Music; Downloading Personal Audio Content; Connecting To A Third-Party Provider; Downloading Audio Content From A Third-Party Provider - Garmin FORERUNNER 255 Series Owner's Manual

when your heart rate is higher than the value set in your
user profile (Setting Up Your User Profile, page
1 Hold UP.
2 Select User Profile > Heart Rate & Power Zones >
Auto Detection.
3 Select an option.

Music

NOTICE
The copyright of music provided by third-party music
services are owned by the record companies. The
record companies license the music tracks or albums
to third-party music services with a time limit, and
the music license must be periodically updated and
renewed. If you often listen to downloaded music
offline, you will need to reconnect your watch to the
internet every 7 days (via Wi-Fi or Garmin Connect) so
that you can continue to make use of third-party offline
music services.
NOTE: There are three different music playback options
for your Forerunner music watch.
y Third-party provider music
y Personal audio content
y Music stored on your phone
On a Forerunner music watch, you can download audio
content to your watch from your computer or from a
third-party provider, so you can listen when your phone
is not nearby. To listen to audio content stored on your
watch, you can connect Bluetooth headphones.

Downloading Personal Audio Content

Before you can send your personal music to your watch,
you must install the Garmin Express application on your
computer (Garmin.com.sg/express).
You can load your personal audio files, such as.mp3
and.m4a files, to a Forerunner music watch from your
computer. For more information, go to
com/en-SG/.
1 Connect the watch to your computer using the
included USB cable.
2 On your computer, open the Garmin Express
application, select your watch, and select Music.
TIP: For Windows computers, you can select
and browse to the folder with your audio files. For
Apple computers, the Garmin Express application
uses your iTunes library.
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3 In the My Music or iTunes Library list, select an
audio file category, such as songs or playlists.
4 Select the checkboxes for the audio files, and select
Send to Device.
5 If necessary, in the Forerunner music list, select
a category, select the checkboxes, and select
Remove From Device to remove audio files.
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Connecting to a Third-Party Provider

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Before you can download music or other audio files to
your watch from a supported third-party provider, you
must connect the provider to your watch.
Some third-party music provider options are already
installed on your watch.
For more options, you can download the Connect IQ
app on your phone
page
1 Hold DOWN from any screen to open the music
2 Select the music provider.
Downloading Audio Content from a Third-Party
Provider
Before you can download audio content from a third-
party provider, you must connect to a Wi-Fi network
(Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network, page
1 Hold DOWN from any screen to open the music
2 Hold UP.
3 Select Music Providers.
4 Select a connected provider.
5 Select a playlist or other item to download to the
6 If necessary, press BACK until you are prompted to
NOTE: Downloading audio content can drain the
battery. You may be required to connect the watch to an
external power source if the battery is low.

Disconnecting from a Third-Party Provider

1 From the Garmin Connect app, select
2 Select Garmin Devices, and select your watch.
3 Select Music.
support.Garmin.
4 Select an installed third-party provider, and follow

Connecting Bluetooth Headphones

To listen to music loaded onto your Forerunner music
watch, you must connect Bluetooth headphones.
1 Bring the headphones within 2 m (6.6 ft.) of your
2 Enable pairing mode on the headphones.
3 Hold UP.
4 Select Music > Headphones > Add New.
5 Select your headphones to complete the pairing
(Downloading Connect IQ Features,
40).
controls.
NOTE: If you want to select another provider, hold
UP, select Music Providers, and follow the on-screen
instructions.
controls.
watch.
sync with the service.
the on-screen instructions to disconnect the third-
party provider from your watch.
watch.
process.
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Music