Use and Care Manual

Introduction
WARNING
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the
product box for product warnings and other important
information.
Always consult your physician before you begin or modify any
exercise program.
Device Overview
LIGHT
Select to turn the device on.
Select to turn the backlight on and off.
Hold to view the controls menu.
START
STOP
Select to start and stop the activity timer.
Select to choose an option or to acknowledge a message.
BACK
Select to return to the previous screen.
Select to record a lap, rest, or transition during an activity.
DOWN
Select to scroll through the widgets, data screens, options, and
settings.
Hold to open the music controls (Music, page 22).
UP
Select to scroll through the widgets, data screens, options, and
settings.
Hold to view the menu.
GPS Status and Status Icons
The GPS status ring and icons temporarily overlay each data
screen. For outdoor activities, the status ring turns green when
GPS is ready. A flashing icon means the device is searching for
a signal. A solid icon means the signal was found or the sensor
is connected.
GPS GPS status
Battery status
Smartphone connection status
Wi‑Fi
®
technology status
Heart rate status
Foot pod status
Running Dynamics Pod status
Speed and cadence sensor status
Bike lights status
Bike radar 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 your smartphone with the Garmin Connect
™
app (Pairing
Your Smartphone with Your Device, page 18).
• Set up safety features (Safety and Tracking Features,
page 21).
• Set up music (Music, page 22).
• Set up Wi‑Fi networks (Connecting to a Wi ‑ Fi Network,
page 21).
• Set up your Garmin Pay
™
wallet (Setting Up Your
Garmin Pay Wallet, page 23).
Activities and Apps
Your device can be used for indoor, outdoor, athletic, and fitness
activities. When you start an activity, the device displays and
records sensor data. You can save activities and share them
with the Garmin Connect community.
You can also add Connect IQ
™
activities and apps to your
device using the Connect IQ website (Connect IQ Features,
page 20).
For more information about activity tracking and fitness metric
accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.
Going for a Run
The first fitness activity you record on your device can be a run,
ride, or any outdoor activity. You may need to charge the device
before starting the activity (Charging the Device, page 35).
1
Select START, and select an activity.
2
Go outside, and wait while the device locates satellites.
3
Select START to start the timer.
4
Go for a run.
5
After you complete your run, select STOP to stop the timer.
6
Select an option:
• Select Resume to restart the timer.
• Select Save to save the run and reset the timer. You can
select the run to view a summary.
• Select Resume Later to suspend the run and continue
recording later.
• Select Lap to mark a lap.
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