Introduction Introduction Contact Garmin In the USA, contact Garmin Product Thank you for purchasing the Support by phone: (913) 397.8200 or Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS- ® ® (800) 800.1020, Monday–Friday; or enabled sports watch. go to www.garmin.com/support. Warning: Always consult your...
➋ • Press to exit a menu or page. GPS mode. • Press to exit power save mode. menu: touch and hold to open ➌ the menu page. Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
To unlock the bezel, press enter backlight, and use the ANT+Sport quit simultaneously again. computer connection. To exit power enter or quit. save mode, press Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
12345678 Designed in the USA before charging. Made in Taiwan 4. Clip the charger securely over the tiP: The Forerunner will face of the Forerunner. not charge when outside the temperature range of 32°F–122°F (0°C–50°C). Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
(connect) with 2. Wet both sensors on the back of your Forerunner. See Step 3 for more the heart rate monitor to create a strong connection between your information. chest and the transmitter. Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
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For instructions on using accessories, pages 31–36. Heart Rate Monitor Strap Slot Heart Rate Monitor (Front) Sensors Heart Rate Monitor (Back) Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
To exit power save mode, enter or quit. press 1. Go outdoors to an open area. For the best reception, make sure the antenna of the Forerunner is oriented toward the sky. Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
Free Software tiP: Set your user profile so the Forerunner can calculate ANT Agent allows you to use your ™ calories correctly. Touch and Forerunner with Garmin Connect, a hold menu > select Settings > Web-based training tool, and Garmin User Profile.
ANT Agent automatically transfers 1. Plug the USB ANT stick into data between your Forerunner and an available USB port on your Garmin Connect. This may take a computer. few minutes. Use Garmin Connect to view and analyze your data.
Time/Date Mode Time/Date Mode transferred from Garmin Connect or Garmin Training Center (if time/date Touch and hold to enter any) time/date mode. tiP: While on the time2, alarm, or workout pages, enter press the button to setup time2, set the alarm, or do the scheduled workout.
3. Press quit to exit. Auto Pause is helpful if your training includes stop lights or other places where you need to slow down or stop. To customize the data fields on the training pages, see page Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
Only—marks a lap each time you press Auto Scroll each time you pass any of Use the auto scroll feature to those locations again. automatically cycle through all of the training data pages while the timer is running. Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
The Virtual Partner when your history is uploaded to competes with you every time you your computer. and the timer are running. If you make changes to the Virtual Partner pace/speed before you start Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
Touch and hold menu > select Partner training > Workouts to choose the type of workout right for you. Simple, interval, and heart rate workouts are replaced each time you create a workout of the same type. Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
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Training Mode Advanced workouts must be created To set up a simple workout: 1. Touch and hold menu > select in Garmin Connect or Garmin Training > Workouts > Simple. Training Center. 2. Select the Type of simple note: While performing a workout.
3. Enter the Duration value. minimum and the maximum 4. Select the Rest Type. values must be at least 5 bpm apart. 5. Enter the Duration value. 6. Enter the Reps value. Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
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Training Use Garmin Connect or Garmin 7. Select Warmup Yes Cooldown Yes (optional). Training Center to create and edit workouts and transfer them to your 8. Select Workout. Forerunner. You can also schedule 9. Press start. workouts using Garmin Connect or If you are doing a warm up or Garmin Training Center.
Creating Courses Use Garmin Connect or Garmin To end an advanced workout Training Center to create courses and step early: course points and transfer them to...
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4. Select to delete the course. course. When you are on any part of the course path, the Forerunner 5. Press quit to exit. displays an “On Course” message. When you start a course, your Virtual Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
4. Edit the location name and elevation (optional). go to Location—select a location from the list, and then select go. Your Forerunner navigates you to the saved location using the navigation gPS—turn GPS on or off (for indoor page. use). Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
For more information, go to 4. Select an option to edit. www.garmin.com/aboutGPS. To delete a location, touch and hold go to Location. > select Select the location you would like to Delete > Yes. delete. Select Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
Deleting History every 4 seconds). Tracklog data After you have transferred your includes your GPS position (if history to Garmin Connect or available) and accessory data such as Garmin Training Center, you heart rate data. can delete the history from your When the Forerunner memory is Forerunner.
Tap the bezel to Viewing Goals view lap information. 3. Press quit to exit. Using Garmin Connect, you can set up different types of goals and Deleting Individual Runs send them to your Forerunner. Your and Laps Forerunner keeps track of your 1.
Training 1 (always shown) Data Field Description • Training 2 Cadence ** Steps per minute • Training 3 or revolutions of the crank arm per • Heart Rate (only appears when minute. the Forerunner is receiving heart rate data) Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
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Margin of error for and user profile. Accuracy your exact location. HR–Avg Average heart rate For example, your for the run. GPS location is accurate to within +/- 19 ft. Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
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Average time to complete the laps Pace–Lap * Average pace in the so far. current lap. Time–Lap Amount of time in Pace–Last Average pace during the current lap. Lap * the last full lap. Speed * Current speed. Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
Daily or once. profile before you begin using the Forerunner to ensure that it is Time recording accurate data. The Forerunner automatically sets the time of day using GPS satellite signals. If you lose battery power, Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
Low. Time2 is on, you can set time2 Format, time2 Zone, and time2 Contrast—select the amount of DSt. Tap the bezel in time/date screen contrast. mode to view Time2. about—view your software version, Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
2. Touch and hold menu > select Settings > ANT+Sport > timeout—select the amount of time Computer. the backlight stays on. Use a short 4. Select Pairing > On. backlight setting to conserve battery power. Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
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> > Receive. Send All Data The sending Forerunner connects to By default, your Forerunner only the other Forerunner and sends the sends new data to your computer. data. You can force the Forerunner to send Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
(3 m) of If you purchased an accessory with the Forerunner. ANT+Sport wireless technology, you 2. Touch and hold menu > select need to pair it with your Forerunner. Settings > ANT+Sport > Accessories. Pairing is connecting ANT+Sport Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
The icon is solid when the • Clean the sensors. Dirt and accessory is paired. sweat residue on the sensors can interfere with heart rate signals. Heart rate monitor active • Wear a cotton shirt or wet your Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
You can also customize your heart 2.4 GHz cordless phones, and rate zones in your user profile of wireless LAN access points. Garmin Connect or Garmin Training Center. After customizing your heart Heart Rate Zones rate zones, transfer data to your Caution: Consult your Forerunner.
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CR2032 battery. 4. Use a coin to twist the cover clockwise so the arrow on the note: Contact your local cover points to CLOSE. waste disposal department to properly dispose of batteries. Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
You must have GPS signals to distance, GPS, and manual. calibrate the Foot Pod using GPS. 1. Touch and hold menu > select Settings > ANT+Sport > Accessories > Foot Pod > Calibrate > GPS. Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
Increase the calibration factor if your 2. Select Manual to enter the wheel size. Select Auto to allow GPS to distance is too low; decrease the determine your wheel size. calibration factor if your distance is too high. Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
Forerunner Software Resetting the Using Garmin Connect Forerunner If there is new software available, Garmin Connect alerts you to If your Forerunner is locked up, update the Forerunner’s software. reset your Forerunner. Press and Follow the instructions to update enter...
(assuming 1 trackpoint Forerunner can last for up to 8 hours is being recorded every 4 seconds). with GPS on. Memory: up to 1000 laps; 100 user locations (waypoints). Computer interface: wireless USB ANT stick Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
Weight: 1.6 oz. (44 g) gPS receiver: high-sensitivity Water resistance: 32.9 ft. integrated (10 m) USB ANT stick transmission range: approximately Physical size: 59 mm × 18 mm × 9.8 ft. (3 m) 7 mm Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
Software poor sensor contact, electrical remain in Garmin. interference, and receiver distance from transmitter. You acknowledge that the Software is the property of Garmin and is protected under the United States of America copyright laws and Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
Directive 1999/5/EC. To view the of Garmin. You agree not to full Declaration of Conformity, see decompile, disassemble, modify, the Garmin Web site for your Garmin reverse assemble, reverse engineer, product: www.garmin.com/products or reduce to human readable form /forerunner405.
Make sure the accessory is sending data (for example, with the Forerunner. you need to be wearing the heart rate monitor). If the problem persists, replace the battery in the accessory. The heart rate data page is inaccurate. Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
80–90% Fast pace and a bit Improved anaerobic capacity uncomfortable; breathing and threshold; improved forceful speed 90–100% Sprinting pace, unsustainable Anaerobic and muscular for long period of time; endurance; increased power labored breathing Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
(GSC 10) calibrating license agreement foot pod force send light calories Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...
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ID screen contrast units send all data updating software sensors, pairing uploading data simple workouts USB ANT stick software downloads USB drivers software license agreement software update software version Virtual Partner specifications Forerunner 405 Owner’s Manual...