settings are transferred to your RC3 GPS, RCX3, RCX5 or CS500. CONNECTING TO YOUR TRAINING COMPUTER 1. Check that WebSync icon is shown on your computer taskbar. If the icon is not shown, start WebSync from your computer desktop icon. 2. Double-click the WebSync icon on your computer taskbar.
5. RCX3 and RCX5: Activate your training computer, if it is in power save mode, by pressing any button. If your training computer's AutoSync (automatic synchronization) function is off, select Connect => Start synchronizing from your training computer. For more information on AutoSync function, see your training computer's user manual. CS500: Activate your training computer, if it is in power save mode, by pressing and holding any button.
6. After a few seconds Select your training computer window with a list of found training computers appears. The list shows the model and the identifier number of found training computers. If your training computer is not shown on the list, make sure that it is activated (see step 5). Select your training computer and click Next or double-click your training computer on the list. If necessary, check the identifier number of your CS500 by scrolling to CONNECT and pressing START (red button) twice.
7. If you have not synchronized your training computer with WebSync before or if you have removed pairings from your training computer, Authorizing WebSync window opens. Accept connection "number" from your training computer "number" message appears. Accept the connection by pressing OK or selecting YES on your training computer. The pairing of WebSync and your training computer starts.
If pairing fails, Failed pairing WebSync with training computer "number". Try again. message appears. Close the message by clicking OK. - Restart connection from your training computer as follows: RCX 3 and RCX5: Press BACK. Select Start synchronizing. CS500: Press Start. - Continue from step 6. 8. Training Computer window opens and WebSync starts transferring the data from your training computer to WebSync. RC3 GPS, RCX3: You can edit your user settings and device settings and export your training data.
The symbol beside your training computer model is green when WebSync is connected to your training computer . The symbol turns red if the connection is lost . 9. After editing the settings, click Save and the settings are transferred to your training computer. 10. The settings are transferred from your training computer to polarpersonaltrainer.com in the next synchronization.
Note that user settings transfer is bidirectional. The most recent data is transferred either from the training computer or polarpersonaltrainer.com. If WebSync loses the connection to your training computer while you are editing the training computer settings, you can still continue editing. When you click Save, the following message appears. If you want to save the changes, select Connect => Start / Start synchronizing from your training computer and click Retry to re-establish the connection.
Editing a sport profile Click a sport profile on the sport profile list.
General The Name, Type and icon of the sport profiles cannot be edited. If you want the sport profile be hidden on the sport profile list on pre-training mode of your RCX3, tick the box Hide in pre-training mode. This is useful if you do the sport only in certain time of year, for example.
Set the available sensors on/off by ticking/unticking the box beside the sensor name. Only the sensors available for that sport type are listed. If a sensor has not been paired with your training computer, it is shown in grey and you cannot set it on or off. For more information on pairing sensors with your training computer, see your training computer's user manual. Set the calibration factor for the stride sensor. For more information on the calibration factor, see your training computer's user manual.
If the sport type is Cycling, the equipment list is shown. Select the Equipment (bike) for use. You can edit the equipment name in the Name field. The name can contain a maximum of 14 characters. Set the available sensors for the equipment on/off by ticking/unticking the box beside the sensor name. If a sensor has not been paired with your training computer, it is shown in grey and you cannot set it on or off. For more information on pairing sensors, see your training computer's user manual.
Training Settings Training Set the Speed unit: km/h / mph or min/km / min/mi. Set the Training sounds: Off, Soft, Loud, Very loud.
Set the Automatic lap function on by ticking the box and adding the lap distance. Untick the box to set the function off. RCX3: If WebSync has lost connection to your training computer select Connect => Start synchronizing from your training computer. USER SETTINGS Enter your user settings accurately to receive the correct feedback on your performance. Click Save to save the changes to WebSync and your training computer.
For more information on VO and activity levels, see your training computer's user manual. 2max Click Save to transfer the settings to your training computer. RCX3: If WebSync has lost connection to your training computer select Connect => Start synchronizing from your training computer.
Sounds: Set the training computer button sounds On/Off. Set the Button Lock. Automatic: Button lock is activated when you have not pressed the buttons for a minute. To unlock buttons, press and hold LIGHT button in time mode. Manual: To lock or unlock buttons manually, press and hold LIGHT button in time mode. System Units: Select units Metric/Imperial for the training computer and WebSync. System Language: Select the language for the training computer.
Watch Set the Time format 24h or 12h. If you select Use computer time, your training computer's time is synched with your computer's time. Set the difference of Time 2 compared to Time. Select Use time 2 to take Time 2 into use on your training computer. Set the Date, date Format, date Separator and the First Day of Week.
Set the Alarm On/Off by ticking/unticking the box. Set the alarm time and frequency. Logo Select Watch face: Date, Logo, Event. To select a logo, browse to the logo file on your computer. Supported image formats are. jpg, .png, .gif and .bmp. It is recommended to use a black-and-white image. The selected image is scaled automatically to a suitable size, which is 64x30 pixels.
specified file needs to be automatically scaled to optimal size and converted to black and white format. appears. Select Continue. The Event option is available, if you have set an event to your training computer in polarpersonaltrainer.com. For more information on setting an event, see polarpersonaltrainer.com help. Click Save to transfer the settings to your training computer. RCX3: If WebSync has lost connection to your training computer select Connect => Start synchronizing from your training computer.
TRAINING DATA Export your training files by selecting training files and clicking Export selected. Select a location for the files. The files can be transferred to Polar ProTrainer 5 software. Go to www.polar.fi/support for more information on importing the files in Polar ProTrainer 5.
RCX5 SPORT PROFILES The list of your sport profiles on your RCX5 is shown. There are five default sport profiles on your RCX5: Running, Cycling, Cycling 2, Swimming and Other sport. Add a new sport profile You can have a maximum of 15 sport profiles on your RCX5.
1. Click Add sport on the sport profile list. 2. Give your sport profile a name (max. 14 characters). 3. Select a suitable Sport type. The sport type determines which sensors and what kind of training views you can use in the sport profile. For more information on compatible sensors and training views, see your training computer's user manual. 4. Click the white rectangle to select a suitable icon for your sport profile.
If WebSync has lost connection to your training computer select Connect => Start synchronizing from your training computer. Editing a sport profile Click a sport profile on the sport profile list.
You can edit the Name and Type of the sport profiles you have created in WebSync. These cannot be edited for the RCX5 default sport profiles. If you want the sport profile be hidden on the sport profile list on pre-training mode of your RCX5, tick the box Hide in pre-training mode. This is useful if you do the sport only in certain time of year, for example. Sensors Set the available sensors on/off by ticking/unticking the box beside the sensor name.
If the sport type is Cycling, the equipment list is shown. Select the Equipment (bike) for use. You can edit the equipment name in the Name field. The name can contain a maximum of 14 characters. Set the available sensors for the equipment on/off by ticking/unticking the box beside the sensor name. If a sensor has not been paired with your training computer, it is shown in grey and you cannot set it on or off. For more information on pairing sensors, see your training computer's user manual.
Wheel size settings are a prerequisite for correct cycling information. The Auto Start Training function starts and stops the training recording automatically when you start and stop cycling. Auto Start Training function requires wheel size setting and a speed sensor. Click Save to transfer the settings to your training computer. If WebSync has lost connection to your training computer select Connect => Start synchronizing from your training computer.
Training Set the Speed unit: km/h / mph or min/km / min/mi. Set the Training sounds: Off, Soft, Loud, Very loud. Set the function for HeartTouch: Off, Backlight, Change view, Show limits, Show time of day, Take lap. By bringing your training computer close to your transmitter during training you can activate backlight, change the training view, show limits, show time of day or take a lap. Set the Automatic lap function on by ticking the box and adding the lap distance.
Display Customize your training computer display to see the information that you think is the most important during a training session. Each sport profile can have six different training views which you can customize. Training views that are in use are checked. Training views that are not in use are unchecked and grey. To start using a new view, check the Training view "number" box and the view is activated. Choose the items you want to see from the drop-down menu.
The items that are available in the drop-down menu depend on the sensors that have been paired with your training computer. Enable Show view numbers when changing training view to make view selection easier during training. Click Save to transfer the settings to your training computer. If WebSync has lost connection to your training computer select Connect => Start synchronizing from your training computer.
For more information on VO and activity levels, see your training computer's user manual. 2max Click Save to transfer the settings to your training computer. If WebSync has lost connection to your training computer select Connect => Start synchronizing from your training computer.
DEVICE SETTINGS General Sounds: Set the training computer button sounds On/Off. Set the Button Lock. Automatic: Button lock is activated when you have not pressed the buttons for a minute. To unlock buttons, press and hold LIGHT button in time mode. Manual: To lock or unlock buttons manually, press and hold LIGHT button in time mode.
System Units: Select units Metric/Imperial for the training computer and WebSync. System Language: Select the language for the training computer. Check the Power Save box and define the sleep time for the training computer. During the selected time RCX5 display is blank. To exit the power save mode, press any button. If you have not pressed any button for five minutes, the display returns to power save mode. Using power save maximizes the battery lifetime of your RCX5.
Set the Time format 24h or 12h. If you select Use computer time, your training computer's time is synched with your computer's time. Set the difference of Time 2 compared to Time. Select Use time 2 to take Time 2 into use on your training computer. Set the Date, date Format, date Separator and the First Day of Week. Set the Alarm On/Off by ticking/unticking the box. Set the alarm time and frequency.
Select Watch face: Date, Logo, Event. To select a logo, browse to the logo file on your computer. Supported image formats are. jpg, .png, .gif and .bmp. It is recommended to use a black-and-white image. The selected image is scaled automatically to a suitable size, which is 64x30 pixels. If the image is wrong size or format, message Logo image from the specified file needs to be automatically scaled to optimal size and converted to black and white format. appears. Select Continue.
TRAINING DATA Export your training files by selecting training files and clicking Export selected. Select a location for the files. The files can be transferred to Polar ProTrainer 5 software. Go to www.polar.fi/support for more information on importing the files in Polar ProTrainer 5.
CS500 USER SETTINGS Enter your user settings accurately to receive the correct feedback on your performance. Click Save to save the changes to WebSync and your training computer. For more information on HR Max (maximum heart rate) and HrSit (heart rate on a sitting position), see your training computer's user manual. Click Save to transfer the settings to your training computer.
If WebSync has lost connection to your training computer select Connect => Start from your training computer.
Training Set the Training sounds: Off, Soft, Loud, Very loud. Set the Automatic lap function on by ticking the box and adding the lap distance. Untick the box to set the function off. Reminder Training Reminder reminds you to drink, eat or take other important actions during training. Reminder is based on energy consumption (kcal), distance (km/mi) or time. Reminder alarms when certain calories, distance or time has been reached during training. When reminder alarms, reminder counter is reset.
Watch If you select Use computer time, your training computer's time is synched with your computer's time. Set the Date.
Logo Select Watch face: Date or Logo. To select a logo, browse to the logo file on your computer. Supported image formats are. jpg, .png, .gif and .bmp. It is recommended to use a black-and-white image. The selected image is scaled automatically to a suitable size, which is 47x7 pixels. If the image is wrong size or format, message Logo image from the specified file needs to be automatically scaled to optimal size and converted to black and white format. appears. Select Continue.
Click Save to transfer the settings to your training computer. If WebSync has lost connection to your training computer select Connect => Start from your training computer.
EQUIPMENT The bikes from your CS500 are listed. Select the bike you want to use. By clicking the bike icon, you can edit the bike's settings.
General Set the available sensors for the equipment on/off by ticking/unticking the box beside the sensor name. If a sensor has not been paired with your training computer, it is shown in grey and you cannot set it on or off. For more information on pairing sensors, see your training computer's user manual. If a speed sensor has been paired with your training computer, you can set the Wheel Size of your bike and set the Auto Start Training function on/off by ticking/unticking the box.
The Auto Start Training function starts and stops the training recording automatically when you start and stop cycling. Auto Start Training function requires wheel size setting and a speed sensor. If a power sensor has been paired with your training computer, you can set the Chain weight, Chain length and Span length of your bike. Wheel size, chain length, and span length should be in millimeters and chain weight in grams.
Customize your training computer display to see the information that you think is the most important during a training session. There are eight different training views which you can customize. You can remove a training view by clicking the cross on the upper right corner of a training view. The first view cannot be removed. Add a training view by clicking the Add Display icon. The icon is not available if all eight training views are created. Choose the items you want to see from the drop-down menu.
TRAINING DATA Export your training files by selecting training files and clicking Export Selected. Select a location for the files. The files can be transferred to Polar ProTrainer 5 software. Go to www.polar.fi/support for more information on importing the files in Polar ProTrainer 5. TROUBLESHOOTING WebSync does not show my training computer even if it has been activated.
=> Close WebSync by right-clicking the WebSync icon on the taskbar and selecting Exit WebSync. Go to Start > (Settings) > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services. Check that Polar Daemon is running and the status is Started. If the status is not started, click Polar Daemon and 'Start the service'. If Daemon is already running (Started), click 'Restart the service'. Synchronization failed. Connection to the training computer lost. => Check that your training computer is activated.
=> Click Cancel to close the window. Start manual synchronization by right-clicking the WebSync icon on the taskbar and selecting Synchronize. If WebSync is not responding: Close WebSync by right-clicking the WebSync icon on the taskbar and selecting Exit WebSync. Check from your computer Task Manager that WebSync process is not running. Restart WebSync. If this does not help, restart your computer.
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