POLAR FIN-90440 - Manual (Page 3)

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How to Start
Heart Rate
Measurement
1. Wear the Transmitter and the Wrist
Receiver as described previously.
2. Begin with the display showing
time of day.
3. To start, choose from the
following alternatives:
One touch start: In the Time
mode press and hold the right
button of the Receiver for
a few second.
Quick start: In the Time mode,
bring the Polar logo of the Receiver
to the Transmitter’s Polar logo and
wait for a beep signal.
Heart rate measurement
commences and heart
symbol starts flashing.
Your heart rate (in beats
per minute) appears in
the display in approximately 5 seconds.
4. You can now start exercising with your Polar Fitwatch.
GETTING GOING
1. Attach the Transmitter to the
elastic strap.
2. Adjust the strap length to fit
snugly and comfortably.
3. Secure the strap around your
chest, below the chest muscles.
Lock the buckle. Check that the
Polar logo is in a central upright
position.
4. Pull the Transmitter off your chest
and wet the grooved electrode
areas on the back of it.
5. Check that the wet electrode
areas are firmly against your skin.
6. Wear the Wrist Receiver as you
would wear an ordinary watch.
Alternatively, if you go biking,
you may attach the Wrist Receiver
to a Polar Bike Mount.
Polar Products. Keep the Wrist Receiver within the
transmission range (1 metre / 3 feet ).
It is recommended that you wear the Transmitter
against your bare skin to ensure flawless operation.
However, if you wish to wear the Transmitter over a
shirt, moisten the shirt well under the electrodes.
It is important that the electrodes are wet during exercise.
After exercising to preserve the electrodes and battery life:
1. Wash the Transmitter carefully with a mild soap
water solution.
2. Rinse it with pure water.
3. Dry the Transmitter carefully.
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