General settings

To view and edit your general settings, go to Settings > General settings.

In General settings you'll find:

  • Pair and sync
  • Bike settings (Visible only if you have paired a cycling sensor with your watch)
  • Continuous HR tracking
  • Flight mode
  • Backlight brightness
  • Do not disturb
  • Phone notifications
  • Music controls
  • Units
  • Language
  • Inactivity alert
  • Vibrations
  • I wear my watch on
  • Positioning satellites
  • About your watch

Pair and sync

  • Pair and sync phone/Pair sensor or other device: Pair sensors or mobile devices with your watch. Sync data with Flow app.
  • Paired devices: View all the devices you have paired with your watch. These can include heart rate sensors, running sensors, cycling sensors and mobile devices.

Bike settings

Bike settings are visible only if you have paired a cycling sensor with your watch.

Wheel size: Set the wheel size in millimeters. You can set the size from 100 mm to 3999 mm. For instructions on measuring the wheel size, see Pairing sensors with your watch.

Crank length: Set the crank length in millimeters. The setting is visible only if you have paired a power sensor.

Sensors in use: View all the sensors you have linked to the bike.

Continuous HR tracking

Turn the Continuous Heart Rate feature On, Off or Night-time only. If you choose Night-time only, set heart rate tracking to begin at the earliest time you might go to bed.

For more information, see Continuous Heart Rate.

Flight mode

Choose On or Off.

Flight mode cuts off all wireless communication from your watch. You can still use it, but you can't sync your data with the Polar Flow mobile app or use it with any wireless accessories.

Backlight brightness

Choose High, Medium, Low or Only with light button. This setting only affects brightness of the backlight activation gesture and the automatic backlight that is lit when pressing any button. The backlight brightness of the LIGHT button is not affected, it cannot be changed.

Do not disturb

Choose Off, On or On ( - ) . Set the period when do not disturb is on. Choose when it Starts at and Ends at. When it is set on, you will not get any notifications or call alerts. The backlight activation gesture is also disabled.

Phone notifications

Set phone notifications Off, On, when not training, On, when training or Always on. Notifications are available when not training and during training sessions.

Music controls

Set music controls on for the training display and/or Music controls watch face.

Units

Choose metric (kg, cm) or imperial (lb, ft). Set the units used to measure weight, height, distance and speed.

Language

You can choose the language you want to use on your watch. Your watch supports the following languages: Bahasa Indonesia, Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch, Eesti, English, Español, Français, Italiano, 日本語, Magyar, Nederlands, Norsk, Polski, Português, 简体中文, Русский, Slovenščina, Suomi, Svenska or Türkçe.

Inactivity alert

Set the inactivity alert On or Off.

Vibrations

Set vibrations for scrolling menu items On or Off.

I wear my watch on

Choose Left hand or Right hand.

Positioning satellites

Change the satellite navigation system your watch uses in addition to GPS. The setting is located on your watch in General settings > Positioning satellites. You can choose GPS + GLONASS, GPS + Galileo or GPS + QZSS. The default setting is GPS + GLONASS. These options give you the possibility to test different satellite navigation systems and find out if they can give you improved performance in areas covered by them.

GPS + GLONASS

GLONASS is a Russian global satellite navigation system. It is the default setting as its global satellite visibility and reliability is the best of these three, and in general we recommend using it.

GPS + Galileo

Galileo is a global navigation satellite system created by the European Union.

GPS + QZSS

QZSS is a four-satellite regional time transfer system and a satellite-based augmentation system developed to enhance GPS in the Asia-Oceania regions, with a focus on Japan.

About your watch

Check the device ID of your watch, as well as the firmware version, HW model, A-GPS expiry date and the Vantage M2-specific regulatory labels.

Restart your watch, turn it off or reset all data and settings on it.

Restart: If you experience problems with your watch, you can try restarting it. Restarting the watch will not delete any of the settings or your personal data from the watch.

Turn off: Turn your watch off. To turn it back on press and hold the OK button.

Reset all data and settings: Reset the watch back to factory settings. This will erase all data and settings on your watch.