Garmin Forerunner 301 Owner's Manual - Page 11

Set Your Time Zone and User Profile, To set your time zone, To set your user profile - heart rate

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Set Your Time Zone and User Profile The Forerunner receives accurate time information from GPS satellites; however, you must enter your time zone to display the correct local time. The Forerunner 301 also uses information that you enter about yourself to calculate calorie consumption. Set your time zone and user profile before you begin workouts to ensure the Forerunner is recording accurate workout data. To set your time zone: 1. Press mode to access Menu mode. Then press to highlight Settings and press enter. 2. Highlight General and press enter. 3. Highlight Set Time and press enter. 4. Highlight the Time Zone field and press enter. Select the correct time zone from the menu and press enter. If your time zone does not appear in the menu, select Other and then enter the appropriate UTC offset (Universal Time). 5. Press mode repeatedly to exit. Forerunner® 301 Owner's Manual GETTING STARTED > SET YOUR TIME ZONE AND USER PROFILE To set your user profile: 1. Follow steps 1 and 2 of the previous procedure. Then highlight Set User Profile and press enter. 2. Highlight the Gender field and press enter. Select your gender from the menu and press enter. 3. Continue to press the and arrows and enter to change the Date of Birth and Weight fields. When you are finished, press mode. 4. If you are setting your user profile for the first time, a Max HR message appears. Select Yes to adjust your maximum heart rate based on the date of birth you entered. Enter your gender, date of birth, and weight. 7

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Forerunner
®
301 Owner’s Manual
7
G
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Set Your Time Zone and User Profile
The Forerunner receives accurate time information from
GPS satellites; however, you must enter your time zone
to display the correct local time. The Forerunner 301 also
uses information that you enter about yourself to calculate
calorie consumption. Set your time zone and user profile
before you begin workouts to ensure the Forerunner is
recording accurate workout data.
To set your time zone:
1.
Press
mode
to access
Menu
mode. Then press
to highlight
Settings
and press
enter
.
2.
Highlight
General
and press
enter
.
3.
Highlight
Set Time
and press
enter
.
4.
Highlight the
Time Zone
field and press
enter
.
Select the correct time zone from the menu and
press
enter
. If your time zone does not appear in the
menu, select
Other
and then enter the appropriate
UTC offset (Universal Time).
5.
Press
mode
repeatedly to exit.
To set your user profile:
1.
Follow steps 1 and 2 of the previous procedure.
Then highlight
Set User Profile
and press
enter
.
2.
Highlight the
Gender
field and press
enter
. Select
your gender from the menu and press
enter
.
3.
Continue to press the
and
arrows
and
enter
to
change the
Date of Birth
and
Weight
fields. When
you are finished, press
mode
.
4.
If you are setting your user profile for the first time, a
Max HR message appears. Select
Yes
to adjust your
maximum heart rate based on the date of birth you
entered.
Enter your gender, date of birth, and weight.