Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit FT40 du fabricant Polar
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User Manual Manuel d’Utilisation Polar FT40 ™ Manufactured by Polar Electro Oy Professorintie 5 FIN-90440 KEMPELE Tel +358 8 5202 100 Fax +358 8 5202 300 www.
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Contents 1. BENEFITS OF YOUR POLAR FT40 TRAINING C O M P U T E R .................................... 4 2 . G E T S T A R T E D.................................. 5 Get to Know Y our Polar FT40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Start With Basic Settings .
Washing Instructions for W earLink . . . . . . . . . . 27 S e r v i c e ....................................... 2 8 C h a n g i n g B a t t e r i e s........................... 2 9 P r e c a u t i o n s .................................. 3 1 T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g .
1. BENEFITS OF YOUR POLAR FT40 TRAINING COMPUTER UNDERST AND YOUR BODY : T raining with Polar FT40 means you never need to guess. The FT40 shows you the effect of your training: fat burning or fitness improvement.
2. GET ST ARTED Get to Know Y our Polar FT40 Wrist Unit records and displays your heart rate and other data during training. W earLink transmits the heart rate signal to the wrist unit. The WearLink consists of a connector and strap. Register your Polar product at http://register .
Start With Basic Settings T o activate your Polar FT40, press and hold any button for one second. Once the FT40 is activated, it cannot be switched off. 1. Language: Select Deutsch , English , Español , Fr ançais or Italiano with UP / DOWN . Press OK .
Wrist Unit Buttons and Menu Structure UP: Enter the menu and move through selection lists, adjust values OK: Confirm selections, select training type or training settings DOWN: Enter the menu and move.
Symbols on the Display The following table presents the display symbols and their descriptions. Symbol Description The battery of the wrist unit is low . The alarm is active. Sounds are off. T ime 2 is in use. Number two is displayed at the lower right corner of the display .
3. TRAINING Wear the W earLink Before starting training recording, you need to wear the WearLink. 1. W et the electrode areas of the strap well under running water . 2. Attach the connector to the strap. Adjust the strap length to fit it tightly but comfortably .
Start T raining 1. Wear the W earLink and the wrist unit. 2. Press OK and select Start . Start recording by pressing OK . T o modify sound, heart rate view or other training settings before starting the training session, select Tr aining Settings . See Settings for more information.
Burn Fat or Improve Fitness While training, the Polar FT40 displays your optimal training intensity for burning fat and improving fitness. These intensities may vary depending on your daily physical and mental condition.
Fatburn (heart symbol is on the left side of the line) In fatburn zone, training intensity is lower , and the source of energy is mainly fat. Therefore, fat burns efficiently and your metabolism, mainly fat oxidation, increases.
T raining Functions The following information is displayed during a training session. Press UP/DOWN to change the view . He art r ate Y our current heart rate. The duration of your training is displayed in all views. Calories Amount of calories burned.
Quick Menu: Long pressing the LIGHT button during training recording brings you to Quick menu . In Quick menu you can adjust training sounds or lock buttons. Heart T ouch: displays the time during training on bringing the wrist unit near the transmitter .
4. AFTER TRAINING T raining Summary The Polar FT40 displays a training summary after each training session: Calories Calories burnt during training Cal. f at Fat percentage of the burnt calories The duration of your training is displayed in all views.
Fat burn T ime spent in the fat burning zone Fitness T ime spent in the fitness improving zone ENGLISH 16 After T raining.
Review T raining Data Review your training data in Tr aining files , Week summaries and Totals. 1. Select Data > Tr aining files to view detailed training information on your 50 most recent training sessions. The information is similar to what is displayed after each training session.
2. Select Data > Week summaries to view the training data and results for the last 16 weeks. Each bar represents one training week. Select a week you wish to view with UP/DOWN. Upper row: Week start / W eek end date Lower row: T otal training time T o reset week summaries select Data > Reset weeks? .
T ransfer Data How to transfer data from your FT40 to polarpersonaltrainer .com For a long-term follow-up, transfer your training files effortlessly from your Polar FT40 to polarpersonaltrainer .com with Polar FlowLink*. There you can see your training data in more detail and converted into graphs.
T est Y our Fitness Level The Polar Fitness T est TM is an easy and quick way to measure your cardiovascular fitness and aerobic capacity . The test is performed at rest. The test result is a value called OwnIndex. OwnIndex is comparable to maximal oxygen uptake (VO 2max ), a common aerobic capacity measure.
Perform Polar Fitness T est 1. Wear the transmitter , lie down and relax for 1-3 minutes. 2. In T ime 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.
Interpret Y our Fitness T est Results Interpret the OwnIndex values by comparing your individual values and changes in them over time. OwnIndex can also be interpreted based on gender and age. Locate your OwnIndex on the table, and find out how your aerobic fitness compares to others of the same gender and age.
Follow Y our Fitness T est Results The FT40 saves your 60 latest fitness test results. T o view your long-term results, transfer saved data from your Polar FT40 to polarpersonaltrainer .com. There you can see your test results converted into a graph. For more information, see T ransfer Data.
5. SETTINGS Watch Settings Select the value you want to change and press OK. Adjust the values with UP/DOWN and accept with OK. Select Settings > Watch, time and date . • Alarm : Set alarm Off or set the alarm on by selecting Once , Eve ry day or Monday to Friday and then set the hours and minutes.
User Information Select Settings > Use r Information and press OK. • Weight : Enter your weight. • Height : Enter your height. • Date of birth : Enter your date of birth • Sex : Select MALE or FEMALE . • Maximum he art r ate is the highest number of heartbeats per minute (bpm) during maximum physical exertion.
General Settings Select Settings > Gene r al settings . • Button sounds : Adjust button sounds ( Off / Soft / Loud / Ve ry Loud ) • Button lock : Select Manual lock or Automatic lock . Automatic lock : The wrist unit automatically locks all the buttons except LIGHT .
6. CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMA TION Caring for Y our Polar FT40 Wrist Unit : Clean with a mild soap and water solution, dry with towel. Never use alcohol or any abrasive material (steel wool or cleaning chemicals).
Service Y our Polar FT40 is designed to help you achieve personal fitness goals and indicate the level of physiological strain and intensity during training sessions. No other use is intended or implied. During the two-year guarantee/warranty period we recommend that you have service done by an authorized Polar Service Center only .
Changing Batteries A void opening the sealed battery cover during the guarantee period. We recommend that you have the battery replaced by an authorized Polar Service Center . They test your Polar FT40 for water resistance after battery replacement and make a full periodic check.
1. Open the battery cover with a coin by turning it from CLOSE to OPEN. 2. • When changing wrist unit battery (2a), remove the battery cover and lift the battery out carefully with a suitable sized small rigid stick or bar , for instance, a toothpick or small screwdriver .
Precautions Minimizing Possible Risks T raining may include some risk. Before beginning a regular training program, answer the following questions concerning your health status. If you answer yes to any of these questions, consult a physician before starting any training program.
If you have a pacemaker , defibrillator or other implanted electronic device , you use the Polar FT40 at your own risk. Before starting use, take a maximal training stress test under the supervision of a physician. The test is to ensure the safety and reliability of the simultaneous use of the pacemaker and the Polar FT40.
T roubleshooting If you don't know where you are in the menu , press and hold BACK until the time is displayed. If there are no reactions to any buttons or the wrist unit displays unusual readings, reset the wrist unit by pressing four buttons (UP , DOWN, BACK and LIGHT) simultaneously for four seconds.
T echnical Specifications Wrist Unit Battery type CR 2025 Battery life Average 1 year (training 1 h/day , 7 days/week) Operating temperature -10 °C to +50 °C / 14 °F to 122 °F Wrist strap material.
Polar FT40 may be worn when swimming . T o maintain water resistance, do not press buttons under water . For more information, visit http://support.polar .fi. Water resistance of Polar products is tested according to International Standard ISO 2281. Products are divided into three categories according to their water resistance.
Guarantee and Disclaimer Limited Polar International Guarantee • This limited Polar international guarantee is issued by Polar Electro Inc. for the consumers who have purchased this product in the USA or Canada.
Disclaimer • The material in this manual is for informational purposes only . The products it describes are subject to change without prior notice, due to the manufacturer’s continuous development program.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Polar FT40 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Polar FT40 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Polar FT40, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Polar FT40 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Polar FT40, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Polar FT40.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Polar FT40. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Polar FT40 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
