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General| Brand | Polar Electro |
|---|---|
| Model | M430 |
| Category | Watch |
| Language | English |
Your new M430 is in storage mode, and it wakes up when you plug it into a USB charger...
A. Mobile setup is convenient if you don't have access to a computer with a USB port...
To measure wrist-based heart rate accurately, you need to wear the M430 snugly on top of your wrist...
Loosen the wristband a bit for a more comfortable fit and to let your skin breathe.
If you've done the setup for your M430 with a mobile device as described in chapter Set up your M430...
Set your weight in kilograms (kg) or pounds (lbs).
Set your height in centimeters (metric) or in feet and inches (imperial).
Set your birthday. The order in which the date settings are depends on which time and date format...
Select Male or Female.
Training background is an assessment of your long-term physical activity level.
Set your maximum heart rate, if you know your current maximum heart rate value.
Pair sensors or mobile devices with your M430. Sync data with Flow app.
Choose On or Off. Flight mode cuts off all wireless communication from your M430.
Choose Manual lock or Automatic lock. In Manual lock you can lock the buttons by manually...
To be able to receive notifications and alerts from your phone to your M430 you need to set smart notifications on...
Set alarm repetition: Off, Once, Monday to Friday or Every day.
Set the time format: 24 h or 12 h. Then set the time of day.
Set the date. Also set the Date format, you can choose mm/dd/yyyy, dd/mm/yyyy, yyyy/mm/dd...
Choose the starting day of each week. Choose Monday, Saturday or Sunday.
Choose the watch face: Jumbo, Activity, Oversized, Analog, Big digits.
In pre-training mode, press and hold LIGHT to access the settings of the currently chosen sport profile:
In training view, press and hold LIGHT to enter Quick menu. In the training view Quick menu, you'll find:
You can update the firmware with your mobile device if you're using Polar Flow mobile app to sync your training...
Whenever a new firmware version is available, FlowSync will notify you when you connect the M430 to your computer.
Although there are many subjective clues as to how your body is doing during exercise...
Your Polar M430 has a built-in heart rate sensor that measures heart rate from the wrist.
During training you can browse through the training views with UP/DOWN.
Press and hold START to lock the heart rate or speed zone you are currently in.
You'll get a summary of your training session on your M430 right after you've stopped training.
The M430 has built-in GPS that provides accurate speed, distance and altitude measurement for a range of outdoor sports...
M430 includes the following GPS features: Altitude, ascent and descent; Distance; Speed/Pace; Running index; Back to start; Power save mode.
The back to start feature guides you back to the starting point of your session.
You'll get your personal activity goal when you set up your M430, and your M430 guides you in reaching the goal each day.
You can check your sleep data from My day.
Your sleep data is shown in the Flow app and web service after your M430 is synced.
The Activity Guide feature shows how active you've been during the day, and tells you how much you need to still do to reach the recommendations...
Activity benefit gives you feedback on the health benefits that being active has given you, and also on what kind of unwanted effects sitting for too long has caused for your health.
Before starting the test, make sure your physical settings including training background are accurate in Settings > Physical settings.
To perform the fitness test, go to Tests > Fitness Test > Relax and start the test.
When the test is over, you hear two beeps along with a description of your fitness test result and your estimated VO2max is displayed.
Log into the Flow web service at www.polar.com/flow. Choose Programs from the Tab.
Before starting a session, make sure you've synced your training session target to your device.
Compare your Running Index result to the table for short-term analysis.
The speed zone settings can be adjusted in the Flow web service. They can be turned on or off in the sport profiles...
You can create training targets based on speed/pace zones. After synchronizing the targets via FlowSync...
On the Polar Flow mobile app, the Smart Notifications feature is set off by default. Set the Smart Notifications feature on/off...
With the Polar Flow app, you can easily access the information of your past and planned training sessions and create new training targets.
See details of your 24/7 activity. Find out how much you're missing from your daily activity goal...
Follow your sleeping patterns to see if they're affected by any changes in your daily life...
You can add, edit, remove and reorganize sport profiles easily in the Flow app.
With Flow app's image sharing function you can share images with your training data on them to most common social media channels...
You can set up your M430 using a mobile device and Flow app.
In Feed you can see what you and your friends have been up to lately. Check out the latest training sessions...
In Explore you can browse the map and see other users' shared training sessions with route information.
In Diary you can see your daily activity, sleep, planned training sessions (training targets)...
In Progress you can follow your development with reports.
In the Flow Groups, Clubs and Events you can find fellow exercisers who train for the same event...
The Polar Running Program is tailored for your goal, based on Polar heart rate zones, taking your personal attributes...
In Favorites, you can store and manage your favorite training targets in the Flow web service.
Go to Diary, and click Add > Training target. In the Add training target view, choose Quick or Phased.
Choose Sport, enter Target name (maximum 45 digits), Date and Time and any Notes (optional)...
Choose Phased. Choose Sport, enter Target name (maximum 45 digits), Date and Time and any Notes (optional)...
In the Polar Flow mobile app: Go to Sport profiles. Tap the plus sign in the upper right corner.
In the Polar Flow mobile app: Go to Sport profiles. Choose a sport and tap Change settings.
Before syncing make sure: You have a Polar account and Flow app. Your mobile device has Bluetooth turned on...
To sync data with the Flow web service you need the FlowSync software. Go to flow.polar.com/start...
Charging M430 battery, Battery operating time, Low battery notifications.
Keep your M430 clean, Storing, Service, Precautions, Interference during training, Minimizing risks when training.
M430, Polar FlowSync Software, Polar Flow mobile application compatibility, Water resistance of Polar products.
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