Select Menu > Settings > Watch, time and date.
Alarm: Set the alarm to go on Once, from Monday to Friday, Every day, or turn it Off. Press to stop the alarm or to snooze for 10 minutes. The alarm cannot be used during training.
Time: Set two different time of day settings: the local time and time difference to it. You can also adjust which time indicates time zone 1 and 2.
In Time view, quickly change from Time1 to Time2 by pressing and holding .
Date: Set the date.
Watch face: Select Time only or Time and logo to be displayed in the Time view.
Select Menu > Settings > Training settings.
Training sounds: Select Soft, Loud, Very loud, or Off.
Speed sensor: If you have a GPS sensor/footpod in use, activate/deactivate it by selecting GPS sensor, foot pod or Off.
Heart rate view: Select Beats per minute or Percent of maximum.
Speed view: If you have metric units in use, select Minutes per kilometer (min/km) or Kilometers per hour (km/h). If you have imperial units in use, select Miles per hour (mph) or Minutes per mile (min/mi).
HeartTouch: Select On or Off. When the HeartTouch function is on, you can check the time during training by bringing the wrist unit near the heart rate sensor.
Zone lock: Select Zone 1 / 2 / 3 to train in a specific heart rate zone or set the zone lock Off. You can also lock a zone during training.
Zone 1 limits: Adjust your zone 1 limits manually. When setting the upper limit, the lower limit of zone 2 is set automatically.
Zone 2 limits: Adjust your zone 2 limits manually. When setting the lower limit, the upper limit of zone 1 is set automatically. When setting the upper limit, the lower limit of zone 3 is set automatically.
Zone 3 limits: Adjust your zone 3 limits manually. When setting the lower limit, the upper limit of zone 2 is set automatically.
To access training settings before training, press in Time view and select Training settings.
Select Menu > Settings > User information.
Weight: Enter your weight.
Height: Enter your height.
Date of birth: Enter your date of birth.
Sex: Select Male or Female.
Maximum heart rate: Adjust the default value only if you know your laboratory-measured value.
Activity: Select the alternative that best describes the overall amount and intensity of your physical activity during the past three months.
Low (0-1 hours per week): You do not participate regularly in programmed recreational sport or heavy physical activity. For instance, you walk only for pleasure, or train hard enough to cause heavy breathing or perspiration only occasionally.
Moderate (1-3 hours per week): You participate regularly in recreational sports. For instance, you run 5-10 km or 3-6 miles per week or spend 1-3 hours per week in comparable physical activity, or your work requires modest physical activity.
High (3-5 hours per week): You participate at least 3 times a week in heavy physical training. For instance, you run 20-50 km or 12-31 miles per week or spend 3-5 hours per week in comparable physical activity.
Top (5+ hours a week): You participate in heavy physical training at least 5 times a week, or you are training to improve performance for competitive purposes.
OwnIndex (VO2max): Your age-based value is shown as a default. If you perform the Polar Fitness TestTM, your OwnIndex value replaces this value. If you know your laboratory-measured VO2max value, you can replace your OwnIndex value with it.
Select Menu > Settings > General settings.
Button sounds: Select Off, Loud, Very loud, or Soft.
Button lock: Select Manual lock or Automatic lock.
Automatic lock:The wrist unit locks all the buttons except LIGHT during training. Switch the button lock off by pressing and holding LIGHT until Buttons unlocked is displayed.
Manual lock: Press and hold LIGHT, confirm with OK. To unlock press LIGHT until Buttons unlocked is displayed.
Units: Select Metric units (kilograms, centimeters) or Imperial units (pounds, feet).
Week's starting day: Select Monday, Saturday or Sunday.
Language: Select Deutch, English, Español, Français, Italiano, Portuguës, or Suomi.
Calibrate foot pod during training (on-the-fly calibration)
To make sure that the food pod function is on, select Menu > Settings > Training settings > Speed sensor > Footpod and press .
You have two options for calibrating the foot pod:
Stop running, stand still, and press and hold to go to Quick menu.
OR
Stop running, stand still, and press once.
Select Calibrate footpod. Fix the displayed distance with the actual distance you just run, and press . Calibration factor set! is displayed. The foot pod is now calibrated and ready for action.
Set calibration factor manually
Choose either of the following:
Before training: Select Menu > Settings > Training settings > Footpod calib. factor. Set the calibration factor and press . The foot pod is now calibrated.
OR
After starting heart rate measurement but before training recording: In Time view, press and select Training settings > Footpod calib. factor. Set the calibration factor and press . The foot pod is now calibrated. To start training recording press once, scroll with UP to select Start, and press OK.
*Optional S1 footpod required.