Garmin Forerunner 15 Owner's Manual
Forerunner
®
15 Owner's Manual
WARNING
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the
product box for product warnings and other important
information.
Always consult your physician before you begin or modify any
exercise program.
Getting Started
When using your device for the first time, you should complete
these tasks to set up the device and learn about the basic
features.
1
2
3
Put on the optional heart rate monitor (
).
4
).
5
Upload your run to the Garmin Connect™ site (
6
Keys
À
Select to turn the backlight on and off.
Hold to turn the device on and off.
Á
Select to start and stop the timer.
Select to choose the highlighted menu item.
Select to scroll through the data screens, options, and
settings.
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Select to scroll through activity tracking data.
Select to mark a new lap.
Select to return to the previous screen.
Status Icons
A flashing icon means the device is searching for a signal. A
solid icon means the signal was found or the sensor is
connected.
GPS status
Heart rate status
Foot pod status
Going For a Run
The device comes partially charged. You may need to charge
the device (
) before going for a run.
1
Put on the optional heart rate monitor (
2
Hold to turn on the device.
3
Select .
4
Go outside, and wait while the device locates satellites.
It may take a few minutes to locate satellite signals. When
satellites are located, displays solid.
5
When using a heart rate monitor, wait while the device
connects to the sensor.
When the device detects the heart rate monitor, a message
appears and displays solid.
6
Select Start to start the timer.
7
Go for a run.
Time
À
, distance
Á
, pace
, calories burned
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, beats per
minute
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, and heart rate zone
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are recorded while the
timer is running.
8
After you complete your run, select to stop the timer.
9
Select an option:
• Select Resume to restart the timer.
NOTE: After a few seconds, a summary appears.
• Select Save to save the run and reset the timer. A
summary appears.
NOTE: You can now upload your run to Garmin Connect
(
).
• Select Discard to delete the run.
Garmin Connect
You can connect with your friends on Garmin Connect. Garmin
Connect gives you the tools to track, analyze, share, and
encourage each other. Record the events of your active lifestyle
including runs, walks, rides, swims, hikes, triathlons, and more.
To sign up for a free account, go to
Store your activities: After you complete and save an activity
with your device, you can upload that activity to Garmin
Connect and keep it as long as you want.
Analyze your data: You can view more detailed information
about your activity, including time, distance, heart rate,
September 2014
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