Routing Settings; Auto Lap; Marking Laps By Distance; Enabling Auto Pause - Garmin FORERUNNER 945 Owner's Manual

Track Log: Shows or hides the track log, or the path you have
traveled, as a colored line on the map.
Track Color: Changes the track log color.
Detail: Sets the amount of detail shown on the map. Showing
more detail may cause the map to redraw more slowly.
Marine: Sets the map to display data in marine mode.
Draw Segments: Shows or hides segments, as a colored line
on the map.
Draw Contours: Shows or hides contour lines on the map.

Routing Settings

You can change the routing settings to customize the way the
device calculates routes for each activity.
Hold , select Settings > Activities & Apps, select an activity,
select the activity settings, and select Routing.
Activity: Sets an activity for routing. The device calculates
routes optimized for the type of activity you are doing.
Popularity Routing: Calculates routes based on the most
popular runs and rides from Garmin Connect.
Courses: Sets how you navigate courses using the device. Use
the Follow Course option to navigate a course exactly as it
appears, without recalculating. Use the Use Map option to
navigate a course using routable maps, and recalculate the
route if you stray from the course.
Calculation Method: Sets the calculation method to minimize
the time, distance, or ascent in routes.
Avoidances: Sets the road or transportation types to avoid in
routes.
Type: Sets the behavior of the pointer that appears during direct
routing.

Auto Lap

Marking Laps by Distance

You can use Auto Lap to mark a lap at a specific distance
automatically. This feature is helpful for comparing your
performance over different parts of an activity (for example,
every 1 mile or 5 kilometers).
1 Hold .
2
Select Settings > Activities & Apps.
3 Select an activity.
NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.
4
Select the activity settings.
5
Select Auto Lap.
6
Select an option:
• Select Auto Lap to turn Auto Lap on or off.
• Select Auto Distance to adjust the distance between
laps.
Each time you complete a lap, a message appears that displays
the time for that lap. The device also beeps or vibrates if audible
tones are turned on (System Settings, page
If necessary, you can customize the data pages to display
additional lap data (Customizing the Data Screens, page
Customizing the Lap Alert Message
You can customize one or two data fields that appear in the lap
alert message.
1
Hold .
2
Select Activities & Apps.
3
Select an activity.
NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.
4
Select the activity settings.
5 Select Auto Lap > Lap Alert.
6
Select a data field to change it.
Customizing Your Device
7
Select Preview (optional).

Enabling Auto Pause

You can use the Auto Pause feature to pause the timer
automatically when you stop moving. This feature is helpful if
your activity includes stop lights or other places where you must
stop.
NOTE: History is not recorded while the timer is stopped or
paused.
1
Hold
2
Select Settings > Activities & Apps.
3
Select an activity.
NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.
4 Select the activity settings.
5
Select Auto Pause.
6 Select an option:
• To pause the timer automatically when you stop moving,
• To pause the timer automatically when your pace or

Enabling Auto Climb

You can use the auto climb feature to detect elevation changes
automatically. You can use it during activities such as climbing,
hiking, running, or biking.
1
Hold
2
Select Settings > Activities & Apps.
3
Select an activity.
NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.
4
Select the activity settings.
5
Select Auto Climb > Status.
6
Select Always or When Not Navigating.
7
Select an option:
• Select Run Screen to identify which data screen appears
• Select Climb Screen to identify which data screen
• Select Invert Colors to reverse the display colors when
• Select Vertical Speed to set the rate of ascent over time.
• Select Mode Switch to set how quickly the device
NOTE: The Current Screen option allows you to
automatically switch to the last screen you were viewing
before the auto climb transition occurred.

3D Speed and Distance

You can set 3D speed and distance to calculate your speed or
distance using both your elevation change and your horizontal
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movement over ground. You can use it during activities such as
skiing, climbing, navigating, hiking, running, or biking.
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Using Auto Scroll

You can use the auto scroll feature to cycle through all of the
activity data screens automatically while the timer is running.
1
Hold
2
Select Settings > Activities & Apps.
3
Select an activity.
NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.
4
Select the activity settings.
5
Select Auto Scroll.
6
Select a display speed.
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select When Stopped.
speed drops below a specified level, select Custom.
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while running.
appears while climbing.
changing modes.
changes modes.
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