User's Manual

appear in your swimming history and in your Garmin Connect
account. You can also select stroke type as a custom data field
(Customizing the Data Screens, page 24).
Free Freestyle
Back Backstroke
Breast Breaststroke
Fly Butterfly
Mixed More than one stroke type in an interval
Drill Used with drill logging (Training with the Drill Log, page 5)
Tips for Swimming Activities
• Before starting a pool swimming activity, follow the on-screen
instructions to select your pool size or enter a custom size.
The next time you start a pool swimming activity, the device
uses this pool size. You can hold UP, select the activity
settings, and select Pool Size to change the size.
• Select BACK to record a rest during pool swimming.
The device automatically records swim intervals and lengths
for pool swimming.
Resting During Pool Swimming
The default rest screen displays two rest timers. It also displays
time and distance for the last completed interval.
NOTE: Swim data is not recorded during a rest.
1
During your swim activity, select BACK to start a rest.
The display reverses to white text on a black background,
and the rest screen appears.
2
During a rest, select UP or DOWN to view other data screens
(optional).
3
Select BACK, and continue swimming.
4
Repeat for additional rest intervals.
Auto Rest
The auto rest feature is available only for pool swimming. Your
device automatically detects when you are resting, and the rest
screen appears. If you rest for more than 15 seconds, the device
automatically creates a rest interval. When you resume
swimming, the device automatically starts a new swim interval.
You can turn on the auto rest feature in the activity options
(Activity Settings, page 24).
TIP: For best results using the auto rest feature, minimize your
arm motions while resting.
If you do not want to use the auto rest feature, you can select
BACK to manually mark the beginning and end of each rest
interval.
Training with the Drill Log
The drill log feature is available only for pool swimming. You can
use the drill log feature to manually record kick sets, one-arm
swimming, or any type of swimming that is not one of the four
major strokes.
1
During your pool swim activity, select UP or DOWN to view
the drill log screen.
2
Select BACK to start the drill timer.
3
After you complete a drill interval, select BACK.
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 BACK.
• To start a swim interval, select UP or DOWN to return to
the swim training screens.
Playing Audio Prompts During Your Activity
You can enable your Forerunner 245 Music device to play
motivational status announcements during a run or other
activity. Audio prompts play on your connected headphones
using Bluetooth technology, if available. Otherwise, audio
prompts play on your smartphone paired through the Garmin
Connect app. During an audio prompt, the device or smartphone
mutes the primary audio to play the announcement.
NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.
1
From the watch face, hold UP.
2
Select Settings > Audio Prompts.
3
Select an option:
• To hear a prompt for each lap, select Lap Alert.
NOTE: The Lap Alert audio prompt is enabled by default.
• To customize prompts with your pace and speed data,
select Pace/Speed Alert.
• To customize prompts with your heart rate data, select
Heart Rate Alert.
• To hear prompts when you start and stop the timer,
including the Auto Pause
®
feature, select Timer Events.
• To hear activity alerts play as an audio prompt, select
Activity Alerts.
• To hear a sound play right before an audio alert or prompt,
select Audio Tones.
• To change the language or the dialect of the voice
prompts, select Dialect.
Training
Workouts
You can create custom workouts that include goals for each
workout step and for varied distances, times, and calories. You
can create and find more workouts using Garmin Connect or
select a training plan that has built-in workouts, and transfer
them to your device.
You can schedule workouts using Garmin Connect. You can
plan workouts in advance and store them on your device.
Following a Workout From Garmin Connect
Before you can download a workout from Garmin Connect, you
must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect,
page 21).
1
Select an option:
• Open the Garmin Connect app.
• Go to connect.garmin.com.
2
Select Training > Workouts.
3
Find a workout, or create and save a new workout.
4
Select or Send to Device.
5
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect
Before you can create a workout on the Garmin Connect app,
you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect,
page 21).
1
From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2
Select Training > Workouts > Create a Workout.
3
Select an activity.
4
Create your custom workout.
5
Select Save.
6
Enter a name for your workout, and select Save.
The new workout appears in your list of workouts.
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