Polar Electro IGNITE User manual

USER MANUAL

CONTENTS

Contents 2

Polar Ignite User Manual 11

Introduction 11

Take full advantage of your Polar Ignite 12

Polar Flow App 12

Polar Flow web service 12

Get started 13

Setting up your watch 13

Option A: Set up with a phone and Polar Flow app 13

Option B: Set up with your computer 14

Option C: Set up from the watch 14

Button functions and touch display 14

Color touch display 15

View Notifications 15

Backlight activation gesture 15

Watch faces 15

Menu 19

Quick settings 21

Pairing a phone with your watch 22

Before pairing a phone: 22

To pair a phone: 22

Delete a pairing 23

Updating the firmware 23

With phone or tablet 23

With computer 23

Settings 25

General settings 25

Pair and sync 25

Continuous HR tracking 25

Flight mode 25

Do not disturb 25

Phone notifications 25

Units 26

Language 26

Inactivity alert 26

About your watch 26

Physical settings 26

Weight 26

Height 26

Date of birth 27

Sex 27

Training background 27

Activity goal 27

Preferred sleep time 28

Maximum heart rate 28

Resting heart rate 28

VO2max 28

Watch settings 29

Alarm 29

Watch face 29

Time 29

Date 29

First day of week 30

Restarting and resetting 30

To restart the watch 30

To reset the watch to factory settings 30

Training 31

Wrist-based heart rate measurement 31

Wearing your watch when measuring heart rate from your wrist or tracking your sleep 31

Wearing your watch when not measuring heart rate from your wrist or tracking your sleep/Nightly recharge 32

Start a training session 32

Start a planned training session 33

Quick menu 34

During training 35

Browse the training views 35

Set timers 37

Interval Timer 37

Countdown Timer 38

Automatic lap settings 38

Training with a target 38

Change phase during a phased session 39

Notifications 39

Pausing/Stopping a training session 39

Training summary 39

After training 39

Training data in the Polar Flow App 42

Training data in the Polar Flow Web Service 42

Features 43

GPS 43

A-GPS expiry date 43

GPS features 43

Smart Coaching 43

Nightly Recharge™ recovery measurement 44

ANS charge details in the Flow app 47

Sleep charge details in Polar Flow 48

For exercise 48

For sleep 48

For regulating energy levels 48

Sleep Plus Stages™ sleep tracking 49

FitSpark™ daily training guide 55

During training 57

Serene™ guided breathing exercise 58

Fitness Test with wrist-based heart rate 60

Before the test 61

Performing the test 61

Test results 62

Fitness level classes 62

Men 62

Women 62

VO2max 63

Training Load Pro™ 63

Cardio load 63

Perceived load 63

Training load from a single session 64

Strain and Tolerance 64

Cardio load status 65

Long term analysis in the Flow web service 65

Polar Running Program 66

Create a Polar Running Program 66

Start a running target 67

Follow your progress 67

Running Index 67

Short-term analysis 68

Long-term analysis 69

Training Benefit 70

Smart Calories 71

Continuous heart rate 71

Continuous heart rate on your watch 71

24/7 Activity tracking 73

Activity Goal 73

Activity data on your watch 73

Inactivity alert 74

Activity data in the Flow App and web service 74

Activity Benefit 74

Sport Profiles 75

Heart Rate Zones 76

Speed Zones 78

Speed zones settings 78

Training target with speed zones 78

During training 78

After training 78

Speed and distance from the wrist 79

Swimming metrics 79

Pool swimming 79

Pool Length setting 80

Open water swimming 80

Measuring heart rate in water 80

Start a swimming session 81

During your Swim 81

After your Swim 81

Phone notifications 82

Set phone notifications on 82

Do not disturb 83

View notifications 83

Changeable wristbands 83

Changing the wristband 83

Compatible sensors 84

Polar H10 Heart Rate Sensor 84

Pairing sensors with your watch 85

Pair a heart rate sensor with your watch 85

Polar Flow 86

Polar Flow App 86

Training data 86

Activity data 86

Sleep data 86

Sport profiles 86

Image sharing 86

Start using the Flow app 87

Polar Flow Web Service 87

Feed 87

Diary 87

Progress 87

Community 88

Programs 88

Sport profiles in Polar Flow 88

Add a sport profile 89

Edit a sport profile 89

Planning your training 91

Create a training plan with the Season Planner 91

Create a training target in the Polar Flow app and web service 92

Duration target 92

Distance target 93

Calorie target 93

Interval target 93

Phased target 93

Favorites 94

Sync the targets to your watch 94

Favorites 94

Add a Training Target to Favorites: 94

Edit a Favorite 95

Remove a favorite 95

Syncing 95

Sync with Flow mobile App 95

Sync with Flow web service via FlowSync 96

Important information 97

Battery 97

Charging the battery 97

Battery status and notifications 98

Battery status symbol 98

Battery notifications 98

Caring for your watch 99

Keep your watch clean 99

Take good care of the optical heart rate sensor 99

Storing 99

Service 99

Precautions 100

Interference During Training 100

Minimizing Risks When Training 100

Technical specification 101

Polar Ignite 101

Polar FlowSync Software 102

Polar Flow mobile application compatibility 103

Water resistance of Polar products 103

Regulatory information 104

Limited International Polar Guarantee 104

Disclaimer 105

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