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Garmin Forerunner 205 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Owner’s Manual Forerunner 205/305 ® GPS-enabled trainer for runners...
  • Page 2 Visit the Garmin Web site (www.garmin.com) for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other Garmin products.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ... i Contact Garmin ... ii Getting Started ... 1 Charging the Battery ...1 Acquiring Satellite Signals ...2 Using the Heart Rate Monitor ...3 Extending the Strap ...5 Buttons ...6 Pages ...7 User Profile ...8 Training ... 9 Alerts ...9 Auto Pause ...12...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Have the serial number of your Forerunner handy and connect to our Web site (www. garmin.com). Look for the Product Registration link on our home page. Use this area to record the serial number (8-digit number located...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    0°C–50°C (32°F–122°F). You can also charge the Forerunner by connecting it to your personal computer with the enclosed USB cable. However, you must install Garmin Training Center before you connect to your computer. See to install Garmin Training Center. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 6: Acquiring Satellite Signals

    Locating Satellites page disappears. GPS antenna is located here. After the Locating Satellites page disappears, you can begin your run or other activity. To turn off GPS and use the Forerunner indoors, see Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® page 44.

  • Page 7: Using The Heart Rate Monitor

    1. Push one tab on the strap through the slot in the heart rate monitor. Press the tab down. 2. Wet both sensors on the back of the heart rate monitor to create a strong connection between your pulse and the transmitter. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® sensors ETTING TARTED...
  • Page 8 Forerunner is trying to “pair” with your heart rate monitor for the first time. After the Forerunner pairs with your heart rate monitor, you can go near other heart rate monitors. For more information on pairing and troubleshooting, pages 59-60. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...

  • Page 9: Extending The Strap

    Then remove the strap. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® ETTING 2. Install the extension strap. Place one side of the spring bar into one pinhole.

  • Page 10: Buttons

    • Press to highlight options. • Press to scroll through menus and data fields. NOTE: If the unit stops responding to button presses, press mode and lap/reset simultaneously to reset the unit. ➊ ➋ ➌ Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® ➏ ➎ ➍...

  • Page 11: Main Menu

    While viewing the Timer, press the pages. To scroll through these pages automatically, see change the data fields on these pages, see Press and hold mode any time to change sports. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® Main Menu mode Battery...

  • Page 12: User Profile

    first time, a Max HR message appears. Select Yes to adjust your maximum heart rate based on your user profile. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® Select the arrows to move left or right within a...

  • Page 13: Training

    NOTE: Alerts do not function during quick, interval, or advanced workouts. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® Time and Distance Alerts Time and distance alerts are useful for long runs when you want to train for a certain amount of time or distance.
  • Page 14 Alerts > Pace (Speed) Alert. 3. In the Fast Pace Alert field, select a pace zone from the menu or select Custom to enter your own alert value. 4. Repeat for the Slow Pace Alert. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...
  • Page 15 To set a heart rate alert: 1. Press mode to access the Main Menu. Then select Training. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® 2. Select Training Options > Alerts > HR Alert. 3. In the Min HR Alert field, select a zone from the menu or select Custom to specify your own alert value.

  • Page 16: Auto Pause

    NOTE: Cadence alerts are a feature of the Forerunner 305 only and can only be set in Biking mode. If you own an optional Garmin cadence sensor, you can use cadence alerts. The cadence alert notifies you if your cadence exceeds or drops below a specific...

  • Page 17: Auto Lap

    3. In the Auto Timer Pause field, select When Stopped, or select Custom Pace to enter a value. TIP: Press mode repeatedly to exit. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® Auto Lap ® You can use Auto Lap to start a new lap automatically after you...
  • Page 18 If you select Mark And Lap, go to the place where you want to mark your first lap. Then select Mark Position. When you pass this place during your run, the Forerunner laps automatically. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...

  • Page 19: Virtual Partner

    If you are ahead of the Virtual Partner, the bottom field background is white. If you are behind, the background is black, as shown. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® To see Virtual Partner data: 1. Set up a quick workout or is a unique course.

  • Page 20: Workouts: Quick, Interval, And Advanced

    Forerunner. If you set up an advanced workout, you can save, edit, and transfer it from your computer to your Forerunner using Garmin Training Center. Quick and interval workouts cannot be saved; they are replaced each time you use them.

  • Page 21: Interval Workouts

    • Run a certain distance and rest for a certain amount of time. • Run for a certain distance Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® and rest for a certain distance. • Run for a certain amount of time and rest for a certain amount of time.
  • Page 22 To end any interval lap early and go to the next interval, press lap. NOTE: Auto Pause, Auto Lap, and Alerts do not function when you are doing an interval workout. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...

  • Page 23: Advanced Workouts

    Garmin Training Center. NOTE: If you create a workout on the Forerunner, be sure to transfer it to Garmin Training Center. The workout will be overwritten from the Forerunner if you load workouts from Garmin Training Center.
  • Page 24 <Add New Step>. Then repeat steps 5–9. 11. To mark any step as a rest step, select the step. Then select Mark as Rest Step from the menu. Rest steps are noted in your workout history. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...
  • Page 25 (if any), and current workout data. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® To start an advanced workout: 1. Press mode to access the Main Menu. 2. Select Training > Workouts >...
  • Page 26 The Forerunner automatically switches to the correct sport when you select an advanced workout. For example, if you try to start a Running workout while you are in Biking mode, the Forerunner changes to Running mode automatically. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...
  • Page 27 Editing Advanced Workouts You can edit workouts within Garmin Training Center or directly in the Forerunner. Note that Garmin Training Center serves as the “master list” of workouts. If you edit a workout directly in the Forerunner, the changes are...

  • Page 28: Courses

    Forerunner if you wish. If you want to add course points to a course, you must use Garmin Training Center. See the next page for more information. To create a course using the Forerunner: 1.
  • Page 29 You can mark course points, or places on your course that you want to remember, such as water stops, turns, or distance goals. You must use Garmin Training Center to add course points to any course. For more information, refer to the Garmin Training Center Help files.
  • Page 30 When you are ready to begin the course, head toward your course starting point. When you are reach the course, the Forerunner displays an “On Course” message and synchronizes the gray black Forerunner Compass Page triangles. 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...
  • Page 31 Training > Courses. 2. Select the course you want to rename. Then select Edit Course. 3. Edit the course name. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® To delete a course: 1. Press mode to access the Main Menu. Then select Training > Courses.

  • Page 32: Multi-Sport Workouts

    You can create a manual multi- sport workout by changing sport modes during your workout without resetting the timer. When you change sport modes, press arrows to see the Multi- sport Timer page (shown on the next page). Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...
  • Page 33 Multi-sport timer page 4. Press start to begin your workout in the new sport. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® Auto Multi-sport Workouts If you are participating in a race or event, you can set up an auto multi-sport workout that includes each sport in the event.
  • Page 34 To stop Auto Multisport: Press mode to access the Main Menu. Select Training > Stop Multisport. You can also clear a multi-sport workout by pressing stop and then pressing and holding reset to reset the timer. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...

  • Page 35: History

    (1000 laps) of data in memory. You can view the data on your Forerunner or transfer the history to the Garmin Training Center software, where you can analyze your data. When the memory is full, the Forerunner begins overwriting old data.

  • Page 36: Viewing History

    Laps of an interval workout. The arrow indicates a rest lap. To view laps on the map: 1. While viewing details for a history entry, select View Laps. 2. Select a lap in the list. Then select View on Map. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...
  • Page 37 2. Select the lap you want to delete. 3. Select Delete Lap or Delete Entire Run. Select Yes to confirm. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® arrows to To view history by weeks: 1. Press mode to access the Main Menu. Then select History >...

  • Page 38: Deleting History

    ISTORY Deleting History After you have transferred old Forerunner data to Garmin Training Center, you may want to delete the history from your unit. To delete history: 1. Press mode to access the Main Menu. Then select History > [Sport] > Delete...

  • Page 39: Navigation

    2. Select Settings > General > Map. 3. In the Show Map field, select Yes. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® Press mode to see the Timer, Map, and Main Menu pages. When you start the timer and begin to move, a tiny dotted line...

  • Page 40: Marking Locations

    1. Press mode to access the Main Menu. Select Navigation > Mark Location. 2. Select the Position field. Enter the latitude and longitude of the location you want to mark. 3. Make other changes as necessary and select OK. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...
  • Page 41 Then use the arrows to find a location in the list, and press enter to select. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® 3. Select Go To. Follow the line on the map to the location. AVIGATION...
  • Page 42 2. Select the location you want to edit. 3. Change the name and symbol as necessary. To delete the location, select Delete. To delete all locations: Press mode. Select Navigation > Find > Delete All > Yes. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...

  • Page 43: Back To Start

    Follow the line back to your starting point. Back to Start directs you back along the path of your most recent run. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® To go back to your starting point: Press mode to access the Main Menu. Then select Navigation >...

  • Page 44: Creating And Using Routes

    5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to add more locations to your route. 6. When you are finished adding locations, select Navigate. Your route appears on the map as a dark line connecting each location. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...
  • Page 45 To edit or delete a route: 1. Press mode to access the Main Menu. Then select Navigation > Routes. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® 2. Select the route you want to edit. Then select Edit. To delete the route, select Delete.

  • Page 46: Viewing Gps Information

    Forerunner is currently receiving signals. Press the arrows on the Satellite page to view satellite strength information. The black bars represent the strength of each satellite signal received (the number of the satellite appears below each bar). Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...

  • Page 47: Settings

    Timer pages: Main 1, Main 2, and Running/Biking/ Other. Changes you make to the sport-specific pages appear only Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® in that sport mode. For example, if you change the Biking page, those data fields appear only in Biking mode.

  • Page 48: Changing System Settings

    Language field. To turn sounds on or off: 1. From the Main Menu, select Settings > General > System. 2. Select an option in the Tones field to turn the Forerunner sounds on or off. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...
  • Page 49 Press power once to turn on the backlight. After the backlight shuts off automatically, press any Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® key to turn the backlight on again. To turn the backlight off manually, press power.

  • Page 50: Data Recording

    3.5 hours of detailed data. NOTE: When the history is full, older history data is overwritten automatically. Be sure to transfer history to Garmin Training Center often. To change data recording: 1. From the Main Menu, select Settings > General > Data Recording.

  • Page 51: Changing Map Settings

    Restart Scan. pages 59-60 for more information on pairing and troubleshooting accessories. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® Changing Map Settings To change map settings: 1. From the Main Menu, select Settings > General > Map. 2. To change the orientation of the map, press enter and select an option.

  • Page 52: Changing Time Settings

    2. Select a time format and time zone and enable or disable daylight saving time. About Forerunner From the Main Menu, select Settings > General > About Forerunner to view your software version, GPS version, and unit ID. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...

  • Page 53: Changing Sport Settings

    Settings. 2. Select a sport, and then select Extra Weight. 3. Enter the amount of extra weight you are carrying. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® To change speed units for a sport: 1. From the Main Menu, select Settings. 2. Select a sport to change units.

  • Page 54: Setting Pace/Speed Zones

    After you enter appropriate values, you can use these zones to set your pace/speed alerts or use them as targets in advanced workouts. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...

  • Page 55: Setting Heart Rate Zones

    Enter a minimum and maximum pace/speed for that zone. 4. Repeat step 3 for each zone you want to change. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® Setting Heart Rate Zones NOTE: Heart rate zones are a feature of the Forerunner 305 only.
  • Page 56 3. Select the Zones field. Then select Custom. 4. In any heart rate zone, select a heart rate value you want to change and enter a new value. Repeat for each heart rate value you want to change. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...

  • Page 57: Appendix

    Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® without the need for external power. Back up important user data by downloading it to Garmin to learn Training Center on your personal computer. See Garmin Training Center. Water Immersion The Forerunner is waterproof to IEC Standard 60529 IPX7.

  • Page 58: Data Fields

    Cadence – Avg*—average cadence for the duration of your current ride. Cadence – Lap*—average cadence for current lap. Calories—amount of calories burned. Date—current day, month, and year. Distance—distance traveled on current run. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...
  • Page 59 (elevation) you travel 200 feet (distance), your grade is 5%. Heading—current direction you are traveling. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® Heart Rate*—heartbeats per minute (bpm). Heart Rate – Avg*—average heart rate for the duration of your current run.
  • Page 60 Time – Lap—amount of time in current lap. Time – Last Lap—length of time to complete the last full lap. Time – Paused—time elapsed while timer in Auto Pause. Time of Day—current time of day based on your time settings. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...

  • Page 61: Heart Rate Information

    Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® How do heart rate zones affect your fitness goals? Knowing your heart rate zones can help you measure and improve your fitness by...

  • Page 62: Heart Rate Zones

    Perceived Exertion Forerunner page 51. Benefits Beginning-level aerobic training; reduces stress Basic cardiovascular training; good recovery pace Improved aerobic capacity; optimal cardiovascular training Improved anaerobic capacity and threshold; improved speed Anaerobic and muscular endurance; increased power 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...
  • Page 63 The next time you turn on the Forerunner, it will only pair with the unique sensor ID. If the Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® Forerunner does not find the sensor, you should restart the scan to find your sensor ID.

  • Page 64: Heart Rate Monitor

    • Wear a cotton shirt, or wet your shirt. Synthetic fabrics that rub or flap against the heart rate monitor can create static electricity that interferes with heart rate signals. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...

  • Page 65: Garmin Training Center

    Garmin Training Center The Garmin Training Center software is included in the Forerunner product box. Locate the Garmin Training Center and use it to install the software on your personal computer. Garmin Training Center offers workout analysis tools and allows...

  • Page 66: Specifications

    3 m (9.8 ft) Battery: CR2032 (3 volts) Battery Life: 3 years (1 hour per day) Weight: 21 g (0.74 oz) Accuracy may be degraded by poor sensor contact, electrical interference, and receiver distance from transmitter. Forerunner ® 205/305 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 67: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty This Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. Within this period, Garmin will at its sole option repair or replace any components that fail in normal use.
  • Page 68 Units purchased in the United States or Canada must be returned to the Garmin service center in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, or Taiwan for service. The unit has no user-serviceable parts.

  • Page 69: Fcc Compliance

    The unit does not contain any user- serviceable parts. Repairs should only be made by an authorized Garmin service center. Unauthorized repairs or modifications could result in permanent damage to the equipment, and void your warranty and your authority to operate this device under Part 15 regulations.

  • Page 70: Software License

    Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in and to the Software remain with Garmin. You acknowledge that the Software is the property of Garmin and is protected under the United States of America copyright laws and international copyright treaties. You...

  • Page 71: Warning

    CR2032 battery. The battery may present a risk of fire or chemical burn if mistreated. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® • Do not recharge out of the unit, disassemble, heat above 140°F (60°C), or incinerate. • Keep used battery away from children.

  • Page 72: Caution

    The heart rate readings are for reference only and no responsibility can be accepted for the consequences of any erroneous readings. Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...

  • Page 73: Index

    Auto Lap auto multi-sport Auto Pause auto scroll timer Forerunner 205/305 Owner’s Manual ® pages backlight 6, 45 battery charging replacing in heart rate monitor battery icon buttons cadence alert...
  • Page 74 Forerunner sounds, turning on/off specifications speed alert sports, changing start/stop button time alert time zone, changing troubleshooting units of measure, changing 1, 61 user profile, setting Virtual Partner 16, 24 water immersion wrist strap, extending 205/305 Owner’s Manual ®...
  • Page 76 For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. © 2006 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A.

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