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5. Date: Press the / buttons to select the month (mm) or day (dd). Press OK.
• Press the / buttons to select the day (dd) or month (mm). Press OK.
• Press the / buttons to select the year (yy). Press OK.
6. Units: Press the / buttons to select kilograms and centimeters (KG/CM) or pounds and feet (LB/FT). Press OK.
Note: The unit selection also affects how the calories are displayed. If you select lb/ft, calories are displayed as Cal. If you select kg/cm,
calories are displayed as kcal.
7. Weight: Press the / buttons to set your weight. Press OK.
Note: If you select the wrong units, you can still change them by pressing and holding the Light button.
8. Height: Press the / buttons to set your height. Press OK.
Note: If you select lb/ft as your units, you first set feet and then inches.
9. Birthday: Press the / buttons to select your birth month (mm) or day (dd). Press OK.
• Press the / buttons to select the day (dd) or month (mm). Press OK.
• Press the / buttons to select the year (yy). Press OK.
10. Sex: Press the / buttons to select MALE or FEMALE. Press OK.
11. SETTINGS OK? is displayed. Press the / buttons to select YES or NO. Press OK.
If you select Yes, your settings are accepted and you can start using your Polar heart rate monitor.
If you select No, you can change your Basic Settings. Press the Back button until you return to the setting you want to
change.
1.3 BASIC SETTINGS
Start from the Basic Settings mode when you use your product for the first time. You only need to activate the blank wrist
unit once. Once activated, the wrist unit cannot be switched off.
Alternatively, you can transfer the Basic Settings to the wrist unit from your computer. For further information, see the
chapter Data Transfer on page 50.
Note: It is important that you be precise with the Basic Settings, especially when setting your weight, height, birthday and gender, as they
have an impact on the accuracy of the measuring values, such as the target heart rate limits and calorie expenditure.
1. Activate the wrist unit by pressing any button. The display fills up with digits. Press OK.
2. WELCOME TO POLAR FITNESS WORLD is displayed. Press OK to start settings.
3. START WITH BASIC SETTINGS is displayed. Press OK to start the Basic Settings.
4. Time: Press the / buttons to select the 12 H or 24 H time mode. Press OK.
12 H: the time is displayed from 1 to 12 am or pm. In the date and birthday settings, the month is set first and
then the day (mm.dd).
• Press the / buttons to select AM or PM. Press OK.
• Press the / buttons to set the hours. Press OK.
• Press the / buttons to set the minutes. Press OK.
24 H: the time is displayed from 0 to 23 hours. In the date and birthday settings, the day is set first and
then the month (dd.mm).
• Press the / buttons to set the hours. Press OK.
• Press the / buttons to set the minutes. Press OK.