POLAR CS400 - Manual (Page 27)

User Settings
Enter accurate user information in the cycling computer to receive the correct feedback on your
performance.
To set user information in the cycling computer, select Settings > User
• Weight : To change units, press and hold LIGHT
• Height : To change units, press and hold LIGHT
• Birthday : dd=day, mm=month, yy=year
• Sex : Male/Female
• Activity : Top/High/Moderate/Low
• Heart Rate : HR
max
, HR
sit
• VO 2max : Maximal oxygen intake
Activity Level
Activity level is an assessment of your level of long-term physical activity. Select the alternative that
best describes the overall amount and intensity of your physical activity during the past three months.
• Top: You participate in heavy physical exercise at least 5 times a week, or you exercise to improve
performance for competitive purposes.
• High: You participate at least 3 times a week in heavy physical exercise, e.g. you cycle 2-4 hours
(40-120 km / 25-75 miles) per week or spend that time in comparable physical activity.
• Moderate: You participate regularly in recreational sports, e.g. you cycle 1/2-2 hours (15-40 km /
3-25 miles) per week or spend that time in comparable physical activity, or your work requires
modest physical activity.
• Low: You do not participate regularly in recreational sport or heavy physical activity, e.g. you
exercise hard enough to cause heavy breathing or perspiration only occasionally.
In the cycling computer, these values are used to calculate your energy expenditure.
Heart Rate: HR
max
, HR
sit
HR
max
(Maximum heart rate): Your age-predicted HR
max
value (220 - age) is used as a default. Set
your HR
max
manually if your maximum heart rate has been determined in a lab, if you have performed
the Fitness test with the Polar CS400 cycling computer, or if you have tested your maximum heart rate
in the field yourself.
HR
sit
(Heart rate value in a sitting position): Your age-predicted HR
sit
value is used as a default. Set
your HR
sit
value if you have determined it according to the instructions. For instructions, see Heart
Rate Value in a Sitting Position in Background Information.
Maximal Oxygen Intake: VO
2max
VO
2max
is your body’s maximum capacity for oxygen consumption during maximum exertion. The most
accurate way of determining VO
2max
is to perform a maximal stress test in a laboratory. If you know
your exact clinically-tested VO
2max
, set the value in the cycling computer. Otherwise, measure a
comparable value, OwnIndex, by taking the Polar Fitness Test. For further information, see Polar
Fitness Test™.
If changes are made to the user settings, User settings updated is displayed.
You can enter and edit user settings by using the Polar ProTrainer 5 software. For further information,
consult software help.
General Settings
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