POLAR M52 - Manual

How the Polar Heart Rate Monitor works .................... 6
Parts ........................................................................................ 6
Getting going ........................................................................ 7
Buttons and their functions .................................................. 8
Modes and their functions .................................................... 9
Settings ............................................................................... 11
User information settings ................................................... 11
Setting user 1 or 2 ................................................. 12
Setting weight ....................................................... 12
Setting height ....................................................... 13
Setting age ............................................................ 13
Setting sex ............................................................. 13
Setting activity level .............................................. 14
Measurement options settings ........................................... 14
OwnZone on/off .................................................... 14
Setting heart rate limits manually ....................... 16
OwnCal calorie counter on/off ............................. 17
Polar Fitness Test on/off ........................................ 19
Watch settings ..................................................................... 20
Setting the alarm .................................................. 20
Setting the time of day ......................................... 21
Setting the date .................................................... 22
Start the heart rate measurement ............................... 24
OwnZone ............................................................................ 26
How to determine your OwnZone ..................................... 26
OwnZone methods .............................................................. 28
How to use previously determined OwnZone ................... 29
Functions during heart rate measurement ................ 30
See your heart rate .............................................................. 30
Illuminate the display .......................................................... 30
Turn the sound signal on/off ............................................... 30
Swap the user ...................................................................... 31
Start/stop the stopwatch ..................................................... 31
Check exercise information ................................................. 32
Check your heart rate limits ................................................ 33
See your progress bullets during exercise .......................... 33
Swap the heart rate limits ................................................... 33
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M52 man GBR/D 5/1/01, 9:11 2-3