Garmin FORERUNNER 745 Page 64 Owner'S Manual Download

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September 2020

190-02737-2H_0A

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Page 1: ...FORERUNNER 745 Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ... of Garmin Android is a trademark of Google Inc Apple iPhone iTunes and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries The BLUETOOTH word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license The Cooper Institute as well as any related trademarks are theproperty of The Cooper Institute Advance heartbeat analytics by Firstb...

Page 3: ...ro Plan on Your Watch 9 Starting a PacePro Plan 10 Stopping a PacePro Plan 10 Personal Records 10 Viewing Your Personal Records 10 Restoring a Personal Record 10 Clearing a Personal Record 10 Clearing All Personal Records 10 Segments 10 Strava Segments 10 Racing a Segment 10 Viewing Segment Details 11 Using the Metronome 11 Extended Display Mode 11 Setting Up Your User Profile 11 Fitness Goals 11 ...

Page 4: ...e Body Battery Widget 26 Tips for Improved Body Battery Data 26 Using the Stress Level Widget 26 Smart Features 27 Pairing Your Smartphone with Your Device 27 Tips for Existing Garmin Connect Users 27 Enabling Bluetooth Notifications 27 Bluetooth Connected Features 28 Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect 28 Updating the Software Using the Garmin Connect App 28 Locating a Lost Mobile Device 28...

Page 5: ...ronic Shifters 39 Situational Awareness 39 tempe 39 Customizing Your Device 39 Customizing Your Activity List 39 Customizing the Widget Loop 39 Activities and App Settings 39 Customizing the Data Screens 40 Adding a Map to an Activity 40 Alerts 40 Auto Lap 41 Enabling Auto Pause 41 3D Speed and Distance 42 Using Auto Scroll 42 Changing the GPS Setting 42 Power Save Timeout Settings 42 Removing an ...

Page 6: ...eception 49 Restarting the Device 49 Resetting All Default Settings 49 Updating the Software Using the Garmin Connect App 49 Updating the Software Using Garmin Express 49 My Device is in the Wrong Language 49 Is my smartphone compatible with my device 49My phone will not connect to the device 49 Maximizing Battery Life 50 The temperature reading is not accurate 50 How can I manually pair ANT senso...

Page 7: ...cs Pod status Speed and cadence sensor status Bike lights status Bike radar status Extended display mode status Power meter status tempe sensor status VIRB camera status Setting Up Your Watch To take full advantage of the Forerunner features complete these tasks Pair the Forerunner device with your smartphoneusing the Garmin Connect app Pairing Your Smartphone with Your Device page 27 Set up safet...

Page 8: ...harging the Device page 46 Press to record laps start a new set or pose or advance to the next workout step Press UP or DOWN to view additional data pages Stopping an Activity 1 Press STOP 2 Select an option To resume your activity select Resume To save the activity and return to watch mode select Save Done To suspend your activity and resume it at a latertime select Resume Later To mark a lap sel...

Page 9: ...y calibrate the treadmill distance on each treadmill or after each run 1 Start a treadmill activity Starting an Activity page 2 and run at least 1 5 km 1 mi on the treadmill 2 After you complete your run select STOP 3 Select an option To calibrate the treadmill distance the first time select Save The device prompts you to complete the treadmill calibration To manually calibrate the treadmill dista...

Page 10: ...se the default triathlon activity set up for a standardtriathlon Triathlon Training When you participate in a triathlon you can use thetriathlon activity to quickly transition to each sport segment to time each segment and to save the activity 1 Select START Triathlon 2 Select START to start the timer 3 Select at the beginning and end of each transition The transition feature can be turned on or o...

Page 11: ... with theHRM Tri HRM Swim and HRM Pro accessories If bothwrist based heart rate and chest heart rate data are available your device uses the chest heart rate data Distance Recording The Forerunner device measures and records distanceby completed pool lengths The pool size must be correct to display accurate distance Setting the Pool Size page 5 TIP For accurate results swim the entire length andus...

Page 12: ...ct The drill timer stops but the activity timer continues to record the entire swim session 4 Select a distance for the completed drill Distance increments are based on the pool size selected for the activity profile 5 Select an option To start another drill interval select To start a swim interval select UP or DOWN to return to the swim training screens Skiing and Winter Sports You can add skiing...

Page 13: ...t app to your device Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect page 7 1 From the Garmin Connect app select or 2 Select Training Workouts 3 Select a workout from the list 4 Select 5 Select your compatible device 6 Follow the on screen instructions Starting a Workout Before you can start a workout you must downloadthe workout from your Garmin Connect account 1 From the watch face select START 2 Se...

Page 14: ...min Connect page 34 and youmust pair the Forerunner device with a compatible smartphone 1 From the Garmin Connect app select or 2 Select Training Training Plans 3 Select and schedule a training plan 4 Follow the on screen instructions 5 Review the training plan in your calendar Interval Workouts You can create interval workouts based on distance ortime The device saves your custom interval workout...

Page 15: ...ded activity This feature works with the Virtual Partner feature so you can see how far ahead or behind youare during the activity NOTE This feature is not available for all activities 1 From the watch face select START 2 Select an activity 3 Hold 4 Select Training Race an Activity 5 Select an option Select From History to select a previously recorded activity from your device Select Downloaded to...

Page 16: ...h face hold 2 Select History Records 3 Select a sport 4 Select a record to delete 5 Select Clear Record Yes NOTE This does not delete any saved activities Clearing All Personal Records 1 From the watch face hold 2 Select History Records 3 Select a sport 4 Select Clear All Records Yes The records are deleted for that sport only NOTE This does not delete any saved activities Segments You can send ru...

Page 17: ...ngs The device uses this information to calculate accurate training data 1 Hold 2 Select Settings User Profile 3 Select an option Fitness Goals Knowing your heart rate zones can help you measureand improve your fitness by understanding and applying these principles Your heart rate is a good measure of exercise intensity Training in certain heart rate zones can help you improve cardiovascular capac...

Page 18: ...e rhythmic breathing Beginning level aerobic training reduces stress 2 60 70 Comfortable pace slightly deeper breathing conversation possible Basic cardiovascular training good recovery pace Zone of Maximum Heart Rate Perceived Exertion Benefits 3 70 80 Moderate pace more difficult to hold conversation Improved aerobic capacity optimal cardiovascular training 4 80 90 Fast pace and a bit uncomforta...

Page 19: ...ep Tracking While you are sleeping the device 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 GarminConnect account Sleep statistics include total hours of sleep sleep levels and sleep movement You can view your sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account NOTE Naps are not added to your ...

Page 20: ...d Move IQ events are not recorded 1 Hold 2 Select Settings Activity Tracking Status Off Menstrual Cycle Tracking Your menstrual cycle is an important part of your health You can learn more and set up this feature in the Health Stats settings of the Garmin Connect app Menstrual cycle tracking and details Physical and emotional symptoms Period and fertility predictions Health and nutrition informati...

Page 21: ...m the heartrate widget 3 Pair your Forerunner device with your Garmin ANT compatible device NOTE The pairing instructions differ for each Garmin compatible device See your owner s manual TIP To stop broadcasting your heart rate data press any button and select Yes Broadcasting Heart Rate Data During an Activity You can set up your Forerunner device to broadcast your heart rate data automatically w...

Page 22: ...ing your activity 1 If necessary attach the strap extender to the heartrate monitor 2 Wet the electrodes on the back of the heart rate The loop and hook connection should be on your right side 4 Wrap the heart rate monitor around your chest and connect the strap hook to the loop NOTE Make sure the care tag does not fold over After you put on the heart rate monitor it is active and sending data Hea...

Page 23: ...rate monitor comes with three extenderstraps to fit different chest sizes TIP The medium strap extender works for mostshirt sizes from medium to extra large Put on the heart rate monitor backward to easilyadjust the slider on the strap extender Put on the heart rate monitor forward to easily adjust the slider on the heart rate monitor Putting On the Heart Rate Monitor You should wear the heart rat...

Page 24: ...re experienced or faster runners More experienced runners tend to exhibit shorter ground contact times lower vertical oscillation lower vertical ratio and higher cadence than less experienced runners However taller runnerstypically have slightly slower cadences longer strides and slightly higher vertical oscillation Vertical ratio is yourvertical oscillation divided by stride length It is not corr...

Page 25: ...mates are provided and supported by Firstbeat For more information go to Garmin com sg legal fit and care NOTE The estimates may seem inaccurate at first The device requires you to complete a few activities tolearn about your performance VO2 max VO2 max is the maximum volume of oxygen in milliliters you can consume per minuteper kilogram of body weight at your maximum performance Predicted race ti...

Page 26: ...additional details about your VO2 max estimate including your fitness age Your fitness age gives you an idea of how your fitness compares with a person of the same gender and different age As you exercise your fitness age can decrease over time Purple Superior Blue Excellent Green Good Orange Fair Red Poor VO2 max data is provided by FirstBeat VO2 max analysis is provided with permission from The ...

Page 27: ...efit of your activity Each label is color coded and corresponds to your training load focus Training LoadFocus page 24 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 exerciseaffects your aerobic fitness and indicates if the w...

Page 28: ...threshold The device will automatically detect your lactate threshold during runs at a steady high intensity with heart rate TIP The device requires a few runs with a chest heart rate monitor to get an accurate maximum heart rate value and VO2 max estimate If you are having troublegetting a lactate threshold estimate try manually lowering your maximum heart rate value 1 From the watch face select ...

Page 29: ...days EPOC is an estimate of how muchenergy it takes for your body to recover after exercise Training load focus Your device analyzes and distributes your training load into different categories based on the intensity and structure of each activity recorded Training load focus includes the total load accumulated per category and the focus of the training Your device displaysyour load distribution o...

Page 30: ...wer than optimalin all intensity categories Try increasing the duration or frequency of your workouts Low aerobic shortage Try adding more low aerobic activities to provide recovery and balance for your higher intensity activities High aerobic shortage Try adding more high aerobic activities to help improve your lactate threshold and VO2 max over time Anaerobic shortage Try adding a few more inten...

Page 31: ... graph of your elevation forthe last 24 hours NOTE The first time you view the pulse oximeter widget the device must acquire satellite signals to determine your elevation You should go outside andwait while the device locates satellites 1 While you are sitting or inactive press UP or DOWN to view the pulse oximeter widget 2 Press START to view widget details and begin a pulse oximeter reading 3 Re...

Page 32: ...min Connect account to view your most up to date Body Battery level long term trends and additional details Tips forImproved Body Battery Data page 26 Viewing the Body Battery Widget The Body Battery widget displays your current Body Battery level and a graph of your Body Battery level forthe last several hours 1 Press UP or DOWN to view the Body Battery widget NOTE You may need to add the widget ...

Page 33: ...n 4 Select DOWN for more options 5 Select BACK to return to the previous screen Managing Notifications You can use your compatible smartphone to manage notifications that appear on your Forerunner device Select an option If you are using an iPhone device go to the iOS notifications settings to select the items toshow on the device If you are using an AndroidTM smartphone from the Garmin Connect ap...

Page 34: ...device screen The Bluetooth signal strength increases as you move closer to your mobile device 3 Select BACK to stop searching Widgets Your device comes preloaded with widgets that provide at a glance information Some widgets requirea Bluetooth connection to a compatible smartphone Some widgets are not visible by default You can addthem to the widget loop manually Customizing the Widget Loop page ...

Page 35: ...TIP You can press DOWN to view additional screens for a widget Viewing the Weather Widget Weather requires a Bluetooth connection to a compatible smartphone 1 From the watch face select UP or DOWN to viewthe weather widget 2 Select START to view weather details 3 Select UP or DOWN to view hourly daily and weather trend data Customizing the My Day Widget You can customize the list of metrics displa...

Page 36: ... range Safety and Tracking Features CAUTION Incident detection and assistance are supplemental features and should not be relied on as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance The Garmin Connect app does not contact emergency services onyour behalf The Forerunner device has safety and tracking features that must be set up with the Garmin Connectapp NOTICE To use these features you must be c...

Page 37: ...be your connections in your Garmin Connect account Start your activity outside using GPS Pair your Forerunner device with your smartphoneusing Bluetooth technology In the Garmin Connect app from the settings menu select Connections to update the list of connections for your GroupTrack session Make sure all of your connections pair to their smartphones and start a LiveTrack session in the Garmin Co...

Page 38: ...s the Garmin Express applicationuses your iTunes library 3 In the My Music or iTunes Library list select an audio file category such as songs or playlists 4 Select the checkboxes for the audio files and select Send to Device 5 If necessary in the Forerunner 745 list select a category select the checkboxes and select Remove From Device to remove audio files Listening to Music 1 Hold DOWN from any s...

Page 39: ...Card 3 Follow the on screen instructions After the card is added you can select the card on yourwatch when you make a payment Managing Your Garmin Pay Cards You can temporarily suspend or delete a card NOTE In some countries participating financial institutions may restrict the Garmin Pay features 1 From the Garmin Connect app select or 2 Select Garmin Pay 3 Select a card 4 Select an option To tem...

Page 40: ... Zone Viewing your time in each heart rate zone can help you adjust your training intensity 1 From the watch face hold 2 Select History Activities 3 Select an activity 4 Select Heart Rate Viewing Data Totals You can view the accumulated distance and time datasaved to your device 1 From the watch face hold 2 Select History Totals 3 If necessary select an activity 4 Select an option to view weekly o...

Page 41: ...sfer mode You must openthe Garmin drive on a Windows operating system You should use the Garmin Express application to remove music files from your device Navigation You can use the GPS navigation features on your device to view your path on a map save locations andfind your way home Courses You can send a course from your Garmin Connect account to your device After it is saved to your device you ...

Page 42: ...Select an option to edit the location Deleting All Saved Locations You can delete all of your saved locations at once 1 From the watch face select START 2 Select an activity NOTE This feature is not available for all activities 3 Hold 4 Select Navigation Saved Locations Delete All Navigating to Your Starting Point During an Activity You can navigate back to the starting point of your current activ...

Page 43: ...tion where the altimeter was most recently calibrated Altimeter Settings page 43 You can press START from the altimeter or barometer widgetsto open the altimeter or barometer settings quickly Navigation Settings You can customize the map features and appearancewhen navigating to a destination Customizing Map Features 1 Hold 2 Select Settings Navigation Data Screens 3 Select an option Select Map to...

Page 44: ...st acquireGPS signals and pair your device with the foot pod Pairing Your Wireless Sensors page 37 The foot pod is self calibrating but you can improve the accuracy of the speed and distance data with afew outdoor runs using GPS 1 Stand outside for 5 minutes with a clear view ofthe sky 2 Start a running activity 3 Run on a track without stopping for 10 minutes 4 Stop your activity and save it Base...

Page 45: ...s or create custom activities Customizing the Widget Loop You can change the order of widgets in the widgetloop remove widgets and add new widgets 1 Hold 2 Select Settings Widgets 3 Select a widget 4 Select an option Select UP or DOWN to change the location ofthe widget in the widget loop Select to remove the widget from the widget loop 5 Select Add 6 Select a widget The widget is added to the wid...

Page 46: ...vity Workout Videos Enables instructive workout animations for a strength cardio yoga or Pilatesactivity Animations are available for workouts downloaded from Garmin Connect Customizing the Data Screens You can show hide and change the layout and contentof data screens for each activity 1 Hold 2 Select Settings Activities Apps 3 Select the activity to customize 4 Select the activity settings 5 Sel...

Page 47: ...the lap alert message 1 Hold 2 Select Settings Activities Apps 3 Select an activity NOTE This feature is not available for all activities 4 Select the activity settings 5 Select Auto Lap Lap Alert 6 Select a data field to change it 7 Select Preview optional Enabling Auto Pause You can use the Auto Pause feature to pause the timer automatically when you stop moving This feature is helpful if your a...

Page 48: ...ellation built by the United States GLONASS A satellite constellation built by Russia GALILEO A satellite constellation built by the European Space Agency UltraTrac The UltraTrac feature is a GPS setting that records track points and sensor data less frequently Enablingthe UltraTrac feature increases battery life but decreases the quality of recorded activities You should use the UltraTrac feature...

Page 49: ...ings Hold and select Settings Sensors Accessories Barometer Calibrate Allows you to manually calibrate the barometer sensor Plot Sets the time scale for the chart in the barometerwidget Storm Alert Sets the rate of barometric pressurechange that triggers a storm alert Watch Mode Sets the sensor used in watch mode TheAuto option uses both the altimeter and barometer according to your movement You c...

Page 50: ...gs 1 From the watch face hold 2 Select Settings System Backlight 3 Select During Activity or Not During Activity 4 Select an option Select Keys and Alerts to turn on the backlightfor key presses and alerts Select Gesture to turn on the backlight by raising and turning your arm to look at your wrist Select Timeout to set the length of time beforethe backlight turns off Select Brightness to set the ...

Page 51: ...enter the time of day VIRB Remote The VIRB remote function allows you to control your VIRB action camera using your device Go to www garmin com VIRB to purchase a VIRB action camera Controlling a VIRB Action Camera Before you can use the VIRB remote function you must enable the remote setting on your VIRB camera See the VIRB Series Owner s Manual for more information You must also set the VIRB wid...

Page 52: ...ging the Device page 46 You can charge the device 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 takesup to two hours 2 Remove the charger from the device after the battery charge level reaches 100 Wearing the Device Wear the device above your wrist bone NOTE The device should be snug but comf...

Page 53: ...re The watchpin should align with the holes on the device To install QuickFit 22 bands remove the watch pin from the Forerunner band replace the watchpin on the device and press the new band into place NOTE Make sure the band is secure The latch should close over the watch pin 4 Repeat the steps to change the other band Forerunner Specifications NOTICE Typical value tested under Garmin s laborator...

Page 54: ...nd my Garmin Connect account don t match The step count on your Garmin Connect account updates when you sync your device 1 Select an option Sync your step count with the Garmin Connect application Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer page 35 Sync your step count with the Garmin Connect app Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect page 28 2 Wait while the device syncs your data Syncing can take s...

Page 55: ...evice settings to the factory default values and save all activity information and stored music select Reset Default Settings To delete all activities from your history select Delete All Activities To reset all distance and time totals select Reset Totals To reset the all of the device settings to the factory default values and delete all activity information and stored music select DeleteData and...

Page 56: ...c GPS mode for your activity UltraTrac page 42 Select the Smart recording interval System Settings page 43 The temperature reading is not accurate Your body temperature affects the temperature readingfor the internal temperature sensor To get the most accurate temperature reading you should remove the watch from your wrist and wait 20 to 30 minutes You can also use an optional tempe external tempe...

Page 57: ...he average cadence forthe current activity Average Cadence Running The average cadence forthe current activity Average Descent The average vertical distance of descent since the last reset Average Distance Per Stroke Swimming The average distance traveled per stroke during the current activity Average Distance Per Stroke Paddle sports The average distance traveled per stroke during the current act...

Page 58: ... the final destination You must benavigating for this data to appear ETA The estimated time of day when you will reach the final destination adjusted to the local time ofthe destination You must be navigating for this data to appear ETA at Next The estimated time of day when you will reach the next waypoint on the route adjusted to the local time of the waypoint You must be navigating for this dat...

Page 59: ...cadence for the current lap Lap Descent The vertical distance of descent for thecurrent lap Lap Distance The distance traveled for the current lap Lap Distance Per Stroke Swimming The average distance traveled per stroke during the current lap Lap Distance Per Stroke Paddle sports The average distance traveled per stroke during the current lap Lap GCT Balance The average ground contact time balanc...

Page 60: ...type used duringthe last completed pool length Last Length Swolf The swolf score for the last completed pool length Lat Lon The current position in latitude and longitude regardless of the selected position format setting Left Peak Power Phase The current power phase peak angle for the left leg Power phase peak is the angle range over which the rider produces the peakportion of the driving force L...

Page 61: ...plit Target Pace Running The target pace for thecurrent split Steps The number of steps taken during the current activity Stopped Time The total time stopped for the current activity Stress Your current stress level Stride Length The length of your stride from one footfall to the next measured in meters Stroke Rate Swimming The number of strokes per minute spm Stroke Rate Paddle sports The number ...

Page 62: ...les Percentile 20 29 30 39 40 49 50 59 60 69 70 79 Superior 95 55 4 54 52 5 48 9 45 7 42 1 Excellent 80 51 1 48 3 46 4 43 4 39 5 36 7 Good 60 45 4 44 42 4 39 2 35 5 32 3 Fair 40 41 7 40 5 38 5 35 6 32 3 29 4 Poor 0 40 41 7 40 5 38 5 35 6 32 3 29 4 Females Percentile 20 29 30 39 40 49 50 59 60 69 70 79 Superior 95 49 6 47 4 45 3 41 1 37 8 36 7 Excellent 80 43 9 42 4 39 7 36 7 33 30 9 Good 60 39 5 3...

Page 63: ...ire Size Wheel Circumference mm 24 3 4 Tubular 1785 24 1 1 8 1795 24 1 75 1890 24 1 1 4 1905 24 2 00 1925 24 2 125 1965 26 7 8 1920 26 1 1 0 1913 26 1 1952 26 1 25 1953 26 1 1 8 1970 26 1 40 2005 26 1 50 2010 26 1 75 2023 26 1 95 2050 26 2 00 2055 26 1 3 8 2068 26 2 10 2068 26 2 125 2070 26 2 35 2083 26 1 1 2 2100 26 3 00 2170 27 1 2145 27 1 1 8 2155 27 1 1 4 2161 27 1 3 8 2169 29 x 2 1 2288 29 x ...

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