Setting Smart Eat And Drink Alerts; Auto Lap; Marking Laps By Position; Marking Laps By Distance - Garmin EDGE 540 Owner's Manual

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Setting Smart Eat and Drink Alerts

A smart alert notifies you to eat or drink at strategic intervals based on current ride conditions. Smart alert
estimates for a ride are based on the temperature, elevation gain, speed, duration, and heart rate and power
data (if applicable).
1 Select
> Activity Profiles.
2 Select a profile.
3 Select Alerts and Prompts.
4 Select Eat Alert or Drink Alert.
5 Turn on the alert.
6 Select Type > Smart.
Each time you reach the estimated smart alert value, a message appears. The device also beeps if audible tones
are turned on
(Turning the Device Tones On and Off,

Auto Lap

Marking Laps by Position

You can use the Auto Lap feature to mark the lap at a specific position automatically. This feature is helpful for
comparing your performance over different parts of a ride (for example, a long climb or training sprints). During
courses, you can use the By Position option to trigger laps at all of the lap positions saved in the course.
1 Select
> Activity Profiles.
2 Select a profile.
3 Select Alerts and Prompts > Lap.
4 Turn on the Auto Lap alert.
5 Select Auto Lap Trigger > By Position.
6 Select Lap At.
7 Select an option:
• Select Lap Press Only to trigger the lap counter each time you press
those locations again.
• Select Start and Lap to trigger the lap counter at the GPS location where you press
during the ride where you press
• Select Mark and Lap to trigger the lap counter at a specific GPS location marked before the ride and at
any location during the ride where you press
8 If necessary, customize the lap data fields

Marking Laps by Distance

You can use the Auto Lap feature to mark the lap at a specific distance automatically. This feature is helpful for
comparing your performance over different parts of a ride (for example, every 10 miles or 40 kilometers).
1 Select
> Activity Profiles.
2 Select a profile.
3 Select Alerts and Prompts > Lap.
4 Turn on the Auto Lap alert.
5 Select Auto Lap Trigger > By Distance.
6 Select Lap At.
7 Enter a value.
8 Select
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9 If necessary, customize the lap data fields
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Customizing Your Device

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