About Heart Rate Monitors
Concept2 Performance Monitors (PMs) are designed to receive and display heart rate data. The PM will display your heart rate as long as you are wearing a compatible heart rate (HR) chest strap (see below). If you are using a Polar H9 chest strap with some PM4s, PM3, PM2 or PM2+, you will also need Concept2’s heart rate receiver and cable.
Concept2 sells Polar and Garmin heart rate equipment. Refer to the chart below for compatibility information.
| HR chest strap featured technologies |
Compatible without any additional equipment | Requires Concept2’s heart rate receiver kit for connectivity by 5 kHz |
|---|---|---|
| Polar H9 Bluetooth, ANT+, 5kHz |
PM5 via Bluetooth PM4* via ANT+ |
PM4, PM3, PM2, PM2+ |
| Garmin HRM–Dual Bluetooth, ANT+ |
PM5 via Bluetooth PM4* via ANT+ |
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| *PM4 monitors with serial number >310100000 and current firmware can connect to ANT+ heart rate straps. All PM4s can use the Concept2 heart rate receiver kit to connect a Polar H9 chest strap by 5 kHz technology | ||
Polar H9 Chest Strap
Best option for compatibility with the broadest range of devices.
- Connects by ANT+ or Bluetooth with all PM5 monitors and by ANT+ with most PM4 (serial number >310100000) monitors.
- Connects by 5 kHz to PM4, PM3, PM2 and PM2+ using the Concept2 heart rate receiver kit.
Price: £60.00
Part number: 2387
Garmin HRM-Dual Chest Strap
- Connects by ANT+ or Bluetooth with all PM5 monitors and by ANT+ with most PM4 (serial number >310100000) monitors.
- Not compatible with PM4 (serial number <310100000), PM3, PM2 or PM2+.
Price: £60.00
Part number: 379
Concept2 Heart Rate Receiver and Cable
For use with the Polar heart rate system, the Concept2 heart rate receiver and cable plugs into your PM and transmits your heart rate to it. This is a Concept2 product and is sold only by Concept2.
Only option if:
- You have a PM2, PM2+, PM3 or PM4 (serial number
- You already own a Polar 5 kHz enabled strap (H9, H7, H10, T31)
Part numbers and pricing:
- 1862 for use with Model A, B, C, D or E Indoor Rowers—£20.00
- 2742 for use with SkiErgs—£22.00
- 2758 for use with Dynamic Indoor Rowers—£43.50
Polar H9 Heart Rate Chest Strap + Concept2 Heart Rate
Receiver and Cable
This kit includes both a Polar H9 chest strap and the Concept2 heart rate receiver and cable (described above). The Polar chest strap is sized M–XXL, which will fit chest sizes of 28–54 inches.
Only option if:
- You have a PM2, PM2+, PM3, or PM4 (serial number
- You do not own a 5 kHz heart rate strap
Part numbers and pricing:
- 1747 for use with Model A, B, C, D or E Indoor Rowers—£70.00
- 2743 for use with SkiErgs—£70.00
- 2863 for use with Dynamic Indoor Rowers—£88.00