Batteries; Service; Precautions; Minimizing Possible Risks In Exercising With A Heart Rate Monitor - Polar m62 Gebrauchsanleitung

BATTERIES

TRANSMITTER
The estimated average battery life of Polar WearLink Transmitter
is 2 years (1 h/day, 7 days/week) and other Polar transmitters
2,500 hours of use. If your transmitter stops working, it might be
due to the battery running out. We recommend that you have
the battery replaced by an authorized Polar Service Center only.
You can, however, change the battery of the Polar WearLink
Transmitter yourself by following the instructions below. To
change the battery, you need a coin.
1. Open the connector's battery cover by turning it
counterclockwise with the coin from the CLOSE position to
the OPEN position. The cover pops out a little from its niche.
2. Remove the battery cover from the connector, lift the battery
from the niche with your fingers and replace it with a new
battery.
3. Place the negative (-) side of the battery against the
connector and the positive (+) side against the cover.
4. Put the battery in the connector's niche and put the cover on
so that the arrow points to the OPEN position. Make sure
that the cover's sealing ring is placed correctly in its groove.
5. Gently press the cover deep enough so that its exterior
surface is on the same level as the connector's surface.
6. Turn the cover with the coin clockwise so that the arrow on
the cover turns from OPEN to CLOSE. Make sure that the
cover is closed properly!
In order to ensure the maximum life span of the connector's
battery cover, open it only when you need to change the
battery. We recommend that you change the sealing ring of
the battery cover every time you change the battery. You can
get these sealing rings from authorized Polar Service Centers.
POLAR WRIST RECEIVER
The estimated average battery life of the Polar wrist receiver is
2 years in normal use (1 h / day, 7 days a week). Note also that
excessive use of the backlight and the alarm signals will use the
battery more rapidly.
Do not open the Polar wrist receiver yourself. To ensure the
water resistance properties and the use of qualified components,
the wrist receiver battery should be replaced only by an
authorised Polar Service Centre. At the same time a full periodic
check of the Polar Heart Rate Monitor will be done.

SERVICE

We recommend that you have all service done by an authorized
Polar Service Center only.
Water resistance cannot be guaranteed after unauthorized
service.

PRECAUTIONS

USING A POLAR HEART RATE
MONITOR IN A WATER ENVIRONMENT
Your Polar Heart Rate Monitor is water resistant to
30 meters/ 100 feet. To maintain the water
resistance, do not operate the buttons of the wrist
receiver under water.
Heart rate measurement in a water environment is
technically demanding for the following reasons:
• Pool water with a high chlorine content and
seawater are very conductive. The electrodes of a
transmitter may short-circuit, which prevents EKG
signals from being detected by the transmitter.
• Jumping into the water or strenuous muscle
movement during competitive swimming may
cause water resistance that shifts the transmitter
on the body to a location where it is not possible
to pick up EKG signal.
• The EKG signal strength varies depending on the
individual's tissue composition and the
percentage of people who have problems in
heart rate measuring is considerably higher in a
water environment than in other use.
POLAR HEART RATE MONITOR
AND INTERFERENCE
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE
Disturbances may occur near high voltage power
lines, traffic lights, overhead lines of electric
railways, electric bus lines or trams, televisions, car
motors, bike computers, some motor driven exercise
equipment, cellular phones or when you walk
through electric security gates.
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CROSSTALK
The Polar wrist receiver in non-coded mode of
operation picks up transmitter signals within 1
meter/ 3 feet. Non-coded signals from more than
one transmitter picked up simultaneously can cause
an incorrect readout.
EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
Several pieces of exercise equipment with electronic
or electrical components such as LED displays,
motors and electrical brakes may cause interfering
stray signals. To try to tackle these problems,
relocate the Polar wrist receiver as follows:
1. Remove the transmitter from your chest and use
the exercise equipment as you would normally.
2. Move the wrist receiver around until you find an
area in which it displays no stray reading or
flashing of the heart symbol. Interference is
often worst right in front of the display panel of
the equipment, while the left or right side of the
display is relatively free of disturbance.
3. Put the transmitter back on the chest and keep
the wrist receiver in this interference-free area as
far as it is possible.
4. If the Polar Heart Rate Monitor still does not
work with the exercise equipment, this piece of
equipment may be electrically too noisy for
wireless heart rate measurement.
MINIMIZING POSSIBLE RISKS IN
EXERCISING WITH A HEART RATE
MONITOR
Exercise may include some risk, especially for those who
have been sedentary.
Before starting a regular exercise program you are
recommended to answer to the following questions for
health status checking. If the answer is yes to any of the
questions, we recommend to consult a doctor before
starting an exercise program.
• Have you not exercised for the past 5 years?
• Do you have high blood pressure?
• Do you have high blood cholesterol?
• Do you have symptoms of any disease?
• Are you taking any blood pressure or heart
medication?
• Do you have a history of breathing problems?
• Are you recovering from a serious illness or
medical treatment?
• Do you use a pacemaker or another implanted
electronic device?
• Do you smoke?
• Are you pregnant?
Note that in addition to exercise intensity, medications
for heart, blood pressure, psyche, asthma, breathing etc.
as well as some energy drinks, alcohol and nicotine, can
affect heart rate.
It is important to be sensitive to your body's
reactions during exercise. If you feel unexpected pain
or excessive fatigue when exercising, it is recommended
to stop the exercise or continue at a lighter intensity.
Notice to persons with pacemakers, defibrillator or
other implanted electronic device. Persons who have
a pacemaker use the Polar Heart Rate Monitor at their
own risk. Before starting use, we always recommend an
exercise test under doctor's supervision. The test is to
ensure the safety and reliability of the simultaneous use
of the pacemaker and the heart rate monitor.
If you are allergic to any substance that comes into
contact with the skin or if you suspect an allergic
reaction due to using the product, check the listed
materials in the "Technical Specifications" chapter. To
avoid any skin reaction risk with the transmitter, wear it
over a shirt. However, moisten the shirt well under the
electrodes to ensure flawless operation.
The combined impact of moisture and intense
abrasion may cause a black color, which might stain
light-colored clothes especially, to come off the
transmitter's surface.
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