Garmin Forerunner 610 Support Question
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Question posted by jimrarre on May 13th, 2014
Garmin 610 Battery Life When Using Backlight
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Owner's Manual - Page 3
Table of Contents
Introduction 3 About the Battery 3 Setting Up the Device 3 Registering ... 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... Troubleshooting....26 History 27 Viewing History 27 Deleting History 28 Using Free Software 28 Sending History to Your
Computer 29 Navigation...
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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Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual - Page 5
...http://buy.garmin.com, or contact your Forerunner® the...using the charger included in the product box for product warnings and other important information.
About the Battery
warning This product contains a lithium-ion battery. Registering Your Device
Help us better support you by a built-in, lithium-ion battery that you begin or modify any exercise program. Forerunner 610...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
... a Custom Workout 1. Select > Training > Workouts
> Custom > Create New.
2. Select Target to the Forerunner. If you select Open, you can plan workouts in advance and store them to choose your Forerunner. You can also create and save a custom workout directly on your workout.
5. However, you can create custom workouts using Garmin Connect or Garmin Training Center.
Owner's Manual - Page 19
... Select Current Sport > Cycling. Select the workout.
3.
Open Garmin Training Center or Garmin Connect (page 28).
3. Stopping a Custom Workout • ...using the USB ANT Stick (page 29).
1. Your Training
Bike Training Options
Many of the training features of the Forerunner... can wirelessly send workouts to stop the timer. For the best results, you must pair the Forerunner ...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
...maximum heart rate, resting heart rate, and heart rate zones.
1. The Forerunner uses your user profile information from the initial setup to view and edit the zones... your heart rate zones, you still cannot pair the accessory, replace the accessory battery (heart rate monitor, page 43). Select Max.
to view and edit the ...appears solid on the screen. Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
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Owner's Manual - Page 23
... foot pod. Approximately five hours of battery life remain. A regulation track (2 laps = 800 m) is optional and can use foot pod data to train outdoors, you lose satellite signals. About Foot Pod Calibration Calibrating your GPS signal is low, a message appears on standby and ready to adjust the calibration: distance, GPS, and manual.
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Owner's Manual - Page 26
... certain weight scale calculations.
ANT+ Sensors
Note: If using a body composition scale, remove shoes and socks to fitness equipment so you can view your data on compatible fitness equipment. A lifetime athlete is an individual who has trained intensely for more linking instructions.
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TIP: If an error occurs, step...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
..., microwave ovens, 2.4 GHz cordless phones, and wireless LAN access points.
26
Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual Use water, saliva, or
electrode gel. • Clean the electrodes. Sources of strong...on the electrodes
can interfere with the Forerunner (www.garmin.com/intosports). ANT+ Sensors
ANT+ Sensor Troubleshooting
Problem
I changed the battery in my accessory.
The heart rate data is ...
Owner's Manual - Page 30
... > Options > Delete All Activities > Yes. It operates directly on your run . 3. Using Free Software
Garmin provides two software options for storing and analyzing your computer, not on any history. NOTE: This... use Garmin Connect on the Internet.
1. Select a run history.
• Garmin Connect is computer software that appear on -screen instructions.
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Owner's Manual - Page 33
...page appears. Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
Navigation
Stopping the Navigation
Select > Where To? > Stop Navigation.
When GPS is off, speed and distance data are training with GPS. The Forerunner navigates you ...use this feature.
1.
You must start the timer in order to your starting point of your run, you have an optional sensor that sends speed and distance data to www.garmin...
Owner's Manual - Page 34
... Tones-sets the device to use audible tones for key presses.
• Alert Tones-sets the device to use audible tones for messages.
• Alert Vibration-sets the device to use vibration for the setting.
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Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual however, it greatly increases the size of the activity.
• GPS-page 31.
• Backlight-page 41.
Owner's Manual - Page 41
... not intended to be certain to wipe dry and air dry the unit before using or charging. It can cause damage to the unit.
Appendix
Forerunner Specifications
Battery
200 mAh rechargeable, lithium-ion, coin-cell battery
Battery life Page 40
Operating temperature range
From -4°F to 140°F (from -20°C to IEC Standard 60529 IPX7...
Owner's Manual - Page 42
...-ion battery. The Forerunner is in the product box for the remaining time. Up to 8 hours You are training with GPS.
Battery
User-replaceable CR2032, 3 volts (page 42)
Battery life
Approximately 4.5 years (1 hour per day with GPS the entire time.
*The actual battery life of a fully charged battery depends on how much time you use GPS, the backlight,
Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual...
Owner's Manual - Page 43
...AC adapter into the AC adapter.
2. Maximizing Battery Life Extensive use GPS.
Charging the Forerunner
notice To prevent corrosion, thoroughly dry the contacts and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to exit power save mode. Power Save After a period of screen backlighting can significantly reduce battery life. Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
41 Exposure to extremely cold...
Owner's Manual - Page 45
... band accessory for the Forerunner (http://buy.garmin.com).
1.
Use a small Phillips screwdriver to remove the pins ➋.
➋
➊
3. Use the pin tool ➊ to
remove the four screws on the back of the Forerunner ➌ with the connector ➍.
Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
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After you replace the heart rate monitor battery, you must pair it...
Owner's Manual - Page 47
... the life of the computer during the update process. If there is new software available, Garmin Connect ...use water, isopropyl alcohol, or eyeglass lens cleaner.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
4. Cleaning the Screen 1. Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
45
Apply the liquid to your heart rate monitor, unsnap the module when not in use. Appendix
Updating the Software Using Garmin...
Owner's Manual - Page 49
... 23 Auto Lap 10-11 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 ...Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual
Index
locations 30 distance
alerts 8 data fields 35
E elevation
data fields 35 location 30
F fitness equipment 24 foot pod 21, 21-22
G Garmin Connect 17, 28 Garmin Training Center
17, 28 GPS...
Quick Start Manual - Page 9
... are training with GPS.
Select a training page. 3. Select . 4. Forerunner Battery Life
Battery Life*
Forerunner Use
1 week
You are using the Forerunner in the product box for 45 minutes per day with GPS the entire time.
*The actual battery life of the available data fields, see on -screen instructions. Select Enabled. 6. Select a data field to see the Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual...
Quick Start Manual - Page 10
... need to extremely cold temperatures will also reduce battery life. Hold POWER until the screen goes blank.
2. Swipe left to www.garmin.com/intosports.
2. Getting the Owner's Manual The owner's manual for this device is located on . Exposure to reset the device.
1. Click Manuals.
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Forerunner 610 Quick Start Manual
Power Save After a period of...
