POLAR F1 User Manual

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1.2 WRIST UNIT SIDE BUTTON AND

DISPLAY SYMBOLS

This section contains information on how to operate the wrist
unit and a symbols guide for reading the data on the display.

Polar F1, F2 and F3 heart rate monitors have one
operating side button.

Display symbols

Side button functions:

• Start heart rate measurement.
• Start and stop the stopwatch.
• Activate the functions shown

on the display.

• Check your previous exercise file.
• Set the target heart rate limits.

Heart Touch
Bring the wrist unit near the Polar
logo on the transmitter and your
elapsed exercise time will appear
for six seconds.

In F3 your elapsed

exercise time and time of day flash
alternatively for 3 seconds each.

Avg
Indicates that the average heart rate value is on

the display. This figure, expressed in beats per minute (bpm),
represents the average heart rate measured over a specific
period of time (for instance, during an exercise session).

Total
Indicates that the total exercise time is on the
display.

Exercise Time Indicator
The indicator has six different bullets; each

represents 10 minutes. One cycle of bullets takes 60 minutes.
When all the bullets are filled in, the cycle starts again. Fill
in just three bullets a day, and you will see some health
benefits.

Heart Symbol
Indicates your heart rate is being measured.

Target Heart Rate Alarm
Indicates when the target heart rate alarm is on in
the SET and EXERCISE modes.

Watch
Indicates the time of day in measure and file mode.

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