Top 20 Polar F6 Wrist Watch Questions & Answers

go to link below for instructions http://www.polar.com/e_manuals/RCX3/Polar_RCX3_user_manual_English/manual.pdf

Transmitter Battery The estimated average battery life span of the transmitter is 2500 hours of use. If you suspect that the transmitter battery has run out, contact your authorized Polar Service Center for a replacement transmitter. Polar recycles used transmitters;;;

this is f11 it may help youhttp://timlaqua.com/2008/09/how-to-replace-the-battery-in-a-polar-f11-heart-rate-monitor-hrm/

What is on the back of the watch do you see any small screws? If not you do you see indents going in a circle? If you see screws you need a very small screw driver and carefully remove screws be careful not to strip them. If you see indents going in a circle you need a special tool only available at a jewelry store or watch repair facility that will unscrew the back. If you dont see either one of these, then look around the edge of the watch for an indent and gently pry up with a pocketknife. I hope this helps let me know how you do!

Yes, it is a problem with the installation of the battery. If you did not send the watch into an authorized service center then you should do so this time. It is very easy to damage the circuit boards in the watch if not done properly, plus there is a service warranty when going through the service centers. The fade was most likely from the battery dying, but could also have been from a degraded seal and moisture issues.

Link to Authorized Service Center -

I also have "how to" function related info in my tips and tricks page.

There are two types of straps for Polar:

1) hard rubber/ solid - These can not have the battery changed.

2) soft strap with connector in middle - these you can change the battery.

If you have the soft strap, it will have a small hard around 3 inch long block that "snaps" onto the strap to connect it. These have a battery compartment. Turn it around and you will see the outline for the battery compartment. These are not always easy to open, and the batteries are a little harder to find. Take it into any watch repair and they should be able to pop a new battery in for you pretty easy.

There is a link on my tips and tricks page to get manuals for Polar products, the T-31 wearlink is the product we are talking about, it has the how to change the battery and battery type.

Make sure you have set all the other parameters correctly like your weight, etc.

The microprocessor is locked up, preventing any functions from working. The only possible solution is remove the battery for at least 30 minutes to get rid of any residual charge and re-seat the battery back in place in hopes this will correct the problem. If this fails it is time to replace the watch for a new one.

First you need to understand that the Polar system is a medical grade device and it is calculating calories based on specific information that you have inputed and heart rate data from your heart.

Most treadmills and other exercise machines use a much simpler counter that is height and weight based to calculate calories and are generally over generous with their numbers.

Depending on the blood pressure machine you are using, the pulse (not heart rate) is coming through the brachial artery, again not quite as accurate as measuring r-r variance from your heart. There is a ton of literature you can read if you are into the accurateness of the system, but I will sum up with saying that you actual calorie expenditure will be closer on the Polar than on most other devices outside of a hospital. As too the heart rate this is also true, so more likely you are getting inaccurate numbers from the other devices.

If you want pinpoint accuracy then you will need to use the Polar RS800 or S810 devices that measure and display true R-R.

The buttons on the right (in the pic) or while facing you are the way into the menu's.

#1 - Push the center right button (exercise will appear)
#2 - Push the upper right button (settings will appear) use the upper right or lower right buttons to scroll if neccessary
#3 - Push the center button (a menu will appear)
#4 - choose Watch, use the upper right or lower right buttons to scroll if neccessary
#5 - Push the center button to choose watch, once highlighted
#6 - use the upper right or lower right buttons to scroll through the watch menu
#7 - Choose Time
#8 - Continue to use center button and scroll buttons to choose and set.

Important button to know - the bottom left button is a reverse button. Make a mistake, just tap that button, keep tapping to go all the way back to the main menu.

The Polar watches are not designed to be taken apart. It is a common misconception to think of them as watches and not mini computers.

The best case scenario is too send your watch and clip into a Polar Authorized Service center. Polar headquarters are in Finland and their should be a close center for you in Oslo.

Visit www.polar.fi to find your local service center.

Another thing, when you change the battery yourself the watch loses it's seal and is not watertight anymore. Polar uses a special vaccum chamber to repressurize the seal to maintain watertightness.

In my tips and tricks page are 2 usefull tips.

#1) is a quick guide to setting your F6

#2) is a link to download the manual for free.

the only way to replace parts with a a Polar is to send into an authorized polar service center. There is a link on my tips and tricks page.

Generally when the screen is blurry, that is because of condensation in the watch, not the screen being bad. This will still need to be sent in as it means the seal in no longer good. But if that is the case it is less expensive a fix than replacement screen.

Check out my tips and tricks section for a guide on troubleshooting heart rate readings.

One other possibility if you changed the battery yourself (never recommended) is that some damage or moisture has gotten into your watch and made it impossible for the watch to read heart rate. This is a more common reason than you think and why all manufactures of Heart Rate monitors and other types of watches have you send them in to their authorized service centers.

The only solution is too send into a Polar Authorized Service Center. Regular watch shops are not equipped to diagnose and/ or fix problems with Polar watches, or most other Heart Rate watches for that matter.

If you go to my tips and tricks page, there is a link to download your manual.

Changing the time is under settings>watch.

You access this with the buttons on the right. Top and bottom buttons scroll, center button chooses.

Simple: from the default time screen. Push either of the right side buttons until you see settings.

From settings: Choose Watch.

From watch choose date set.

To get the complete manual visit my tips and tricks page.

I had the same problem, the screen would be sharp when adjusting setttings after battery-replacemnet only to fade as soon as seconds after startup. In my case the solution was to dissasemble the watch, use a toothpick or whatever to remove dirt from the copperplate lines (three long lines and one short line) that connect the hardware-part of the watch to the screen (the backside of the screen has lines that correspond to that of the copperplate lines on the frontside of the hardware-part).Hope this helps, it worked out great for me!

Simple: from the default time screen. Push either of the right side buttons until you see settings.

From settings: Choose Watch.

From watch choose time set.

To get the complete manual visit my tips and tricks page.

Yes - You need to send to a Polar Authorized Service Center. 

 

In the United States this is the link to the proceedure and centers. For other countries just visit www.polar.fi and check the list.