User Manual

2 Introduction
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Viewing Notifications
1 From the watch face, select UP or DOWN to view
the notifications widget.
2 Select START.
3 Select a notification.
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:
y If you are using an iPhone
®
device, go to the
notifications settings to select the items to show
on the device.
y If you are using an Android™ smartphone, from
the Garmin Connect app, select Settings >
Notifications.
Playing Audio Prompts on Your Smartphone During Your
Activity
Before you can set up audio prompts, you must have
a smartphone with the Garmin Connect app paired to
your Forerunner device.
You can set the Garmin Connect app to play
motivational status announcements on your
smartphone during a run or other activity. Audio
prompts include the lap number and lap time, pace or
speed, and heart-rate data. During an audio prompt,
the Garmin Connect app mutes the primary audio of
the smartphone to play the announcement. You can
customize the volume levels on the Garmin Connect
app.
NOTE: If you have a Forerunner 245 Music device, you
can enable audio prompts on the device through your
connected headphones, without using a connected
smartphone (Playing Audio Prompts During Your Activity,
page6).
NOTE: The Lap Alert audio prompt is enabled by
default.
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2 Select Garmin Devices.
3 Select your device.
4 Select Activity Options > Audio Prompts.
Turning Off the Bluetooth Smartphone Connection
1 Hold LIGHT to view the controls menu.
2 Select to turn off the Bluetooth smartphone
connection on your Forerunner device.
Refer to the owner’s manual for your mobile device
to turn off Bluetooth wireless technology on your
mobile device.
Turning On and Off Smartphone Connection Alerts
You can set the Forerunner device to alert you when
your paired smartphone connects and disconnects
using Bluetooth wireless technology.
NOTE: Smartphone connection alerts are turned off by
default.
1 From the watch face, hold UP.
2 Select Settings > Phone > Alerts.
Viewing the Controls Menu
The controls menu contains options, such as turning
on do not disturb mode, locking the keys, and turning
the device off.
NOTE: You can add, reorder, and remove the options
in the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu,
page29).
1 From any screen, hold LIGHT.
2 Select UP or DOWN to scroll through the options.
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34).
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.
NOTE: On a Forerunner 245 Music, hold DOWN
while in an activity to open the music controls
(Music Playback Controls, page24).
5 After you complete your run, select STOP to stop
the timer.
6 Select an option: