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Garmin POOL SWIM FR630 User Manual

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User Interface ................................................................... 3
FR230/FR235 Keys ........................................................ 4
FR630 Keys .................................................................... 5
Screen description ........................................................ 5
Entering main menu ......................................................... 7
Setting pool length ........................................................ 9
Customizing screen ..................................................... 10
Enabling autolap ......................................................... 15
Managing settings in Garmin express ............................. 16
Using the app .................................................................. 27
Understanding data in Garmin Connect ......................... 31
www.sporttracks.mobi ............................................... 36
www.trainingpeaks.com ............................................. 38
www.runalyze.com ..................................................... 40
www.strava.com ......................................................... 41
Pool swim user guide v4.2
party sites ...................................... 36
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Setting pool length ............9 Customizing screen ............. 10 Enabling autolap ............15 Managing settings in Garmin express ......16 Managing settings in Garmin Connect app ..... 21 Using the app ..............27 Understanding data in Garmin Connect ......31 Watching data in 3 party sites ........

  • Page 2: Pool Swim User Guide V4.2

    Appendix ................. 42 Replacing native fields in Garmin connect (gpx method) ..................42 Add activity with data to strava (gpx method) ... 45 App logs ............... 48 Pool swim user guide v4.2...

  • Page 3: User Interface

    User Interface Pop up screen is shown during 3 seconds. Buttons are not responsive. After pop up screen, data screen 1 is shown. There are two data screens. Pool swim user guide v4.2...

  • Page 4: Fr230/Fr235 Keys

    FR230/FR235 Keys Key behavior for FR230/FR235 matches the usual behavior in native applications such as running or cycling. Button 3 starts/stops the activity. Button 4 closes the app if activity is stopped. Otherwise, it triggers an interval. You can toggle screen 1 and screen 2 by pressing buttons 1 and 2.

  • Page 5: Fr630 Keys

    FR630 Keys For a better user experience, touch screen function has been limited in the app. Button 3 starts/stops the activity. Button 4 triggers an interval if activity is running. Otherwise, it causes the main menu to be displayed. You can toggle screen 1 and screen 2 by pressing button 2 while activity is running.
  • Page 6 When activity is started, data screen 1 shows data fields. Data screen 2 always show data fields (also when activity is paused). It is recommended to use data screen 2 for data fields which might be useful during a pause, such as heart rate (if available), or current time of day.

  • Page 7: Entering Main Menu

    Entering main menu Main menu can only be entered when activity is paused. Hold button 1 for three seconds to enter the main menu. Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 8 Use buttons 1 and 2 to choose the suitable option. Press button 3 to select an option. Press button 4 to go back. The main menu comprises the following options: Pool swim user guide v4.2...

  • Page 9: Setting Pool Length

    4 leaves the menu without changing the pool length. If your pool length is not shown in the list, you can still configure the pool length by using Garmin Connect app in your smartphone or garmin express in your PC. See next chapter for instructions on how to achieve this.

  • Page 10: Customizing Screen

    Customizing screen Data screens 1 and 2 can be customized: Number of fields shown Fields to be shown Choose option “Screens” in main menu to customize your screens- Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 11 Choose the screen to be customized: Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 12 Select option “Format” to choose the number of fields to be shown: Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 13 Select the number of fields to be shown in that screen. Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 14 In order to customize a data field, browse till the suitable screen and data field in the main menu. You will find a list of of available data fields which can be shown. Choose a data field. Repeat the same operation for the rest of the data fields.

  • Page 15: Enabling Autolap

    Enabling autolap Autolap feature triggers an interval after a certain number of lengths (even if you don’t enable autolap, you still can trigger intervals during an activity by pressing button 4). To enable autolap and configure the number of lengths of every interval, enter “autolap”...

  • Page 16: Managing Settings In Garmin Express

    Managing settings in Garmin express Connect your watch to your PC using the provided USB cable and open Garmin Express. Select your watch in the device list. Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 17 Choose option “manage ConnectIQ apps” Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 18 Click on the three dots close to “Pool swim” app. Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 19 User settings are shown. Here you can: Configure a custom pool length in meters Enable debug info in FIT file. This option will write additional data in your FIT file which can be used to provide support or improve app features. Enabling Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 20 this option will increase the size of the fit file by aprox. 10 times, and might cause sync issues with some 3 party sites. It is not recommended to enable it unless you were instructed to do it. Pool swim user guide v4.2...

  • Page 21: Managing Settings In Garmin Connect App

    Managing settings in Garmin Connect app Open Garmin Connect app in your smarthphone. Choose option “Garmin Devices”. Choose the device where “Pool swim” app has been installed. Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 22 Choose option “ConnectIQ apps”. Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 23 Choose option “Apps”. Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 24 Choose “Pool swim”. Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 25 Select “Configuration” Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 26 Here you can: Configure a custom pool length in meters Enable debug info in FIT file. This option will write additional data in your FIT file which can be used to provide support or improve app features. Enabling this option will increase the size of the fit file by approx.

  • Page 27: Using The App

    some 3 party sites. It is not recommended to enable it unless you were instructed to do it. Using the app In your watch, browse “Pool swim” app. Wait for the pop up screen to be hidden. Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 28 Once in the summary screen, do not press start until you are ready to start swimming. If you have to adjust goggles, headset, etc., do this before pressing button 3. Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 29 During the first 10 seconds of the activity, the app will calibrate the orientation of your pool swim using the built- in compass. Therefore, it is very important to start swimming as soon as button 3 is pressed. A bad calibration of the pool orientation might cause poor length detection accuracy.
  • Page 30 You can create intervals by pressing button 4. A summary for intervals is shown in Garmin Connect and 3 party sites. Whenever you need to make a pause longer than 10 seconds, it is recommended to pause the activity (button 3).

  • Page 31: Understanding Data In Garmin Connect

    Garmin Connect. Therefore, the native distance fields will show distance = 0m. Same applies for speed. Please note, that this is a Garmin decision. There is nothing that developers can do right now to override native fields from within an app.
  • Page 32 Still measured distance, speed and interval information are shown in Garmin Connect. You can find these data in the statistics and intervals region. You will find a ConnectIQ section where you can find the data recorded by the app. Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 33 You can edit the distance shown in the native field. You can: Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 34 Import a gpx file from www.sporttracks.mobi (see appendix for a description of this method) Manually edit the distance in Garmin Connect To manually modify the distance, edit the activity following the steps below: Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 35 Once you have set the proper distance, you’ll see that native pace field will be also updated. Pool swim user guide v4.2...

  • Page 36: Watching Data In 3 Rd Party Sites

    Sportracks provides support for FIT2 format. Autosync can be configured so that every activity gets automatically synced into the site. To pair your sporttracks account with your Garmin account, go to your sporttracks profile and select “my account”: Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 37 Press “Connect” to pair your sporttracks account with your Garmin Connect account. Once done, every new activity will be automatically synced with your sporttracks account, without any additional operation, showing correct data. Pool swim user guide v4.2...

  • Page 38: Www.trainingpeaks.com

    Trainingpeaks provides support for FIT2 format. Autosync can be configured so that every activity gets automatically synced into the site. To pair your trainingpeaks account with your Garmin account, go to: http://home.trainingpeaks.com/garminconnect and follow the instructions in screen. Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 39 Once done, every new activity will be automatically synced with your trainingpeaks account, without any additional operation, showing correct data. Pool swim user guide v4.2...

  • Page 40: Www.runalyze.com

    www.runalyze.com runalyze provides support for FIT2 format. As of now there is no autosync feature. Fit files need to be manually imported: “add activity” => “Upload” => “Upload file” After uploading, all activity data will be shown in your runalyze account. Pool swim user guide v4.2...

  • Page 41: Www.strava.com

    www.strava.com Strava does not provide support for FIT2 format. Only activity and interval duration will be shown, but no distance or speed. As a workaround, you can import a gpx file from www.sporttracks.mobi (see appendix for a description of this method). I have created a new feature idea post in strava forum to ask for support for FIT2 format.

  • Page 42: Appendix

    Appendix Replacing native fields in Garmin connect (gpx method) You need to have a sporttracks account for this, which is already synced with your Garmin account. In www.sporttracks.mobi, browse the activity. Select “export” and “gpx”. A gpx file containing the activity will be downloaded.
  • Page 43 Upload the gpx file generated in previous step into Garmin Connect. In order to do this, go to “my activities”, “manual upload”. Select the file and upload it. Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 44 The activity will be uploaded to Garmin Connect. This time, native fields show the correct information, because sportracks overrode the native fields with the ConnectIQ fields in the gpx file. The ConnectIQ fields are not available anymore. Pool swim user guide v4.2...

  • Page 45: Add Activity With Data To Strava (Gpx Method)

    Add activity with data to strava (gpx method) You need to have a sporttracks account for this, which is already synced with your Garmin account. In www.sporttracks.mobi, browse the activity. Select “export” and “gpx”. A gpx file containing the activity will be downloaded.
  • Page 46 Upload the gpx file generated in previous step into strava. In order to do this, go to “my activities”, “manual upload”. Select the file and upload it. Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 47 The activity will be uploaded to Garmin Connect. Using this procedure, speed and distance is properly shown, because sportracks overrode the native fields with the ConnectIQ fields in the gpx file. Pool swim user guide v4.2...

  • Page 48: App Logs

    USB cable. Logs can be found in this folder: (drive letter, “F:”, might be different depending on the available drives in your PC): F:\garmin\apps\logs CIQ_LOG.TXT file might contain useful information which can be sent for me. File AA18ECC9.txt does not exist. But if you create an empty file with that name in the same folder, next time that the Pool swim user guide v4.2...
  • Page 49 app runs, the app might use the file to write additional debug information which can be very valuable in order to fix the issue. Pool swim user guide v4.2...

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