Polar M21 Heart Rate Monitor User 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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