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Functions During Training

Switch Sport During a Multisport Session

Press BACK, and choose the sport you want to switch to. Confirm your selection with START.

Take a Lap

Press START to record a lap. You can also record a lap by tapping the display if you have set it in the sport profile settings in the Flow web service. Laps can also be taken automatically. In sport profile settings, set Automatic lap to Lap distance, Lap duration or Location- based. If you choose Lap distance, set the distance after which each lap is taken. If you choose Lap duration, set the duration after each lap is taken. If you choose Location- based, a lap will always be taken at the starting point of your session.

Lock a Heart Rate Zone

Press and hold START to lock the heart rate zone you are currently in. To lock/unlock the zone, press and hold START. If your heart rate goes outside the locked zone, you will be notified with audio and vibration feedback.

Change Sport Specific Tap Sensitivity

Press and hold LIGHT. Quick menu is displayed. Choose Sport specific tap sensitivity from the list and choose Light tap, Normal tap, Strong tap, Very strong tap or Off to customize the sensitivity to best suit your current sport.

Change Phase During a Phased Session

Press and hold LIGHT. Quick menu is displayed. Choose Start next phase from the list, and press START (if manual phase change is chosen when creating the target). If automatic is chosen, the phase will change automatically when you have finished a phase.

View Quick Menu

Press and hold LIGHT. Quick menu is displayed. You can change certain settings without pausing your training session. For more information, Quick Menu

Set Constant Backlight On

Press and hold LIGHT. Quick menu is displayed. Choose Set backlight on from the list, and press START. When enabled, the backlight stays on continuously when pressing LIGHT. Please note that using this function shortens battery life.

Set Location Guide On

The location guide is used by the Back to start feature, that guides to your starting point or a POI. Press and hold LIGHT. Quick menu is displayed. Choose Set location guide on, Set target point is displayed. Choose Starting point (default) . You can change the target point by returning to the Quick menu, and choosing Change target point. At least one POI must be saved during your session to be able to change the target point. For more information, Back to start

Save POI (point of interest)

Press and hold LIGHT. Quick menu is displayed. Choose Set location guide on from the list, and press START. Choose Save new POI from list, and press START to save your current location as a POI.

Countdown Timer

Press and hold LIGHT. Quick menu is displayed. Choose Countdown timer from the list, and press START. Choose Set Timer, and set the countdown time, and press START to confirm.

Interval Timer

Press and hold LIGHT. Quick menu is displayed. Choose Interval timer from the list, and press START. Choose Start X.XX km / XX:XX to use a previously set timer or create a new timer in Set Timer:

  1. Choose Time-based or Distance-based:
    • Time-based: Define minutes and seconds for the timer and press START.
    • Distance-based: Set the distance for the timer and press START.
  2. Set another timer? is shown. To set another timer, choose Yes.
  3. When completed, choose Start X.XX km / XX:XX and press START.

Automatic Pause

When you start or stop moving, your V800 automatically starts and stops training recording. GPS recording must set to high accuracy or, you must have a Polar Speed Sensor Bluetooth® Smart for automatic pause to work. Set automatic pause on or off in Quick menu or in sport profile settings. For more information, Sport Profile Settings

HeartTouch

Bring V800 near your heart rate sensor to activate the HeartTouch function. You can set the function to: off, activate backlight, show previous lap or show time of day. The HeartTouch function only works with a H7 heart rate sensor. You can edit the HeartTouch functions in the sport profile settings in the Flow web service. For more information, Sport Profiles