Garmin Forerunner 255 Owners Manual - Page 11

Starting an Activity, Tips for Recording Activities

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Starting an Activity When you start an activity, GPS turns on automatically (if required). 1 Press START. 2 Select an option: • Select an activity from your favorites. • Select , and select an activity from the extended activity list. 3 If the activity requires GPS signals, go outside to an area with a clear view of the sky, and wait until the watch is ready. The watch is ready after it establishes your heart rate, acquires GPS signals (if required), and connects to your wireless sensors (if required). 4 Press START to start the activity timer. The watch records activity data only while the activity timer is running. Tips for Recording Activities • Charge the watch before starting an activity (Charging the Watch, page 89). • Press BACK to record laps, start a new set or pose, or advance to the next workout step. • Press UP or DOWN to view additional data screens. • During an activity, hold UP, and select Change Sport to transition to a different activity type. When your activity includes two or more sports, it is recorded as a multisport activity. Stopping an Activity 1 Press STOP. 2 Select an option: • To resume your activity, select Resume. • To save the activity and view the details, select Save, press START, and select an option. NOTE: After you save the activity, you can enter self-evaluation data (Evaluating an Activity, page 4). • To suspend your activity and resume it at a later time, select Resume Later. • To mark a lap, select Lap. • To navigate back to the starting point of your activity along the path you traveled, select Back to Start > TracBack. NOTE: This feature is available only for activities that use GPS. • To navigate back to the starting point of your activity by the most direct path, select Back to Start > Straight Line. NOTE: This feature is available only for activities that use GPS. • To measure the difference between your heart rate at the end of the activity and your heart rate two minutes later, select Recovery Heart Rate, and wait while the timer counts down. • To discard the activity, select Discard. NOTE: After stopping the activity, the watch saves it automatically after 30 minutes. Activities and Apps 3

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Starting an Activity
When you start an activity, GPS turns on automatically (if required).
1
Press
START
.
2
Select an option:
•
Select an activity from your favorites.
•
Select
, and select an activity from the extended activity list.
3
If the activity requires GPS signals, go outside to an area with a clear view of the sky, and wait until the watch
is ready.
The watch is ready after it establishes your heart rate, acquires GPS signals (if required), and connects to
your wireless sensors (if required).
4
Press
START
to start the activity timer.
The watch records activity data only while the activity timer is running.
Tips for Recording Activities
•
Charge the watch before starting an activity (
Charging the Watch
, page 89
).
•
Press
BACK
to record laps, start a new set or pose, or advance to the next workout step.
•
Press
UP
or
DOWN
to view additional data screens.
•
During an activity, hold
UP
, and select
Change Sport
to transition to a different activity type.
When your activity includes two or more sports, it is recorded as a multisport activity.
Stopping an Activity
1
Press
STOP
.
2
Select an option:
•
To resume your activity, select
Resume
.
•
To save the activity and view the details, select
Save
, press
START
, and select an option.
NOTE:
After you save the activity, you can enter self-evaluation data (
Evaluating an Activity
, page 4
).
•
To suspend your activity and resume it at a later time, select
Resume Later
.
•
To mark a lap, select
Lap
.
•
To navigate back to the starting point of your activity along the path you traveled, select
Back to Start
>
TracBack
.
NOTE:
This feature is available only for activities that use GPS.
•
To navigate back to the starting point of your activity by the most direct path, select
Back to Start
>
Straight Line
.
NOTE:
This feature is available only for activities that use GPS.
•
To measure the difference between your heart rate at the end of the activity and your heart rate two
minutes later, select
Recovery Heart Rate
, and wait while the timer counts down.
•
To discard the activity, select
Discard
.
NOTE:
After stopping the activity, the watch saves it automatically after 30 minutes.
Activities and Apps
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