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Forerunner® 15 Quick Start 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 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 , distance , pace , calories burned , beats per À Á à minute , and heart rate zone are recorded while the timer is Ärunning. Å Select to turn the backlight on and off. À Hold to turn the device on and off. Select to start and stop the timer. Á Select to choose the highlighted menu item. Select to scroll through the data screens, options, and  settings. Select to scroll through activity tracking data. à 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 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. Turning On Activity Tracking The activity tracking feature records your daily step count, step goal, distance traveled, and calories burned for each recorded day. Your calories burned includes your base metabolism plus activity calories. Activity tracking can be enabled during the initial device setup, or at any time. Select > Settings > Activity Tracking > Turn On. Your step count does not appear until the device acquires satellite signals and sets the time automatically. The device may need a clear view of the sky to acquire satellite signals. April 2014 190-01727-01_0D Printed in Taiwan