Garmin Approach S70 - 42 mm Owners Manual - Page 39

Calibrating the Treadmill Distance, Going for a Pool Swim, Swim Terminology, Outdoor Activities

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Calibrating the Treadmill Distance To record more accurate distances for your treadmill activities, you can calibrate the treadmill distance after you travel at least 1.5 km (1 mi.) on a treadmill. If you use different treadmills, you can manually calibrate the treadmill distance on each treadmill or after each activity. 1 Start a treadmill activity (Starting an Activity, page 32). 2 Travel on the treadmill until your Approach S70 device records at least 1.5 km (1 mi.). 3 After you complete your activity, press the action button, and select Done. 4 Check the treadmill display for the distance traveled. 5 Select an option: • To calibrate the first time, select Save, and enter the treadmill distance on your device. • To manually calibrate after the first-time calibration, select distance on your device. > Calibrate, and enter the treadmill Going for a Pool Swim 1 Press the action button. 2 Select > Pool Swim. 3 Select an option: • To set the pool size for your first activity, select the size. • To change the pool size, select > Pool Swim Settings > Pool Size , and select the size. 4 Press the action button to start the activity timer. 5 Start your activity. The device automatically records swim intervals and lengths. 6 Press when you rest. The rest screen appears. 7 Press to restart the interval timer. 8 After you complete your activity, press the action button to stop the activity timer. 9 Select Save to save your activity. Swim Terminology Length: One trip down the pool. Interval: One or more consecutive lengths. A new interval starts after a rest. Stroke: A stroke is counted every time your arm wearing the device completes a full cycle. Swolf: Your swolf score is the sum of the time for one pool length and the number of strokes for that length. For example, 30 seconds plus 15 strokes equals a swolf score of 45. Swolf is a measurement of swimming efficiency and, like golf, a lower score is better. Outdoor Activities The Approach watch comes preloaded with apps for outdoor activities, such as running and biking. GPS is turned on for outdoor activities. You can add apps using default activities, such as cardio or rowing. Viewing Your Ski Runs Your watch records the details of each downhill skiing or snowboarding run using the auto run feature. This feature is turned on by default for downhill skiing and snowboarding. It automatically records new ski runs based on your movement. The timer pauses when you stop moving downhill and when you are on a chairlift. The timer remains paused during the chairlift ride. You can start moving downhill to restart the timer. You can view run details from the paused screen or while the timer is running. 1 Start a skiing or snowboarding activity. 2 Swipe up or down to view details of your last run, your current run, and your total runs. The run screens include time, distance traveled, maximum speed, average speed, and total descent. Activities and Apps 33

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Calibrating the Treadmill Distance
To record more accurate distances for your treadmill activities, you can calibrate the treadmill distance after
you travel at least 1.5 km (1 mi.) on a treadmill. If you use different treadmills, you can manually calibrate the
treadmill distance on each treadmill or after each activity.
1
Start a treadmill activity (
Starting an Activity
, page 32
).
2
Travel on the treadmill until your Approach S70 device records at least 1.5 km (1 mi.).
3
After you complete your activity, press the action button, and select
Done
.
4
Check the treadmill display for the distance traveled.
5
Select an option:
To calibrate the first time, select
Save
, and enter the treadmill distance on your device.
To manually calibrate after the first-time calibration, select
>
Calibrate
, and enter the treadmill
distance on your device.
Going for a Pool Swim
1
Press the action button.
2
Select
>
Pool Swim
.
3
Select an option:
To set the pool size for your first activity, select the size.
To change the pool size, select
>
Pool Swim Settings
>
Pool Size
, and select the size.
4
Press the action button to start the activity timer.
5
Start your activity.
The device automatically records swim intervals and lengths.
6
Press
when you rest.
The rest screen appears.
7
Press
to restart the interval timer.
8
After you complete your activity, press the action button to stop the activity timer.
9
Select
Save
to save your activity.
Swim Terminology
Length
: One trip down the pool.
Interval
: One or more consecutive lengths. A new interval starts after a rest.
Stroke
: A stroke is counted every time your arm wearing the device completes a full cycle.
Swolf
: Your swolf score is the sum of the time for one pool length and the number of strokes for that length.
For example, 30 seconds plus 15 strokes equals a swolf score of 45. Swolf is a measurement of swimming
efficiency and, like golf, a lower score is better.
Outdoor Activities
The Approach watch comes preloaded with apps for outdoor activities, such as running and biking. GPS is
turned on for outdoor activities. You can add apps using default activities, such as cardio or rowing.
Viewing Your Ski Runs
Your watch records the details of each downhill skiing or snowboarding run using the auto run feature. This
feature is turned on by default for downhill skiing and snowboarding. It automatically records new ski runs
based on your movement. The timer pauses when you stop moving downhill and when you are on a chairlift.
The timer remains paused during the chairlift ride. You can start moving downhill to restart the timer. You can
view run details from the paused screen or while the timer is running.
1
Start a skiing or snowboarding activity.
2
Swipe up or down to view details of your last run, your current run, and your total runs.
The run screens include time, distance traveled, maximum speed, average speed, and total descent.
Activities and Apps
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