Garmin EDGE 500 Quick Start Manual - Third-Party Ant+ Sensors

Edge 500 Owner’s Manual

ANT+ Sensors

Third-Party ANT+ Sensors

For a list of third-party ANT+ sensors 

that are compatible with the Edge, go 

to 

www.garmin.com/intosports

. 

Calibrating Your Power Meter

For calibration instructions specific 

to your power meter, refer to the 

manufacturer’s instructions. 

Before you can calibrate your power 

meter, it must be properly installed and 

actively recording data.

1.  Press and hold 

MENU

. 

2.  Select 

Settings

 > 

Bike Settings

> 

[Bike 1]

 > 

ANT+ Power

 > 

Calibrate

. 

3.  Keep your power meter active by 

pedaling until the message appears.

Viewing Your Power Zones

You can set seven custom power zones 

using Garmin Connect or Garmin 

Training Center. If you know your 

FTP (functional threshold power) 

value, you can enter it and allow the 

software to calculate your power zones 

automatically. 

1.  Press and hold 

MENU

.

2.  Select 

Settings

 > 

Bike Settings

 > 

[Bike 1]

 > 

Power Zones

.

Non-Zero Averaging for Power 

Data

The non-zero data-averaging setting 

is available if you are training with 

an optional power meter. The default 

setting is to exclude zero values that 

occur when you are not pedaling. 

To turn the non-zero averaging on or 

off, press and hold 

MENU

, and select 

Settings

 > 

Bike Settings

 > 

Data Avg

.