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Polar glossary – POLAR M21 User Manual

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POLAR GLOSSARY

Indicates coded transmission of heart rate. The inner

heart flashes to the beat of your heart.

In the Time of day mode indicates that the alarm is on.

In the measure mode indicates that the sound signal will

alarm if you are exercising outside your Target Zone.

Progress bullets in the measure mode.

In models M21 and M22 one bullet= 100 kcal energy

expenditure. In models M51 and M52 one bullet= 10

minutes in target zone.

AGE: Insert your age in User settings.

ALARM: Indicates the alarm clock in watch settings.

AM/PM: 12 hour mode of time.

AVERAGE Hr: Average heart rate of the exercise.

Coded heart rate transmission: Polar coded transmitter

automatically locks in a code to transmit your heart rate to

your wrist receiver. In coded transmission the receiver

accepts heart rate from your Polar coded transmitter only.

Coding significantly reduces crosstalk caused by other users

of heart rate monitors. However, it does not necessarily

reduce all environmental interference.

Electrodes: The grooved areas of the transmitter, against

the skin. Pick up the heart’s electrical impulses.

EXERCISE: Heart rate measurement mode, stopwatch is on

and the exercise information is recorded.

EXE. TIME: Total exercise time.

FAT: Indicates the fat percentage of the total calorie

expenditure.

FILE: File mode to recall training information.

Heart rate: The number of heart beats per minute (bpm)

Heart rate variability: Fluctuations of interbeat intervals.

Heart rate variability of a healthy subject is in general large

in resting conditions and during light exercise. Heart rate

variability gradually disappears when exercise becomes

more intense and heart rate increases.

M52 man USA GBR A 2001

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