Garmin Edge 530 Mountain Bike Bundle Owners Manual - Page 22
Connect IQ Downloadable Features, Profiles, About Training Settings
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On Windows computers, the device appears as a removable drive or a portable device. On Mac computers, the device appears as a mounted volume. NOTE: Some computers with multiple network drives may not display device drives properly. See your operating system documentation to learn how to map the drive. 2 On your computer, open the file browser. 3 Select a file. 4 Select Edit > Copy. 5 Open the portable device, drive, or volume for the device. 6 Browse to a folder. 7 Select Edit > Paste. The file appears in the list of files in the device memory. Deleting Files NOTICE If you do not know the purpose of a file, do not delete it. Your device memory contains important system files that should not be deleted. 1 Open the Garmin drive or volume. 2 If necessary, open a folder or volume. 3 Select a file. 4 Press the Delete key on your keyboard. NOTE: If you are using an Apple® computer, you must empty the Trash folder to completely remove the files. Disconnecting the USB Cable If your device is connected to your computer as a removable drive or volume, you must safely disconnect your device from your computer to avoid data loss. If your device is connected to your Windows computer as a portable device, it is not necessary to safely disconnect the device. 1 Complete an action: • For Windows computers, select the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray, and select your device. • For Apple computers, select the device, and select File > Eject. 2 Disconnect the cable from your computer. Customizing Your Device Connect IQ Downloadable Features You can add Connect IQ features to your device from Garmin and other providers using the Connect IQ Mobile app. Data Fields: Allow you to download new data fields that present sensor, activity, and history data in new ways. You can add Connect IQ data fields to built-in features and pages. Widgets: Provide information at a glance, including sensor data and notifications. Apps: Add interactive features to your device, such as new outdoor and fitness activity types. Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your Computer 1 Connect the device to your computer using a USB cable. 2 Go to apps.garmin.com, and sign in. 3 Select a Connect IQ feature, and download it. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions. Profiles The Edge has several ways for you to customize the device, including profiles. Profiles are a collection of settings that optimize your device based on how you are using it. For example, you can create different settings and views for training and mountain biking. When you are using a profile and you change settings such as data fields or units of measurement, the changes are saved automatically as part of the profile. Activity Profiles: You can create activity profiles for each type of biking. For example, you can create a separate activity profile for training, for racing, and for mountain biking. The activity profile includes customized data pages, activity totals, alerts, training zones (such as heart rate and speed), training settings (such as Auto Pause® and Auto Lap®), and navigation settings. User Profile: You can update your gender, age, weight, and height settings. The device uses this information to calculate accurate ride data. Setting Up Your User Profile You can update your gender, age, weight, and height settings. The device uses this information to calculate accurate ride data. 1 Select Menu > My Stats > User Profile. 2 Select an option. About Training Settings The following options and settings allow you to customize your device based on your training needs. These settings are saved to an activity profile. For example, you can set time alerts for your racing profile and you can set an Auto Lap position trigger for your mountain biking profile. Updating Your Activity Profile You can customize ten activity profiles. You can customize your settings and data fields for a particular activity or trip. 1 Select Menu > Settings > Activity Profiles. 2 Select an option: • Select a profile. • Select Create New to add or copy a profile. 3 If necessary, edit the name and color for the profile. 4 Select an option: • Select Data Screens to customize the data screens and data fields (Adding a Data Screen, page 19). • Select Default Ride Type to set the type of ride that is typical for this activity profile, such as commuting. TIP: After a ride that is not typical, you can manually update the ride type. Accurate ride type data is important for creating bike friendly courses. • Select Segments to turn on your enabled segments (Enabling Segments, page 4). • Select ClimbPro to enable the ClimbPro feature (Using ClimbPro, page 11). • Select Alerts to customize your training alerts (Alerts, page 19). • Select Auto Features > Auto Lap to set how laps are triggered (Marking Laps by Position, page 19). • Select Auto Features > Auto Sleep to automatically enter sleep mode after five minutes of inactivity (Using Auto Sleep, page 20). • Select Auto Features > Auto Pause to change when the activity timer automatically pauses (Using Auto Pause, page 20). • Select Auto Features > Auto Scroll to customize the display of the training data screens when the activity timer is running (Using Auto Scroll, page 20). 18 Customizing Your Device