Garmin Forerunner 245/245 Music Owners Manual - Page 3

Table of Contents Introduction 1 Device Overview 1 GPS Status and Status Icons 1 Setting Up Your Watch 1 Pairing Your Smartphone with Your Device 1 Tips for Existing Garmin Connect Users 1 Enabling Bluetooth Notifications 1 Viewing Notifications 1 Managing Notifications 2 Playing Audio Prompts on Your Smartphone During Your Activity 2 Turning Off the Bluetooth Smartphone Connection .......... 2 Turning On and Off Smartphone Connection Alerts ......... 2 Viewing the Controls Menu 2 Going for a Run 2 Activities and Apps 2 Starting an Activity 2 Tips for Recording Activities 3 Stopping an Activity 3 Adding an Activity 3 Creating a Custom Activity 3 Indoor Activities 3 Going for a Virtual Run 3 Calibrating the Treadmill Distance 3 Recording a Strength Training Activity 4 Tips for Recording Strength Training Activities 4 Outdoor Activities 4 Swimming 4 Going for a Pool Swim 4 Distance Recording 4 Swim Terminology 4 Stroke Types 4 Tips for Swimming Activities 4 Resting During Pool Swimming 4 Auto Rest 4 Training with the Drill Log 5 Playing Audio Prompts During Your Activity 5 Training 5 Workouts 5 Following a Workout From Garmin Connect 5 Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect 5 Sending a Custom Workout to Your Device 5 Starting a Workout 5 Following a Pool Swim Workout 5 About the Training Calendar 6 Using Garmin Connect Training Plans 6 Adaptive Training Plans 6 Starting Today's Workout 6 Interval Workouts 6 Creating an Interval Workout 6 Starting an Interval Workout 6 Stopping an Interval Workout 6 Setting a Training Target 6 Cancelling a Training Target 7 Using Virtual Partner 7 PacePro Training 7 Downloading a PacePro Plan from Garmin Connect 7 Starting a PacePro Plan 7 Stopping a PacePro Plan 7 Racing a Previous Activity 7 Personal Records 7 Viewing Your Personal Records 7 Restoring a Personal Record 7 Clearing a Personal Record 8 Clearing All Personal Records 8 Using the Metronome 8 Setting Up Your User Profile 8 Fitness Goals 8 About Heart Rate Zones 8 Setting Your Heart Rate Zones 8 Letting the Device Set Your Heart Rate Zones 8 Heart Rate Zone Calculations 9 Activity Tracking 9 Auto Goal 9 Using the Move Alert 9 Turning on the Move Alert 9 Sleep Tracking 9 Using Automated Sleep Tracking 9 Using Do Not Disturb Mode 9 Intensity Minutes 9 Earning Intensity Minutes 9 Garmin Move IQ™ Events 9 Activity Tracking Settings 9 Turning Off Activity Tracking 10 Smart Features 10 Bluetooth Connected Features 10 Updating the Software Using the Garmin Connect App ...... 10 Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect 10 Locating a Lost Mobile Device 10 Widgets 10 Viewing the Widgets 11 About My Day 11 Viewing the Weather Widget 11 Hydration Tracking 11 Menstrual Cycle Tracking 11 Connect IQ Features 11 Downloading Connect IQ Features 11 Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your Computer .. 11 Wi‑Fi Connected Features 11 Connecting to a Wi‑Fi Network 11 Safety and Tracking Features 12 Adding Emergency Contacts 12 Turning Incident Detection On and Off 12 Requesting Assistance 12 Heart Rate Features 12 Wrist-based Heart Rate 12 Wearing the Device 12 Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data 12 Heart Rate While Swimming 12 Broadcasting Heart Rate Data to Garmin Devices 12 Broadcasting Heart Rate Data During an Activity 13 Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert 13 Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart Rate Monitor 13 Running Dynamics 13 Viewing the Heart Rate Widget 13 Training with Running Dynamics 13 Color Gauges and Running Dynamics Data 14 Ground Contact Time Balance Data 14 Vertical Oscillation and Vertical Ratio Data 14 Tips for Missing Running Dynamics Data 14 Performance Measurements 14 Turning Off Performance Notifications 15 Detecting Your Heart Rate Automatically 15 Syncing Activities and Performance Measurements 15 Training Status 15 Tips for Getting Your Training Status 15 About VO2 Max. Estimates 16 Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Running 16 Table of Contents i