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Polar FT40
User Manual
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ENGLISH Contents 1. BENEFITS OF YOUR POLAR FT40 TRAINING 4. AFTER TRAINING .............................15 COMPUTER .................................... 4 Training Summary............................15 Review Training Data ........................17 Transfer Data.................................19 2. GET STARTED.................................. 5 Test Your Fitness Level ......................20 Get to Know Your Polar FT40 ................. 5 Perform Polar Fitness Test...............21 Start Wit
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ENGLISH Washing Instructions for WearLink..........27 Service .......................................28 Changing Batteries...........................29 Precautions ..................................31 Troubleshooting..............................33 Technical Specifications ....................34 Guarantee and Disclaimer ...................36
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ENGLISH 1. BENEFITS OF YOUR POLAR FT40 TRAINING COMPUTER UNDERSTAND YOUR BODY: Training with Polar FT40 means you never need to guess. The FT40 shows you the effect of your training: fat burning or fitness improvement. BURN FAT: In the fat burn zone, you burn mostly fat calories, increase your metabolism, and build a foundation for higher intensity training. GET FIT: In the fitness zone, you train harder to improve cardiovascular fitness, strengthen the heart, and increase blood circulation to t
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ENGLISH 2. GET STARTED Get to Know Your Polar FT40 Wrist Unit records and displays your heart rate and other data during training. WearLink transmits the heart rate signal to the wrist unit. The WearLink consists of a connector and strap. Register your Polar product at http://register.polar.fi/ to ensure we can keep improving our products and services to better meet your needs. Get Started 5
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ENGLISH 9. Enter Date of birth. Start With Basic Settings To activate your Polar FT40, press and hold any 10. Select Sex. button for one second. Once the FT40 is activated, it cannot be switched off. 11. Settings OK? is displayed. Select Yes to accept and save the settings. 1. Language: Select Deutsch, English, Español, Basic settings complete is displayed and the Français or Italiano with UP/DOWN. Press FT40 enters Time mode. OK. Select No to change the settings. Please enter basic settings is
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ENGLISH Wrist Unit Buttons and Menu Structure UP: Enter the menu and move through selection lists, adjust values OK: Confirm selections, select training type or training settings DOWN: Enter the menu and move through selection lists, adjust values BACK: • Exit the menu • Return to the previous level • Cancel selection • Leave settings unchanged • With a long press, return to Time view LIGHT: • Illuminate the display • With a long press, enter quick menu in Time view (to lock buttons, set alarm o
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ENGLISH Symbols on the Display The following table presents the display symbols and their descriptions. Symbol Description The battery of the wrist unit is low. The alarm is active. Sounds are off. Time 2 is in use. Number two is displayed at the lower right corner of the display. The button lock is active. Heart rate is transmitted. 8 Get Started
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ENGLISH 3. TRAINING Wear the WearLink Before starting training recording, you need to wear the WearLink. 1. Wet the electrode areas of the strap well under running water. 2. Attach the connector to the strap. Adjust the strap length to fit it 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 firmly against your skin and that the Polar logo of the connector is in a
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ENGLISH Start Training 1. Wear the WearLink and the wrist unit. 2. Press OK and select Start. Start recording by pressing OK. To modify sound, heart rate view or other training settings before starting the training session, select Training Settings. See Settings for more information. Your training session is recorded only when recording for more than one minute. 10 Training
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ENGLISH Burn Fat or Improve Fitness While training, the Polar FT40 displays your optimal training intensity for burning fat and improving fitness. These intensities may vary depending on your daily physical and mental condition. When you start recording a training session, the FT40 analyses your current condition and, if necessary, will adjust the intensities accordingly. This intelligent training computer can detect your body's daily state from your heart rate and heart rate variability. When y
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ENGLISH Fatburn (heart symbol is on the left side of the line) In fatburn zone, training intensity is lower, and the source of energy is mainly fat. Therefore, fat burns efficiently and your metabolism, mainly fat oxidation, increases. Fitness (heart symbol is on the right side of the line) In fitness zone, training intensity is higher and you are improving your cardiovascular fitness i.e. strenghtening your heart and increasing blood circulation to muscles and lungs. The main energy source is c
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ENGLISH Training Functions The following information is displayed during a training session. Press UP/DOWN to change the view. Heart rate Your current heart rate. The duration of your training is displayed in all views. Calories Amount of calories burned. Time Time of day. Training 13
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ENGLISH Quick Menu: Long pressing the LIGHT button during Training Tips If your aim is to lose weight, training sessions training recording brings you to Quick menu. In Quick menu you can adjust training sounds or lock need to be 30-60 minutes or longer in the fat burn zone. The longer the duration the more buttons. calories burned, especially from fat. The Heart Touch: displays the time during training on percentage of burnt fat calories will appear in a bringing the wrist unit near the transmi
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ENGLISH 4. AFTER TRAINING Training Summary The Polar FT40 displays a training summary after each training session: Calories Calories burnt during training Cal. fat Fat percentage of the burnt calories The duration of your training is displayed in all views. Average Average heart rate during training Maximum Maximum heart rate during training After Training 15
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ENGLISH Fat burn Time spent in the fat burning zone Fitness Time spent in the fitness improving zone 16 After Training
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ENGLISH Review Training Data Review your training data in Training files, Week summaries and Totals. 1. Select Data > Training files to view detailed training information on your 50 most recent training sessions. The information is similar to what is displayed after each training session. Each bar represents one training session. Select a training session you wish to view. Upper row: Date and time of day when the file was created Lower row: Training time When Training files becomes full, the old
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ENGLISH 2. Select Data > Week summaries to view the training data and results for the last 16 weeks. Each bar represents one training week. Select a week you wish to view with UP/DOWN. Upper row: Week start / Week end date Lower row: Total training time To reset week summaries select Data > Reset weeks?. Select Yes to reset week summaries. 3. Select Data > Totals since xx.xx.xxxx to view the total cumulative duration, number of training sessions and calories starting from the last reset. To rese
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ENGLISH Transfer Data How to transfer data from your FT40 to polarpersonaltrainer.com For a long-term follow-up, transfer your training files effortlessly from your Polar FT40 to polarpersonaltrainer.com with Polar FlowLink*. There you can see your training data in more detail and converted into graphs. 1. Register at polarpersonaltrainer.com. 2. Follow the instructions to download and install Polar WebSync data transfer software onto your computer. 3. Plug in the FlowLink to the USB port on you
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ENGLISH Test Your Fitness Level The test is developed for healthy adults. To make sure the test results are reliable, make the TM The Polar Fitness Test is an easy and quick way following considerations: to measure your cardiovascular fitness and aerobic capacity. The test is performed at rest. • Avoid distractions. The more relaxed you are and the more peaceful the testing environment is, The test result is a value called OwnIndex. the more accurate the test result will be (for OwnIndex is comp
