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  • Page 1 User Manual of Product 1: Garmin Forerunner® 955 Solar, GPS Running Smartwatch with Solar Charging Capabilities, Tailored to Triathletes, Long-Lasting Battery, Whitestone...
  • Page 2 FORERUNNER ® Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 3 © 2022 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Garmin. Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content of this manual without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements. Go to www.garmin.com...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Recording an Indoor Climbing Activity..........14 Golfing........... 14 Introduction........1 Playing Golf........14 Setting Up Your Watch......1 Hole Information....... 15 Overview..........1 Moving the Flag......... 15 GPS Status and Status Icons....2 Viewing Measured Shots....16 Enabling and Disabling the Manually Measuring a Shot..
  • Page 5 Workouts..........47 Stamina.......... 33 Following a Workout From Garmin Viewing Your Power Curve.... 33 Connect..........47 Syncing Activities and Performance Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Measurements....... 34 Connect..........48 Turning Off Performance Sending a Custom Workout to Your Notifications........34 Watch..........
  • Page 6 Tips for Missing Running Dynamics Device..........65 Data............ 78 Creating a Round-Trip Course..65 Chest Heart Rate While Swimming..78 Creating a Course on Garmin Using an Optional Bike Speed or Connect..........65 Cadence Sensor........78 Sending a Course to Your Training with Power Meters....
  • Page 7 Phone Apps and Computer During an Activity......81 Applications........... 89 User Profile........81 Garmin Connect.........90 Using the Garmin Connect App..90 Setting Up Your User Profile....81 Using Garmin Connect on Your Viewing Your Fitness Age....81 Computer........91 About Heart Rate Zones....... 81 Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Fitness Goals........
  • Page 8 Activity Map Settings...... 101 Troubleshooting......115 Routing Settings......101 Using ClimbPro........ 102 Product Updates......... 115 Enabling Auto Climb......102 Setting Up Garmin Express..... 115 GPS Settings........103 Getting More Information....115 Sensors Settings......... 103 Activity Tracking......... 115 Compass Settings......103 My daily step count does not Calibrating the Compass appear..........

  • Page 10: Introduction

    Always consult your physician before you begin or modify any exercise program. Setting Up Your Watch To take full advantage of the Forerunner features, complete these tasks. • Pair the Forerunner watch with your phone using the Garmin Connect (Pairing Your Phone, page 87).

  • Page 11: Gps Status And Status Icons

    • Press to choose an option or to acknowledge a message. BACK • Press to return to the previous screen. • Press to record a lap, rest, or transition during an activity. GPS Status and Status Icons For outdoor activities, the status ring turns green when GPS is ready. A flashing icon means the watch is searching for a signal.

  • Page 12: Using The Watch

    Connect IQ app (Connect IQ Features, ™ page 91). For more information about activity tracking and fitness metric accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy. Starting an Activity When you start an activity, GPS turns on automatically (if required). 1 Press START.

  • Page 13: Stopping An Activity

    3 Select how you felt during the activity. You can view evaluations in the Garmin Connect app. Outdoor Activities The Forerunner device comes preloaded with outdoor activities, such as running and cycling. GPS is turned on for outdoor activities.

  • Page 14: Going For A Run

    Going for a Run The first fitness activity you record on your watch can be a run, ride, or any outdoor activity. You may need to charge the watch before starting the activity (Charging the Watch, page 110). The device records activity data only while the activity timer is running. 1 Press START, and select an activity.

  • Page 15: Going For A Track Run

    Going for a Track Run Before you go for a track run, make sure you are running on a standard-shape, 400 m track. You can use the track run activity to record your outdoor track data, including distance in meters and lap splits. 1 Stand on the outdoor track.

  • Page 16: Triathlon Training

    Triathlon Training When you participate in a triathlon, you can use the triathlon activity to quickly transition to each sport segment, to time each segment, and to save the activity. 1 Press START. 2 Select Triathlon. 3 Press START to start the activity timer. 4 Press at the beginning and end of each transition.

  • Page 17: Recording A Backcountry Skiing Activity

    Recording a Backcountry Skiing Activity The backcountry skiing activity lets you manually switch between climbing and descending tracking modes so you can accurately track your statistics. 1 Press START. 2 Select Backcountry Ski. 3 Select an option: • If you are starting your activity on a climb, select Climbing. •...

  • Page 18: Swimming

    Swimming NOTICE The device is intended for surface swimming. Scuba diving with the device may damage the product and will void the warranty. NOTE: The watch has wrist-based heart rate enabled for swim activities. The watch is also compatible with the HRM-Pro, HRM-Swim , and HRM-Tri accessories...

  • Page 19: Swim Terminology

    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 99).

  • Page 20: Indoor Activities

    Indoor Activities The watch can be used for training indoors, such as running on an indoor track or using a stationary bike or indoor trainer. GPS is turned off for indoor activities (Activities and App Settings, page 97). When running or walking with GPS turned off, speed and distance are calculated using the accelerometer in the watch.

  • Page 21: Recording A Strength Training Activity

    • Turn on automatic set detection to start and stop your sets. • Save and send your strength training activity to your Garmin Connect account. You can use the tools in your Garmin Connect account to view and edit activity details. Activities and Apps...

  • Page 22: Recording A Hiit Activity

    Recording a HIIT Activity You can use specialized timers to record a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) activity. 1 Press START. 2 Select HIIT. 3 Select an option: • Select Free to record an open, unstructured HIIT activity. • Select HIIT Timers (HIIT Timers, page 13).

  • Page 23: Recording An Indoor Climbing Activity

    Recording an Indoor Climbing Activity You can record routes during an indoor climbing activity. A route is a climbing path along an indoor rock wall. 1 Press START. 2 Select Climb Indoor. The first time you start an activity, you can enable route statistics. 3 Select a grading system.

  • Page 24: Hole Information

    Hole Information The watch calculates the distance to the front and back of the green, and to the selected pin location (Moving the Flag, page 15). Current hole number Distance to the back of the green Distance to the selected pin location Distance to the front of the green Par for the hole Map of the green...

  • Page 25: Viewing Measured Shots

    CT10 golf club sensors. You can use paired club sensors to automatically track your golf shots, including location, distance, and club type. See the owner's manual for your club sensors for more information (garmin.com/manuals/ApproachCT10). Keeping Score 1 From the hole information screen, press START.

  • Page 26: Updating A Score

    Updating a Score 1 From the hole information screen, press START. 2 Select Scorecard. 3 Press UP or DOWN to scroll through the holes. 4 Press START to select a hole. 5 Press UP or DOWN to change the score for that hole. Your total score is updated.

  • Page 27: Using The Golf Odometer

    Recording Statistics Before you can record statistics, you must enable statistics tracking (Enabling Statistics Tracking, page 17). 1 From the scorecard, select a hole. 2 Enter the total number of strokes taken, including putts, and press START. 3 Set the number of putts taken, and press START. NOTE: The number of putts taken is used for statistics tracking only and does not increase your score.

  • Page 28: Creating A Custom Activity

    Creating a Custom Activity 1 Press START. 2 Select Add. 3 Select an option: • Select Copy Activity to create your custom activity starting from one of your saved activities. • Select Other to create a new custom activity. 4 If necessary, select an activity type. 5 Select a name or enter a custom name.

  • Page 29: Glances

    Glances Your watch comes preloaded with glances that provide quick information (Viewing the Glance Loop, page 23). Some glances require a Bluetooth connection to a compatible phone. ® Some glances are not visible by default. You can add them to the glance loop manually (Customizing the Glance Loop, page 23).
  • Page 30 Tracks your floors climbed and progress toward your goal. Displays scheduled workouts when you select a Garmin coach adaptive training plan in Garmin coach your Garmin Connect account. The plan adjusts to your current level of fitness, coaching ® and schedule preferences, and race date. Golf Displays golf scores and statistics for your last round.
  • Page 31 Displays performance measurements that help you track and understand your training Performance activities and race performances (Performance Measurements, page 26). Displays the race event you designate as the primary race in your Garmin Connect Primary race calendar (Race Calendar and Primary Race, page 45).

  • Page 32: Viewing The Glance Loop

    51 to 75 is high reserve energy, and 76 to 100 is very high reserve energy. You can sync your watch with your Garmin Connect account to view your most up-to-date Body Battery level, long-term trends, and additional details (Tips for Improved Body Battery Data, page 24).

  • Page 33: Viewing The Body Battery Glance

    Viewing the Body Battery Glance The Body Battery glance displays your current Body Battery level and a graph of your Body Battery level for the last several hours. 1 Press UP or DOWN to view the Body Battery glance. NOTE: You may need to add the glance to your glance loop (Customizing the Glance Loop, page 23).

  • Page 34: Viewing The Heart Rate Glance

    • Period and fertility predictions • Health and nutrition information NOTE: You can use the Garmin Connect app to add and remove glances. Using the Stress Level Glance The stress level glance displays your current stress level and a graph of your stress level for the last several hours.

  • Page 35: Performance Measurements

    These estimates are provided and supported by Firstbeat Analytics ™ . For more information, go to www.garmin .com/performance-data/running/. NOTE: The estimates may seem inaccurate at first. The watch requires you to complete a few activities to learn about your performance.

  • Page 36: About Vo2 Max. Estimates

    On the device, your VO2 max. estimate appears as a number, description, and position on the color gauge. On your Garmin Connect account, you can view additional details about your VO2 max. estimate, such as where it ranks for your age and gender.

  • Page 37: Viewing Your Predicted Race Times

    The watch analyzes several weeks of your training data to refine the race time estimates. TIP: If you have more than one Garmin device, you can enable the Physio TrueUp ™ feature, which allows...

  • Page 38: Heart Rate Variability Status

    No color No status No status means that there is insufficient data to generate a seven-day average. You can sync your watch with your Garmin Connect account to view your current heart rate variability status, trends, and educational feedback. Performance Condition...

  • Page 39: Getting Your Ftp Estimate

    Viewing Your Performance Condition This feature requires wrist-based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor. 1 Add Performance Condition to a data screen (Customizing the Data Screens, page 99). 2 Go for a run or ride. After 6 to 20 minutes, your performance condition appears. 3 Scroll to the data screen to view your performance condition throughout the run or ride.

  • Page 40: Lactate Threshold

    Conducting an FTP Test Before you can conduct a test to determine your functional threshold power (FTP), you must pair a chest heart rate monitor and a power meter with your device (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 74), and you must get your VO2 max.
  • Page 41 Performing a Guided Test to Determine Your Lactate Threshold This feature requires a Garmin chest heart rate monitor. Before you can perform the guided test, you must put on a heart rate monitor and pair it with your device (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 74).

  • Page 42: Viewing Your Real-Time Stamina

    (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 74). You can create workouts in your Garmin Connect account. The power curve displays your sustained power output over time. You can view your power curve for the previous month, three months, or twelve months. From the Garmin Connect app menu, select Performance Stats > Power Curve.

  • Page 43: Syncing Activities And Performance Measurements

    You can sync activities and performance measurements from other Garmin devices to your Forerunner watch using your Garmin Connect account. This allows your watch to more accurately reflect your training status and fitness. For example, you can record a ride with an Edge device, and view your activity details and overall ®...

  • Page 44: Training Status Levels

    Training readiness: The watch uses various data, including training, recovery, and sleep, to provide a readiness score so you can determine if this is the best time to do a hard workout or take it easy (Training Readiness, page 38). Cycling ability: Cycling ability uses your user profile, training history, VO2 max., and power curve data to determine your rider type and ability analysis (Viewing Cycling Ability, page 39).

  • Page 45: Acute Load

    Acute Load Acute load is a weighted sum of your excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) for the last several days. The gauge indicates whether your current load is low, optimal, high, or very high. The optimal range is based on your individual fitness level and training history. The range adjusts as your training time and intensity increase or decrease.
  • Page 46 (Training Load Focus, page 36). Each feedback phrase, for example, "Highly Impacting VO2 Max." has a corresponding description in your Garmin Connect activity details. Aerobic Training Effect uses your heart rate to measure how the accumulated intensity of an exercise affects your aerobic fitness and indicates if the workout had a maintaining or improving effect on your fitness level.

  • Page 47: Training Readiness

    Ready for challenges Moderate 50 to 74 Green Good to go 25 to 49 Time to slow down Orange Poor 1 to 24 Let your body recover To see your training readiness trends over time, go to your Garmin Connect account. Appearance...

  • Page 48: Viewing Cycling Ability

    3 Press START to view a detailed analysis of your cycling ability (optional). Recovery Time You can use your Garmin device with wrist-based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor to display how much time remains before you are fully recovered and ready for the next hard workout.

  • Page 49: Pausing And Resuming Your Training Status

    1 When you want to pause your training status, select an option: • From the training status glance, hold , and select Pause Training Status. • From your Garmin Connect settings, select Performance Stats > Training Status > > Pause Training Status.
  • Page 50 Icon Name Description Select to enable or disable airplane mode to turn off all wireless communica­ Airplane Mode tions. Alarm Clock Select to add or edit an alarm (Setting an Alarm, page 95). Altimeter Select to open the altimeter screen. Alt. Time Zones Select to view the current time of day in additional time zones.

  • Page 51: Viewing The Controls Menu

    5 If necessary, select Add New to add an additional shortcut to the controls menu. Garmin Pay The Garmin Pay feature allows you to use your watch to pay for purchases in participating locations using credit or debit cards from a participating financial institution.

  • Page 52: Setting Up Your Garmin Pay Wallet

    Your most recently used payment card appears. 4 If you have added multiple cards to your Garmin Pay wallet, swipe to change to another card (optional). 5 If you have added multiple cards to your Garmin Pay wallet, select DOWN to change to another card (optional).

  • Page 53: Changing Your Garmin Pay Passcode

    • To delete the card, select Changing Your Garmin Pay Passcode You must know your current passcode to change it. If you forget your passcode, you must reset the Garmin Pay feature for your Forerunner watch, create a new passcode, and reenter your card information.

  • Page 54: Race Calendar And Primary Race

    Race Calendar and Primary Race When you add a race event to your Garmin Connect calendar, you can view the event on your watch by adding the primary race glance (Glances, page 20). The event date must be in the next 365 days. The watch displays a countdown to the event, your goal time or predicted finish time (running events only), and weather information.

  • Page 55: Using The Move Alert

    While you are sleeping, the watch automatically detects your sleep and monitors your movement during your normal sleep hours. You can set your normal sleep hours in the user settings on your Garmin Connect account. Sleep statistics include total hours of sleep, sleep stages, sleep movement, and sleep score. You can view your sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account.

  • Page 56: Garmin Move Iq

    During your activity, you can view workout-specific data screens that contain workout step information, such as the workout step distance or average step pace. You can create and find more workouts using Garmin Connect, or select a training plan that has built-in workouts and transfer them to your watch.

  • Page 57: Creating A Custom Workout On Garmin Connect

    Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect Before you can create a workout on the Garmin Connect app, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 90). 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select 2 Select Training > Workouts > Create a Workout.

  • Page 58: Following A Daily Suggested Workout

    The suggested workout updates automatically to changes in training habits, recovery time, and VO2 max. Turning Daily Suggested Workout Prompts On and Off Daily suggested workouts are recommended based on your previous activities saved to your Garmin Connect account. 1 Press START.

  • Page 59: Recording A Critical Swim Speed Test

    The training calendar on your watch is an extension of the training calendar or schedule you set up in your Garmin Connect account. After you have added a few workouts to the Garmin Connect calendar, you can send them to your device. All scheduled workouts sent to the device appear in the calendar glance. When you select a day in the calendar, you can view or do the workout.

  • Page 60: Adaptive Training Plans

    Garmin coach glance is added to the glance loop on your Forerunner watch. Starting Today's Workout After you send a Garmin Coach training plan to your watch, the Garmin Coach glance appears in your glance loop (Customizing the Glance Loop, page 23).

  • Page 61: Starting An Interval Workout

    You can also create a pace band for a known course to optimize your pace effort based on elevation changes. You can create a PacePro plan using the Garmin Connect app. You can preview the splits and elevation plot before you run the course.

  • Page 62: Starting A Pacepro Plan

    Starting a PacePro Plan Before you can start a PacePro plan, you must download a plan from your Garmin Connect account. 1 Press START. 2 Select an outdoor running activity. 3 Hold 4 Select Training > PacePro Plans. 5 Select a plan.

  • Page 63: Creating A Pacepro Plan On Your Watch

    Power guides are always associated with a course and cannot be used with workouts or segments. You can view and edit your strategy in Garmin Connect and sync it with compatible Garmin devices. This feature requires a power meter, which must be paired with your device (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 74).

  • Page 64: Segments

    You can download Strava segments to your Forerunner device. Follow Strava segments to compare your performance with your past rides, friends, and pros who have ridden the same segment. To sign up for a Strava membership, go to the segments menu in your Garmin Connect account. For more information, go to www.strava.com.

  • Page 65: Using Virtual Partner

    Using Virtual Partner ® Your Virtual Partner is a training tool designed to help you meet your goals. You can set a pace for the Virtual Partner and race against it. NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities. 1 Hold 2 Select Activities &...

  • Page 66: Racing A Previous Activity

    5 Select an option: • Select From History to select a previously recorded activity from your device. • Select Downloaded to select an activity you downloaded from your Garmin Connect account. 6 Select the activity. The Virtual Partner screen appears indicating your estimated finish time.

  • Page 67: Extended Display Mode

    Extended Display Mode You can use Extended Display mode to display data screens from your Forerunner device on a compatible Edge device during a ride or triathlon. See your Edge owner's manual for more information. History History includes time, distance, calories, average pace or speed, lap data, and optional sensor information. NOTE: When the device memory is full, your oldest data is overwritten.

  • Page 68: Viewing Your Personal Records

    Viewing Your Personal Records 1 From the watch face, hold 2 Select History > Records. 3 Select a sport. 4 Select a record. 5 Select View Record. Restoring a Personal Record You can set each personal record back to the one previously recorded. 1 From the watch face, hold 2 Select History >...

  • Page 69: Data Management

    4 Press the Delete key on your keyboard. NOTE: Mac operating systems provide limited support for MTP file transfer mode. You must open the Garmin drive on a Windows operating system. You should use the Garmin Express application to remove ™...

  • Page 70: Turning Off The Wrist-Based Heart Rate Monitor

    The watch starts broadcasting your heart rate data. 3 Pair your watch with your compatible device. NOTE: The pairing instructions differ for each Garmin compatible device. See your owner's manual. 4 Press STOP to stop broadcasting your heart rate data.

  • Page 71: Broadcasting Heart Rate Data During An Activity

    On the watch, your pulse oximeter reading appears as an oxygen saturation percentage and color on the graph. On your Garmin Connect account, you can view additional details about your pulse oximeter readings, including trends over multiple days. For more information about pulse oximeter accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.

  • Page 72: Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings

    The elevation scale. A graph of your average oxygen saturation readings for the last 24 hours. Your most recent oxygen saturation reading. The oxygen saturation percentage scale. A graph of your elevation readings for the last 24 hours. Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings You can manually begin a pulse oximeter reading by viewing the pulse oximeter glance.

  • Page 73: Hrm-Pro Running Pace And Distance

    HRM-Pro Running Pace and Distance The HRM-Pro series accessory calculates your running pace and distance based on your user profile and the motion measured by the sensor on every stride. The heart rate monitor provides running pace and distance when GPS is not available, such as during treadmill running. You can view your running pace and distance on your compatible Forerunner watch when connected using ANT+ technology.

  • Page 74: Courses

    Courses You can send a course from your Garmin Connect account to your device. After it is saved to your device, you can navigate the course on your device. You can follow a saved course simply because it is a good route. For example, you can save and follow a bike friendly commute to work.

  • Page 75: Sending A Course To Your Device

    Sending a Course to Your Device You can send a course you created using the Garmin Connect app to your device (Creating a Course on Garmin Connect, page 65). 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select 2 Select Training > Courses.

  • Page 76: Navigating To A Destination

    Navigating to a Destination You can use your device to navigate to a destination or follow a course. 1 Press START. 2 Select an activity. 3 Hold 4 Select Navigation. 5 Select a category. 6 Respond to the on-screen prompts to choose a destination. 7 Select Go To.

  • Page 77: Using Climbpro

    Using ClimbPro The ClimbPro feature helps you manage your effort for the upcoming climbs on a course. You can view climb details, including gradient, distance, and elevation gain, before or in real time while following a course. Cycling climb categories, based on length and gradient, are indicated by color. 1 Hold 2 Select Activities &...

  • Page 78: Navigating To Your Starting Point During An Activity

    • To stop navigation and save your activity, press STOP, and select Save. Your watch can display several types of Garmin map data, including topographical contours, nearby points of interest, ski resort maps, and golf courses. You can use the Map Manager to download additional maps or manage map storage.

  • Page 79: Viewing The Map

    Viewing the Map 1 Go outside, and start a GPS activity (Starting an Activity, page 3). 2 Press UP or DOWN to scroll to the map screen. 3 Hold and select Pan/Zoom. 4 Press START to toggle between panning up and down, panning left and right, or zooming. NOTE: You can use the buttons or touchscreen to change the map view.

  • Page 80: Navigating With The Around Me Feature

    Navigating with the Around Me Feature You can use the around me feature to navigate to nearby points of interest and waypoints. NOTE: The map data installed on your watch must include points of interest to navigate to them. 1 From the map, hold 2 Select Around Me.

  • Page 81: Wireless Sensors

    (Customizing the Data Screens, page 99). If your watch was packaged with a sensor, they are already paired. For information about specific Garmin sensor compatibility, purchasing, or to view the owner's manual, go to buy.garmin.com for that sensor. Sensors and Accessories...
  • Page 82 Sensor Type Description You can use Approach CT10 golf club sensors to automatically track your golf shots, including Club Sensors location, distance, and club type. You can use your watch with your eBike and view bike data, such as battery and shifting eBike information, during your rides.

  • Page 83: Pairing Your Wireless Sensors

    The first time you connect a wireless sensor to your watch using ANT+ or Bluetooth technology, you must pair the watch and sensor. If the sensor has both ANT+ and Bluetooth technology, Garmin recommends that you pair using ANT+ technology. After they are paired, the watch connects to the sensor automatically when you start an activity and the sensor is active and within range.

  • Page 84: Running Power

    Running Power Garmin running power is calculated using measured running dynamics information, user mass, environmental data, and other sensor data. The power measurement estimates the amount of power a runner applies to the road surface, and it is displayed in watts. Using running power as a gauge of effort may suit some runners better than using either pace or heart rate.

  • Page 85: Training With Running Dynamics

    Training with Running Dynamics Before you can view running dynamics, you must put on a running dynamics accessory, such as the HRM-Pro, and pair it with your watch (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 74). 1 Press START, and select a running activity. 2 Press START to start the activity timer.

  • Page 86: Color Gauges And Running Dynamics Data

    Elite runners tend to have quick and balanced strides. You can watch the gauge or data field during your run or view the summary on your Garmin Connect account after your run. As with the other running dynamics data, ground contact time balance is a quantitative measurement to help you learn about your running form.

  • Page 87: Vertical Oscillation And Vertical Ratio Data

    (3 m) while data downloads. Your heart rate data can be reviewed in the watch history and on your Garmin Connect account. If both wrist-based heart rate and chest heart rate data are available, your watch uses the chest heart rate data.

  • Page 88: Training With Power Meters

    NOTE: You must have a compatible, dual sensing power meter connected using ANT+ technology to use cycling dynamics metrics. For more information, go to www.garmin.com/performance-data. Using Electronic Shifters Before you can use compatible electronic shifters, such as Shimano Di2 shifters, you must pair them with...

  • Page 89: Using The Inreach Remote

    Using the inReach Remote Before you can use the inReach remote function, you must add the inReach glance to the glance loop (Customizing the Glance Loop, page 23). 1 Turn on the inReach device. 2 On your Forerunner watch, press UP or DOWN from the watch face to view the inReach glance. 3 Press START to search for your inReach device.

  • Page 90: Controlling A Virb Action Camera During An Activity

    • To wake the camera from sleep mode, select Wake Camera. User Profile You can update your user profile on your watch or on the Garmin Connect app. Setting Up Your User Profile You can update your gender, date of birth, height, weight, wrist, heart rate zone, power zone, and Critical Swim...

  • Page 91: Fitness Goals

    • Run often with the wrist or chest heart rate monitor. • Try a few heart rate training plans, available from your Garmin Connect account. • View your heart rate trends and time in zones using your Garmin Connect account. User Profile...

  • Page 92: Heart Rate Zone Calculations

    If you know your functional threshold power (FTP) or threshold power (TP) value, you can enter it and allow the software to calculate your power zones automatically. You can manually adjust your zones on the watch or using your Garmin Connect account. 1 Hold 2 Select User Profile >...

  • Page 93: Music

    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 (www.garmin.com/express). You can load your personal audio files, such as .mp3 and .m4a files, to a Forerunner 955 watch from your computer.

  • Page 94: Disconnecting From A Third-Party Provider

    Disconnecting from a Third-Party Provider 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select 2 Select Garmin Devices, and select your watch. 3 Select Music. 4 Select an installed third-party provider, and follow the on-screen instructions to disconnect the third-party provider from your watch.

  • Page 95: Music Playback Controls

    Music Playback Controls NOTE: Music playback controls may look different, depending on the selected music source. Select to view more music playback controls. Select to browse the audio files and playlists for the selected source. Select to adjust the volume. Select to play and pause the current audio file.

  • Page 96: Connectivity

    , and select Connectivity > Pair Phone. 3 Select an option to add your watch to your account: • If this is the first time you are pairing a device with the Garmin Connect app, follow the on-screen instructions. • If you already paired another device with the Garmin Connect app, from the menu, select Garmin Devices >...

  • Page 97: Receiving An Incoming Phone Call

    ® ® • If you are using an Android phone, from the Garmin Connect app, select Settings > Notifications. Turning Off the Bluetooth Phone Connection You can turn off the Bluetooth phone connection from the controls menu.

  • Page 98: Playing Audio Prompts During An Activity

    Audio prompts play on your connected Bluetooth headphones, if available. Otherwise, audio prompts play on your phone paired through the Garmin Connect app. During an audio prompt, the watch or phone mutes the primary audio to play the announcement.

  • Page 99: Garmin Connect

    Garmin Connect You can connect with your friends on Garmin Connect. Garmin Connect gives you the tools to track, analyze, share, and encourage each other. Record the events of your active lifestyle including runs, walks, rides, swims, hikes, triathlons, and more. To sign up for a free account, you can download the app from the app store on your phonegarmin.com/connectapp, or go to connect.garmin.com.

  • Page 100: Using Garmin Connect On Your Computer

    Garmin Express application to upload your activity data to your Garmin Connect account and to send data, such as workouts or training plans, from the Garmin Connect website to your watch. You can also add music to your watch (Downloading Personal Audio Content, page 84).

  • Page 101: Garmin Golf™ App

    If a contact declines, you must choose another emergency contact. Adding Contacts You can add up to 50 contacts to the Garmin Connect app. Contact emails can be used with the LiveTrack feature. Three of these contacts can be used as emergency contacts (Adding Emergency Contacts, page 92).

  • Page 102: Turning Incident Detection On And Off

    CAUTION Incident detection is a supplemental feature available only for certain outdoor activities. Incident detection should not be relied on as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance. The Garmin Connect app does not contact emergency services on your behalf.

  • Page 103: Spectator Messaging

    Spectator messaging is a feature that allows your LiveTrack followers to send you audio and text messages during your run activity. You can set up this feature in the LiveTrack settings of the Garmin Connect app. To receive audio messages, you must have Bluetooth headphones connected to your watch.

  • Page 104: Clocks

    Clocks Setting an Alarm You can set multiple alarms. You can set each alarm to sound once or to repeat regularly. 1 From the watch face, hold 2 Select Alarm Clock > Add Alarm. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to set the time. 4 Select the alarm for more options: •...

  • Page 105: Using The Stopwatch

    Using the Stopwatch 1 From any screen, hold LIGHT. 2 Select Stopwatch. NOTE: You may need to add this item to the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu, page 42). 3 Press START to start the timer. 4 Press LAP to restart the lap timer The total stopwatch time continues running.

  • Page 106: Syncing The Time With Gps

    Syncing the Time with GPS Each time you turn on the watch and acquire satellites, the watch automatically detects your time zones and the current time of day. You can also manually sync the time with GPS when you change time zones, and to update for daylight saving time.
  • Page 107 Vibration Alerts: Enables alerts that notify you to inhale or exhale during a breathwork activity. Workout Videos: Enables instructive workout animations for a strength, cardio, yoga, or Pilates activity. Animations are available for pre-installed workouts and workouts downloaded from your Garmin Connect account.

  • Page 108: Customizing The Data Screens

    Customizing the Data Screens You can show, hide, and change the layout and content of data screens for each activity. 1 Hold 2 Select Activities & Apps. 3 Select the activity to customize. 4 Select the activity settings. 5 Select Data Screens. 6 Select a data screen to customize.

  • Page 109: Activity Alerts

    Activity Alerts You can set alerts for each activity, which can help you to train toward specific goals, to increase your awareness of your environment, and to navigate to your destination. Some alerts are available only for specific activities. There are three types of alerts: event alerts, range alerts, and recurring alerts. Event alert: An event alert notifies you once.

  • Page 110: Setting An Alert

    Activity: Sets an activity for routing. The watch calculates routes optimized for the type of activity you are doing. Popularity Routing: Calculates routes based on the most popular runs and rides from Garmin Connect. Courses: Sets how you navigate courses using the watch. Use the Follow Course option to navigate a course exactly as it appears, without recalculating.

  • Page 111: Using Climbpro

    Using ClimbPro The ClimbPro feature helps you manage your effort for the upcoming climbs on a course. You can view climb details, including gradient, distance, and elevation gain, before or in real time while following a course. Cycling climb categories, based on length and gradient, are indicated by color. 1 Hold 2 Select Activities &...

  • Page 112: Gps Settings

    GPS Settings You can change the GPS settings to customize the satellite systems used for each activity. For more information about satellite systems, go to www.garmin.com/aboutGPS. TIP: The GPS settings can impact battery life (Battery Life Information, page 114). Hold , select Activities & Apps, select an activity, select the activity settings, and select GPS.

  • Page 113: Setting The North Reference

    Setting the North Reference You can set the directional reference used in calculating heading information. 1 Hold 2 Select Sensors & Accessories > Compass > North Ref.. 3 Select an option: • To set geographic north as the heading reference, select True. •...

  • Page 114: Calibrating The Barometer

    Calibrating the Barometer Your watch was already calibrated at the factory, and the watch uses automatic calibration at your GPS starting point by default. You can manually calibrate the barometer if you know the correct elevation or the correct sea level pressure.

  • Page 115: Marine Map Settings

    Marine Map Settings You can customize how the map appears in marine mode. Hold , and select Map > Marine. Spot Soundings: Enables depth measurements on the chart. Light Sectors: Shows and configures the appearance of light sectors on the chart. Symbol Set: Sets the chart symbols in marine mode.

  • Page 116: Setting Navigation Alerts

    Setting Navigation Alerts You can set alerts to help you navigate to your destination. 1 Hold 2 Select Navigation > Alerts. 3 Select an option: • To set an alert for a specified distance from your final destination, select Final Distance. •...

  • Page 117: System Settings

    The Every Second recording option provides more detailed activity recordings, but may not record entire activities that last for longer periods of time. USB Mode: Sets the watch to use MTP (media transfer protocol) or Garmin mode when connected to a computer.

  • Page 118: Setting Time Alerts

    Setting Time Alerts 1 Hold 2 Select System > Time > Alerts. 3 Select an option: • To set an alert to sound a specific number of minutes or hours before the actual sunset occurs, select Til Sunset > Status > On, select Time, and enter the time. •...

  • Page 119: Viewing E-Label Regulatory And Compliance Information

    (Charging the Watch, page 110). You can charge the watch by plugging the USB cable into a Garmin approved AC adapter with a standard wall outlet or a USB port on your computer. Charging a fully depleted battery takes up to two hours.

  • Page 120: Wearing The Watch

    Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data, page 63 for more information about the pulse oximeter sensor. • For more information about accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy. • For more information about watch wear and care, go to www.garmin.com/fitandcare. Device Care NOTICE Avoid extreme shock and harsh treatment, because it can degrade the life of the product.

  • Page 121: Changing The Bands

    Changing the Bands You can replace the bands with new Forerunner bands or compatible QuickFit ® 22 bands. 1 Use the pin tool to push in the watch pin. 2 Remove the band from the watch. Device Information...
  • Page 122 3 Select an option: • To install Forerunner bands, align one side of the new band with the holes on the device, push in the exposed watch pin, and press the band into place. NOTE: Make sure the band is secure. The watch pin should align with the holes on the device. •...

  • Page 123: Specifications

    Smartwatch mode Up to 20 days with solar The device withstands pressure equivalent to a depth of 50 m. For more information, go to www.garmin.com/waterrating. With use in 50,000 lux conditions All-day wear with 3 hr./day outside in 50,000 lux conditions...

  • Page 124: Troubleshooting

    • Go to support.garmin.com for additional manuals, articles, and software updates. • Go to buy.garmin.com, or contact your Garmin dealer for information about optional accessories and replacement parts. • Go to www.garmin.com/ataccuracy. This is not a medical device. The pulse oximeter feature is not available in all countries.

  • Page 125: The Step Counts On My Device And My Garmin Connect Account Don't Match

    2 Wait while the device syncs your data. Syncing can take several minutes. NOTE: Refreshing the Garmin Connect app or the Garmin Express application does not sync your data or update your step count. The floors climbed amount does not seem accurate Your watch uses an internal barometer to measure elevation changes as you climb floors.

  • Page 126: Resetting All Default Settings

    • To reset all of the watch settings to the factory default values and delete all user-entered information and activity history, select Delete Data and Reset Settings. NOTE: If you have set up a Garmin Pay wallet, this option deletes the wallet from your watch. If you have music stored on your watch, this option deletes your stored music.

  • Page 127: My Phone Will Not Connect To The Watch

    • Remove your watch from the Garmin Connect app and the Bluetooth settings on your phone to retry the pairing process. • If you bought a new phone, remove your watch from the Garmin Connect app on the phone you intend to stop using.

  • Page 128: My Headphones Will Not Connect To The Watch

    NOTE: Not all data fields are available for all activity types. Some data fields require ANT+ or Bluetooth accessories to display data. Some data fields appear in more than one category on the watch. TIP: You can also customize the data fields from the watch settings in the Garmin Connect app. Cadence Fields...
  • Page 129 Distance Fields Name Description Distance The distance traveled for the current track or activity. Interval Distance The distance traveled for the current interval. Lap Distance The distance traveled for the current lap. Last Lap Distance The distance traveled for the last completed lap. Nautical Distance The distance traveled in nautical meters or nautical feet.
  • Page 130 Gears Name Description Di2 Battery The remaining battery power of a Di2 sensor. Front The front bike gear from a gear position sensor. Gear Battery The battery status of a gear position sensor. Gear Combo The current gear combination from a gear position sensor. Gears The front and rear bike gears from a gear position sensor.
  • Page 131 Heart Rate Fields Name Description The percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus resting heart % Heart Rate Reserve rate). Aerobic Training Effect The impact of the current activity on your aerobic fitness level. Anaerobic Training Effect The impact of the current activity on your anaerobic fitness level. Average % Heart Rate The average percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus Reserve...
  • Page 132 Muscle Oxygen Fields Name Description Muscle O2 Saturation % The estimated muscle oxygen saturation percentage for the current activity. Total Hemoglobin The estimated total hemoglobin concentration in the muscle. Navigation Fields Name Description The direction from your current location to a destination. You must be navigating for this Bearing data to appear.
  • Page 133 Name Description Vertical Speed to The rate of ascent or descent to a predetermined altitude. You must be navigating for Target this data to appear. Other Fields Name Description Active Calories The calories burned during the activity. Ambient Pressure The uncalibrated environmental pressure. Barometric Pressure The current calibrated environmental pressure.
  • Page 134 Pace Fields Name Description 500m Pace The current rowing pace per 500 meters. Average 500m Pace The average rowing pace per 500 meters for the current activity. Average Pace The average pace for the current activity. Grade Adjusted Pace The average pace adjusted by the steepness of the terrain. Interval Pace The average pace for the current interval.
  • Page 135 Power Fields Name Description % Functional Threshold The current power output as a percentage of functional threshold power. Power 3s Balance The 3-second moving average of the left/right power balance. 3s Power The 3-second moving average of power output. 10s Balance The 10-second moving average of the left/right power balance.
  • Page 136 Name Description Maximum Lap Power The top power output for the current lap. Maximum Power The top power output for the current activity. Normalized Power The Normalized Power for the current activity. The measurement of how evenly a rider is applying force to the pedals Pedal Smoothness throughout each pedal stroke.
  • Page 137 Run Dynamics Name Description Average GCT Balance The average ground contact time balance for the current session. Average Ground Contact The average amount of ground contact time for the current activity. Time Average Stride Length The average stride length for the current session. Average Vertical Oscilla­...
  • Page 138 Stamina Fields Name Description Current The current remaining stamina. Distance Remaining The current stamina distance remaining at the current effort. Potential The remaining potential stamina. Time Remaining The current stamina time remaining at the current effort. Stroke Fields Name Description Average Distance Per Stroke Swimming.
  • Page 139 Name Description The average number strokes per minute (spm) during the last completed pool Last Length Stroke Rate length. Last Length Strokes The total number of strokes for the last completed pool length. Last Length Stroke Type The stroke type used during the last completed pool length. Stroke Rate Swimming.

  • Page 140: Vo2 Max. Standard Ratings

    Timer Fields Name Description Average Lap Time The average lap time for the current activity. The total time recorded. For example, if you start the activity timer and run for 10 minutes, Elapsed Time then stop the timer for 5 minutes, then start the timer and run for 20 minutes, your elapsed time is 35 minutes.

  • Page 141: Ftp Ratings

    FTP Ratings These tables include classifications for functional threshold power (FTP) estimates by gender. Males Watts per Kilogram (W/kg) Superior 5.05 and greater Excellent From 3.93 to 5.04 Good From 2.79 to 3.92 Fair From 2.23 to 2.78 Untrained Less than 2.23 Females Watts per Kilogram (W/kg) Superior...

  • Page 142: Wheel Size And Circumference

    Wheel Size and Circumference Your speed sensor automatically detects your wheel size. If necessary, you can manually enter your wheel circumference in the speed sensor settings. The tire size is marked on both sides of the tire. This is not a comprehensive list. You can also measure the circumference of your wheel or use one of the calculators available on the internet.
  • Page 143 Tire Size Wheel Circumference (mm) 20 × 1.75 1515 20 × 1-3/8 1615 22 × 1-3/8 1770 22 × 1-1/2 1785 24 × 1 1753 24 × 3/4 Tubular 1785 24 × 1-1/8 1795 24 × 1.75 1890 24 × 1-1/4 1905 24 ×...
  • Page 144 Tire Size Wheel Circumference (mm) 29 x 2.2 2298 29 x 2.3 2326 650 x 20C 1938 650 x 23C 1944 650 × 35A 2090 650 × 38B 2105 650 × 38A 2125 700 × 18C 2070 700 × 19C 2080 700 ×...
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