Polar RS100 Refrigerator User Manual


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8. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What should I do if…
…if I do not know where I am in the menu?
PressandholdtheStopbuttonuntilthetimeofdayisdisplayed.
…there are no reactions to any buttons?
Resetthewristunitbypressingthefoursidebuttonssimultane-
ouslyfortwoseconds.SetthetimeanddateintheBasicSetting
afterthereset.Othersettingsaresaved.
…the heart rate reading becomes erratic or extremely high?
Strongelectromagneticsignalscancauseerraticreadings.Somove
awayfrompossiblesourcesofdisturbancesuchashigh-voltage
powerlines,trafclights,overheadlinesofelectricrailwaysor
trams,carmotors,bikecomputers,somemotor-drivenexercise
equipment(liketnesstesters)orcellphones.
Ifmovingawaydoesnothelpandtheheartratereadingremains
erratic,slowdownyourspeedandcheckyourpulsemanually.Ifyou
feelitcorrespondstothehighreadingonthedisplay,youmaybe
experiencingcardiacarrhythmia.Mostcasesofarrhythmiaarenot
serious,butconsultyourdoctornevertheless.
…the heart symbol flashes irregularly?
• Checkthatyourwristunitisnotfurtherthan1m/3ftfromthe
 transmitter.
• Checkthatthetransmitterhasnotbecomelooseduring
 exercise.
• Makesurethattheelectrodesofthetransmitteraremoistened.
• Makesurethatthereisnootherheartratetransmitterwithin
 1m/3ft.
• Cardiacarrhythmiamaycauseirregularreadings.Inthiscase,
 consultyourphysician.
…there is no heart rate reading (- -)?
• Checkthattheelectrodesofthetransmitteraremoistenedand
 thatyouarewearingitasinstructed.
• Makesurethetransmitterisclean.
• Checkthatyouarenotnearhighvoltagepowerlines, 
 televisions,cellphonesorothersourcesofelectromagnetic
 interference.
 Alsomakesurethatyouarenotnear(1m/3ft)otherheartrate
 monitorusers,whenstartingyouexerciserecording.
• Cardiacarrhythmiamaycauseirregularreadingsoracardiac
eventmayhavealteredyourECGwaveform.Inthesecases,
consultyourphysician.
…another person with a running computer or a heart rate moni-
tor is causing interference?
Moveawayfromthatpersonandcontinueyourexercisenormally.
Alternatively,
1. Takethetransmitteroffyourchestfor30seconds.Stayaway
 fromthepersonwiththeotherdevice.
2. Putthetransmitterbackonandbringthewristunituptoyour
 chestnearthetransmitter’sPolarlogo.Thewristunitwillstart
 lookingforaheartratesignalagain.Continueyourexercise
 normally.
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