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Setting Smart Eat and Drink Alerts, Auto Lap, Marking Laps by Position

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Setting Smart Eat and Drink Alerts A smart alert notifies you to eat or drink at strategic intervals based on current ride conditions. Smart alert estimates for a ride are based on the temperature, elevation gain, speed, duration, and heart rate and power data (if applicable). 1 Select > Activity Profiles. 2 Select a profile. 3 Select Alerts and Prompts. 4 Select Eat Alert or Drink Alert. 5 Turn on the alert. 6 Select Type > Smart. Each time you reach the estimated smart alert value, a message appears. The device also beeps if audible tones are turned on (Turning the Device Tones On and Off, page 60). Auto Lap Marking Laps by Position You can use the Auto Lap feature to mark the lap at a specific position automatically. This feature is helpful for comparing your performance over different parts of a ride (for example, a long climb or training sprints). During courses, you can use the By Position option to trigger laps at all of the lap positions saved in the course. 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 Position. 6 Select Lap At. 7 Select an option: • Select Lap Press Only to trigger the lap counter each time you press those locations again. and each time you pass any of • Select Start and Lap to trigger the lap counter at the GPS location where you press during the ride where you press . and at any location • Select Mark and Lap to trigger the lap counter at a specific GPS location marked before the ride and at any location during the ride where you press . 8 If necessary, customize the lap data fields (Adding a Data Screen, page 54). Marking Laps by Distance You can use the Auto Lap feature to mark the lap at a specific distance automatically. This feature is helpful for comparing your performance over different parts of a ride (for example, every 10 miles or 40 kilometers). 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 Distance. 6 Select Lap At. 7 Enter a value. 8 Select . 9 If necessary, customize the lap data fields (Adding a Data Screen, page 54). 56 Customizing Your Device

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Setting Smart Eat and Drink Alerts
A smart alert notifies you to eat or drink at strategic intervals based on current ride conditions. Smart alert
estimates for a ride are based on the temperature, elevation gain, speed, duration, and heart rate and power
data (if applicable).
1
Select
>
Activity Profiles
.
2
Select a profile.
3
Select
Alerts and Prompts
.
4
Select
Eat Alert
or
Drink Alert
.
5
Turn on the alert.
6
Select
Type
>
Smart
.
Each time you reach the estimated smart alert value, a message appears. The device also beeps if audible tones
are turned on (
Turning the Device Tones On and Off
, page 60
).
Auto Lap
Marking Laps by Position
You can use the Auto Lap feature to mark the lap at a specific position automatically. This feature is helpful for
comparing your performance over different parts of a ride (for example, a long climb or training sprints). During
courses, you can use the By Position option to trigger laps at all of the lap positions saved in the course.
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 Position
.
6
Select
Lap At
.
7
Select an option:
•
Select
Lap Press Only
to trigger the lap counter each time you press
and each time you pass any of
those locations again.
•
Select
Start and Lap
to trigger the lap counter at the GPS location where you press
and at any location
during the ride where you press
.
•
Select
Mark and Lap
to trigger the lap counter at a specific GPS location marked before the ride and at
any location during the ride where you press
.
8
If necessary, customize the lap data fields (
Adding a Data Screen
, page 54
).
Marking Laps by Distance
You can use the Auto Lap feature to mark the lap at a specific distance automatically. This feature is helpful for
comparing your performance over different parts of a ride (for example, every 10 miles or 40 kilometers).
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 Distance
.
6
Select
Lap At
.
7
Enter a value.
8
Select
.
9
If necessary, customize the lap data fields (
Adding a Data Screen
, page 54
).
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Customizing Your Device