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Detach the connector from the strap after every use, to maximize the heart rate sensor battery lifetime. Sweat and moisture may keep the electrodes wet and the heart rate sensor activated. This will reduce the heart rate sensor battery life.
For more detailed information on how to maintain your heart rate sensor, see Washing Instructions for Polar H1 heart rate sensor.
Wear your heart rate monitor and the heart rate sensor.
In time mode, press OK once to open the wait mode. Wait until your heart rate monitor finds your heart rate and press OK again to start recording your training session.
To modify training sound, heart rate view, heart touch or zone limits before starting the recording of the training session, select Settings > Training Settings. For more information, see Training Settings.
Your training file is saved only when the recording has lasted for more than one minute.
Exercise duration timer
The FT7 has an exercise duration timer, which enables you to just record exercise time without using the heart rate sensor.
To time your exercise press twice Started is displayed.
Press until you can see the DURATION/ TIME OF DAY display.
You can follow the elapsed time. When Check heart rate transmitter! appears, press to continue timing.
To stop the timing, press twice.
The summary will follow and you can check the elapsed time.
While training, the Polar FT7 displays your optimal training intensity for burning fat and improving fitness. These intensities may vary depending on your daily physical and mental condition. When you start recording a training session, the FT7 analyses your current condition and, if necessary, will adjust the intensities accordingly.
This intelligent heart rate monirot can detect your body's daily state from your heart rate and heart rate variability. When your body is recovered from previous training sessions and is not tired or stressed, then you are prepared for more intensive training.
The effect of your training is displayed on the wrist unit in real time. The fat-burning and fitness intensity zones are separated by a vertical dotted line. This line is automatically detected by the FT7, and shifted according to your current condition.
 | EFFECT on the display will change to FATBURN or FITNESS depending on which zone you are in.
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 | 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. |
 | FITNESS (heart symbol is on the right side of the line) In fitness zone, training intensity is higher and you are improving your cardiovascular fitness i.e. strengthening your heart and increasing blood circulation to muscles and lungs. The main energy source is carbohydrates. |
You can lock into the Fatburn or Fitness zones, depending on your goal for that particular training session.
 | While in the desired zone, press for one second to lock. Fat burning zone locked or Fitness zone locked is displayed. The wrist unit gives a sound if you are training too hard or too light. For instance, fatburn zone is locked in this image. To unlock a zone, press for one second. |
The following information is displayed during training recording. Press to change the view.
 | HEART RATE Your current heart rate |
 | CALORIES Calories burnt during the training session. |
 | DURATION The duration of your training session TIME OF DAY Time of day. |
| Fitness(heart symbol is on the right side of the line) Your current heart rate. You are exercising on a fitness improving zone. |
FT7 has a display memory function which remembers the last display (for example the calorie display) you have used during your training session. Next time when you start a training session, the display will automatically select the calorie display.
Heart Touch™
 | Bring the heart rate monitor near the heart rate sensor connector during training to display the time of day. The backlight also lights up, providing that you have pressed thebutton during the training session. Set the HeartTouch function On/Off in Settings > Training Settings > HeartTouch. |
To pause your training session recording, press , Continue/ Exit is displayed. To continue recording press .
If you have not continued recording in five minutes, the FT7 will automatically remind you to do so by a sound. You will hear the sound every ten minutes until session recording is either continued or stopped.
Note: If the sound is off mode then display remains in pause mode until user makes the next selection or the battery runs out.
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To stop the recording, press once more. Stopped is displayed.
See Training Summary for information on training session feedback.
Training session feedback will be shown only if the recording has lasted more than ten minutes.
Detach the heart rate sensor connector from the strap and rinse the strap under running water after every use and hang to try. For more information on caring the heart rate sensor, see Washing Instructions for Polar H1 heart rate sensor.