Dear Mr. J\V,
Thank you for your email.
So far we have concentrated on the Windows PC environment. Based on
received customer feedback, we are aware of the need for Polar-compatible
Mac software. As product development is always a long-term process,
unfortunately we are unable to give you a short-term solution in this
matter.
One of the latest development in the Mac world has introduced a beta version
called Bootcamp. We cannot recommend that you download it or install it, but
as you express your interest in making the software and data transfer work
on your Mac, you may want to read about it:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/apr/05bootcamp.html
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
With regards to bootcamp, we have had a few customer contact us with their
success stories: "I have installed Boot Camp on my MacBook Pro running OS X
10.4.6 and it works fine. I installed the Iwave windows drivers and the
Polar software and it all works and I can download from my 710i to the Mac;
I just have to boot up into WinXP rather than OS X."
Here are also the details of a successful case of sending data from an IrDA
compatible Polar heart rate monitor to the Polar Precision Performance/Polar
ProTrainer 5 software running on Windows emulator software on Mac 10.3.9.
The IR device used was an Polar IrDA USB 2.0 Adapter.
Specifications of the system: MacOS 10.3.9 Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 7.0
- emulator
The Polar IrDA USB 2.0 Adapter package states that the adapter is compatible
with MacOS versions 10.2 and 10.3. As the Mac does not accept a small size
CD ROM on which the Polar IrDA USB 2.0 Adapter drivers are delivered on, you
can find driver installation files at:
http://www.etronix.com.tw/download.asp and by clicking the link
‘New version driver V1.0.1638 for IR721 ----- 2006/02/06’. Alternatively,
you need temporary access to a PC to copy the driver installation files off
the CD ROM (come in the Polar IrDA USB 2.0 Adapter package) to a USB memory
stick, for instance, and install the drivers to your Mac from there.
The installation worked. The IrDA device was recognized by the MacOS and
became visible with the emulator for Windows applications as well.
There have also been some successes with MAC OS 10.4/Virtual PC 7
combination. What needs to be remembered is that in the PPP software
settings (Options - Preferences - Hardware), you select the correct IR port
(=> IrDA).
Please note that the above are just examples by a few customers who have
managed to get the data transferring working on Mac either using bootcamp or
Virtual PC. Please also note that we do not encourage you to purchase
anything or change your system in any way to test data transfer from a Polar
product. We do not support these types of solutions. As Polar does not
support Mac as an operating system, there are no solutions currently
available for Mac directly.
I hope you find some use for the information above. We would be grateful for
any feedback you have on data transfer on Mac.
Your message has been forwarded to the appropriate departments here at
Polar. I hope we will have something to offer you in the future.
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If you need further assistance please feel free to contact Customer Service
at 800-227-1314 or 516-364-0400.
Thank you for choosing Polar.
Customer Service POLAR ELECTRO INC.