Garmin Forerunner 15 Owner's Manual

Garmin Forerunner 15 Manual

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  • Garmin Forerunner 15 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
    features. 1 Charge the device (Charging the Device). 2 Turn on activity tracking (Turning On Activity Tracking). 3 Put on the optional heart rate monitor (Putting On the Heart Rate Monitor). 4 Go for a run (Going For a Run). 5 Upload your run to the Garmin Connect™ site (Using Garmin Connect
  • Garmin Forerunner 15 | Owner's Manual - Page 2
    heart rate monitor, a message appears and displays solid. Setting Your Maximum Heart Rate The device uses your user profile information from the initial setup to estimate your maximum heart rate and determine your default heart rate zones. For the most accurate calorie data during your activity
  • Garmin Forerunner 15 | Owner's Manual - Page 3
    send data (like the heart rate monitor). After 30 minutes of inactivity, the foot pod powers off to conserve the battery. When the battery is low, a message appears on your device. Approximately five hours of battery life remain. Going for a Run Using a Foot Pod You can run indoors using a foot
  • Garmin Forerunner 15 | Owner's Manual - Page 4
    to view the date, time, distance, pace, calories burned, and lap data for your saved running sessions. NOTE: You can also view your average heart rate and heart rate zone for saved running sessions using an optional heart rate monitor. • Select Records to view your personal record time, distance
  • Garmin Forerunner 15 | Owner's Manual - Page 5
    to a depth of 50 meters. Heart Rate Monitor Specifications Battery type Battery life Operating temperature range User-replaceable CR2032, 3 volts Approximately 3 years (1 hour per day) From -10° to 50°C (from 14° to 122°F) Radio frequency/ protocol Water rating 2. 4 GHz ANT + wireless
  • Garmin Forerunner 15 | Owner's Manual - Page 6
    into place (the arrow points to CLOSE). After you replace the heart rate monitor battery, you may need to pair the heart rate monitor with the device again. Troubleshooting My daily step count does not appear The daily step count is reset every night at midnight. If dashes appear instead of your
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    Forerunner®, and the Garmin logo are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, registered in the USA and other countries. ANT+™, Garmin Connect™, Garmin Express™, and Virtual Pacer™ are trademarks of Garmin products and apps. © 2014 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries www.garmin.com/support
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Forerunner
®
15 Owner's Manual
WARNING
See the
Important Safety and Product Information
guide in the
product box for product warnings and other important
information.
Always consult your physician before you begin or modify any
exercise program.
Getting Started
When using your device for the first time, you should complete
these tasks to set up the device and learn about the basic
features.
1
Charge the device (
Charging the Device
).
2
Turn on activity tracking (
Turning On Activity Tracking
).
3
Put on the optional heart rate monitor (
Putting On the Heart
Rate Monitor
).
4
Go for a run (
Going For a Run
).
5
Upload your run to the Garmin Connect™ site (
Using Garmin
Connect
).
6
Get more information (
Getting More Information
).
Keys
À
Select to turn the backlight on and off.
Hold to turn the device on and off.
Á
Select to start and stop the timer.
Select to choose the highlighted menu item.
Â
Select to scroll through the data screens, options, and
settings.
Ã
Select to scroll through activity tracking data.
Select to mark a new lap.
Select to return to the previous screen.
Status Icons
A flashing icon means the device is searching for a signal. A
solid icon means the signal was found or the sensor is
connected.
GPS status
Heart rate status
Foot pod status
Going For a Run
The device comes partially charged. You may need to charge
the device (
Charging the Device
) before going for a run.
1
Put on the optional heart rate monitor (
Putting On the Heart
Rate Monitor
).
2
Hold
to turn on the device.
3
Select
.
4
Go outside, and wait while the device locates satellites.
It may take a few minutes to locate satellite signals. When
satellites are located,
displays solid.
5
When using a heart rate monitor, wait while the device
connects to the sensor.
When the device detects the heart rate monitor, a message
appears and
displays solid.
6
Select
Start
to start the timer.
7
Go for a run.
Time
À
, distance
Á
, pace
Â
, calories burned
Ã
, beats per
minute
Ä
, and heart rate zone
Å
are recorded while the
timer is running.
8
After you complete your run, select
to stop the timer.
9
Select an option:
•
Select
Resume
to restart the timer.
NOTE:
After a few seconds, a summary appears.
•
Select
Save
to save the run and reset the timer. A
summary appears.
NOTE:
You can now upload your run to Garmin Connect
(
Using Garmin Connect
).
•
Select
Discard
to delete the run.
Garmin Connect
You can connect with your friends on Garmin Connect. Garmin
Connect gives you the tools to track, analyze, share, and
encourage each other. Record the events of your active lifestyle
including runs, walks, rides, swims, hikes, triathlons, and more.
To sign up for a free account, go to
www.garminconnect.com
/start
.
Store your activities
: After you complete and save an activity
with your device, you can upload that activity to Garmin
Connect and keep it as long as you want.
Analyze your data
: You can view more detailed information
about your activity, including time, distance, heart rate,
April 2014
190-01727-00_0A
Printed in Taiwan