Recording An Activity; Creating A New Activity; Editing An Activity Name; Editing An Activity Icon - Garmin Oregon 700 Series Owner's Manual

Recording an Activity

You can record an activity, including the track and sensor data.
If your device is connected to a smartphone running the Garmin
Connect Mobile app, recorded activities are uploaded
automatically to your Garmin Connect account.
1 From the home screen, swipe left or right to select an activity.
2 Select the activity icon or name.
The default data screen for the activity appears.
3
Swipe up from the bottom of the screen, and select Start.
TIP: If you want to record GPS data in your activity, you
should wait for the GPS signal bars to turn green before you
start the activity.
4
After you complete your activity, swipe up from the bottom of
the screen, and select Stop.
The data summary page appears.
5
Scroll vertically to see all the data (optional).
TIP: You can select the name of the activity to change it.
6
Select an option:
• To save the activity, select
• To discard the activity, select

Creating a New Activity

If none of the preloaded activities fit the needs of your activity or
trip, you can create a custom activity with its own unique
settings and data fields.
1
From the app drawer, select Setup > Activities > Create
Activity.
2
Customize your settings and data fields.

Editing an Activity Name

You can customize the name of an activity.
1
From the app drawer, select Setup > Activities.
2
Select an activity.
3
Select Edit Name.
4
Enter the new name.

Editing an Activity Icon

You can customize the icon displayed on an activity page.
1
From the app drawer, select Setup > Activities.
2
Select an activity.
3
Select Edit Icon.
4
Select an icon.

Pausing an Activity

1
Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
2 Select the current activity.
3 Select .

Customizing Your Activity Log

You can customize how your device displays and records
activities.
1
From the app drawer, select Activity History > Current
Activity > .
2
Select an option:
• To change the color of the activity line on the map, select
Color.
• To display a line on the map indicating your activity, select
Show On Map.
3
Select > Setup Activities > Record Method.
4
Select an option:
4
.
.
• To record activities at a variable rate that creates an
optimum representation of your activities, select Auto.
• To record activities at a specified distance, select
Distance.
• To record activities at a specified time, select Time.
5
Select Interval.
6
Complete an action:
• If you selected Auto for the Record Method, select an
option to record activities more or less often.
NOTE: Using the Most Often interval provides the most
activity detail, but fills up the device memory quicker.
• If you selected Distance or Time for the Record Method,
enter a value, and select

Saving the Current Activity

1
From the app drawer, select Activity History > Current
Activity.
2 Select an option:
• Select to save the entire activity.
• Select > Save Portion, and select a portion.

Saving a Location on an Activity

1
From the app drawer, select Activity History.
2
Select an activity.
3 Select .
4 Select a location on the activity.
5 Select the location information at the top of the map.
Information about the location appears.
6
Select > OK.

Cycling with Your Device

Before you go for a ride using the device, you must select an
appropriate activity, such as tour cycling
page 3).
You can customize your dashboards and data fields for your
fitness activities (Custom Data Fields and Dashboards,
page 12).
By default, the device records fitness activities as .fit files. To
record .gpx track files along with your activity, you must
customize the output format.
1
From the app drawer, select Setup > Activities > Advanced
Setup > Output Format.
2
Start the cycling activity.
3
Select an option:
• To record your activity with fitness information that is
tailored for Garmin Connect and can be used for
navigation, select Activities (FIT).
• To record your activity as both a traditional track that can
be viewed on the map and used for navigation, and as an
activity with fitness information, select Tracks (GPX/FIT).
4
Go for a ride.
5
When finished, swipe up from the bottom of the screen, and
select Stop > Save.

Viewing Activity Information

1
From the app drawer, select Activity History.
2
Select an activity.
3
Select .
The beginning and the end of the trail are marked by flags.
4
Select the information bar at the top of the screen.
Information about the activity appears.
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(Selecting an Activity,
Activities