Customizing Your Device; Setting Up Your User Profile; Customizing Your Activity List; Activities And App Settings - Garmin FORERUNNER 55 Download Owner's Manual

Table of Contents

Advertisement

Setting Up Your User Profile

You can update your height, weight, birth year, gender, and maximum heart rate settings
Zones,
page 21). The device uses this information to calculate training data.
1 From the watch face, hold UP.
2 Select
> User Profile.
3 Select an option.

Customizing Your Activity List

1 Hold UP.
2 Select
> Activities & Apps.
3 Select an option:
• Select an activity to customize the settings, set the activity as a favorite, change the order of appearance,
and more.
• Select Add to add more activities or create custom activities.

Activities and App Settings

These settings allow you to customize each preloaded activity app based on your needs. For example, you can
customize data pages and enable alerts and training features. Not all settings are available for all activity types.
From the watch face, hold UP, select Activities & Apps, select an activity, and select the activity settings.
Alerts: Sets the training alerts for the activity
Auto Pause: Sets the device to stop recording data when you stop moving or when you drop below a specified
speed
(Enabling Auto Pause
Auto Rest: Enables the device to automatically detect when you are resting during a pool swim and create a rest
interval
(Auto Rest,
page 8).
Countdown Start: Enables a countdown timer for pool swimming intervals.
Data Screens: Enables you to customize data screens and add new data screens for the activity
the Data Screens,
page 37).
GPS: Sets the mode for the GPS antenna
Lane Number: Sets your lane number for track running.
Laps: Enables you to record a lap or a rest during the activity
Pool Size: Sets the pool length for pool swimming
Restore Defaults: Allows you to reset the activity settings
Self Evaluation: Sets how often you evaluate your perceived effort for the activity
page 40).
Stroke Detection: Enables stroke detection for pool swimming.
Vibration Alerts: Enables alerts that notify you to inhale or exhale during a breathwork activity.
36

Customizing Your Device

(Alerts,
page 37).
,
page 40).
®
(Changing the GPS Setting,
(Setting the Pool Size,
page 40).
(Marking Laps by Distance,
page 7).
(Resetting All Default Settings,
(Enabling Self Evaluation,
(Setting Your Heart Rate
(Customizing
page 39).
page 50).
Customizing Your Device

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

This manual is also suitable for:

Forerunner 55 user

Table of Contents