POLAR ACTIVE System Guide
ENGLISH Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .............................. 3 2. POLARGOFIT.COM ........................... Setting Up Polargofit.com .................. 4 5 3. FIRST STEPS ................................ 6 4. ACTIVITY MONITOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ..................................... 7 5. DATA TRANSFER............................. 10 6. ACTIVITY PROGRESS POSTER............... 14 7. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ................. 15 Care and Maintenance .................. 15 Precautions .................
ENGLISH 1. INTRODUCTION The Polar activity monitoring solution can consist of the following parts and devices: • polargofit.com web service for tracking and sharing activity data, • Polar Active™ activity monitor for following and recording daily activity data, • Polar FlowLink® data transfer unit and Polar WebSync software for transferring activity data to polargofit.
ENGLISH 2. POLARGOFIT.COM The polargofit.com web service enables teachers and students to track students' daily activity and time spent in the different activity zones. Teachers can use polargofit.com for organizing courses and groups. They can also follow and document each student's activity and improvement in and out of the classroom. The web service makes it easy to create reports and track long-term progress. The data can also be shared with parents and administrators. Students can use polargofit.
ENGLISH Setting Up Polargofit.com The school receives the first user credentials to polargofit.com service when the licenses are purchased. After login, more user accounts can be created within the limits of purchased licenses. It is recommended that each teacher has their own user account because created courses are attached to teacher accounts. Separate accounts help to organize courses more efficiently. Courses are shown for all teachers but only the teacher who created the course can edit it.
ENGLISH 3. FIRST STEPS Follow the steps below to start using the activity monitoring solution. In order to transfer activity data from Polar Active activity monitors, you need to add (register) Polar Active activity monitors to the polargofit.com service. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6 Set up the polargofit.com web service according to the instructions in chapter Setting Up Polargofit.com. Make sure you have a FlowLink data transfer device available and the WebSync application installed.
ENGLISH 4. ACTIVITY MONITOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM With each activity monitor management system case you get: • number strips and • case identification pads. A case can accommodate 12 activity monitors. The cases are named according to the Polar Active monitor IDs. The monitor IDs consist of a letter (A-Z) and a number (1-48). The monitor ID tells which case the activity monitor belongs to. The monitor IDs are set to the activity monitors in polargofit.com when the monitors are added to the web service.
ENGLISH Using the case After adding the activity monitors to polargofit.com (see Setting Up Polargofit.com), tag the cases accordingly. For instruction pictures, see page 8 of this user manual. 1. 2. 3. 4. Select the number strips and case identification pads which correspond to the monitor IDs of the first case. Remove the adhesive cover from the back of the number strips, and attach the strips on the grooves on the case (see picture 1).
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ENGLISH 5. DATA TRANSFER A Polar FlowLink data transfer unit and Polar WebSync software (version 2.4 or newer) are needed for data transfer between the activity monitors and polargofit.com. WebSync can be downloaded at www.polar.fi/support . To install WebSync, download the installer, run it and follow the instructions on the screen. Use data transfer to: • add activity monitors to the polargofit.
ENGLISH I want to Location in polargofit.com WebSync Flowlink add activity monitors to the web service for my school School > Monitors Start if the software is not already running. Plug into USB port.
ENGLISH Adding activity monitors to web service 7. Polar Active activity monitors must be added (registered) to the polargofit.com web service before they are taken into use. 8. 1. 9. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Log in to the web service on the polargofit.com home page (www.polargofit.com) with teacher user credentials. Go to School > Monitors. Click Register monitors to school. Select a label/case (A-Z) for the activity monitor from the drop down list. Monitors can be added to one letter at a time.
ENGLISH 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Click Assign monitors on course page. Make sure WebSync is running and the FlowLink is plugged into the USB port. If WebSync is not installed, download the installer at www.polar.fi/support . Place the first activity monitor on the FlowLink with the display facing down. WebSync prompts for polargofit.com user credentials. As soon as a green tick appears for the activity monitor in WebSync and polargofit.com, place another activity monitor on the FlowLink.
ENGLISH 6. ACTIVITY PROGRESS POSTER The poster is for manual follow-up of daily activity. The poster is designed to be reusable. Use a non-permanent marker to be able to wipe the markings away. 1. Fill in the dates as column headings on the top row of the poster. 2. Fill in student's names as row headings. 14 Activity Progress Poster 3. Students color the activity bar based on daily activity.
ENGLISH 7. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Care and Maintenance Activity and heart rate monitors can be sanitized with a disinfectant, such as Simple Green d Pro 5®. Activity monitor management system Clean the case with a damp cloth, excluding the foam parts. Never use alcohol or any abrasive material (steel wool or cleaning chemicals). Keep in a cool and dry place. Do not store in a damp environment or inside non-breathable material such as a plastic bag. Activity progress poster Use a non-permanent marker.
ENGLISH The following questions are for children. You can find the questions for adolescents and adults from the full user manual.
ENGLISH 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. Manufactured by Polar Electro Oy Professorintie 5 FIN-90440 KEMPELE Tel +358 8 5202 100 Fax +358 8 5202 300 www.polar.fi Polar Electro Inc.
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