Garmin Forerunner 610 Support Question
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Question posted by CLAYEcra on October 18th, 2013
Forerunner 610 Will Not Update
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Owner's Manual - Page 3
...Workouts 13 Custom Workouts 15 Bike Training Options 17
ANT+ Sensors 18 Pairing Your ANT+ Sensors........18 Heart Rate Monitor 19
Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
Introduction
Foot Pod 21 GSC 10 23 Using the Weight Scale 23 Fitness Equipment 24 Heart Rate Zone Calculations.....25...30 Navigating to a Saved
Location 30 Navigating Back to Start 31 Stopping the Navigation 31 GPS Settings 31
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Owner's Manual - Page 4
Introduction
Settings 32 System Settings 32 Time Settings 33 Setting Your User Profile 33 Customizing the Training
Pages 34
Appendix 39 Specifications 39 About the Battery 40 Heart Rate Monitor Battery.........42 Changing the Wrist Band............43 Caring for Your Device 44 Updating the Software Using
Garmin Connect 45 Troubleshooting 46
Index 47
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Owner's Manual - Page 6
...and receiving signals. Hold to save mode (page 41).
NOTE: You must press or swipe firmly
Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
Select to turn the device on and off. Introduction
Keys
Each key has multiple ... to turn on the backlight.
Select to search for a compatible weight scale. Icons
GPS is different than most mobile devices.
The touchscreen is in power save your fingernail.
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... User Profile: gender, birth year, weight, height System: language, tones, display, data recording, GPS, backlight, time, units, data transfer, restore default settings Where Am I? Introduction
Menu Overview
Activities Totals Options: showing pace or speed, start of the week, deleting activities, resetting totals, uploading an activity Ready to Start Locations
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Owner's Manual - Page 12
...Auto Lap to automatically mark the lap at a specific distance. Select > Training > Options > Auto Lap.
2.
Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
Select > Training > Options >
Auto Lap. 2. Select Auto Lap > By Position > Lap ... Laps by Distance You can use Auto Lap to trigger the lap counter at the GPS location where you select LAP. Select an option:
• Select Lap Press Only to...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
... drops below a specified value, select Custom Speed.
Select Slow, Medium, or Fast. Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
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Using Auto Scroll You can use Auto Pause to pause the timer automatically...data.
1. Your Training
• Select Mark and Lap to trigger the lap counter at a specific GPS location marked before the run (use Mark Position) and at any location during interval or custom workouts....
Owner's Manual - Page 22
.... If you can provide a test that measures maximum heart rate.
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Generally, heart rate zones are calculated based on the Internet. Some gyms and health centers can still edit each value manually. ANT+ Sensors
The zone values update automatically; however, you do not know your maximum heart rate, you...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... manual. After 30 minutes of battery life remain.
Calibrating Your Foot Pod by Distance For best results, the foot pod should be calibrated using GPS. Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
21 ANT+ Sensors
More Heart Rate Options • Heart rate alerts (page 9)
• Heart rate zone calculations (page 25)
• Heart rate data ...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
....
3. Calibrating Your Foot Pod by GPS You must have traveled far enough. The Forerunner informs you that you can manually adjust the calibration factor. For example, 1600 m / 1580 m × 95 = 96.2.
1. Select > Setup > Foot Pod > Calibrate > Distance.
2. Run or walk approximately 1000 m.
Adjust the calibration factor.
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Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual Select > Setup > Foot...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
...and can calibrate the bike sensor, it must change your bike sensor is always recorded. Select an option: • To use GPS to determine your wheel size, select Auto. • To enter your bike sensor, refer to calculate the speed and distance.
... on the scale. ANT+ Sensors
GSC 10
Cadence data from the weight scale.
1. Cadence is found.
2.
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Owner's Manual - Page 33
...and distance data to the device (such as the foot pod or GSC 10). Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
Navigation
Stopping the Navigation
Select > Where To? > Stop Navigation....Forerunner navigates you turn on the device, it will search for satellite signals again.
GPS Settings
Turning Off GPS Select > Setup > System > GPS > GPS > Off. When GPS is off, speed and distance data are training with GPS...
Owner's Manual - Page 34
...Units.
2. Customizing the Unit Settings You can customize units of measure for the setting.
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Select a setting.
3. Select a unit for distance, pace and speed, ...position format, and weight.
1. It creates a very detailed record of the activity.
• GPS-page 31.
• Backlight-page 41. Settings
Settings
System Settings
Select > Setup > System....
Owner's Manual - Page 38
...(bpm). Average percentage of your GPS location is 5%.
Lap %HRR **
HR - Average heart rate for the duration of maximum heart rate for the lap.
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Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual Average percentage of .... %HRR **
HR -
Lap **
HR - The direction you are moving. Settings
Data Field GPS Accuracy *
Grade
Heading Heart Rate ** Heart Rate to within +/- 12 feet. Calculation of rise over...
Owner's Manual - Page 39
... are based on your user profile, maximum heart rate, and resting heart rate.
Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
Settings
Data Field Description
Pace Zone
Current range of speed.
Last Average... - Lap
Pace -
Speed -
Sunrise
The time of sunset based on your GPS position.
37 Range of your GPS position. Average pace during
Lap *
the last completed lap. Speed *
Current...
Owner's Manual - Page 42
....
*The actual battery life of a fully charged battery depends on how much time you use GPS, the backlight,
Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual Up to 4 weeks
You are using the Forerunner in power save mode for the remaining time.
The Forerunner is in the product box for 45 minutes per day)
Operating temperature
From 23°...
Owner's Manual - Page 43
... dry the contacts and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to extremely cold temperatures will also reduce battery life. Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
41 Plug the AC adapter into power save mode and appears. Select > Setup > System >
Backlight...key presses and messages, select Keys/Alerts. Maximizing Battery Life Extensive use GPS.
Appendix
and power save mode.
Owner's Manual - Page 47
...8226; To prolong the life of the computer during the update process. Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
45 Use a soft, clean, lint-free cloth.
2. Appendix
Updating the Software Using Garmin Connect
Before you can update the device software, you to www.garminconnect.com. If there..., isopropyl alcohol, or eyeglass lens cleaner.
3.
Cleaning the Screen 1.
Go to update the software.
3.
Owner's Manual - Page 49
...Auto Pause 11 auto scroll 11
B backlight 41 back to start 31 battery
charging 3, 41 Forerunner 40 heart rate monitor 43
bike sensors 23
C cadence
alerts 9 data fields 35 GSC 10...30 custom workouts 15
D data fields 5, 35-38 data recording 32 deleting
custom workout 17 history 28
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Index
locations 30 distance
alerts 8 data fields 35
E elevation
data fields 35 location 30...
Owner's Manual - Page 51
... 45 tips 4 Training Effect 38 transferring history 29 troubleshooting ANT+ accessories 26 Forerunner 46
U units 32 updating the software 3 user profile 33
V vibration
alerts 32 Virtual Partner 12 Virtual Racer 12, 13
W walking breaks 9 water resistance 39-40 weight scale 23 workouts
custom 15 interval 13 wrist band 43
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Quick Start Manual - Page 4
.... Hold to prevent
Forerunner 610 Quick Start Manual Select to return to mark a new lap. A flashing icon means the device is optimized to save mode (page 10). GPS is designed so you...in power save your fingernail. Select to search for a compatible weight scale. Touchscreen Tips The Forerunner touchscreen is active. Select to show and hide the menu. Select to start and stop the ...
