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support.garmin.com

October 2019

190-02555-00_0A

Summary of Contents for SWIM 2

Page 1: ...GARMINSWIM 2 Owner sManual ...

Page 2: ...tries Body Battery Connect IQ Garmin Connect Garmin Express Garmin Move IQ Garmin Swim HRM Tri HRM Swim and TrueUp are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries These trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin Android is a trademark of Google Inc Apple iPhone and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries The BLUETOOTH word mark and logos ...

Page 3: ... 7 Turning Off the Wrist based Heart Rate Monitor 7 About Heart Rate Zones 7 Fitness Goals 7 Setting Your Maximum Heart Rate 7 Customizing Your Heart Rate Zones and Maximum Heart Rate 7 Heart Rate Zone Calculations 7 Training Effect 8 Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level 8 Using the Stress Level Widget 8 Body Battery 8 Viewing the Body Battery Widget 8 Tips for Improved Body Battery Data 9 Hist...

Page 4: ...y intensity minutes are flashing 14 Acquiring Satellite Signals 14 Improving GPS Satellite Reception 14 Restarting the Device 15 Resetting All Default Settings 15 My device is in the wrong language 15 Is my smartphone compatible with my device 15 My phone will not connect to the device 15 Can I use the cardio activity outdoors 15 Tips for Existing Garmin Connect Users 15 Maximizing Battery Life 15...

Page 5: ...time you turn on the device it is in pairing mode TIP You can hold LIGHT and select to manually enter pairing mode 4 Select an option to add your device to your Garmin Connect account If this is the first time you are pairing a device with the Garmin Connect app follow the on screen instructions If you already paired another device with the Garmin Connect app from the or menu select Garmin Devices...

Page 6: ...page Editing a Pace Alert During Pool Swimming 1 During your pool swim hold UP 2 Select Pacing Alert 3 Select UP or DOWN to adjust the pace 4 Select The updated pace time appears TIP To mute the pacing alert hold UP and select Mute Pacing Alert Workouts Your device can guide you through multiple step workouts that include goals for each workout step such as distance reps stroke type or other metri...

Page 7: ... Open Water You can record swim data including distance pace and stroke rate You can add data screens to the default open water swimming activity Customizing the Data Fields page 10 1 Select START Open Water 2 Go outside and wait while the device locates satellites 3 Select START to start the activity timer 4 Start swimming 5 Select UP or DOWN to view additional data pages optional 6 After you fin...

Page 8: ...rs your activity intensity and tracks your time spent participating in moderate to vigorous intensity activities heart rate data is required to quantify vigorous intensity You can work toward achieving your weekly intensity minutes goal by participating in at least 10 consecutive minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity activities The device adds the amount of moderate activity minutes with the a...

Page 9: ...rrent stress level and a graph of your stress level You can do a breathing activity to help you relax Weather Displays the current temperature and weather forecast Viewing the Widgets Your device comes preloaded with widgets that provide at a glance information Some widgets require a Bluetooth connection to a compatible smartphone From the watch face select UP or DOWN to view the widgets Available...

Page 10: ...ere are several heart rate related features available in the default widget loop Your current heart rate in beats per minute bpm The widget also displays a graph of your heart rate for the last four hours highlighting your highest and lowest heart rate Your current stress level The device measures your heart rate variability while you are inactive to estimate your stress level A lower number indic...

Page 11: ...tions Status Off About Heart Rate Zones Many athletes use heart rate zones to measure and increase their cardiovascular strength and improve their level of fitness A heart rate zone is a set range of heartbeats per minute The five commonly accepted heart rate zones are numbered from 1 to 5 according to increasing intensity Generally heart rate zones are calculated based on percentages of your maxi...

Page 12: ...ress Level Stress level is the result of a three minute test performed while standing still where the Garmin Swim 2 device analyzes heart rate variability to determine your overall stress Training sleep nutrition and general life stress all impact how an athlete performs The stress level range is from 1 to 100 where 1 is a very low stress state and 100 is a very high stress state Knowing your stre...

Page 13: ...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 NOTE If you are using an Apple computer you must empty the Trash folder...

Page 14: ... Options 4 Select an option Select Data Screens to customize the data screens and data fields Customizing the Data Fields page 10 Select Laps to set how laps are triggered Marking Laps by Distance page 11 Select Auto Pause to change when the activity timer automatically pauses Using the Auto Pause Feature page 11 Select GPS to turn off GPS Training Indoors page 4 or change the satellite setting Ch...

Page 15: ...tem together can reduce battery life more quickly than using GPS only Customizing the Widget Loop You can change the order of widgets in the widget loop remove widgets and add new widgets 1 From the watch face hold UP 2 Select Widgets 3 Select a widget 4 Select an option Select Reorder to change the location of the widget in the widget loop Select Remove to remove the widget from the widget loop 5...

Page 16: ...m to look at your wrist Select Timeout to set the length of time before the backlight turns off Setting the Device Sounds You can set the device to sound a tone or vibration when keys are selected or when an alert is triggered 1 From the watch face hold UP 2 Select System Sounds 3 Select an option Select Key Tones to turn the key tones on and off Select Alert Tones to enable the alert tones settin...

Page 17: ...uter Charging a fully depleted battery takes up 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 comfortable For more accurate heart rate readings the device should not move while swimming or exercising NOTE The optical sensor is located on the back of the device ...

Page 18: ... optional accessories and replacement parts Activity Tracking For more information about activity tracking accuracy go to garmin com ataccuracy My daily step count does not appear The daily step count is reset every night at midnight If dashes appear instead of your step count allow the device to acquire satellite signals and set the time automatically My step count does not seem accurate If your ...

Page 19: ... or 2 Select Garmin Devices Add Device Maximizing Battery Life You can do several things to extend the life of the battery Reduce the backlight timeout Changing the Backlight Settings page 12 Turn off Bluetooth wireless technology when you are not using connected features Turning Off the Bluetooth Smartphone Connection page 6 Turn off activity tracking Activity Tracking Settings page 11 Use a watc...

Page 20: ...ge distance traveled per stroke during the last completed lap Last Lap HR The average heart rate for the last completed lap Last Lap Pace The average pace for the last completed lap Last Lap Stroke Rate Swimming The average number of strokes per minute spm during the last completed lap Last Lap Strokes Swimming The total number of strokes for the last completed lap Last Lap Swolf The swolf score f...

Page 21: ...te zones are numbered from 1 to 5 according to increasing intensity Generally heart rate zones are calculated based on percentages of your maximum heart rate Heart Rate Zone Calculations Zone of Maximum Heart Rate Perceived Exertion Benefits 1 50 60 Relaxed easy pace rhythmic breathing Beginning level aerobic training reduces stress 2 60 70 Comfortable pace slightly deeper breathing conversation p...

Page 22: ... keys 1 10 13 locking 12 L language 15 laps 1 9 11 lengths 3 locking screen 12 M main menu customizing 11 menu 1 Move IQ 11 music playing 5 music controls 5 N notifications 6 O outdoor training 15 P pace 2 12 pairing 15 ANT sensors 7 smartphone 1 15 pairing ANT sensors 16 personal records 3 9 deleting 3 pool size 1 2 10 setting 2 profiles 10 activity 10 user 10 R resetting the device 15 S satellit...

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