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© 2023 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Garmin. Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content of this manual without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements. Go to www.garmin.com for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use of this product. Garmin®, the Garmin logo, ANT+®, Auto Lap®, Auto Pause®, Edge®, Forerunner®, inReach®, and Virtual Partner® are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, registered in the USA and other countries. Connect IQ™, Firstbeat Analytics™, Garmin Connect™, Garmin Express™, Garmin Index™, HRM-Dual™, HRM-Run™, Rally™, Varia™, and Vector™ are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. These trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin. Android™ is a trademark of Google Inc. Apple® and Mac® are trademarks of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. The BLUETOOTH® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license. The Cooper Institute®, as well as any related trademarks, are the property of The Cooper Institute. Di2™ and Shimano STEPS™ are trademarks of Shimano, Inc. Shimano® is a registered trademark of Shimano, Inc. Training Stress Score™ (TSS), Intensity Factor™ (IF), and Normalized Power™ (NP) are trademarks of Peaksware, LLC. STRAVA and Strava™ are trademarks of Strava, Inc. Wi‑Fi® is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance Corporation. Windows® and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. This product is ANT+® certified. Visit www.thisisant.com/directory for a list of compatible products and apps. M/N: A04394

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Introduction	7
Device Overview	7
Viewing Widgets	8
Viewing Glances	8
Training	9
Going for a Ride	9
Evaluating an Activity	9
Unified Training Status	10
Training Plans	10
Using Garmin Connect Training Plans	10
Viewing the Training Calendar	10
Power Guide	11
Creating a Power Guide	11
Starting a Power Guide	11
Workouts	12
Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect	12
Following a Workout From Garmin Connect	12
Daily Suggested Workouts	12
Following a Daily Suggested Workout	12
Turning Daily Suggested Workout Prompts On and Off	12
Starting a Workout	13
Stopping a Workout	13
Deleting Workouts	13
Segments	13
Strava™‎ Segments	13
Using the Strava Segment Explore Widget	13
Following a Segment from Garmin Connect	14
Enabling Segments	14
Racing a Segment	14
Viewing Segment Details	15
Segment Options	15
Deleting a Segment	15
Training Indoors	15
Using an Indoor Trainer	15
Setting Resistance	16
Setting Target Power	16
Interval Workouts	16
Creating an Interval Workout	16
Starting an Interval Workout	16
Racing a Previous Activity	17
Training for a Race Event	17
Race Calendar and Primary Event	17
Setting a Training Target	18
My Stats	18
Performance Measurements	18
Training Status Levels	19
Tips for Getting Your Training Status	19
About VO2 Max.‍ Estimates	19
Getting Your VO2 Max.‍ Estimate	20
Tips for Cycling VO2 Max.‍ Estimates	21
Heat and Altitude Performance Acclimation	21
Acute Load	21
Viewing Your Acute Load	21
Training Load Focus	22
Viewing Cycling Ability	22
About Training Effect	23
Recovery Time	23
Viewing Your Recovery Time	24
Getting Your Exercise Load Estimate	24
Getting Your FTP Estimate	25
Conducting an FTP Test	25
Automatically Calculating FTP	26
Viewing Your Real-Time Stamina	27
Viewing Your Stress Score	28
Viewing Your Power Curve	28
Syncing Activities and Performance Measurements	28
Turning Off Performance Notifications	28
Pausing Your Training Status	28
Resuming Your Paused Training Status	29
Viewing Your Fitness Age	29
Viewing Intensity Minutes	29
Personal Records	29
Viewing Your Personal Records	29
Reverting a Personal Record	29
Deleting a Personal Record	29
Training Zones	30
Navigation	30
Locations	30
Marking Your Location	30
Saving Locations from the Map	30
Navigating to a Location	31
Navigating Back to Start	31
Stopping Navigation	31
Editing Locations	32
Deleting a Location	32
Courses	32
Creating a Course on Your Device	32
Creating a Course from a Recent Ride	32
Following a Course From Garmin Connect	33
Tips for Riding a Course	33
Viewing Course Details	33
Displaying a Course on the Map	34
Course Options	34
Rerouting a Course	34
Stopping a Course	34
Deleting a Course	34
Trailforks Routes	34
Using ClimbPro	35
Using the Climb Explore Widget	35
Climb Categories	36
Map Settings	36
Map Appearance Settings	36
Changing the Map Orientation	36
Map Themes	37
Route Settings	37
Selecting an Activity for Route Calculation	37
Connected Features	37
Pairing Your Phone	38
Bluetooth Connected Features	38
Safety and Tracking Features	39
Incident Detection	39
Assistance	39
Adding Emergency Contacts	40
Viewing Your Emergency Contacts	40
Requesting Assistance	40
Turning Incident Detection On and Off	40
Cancelling an Automated Message	40
Sending a Status Update After an Incident	40
Turning On LiveTrack	41
Starting a GroupTrack Session	41
Tips for GroupTrack Sessions	42
Live Event Sharing	42
Turning On Live Event Sharing	42
Spectator Messaging	42
Blocking Spectator Messages	42
Setting the Bike Alarm	42
Playing Audio Prompts on Your Phone	43
Listening to Music	43
Wi‑Fi Connectivity Features	43
Setting Up Wi‑Fi Connectivity	43
Wi‑Fi Settings	43
Wireless Sensors	44
Putting On the Heart Rate Monitor	45
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones	46
About Heart Rate Zones	46
Fitness Goals	46
Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data	46
Installing the Speed Sensor	47
Installing the Cadence Sensor	48
About the Speed and Cadence Sensors	48
Data Averaging for Cadence or Power	48
Pairing Your Wireless Sensors	49
Wireless Sensor Battery Life	49
Training with Power Meters	49
Setting Your Power Zones	49
Calibrating Your Power Meter	50
Pedal-Based Power	50
Cycling Dynamics	50
Using Cycling Dynamics	51
Power Phase Data	51
Platform Center Offset	51
Customizing Cycling Dynamics Features	51
Updating the Rally System Software Using the Edge Bike Computer	51
Situational Awareness	52
Using the Varia Camera Controls	52
Enabling the Green Threat Level Tone	52
Using Electronic Shifters	52
The Edge 540 Bike Computer and Your eBike	52
Viewing eBike Sensor Details	52
inReach Remote	53
Using the inReach Remote	53
History	53
Viewing Your Ride	53
Viewing Your Time in Each Training Zone	53
Deleting a Ride	53
Viewing Data Totals	54
Deleting Data Totals	54
Garmin Connect	54
Sending Your Ride to Garmin Connect	54
Data Recording	55
Data Management	55
Connecting the Device to Your Computer	55
Transferring Files to Your Device	55
Deleting Files	55
Disconnecting the USB Cable	56
Customizing Your Device	56
Connect IQ Downloadable Features	56
Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your Computer	56
Profiles	56
Setting Up Your User Profile	56
Gender Settings	57
Training Settings	57
Updating Your Activity Profile	57
Adding a Data Screen	58
Editing a Data Screen	58
Rearranging Data Screens	58
Alerts and Prompts Settings	59
Setting Range Alerts	59
Setting Recurring Alerts	59
Setting Smart Eat and Drink Alerts	60
Auto Lap	60
Marking Laps by Position	60
Marking Laps by Distance	60
Marking Laps by Time	61
Customizing the Lap Banner	61
Using Auto Sleep	61
Using Auto Pause	61
Using Auto Scroll	62
Starting the Timer Automatically	62
Changing the Satellite Setting	62
Phone Settings	62
System Settings	62
Display Settings	63
Using the Backlight	63
Customizing the Glances	63
Customizing the Widget Loop	63
Data Recording Settings	63
Changing the Units of Measure	63
Turning the Device Tones On and Off	64
Changing the Device Language	64
Time Zones	64
Setting Up Extended Display Mode	64
Exiting Extended Display Mode	64
Device Information	65
Charging the Device	65
About the Battery	65
Installing the Standard Mount	66
Installing the Out-Front Mount	67
Releasing the Edge	67
Installing the Mountain Bike Mount	68
Product Updates	69
Updating the Software Using the Garmin Connect App	69
Updating the Software Using Garmin Express	69
Specifications	70
Edge Specifications	70
HRM‍-Dual Specifications	70
Speed Sensor 2 and Cadence Sensor 2 Specifications	70
Viewing Device Information	70
Viewing Regulatory and Compliance Information	70
Device Care	71
Cleaning the Device	71
Caring for the Heart Rate Monitor	71
User Replaceable Batteries	71
Replacing the HRM‍-Dual Battery	72
Replacing the Speed Sensor Battery	73
Replacing the Cadence Sensor Battery	74
Replacing the Cadence Sensor Battery	75
Troubleshooting	75
Resetting the Device	75
Restoring the Default Settings	75
Clearing User Data and Settings	75
Maximizing Battery Life	76
Turning On Battery Saver Mode	76
My phone will not connect to the device	76
Tips for Using the Edge 540 Solar Bike Computer	77
Improving GPS Satellite Reception	77
My device is in the wrong language	77
Setting Your Elevation	77
Temperature Readings	77
Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter	78
Calibrating the Compass	78
Replacement O-rings	78
Getting More Information	78
Appendix	79
Data Fields	79
VO2 Max.‍ Standard Ratings	87
FTP Ratings	87
Heart Rate Zone Calculations	88

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or improve its products and to make changes in the content of this manual without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements. Go to

www.garmin.com

for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use of this product.

Garmin

, the Garmin logo, ANT+

, Auto Lap

, Auto Pause

, Edge

, Forerunner

, inReach

, and Virtual Partner

are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, registered in the USA

and other countries. Connect IQ

™

, Firstbeat Analytics

™

, Garmin Connect

™

, Garmin Express

™

, Garmin Index

™

, HRM-Dual

™

, HRM-Run

™

, Rally

™

, Varia

™

, and Vector

™

are trademarks of

Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. These trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin.

Android

™

is a trademark of Google Inc. Apple

and Mac

are trademarks of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. The BLUETOOTH

word mark and logos are

owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license. The Cooper Institute

, as well as any related trademarks, are the property of The Cooper

Institute. Di2

™

and Shimano STEPS

™

are trademarks of Shimano, Inc. Shimano

is a registered trademark of Shimano, Inc. Training Stress Score

™

(TSS), Intensity Factor

™

(IF), and

Normalized Power

™

(NP) are trademarks of Peaksware, LLC. STRAVA and Strava

™

are trademarks of Strava, Inc. Wi

‑

is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance Corporation.

Windows

and Windows NT

are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their

respective owners.

This product is ANT+

certified. Visit

www.thisisant.com/directory

for a list of compatible products and apps.

M/N: A04394