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Owner's Manual
September 2013
190-01652-00_0A
Printed in Taiwan

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  • Page 1 ™ Owner’s Manual September 2013 190-01652-00_0A Printed in Taiwan...
  • Page 2 Garmin. The Bluetooth ® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license. Mac ® is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows ® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Saving an Activity as a Track ..........11 Navigating with Sight 'N Go ............5 Deleting an Activity .............. 11 Compass ..................5 Using Garmin Connect ............11 Calibrating the Compass ............5 ANT+ Sensors.............. 11 Map .................... 5 Browsing the Map ..............5 Pairing Your ANT+ Sensors .............
  • Page 4 Updating the Software ............. 13 Device Care ................13 Cleaning the Device ............13 Specifications ................13 Heart Rate Monitor Specifications ........... 13 Battery Information ..............13 Heart Rate Monitor Battery ............13 Replacing the Heart Rate Monitor Battery ......13 Caring for the Heart Rate Monitor ..........

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Keys WARNING Always consult your physician before you begin or modify any exercise program. See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Getting Started When using your device the first time, you should complete these tasks to set up the device and get to know the basic features.

  • Page 6: Turning On A Sensor Mode

    Sending a Track to BaseCamp™ Before you can send data to BaseCamp, you must download Select BaseCamp to your computer (www.garmin.com/basecamp). You can view your tracks and waypoints on your computer. Connect your device to your computer using the USB cable.

  • Page 7: Creating A Waypoint

    Creating a Waypoint Select the action key, , and to enter characters. You can save your current location as a waypoint. Select _ > Done. Hold the action key. Increasing the Accuracy of a Waypoint Location Select an option: You can refine a waypoint location for more accuracy. When •...

  • Page 8: Viewing A Route On The Map

    Select the action key. Select Routes. Before you can share data wirelessly, you must be within 10 feet (3 m) of a compatible Garmin ® device. Select a route. Your device can send or receive data when connected to Select Delete > Yes.

  • Page 9: Navigating With Sight 'N Go

    • Select GPS Tools > Geocaches. Select a destination. represents your location on the map. As you travel, the icon moves and leaves a track log (trail). Waypoint names and Select Go. symbols appear on the map. When you are navigating to a destination, your route is marked with a line on the map.

  • Page 10: Marking And Starting Navigation To A Man Overboard Location

    Select Setup > Sensors > Mode > Always On. Select repeatedly to return to the time of day page. A chirp is a small Garmin accessory that is programmed and left in a geocache. You can use your device to find a chirp in a Select repeatedly until the barometric data page appears.

  • Page 11: Entering Jump Information

    Static: The wind speed and direction are assumed to be Safety Fctr: Sets the margin of error for a jump (HAHO only). constant for the duration of the jump. The drop altitude must Safety factors are usually integer values of two or greater, be at least 1,000 feet.

  • Page 12: Using The Stopwatch

    You can set minimum and maximum heart The Setup menu contains numerous ways to customize your rate values or select zone changes. See device. Garmin recommends that you familiarize yourself with page 12 page the settings for each feature. If you customize your settings...

  • Page 13: Customizing The Main Menu

    10). System (WAAS) GPS signals. For information about WAAS, Profiles You can change the active profile and edit your profiles go to www.garmin.com/aboutGPS/waas.html. (page Hot Keys: Allows you to customize the hold function of the Fitness You can turn on Auto Lap, customize your fitness user...

  • Page 14: Altimeter Settings

    10,000 points. FIT files chirp: Turns chirp searching on or off (page can be uploaded to Garmin Connect™ and are much more compact than GPX files. • GPX/FIT allows you to output both file types.

  • Page 15: Fitness

    Select an activity. (page 10). • Select Setup > Tracks > Output to set your output format if Select Delete > Yes. you plan to manage your fitness activities using Garmin Using Garmin Connect Connect (page 10). Connect the device to your computer using the USB cable.

  • Page 16: About Heart Rate Zones

    Foot Pod The Garmin logo should be right-side up. Your device is compatible with the foot pod. You can use the Bring the device within range (3 m) of the heart rate monitor. foot pod to record pace and distance instead of using GPS After you put on the heart rate monitor, it is on standby and when you are training indoors or when your GPS signal is weak.

  • Page 17: Calibrating Your Foot Pod By Gps

    (page 11). Operating temperature From -4º to 122ºF (from -20º to 50ºC) Garmin recommends manual calibration if you know your range calibration factor. If you have calibrated a foot pod with another Garmin product, you may know your calibration factor.

  • Page 18: Caring For The Heart Rate Monitor

    • Files from BaseCamp or HomePort™. Go to for information about optional accessories and replacement www.garmin.com/trip_planning. parts. • GPI custom POI files from the Garmin POI Loader. Go to www.garmin.com/products/poiloader. Appendix • GPX track files. • GPX geocache files. Go to www.opencaching.com.
  • Page 19 AVG HR (average heart rate): The average heart rate for the GRADE: The calculation of rise (elevation) over run (distance). current activity. For example, if for every 10 feet (3 m) you climb you travel 200 feet (60 m), the grade is 5%. AVG HR % (average heart rate percentage): The average percentage of maximum heart rate for the current activity.

  • Page 20: Registering Your Device

    You must be the product. Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property navigating for this data to appear. rights in and to the Software remain in Garmin and/or its third- PACE: The current pace. party providers.

  • Page 21: Heart Rate Zone Calculations

    Heart Rate Zone Calculations Zone % of Perceived Exertion Benefits Maximum Heart Rate 50–60% Relaxed, easy pace, Beginning-level rhythmic breathing aerobic training, reduces stress 60–70% Comfortable pace, Basic cardiovascular slightly deeper training, good breathing, conversation recovery pace possible 70–80% Moderate pace, more Improved aerobic difficult to hold capacity, optimal...

  • Page 22: Index

    11 acquiring 2 foot pod 12, 13 saving activities 11 screen 10 settings 8–11, 14 Garmin Connect, storing data 11 sharing data 4 geocaches 4, 6, 10, 14 Sight 'N Go 5 downloading 6 software navigating to 6 updating 13 Index...
  • Page 24 1200 East 151st Street Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9LR UK Garmin Corporation No. 68, Zhangshu 2nd Road, Xizhi Dist. New Taipei City, 221, Taiwan (R.O.C.) © 2013 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries...

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