User Manual

Tips for GroupTrack Sessions
The GroupTrack feature allows you to keep track of other riders in your group using LiveTrack directly on the
screen. All riders in the group must be your connections in your Garmin Connect account.
• Ride outside using GPS.
• Pair your Edge 530 device with your smartphone using Bluetooth technology.
• In the Garmin Connect app, select or , and select Connections to update the list of riders for your
GroupTrack session.
• Make sure all of your connections pair to their smartphones and start a LiveTrack session in the Garmin
Connect app.
• Make sure all your connections are in range (40 km or 25 mi.).
• During a GroupTrack session, scroll to the map to view your connections.
• Stop riding before you attempt to view location and heading information for other riders in the GroupTrack
session.
Setting the Bike Alarm
You can turn on the bike alarm when you are away from your bike, such as on a stop during a long ride. You can
control the bike alarm from your device or the device settings in the Garmin Connect app.
1 Select Menu > Settings > Safety & Tracking > Bike Alarm.
2 Create or update your passcode.
When you disable the bike alarm from your Edge device, you are prompted to enter the passcode.
3 Hold , and select Set Bike Alarm.
If the device detects motion, it sounds an alarm and sends an alert to your connected smartphone.
Playing Audio Prompts on Your Smartphone
Before you can set up audio prompts, you must have a smartphone with the Garmin Connect app paired to your
Edge device.
You can set the Garmin Connect app to play motivational status announcements on your smartphone during a
ride or other activity. Audio prompts include the lap number and lap time, navigation, power, 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.
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2 Select Garmin Devices.
3 Select your device.
4 Select Activity Options > Audio Prompts.
Transferring Files to Another Edge Device
You can transfer courses, segments, and workouts wirelessly from one compatible Edge device to another
using Bluetooth technology.
1 Turn on both Edge devices, and bring them within range (3 m) of each other.
2 From the device that contains the files, select Menu > Settings > Connected Features > Device Transfers >
Share Files.
NOTE: The Device Transfers menu may be in a different location for other Edge devices.
3 Select a file type to share.
4 Select one or more files to transfer.
5 From the device that receives the files, select Menu > Settings > Connected Features > Device Transfers.
6 Select a nearby connection.
7 Select one or more files to receive.
A message appears on both devices after the file transfer is complete.
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