Quick menu
Quick menu in pre-training mode
In pre-training mode, press and hold to access the settings of the currently chosen sport profile:
- Heart rate settings: Heart rate view: Choose Beats per minute (bpm) or % of maximum. Check HR zone limits: Check the limits for each heart rate zone. HR visible to other device: Choose On or Off. If you choose On, other compatible devices using Bluetooth Smart wireless technology, e.g. gym equipment, can detect your heart rate. You can also use your M430 during Polar Club classes to broadcast your heart rate to the Polar Club system.
- GPS recording: Choose High accuracy, Medium accuracy, Power save, long session or Off.
- Stride sensor: This setting is shown only if you have paired a Polar Stride sensor with your M430. Choose Calibration or Choose sensor for speed. In Calibration, choose Automatic or Manual. In Choose sensor for speed, set the source for speed data: Stride sensor or GPS. For more information on Stride sensor calibration, see this support document.
- Speed settings: Speed View: Choose km/h (kilometers per hour) or min/km(minutes per kilometer). If you have chosen imperial units, choose mph (miles per hour) or min/mi (minutes per mile). Check speed zone limits: You can check the speed/pace zone limits here.
- Automatic pause sett.: Automatic pause: Choose On or Off. If you set the Automatic pause On, your session is automatically paused when you stop moving. Activation speed: Set the speed at which recording is paused.
To use Automatic pause during training, you need to have GPS set to High Accuracy or a Polar stride sensor in use.
- Automatic lap: Choose Off, Lap distance or Lap duration. If you choose Lap distance, set the distance after which each lap is taken. If you choose Lap duration, set the duration after which each lap is taken.
To use distance-based automatic lap, you need to have GPS recording on or a Polar stride sensor in use.
Quick menu in training view
In training view, press and hold to enter Quick menu. In the training view Quick menu, you'll find:
- Lock buttons: Press to lock buttons. To unlock, press and hold .
- Set backlight: Set constant backlight On or Off. When enabled, the backlight stays on continuously. You can turn the constant backlight off and on again by pressing . Please note that using this function shortens battery life.
- Search Sensor: This setting is shown only if you have paired a heart rate sensor or stride sensor with your M430.
- Stride sensor: This setting is shown only if you have paired a Polar Stride sensor with your M430. Choose Calibration or Choose sensor for speed. In Calibration, choose Automatic or Manual. In Choose sensor for speed, set the source for speed data: Stride sensor or GPS. For more information on Stride sensor calibration, see this support document.
- Interval timer: Create time and/or distance based interval timers to precisely time work and recovery phases in your interval training sessions. Choose Start X.XX km / XX:XX to use a previously set timer or create a new timer in Set Timer.
- Finish time estimator : Set the distance for your session and M430 will estimate the finish time of the session according to your speed. Choose Start XX.XX km / X.XX mi to use a previously set target distance or set new target in Set distance.
- Current location info: This selection is only available if GPS is set on for the sport profile.
- Set Location Guide On: The back to start feature guides you back to the starting point of your session. Choose Set location guide on, and press . Location guide arrow view set on is displayed, and M430 goes to Back to Start view. For more information, see Back to start.
Quick menu in pause mode
In pause mode, press and hold to enter Quick menu. In the pause mode Quick menu, you'll find:
- Lock buttons: Press to lock buttons. To unlock, press and hold .
- Heart rate settings: Heart rate view: Choose Beats per minute (bpm) or % of maximum. Check HR zone limits: Check the limits for each heart rate zone. HR visible to other device: Choose On or Off. If you choose On, other compatible devices using Bluetooth Smart wireless technology, e.g. gym equipment, can detect your heart rate. You can also use your M430 during Polar Club classes to broadcast your heart rate to the Polar Club system.
- GPS recording: Choose High accuracy, Medium accuracy, Power save, long session or Off.
- Stride sensor: This setting is shown only if you have paired a Polar Stride sensor with your M430. Choose Calibration or Choose sensor for speed. In Calibration, choose Automatic or Manual. In Choose sensor for speed, set the source for speed data: Stride sensor or GPS. For more information on Stride sensor calibration, see this support document.
- Speed settings: Speed View: Choose km/h (kilometers per hour) or min/km(minutes per kilometer). If you have chosen imperial units, choose mph (miles per hour) or min/mi (minutes per mile). Check speed zone limits: You can check the speed/pace zone limits here.
- Automatic pause sett.: Automatic pause: Choose On or Off. If you set the Automatic pause On, your session is automatically paused when you stop moving. Activation speed: Set the speed at which recording is paused.
To use Automatic pause during training, you need to have GPS set to High Accuracy or a Polar stride sensor in use.
- Automatic lap: Choose Off, Lap distance or Lap duration. If you choose Lap distance, set the distance after which each lap is taken. If you choose Lap duration, set the duration after which each lap is taken.
To use distance-based automatic lap, you need to have GPS recording on or a Polar stride sensor in use.