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USER'S MANUAL

S120™S150™

HEART RATE MONITOR

USER'S MANUAL

HEART RATE MONITOR

USA/GBR

OptionsFileTime of Day

Recall the latest fileHeart rate measuring

Recording

Exercise Set Function Set User Set Monitor Set Watch SetBike Set

Press OK

Press Up/Down

Bike functions are included

in S150 model only

ROAD MAP

BasicUse

CountDown/

CountUp

Timer

ExeSet

Wheel

size

Speed

On/Off

Auto-

Start

On/Off

Birthday

max

Sound

On/Off

Units 1/2

Help

On/Off

Alarm

Time 1/2

Date

Timer 1

Timer 2

Timer 3

Limits 1

Limits 2

Limits 3

Recovery

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:421

CONTENTS

This manual contains user information for both Polar S120™ and

Polar S150™ heart rate monitor owners.

The information specific only for the S150 is marked with a grey

background and a bike symbol.

A.GETTING GOING ................................................................. 4

POLAR HEART RATE MONITOR PARTS ..................................................... 4

FUNCTIONS OF BUTTONS .......................................................................... 5

HOW TO WEAR THE HEART RATE MONITOR.......................................... 6

HOW TO MEASURE HEART RATE ............................................................. 6

IF PROBLEMS OCCUR: SOURCES OF DISTURBANCE ................................ 6

S150: INSTALLING THE POLAR BIKE MOUNT AND

THE SPEED SENSOR ADAPTER .................................................................. 7

S150: INSTALLING THE SPEED SENSOR ................................................... 7

AFTER EXERCISING: HOW TO TAKE CARE

OF YOUR HEART RATE MONITOR ............................................................ 8

MODES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ............................................................... 9

Time of Day Mode ................................................................................. 9

Heart Rate Measuring Mode................................................................9

Recording Mode .................................................................................... 9

File Mode ............................................................................................. 10

Options Mode ...................................................................................... 10

B. SETTINGS (OPTIONS MODE) ............................................ 11

EXERCISE SETTINGS ................................................................................. 11

1. BasicUse ........................................................................................... 12

2. Exercise Set ...................................................................................... 12

How to Determine Your Target Heart Rate Zone ........................ 15

FUNCTION SETTINGS ............................................................................... 16

Setting Independent CountDown/CountUp Timer .......................... 16

USER INFORMATION SETTINGS............................................................... 17

Setting Your Birthday ......................................................................... 17

Setting Your HRmax ............................................................................... 18

MONITOR SETTINGS ................................................................................ 18

Turning Activity/button Sound On/Off ............................................. 19

Selecting Measuring Units.................................................................. 19

Turning Help On/Off ........................................................................... 20

WATCH SETTINGS..................................................................................... 20

Setting Alarm ...................................................................................... 20

Setting Time of Day ............................................................................ 21

Setting Date ......................................................................................... 22

Watch Setting Tips .............................................................................. 22

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:422

BIKE SETTINGS (S150) ............................................................................. 23

Setting Wheel Size .............................................................................. 23

Turning Speed Measurement On/Off ................................................ 24

Turning AutoStart On/Off .................................................................. 24

C. EXERCISE .......................................................................... 25

1. HEART RATE MEASURING MODE ....................................................... 25

Selecting BasicUse or Exercise Set ..................................................... 26

S150: Setting Bike Functions On/Off ................................................ 26

2. RECORDING MODE .............................................................................. 27

FUNCTIONS DURING EXERCISE ........................................................... 27

Swapping the Displayed Exercise Information ................................ 27

Independent CountDown/CountUp Timer ....................................... 28

Storing Lap and Split Time ................................................................. 28

Pausing the Exercise............................................................................ 29

Stopping the Exercise ......................................................................... 29

Resetting Trip Distance (S150) .......................................................... 29

FUNCTIONS ONLY FOR EXERCISE SET ................................................ 30

Turning Audible Heart Rate Zone Alarm On/Off ............................. 30

Swapping Target Heart Rate Zones ................................................... 30

Checking Current Heart Rate Limits with Heart Touch Function ... 31

Recovery Calculation........................................................................... 31

D.RECALLING TRAINING INFORMATION (FILE MODE) ...... 32

Exercise Time/ Exercise Distance ........................................................ 33

Recovery Information ......................................................................... 33

Average/maximum Speed (S150) ...................................................... 33

Cumulative Exercise Time ................................................................... 33

Heart Rate Limits ................................................................................. 34

Times In, Above and Below Target Zones ......................................... 34

Cumulative Riding Time (S150) ........................................................ 34

Odometer (S150) ................................................................................ 34

Lap Information .................................................................................. 34

E. ADDITIONAL FEATURE: CONNECTION TO COMPUTER ... 35

F. CARE AND MAINTENANCE ............................................. 36

G. PRECAUTIONS .................................................................. 38

H. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ................................... 40

I. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION............................................. 42

J. LIMITED POLAR WARRANTY ........................................... 44

K. DISCLAIMER .................................................................... 45

L. DISPLAY SYMBOLS .......................................................... 46

M.INDEX ............................................................................... 47

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:423

aGETTING GOING

This section describes the most essential issues of monitoring your

heart rate with Polar S120/S150. To fully benefit from your heart

rate monitor, after reading this section, please read Settings,

Exercise, and Recalling Training Information sections.

POLAR HEART RATE MONITOR PARTS

The transmitter detects your heart

rate and transmits it to the wrist

receiver.

The elastic strap holds the

transmitter comfortably, yet firmly,

in the correct position.

The wrist receiver displays your

heart rate and other data during

exercise. Enter your personal

settings into the receiver and

analyze the exercise

file after exercising.

The S150 set also contains

Polar Bike Mount™, which allows

you to attach the wrist receiver to the

bike’s handlebar

A speed sensor™, which measures

speed and distance when cycling

An adapter, which transfers data

from the speed sensor to the wrist

receiver

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:424

FUNCTIONS OF BUTTONS

Signal

• Turns heart

rate zone alarm

on or off during

exercise.

Reset

• Resets the

heart rate

monitor.

Stop

• Stops measuring

heart rate.

• Exits the displayed

mode level and

returns to the

previous mode level.

• Pressing and

holding the button

brings you to the

Time of Day

display, wherever

you are in the File

or Options mode.

• Starts

measuring

heart rate.

• Records laps.

• Locks in your

selection in

the File and

Options

modes.

• Moves to

the following

mode.

• Moves

onward in

the menus.

• Increases the

selected value.

• Pressing and

holding the

button swaps

heart rate

limits in the

Recording

mode.

Down

• Moves to the

previous mode.

• Moves

backward in

the menus.

• Decreases the

selected value.

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:425

HOW TO WEAR THE HEART RATE MONITOR

1. Attach the transmitter to the elastic strap.

2. Adjust the strap length to fit snugly and

comfortably. Secure the strap around your

chest, just below the chest muscles, and

buckle it.

3. Lift the transmitter off your chest and

moisten the two grooved electrode areas

on the back.

4. Check that the wet electrode areas are

firmly against your skin and the Polar logo

is in a central, upright position.

5. Keep the wrist receiver within

3 feet/ 1 meter of your transmitter.

HOW TO MEASURE HEART RATE

The display is blank when the receiver leaves

the factory. When using the receiver for the

very first time, activate the blank display by

pressing OK twice. Time of day will appear.

1. Starting with the display showing the time

of day, press OK. Your heart rate appears in

a few seconds.

2. Press OK again. The stopwatch starts running. Your exercise

data is now being recorded.

3. Press Stop twice to stop heart rate monitoring.

IF PROBLEMS OCCUR: SOURCES OF DISTURBANCE

If the heart rate reading is irregular or abnormal, or if there is no

heart rate reading at all, check that

•the two grooved electrode areas on the back of the

transmitter are moistened

•there is no one else using a heart rate monitor within

3 feet/ 1 meter

•you are not near high voltage power lines, televisions, mobile

phones or other sources of electromagnetic interference.

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:426

0.12" - 0.2"

3 - 5 mm

0.12" - 0.2"

3 - 5 mm

S150: INSTALLING THE POLAR BIKE

MOUNT AND THE SPEED SENSOR

ADAPTER

Check that the Bike Mount fits snugly on the

handlebar. If necessary, attach the rubber pad

on the inner surface of the Bike Mount.

Use cable ties to secure the Bike Mount

snugly on the handlebar. The correct place is

on the right side of the handlebar. Attach the

adapter to the Bike Mount so that the wire is

pointing to the left. Press the adapter so that

it stays firmly in its place. Attach the receiver

snugly by securing the wrist strap.

S150: INSTALLING THE SPEED SENSOR

1. Check the front side of the right front

fork to find a suitable place for the speed

sensor. Clean and dry the area.

Riding

direction

Riding

direction

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:427

2. Pass the adapter wire from the Bike Mount to the chosen area

so that the wire is not hanging loosely. If necessary, wind the

wire around the front fork and brake or gear cables.

3. Place the rubber pad on the fork and the speed sensor on the

rubber pad.

4. Adjust the angle of the sensor as shown in the illustrations.

5. Pass the cable ties through the sensor and loosely adjust

the ties.

6. Install the spoke magnet so that it faces the sensor. Rotate the

magnet around the spoke before putting the metal cover on.

7. Check that the sensor does not touch the spokes. The distance

between the sensor and the magnet should be

0.12" - 0.2"/ 3 - 5 mm.

8. Tighten the cable ties securely and cut off the excess cable tie

ends.

9. Secure the adapter wire with cable ties.

Check that you can turn the handlebar normally, that cable

wires for the brakes or gearing do not catch on the sensor and

that the sensor does not disturb the use of the brakes or

gearing.

AFTER EXERCISING: HOW TO TAKE CARE

OF YOUR HEART RATE MONITOR

1. Carefully wash the transmitter with a mild soap and water

solution.

2. Rinse it with pure water.

3. Dry the transmitter carefully with a soft towel.

4. Keep the wrist receiver clean and wipe off any moisture.

5. Store the heart rate monitor in a clean dry place; dirt impairs

the conductivity and functioning of the transmitter and, sweat

and moisture can keep the electrodes wet and the transmitter

activated, shortening the battery life.

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:428

Time of Day OPTIONS

FILE

Press

Up Press

Press

Heart Rate

Measuring Mode

Recording Mode

MODES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

This section gives you an overview of the functions of your heart

rate monitor.

Time of Day Mode

Your Polar wrist receiver is a watch with two

time zones, date and weekday indicators, and

alarm function.

Heart Rate Measuring Mode

Displays your heart rate.

In this mode you can select whether you want

to exercise with BasicUse or an Exercise Set.

This choice will be activated when you start the

Recording mode.

Recording Mode

Displays your heart rate and other exercise

information according to your choice in Heart

rate measuring mode, and records the

information to the file.

1. BasicUse: you can measure and record

exercise information without entering any

settings

2. Exercise Set: program three timers with

different target heart rate zones to guide

your exercise; you can also program

a recovery calculation

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:429

File Mode

Recalls the information of your latest exercise:

•total duration of the exercise

•average and maximum heart rate

•recovery value

•heart rate limits of the target heart

rate zones

•times spent in, above and below the target

heart rate zones

•lap information

•cumulative exercise time

•distance cycled during the exercise (S150)

•average and maximum speed (S150)

•cumulative riding time (S150)

•cumulative distance (S150)

Options Mode

Enter the following settings:

•Exercise settings:

select BasicUse with no settings, or

set your own Exercise Set with

timers and target heart rate zones

• Function settings:

set independent CountDown or

CountUp Timer

• User-specific information:

set your age and maximum heart

rate

• Monitor settings:

sound On/Off, select measurement

units, Help On/Off

• Watch settings:

set alarm, time and date

• Bike settings (S150):

set wheel size, speed measurement

On/Off, AutoStart On/Off

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:4210

bSETTINGS

Options mode

To customize your Polar heart rate monitor to optimally serve

you, please read this section prior to using your heart rate

monitor as a training tool.

You can always return to the previous mode level by pressing

the Stop button. Press and hold Stop to return to the Time of

Day mode.

EXERCISE SETTINGS

In this mode, you select whether to exercise with BasicUse option

or your own Exercise Set. If you select an Exercise Set, you can set

three timers, three target heart rate zones and a recovery function.

BasicUse (0) ExeSet (1)

Timer1 Timer2 Timer3 Limits1 Limits2 Limits3 Recovery

EXE. SET

Press

OPTIONS

Press

Up Press

EXE. SET FUNCTION SET BIKE SET

USER SET MONITOR SET WATCH SET

Press

Time of Day OPTIONS

Press

Down

Press

Up Press

Press

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:4211

You can also make the exercise type selection in Heart rate

measuring mode, before entering the Recording mode.

1. BasicUse

BasicUse is a simple exercise type. No settings are selected

prior to exercising with BasicUse. There are no heart rate

limits in use in this mode. While exercising, the following

optional values can be seen in the display:

•current heart rate and average heart rate

of the exercise

•heart rate as a % of your maximum heart rate

•stopwatch

•time of day

•split and lap times

•CountDown or CountUp Timer

•current, maximum and average speed (S150)

•trip distance (S150)

Setting BasicUse

1. In the Time of Day display, scroll up or down until OPTIONS

is displayed.

2. Press OK. EXE. SET is displayed.

3. Press OK. Scroll up or down until “BasicUse” is displayed.

4. Press OK. The receiver returns to EXE. SET.

Press and hold Stop to return to the Time of Day display or scroll

up or down to continue your settings.

You have selected the BasicUse option and you can start

exercising. However, remember to set your age and HRmax (see

User information settings) so that your heart rate in % of HRmax is

correctly displayed.

2. Exercise Set

To fully utilize the functions of your heart rate monitor, set your

personal exercise set. While using an exercise set, you can see all

the same information as in the BasicUse mode. Additionally, you

can use timers, target heart rate zones and recovery calculation.

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:4212

Exercise Set

•Timers 1, 2 and 3 On/Off

•Heart rate limits 1, 2 and 3 On/Off

•Recovery calculation On/Off

The timers follow each other sequentially. At the end of each

timer, the receiver will alarm you with a sound to swap the heart

rate limits. You can swap them by pressing and holding the upper

right button.

The heart rate limits are independent from the timers. You can

also set only heart rate limits and swap them during exercise,

without using the timers.

Setting an Exercise Set

1. In the Time of Day display, scroll up or down until OPTIONS is

displayed.

2. Press OK. EXE. SET is displayed.

3. Press OK. Scroll up or down until “ExeSet” is displayed.

4. Press OK. "Timer1" is displayed.

5. Press OK. Scroll up or down to set Timer 1 on or off. Press OK.

If you set Timer 1 off, press Up and continue from step 9.

If you set Timer 1 on, continue from step 6.

6. Minutes start to blink. Scroll up or down to adjust minutes of

Timer 1. Press OK.

7. Seconds start to blink. Scroll up or down to adjust seconds of

Timer 1. Press OK and Up.

8. Repeat steps 5 - 7 to adjust timers 2 and 3.

If Timer 1 is set off, timers 2 and 3 will not be displayed.

If Timer 2 is set off, Timer 3 will not be displayed.

9. “Limits1” is displayed. Press OK.

10. “Lim1High” is displayed. Scroll up or down to set the upper

heart rate limit.

11. Press OK. “Lim1Low” is displayed. Scroll up or down to set the

lower heart rate limit. If you want to turn Limits 1 off, press

and hold Signal button.

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:4213

12. Press OK and Up.

13. Repeat steps 9 -12 to set limits 2 and 3.

If limits are turned off and you want to reactivate them, press

OK in the particular Limits display. OFF starts to blink. Press

and hold Signal. The limits will reappear.

14. After setting the limits, scroll up. “Recovery” is displayed.

15. Press OK. Scroll up or down to set recovery calculation on or

off. Press OK.

If you set recovery calculation off, skip the rest of exercise

settings. Press and hold Stop to exit exercise settings.

If you set recovery calculation on, continue from step 16.

16. “TIMER” or “Hr” starts to blink. Scroll up or down to select

A. Time-based recovery calculation (TIMER): recovery ends when

the preset time is reached

B. Heart-rate-based recovery calculation (Hr): recovery ends when

your heart rate drops to the preset heart rate.

Confirm by pressing OK.

17.

A. If you selected time-based recovery calculation, scroll up or

down to set the recovery timer (minutes and seconds). Confirm

your selections by pressing OK.

B. If you selected heart-rate-based recovery calculation, scroll up

or down to set the heart rate value that will end your

recovery. Press OK.

Press and hold Stop to return to the Time of Day display.

You have set an Exercise Set and you can start exercising.

However, remember to set your age and HRmax (see User

information settings) so that your heart rate in % of HRmax is

correctly displayed.

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:4214

HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR TARGET HEART RATE ZONE

Your target heart rate zone is a range between the lower and

upper heart rate limits expressed as a percentage or your current

maximum heart rate (HRmax).

(See User information settings about determining your HRmax.)

•Heart rate between 50% and 60% of your HRmax: Light

intensity zone. This zone is good for warm-up and recovery.

•Heart rate between 60% and 70% of your HRmax: Light to

moderate intensity zone. This zone is good for losing and

controlling weight. Staying in this target zone accustoms the

body to exercise. If you are aiming for competition, you will

start building your endurance base in this zone.

•Heart rate between 70% and 85% of your HRmax: Moderate to

heavy intensity zone. Especially effective for improving

aerobic fitness.

•Heart rate between 85% and 100% of your HRmax: Heavy to

maximal intensity zone. Training occasionally in this zone

increases your maximum performance capacity. It increases

muscles’ tolerance to lactic acid (shifts up anaerobic treshold)

and improves sprinting and hard, short-effort ability.

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:4215

FUNCTION SETTINGS

In this mode you can set an independent timer as a CountDown

Timer (running down to zero) or a CountUp Timer (running up

from zero). For example, you can use this timer to assist you in

interval training, or to prevent dehydration so that the timer

reminds you to drink regularly.

1. In the Time of Day display, scroll up or down until OPTIONS

is displayed.

2. Press OK. EXE. SET is displayed.

3. Press Up. FUNCTION SET is displayed.

Setting Independent CountDown/CountUp Timer

(If you start from Time of Day display, repeat steps 1 - 3.)

4. FUNCTION SET is displayed.

5. Press OK. “CDTimer” (CountDown Timer) or “CUTimer”

(CountUp Timer) is displayed.

6. The text starts to blink. Scroll up or down to select CountDown

or CountUp Timer.

7. Press OK. Minutes start to blink. Scroll up or down to set

the minutes.

8. Press OK. Seconds start to blink. Scroll up or down to set

the seconds. Press OK.

Press and hold Stop to return to the Time of Day display.

OPTIONS

EXE. SET FUNCTION SET

CD/CU Timer

Press

Up Press

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:4216

OPTIONS

EXE. SET USER SET

Birthday

HR Max

Press

Scroll

Up/

Down

Press

USER INFORMATION SETTINGS

In this mode, you set your birthday and your personal maximum

heart rate (HRmax), which are used when displaying your heart rate

as a % of your maximum heart rate.

1. In the Time of Day display, scroll up or down until OPTIONS

is displayed.

2. Press OK. EXE. SET is displayed.

3. Scroll up until USER SET is displayed.

Setting Your Birthday

(If you start from Time of Day display,

repeat steps 1 - 3.)

4. USER SET is displayed.

5. Press OK. “Birthday” and “Month”/

”Day” blink in the display.

6. Scroll up or down to adjust your month/ day of birth.

7. Press OK. “Birthday” and “Day”/ “Month” blink in the display.

8. Scroll up or down to adjust your day/ month of birth.

9. Press OK. “Birthday” and “Year” blink in the display. Scroll up

or down to select the correct year. Press OK.

The setting range for the year of birth is 1921 - 2020.

Units 1: setting order

is day - month - year.

Units 2: setting order

is month - day - year.

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:4217

EXE. SET MONITOR SET

Sound Units Help

Press

Scroll

Up/

Down

OPTIONS

Press

Up Press

Setting the Maximum Heart Rate (HRmax)

(If you start from the Time of Day display, repeat steps 1 - 9.)

10. After setting your birthday, “HR Max” and a blinking number

are displayed. This is your age-based maximum heart rate

(HRmax) calculated according to your birthday

(HRmax = 220 - age).

11.

A. Accept the age-based HRmax by pressing OK.

B. If you know your exact clinically tested current HRmax, scroll

up or down to set the correct value and press OK.

The receiver returns to USER SET display.

The receiver calculates your age-based HRmax according to

your birthday and date settings. Check the date settings so

that the age-based HRmax is correctly displayed (see section

Watch settings).

If the receiver battery is replaced, your HRmax value will be

lost from the memory. Write down your clinically tested

HRmax so you can recall it: _________

Press and hold Stop to return to the Time of Day display.

MONITOR SETTINGS

In this mode you can

•turn the activity/button sound on or off

•select measuring units

•select whether you want to use the help function

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:4218

1. In the Time of Day display, scroll up or down until OPTIONS is

displayed.

2. Press OK. EXE. SET is displayed.

3. Scroll up or down until MONITOR SET is displayed.

Turning Activity/button Sound On/Off

(If you start from Time of Day display, repeat steps 1 - 3.)

4. MONITOR SET is displayed.

5. Press OK. “Sound” is displayed.

6. Press OK. On or OFF starts to blink.

7. Scroll up or down to set sound on or off. Press OK.

Press Stop to return to MONITOR SET. Press and hold Stop to

return to Time of Day display.

Activity/button sound consists of the button sound and, in the HR

measuring and Recording modes, the following activity sounds:

start, stop, lap recording, independent CountDown/CountUp

Timer alarms, and the recovery calculation end sound.

It does not consist of heart rate zone alarms, timer sounds

(1, 2 and 3), or the watch alarm.

Selecting Measuring Units

(If you start from Time of Day display, repeat steps 1 - 3.)

4. MONITOR SET is displayed.

5. Press OK and scroll up or down until “Units” is displayed.

6. Press OK. Scroll up or down to select units 1 or 2. Press OK.

Press Stop to return to MONITOR SET. Press and hold Stop to

return to Time of Day display.

Units 1 Units 2

Birthday setting: day-month-year month-day-year

Speed km/h mph

Distance km miles

Trip km miles

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:4219

Turning Help On/Off

(If you start from Time of Day display, repeat steps 1 - 3.)

4. MONITOR SET is displayed.

5. Press OK and scroll up or down until “Help” is displayed.

6. Press OK. Scroll up or down to set Help function on or off.

Press OK.

Press Stop to return to MONITOR SET. Press and hold Stop to

return to Time of Day display.

In the Heart rate measuring and Recording modes, if you change

the information in the middle row, Help displays the name of the

new function for a few seconds.

WATCH SETTINGS

In this mode you can set time of day, date and alarm. You can set

the time for two different time zones (TIME 1 and TIME 2).

1. In the Time of Day display, scroll up or down until OPTIONS is

displayed.

2. Press OK. EXE. SET is displayed.

3. Scroll up or down until WATCH SET is displayed.

Setting Alarm

(If you start from Time of Day display, repeat steps 1 - 3.)

4. WATCH SET is displayed.

5. Press OK. ALARM is displayed.

6. Press OK. On or OFF starts to blink.

7. Scroll up or down to set alarm on or off. Press OK.

If you set the alarm off, skip the rest of the alarm settings.

ALARM TIME DATE

EXE. SET WATCH SET

Press

Scroll

Up/

Down

Press

OPTIONS

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:4220

8. In 12 h time mode: Scroll up or down to select AM/ PM. Press OK.

In 24 h time mode: Skip this step.

If you want to activate the 12h time mode, see “Setting Time

of Day”, below.

9. Hours start to blink. Scroll up or down to set the correct hour.

Press OK.

10. Minutes start to blink. Scroll up or down to set the correct

minute. Press OK.

Press Stop to return to WATCH SET. Press and hold Stop to return

to the Time of Day display.

Setting Time of Day

(If you start from Time of Day display, repeat steps 1 - 3.)

4. WATCH SET is displayed.

5. Press OK. Scroll up or down until TIME1/ TIME2 is displayed.

6. Press OK. TIME1 or TIME2 starts to blink. Scroll up or down to

select time 1 or 2.

7. Press OK. 12h/ 24h starts to blink. Scroll up or down to select

12h or 24h time mode. Press OK.

8. In 12 h time mode: Scroll up or down to select AM/ PM. Press OK.

In 24 h time mode: Skip this step.

9. Hours start to blink. Scroll up or down to set the correct hour.

Press OK.

10. Minutes start to blink. Scroll up or down to set the correct

minute. Press OK.

Number 2 in the lower right corner of the Time of Day display

indicates that Time 2 is in use.

Press Stop to return to WATCH SET. Press and hold Stop to return

to the Time of Day display.

manual S120 150 USA GBR A 30.1.2002, 14:4221

Setting Date

(If you start from Time of Day display, repeat steps 1 - 3.)

4. WATCH SET is displayed.

5. Press OK. Scroll up or down until

DATE is displayed.

6. Press OK. "Month"/ "Day" appears

in the display and the number

starts to blink.

7. Scroll up or down to select the

correct month/ day.

8. Press OK. "Day"/ "Month" appears in the display and the

number starts to blink.

9. Scroll up or down to select the correct day/ month.

10. Press OK. “Year” appears in the display and the number starts

to blink.

11. Scroll up or down to select the correct year. Press OK.

Press Stop to return to WATCH SET. Press and hold Stop to return

to the Time of Day display.

Watch Setting Tips

These shortcuts allow you to set alarm and time quicker:

Shortcut to alarm and time setting

Time of Day display press and hold Signal Alarm and time

can now be set

Swap Time 1 / Time 2

Time of Day display press and hold Down swap between

Time 1 and Time 2

12h Time mode:

month - day - year.

24h Time mode:

day - month - year.

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BIKE SETTINGS (S150)

In this mode you can

•set wheel size

•select whether you want to measure your speed

•select whether you want the recording to start automatically

when you move your bicycle

1. In the Time of Day display, scroll up or down until OPTIONS

is displayed.

2. Press OK. EXE. SET is displayed.

3. Scroll up or down until BIKE SET is displayed.

Setting Wheel Size

(If you start from Time of Day display, repeat steps 1 - 3.)

4. BIKE SET is displayed.

5. Press OK. “Wheel” and a number are displayed.

6. Press OK. Scroll up or down to set wheel circumference (mm).

Press OK.

The wheel size is always given in mm, whether units 1 or 2 are

in use.

Press Stop to return to BIKE SET. Press and hold Stop to return to

Time of Day display.

If the receiver battery is changed, the wheel size will be lost

from the memory. Write down the circumference so that you

can recall it: ________mm

Wheel Speed AutoStrt

EXE. SET BIKE SET

Press

Scroll

Up/

Down

OPTIONS

Press

Up Press

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Turning Speed Measurement On/Off

(If you start from Time of Day display, repeat steps 1 - 3.)

4. BIKE SET is displayed.

5. Press OK. Scroll up or down until “Speed” is displayed.

6. Press OK. Scroll up or down to set Speed on or off. Press OK.

Press Stop to return to BIKE SET. Press and hold Stop to return to

Time of Day display.

Turning AutoStart On/Off

(If you start from Time of Day display, repeat steps 1 - 3.)

4. BIKE SET is displayed.

5. Press OK. Scroll up or down until “AutoStrt” is displayed.

6. Press OK. Scroll up or down to set AutoStart on or off. Press OK.

Press Stop to return to BIKE SET. Press and hold Stop to return to

Time of Day display.

If you turn AutoStart on, the recording starts automatically when

you move your bicycle, and stops when you stop moving your

bicycle.

AutoStart and Stop provides accurate speed and distance

averages.

Look at the wheel of your bike and find the wheel diameter

printed on it.

On the chart below, find your wheel diameter in inches or in

ERTRO reading and match it to the wheel size in millimeters on

the right.

ERTRO Wheel size diameter (inches) Wheel size setting (mm)

30-559 26x1.25 1953

35-559 26x1.5 1985

44-559 26x1.75 2030

47-559 26x1.95 2050

26x1 1/8 Tubular 1970

650-20C 1952

622-20 700x20C 2086

622-23 700x23C 2096

622-25 700x25C 2105

700C Tubular 2130

28 (700 B) 2237

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c EXERCISE

You can use two modes in your exercise: Heart rate (HR)

measuring mode or Recording mode.

•in the HR measuring mode your heart rate is displayed but

exercise data is not recorded

•in the Recording mode the stopwatch and other calculations

start and your exercise is recorded

1. HEART RATE MEASURING MODE

1. Start from the Time of Day display.

2. Press OK. Your heart rate appears in a few seconds.

The following information will be displayed:

Exercise type (ExeSet or BasicUse).

This is the exercise type that will be

activated when you enter the

Recording mode.

Time of day

E1 (Exercise set) / E0 (BasicUse)

Heart rate

Press

Time of Day

HR Measuring Mode

Recording Mode

Press

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S150: the following display will alternate with the previous display:

Bike / Bike Off

S (speed) and A (autostart); underline

indicates that function is set on.

Time of day

Heart rate

b0 (bike off) / b1 (bike on)

Selecting BasicUse or Exercise Set

In the Heart rate measuring mode you can select between two

exercise types. This choice will be activated when you enter the

Recording mode.

•BasicUse (no settings)

•Exercise Set (ExeSet) with timers, heart rate target zones and

recovery calculation. Do the ExeSet settings in the Options

mode (see section Exercise settings).

You can select whether to exercise with BasicUse or ExeSet in the

HR measuring mode or in the Options mode.

Selecting the exercise type in the HR measuring mode

BasicUse or ExeSet is displayed in the top row. Press and hold Up

button until the desired choice is displayed.

Press OK to start Recording mode.

S150: Setting Bike Functions On/Off

In the HR measuring mode you can set the bike functions on or

off by pressing and holding Down button.

The choice is displayed in the lower right corner:

b0 = bike off

b1 = bike on

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2. RECORDING MODE

In the HR measuring mode, press OK to enter Recording mode.

In the Time of Day mode, press and hold OK to enter Recording

mode.

The stopwatch and exercise recording start when you enter the

Recording mode. Recording is indicated by running bars on the

right side of the display. The new exercise file is recorded over the

previous one.

FUNCTIONS DURING EXERCISE

The following functions can be used both in the BasicUse and the

Exercise Set.

Swapping the Displayed Exercise Information:

Briefly press the Down button to select the information in the

middle row. When you change information in the middle row,

the upper and lower rows also change.

Press Up button to select the information in the upper row.

The same information cannot be displayed in the middle and

upper rows at the same time.

UPPER ROW MIDDLE ROW

lap time CD/CU Timer time of day

stopwatch speed

time of day stopwatch laptime CD/CU Timer

trip speed avg speed max speed

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Current heart rate

Heart rate as a % of your HRmax

Average heart rate

LOWER ROW

Average heart rate

of the lap

Number of the lap

Press and hold Down button to select heart rate information in

the lower row.

Heart rate as a % of your HRmax is displayed only if you have

set your birthday and HRmax (see section User Information

Settings).

CountDown/CountUp Timer

You can use an independent timer during your exercise. The use

of this timer is not recorded in the file.

Set the timer as described in section Function Settings.

Press Signal button to start CountDown or CountUp Timer. While

the timer is running, it can be restarted by pressing the Signal

button again.

The timer will sound five beeps before it stops, if the activity

sounds are On (see section Monitor settings).

The timer can be restarted at any time in the HR measuring and

Recording modes.

Storing Lap and Split Time

Press OK to record a lap. Lap and split time will be displayed.

First Then

Lap time Split time

You can record a maximum of 60 laps (S120) or 50 laps (S150).

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Pausing the Exercise

Press Stop. Stopwatch and exercise recording are paused; five bars

on the right side of the display stop running.

CountDown and CountUp Timers are not paused.

Press OK to continue exercising.

Or, press Stop again to return to Time of Day display.

The receiver automatically returns to the Time of Day display

within 5 minutes if you forget to quit the heart rate measuring

after having stopped the stopwatch and taken the transmitter

off your chest.

S150: If speed measurement is on, the timeout will be 30

minutes.

Stopping the Exercise

1. Press Stop to pause the exercise.

2. Press Stop again. Time of day is displayed.

Your lap and split times are automatically recorded, when you

end the exercise.

Resetting the Trip Distance (S150)

1. Scroll up until Trip is displayed in the upper row.

2. Press and hold Signal until the trip reading is zero, release.

3. To continue your exercise press OK.

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FUNCTIONS ONLY FOR EXERCISE SET (EXESET)

The following functions can be used only in Exercise Set. All the

functions described in the section “Functions during exercise” are

available also in this exercise type.

You can use three timers and three heart rate zones when

exercising with Exercise Set. Heart rate zones are independent

from the timers: the heart rate zone limits are not swapped

automatically but at the end of each timer, you will hear a sound

signal which alarms you to swap the limits manually.

Make sure that you have turned the sound function on

( is displayed) in order to hear the beeps!

If timers are set on, they automatically start running once you

start the stopwatch. Timers alternate in the following order:

1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 etc. You will hear 1 beep at the end of Timer 1,

2 beeps at the end of Timer 2, and 3 beeps at the end of Timer 3.

These beeps alarm you to switch the limits.

Timers stop running when you stop the stopwatch.

Turning Audible Heart Rate Zone Alarm On/Off

Press and hold Signal button.

When your heart rate is outside the target zone limits, and is

displayed, the receiver will beep with each heartbeat.

S150: Trip distance is reset by pressing and holding Signal

button. Therefore trip should not be displayed in the upper

row when turning zone alarm On/Off.

Swapping Heart Rate Target Zones

Swap the heart rate target zones by pressing and holding Up

button. The limits are shown for a few seconds when they are

activated.

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Checking Current Heart Rate Limits with Heart Touch Function

Bring the receiver near the transmitter’s Polar logo.

1. The current heart rate limits of the exercise

are displayed.

2. Time spent in the selected target zone is

displayed.

Recovery Calculation

Press and hold OK to start recovery calculation. During the

recovery, you will see the following information:

Continue according to your settings: A. time-based or

B. heart-rate-based recovery calculation.

A. Time-based recovery

Recovery timer

Current heart rate

B. Heart-rate-based recovery

Difference between preset and

current heart rate

Current heart rate

At the end of recovery

Recovery duration

Drop in your heart rate

You can interrupt the recovery calculation by pressing Stop.

After the recovery calculation the exercise is paused. Continue the

exercise by pressing OK or stop the exercise by pressing Stop.

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RECALLING TRAINING

INFORMATION

File mode

You can recall the information of your latest exercise in the File

mode.

1. Start with the display showing time of day.

2. Press Up. FILE is displayed.

3. Press OK. The main information of the file is displayed:

Exercise name (ExeSet or BasicUse)

Starting time and date

(alternating)

S150: Bike symbol, if speed

measured during exercise.

4. Press OK. Exe. Time is displayed. Scroll up to recall the

values stored in the file in the following order:

S120:

Exe. Time RecoHR/RecoTime Tot. Time Limits1

InZone/Above/Below 1 Limits2 InZone/Above/Below 2

Limits3 InZone/Above/Below 3 LAPS

S150:

Exe. Time/Exe. Dist RecoHR/RecoTime Spd. Avg/Spd. Max

Tot. Time Limits1 InZone/Above/Below 1 Limits2

InZone/Above/Below 2 Limits3 InZone/Above/Below 3

Rid. Time Odometer LAPS

Recall the latest file

FILETime of Day

Press

You can always return to Time of Day display by

pressing and holding Stop.

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Exe. Time: The amount of time that you exercised with

stopwatch running.

Exe. Dist (S150): Distance cycled during exercise. Alternating

with Exe. Time.

Average heart rate of the exercise

(AVG) and

maximum heart rate of the exercise

(MAX) are alternating in the lower row.

Recovery Information

(displayed only if recovery calculation was used during the

exercise):

RecoTime (displayed if time-based

recovery was used):

recovery duration

drop in your heart rate

RecoHr (displayed if heart-rate-based

recovery was used):

time required to reach the preset heart rate

reading

drop in your heart rate

Spd. Avg/Spd. Max (S150): Average and maximum speed of the

exercise (values alternate in the display).

Tot. Time: Cumulative exercise time during several exercise

sessions, starting from the previous resetting. The time is

displayed in hours and minutes until 99 hours 59 minutes is

reached. After this the time is displayed in hours until 9999 hours

is reached.

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Limits 1/ 2/ 3: Target zone limits 1, 2 or 3 are displayed if you

exercised with an Exercise Set and the limits were on during

exercise.

InZone 1/ Above 1/ Below 1, InZone 2/ Above 2/ Below 2,

InZone 3/ Above 3/ Below 3: Times spent in, above and below

target zone 1, 2 or 3 (the values alternate in the display). These

were calculated when the particular limits were used.

Rid. Time (S150): Cumulative riding time during several exercise

sessions starting from the previous resetting.

Odometer (S150): Cumulative cycled distance of several exercise

sessions starting from the previous resetting.

LAPS: Lap information, displayed if laps were recorded during

the exercise.

Start with the display showing LAPS and number of recorded laps.

Press OK. Scroll up or down to recall the recorded laps:

Split time

Lap time

S150: speed at the end of the lap

Lap number

Heart rate at the end of the lap and

average heart rate of the lap (two

values alternating in the lower row).

Press Stop to exit laps recall.

Resetting the wrist receiver and battery replacement reset the

cumulative counts (Tot. Time, Rid. Time, Odometer). Therefore,

we recommend keeping a training diary.

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Your Polar S120/S150 offers you the option of downloading one

exercise set and monitor icons via Polar UpLink from our web site:

• USA and Canada: www.polarusa.com

• other countries: www.polar.fi

To be able to use the UpLink, you need a PC with a sound card

(compatible with SoundBlaster™) and dynamic loudspeakers or

earphones. See further instructions at our web site.

You can see the monitor icon by pressing and holding Up button

in the Time of Day display. The default logo is the model name.

ADDITIONAL FEATURE:

CONNECTION TO COMPUTER

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Your Polar heart rate monitor is a high-tech instrument of

superior design and workmanship and should be treated with

care. The suggestions below will help you fulfill the warranty

obligations and enjoy this product for many years to come.

Taking Care of Your Polar Heart Rate Monitor

•Wash the transmitter regularly after use with a mild soap and

water solution. Dry it carefully after washing with soft towel.

•Never store the transmitter wet. Sweat and moisture can keep

its electrodes wet and the transmitter activated, which

shortens the battery life.

•Store your Polar heart rate monitor in a cool and dry place.

Do not store it in any kind of non-breathing material, such as a

plastic bag or a sports bag if it is wet.

•Do not bend or stretch the transmitter. This may damage the

electrodes.

•Do not dry the transmitter in any other way than with a towel.

Hard-handed handling may damage the electrodes.

•Keep your Polar heart rate monitor out of extreme cold and

heat. The operating temperature is 14 °F to 122 °F/ -10 °C to

50 °C.

•Do not expose the Polar heart rate monitor to direct sunlight

for extended periods, such as by leaving it in a car.

•Do not immerse the speed sensor in water.

•Avoid hard hits to the speed sensor as these may cause

damage.

fCARE AND MAINTENANCE

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Batteries

Transmitter

The estimated average battery life of the transmitter is 2500

hours of use. Contact your authorized Polar service center for a

replacement transmitter. Polar recycles used transmitters. See

your Customer Care Charter for detailed instructions.

Wrist Receiver

The estimated average battery life of the wrist receiver is 1,5

years in normal use (1h/ day, 7 days a week). Note also that

excessive use of 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 authorized Polar Service Center. At the same time a full

periodic check of the Polar heart rate monitor will be done.

Service

Should your Polar heart rate monitor need service, see Customer

Care Charter to contact an authorized Polar Service Center.

Water resistance cannot be guaranteed after unauthorized

service.

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Using Heart Rate Monitor while Cycling

While riding a bike, please keep your eyes on the road to prevent

possible accidents and injury.

When using the speed sensor, check that you can turn your handlebar

normally and that cable wires for the brakes or gearing do not catch

on the sensor. Check also that the sensor does not disturb pedaling or

the use of the brakes or gearing.

Using the Polar Heart in a Water Environment

Your Polar S120 is water resistant to 160 feet/ 50 meters.

Your Polar S150 is water resistant to 100 feet/ 30 meters.

Heart rate measurement in a water environment is technically

demanding for the following reasons:

•Pool water with a high chlorine content and seawater may be very

conductive and the electrodes of Polar transmitter may get short

circuited and EKG signals cannot be detected by the transmitter

unit.

•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 Interferance

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.

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.

PRECAUTIONS

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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 an individual is

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.

1. Have you not exercised for the past 5 years?

2. Do you have high blood pressure?

3. Do you have high blood cholesterol?

4. Do you have symptoms of any disease?

5. Are you taking any blood pressure or heart medication?

6. Do you have a history of breathing problems?

7. Are you recovering from a serious illness or medical treatment?

8. Do you use a pacemaker or another implanted electronic device?

9. Do you smoke?

10. Are you pregnant?

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

the exercise. If you feel unexpected pain or excessive fatigue when

exercising, it is recommended to stop the exercise or continue at a

lighter intensity.

If you are allergic to any substance that comes into contact

with the skin, check the Polar Heart Rate Monitor materials from the

“Technical specifications” chapter. It is recommended that you wear

the transmitter against your bare skin to ensure flawless operation.

However, if you wish to wear the transmitter over a shirt, moisten the

shirt well under the electrodes.

Notice to persons with pacemakers, defibrillator or other

implanted electronic device.

Persons who have an implanted electronic device use the Polar Heart

Rate Monitor at their own risk. Before starting use, an exercise test

under doctor’s supervision should be taken. The test is to ensure the

safety and reliability of the simultaneous use of the implanted device

and the heart rate monitor.

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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What should I do if...

...I don’t know where I am in the Options or File cycle?

Press and hold the stop button until time of day is displayed.

...I cannot find the previous exercise’s file?

You may have used the Heart rate measuring mode during your

exercise, which means that your exercise was not stored. To

record the exercise you have to turn the stopwatch on by

pressing the OK button in the Measure mode.

...there is no heart rate reading (- -)?

1. Bring the wrist receiver up to your chest near the transmitter’s

Polar logo. The receiver starts looking for the heart rate signal

again.

2. Check that the electrodes of the transmitter are moistened

and that you are wearing it as instructed.

3. Check that you have kept the transmitter clean.

4. Check that you are not near other people that have heart rate

monitors, high voltage power lines, televisions, mobile phones

or other sources of electromagnetic disturbance.

5. Have you had a cardiac event which may have altered your

EKG waveform? In this case consult your physician.

...heart symbol flashes irregularly?

1. Check that the wrist receiver is not further than 3 feet/ 1

meter from the transmitter.

2. Check that the elastic strap has not become loose during

exercise.

3. Make sure that the electrodes of the transmitter are

moistened.

4. Make sure that there is no other heart rate transmitter within

3 feet/ 1 meter.

5. Cardiac arrhythmia may cause irregular readings. In this case

consult your physician.

FREQUENTLY ASKED

QUESTIONS

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...heart rate reading becomes erratic or extremely high?

You may have come within range of strong electromagnetic

signals which cause erratic readings. Check your surroundings and

move further away from the source of disturbance.

...the display is blank or fading?

If the display is blank, activate the wrist receiver by pressing the

OK button twice, after which the Time of Day display appears. If

the display is fading, have the batteries checked.

...there are no reactions to any buttons?

Reset the Polar heart rate monitor. Resetting clears watch settings

which will return to the default settings.

1. Press the RESET button with a pen tip. Display becomes full of

digits. If you don’t press any button after reset within one

minute the wrist receiver returns to the Time of Day display.

2. Press any of the buttons once. Time of day is displayed.

...the battery of the wrist receiver must be replaced?

We recommend having all service done by an authorized Polar

Service Center. This is especially necessary to ensure the warranty

remains valid and is not affected by incorrect repair procedures

done by an unauthorized agent. Polar Service will test your wrist

receiver for water resistance after battery replacement and make

a full periodic check of the complete Polar heart rate monitor.

...the speed reading is 00 or there is no speed reading on

the display while cycling?

1. Check the correct position and distance of the speed sensor

with the spoke magnet.

2. Check that you have set bike functions on.

...the S150 wrist receiver displays speed and distance

readings when I am using it in my wrist?

Turn the speed measurement off. This prevents the receiver from

recording incorrect speed signals which may occur due to

moisture in your skin.

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Polar Heart Rate Monitors are designed to indicate the level of

physiological strain and intensity in sports and exercise. No other

use is intended or implied. Heart rate is displayed as number of

heartbeats per minute (bpm).

Transmitter

Battery type: Built-in Lithium Cell

Battery life: Average 2500 hours of use

Operating temperature: 14 °F to 122 °F / -10 °C to +50 °C

Material: Polyurethane

Completely waterproof

Elastic Strap

Buckle material: Polyurethane

Fabric material: Nylon, polyester and natural rubber

including a small amount of latex

Wrist Receiver

Battery type: CR 2032

Battery life: Average 1,5 years

(1 hour/day, 7 days/ week)

Operating temperature: 14 °F to 122 °F / -10 °C to +50 °C

Water resistance: S120: to 160 feet/ 50 meters

S150: to 100 feet/ 30 meters

Wrist strap material: Polyurethane

Back cover and wrist strap Stainless steel complying with EU

buckle material: Directive 94/27/EU and its

amendment 1999/C 205/05 on the

release of nickel from products

intended to come into direct and

prolonged contact with the skin.

Watch accuracy better than 2,0 seconds/ day at 77 °F/ 25 °C

temperature.

Accuracy of heart rate measurement: ±1% or ±1 bpm, whichever

larger, definition applies to steady state conditions.

i TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

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Speed Sensor and Adapter

Operating temperature 14 °F to 122 °F/ -10 °C to +50 °C

Accuracy of speed

and distance

measurement: ± 1%, wheel size being 2000 mm

Splash-proof

Default Settings

Time of day 24h

Alarm OFF

Date of Birth 0 (adjustable range for year is

1921 - 2020)

Activity sound On

Units 1

Help On

CountDown/

CountUp Timer CountDown Timer/ 01.00

Timer 1, 2, 3 OFF/ 2 minutes

Limits 1, 2, 3 80/ 160

Recovery function OFF/ recovery timer

Recovery heart rate 80

Recovery timer 1 minute

Speed (S150) On

Wheel size

for bike (S150) 2000

AutoStart (S150) OFF

Limit Values

Exercise time 99 h 59 min 59 s

Heart rate limits 30 - 240

Target zone time 99 h 59 min 59 s

Recovery time 99 min 59 s

Cumulative exercise time 9999 h

Laps recorded to memory

S120: 60

S150: 50

Odometer (S150) 999 999 miles/km

Riding time (S150) 9999 h

Speed measurement (S150) 0-62 mph/ 0-100 km/h, wheel size

being 2000 mm

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•This limited Polar warranty is issued by Polar Electro Inc. for

the consumers who have purchased this heart rate monitor in

the USA or Canada. This limited Polar warranty is issued by

Polar Electro Oy for the consumers who have purchased this

heart rate monitor in other countries.

•Polar Electro Oy/ Polar Electro Inc. warrants to the original

consumer/ purchaser of this heart rate monitor that the

product will be free from defects in material or workmanship

for one year from the date of purchase.

•In the USA and Canada the Polar transmitter is covered by a

two-year maintenance free warranty. In the other countries

the Polar transmitter is covered by a one-year maintenance

free warranty.

•Please keep the receipt which is your proof of purchase!

•Warranty does not cover receiver battery, damage due to

misuse, abuse, accidents or non-compliance with the

precautions; improper maintenance, commercial use, cracked

or broken cases.

•Warranty does not cover any damage, direct or incidential,

consequential or special damage, caused by service not

authorized by Polar Electro Oy/ Polar Electro Inc.

•During the warranty period the product will be either repaired

or replaced at an authorized service center free of charge.

•This warranty does not affect the consumer’s statutory rights

under applicable national or state laws in force, or the

consumer’s rights against the dealer arising from their sales/

purchase contract.

•Please check the packaging material for possible country-

specific additional warranty.

This CE marking shows compliance of this product with

Directive 93/42/EEC.

or by any means without prior written permission of Polar Electro Oy.

The names and logos marked with a ™ symbol in this user's manual or in the

package of this product are trademarks of Polar Electro Oy, except that Sound

Blaster is a trademark of Creative Technology, Ltd.

The names and logos marked with a ® symbol in this user's manual or in the

package of this product are registered trademarks of Polar Electro Oy.

LIMITED POLAR

WARRANTY

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•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.

•Polar Electro Oy/ Polar Electro Inc. makes no representations or

warranties with respect to this manual or with respect to the

products described herein. Polar Electro Oy/ Polar Electro Inc.

shall not be liable for any damages, direct or incidental,

consequential or special, arising out of, or related to the use of

this material or the products described herein.

This product is protected by one or several of the following

patents: FI 88223, DE 4215549, FR 92.06120, GB 2257523,

HK 113/1996, SG 9591671-4, US 5491474, FI 88972,

DE 9219139.8, FR 92.09150, GB 2258587, HK 306/1996,

SG 9592117-7, US 5486818, FI 96380, US 5611346, EP 665947,

DE 69414362, FI 68734, DE 3439238, GB 2149514, HK 812/1989,

US 4625733, FI 100924, FI 100452, US 5840039, FI 4150,

DE 20008882.3, FR 0006504, FI 4069, US 6272365, FR 9907823,

GB 2339833, DE 29910633, FI 104463, US 6183422, FI 4157,

DE 20008883.1, FR 0006778, WO 97/33512, GB 2326240.

Other patents pending.

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Indicates an ongoing heart rate measurement and flashes to the beat

of your heart.

Indicates there has not been heart rate reception for at least 5 seconds.

Indicates there is no heart rate reception.

Time of Day mode: the alarm is on.

Recording mode: beeps if you are exercising outside your target heart

rate zone.

Recording mode: Indicates the heart rate above the target heart rate

zone.

Recording mode: Indicates the heart rate below the target heart rate

zone.

The graphic bar consists of five blocks. A flashing block indicates the

current level in the Options settings or File recalling menus.

Continuously running bars indicate that exercise is being recorded.

Options mode: Indicates that you are setting the bike functions.

HR measurement and Recording modes: Indicates that speed

measurement is on. File mode: Indicates cycling information.

Indicates the highest heart rate during the exercise.

Indicates average heart rate during the exercise.

Indicates that the heart rate is displayed as a percentage of your

maximum heart rate.

Indicates that the independent timer is set as a CountDown Timer.

Indicates that the independent timer is set as a CountUp Timer.

In the upper row: lap time.

In the upper row: stopwatch.

In the upper row: average speed of the exercise.

In the upper row: maximum speed of the exercise.

In the upper row: current speed.

AVG

Avg

Max

Spd

MAX

MAX %

l DISPLAY SYMBOLS

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12/24h time mode ........................................................................................ 21

Activity/button sound On/Off ..................................................................... 19

Alarm settings .............................................................................................. 20

AutoStart On/Off ......................................................................................... 24

BasicUse exercise .................................................................................... 12, 26

Bike settings ................................................................................................. 23

Buttons ............................................................................................................ 5

Care and maintenance ............................................................................ 8, 36

CountDown/CountUp Timer ................................................................. 16, 28

Date settings ................................................................................................ 22

Display configuration .................................................................................. 27

Easy start ......................................................................................................... 6

Exercise Set ............................................................................................. 12, 26

File ................................................................................................................. 32

Frequently asked questions ........................................................................ 40

Functions during exercise ........................................................................... 27

Function settings .......................................................................................... 16

Heart rate limits settings ............................................................................. 13

Heart rate limits checking (Heart Touch function) ................................... 31

Heart rate limits On/Off .............................................................................. 13

Help On/Off .................................................................................................. 20

Interrupting recovery calculation............................................................... 31

Lap and split time storing ........................................................................... 28

Maximum heart rate (HRmax) ....................................................................... 18

Measuring units settings ............................................................................. 19

Modes and their functions ............................................................................ 9

Monitor icon ................................................................................................. 35

Monitor settings .......................................................................................... 18

Odometer ..................................................................................................... 34

Pause an exercise ......................................................................................... 29

Precautions ................................................................................................... 38

Recall training information ........................................................................ 32

Recovery calculation .................................................................................... 31

Recovery settings ......................................................................................... 14

Reset the trip distance................................................................................. 29

Return to the Time of Day display ............................................................... 5

Selecting exercise type .......................................................................... 11, 26

Settings ......................................................................................................... 11

Start an exercise set ..................................................................................... 26

Start measuring heart rate ........................................................................... 6

Swap displayed exercise information ........................................................ 27

Stop measuring heart rate ............................................................................ 6

Swap exercise type ....................................................................................... 26

Swap heart rate target zones ..................................................................... 30

Swap time zones 1/ 2 ................................................................................... 22

Technical specification ................................................................................. 42

Time of day settings .................................................................................... 21

Timer settings ............................................................................................... 13

Transmitter ................................................................................................. 4, 6

User information settings ........................................................................... 17

Watch settings .............................................................................................. 20

Warranty ....................................................................................................... 44

Wheel size ..................................................................................................... 23

Zone alarm On/Off ....................................................................................... 30

INDEX

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