Track your progress
: You can track your daily steps, join a
friendly competition with your connections, and meet your
goals.
Share your activities
: You can connect with friends to follow
each other's activities or post links to your activities on your
favorite social networking sites.
Manage your settings
: You can customize your device and
user settings on your Garmin Connect account.
Using Garmin Connect
1
Connect the device to your computer using the USB cable.
2
Go to
3
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Synchronizing Your Data with Your Computer
You should synchronize your data regularly to track your
progress in the Garmin Connect application.
1
Connect the device to your computer using the USB cable.
The Garmin Express
™
application synchronizes your data.
2
View your current data in the Garmin Connect application.
Playing Audio Prompts During Your Activity
Before you can set up audio prompts, you must have a
smartphone with the Garmin Connect Mobile app paired to your
Forerunner device.
You can set the Garmin Connect Mobile app to play motivational
status announcements on your smartphone during a run or other
activity. Audio prompts include the lap number and lap time,
pace or speed, and ANT+ sensor data. During an audio prompt,
the Garmin Connect mobile app mutes the primary audio of the
smartphone to play the announcement. You can customize the
volume levels on the Garmin Connect Mobile app.
1
From the settings in the Garmin Connect Mobile app, select
Garmin Devices
.
2
Select your device.
3
Select
Activity Options
>
Audio Prompts
.
History
You can view your last seven timed activities and seven days of
activity tracking data on your Forerunner device. You can upload
and view unlimited running sessions and activity tracking data
on Garmin Connect. When the device memory is full, your oldest
data is overwritten.
NOTE:
History is not recorded while the timer is stopped or
paused.
Viewing History
1
Select
>
History
.
2
Select an option:
• Select
Activities
to view additional information about the
activity.
• Select
Records
to view your personal record time and
distance over various distances.
Deleting a Run from History
NOTE:
Deleting a run or activity from your device history does
not delete it from your Garmin Connect account.
1
Select
>
History
>
Activities
.
2
Select an activity.
3
Select >
Discard
>
Yes
.
Personal Records
When you complete a run, the device displays any new personal
records you achieved during that run. Personal records include
your fastest time over several typical race distances and longest
run.
Viewing Your Personal Records
1
Select
>
History
>
Records
.
2
Select a sport.
3
Select to view your personal records.
Clearing a Personal Record
1
Select
>
History
>
Records
.
2
Select a sport.
3
Select a record.
4
Select an option, for example
Clear Longest Run
>
Yes
.
NOTE:
This does not delete any saved activities.
Restoring a Personal Record
You can set each personal record back to the one previously
recorded.
1
Select
>
History
>
Records
.
2
Select a sport.
3
Select a record.
4
Select
Use Previous
>
Use Record
.
NOTE:
This does not delete any saved activities.
Garmin Move IQ
™
Events
The Move IQ feature automatically detects activity patterns,
such as walking, running, biking, swimming, and elliptical
training, for at least 10 minutes. You can view the event type
and duration on your Garmin Connect timeline, but they do not
appear in your activities list, snapshots, or newsfeed. For more
detail and accuracy, you can record a timed activity on your
device.
Data Management
NOTE:
The device is not compatible with Windows
®
95, 98, Me,
Windows NT
®
, and Mac
®
OS 10.3 and earlier.
Deleting Files
NOTICE
If you do not know the purpose of a file, do not delete it. Your
device memory contains important system files that should not
be deleted.
1
Open the
Garmin
drive or volume.
2
If necessary, open a folder or volume.
3
Select a file.
4
Press the
Delete
key on your keyboard.
Disconnecting the USB Cable
If your device is connected to your computer as a removable
drive or volume, you must safely disconnect your device from
your computer to avoid data loss. If your device is connected to
your Windows computer as a portable device, it is not necessary
to safely disconnect.
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