User Manual

14 Heart Rate Features
Requesting Assistance
Before you can request assistance, you must set up
emergency contacts (Adding Emergency Contacts,
page13).
1 Hold the LIGHT key.
2 When you feel three vibrations, release the key to
activate the assistance feature.
The countdown screen appears.
TIP: You can select Cancel before the countdown
is complete to cancel the message.
Heart Rate Features
The Forerunner device has a wrist-based heart rate
monitor and is also compatible with ANT+ chest heart
rate monitors. You can view wrist-based heart rate
data on the heart rate widget.
When both wrist-based heart rate and ANT+ heart rate
data are available, your device uses the ANT+ heart
rate data.
Wrist-based Heart Rate
Wearing the Device
y 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 running or exercising.
For pulse oximeter readings, you should remain
motionless.
NOTE: The optical sensor is located on the back of
the device.
y See Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data, page14 for
more information about wrist-based heart rate.
y See Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data, page21
for more information about the pulse oximeter
sensor.
y For more information about accuracy, go to garmin.
com/ataccuracy.
Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data
If the heart rate data is erratic or does not appear, you
can try these tips.
y Clean and dry your arm before putting on the
device.
y Avoid wearing sunscreen, lotion, and insect
repellent under the device.
y Avoid scratching the heart rate sensor on the back
of the device.
y Wear the device above your wrist bone. The device
should be snug but comfortable.
y Wait until the icon is solid before starting your
activity.
y Warm up for 5 to 10 minutes and get a heart rate
reading before starting your activity.
NOTE: In cold environments, warm up indoors.
y Rinse the device with fresh water after each
workout.
Viewing the Heart Rate Widget
The widget displays your current heart rate in beats
per minute (bpm) and a graph of your heart rate for the
last 4 hours.
1 From the watch face, select UP or DOWN to view
the heart rate widget.
NOTE: You may need to add the widget to
your widget loop (Customizing the Widget Loop,
page29).
2 Select START to view your average resting heart
rate values for the last 7 days.
Broadcasting Heart Rate Data to Garmin Devices
You can broadcast your heart rate data from your
Forerunner device and view it on paired Garmin
devices.
NOTE: Broadcasting heart rate data decreases battery
life.
1 From the heart rate widget, hold UP.
2 Select Options > Broadcast Heart Rate.
The Forerunner device starts broadcasting your
heart rate data, and appears.
NOTE: You can view only the heart rate widget
while broadcasting heart rate data from the heart
rate 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,
select any key, and select Yes.
Broadcasting Heart Rate Data During an Activity
You can set up your Forerunner device to broadcast