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Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
06-14-18, 07:41 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

Polar posted this link for sync problems under...

Polar posted this link for sync problems under Windows 10 which is what whojammyflip posted above.

https://support.polar.com/en/v650-sync-not-working-since-upgrading-to-windows-10

The 1.5.4...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-29-17, 07:30 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

Delete the "NDIS Internet Sharing" device out of...

Delete the "NDIS Internet Sharing" device out of device manager. Start the Flow app, plug in the V650, turn it on and then tell device manager to "scan for hardware changes." It will discover the...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
08-12-17, 08:52 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

Factory reset is to hold both the front and side...

Factory reset is to hold both the front and side buttons at the same time, ten seconds I think.

As an aside, I tried a Garmin Edge 820 hoping it would be similar to the Polar. I returned the...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
07-03-17, 10:09 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

I can't recommend the Polar V650 any longer. Mine...

I can't recommend the Polar V650 any longer. Mine is bricked. The touch screen stopped working.

A hard reset didn't help. A reset to factory defaults took the device to the initial setup screen...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-25-17, 07:36 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

After a few days mine stopped automatically...

After a few days mine stopped automatically synchronizing again.
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-18-17, 03:43 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

Rebooted and it worked perfectly. Turned on...

Rebooted and it worked perfectly.

Turned on the V650, plugged it in, flow opened and it started synchronizing.

Much thanks to markss for mentioning antivirus.

-Tim-
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-18-17, 10:23 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

After setting the AV exclusions as shown above,...

After setting the AV exclusions as shown above, the V650 was turned on, plugged into the PC via USB and it immediately crashed my Cisco Anyconnect VPN which I forgot was running. The VPN...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
04-18-17, 09:56 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

Antivirus is a good point. Many "on access"...

Antivirus is a good point.

Many "on access" antivirus programs interfere with applications when they try to access files. The antivirus software will try to scan the file when the application...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
12-19-16, 10:11 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

I press the button on mine and it syncs.

I press the button on mine and it syncs.
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
12-16-16, 12:01 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

I was an evangelist against Whirlpool corporation...

I was an evangelist against Whirlpool corporation for a while. Yeah, I get it. There is little anyone can do here however, except commiserate.

Polar corporate maintains their own forums and they...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
11-28-16, 08:32 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

It works for tens of thousands of people. ...

It works for tens of thousands of people.

Your frustration is obvious but proclaiming "Polar is useless" is equally as useless.

Give us something to work with here... Does it sync with the...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
10-12-16, 05:49 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

Selectively shut down software to see what might...

Selectively shut down software to see what might be interfering.

CTRL+ALT+DEL --> Task Manager and shut down apps one by one to see what's interfering.

I found that I had to kill my Cisco...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-21-16, 08:49 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

Hi Rob. You might want to try browsing the...

Hi Rob.

You might want to try browsing the Polar support forums. https://forum.polar.fi/index.php

I've been using the Polar for about three months and can try to answer any questions you have...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-21-16, 09:34 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

It isn't just Polar. Poor documentation,...

It isn't just Polar.

Poor documentation, lousy support, bugs and products that fail to function at the most basic level due to crashes and hangs have become the norm.

I'm not convinced that...
Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
09-20-16, 07:54 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 60,295
Posted By TimothyH

I own a Polar V650. Here is what you need to do...

I own a Polar V650. Here is what you need to do for Windows.


Make sure your Polar is connected to the PC and powered on.
Start the FlowSync application.
Point to Start --> Run, type...
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