Garmin Edge Explore Owners Manual - Page 10

Incident Detection and Assistance Features Incident Detection CAUTION Incident detection is a supplemental feature primarily designed for road use. Incident detection should not be relied on as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance. The Garmin Connect Mobile app does not contact emergency services on your behalf. When an incident is detected by your Edge device with GPS enabled, the Garmin Connect Mobile app can send an automated text message and email with your name and GPS location to your emergency contacts. A message appears on your device and paired smartphone indicating your contacts will be informed after 30 seconds have elapsed. If assistance is not needed, you can cancel the automated emergency message. Before you can enable incident detection on your device, you must set up emergency contact information in the Garmin Connect Mobile app. Your paired smartphone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data is available. Your emergency contacts must be able to receive text messages (standard text messaging rates may apply). Assistance CAUTION Assistance is a supplemental feature and should not be relied on as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance. The Garmin Connect Mobile app does not contact emergency services on your behalf. When your Edge device with GPS enabled is connected to the Garmin Connect Mobile app, you can send an automated text message with your name and GPS location to your emergency contacts. Before you can enable the assistance feature on your device, you must set up emergency contact information in the Garmin Connect Mobile app. Your Bluetooth paired smartphone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data is available. Your emergency contacts must be able to receive text messages (standard text messaging rates may apply). A message appears on your device indicating your contacts will be informed after a countdown has elapsed. If assistance is not needed, you can cancel the message. Setting Up the Incident Detection and Assistance Features 1 From the app store on your smartphone, install and open the Garmin Connect Mobile app. 2 Pair your smartphone with your device (Pairing Your Smartphone, page 1). 3 From the app settings in the Garmin Connect Mobile app, select Emergency Contacts, and enter your rider information and your emergency contacts. Your selected contacts receive a message identifying them as emergency contacts. NOTE: When you enter emergency contacts, incident detection is automatically enabled on your device. 4 Enable GPS on your Edge device (Enabling or Disabling GPS, page 10). Viewing Your Emergency Contacts Before you can view your emergency contacts on your device, you must set up your rider information and emergency contacts in the Garmin Connect Mobile app. Select > Connected Features > Contacts. Your emergency contacts' names and phone numbers appear. Requesting Assistance Before you can request assistance, you must enable GPS on your Edge device. 1 Hold for four seconds to activate the assistance feature. The device beeps, and sends the message after the fivesecond countdown is complete. 2 If necessary, select Send to send the message immediately. Turning Incident Detection On and Off Select > Connected Features > Incident Detection. Cancelling an Automated Message When an incident is detected by your device, you can cancel the automated emergency message on your device or your paired smartphone before it is sent to your emergency contacts. Select Cancel > before the end of the 30-second countdown. Sending a Status Update After an Incident Before you can send a status update to your emergency contacts, your device must detect an incident and send an automated emergency message to your emergency contacts. You can send a status update to your emergency contacts informing them you are not in need of assistance. 1 Swipe down from the top of the screen, and swipe left or right to view the controls widget. 2 Select Incident Detected > I'm Okay. A message is sent to all emergency contacts. Wireless Sensors Your device can be used with wireless ANT+® or Bluetooth sensors. For more information about compatibility and purchasing optional sensors, go to buy.garmin.com. Pairing Your Wireless Sensors Before you can pair, you must put on the heart rate monitor or install the sensor. Pairing is the connecting of ANT+ or Bluetooth wireless sensors, for example, connecting a heart rate monitor with your Garmin® device. 1 Bring the device within 3 m (10 ft.) of the sensor. NOTE: Stay 10 m (33 ft.) away from other riders' sensors while pairing. 2 Select > Sensors > Add Sensor. 3 Select an option: • Select a sensor type. • Select Search All to search for all nearby sensors. A list of available sensors appears. 4 Select one or more sensors to pair with your device. 5 Select Add. When the sensor is paired with your device, the sensor status is Connected. You can customize a data field to display sensor data. Setting Your Heart Rate Zones The device uses your user profile information from the initial setup to determine your heart rate zones. You can manually adjust the heart rate zones according to your fitness goals (Fitness Goals, page 7). For the most accurate calorie data during your activity, you should set your maximum heart rate, resting heart rate, and heart rate zones. 6 Wireless Sensors