Garmin EDGE 520 PLUS, Owner'S Manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction.....................................................................1
Keys............................................................................................ 1
Pairing Your Smartphone ........................................................... 1
Viewing the Status Page ............................................................ 1
Charging the Device ................................................................... 1
About the Battery................................................................... 1
Installing the Standard Mount ..................................................... 1
Installing the Out-Front Mount.................................................... 2
Releasing the Edge ................................................................2
Installing the Mountain Bike Mount ............................................. 2
Acquiring Satellite Signals .......................................................... 3
Using the Backlight ..................................................................... 3
Training........................................................................... 3
Going for a Ride ..........................................................................3
Using the Shortcut Menu ....................................................... 3
Using Virtual Partner® ........................................................... 3
Segments....................................................................................3
Strava™ Segments ................................................................ 4
Following a Segment From Garmin Connect ......................... 4
Enabling Segments ................................................................ 4
Racing a Segment ................................................................. 4
Viewing Segment Details ....................................................... 4
Segment Options ................................................................... 4
Deleting a Segment ............................................................... 4
Workouts.....................................................................................4
Following a Workout From the Web .......................................4
Starting a Workout................................................................. 4
Stopping a Workout ............................................................... 4
Deleting Workouts ..................................................................5
About the Training Calendar ....................................................... 5
Using Garmin Connect Training Plans ...................................5
Interval Workouts........................................................................ 5
Creating an Interval Workout ................................................. 5
Starting an Interval Workout .................................................. 5
Training Indoors .......................................................................... 5
Pairing Your ANT+ Indoor Trainer ......................................... 5
Using an ANT+ Indoor Trainer ............................................... 5
Setting Resistance ............................................................ 6
Setting Target Power ........................................................ 6
Setting a Training Target ............................................................ 6
Cancelling a Training Target .................................................. 6
Personal Records ....................................................................... 6
Viewing Your Personal Records ............................................ 6
Reverting a Personal Record ................................................. 6
Deleting All Personal Records ............................................... 6
Training Zones ............................................................................ 6
Navigation....................................................................... 6
Locations .................................................................................... 6
Marking Your Location ........................................................... 6
Navigating to a Saved Location ............................................. 6
Editing Locations ....................................................................6
Deleting a Location ................................................................ 7
Setting Your Elevation ........................................................... 7
Courses...................................................................................... 7
Creating a Course on Your Device ........................................ 7
Following a Course From Garmin Connect ............................7
Tips for Training with Courses ............................................... 7
Stopping a Course ................................................................. 7
Displaying a Course on the Map ............................................ 7
Viewing Course Details .......................................................... 7
Course Options ...................................................................... 7
Deleting a Course .................................................................. 7
Zooming the Map ........................................................................ 7
Map Settings ............................................................................... 8
Changing the Map Orientation ............................................... 8
Route Settings ............................................................................ 8
Selecting an Activity for Route Calculation ............................ 8
Bluetooth Connected Features..................................... 8
Starting a GroupTrack Session ...................................................8
Tips for GroupTrack Sessions ............................................... 9
Transferring Files to Another Edge Device ................................. 9
Playing Audio Prompts on Your Smartphone ............................. 9
Incident Detection and Assistance Features .............................. 9
Incident Detection .................................................................. 9
Assistance ..............................................................................9
Setting Up the Incident Detection and Assistance
Features ................................................................................. 9
Viewing Your Emergency Contacts ..................................... 10
Requesting Assistance ........................................................ 10
Turning Incident Detection On and Off ................................ 10
Cancelling an Automated Message ..................................... 10
Sending a Status Update After an Incident .......................... 10
ANT+ Sensors............................................................... 10
Putting On the Heart Rate Monitor ........................................... 10
Recovery Time ..................................................................... 10
Viewing Your Recovery Time .......................................... 10
About VO2 Max. Estimates.................................................. 10
Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate.................................... 10
Tips for Cycling VO2 Max. Estimates..............................11
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones ............................................ 11
About Heart Rate Zones................................................. 11
Fitness Goals.................................................................. 11
Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data ...........................................11
Installing the Speed Sensor ...................................................... 11
Installing the Cadence Sensor .................................................. 12
About the Speed and Cadence Sensors ............................. 12
Data Averaging for Cadence or Power ................................ 12
Pairing Your ANT+ Sensors ..................................................... 12
Training with Power Meters ...................................................... 12
Setting Your Power Zones ................................................... 12
Calibrating Your Power Meter .............................................. 12
Pedal-Based Power ............................................................. 12
Cycling Dynamics ................................................................ 12
Using Cycling Dynamics ................................................. 13
Updating the Vector Software Using the Edge Device ........ 13
Getting Your FTP Estimate.................................................. 13
Conducting an FTP Test................................................. 13
Automatically Calculating FTP ........................................ 13
Using Electronic Shifters ...........................................................13
Situational Awareness .............................................................. 13
Using the Weight Scale ............................................................ 14
Garmin Index™ Smart Scale Data.......................................14
History........................................................................... 14
Viewing Your Ride .................................................................... 14
Viewing Your Time in Each Training Zone .......................... 14
Deleting Rides ......................................................................14
Viewing Data Totals .................................................................. 14
Deleting Data Totals ............................................................ 14
Garmin Connect ........................................................................14
Sending Your Ride to Garmin Connect ............................... 14
Data Recording ......................................................................... 14
Data Management .................................................................... 15
Connecting the Device to Your Computer ........................... 15
Transferring Files to Your Device ........................................ 15
Deleting Files ....................................................................... 15
Disconnecting the USB Cable ..............................................15
Customizing Your Device............................................ 15
Connect IQ™ Downloadable Features ..................................... 15
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