Garmin Edge 840/540 Owners Manual - Page 61

Marking Laps by Time, Customizing the Lap Banner, Using Auto Sleep, Using Auto Pause

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Marking Laps by Time You can use the Auto Lap feature to mark the lap at a specific time automatically. This feature is helpful for comparing your performance over different parts of a ride (for example, every 20 minutes). 1 Select > Activity Profiles. 2 Select a profile. 3 Select Alerts and Prompts > Lap. 4 Turn on the Auto Lap alert. 5 Select Auto Lap Trigger > By Time. 6 Select Lap At. 7 Select the hours, minutes, or seconds value. 8 Select or to enter a value. 9 Select . 10 If necessary, customize the lap data fields (Adding a Data Screen, page 52). Customizing the Lap Banner You can customize the data fields that appear in the lap banner. 1 Select > Activity Profiles. 2 Select a profile. 3 Select Alerts and Prompts > Lap. 4 Turn on the Auto Lap alert. 5 Select Custom Lap Banner. 6 Select a data field to change it. Using Auto Sleep You can use the Auto Sleep feature to automatically enter sleep mode after 5 minutes of inactivity. During sleep mode, the screen is turned off and sensors, Bluetooth technology, and GPS are disabled. Wi‑Fi continues to run while the device is asleep. 1 Select > Activity Profiles. 2 Select a profile. 3 Select Auto Sleep. Using Auto Pause You can use the Auto Pause feature to pause the timer automatically when you stop moving or when your speed drops below a specified value. This feature is helpful if your ride includes stop lights or other places where you need to slow down or stop. NOTE: History is not recorded while the activity timer is stopped or paused. 1 Select > Activity Profiles. 2 Select a profile. 3 Select Timer > Auto Pause. 4 Select an option: • Select When Stopped to pause the timer automatically when you stop moving. • Select Custom to pause the timer automatically when your speed drops below a specified value. 5 If necessary, customize optional time data fields (Adding a Data Screen, page 52). Customizing Your Device 55

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Marking Laps by Time
You can use the Auto Lap feature to mark the lap at a specific time automatically. This feature is helpful for
comparing your performance over different parts of a ride (for example, every 20 minutes).
1
Select
>
Activity Profiles
.
2
Select a profile.
3
Select
Alerts and Prompts
>
Lap
.
4
Turn on the
Auto Lap
alert.
5
Select
Auto Lap Trigger
>
By Time
.
6
Select
Lap At
.
7
Select the hours, minutes, or seconds value.
8
Select
or
to enter a value.
9
Select
.
10
If necessary, customize the lap data fields (
Adding a Data Screen
, page 52
).
Customizing the Lap Banner
You can customize the data fields that appear in the lap banner.
1
Select
>
Activity Profiles
.
2
Select a profile.
3
Select
Alerts and Prompts
>
Lap
.
4
Turn on the
Auto Lap
alert.
5
Select
Custom Lap Banner
.
6
Select a data field to change it.
Using Auto Sleep
You can use the Auto Sleep feature to automatically enter sleep mode after 5 minutes of inactivity. During sleep
mode, the screen is turned off and sensors, Bluetooth technology, and GPS are disabled.
Wi‑Fi continues to run while the device is asleep.
1
Select
>
Activity Profiles
.
2
Select a profile.
3
Select
Auto Sleep
.
Using Auto Pause
You can use the Auto Pause feature to pause the timer automatically when you stop moving or when your speed
drops below a specified value. This feature is helpful if your ride includes stop lights or other places where you
need to slow down or stop.
NOTE:
History is not recorded while the activity timer is stopped or paused.
1
Select
>
Activity Profiles
.
2
Select a profile.
3
Select
Timer
>
Auto Pause
.
4
Select an option:
•
Select
When Stopped
to pause the timer automatically when you stop moving.
•
Select
Custom
to pause the timer automatically when your speed drops below a specified value.
5
If necessary, customize optional time data fields (
Adding a Data Screen
, page 52
).
Customizing Your Device
55