Polar Refrigerator RS100 User manual

Polar RS100

™

User Manual

RS100 QUICK GUIDE

Time mode

Standby mode

Recording mode

View detailed

information on your

latest exercise

sessions.

View long-term

information on your

exercise sessions.

Change alarm,

time and other settings.

Press Red button Press Red button Press Red button Press Red button

Press Red button

Press Stop

Summary FILE

• Duration

• HR avg

• Limits

(if limits are set)

• In Zone

(if limits are set)

• Cal / Fat%

Time / Date

Duration

% / Avg HR /

% / Max HR

Limits

In / Above / Below

Zone

Cal / Fat%

Laps

Tot.Time

Tot.Cal

Tot.Count

ResetAll ?

Timer SET

Limits SET

Watch SET

User SET

General SET

Press 2 x

Stop

Press

Press Press Press

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INSTRUCTIONS RAPIDES POLAR RS100

Mode Heure

Mode “Standby”

(Pré-exercice)

Mode “Recording”

(Enregistrement Exercice)

Visualisez en détail

les données de

votre dernière

séance d’exercice.

Visualisez les

données cumulées

de toutes vos

séances d’exercice.

Changez l’heure,

l’alarme et d’autres

réglages.

Appuyez sur Stop Appuyez sur Stop

Appuyez

sur

Appuyez

sur

Appuyez

sur

Appuyez

sur

Appuyez

2 x sur Stop

Appuyez sur le

bouton Rouge

Appuyez sur le

bouton Rouge

Appuyez sur le

bouton Rouge

Appuyez sur le

bouton Rouge

Appuyez sur le

bouton Rouge

Time / Date

(Heure / Date)

/

Duration (Durée)

AVG / % AVG / MAX / % MAX

(Moyenne / % Moyenne /

Max. / % Max.)

/

Limits (Limites)

/

In / Above / Below Zone

(Dans / Au-dessus /

En dessous Zone)

/

Cal / Fat%

(Cal. / % graisse)

/

Laps

(Temps intermédiaires)

Tot.Time

(Cumul durée)

/

Tot.Cal

(Cumul calories)

/

Tot.Count

(Nbre d’exercices)

/

ResetAll ?

(Tout remettre à zéro ?)

Timer SET

(Réglages Minuteurs)

/

Limits SET

(Réglages Limites)

/

Watch SET

(Réglages Montre)

/

User SET

(Réglages Personnels)

/

General SET

(Réglages Généraux)

Summary FILE

(Fichier Résumé)

• Duration

(Durée)

• HR avg

(FC moy.)

• Limits

(Limites - si les

limites sont réglées)

• In Zone

(Dans Zone - si les

limites sont réglées)

• Cal / Fat%

(Cal. / % graisse)

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WRIST UNIT BUTTONS

Note: Pressing a button brieﬂy has a different effect than pressing and holding the button for a longer period of time (for at least 1 second).

Light

  •Turnthebacklighton.

  •TurntheKeylockonoroffinTimeand

   Exercisemodes(pressandholdthe 

   buttonforatleast1second).Keylock

   preventsaccidentalpressingofthe

   buttons.

Stop

  •Stop,pauseorcancelthefunction.

  •Exitthemenuandreturntotheprevious

   levelofthemenu.

  •ReturntotheTimemode(pressandhold

   thebuttonforatleast1second)inall

   modesexceptintheexercisemode.

  •EntertheAlarmsettingmodeintheTime

   mode(pressandholdthebuttonforat

   least1second).

Heart Touch(handsfreebutton)

Toviewthetimeandtargetzonelimitsduring

exercisewithoutpressingbuttons,bringthewrist

unitnearthePolarlogoonthetransmitter.

  •Movetothenextmodeormenulevel.

  •Increasetheselectedvalue.

  •Changethetoprowinformationinthe

   ExerciserecordingmodeandintheTime

   mode.

  •Turnthetargetzonealarmonoroffduring

   Exerciserecordingmode(pressandhold

   thebuttonforatleast1second).

  •Movetoapreviousmodeormenulevel.

  •Decreasetheselectedvalue.

  •Changethelowerrowinformationinthe

   Exerciserecordingmode.

Red button

  •Start,enteroracceptthefunction.

  •Enterthedisplayedmodeormenuand

   movetoalowermenulevel.

  •Entertheexercisemode.

  •EntertheExerciserecordingmodefrom

   theTimemode(pressandholdthebutton

   foratleast1second).

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE RS100 RUNNING COMPUTER ........................................................................................................7

 1.1 PRODUCTELEMENTS...............................................................................................................................................7

 1.2 USINGYOURPOLARRS100FORTHEFIRSTTIME.....................................................................................................8

2. EXERCISING ....................................................................................................................................................................12

 2.1 WEARINGYOURTRANSMITTER...............................................................................................................................12

 2.2 EXERCISERECORDING...........................................................................................................................................14

 2.3 FUNCTIONSDURINGEXERCISE..............................................................................................................................15

 2.4 STOPPINGTHEEXERCISEANDVIEWINGSUMMARYFILE.........................................................................................19

3. VIEWING RECORDED INFORMATION - FILE .....................................................................................................................20

4. TOTAL VALUES .................................................................................................................................................................24

 4.1 VIEWINGTOTALVALUES.........................................................................................................................................24

 4.2 RESETTINGTOTALVALUES.....................................................................................................................................26

5. SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................................................................27

 5.1 TIMERSETTINGS....................................................................................................................................................28

 5.2 LIMITSSETTINGS....................................................................................................................................................29

  5.2.1 OwnZoneLimits..........................................................................................................................................30

  5.2.2 ManualLimits............................................................................................................................................34

  5.2.3 DeactivateTargetZoneLimits....................................................................................................................37

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 5.3 WATCHSETTINGS...................................................................................................................................................38

  5.3.1 Alarm..........................................................................................................................................................38

  5.3.2 TimeSetting...............................................................................................................................................40

  5.3.3 DateSetting...............................................................................................................................................41

 5.4 USERSETTINGS.....................................................................................................................................................42

 5.5 GENERALSETTINGS...............................................................................................................................................45

  5.5.1 SoundSetting.............................................................................................................................................45

  5.5.2 UnitSetting................................................................................................................................................46

 5.6 PERSONALIZEYOURWRISTUNITWITHALOGO......................................................................................................47

6. CARE AND MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................................48

7. PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................................................................................................50

8. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .....................................................................................................................................52

9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..........................................................................................................................................54

10. LIMITED POLAR INTERNATIONAL GUARANTEE .................................................................................................................56

11. POLAR DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................................................................57

12. INDEX ..............................................................................................................................................................................58

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Planning

 •Baseyourtrainingandvariousexercisesessionson

  heartrate.

Setting pace and controlling intensity

 •Yourheartrateisanaccuratemeasureofexercise

  intensity-ittellsyouhowhardyouareworking.Use

  heartratetosetapacethatyouareabletomaintain.

Keeping safe

 •Monitoryourheartrateduringexercisetokeepyourself

  frompushingtoohardorovertraining.

Checking progress

 •Yourheartrateallowsyoutoobjectivelymeasure

  improvementsinyourtnesslevel.Foraparticular

  speedandtime/distance,yourheartrateshould

  decreasewithimprovementsinyourtness.

Adapting to environment

 •Yourheartraterespondstointernaland

  externalfactorsactingonyourbody(for

  example,stress,lackofsleep,altitude

  andtemperature).Usingyourrunning

  computerwillhelpensureaquality

  workoutinvaryingconditions.

Readthismanualcarefullytofamiliarize

yourselfwithyourrunningcomputer.This

manualalsocontainsasectionabout

maintenance.

Havesuccessandfunusingyourrunning

computer!

Dear customer,

CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofanewPolarRS100RunningComputer!

Yourrunningcomputerhelpsyouachieveyourexercisegoals.Itprovidesfeedbackonyourbody’sresponsetoexercise.

Thefollowingtaskscanbeperformedwiththerunningcomputer:

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1. INTRODUCTION TO THE RS100 RUNNING COMPUTER

1.1 PRODUCT ELEMENTS

ThePolarRS100RunningComputerpackageconsistsof

thefollowingparts:

Wrist Unit

Thewristunitdisplaysand

recordsyourheartrateand

exercisedataduringexercise.

Enteryourpersonalsettingsinto

thewristunitandanalyzeexercise

informationafteryourworkouts.

Polar WearLink

®

+

transmitter

Thetransmittersendsthe

heartratesignaltothetraining

computer.Thetransmitterconsists

ofaconnectorandastrap.

Polar Web Services

polarpersonaltrainer.comisacompletewebservice

tailoredtosupportyourexercisegoals.Free registration

givesyouaccesstothepersonalizedtrainingprogram,

trainingdiary,usefularticlesandmuchmore.Inaddition,

youcangetlatestproducttipsandsupportonlineat

www.polar.ﬁ.

Thelatestversionofthisusermanualcanbedownloaded

atwww.polar./support.

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1.2 USING YOUR POLAR RS100 FOR THE FIRST TIME

EnteryoursettingsintheBasicSettingsmode(time,date,unitsandpersonalsettings).

How to enter the Basic Settings

Enteringaccuratepersonalinformationensuresthatyoureceivecorrectfeedbackbasedonyourperformance(calorie

consumption,OwnZonedeterminationetc).

Activatethewristunitbypressinganybutton.Thewristunitcannotbeturnedoffonceactivated.

Thedisplayllswithnumbersandletters.

1. PresstheRedbutton.Settingsisdisplayed.

2. ContinuebypressingtheRedbuttonandfollowthestepsonnextpage:

Note:

 • Thenumbersscrollfasterifyoupressandholdthe

or button as you adjust the value.

 • Afterachangeofbatteryorafteryouresetthewristunit,youonlyneedtosetthetimeanddateinBasicSettings.Youcanskiptherest

of the settings by pressing and holding the Stop button.

Tip:YoucandesignanddownloadlogostothedisplayusingthePolarUpLinkTool.DownloadUpLinkToolfreeofchargeatwww.polar.

 orpolarpersonaltrainer.com.Forfurtherinformation,seepage47.

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The display reads: Press or to set Press the Red button to accept

3. Time Set

• 12h/24h

• AM/PM(for12hformat)

• Hours

• Minutes

/

•select12hor24hformat

/

•selectAMorPM

/

•adjustthehours

/

•adjusttheminutes

Redbutton

4. Date Set

• Day/Month

• Month/Day

• Year

/

•adjusttheday(in24hformat)orthemonth(in12hformat)

/

•adjustthemonth(in24hformat)ortheday(in12hformat)

/

•adjusttheyear

Redbutton

Note:Thedatewillbedisplayedaccordingtothetimeformatselected(24h:day-month-year/12h:month-day-year).

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The display reads: Press or to set Press the Red button to accept

5. Unit

• Unit1(kg/cm)/Unit2(lb/ft)

6. Weight

• kg/lbs

/

•selecttheunits

/

•adjustyourweight

Redbutton

7. Height

• cm/ft

• inch(Unit2)

8. Birthday

• Day/Month

• Month/Day

• Year

/

•adjustyourheight

/

•adjusttheday(in24hformat)orthemonth(in12hformat)

/

•adjustthemonth(in24hformat)ortheday(in12hformat)

/

•adjusttheyear

Redbutton

Note:Toreselectunits,pressandholdtheLightbuttoninweightorheightsettingdisplay.

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The display reads: Press or to set Press the Red button to accept

9. Sex

• MALE/FEMALE

/

•selectsex

Redbutton

• Settings doneisdisplayed.Tochangeyoursettings,presstheStopbuttonuntilyoureturntothedesiredsetting.

• Toacceptsettings,presstheRedbuttonorwaituntilthedisplayautomaticallygoestoTimemode.

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2. EXERCISING

2.1 WEARING YOUR TRANSMITTER

Tomeasureyourheartrate,youneedtowearthetransmitter.

1. Wettheelectrodeareasofthestrapunderrunningwater.

2. Attachtheconnectortothestrap.Adjustthestraptottightlybutcomfortably.

3. Tiethestraparoundyourchest,justbelowthechestmuscles,andattachthehook

totheotherendofthestrap.

4. CheckthatthewetelectrodeareasarermlyagainstyourskinandthatthePolar

logooftheconnectorisinacentralanduprightposition.

Note:Detachtheconnectorfromthestrapaftereveryuse,tomaximizethe

transmitterbatterylifetime.Sweatandmoisturemaykeeptheelectrodeswet

andthetransmitteractivated.Thiswillreducethetransmitterbatterylife.

SeedetailedwashinginstructionsintheCareandMaintenancechapter.

1.

2.

3.

4.

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 Aframearoundtheheartratesymbolindicatesacodedheartratetransmission.

 Aheartratesymbolwithoutaframeindicatesanon-codedheartratetransmission.

  Theheartratemeasurementfunctionsalsoinanon-codedmode,especiallyiftherearen’t

  anysourcesofinterfacenearby.

Note:Ifthewristunitdoesnotdisplayyourheartrate,makesurethetransmitterelectrodesaremoistand

Coded Heart Rate Transmission

Codedheartratetransmissionreducesinterferencefromotherheartratemonitorsthatarecloseby.Tomakesurethatthe

codesearchissuccessfulandtoensuretrouble-freeheartratemonitoring,keepthewristunitwithin1meter/3feetofyour

transmitter.Checkthatyouarenotnearotherpeoplewithheartratemonitorsoranysourceofelectromagneticdisturbance

(forfurtherinformationoninterference,seePrecautionsonpage50).

thatthestrapissnugenough.BringthewristunitnearthePolarlogoonthetransmittertorestartheartratedetection.

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2.2 EXERCISE RECORDING

Therearetwomodesintheexercisemenu:StandbyandRecording.InStandbymode,yourheartrateisdisplayedbutyour

exerciseisnot recorded.InRecordingmode,exerciseisrecordedandstopwatchandotherfunctionsareactivated.

1. Wearthetransmitterasdescribedinthesection“WearingYourTransmitter”onpage12.

2. StartfromtheTimemode.PresstheRedbutton.Thewristunitwillautomaticallysearchforyour

 heartrate.Theheartrateandtheframedheartsymbolwillappearin15seconds.

3. Standbytextandsymbol

aredisplayed.Thewristunitautomaticallystartstosearchfor

 yourheartrate.

4. PresstheRedbutton.Exercisetimestartsrunningandexerciserecordingsymbol is

 displayed.YouarenowinRecordingmode.

Note:YoucanreviewTimersettings(ifactivated)inStandby mode by pressing .Switchheartrateformats(heartrateasbeatsperminute

orheartrateasapercentageofmaximumheartrate;%HR)bypressing

.

Alternatively,youcanquickstartexerciserecordinginTimemodebypressingandholdingtheRedbutton.

 •TheManualtargetheartratezonelimitsareonasdefault.Tochangeheartratelimitsfollowinstructionsonpage29

  beforestartingtoexercise.

 •IfOwnZoneisselected,theOwnZonedeterminationprocedurebegins.Forfurtherinformation,see“DeterminingYour

  OwnZoneHeartRateLimits”onpage31.

 •ToskipOwnZonedeterminationandusepreviouslydeterminedOwnZone,presstheRedbuttonwhenOwnZonesymbol

appearsinthedisplay.IfyouhavenotdeterminedyourOwnZonebefore,yourage-basedtargetzonewill

  beused.

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2.3 FUNCTIONS DURING EXERCISE

Note:Yourexerciseinformationissavedonlyifthestopwatchhasbeenrunningformorethanoneminuteorifonelaphasbeenstored.

Turning the Target Zone Alarm Sound on or off:Pressandhold . indicatesthattheTargetZoneAlarmsoundis

activated.

Target Zone Alarm:WiththeTargetZoneAlarmyoucanmakesureyouexerciseatthecorrectintensity.Whenthetarget

zoneheartratelimitsareactivated,thewristunitsoundsanalarmwhenyouareaboveorbelowyourlimits.Youcanset

thelimitsforyourtargetzoneintheSettings/Limitsmenu.Forfurtherinformation,seepage29.Ifyouareoutofyourtarget

zone,theheartratevaluestartsashingandthewristunitbeepswitheachheartbeat.

Note:Whenheartratelimitsarenotactivated,noTargetZoneAlarmintheexerciserecordingmodewillsound,norwilltargetzone

informationbeplacedintheSummaryFileorFile.

Checking Time of Day and Target Zone Limits:PlacethewristunitnearthePolarlogoonthetransmitter.Thetimeis

displayedforthreesecondsandcurrentTargetZonelimitsforanotherthreeseconds.

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Changing the upper row information:Press toviewthefollowingoptions:

Note:IfyouhavenotsetyourpersonalsettingsinBasicSettings,caloriesarenotshownandthecaloriesdisplayisskipped.

Timer 1 time*

isdisplayedwhen

timer1isactive.

* Displayed only if timer is on.

Forfurtherinformationontimersseepage28.

Lap time

Press

Time

Press

Calories(Cal)

Thekilocaloriesburnt

sofar.

Press

Timer 2 time*

isdisplayedwhen

timer2isactive.

Press

or

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Changing the lower row information:Press toviewthefollowingoptions:

Heart rate

asbeatsperminute

(bpm)

Display example

Forexample,duringaroadraceorarunningeventitisusefultomonitoryourheart rate as a

percentageofyourmaximumheartrateaswellastime(laptimeonthetoprowandsplittime

onthemiddlerow).

Press

Heart rate

asapercentageofyour

maximumheartrate

(%HR)

Press

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Storing lap and split time:PresstheRedbuttontostorelapandsplittime.

Laptime

Averageheartrateofthe

lap(AVG)

Numberofthelap

Laptimeindicateselapsedtimeforonelap.Splittimeiselapsedtimefromthebeginningoftheexerciseuntilstoringalap

time(forexamplefromthebeginningoftheexerciseuntilthe4

th

lapwasstored).

Note:Ifthemaximumamountoflaps(99)isstored,Lap Time FULLtextwillbedisplayed.Ifmaximumlerecordingtime(99hours59min59s)

isexceeded,thewristunitbeeps,pausesrecordinganddisplaysHALT.

Pausing exercise:PresstheStopbutton.Exerciserecording,stopwatchandothercalculationsarepaused.Youcanviewthe

upperrowinformationbypressing .Tocontinue,presstheRedbutton.

Exercising in the dark:IfyouactivatethebacklightbypressingtheLightbuttonduringanexerciserecording,thebacklight

willreactivateautomaticallyduringthesameexerciseeverytimeyoupressanybuttonorusetheHeartTouchfunction.

Keylock :PressandholdtheLightbuttontolockorunlockallbuttons,excepttheLightbutton.LockedorUnlockedis

displayed.Keylockisusefulwhenengagingsportswhereyoumightgetaccidentalbuttonpress.

Splittime

Averageheartrateofthe

lap(AVG)

Numberofthelap

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2.4 STOPPING THE EXERCISE AND VIEWING SUMMARY FILE

1. PresstheStopbuttontopausetheexerciserecording.PausedandtheStandbysymbol aredisplayed.

2. PresstheStopbutton.Summary FILEisdisplayedandthefollowinginformationstartsscrolling:

 •Duration(totalexercisetime)

 •HR avg(averageheartrate)

 •Limits(upperandlowerlimitsofyourtargetzone;iflimitsareset)

 •In Zone(timespentinyourtargetzone;iflimitsareset)

 •Cal / Fat%(accumulatedcaloriesburntduringexercise/fatpercentageofburntcalories)

ThewristunitreturnsautomaticallytoTimemodeafterscrollingthroughthesummaryle.

Note:Thealternatinginformationswitchesautomaticallyonthedisplay.AlternatetheinformationmanuallybypressingtheRed button or

stopthereviewbypressingtheStopbutton.DetailedexerciseinformationisplacedintheFilemode.

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3. VIEWING RECORDED INFORMATION - FILE

TheexerciseFileallowsyoutoreviewheartrateandexerciseinformationcollectedwhile

recordinganexercisesession.Yourexerciseinformationissavedonlyifthestopwatchhasbeen

onformorethanoneminuteoronelaphasbeenrestored.

1. IntheTimemode,press .Fileisdisplayed.

2. PresstheRedbutton.DateandTimealternateonthedisplay.

3. Press / tobrowsethroughtherecordedinformation.

Press Red button

Time/Date

/

Duration

%/AvgHR/

%/MaxHR

/

Limits

/

In/Above/Below

Zone

/

Cal/Fat%

/

Laps

Recorded exercise ﬁle information

Recordingdateandexercisestartingtimealternateonthedisplay

Note:Thealternatinginformationswitchesautomaticallyonthedisplay.Forquickscrolling,

press the Red button.

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