POLAR FT40TM - Manual (Page 21)

Perform Polar Fitness Test
1. Wear the transmitter, lie down and relax for 1-3
minutes.
2. In Time mode, select Fitness test > Start
test . The fitness test begins as soon as the
FT40 has located your heart rate.
3. Approximately 5 minutes later, a beep indicates
the end of the test, and the result will be
displayed.
4. Press OK. UPDATE VO
2max
? is displayed.
5. Select Yes to save the test result in User
information and OwnIndex results . If you
know your laboratory measured VO
2max
value
and have entered it in User information ,
select No to save your test result in OwnIndex
results only.
Troubleshooting
• Set activity lev. of past 3 months is
displayed > Set your activity level (see Settings
for more information).
Activity set! is displayed
and the test begins.
• Test Failed is displayed > Your previous
OwnIndex value is not replaced.
• No heart rate shown > Test fails. Check that
the transmitter electrodes are moist enough
and that the strap is snug around your chest.
E N G L I S H
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