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YOUR JOURNEY STARTS HERE QUICK GUIDE Sports and fitness GPS-devices...
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GPS technology and user experience all in the size of a simple watch. This booklet pro- vides easy step by step guidance on how to setup basic and advanced features and get the best out of your Garmin fitness watch.
CHAPTER 1: BASIC SETUP CHAPTER 1: BASIC SETUP 1.1 CHARGING THE DEVICE 1.4 CHANGING BASIC SETTINGS AFTER INITIAL SETUP If your personal information has changed, or if you want to lend your device to a friend, you can easily change your personal profile. Overview Forerunner ®...
CHAPTER 1: BASIC SETUP CHAPTER 1: BASIC SETUP Overview Forerunner 1.5 ATTACHING THE HEART RATE MONITOR (HRM) ® Your Heart Rate Monitor helps you evaluate your activities, see your progress and plan your future workouts. If you received a HRM with your device: Power on / off Start / Stop Light on / off...
2.1 GARMIN CONNECT Garmin Connect is a web application designed for indoor and outdoor athletes to track, improve and share their performance and to discover new courses. Garmin Connect displays all of your recorded data within a set of flexible dashboards allowing you to analyze the data in a basic or more advanced way. It also allows you to plan your future workouts according to personal or specific goals (marathon, triathlon, 20k, 10k).
• Upload activities to Garmin Connect • Manage your device settings Garmin Connect Mobile is compatible with a range of devices which support Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). A list of BLE compatible devices can be found here: www.garmin.com/ble If your device is not displayed / detected 1.
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CHAPTER 3: FORERUNNER CHAPTER 3: FORERUNNER ® ® OVERVIEW FORERUNNER 3.2 DAILY STEPS ® This device records your total number of steps taken during the day. It motivates you to walk and to stay active. Power on / off Start / Stop / Select Light on / off Go back Down...
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Laps, select it with Auto Lap is activated. select it with with TIP: To learn more about using the Forerunner 15, please ® check out our Learning Center for some video tutorials: http://www8.garmin.com/learningcenter/into-sports/ forerunner-15/ 5. If not activated, select Turn On with...
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CHAPTER 4: FORERUNNER 220 / 620 CHAPTER 4: FORERUNNER 220 / 620 ® ® OVERVIEW FORERUNNER ® 4.1 CONFIGURABLE DATA SCREENS Configurable Data fields provides you with the ability to configure screens according to your personal preferences. Power on / off Start / Stop Light on / off Go back...
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4. Choose your activity, level, HRM or non-HRM 4.3 AUTO PAUSE Training Plans. side of Garmin Connect. supported training, and the kind of program you Auto Pause stops the timer automatically when you stop moving. This is helpful if your run includes want.
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8. Click on Calendar to explore your training agenda. TRAINING PLAN SECOND STEP: Download from Garmin Connect to your device Once you have chosen a training plan and added it to your Garmin Connect calendar, you can send every workout in the plan to your device.
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® 4.6 LIVE TRACK Let your friends and family track your activities in real time using Garmin Connect Mobile. LiveTrack gives your loved ones peace of mind during work- outs, while letting your fans cheer you on every step of the way on race day.
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CHAPTER 4: FORERUNNER 220 / 620 CHAPTER 4: FORERUNNER 220 / 620 ® ® 4.7 RUNNING METRICS – ONLY FR 620 4.9 VIRTUAL PARTNER – ONLY FR 620 Once paired with your heart rate monitor, your FR620 will provide you real-time feedback and be able to Your Virtual Partner is a training tool, designed to help you improve your performance by encouraging you calculate cadence, vertical oscillation and ground contact time.
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Forerunner ® 620 and the Forerunner ® 220, please check out our Learning Center for some video tutorials: http://www8.garmin.com/learningcen- 1. Scroll down to 2. The recovery time ter/into-sports/forerunner-220-620/ Recovery Advisor, select iindicates the time you Recovery Time to should rest or have a view your recovery time.
CHAPTER 5: F ¯ ENIX CHAPTER 5: F ¯ ENIX ™ ™ OVERVIEW F ¯ ENIX 5.2 ACTIVITY DETAILS ™ Each activity has its own specifications. Listed below is a detailed breakout of each activity to help you Power on / off operate your device effectively.
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CHAPTER 5: F ¯ ENIX CHAPTER 5: F ¯ ENIX ™ ™ RUNNING: How to record laps or to view the data MULTISPORT Multisport feature allows you to practice several sports immediately following one another (e.g. like a triathlon). EDITING A MULTISPORT ACTIVITY 1.
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TIP: Let your friends and family track your activities in real time using Garmin Connect Mobile. LiveTrack gives your loved ones peace of mind during workouts, while letting your fans cheer you on every step of the way on race day. Please refer to chapter 4.5 5.
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The altimeter displays your approximate elevation based on pressure changes. directly on your fe ¯ nix ™ 2. To check if your smartphone supports smart notifications with your device visit: www.garmin.com/ble 1. Select Settings. 2. Scroll down to 3. Scroll down to 4.
To guide you during your activity, you can view maps and routes directly on your device. Routes and tracks can be uploaded from activities stored in Garmin Connect or other websites to your device. 5.10 VIEWING THE ROUTE ON YOUR DEVICE 3.
2. Select the device key until Heart appears. 2. Go to www.GarminConnect.com/vivofit and sign in or create a Garmin Connect account. 2. Wait until the heart rate data displays. 3. Turn on the device. If you are not in Pair mode, hold the device key until Pair appears.
™ 6.7 TRACK ACTIVITY (ONLY POSSIBLE WITH HRM) CHALLENGES You can associate your data with an activity on Garmin Connect. Join a friendly competition with people who are stepping the same amount as you! 1. Go to Garmin Connect: connect.garmin.com 4.
4 million foods and hundreds of exercises, MyFitnessPal is the leading free resource for achieving and maintaining health goals. Once user‘s MyFitnessPal accounts are linked in Garmin Connect, calories consumed (which will be logged in users’ MyFitnessPal accounts) will automatically be available in a widget on your Garmin Connect dashboard. 1. Visit http://www.myfitnesspal.com...
• • Inactivity Alert • • TIP: To find one of these products on www.garmin.com , just write the corresponding number manually in Sleep tracking Garmin • (for instance, write “010-10997-07” to obtain the Soft Strap Premium Heart Rate Monitor) on the...
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