Garmin Edge Explore Owners Manual - Page 12

Data Management, Connect IQ Downloadable Features, Setting Up Your User Profile, Updating Your Ride

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Sending Your Ride to Garmin Connect • Sync your Edge device with the Garmin Connect Mobile app on your smartphone. • Use the USB cable that came with your Edge device to send ride data to your Garmin Connect account on your computer. Data Management NOTE: The device is not compatible with Windows® 95, 98, Me, Windows NT®, and Mac® OS 10.3 and earlier. Connecting the Device to Your Computer NOTICE To prevent corrosion, thoroughly dry the USB port, the weather cap, and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a computer. 1 Pull up the weather cap from the USB port. 2 Plug the small end of the USB cable into the USB port. 3 Plug the large end of the USB cable into a computer USB port. Your device appears as a removable drive in My Computer on Windows computers and as a mounted volume on Mac computers. Transferring Files to Your Device 1 Connect the device to your computer. On Windows computers, the device appears as a removable drive or a portable device. On Mac computers, the device appears as a mounted volume. NOTE: Some computers with multiple network drives may not display device drives properly. See your operating system documentation to learn how to map the drive. 2 On your computer, open the file browser. 3 Select a file. 4 Select Edit > Copy. 5 Open the portable device, drive, or volume for the device. 6 Browse to a folder. 7 Select Edit > Paste. The file appears in the list of files in the device memory. Deleting Files NOTICE If you do not know the purpose of a file, do not delete it. Your device memory contains important system files that should not be deleted. 1 Open the Garmin drive or volume. 2 If necessary, open a folder or volume. 3 Select a file. 4 Press the Delete key on your keyboard. NOTE: If you are using an Apple® computer, you must empty the Trash folder to completely remove the files. Disconnecting the USB Cable If your device is connected to your computer as a removable drive or volume, you must safely disconnect your device from your computer to avoid data loss. If your device is connected to your Windows computer as a portable device, it is not necessary to safely disconnect the device. 1 Complete an action: • For Windows computers, select the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray, and select your device. • For Apple computers, select the device, and select File > Eject. 2 Disconnect the cable from your computer. Customizing Your Device Connect IQ Downloadable Features You can add Connect IQ features to your device from Garmin and other providers using the Connect IQ Mobile app. Data Fields: Allow you to download new data fields that present sensor, activity, and history data in new ways. You can add Connect IQ data fields to built-in features and pages. Widgets: Provide information at a glance, including sensor data and notifications. Apps: Add interactive features to your device, such as new outdoor and fitness activity types. Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your Computer 1 Connect the device to your computer using a USB cable. 2 Go to apps.garmin.com, and sign in. 3 Select a Connect IQ feature, and download it. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions. Setting Up Your User Profile You can update your gender, age, weight, and height settings. The device uses this information to calculate accurate ride data. 1 Select > My Stats > User Profile. 2 Select an option. Updating Your Ride Settings 1 Select > Ride Settings. 2 Select an option: • Select Data Screens to customize the data screens and data fields (Editing a Data Screen, page 9). • Select Alerts to customize your training alerts (Alerts, page 9). • Select Auto Features > Auto Lap to set how laps are triggered (Marking Laps by Position, page 9). • Select Auto Features > Auto Sleep to automatically enter sleep mode after five minutes of inactivity (Using Auto Sleep, page 9). • Select Auto Features > Auto Pause to change when the timer automatically pauses (Using Auto Pause, page 9). • Select Auto Features > Auto Scroll to customize the display of the training data pages when the timer is running (Using Auto Scroll, page 10). • Select Timer Start Mode to customize how the device detects the start of a ride and automatically starts the timer (Starting the Timer Automatically, page 10). • Select Navigation Prompts to show turn-by-turn navigation prompts as text or on the map. • Select Map to customize the map settings (Map Settings, page 4). • Select Routing to customize your route settings (Route Settings, page 5). All changes are saved to the ride settings. Adding a Data Screen 1 Select > Ride Settings. 2 Select Data Screens > Add New > Data Screen. 3 Select a category, and select one or more data fields. 4 Select . 8 Customizing Your Device

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Sending Your Ride to Garmin Connect
•
Sync your Edge device with the Garmin Connect Mobile app
on your smartphone.
•
Use the USB cable that came with your Edge device to send
ride data to your Garmin Connect account on your computer.
Data Management
NOTE:
The device is not compatible with Windows
®
95, 98, Me,
Windows NT
®
, and Mac
®
OS 10.3 and earlier.
Connecting the Device to Your Computer
NOTICE
To prevent corrosion, thoroughly dry the USB port, the weather
cap, and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to
a computer.
1
Pull up the weather cap from the USB port.
2
Plug the small end of the USB cable into the USB port.
3
Plug the large end of the USB cable into a computer USB
port.
Your device appears as a removable drive in My Computer
on Windows computers and as a mounted volume on Mac
computers.
Transferring Files to Your Device
1
Connect the device to your computer.
On Windows computers, the device appears as a removable
drive or a portable device. On Mac computers, the device
appears as a mounted volume.
NOTE:
Some computers with multiple network drives may not
display device drives properly. See your operating system
documentation to learn how to map the drive.
2
On your computer, open the file browser.
3
Select a file.
4
Select
Edit
>
Copy
.
5
Open the portable device, drive, or volume for the device.
6
Browse to a folder.
7
Select
Edit
>
Paste
.
The file appears in the list of files in the device memory.
Deleting Files
NOTICE
If you do not know the purpose of a file, do not delete it. Your
device memory contains important system files that should not
be deleted.
1
Open the
Garmin
drive or volume.
2
If necessary, open a folder or volume.
3
Select a file.
4
Press the
Delete
key on your keyboard.
NOTE:
If you are using an Apple
®
computer, you must empty
the Trash folder to completely remove the files.
Disconnecting the USB Cable
If your device is connected to your computer as a removable
drive or volume, you must safely disconnect your device from
your computer to avoid data loss. If your device is connected to
your Windows computer as a portable device, it is not necessary
to safely disconnect the device.
1
Complete an action:
•
For Windows computers, select the
Safely Remove
Hardware
icon in the system tray, and select your device.
•
For Apple computers, select the device, and select
File
>
Eject
.
2
Disconnect the cable from your computer.
Customizing Your Device
Connect IQ Downloadable Features
You can add Connect IQ features to your device from Garmin
and other providers using the Connect IQ Mobile app.
Data Fields
: Allow you to download new data fields that present
sensor, activity, and history data in new ways. You can add
Connect IQ data fields to built-in features and pages.
Widgets
: Provide information at a glance, including sensor data
and notifications.
Apps
: Add interactive features to your device, such as new
outdoor and fitness activity types.
Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your
Computer
1
Connect the device to your computer using a USB cable.
2
Go to
apps.garmin.com
, and sign in.
3
Select a Connect IQ feature, and download it.
4
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Setting Up Your User Profile
You can update your gender, age, weight, and height settings.
The device uses this information to calculate accurate ride data.
1
Select
>
My Stats
>
User Profile
.
2
Select an option.
Updating Your Ride Settings
1
Select
>
Ride Settings
.
2
Select an option:
•
Select
Data Screens
to customize the data screens and
data fields (
Editing a Data Screen
, page 9
).
•
Select
Alerts
to customize your training alerts (
Alerts
,
page 9
).
•
Select
Auto Features
>
Auto Lap
to set how laps are
triggered (
Marking Laps by Position
, page 9
).
•
Select
Auto Features
>
Auto Sleep
to automatically enter
sleep mode after five minutes of inactivity (
Using Auto
Sleep
, page 9
).
•
Select
Auto Features
>
Auto Pause
to change when the
timer automatically pauses (
Using Auto Pause
, page 9
).
•
Select
Auto Features
>
Auto Scroll
to customize the
display of the training data pages when the timer is
running (
Using Auto Scroll
, page 10
).
•
Select
Timer Start Mode
to customize how the device
detects the start of a ride and automatically starts the
timer (
Starting the Timer Automatically
, page 10
).
•
Select
Navigation Prompts
to show turn-by-turn
navigation prompts as text or on the map.
•
Select
Map
to customize the map settings (
Map Settings
,
page 4
).
•
Select
Routing
to customize your route settings (
Route
Settings
, page 5
).
All changes are saved to the ride settings.
Adding a Data Screen
1
Select
>
Ride Settings
.
2
Select
Data Screens
>
Add New
>
Data Screen
.
3
Select a category, and select one or more data fields.
4
Select
.
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Customizing Your Device