Surfing; Swimming; Swim Terminology; Stroke Types - Garmin INSTINCT SOLAR SURF Owner's Manual

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Surfing

You can use the surfing activity to record your surfing sessions.
After your session, you can view the number of waves, longest
wave, and maximum speed.
1
From the watch face, press GPS.
2
Select Surf.
3
Wait on the beach until your device acquires GPS signals.
4
Press GPS to start the activity timer.
5
After you complete your activity, press GPS to stop the
activity timer.
6
Select Save to review the summary of your surfing session.

Swimming

The device is intended for surface swimming. Scuba diving with
the device may damage the product and will void the warranty.

Swim Terminology

Length: One trip down the pool.
Interval: One or more consecutive lengths. A new interval starts
after a rest.
Stroke: A stroke is counted every time your arm wearing the
device completes a full cycle.
Swolf: Your swolf score is the sum of the time for one pool
length and the number of strokes for that length. For
example, 30 seconds plus 15 strokes equals a swolf score of
45. Swolf is a measurement of swimming efficiency and, like
golf, a lower score is better.

Stroke Types

Stroke type identification is available only for pool swimming.
Your stroke type is identified at the end of a length. Stroke types
appear in your swimming history and in your Garmin Connect
account. You can also select stroke type as a custom data field
(Customizing the Data Screens, page
Free
Freestyle
Back
Backstroke
Breast Breaststroke
Fly
Butterfly
Mixed More than one stroke type in an interval
Drill
Used with drill logging

Tips for Swimming Activities

• Before starting a pool swimming activity, follow the on-screen
instructions to select your pool size or enter a custom size.
The next time you start a pool swimming activity, the device
uses this pool size. You can hold MENU, select the activity
settings, and select Pool Size to change the size.
• Press BACK to record a rest during pool swimming.
The device automatically records swim intervals and lengths
for pool swimming.

Training

NOTICE
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(Training with the Drill Log, page

Resting During Pool Swimming

The default rest screen displays two rest timers. It also displays
time and distance for the last completed interval.
NOTE: Swim data is not recorded during a rest.
1
During your swim activity, press BACK to start a rest.
The display reverses to white text on a black background,
and the rest screen appears.
2
During a rest, press UP or DOWN to view other data screens
(optional).
3
Press BACK, and continue swimming.
4
Repeat for additional rest intervals.

Auto Rest

The auto rest feature is available only for pool swimming. Your
device automatically detects when you are resting, and the rest
screen appears. If you rest for more than 15 seconds, the device
automatically creates a rest interval. When you resume
swimming, the device automatically starts a new swim interval.
You can turn on the auto rest feature in the activity options
(Activities and App Settings, page
TIP: For best results using the auto rest feature, minimize your
arm motions while resting.
If you do not want to use the auto rest feature, you can select
BACK to manually mark the beginning and end of each rest
interval.

Training with the Drill Log

The drill log feature is available only for pool swimming. You can
use the drill log feature to manually record kick sets, one-arm
swimming, or any type of swimming that is not one of the four
major strokes.
1
During your pool swim activity, press UP or DOWN to view
the drill log screen.
2
Press BACK to start the drill timer.
3
After you complete a drill interval, press BACK.
The drill timer stops, but the activity timer continues to record
the entire swim session.
4
Select a distance for the completed drill.
Distance increments are based on the pool size selected for
the activity profile.
5
Select an option:
• To start another drill interval, press BACK.
• To start a swim interval, press UP or DOWN to return to
the swim training screens.

Turning Off Wrist-based Heart Rate While Swimming

Wrist-based heart rate is turned on by default for swim activities.
The device is also compatible with the HRM-Tri
the HRM-Swim
chest heart rate data are available, your device uses the chest
heart rate data.
1
From the heart rate widget, hold MENU.
5)
NOTE: You may need to add the widget to your widget loop
(Customizing the Widget Loop, page
2
Select Options > While Swimming > Off.

Setting Up Your User Profile

You can update your gender, birth year, height, weight, and
heart rate zone settings. The device uses this information to
calculate accurate training data.
1
From the watch face, hold UP.
2
Select Settings > User Profile.
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accessory. If both wrist-based heart rate and
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Training
accessory and
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