Garmin Forerunner 945 Owners Manual - Page 11

Using the Golf Odometer You can use the odometer to record the time, distance, and steps traveled. The odometer automatically starts and stops when you start or end a round. 1 Select START > Odometer. 2 If necessary, select Reset to reset the odometer to zero. Tracking Statistics The Stat Tracking feature enables detailed statistics tracking while playing golf. 1 From the hole information screen, hold . 2 Select the activity settings. 3 Select Stat Tracking to enable tracking statistics. Playing Audio Prompts During Your Activity You can enable your Forerunner device to play motivational status announcements during a run or other activity. Audio prompts play on your connected headphones using Bluetooth® technology, if available. Otherwise, audio prompts play on your smartphone paired through the Garmin Connect app. During an audio prompt, the device or smartphone mutes the primary audio to play the announcement. NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities. 1 From the watch face, hold . 2 Select Settings > Audio Prompts. 3 Select an option: • To hear a prompt for each lap, select Lap Alert. NOTE: The Lap Alert audio prompt is enabled by default. • To customize prompts with your pace and speed data, select Pace/Speed Alert. • To customize prompts with your heart rate data, select Heart Rate Alert. • To customize prompts with power data, select Power Alert. • To hear prompts when you start and stop the timer, including the Auto Pause® feature, select Timer Events. • To hear activity alerts play as an audio prompt, select Activity Alerts. • To hear a sound play right before an audio alert or prompt, select Audio Tones. • To change the language or the dialect of the voice prompts, select Dialect. Training Workouts You can create custom workouts that include goals for each workout step and for varied distances, times, and calories. Your device includes several preloaded workouts for multiple activities. You can create and find more workouts using Garmin Connect or select a training plan that has built-in workouts, and transfer them to your device. You can schedule workouts using Garmin Connect. You can plan workouts in advance and store them on your device. Following a Workout From Garmin Connect Before you can download a workout from Garmin Connect, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 25). 1 Select an option: • Open the Garmin Connect app. • Go to connect.garmin.com. 2 Select Training > Workouts. 3 Find a workout, or create and save a new workout. 4 Select or Send to Device. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions. Starting a Workout Before you can start a workout, you must download a workout from your Garmin Connect account. 1 From the watch face, select START. 2 Select an activity. 3 Hold . 4 Select Training > My Workouts. 5 Select a workout. NOTE: Only workouts that are compatible with the selected activity appear in the list. 6 Select Do Workout. 7 Select START to start the timer. After you begin a workout, the device displays each step of the workout, step notes (optional), the target (optional), and the current workout data. Following a Pool Swim Workout Your device can guide you through multiple steps in a swim workout. Creating and sending a pool swim workout is similar to Workouts, page 5 and Following a Workout From Garmin Connect, page 5. 1 From the watch face, select START > Pool Swim > Options > Training. 2 Select an option: • Select My Workouts to do workouts downloaded from Garmin Connect. • Select Training Calendar to do or view your scheduled workouts. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions. About the Training Calendar The training calendar on your device is an extension of the training calendar or schedule you set up in Garmin Connect. After you have added a few workouts to the Garmin Connect calendar, you can send them to your device. All scheduled workouts sent to the device appear in the calendar widget. When you select a day in the calendar, you can view or do the workout. The scheduled workout stays on your device whether you complete it or skip it. When you send scheduled workouts from Garmin Connect, they overwrite the existing training calendar. Using Garmin Connect Training Plans Before you can download and use a training plan, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 25). You can browse your Garmin Connect account to find a training plan, schedule workouts, and send them to your device. 1 Connect the device to your computer. 2 From your Garmin Connect account, select and schedule a training plan. 3 Review the training plan in your calendar. 4 Select > Send Workouts to Device, and follow the on- screen instructions. Interval Workouts You can create interval workouts based on distance or time. The device saves your custom interval workout until you create another interval workout. You can use open intervals for track workouts and when you are running a known distance. Creating an Interval Workout 1 From the watch face, select START. Training 5