POLAR IR Interface for USB ~ "D" Series ~ near mint s625x s725x s720 s710 s810

Description

POLAR
IR Interface for USB
USED:
EXCELLENT
CONDITION
POLAR IR Interface for USB
- Fully tested for
UP / DOWN
data transfer functionality. Perfect working condition.
This unit is from the
"D" Series
, the last version of the
IR Interface
made before
POLAR
introduced the
IrDA USB Adapter
technology for data transfer with
POLAR
heart rate monitors. The
"D" Series
is more widely compatible with all versions of
Microsoft Windows
and
USB
drivers / chipsets.
This interface should work with ALL
Windows 7
and earlier computers.
POLAR
does NOT list the
IR Interface for USB
as compatible with
Windows 7
or
Windows Vista
, however they can be made to work on these two more recent versions of
Microsoft Windows
. Here is a link to a video which shows how to install the interface on
Windows 7
and
Windows Vista
:
http://www.support.polar.fi/downloads/videohelp/IRUSB/dn4418.htm
.
HOW TO UPLOAD EXERCISE FILES TO YOUR COMPUTER
:
Using the
IR Interface
can be tricky and frustrating (the newer
IrDA USB Adapters
are easier to use), but the following tips should make the process much easier. The photo above at middle right shows the optimal way to arrange your
POLAR
watch and
IR Interface
. The exercise file upload occurs in two stages, with each stage involving some
IR
data transfer and a
"green bar"
representing the transferring data filling up from left to right across your computer screen. Try to keep your hand holding the watch as steady as possible during both
Stage 1
and
Stage 2
by pushing the watch body against the side of the shelf or table (
see photo above
). Note this is different from the
POLAR rs800
and
rs400
series watches which transfer data properly when the watch is held vertically with the watch screen slightly below and facing the
IrDA USB Adapter
. As a general rule, don't store up a lot of exercise files on the watch as this just makes the process harder.
During
Stage 1
look at the "
green bar"
while frequently glancing quickly at the watch screen. Sometimes the process will fail and the computer screen shows a red
"error"
icon. When this happens quickly select the
"Retry"
option on the computer screen and don't do anything with your watch.  Usually the
IR Interface
will immediately pick up the infrared data stream again and the
Stage 1 "green bar"
will fill up successfully (this is a key trick to getting past
Stage 1
). You may have to start the whole process over and set your watch to
"CONNECT"
again. However, if you get the
"USB Port unavailable"
error with the
"yellow"
icon, and/or the little yellow light on the front of the
IR Interface
stops blinking, or if numerous
Stage 1
attempts have resulted in failure, reboot your computer and try again.
Once
Stage 1
has finished successfully the computer pauses and a new
"green bar"
window pops up, signaling the start of
Stage 2
. The key to success with
Stage 2
is once you see the
"green bar"
start to fill up from left to right on the computer screen, quickly look down at your watch screen and keep your eyes glued on the watch screen for the rest of the process. Note that the watch screen shows the percentage completion of the
Stage 2
data transfer process. Don't look away, but wait for the watch to hit
"100 %"
. Now look at the computer screen and you'll see your files have been transferred.
Sometimes the watch memory gets confused and stores little bogus or
"stub"
files in the watch. These bogus files don't show up when you go to the
FILE
menu in the watch settings, rather you see them on the computer screen once
Stage 2
has finished successfully.  It is important to delete these files and this must be done by selecting each file individually on the computer screen in the
POLAR
software and pressing on the red
"X"
(
file delete
) button on the computer screen while maintaining the watch connection with the
IR Interface
. The software will use the infrared connection to delete the bogus files from your watch. This happens fairly rarely, but if you do find these bogus files, delete them from the watch otherwise the infrared data transfer process will not go smoothly and trouble-free.
POLAR  Data Transfer Info
The
POLAR IR Interface for USB
will work with the following
S-Series POLAR
heart rate monitors:
s610
,
s610i
,
s710
,
s710i
,
s720
,
s720i
,
s810
,
s810i
,
s625x
,
s725
,
s725x
.
Earlier versions of the
POLAR IR Interface for USB
, which do NOT have the letter
"D"
present as the fifth digit in the product serial number, may not work properly with computers manufactured after about 2005. Symptoms include system restart/reboot after plugging into
USB
port with no successful reboot until
IR Interface
removed, or blue screen crash. Users in this situation can try using a
USB-to-SERIAL
(9-pin) adapter with the
IR Interface
and plug into an unused serial port (9-pin) on the back of the computer.
Windows 8
users should use the
POLAR IrDA USB 1.1 Adapter
rather than
2.0
.
Windows 7
, as well as ALL other older versions of
Microsoft Windows
, will work with
POLAR IrDA USB 1.1
and
POLAR IrDA USB 2.0
Adapters
. The
POLAR IrDA USB 2.0 Adapter
is SILVER colored and looks like a lipstick case. The
POLAR IrDA USB 1.1 Adapter
is BLACK or GOLD colored and looks like a lipstick case. Less expensive non-
POLAR
manufactured
IrDA USB 2.0
adapters should work for most users.
The
POLAR IrDA USB 1.1
and
POLAR IrDA USB 2.0
Adapters
will work with the following
S-Series POLAR
heart rate monitors:
s710i
,
s720i
,
s810i
,
s625x
,
s725x
.
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POLAR
website
www.POLARUSA.com
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