HEART RATE MONITOR • USER'S MANUAL Polar Accurex Plus ™ GBR
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE IN MEASURE MODE FUNCTION BUTTON Illuminate the display SIGNAL/LIGHT Turn the sound signal off/on SIGNAL/LIGHT (press and hold) Stop/start the stopwatch SET/START/STOP Check the Secondary Time Display with illumination,Transmission Code and Heart Rate Limits in use Bring Receiver close to the Polar logo of the Transmitter Swap the Heart Rate Limits SELECT Store split/lap time with split/lap average and current heart rate STORE/LAP/RECOVERY Start the Timers automatic Star
ROAD MAP Time of Day MEASURE FILE SET press SET/START/STOP press and hold SET/START/STOP press SELECT press STORE/LAP/RECOVERY press SIGNAL/LIGHT press and hold SIGNAL/LIGHT Setting the watch: 12/24 h Time of Day date Set the time Set the alarm Set the date MEASURE Select recording interval FILE Reset file Stop the stopwatch Start the stopwatch Select an older file Recall training information Info pages of last file End File deletion mode Delete file SET Timers Limits Recovery Primar
HOW TO READ THIS GUIDE Visual cues Indicates a tip to do things faster. Indicates important issues. Please, pay attention! Indicates a useful tip. It's good to know these things. See also / Continue from Monitor symbols A flashing heart indicates ongoing heart rate measurement. The heart flashes at the pace of your heart. The frame around heart rate symbol indicates coded transmission to avoid crosstalk caused by other users of heart rate monitors.
CONTENTS POLAR ACCUREX PLUS HEART RATE MONITOR .................... 4 Features ......................................................................................... 5 Parts ............................................................................................... 6 Getting going ................................................................................. 7 SETTING THE WATCH .............................................................. 9 SETTING THE HEART RATE MONITOR FUNCTIONS .............
POLAR ACCUREX PLUS HEART RATE MONITOR FEATURES Your new monitor offers you the following features: Watch functions • • • sportswatch with alarm clock and calendar 12/24 h display stopwatch with lap/split indicator Heart rate monitor functions Congratulations on purchasing the Polar Accurex Plus Heart Rate Monitor.
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER! • Adjust the strap length snug enough and wet the Polar Coded Transmitter electrodes to ensure flawless heart rate measurement. GETTING GOING 1. Attach the Polar Coded Transmitter to the elastic strap. • Do not stretch or bend the transmitter. • Do not operate the buttons of the wrist receiver under water. • Wash and dry the transmitter regularly after use; never store it wet. • Keep the Polar Heart Rate Monitor out of extreme cold or heat. PARTS 2.
It is recommended that you wear the transmitter against your bare skin to ensure flawless operation. However, if you wish to wear the transmitter over a shirt, moisten the shirt well under the electrodes. It is important that the electrodes are wet during the exercise. However, after exercising, take good care of the transmitter to save the electrodes and battery life: 1. Wash the transmitter carefully with mild soap water solution. 2. Rinse it with pure water. 3. Dry the transmitter carefully.
SETTING THE ALARM Alarm symbol is flashing. 1. Press SIGNAL/LIGHT to set the alarm on or off. = alarm is on = alarm is off 2. Press STORE/LAP/RECOVERY to lock your selection. AM/PM starts to flash. SETTING THE TIME AM/PM (alternatively the digits representing the hours) is/are flashing. 1. Press SIGNAL/LIGHT to select AM or PM. 2. Press STORE/LAP/RECOVERY to lock your selection. The hours start flashing. 3. Press SIGNAL/LIGHT to select the desired hour. 4.
SETTING THE DATE Date is displayed differently depending on which time mode (12h or 24 h) is chosen. SETTING THE HEART RATE MONITOR 24 h time mode: DAY - MONTH - YEAR 12 h time mode: MONTH - DAY - YEAR The first digits are flashing. 1. Press SIGNAL/LIGHT to adjust: The day if you have chosen 24 h time mode. The month if you have chosen 12 h time mode. 2. Press STORE/ LAP/RECOVERY to lock your selection. The middle digits start flashing. 3. Press SIGNAL/LIGHT to adjust the setting.
SETTING THE TIMERS 1, 2 & 3 Timers This function helps you to divide your exercise session into separate phases (e.g. warm-up, exercise phase, cool down). Timers can be used individually or sequentially. You have the following two alternatives to continue: 1. To start setting the Heart Rate Limits 1 & 2, press SET/START/STOP. The second block of the graphic bar representing the setting of the Heart Rate Limits starts to flash. LIM1 appears in the display.
You have the following two alternatives to continue: 1. To start setting Recovery function press SET/START/STOP. The third block of the graphic bar representing the setting of the Recovery function starts to flash. RECO appears in the display. HR (alternatively TI) starts to flash. Continue from Setting the Recovery function. 2. To return to Time of Day display, press SELECT twice. SETTING THE RECOVERY FUNCTION HR / TI is flashing. 1. Press SIGNAL/LIGHT to choose RECO HR or RECO TI.
SETTING THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TIME DISPLAY The Primary Time Display symbol 1 and 00:00 0 (alternatively time of day or the preset value of the timer) is flashing. 1. Press SIGNAL/LIGHT to select the desired Primary Time Display. The alternative you choose will be displayed in the middle row during the heart rate measurement. 4. Press SIGNAL/LIGHT to select the desired Secondary Time Display.
DURING THE HEART RATE MEASUREMENT 1. START THE HEART RATE MEASUREMENT 1. Wear the Transmitter and Receiver as described in Getting going. 2. Check that there are no disturbances near you as you are about to start the code search for coded transmission. Make sure that the code search will be successful: • Keep the Receiver within 1 metre from your Polar Coded Transmitter, which you are wearing.
3. ILLUMINATE THE DISPLAY Press SIGNAL/LIGHT or bring the wrist receiver very close to the Transmitter for a moment. 7. SWAP THE HEART RATE LIMITS When the stopwatch is running, press SELECT to activate the alternative Heart Rate Limits and to display them for a few seconds. To be able to swap limits you need to set the Limits 2 also. See Setting the Limits 1 & 2. 4. TURN THE TARGET ZONE SOUND SIGNAL OFF/ON Press and hold SIGNAL/LIGHT for 1 second. 8.
In case of RECO HR: You will hear two long beeps when the time for the Recovery calculation is up. The Recovery Heart Rate, drop in your heart rate during the preset time, appears in the display for a few seconds. 11. STORE HEART RATE READING Heart rate readings are stored automatically according to the preset recording interval. The default recording interval is 5 seconds. To set the recording interval for the automatic heart rate recording, see Setting the recording interval.
SETTING THE RECORDING INTERVAL RECALLING THE RECORDED INFORMATION Start from Recalling the recorded information. LEFT and FILES scan in the display. INT flashes in the display. 1. Press SIGNAL/LIGHT to set the recording interval. CHOOSE FROM THESE ALTERNATIVES: INT 5 CHOOSE FROM THESE ALTERNATIVES TO START ANALYZING: INT 15 From the Time of day display: 1. Press SELECT twice to enter the FILE mode. LEFT and FILES scan in the display. INT flashes in the display.
RECALLING THE TRAINING INFORMATION Start from Recalling the recorded information. The cover page of the last recorded file scans in the display. • File number • Total exercise time • Total number of lap and split times • Average heart rate (AVG) • Date • Starting time • Maximum heart rate (MAX) 1. First, by pressing SIGNAL/LIGHT, select the cover page of the file you want to recall in detail.
You have the following two alternatives to continue: 1. Confirm the deleting of the file by pressing STORE/LAP/ RECOVERY. The most recent file is deleted. LEFT and FILES start scanning on the display. Press SELECT twice to return to Time of day display. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 2. Cancel the deleting of the most recent file, press SELECT. LEFT and FILES start scanning on the display. Press SELECT twice to return to Time of day display. WHAT SHOULD I DO IF...
... OTHER PERSON WITH HEART RATE MONITOR OR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT IS CAUSING INTERFERENCE? Make sure there are no disturbances such as high voltage power lines, televisions, cellular phones, cars, cycle computers, exercise equipment or other people with heart rate monitors near you during the code search. The benefit of the coding is that you will not normally pick up other people’s heart rate transmission and certain kinds of disturbances are more efficiently filtered.
File: Indicates the FILE mode Full: In the measure mode FULL indicates that the memory has become full and you should delete files to be able to continue recording. Graphic bar: The graphic bar consists of four blocks. In the SET mode the blocks indicate the different watch or heart rate measurement functions you can set. A flashing block means that the setting of a function is possible. Halt: Appears on the display to indicate that stopwatch is stopped after 99:59:59 hrs.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE COMPATIBILITY POLAR PRECISION PERFORMANCE SW 2.0 WITH HEART RATE MONITORS AND INTERFACES Polar Sport Tester™ Polar Vantage NV™ Polar Accurex Plus™ Polar XTrainer Plus™ Polar Computer Interface • - • • Polar Advantage Interface • • • • Polar Interface Plus • - • • Polar Precision Performance SW TAKING CARE OF YOUR POLAR HEART RATE MONITOR • Wash the Polar Coded Transmitter regularly after use with a mild soap and water solution. Dry it carefully after washing.
BATTERIES POLAR CODED TRANSMITTER The estimated average battery life of the Polar Coded Transmitter is 2500 hours of use. Contact your distributor/dealer for a transmitter replacement. Service for detailed instructions. PRECAUTIONS Polar recycles used transmitters. POLAR ACCUREX PLUS RECEIVER The estimated average battery life of the Polar Accurex Plus receiver is 1 year in normal use (1h/day, 7 days a week).
POLAR HEART RATE MONITOR AND INTERFERENCE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE Disturbances may occur near high voltage power lines, electric railways, televisions, cars, bike computers, some exercise equipment or cellular phones. CROSSTALK The Polar wrist receiver in non-coded mode of operation picks up transmitter signals within 1 metre / 3 feet. Therefore, make sure no other transmitter is within that range.
POLAR BOOKS AND ACCESSORIES POLAR BOOKS AND BOOKLETS Roy Benson, MPE ..................... Dr. Matthew Brick ...................... Edmund R. Burke, Ph.D. ........... Neil Craig .................................. Sally Edwards ........................... Mark Fenton and Dave McGovern ........................ Ute Haas, M.Sc., Tarja Suomi, M.Sc. and Dr. Raija Laukkanen, Ph.D. ....... Dr. Peter J.G.M. Janssen .......... Beth Kirkpatrick and Burton H. Birnbaum .................. Dr.
SENDING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Pack the product carefully to avoid damage. 2. Include all parts of the Polar Heart Rate Monitor. A full periodic check will be done on the whole product. 3. Include proof of purchase (a receipt or its photocopy) if the product is under warranty. 4. Include a detailed description of the problem. Use the return sheet of the Customer Care Charter! 5. Include your name, return address and daytime telephone number. 6. Ship postage prepaid to your dealer or distributor.
46 DISCLAIMER INDEX • The material in this manual is for informational purposes only. The products it describes are subject to change without prior notice, due to manufacturer’s continuous development program. • Polar Electro Oy makes no representations or warranties with respect to this manual or with respect to the products described herein.
