Polar RCX3 Heart Rate Monitor User Manual


 
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 4
2. THE COMPLETE TRAINING SYSTEM............................................................................................ 5
Training Computer Parts..................................................................................................... 5
Training Software.............................................................................................................. 5
Available Accessories......................................................................................................... 6
3. GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................ 7
Basic Settings..................................................................................................................... 7
Button Functions and Menu Structure......................................................................................... 7
4. PREPARE FOR TRAINING ......................................................................................................... 10
Sport Profiles...................................................................................................................... 10
Calibrate the Polar s3+ Stride Sensor ....................................................................................... 10
Calibration by Running Wizard............................................................................................. 10
Set Calibration Factor Manually ........................................................................................... 10
Calibrate Sensor by Running a Known Distance (on-the-fly calibration) ........................................ 11
5. TRAINING........................................................................................................................... 12
Wear the Heart Rate Sensor .................................................................................................... 12
Start Training...................................................................................................................... 12
Train with Polar ZoneOptimizer ................................................................................................ 13
Training Views .................................................................................................................... 15
Button Functions During Training .............................................................................................. 18
Record a Lap ................................................................................................................... 18
Lock a Sport Zone............................................................................................................. 19
Night Mode ..................................................................................................................... 19
View Quick Menu..............................................................................................................19
Pause / Stop Training Recording............................................................................................... 19
6. AFTER TRAINING .................................................................................................................. 20
Analyze Training Results .................................................................................................... 20
Training Benefit ............................................................................................................... 22
Week Summaries.............................................................................................................. 23
Totals Since xx.xx.xxxx ....................................................................................................... 24
Delete Files ..................................................................................................................... 24
Reset Week Summaries...................................................................................................... 24
Reset Totals .................................................................................................................... 25
7. DATA TRANSFER .................................................................................................................. 26
Transfer Data ...................................................................................................................... 26
8. SETTINGS .......................................................................................................................... 27
Sport Profile Settings ............................................................................................................ 27
Running Settings.............................................................................................................. 27
Cycling Settings ...............................................................................................................27
Other Sport Settings.......................................................................................................... 29
Heart Rate Settings............................................................................................................... 29
User Information Settings ....................................................................................................... 29
Maximum Heart Rate (HRmax) ............................................................................................30
OwnIndex® ..................................................................................................................... 30
General Settings .................................................................................................................. 30
Watch Settings.................................................................................................................... 30
Quick menu ........................................................................................................................ 31
Time Mode...................................................................................................................... 31
Pre-training mode .............................................................................................................31
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