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Garmin Forerunner 310XT - Running GPS Receiver Owner's Manual

Summary of Forerunner 310XT - Running GPS Receiver

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    F o r e r u n n e r ® 3 1 0 x t owner’s manual multisport gps training device.

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    All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in any storage medium, for any purpose without the express prior written consent of garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single...

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual table of contents introduction ......................... 1 more information ....................... 1 product registration .................. 1 free software ............................ 1 contact garmin ......................... 1 keys...................................

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    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual marking locations ................... 25 finding and going to a location ................................ 26 editing or deleting a location.. 26 using back to start .................. 27 viewing gps information ........ 27 settings ............................. 28 dat...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 1 introduction introduction warning: always consult your physician before you begin or modify any exercise program. See the important safety and product information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. This product contains a ...

  • Page 6: Keys

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual introduction keys ➊ ➏ ➋ ➍ ➎ ➌ ➊ power press and hold to turn the forerunner on and off. Press to turn on and to adjust the backlight. A status page appears. Press to pair with your ant+ ™ weight scale ( page 34 ). ➋ mode press to view the timer and the menu. The map a...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 3 getting started getting started charging the battery caution: to prevent corrosion, thoroughly dry the charging contacts and the surrounding area before charging. Tip: the forerunner will not charge when outside the temperature range of 32°f to 122°f (0°c to 50°c). ...

  • Page 8: Configuring The Forerunner

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual getting started configuring the forerunner the forerunner uses your user profile to calculate accurate calorie data. See page 9 for information on activity class and lifetime athlete information. 1. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the forerunner and set...

  • Page 9: Pairing The Heart Rate

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual getting started pairing the heart rate monitor (optional) while you are trying to pair your heart rate monitor with your forerunner for the first time, move 10 m away from other heart rate monitors. Using the heart rate monitor the heart rate monitor is on standby and...

  • Page 10: Mode

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual getting started 5. Press mode > select settings > run settings > heart rate > ant+ hr > yes . Heart rate settings for the most-accurate calorie data, set your maximum heart rate and resting heart rate. You can set five heart rate zones to help you to measure and incre...

  • Page 11: Downloading Free

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual getting started downloading free software 1. Go to www.Garmin.Com /intosports . 2. Click garmin connect , and create a free mygarmin ™ account. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Sending workout data to your computer note: you must download the free software ( page...

  • Page 12: Icons

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual getting started icons gps is on, and the forerunner is receiving satellite signals. Gps is off for use indoors. The timer is running. The heart rate sensor is active. The foot pod sensor is active. The speed/cadence sensor is active. The power sensor is active. Batter...

  • Page 13: Activity Class Chart

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual getting started activity class chart training description training frequency training time per week 0 no exercise - - 1 occasional, light exercise once every two weeks less than 15 minutes 2 15 to 30 minutes 3 once a week approximately 30 minutes 4 regular exercise an...

  • Page 14: Training

    10 forerunner 310xt owner’s manual training training note: always consult your physician before you begin or modify any exercise program. Use your forerunner to set alerts, train with a virtual partner ™ , program interval or custom workouts, and plan courses based on existing activities. The foreru...

  • Page 15: By Distance

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 11 training 2. In the auto lap trigger field, select by distance to enter a value or by position to choose an option: lap press only —marks a lap each time you press lap and each time you pass any of those locations again. Start and lap —marks a lap at the gps locatio...

  • Page 16: Auto Scroll

    1 forerunner 310xt owner’s manual training auto scroll use the auto scroll feature to automatically cycle through all of the training data pages while the timer is running. 1. Press mode > select settings > select the sport setting option (depends on your current sport mode see page 10 ). 2. Select ...

  • Page 17: How Do Heart Rate Zones

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 13 training you can customize your heart rate zones in your garmin connect user profile and then transfer data to your forerunner. How do heart rate zones affect your fitness goals? Knowing your heart rate zones can help you measure and improve your fitness by underst...

  • Page 18: Pace

    1 forerunner 310xt owner’s manual training changing the virtual partner pace 1. Press mode to view the training page. 2. Use to view the virtual partner page. Vrtual partner you 3. Press and hold to increase or decrease the vp pace. 4. To save the changes, press mode to exit or wait for the page to ...

  • Page 19: Note: To Use Hr Alerts, You

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 1 training note: to use hr alerts, you must have a forerunner 310xt and a heart rate monitor. Cadence alert —notifies you if your cadence exceeds, or drops below, a specific number of revolutions of crank arm per minute (rpm) or strides per minute (spm). Note: to use ...

  • Page 20: Rest Type

    1 forerunner 310xt owner’s manual training 3. Enter the duration value. 4. Select the rest type . 5. Enter the duration value. 6. Select more , and enter the reps value. 7. Select warmup yes and cooldown yes (optional). 8. Select do workout . 9. Press start . Stopping a workout 1. Press stop . 2. Pr...

  • Page 21: Duration

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 1 training 5. In the duration field, select how long you want the step to last. If you select open , you can end the step during your workout by pressing lap . 6. Below duration , enter the value where you want the step to end. 7. In the target field, select your goal...

  • Page 22: Stopping A Custom Workout

    1 forerunner 310xt owner’s manual training stopping a custom workout press lap/reset . Deleting a custom workout 1. Press mode > training > workouts > custom . 2. Select the workout. 3. Select delete workout > yes . Courses another way you can use the forerunner for custom training is to follow cour...

  • Page 23: Warm Up

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 1 training warm up you can include a warm up before you begin your course. Press start to begin the course, and then warm up. Stay away from your course path as you warm up. When you are ready to begin your course, head toward your course. When you are on any part of ...

  • Page 24: Creating A Manual Multisport

    0 forerunner 310xt owner’s manual training rate, and calories for all sports in the workout. It also includes specific details for each sport. You can use multisport workouts manually, or you can preset multisport workouts for races and other events. Creating a manual multisport workout you can crea...

  • Page 25: Include

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 1 training 5. To include transition time between each sport mode, select include transition . 6. To start your workout, select start multisport . To change from one sport mode to the next, press lap . If you have included transition time, press lap when you are finish...

  • Page 26: Lap

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual training 5. When you have finished swimming, press lap or stop to view your distance and average speed in the data fields. You must press stop to stop the timer. Notice: scuba diving with the forerunner may damage the product and will void the warranty. Using the coun...

  • Page 27: History

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 3 history history the forerunner can record up to 1000 laps and approximately 20 hours of detailed tracklog data (when recording approximately 1 trackpoint every 4 seconds). Tracklog data includes your gps position (if available) and accessory data such as heart rate ...

  • Page 28: Deleting History

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual history deleting history after you have transferred your history to garmin connect or garmin training center, you can delete the history from your forerunner. 1. Press mode > select history > delete . 2. Select an option: individual activities all activities —delete a...

  • Page 29: Navigation

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual navigation navigation use the gps navigation features on your forerunner to view your path on a map, save locations you want to remember and find your way home. Adding the map page before you use the navigation features, you may want to configure the forerunner to dis...

  • Page 30: Marking Locations Using

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual navigation 3. Enter a name in the top field. 4. Select ok . Marking locations using lat/lon 1. Press mode > select gps > save location . 2. Select the position field. Enter the latitude and longitude of the location you want to mark. 3. Make other changes as necessary...

  • Page 31: Delete

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual navigation 2. Select the location you want to edit. 3. Change the information as necessary. To delete the location, select delete . Using back to start if you want to return to the starting point, the forerunner can take you back along the exact path you traveled usin...

  • Page 32: Settings

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual settings settings press mode > select settings . Tip: when finished selecting options or entering values on your forerunner, press mode to save the setting. Data fields you can show/hide the following pages and customize up to four data fields on four sport-specific p...

  • Page 33: Data Field

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual settings data field description dist–lap * distance traveled in the current lap. Dist–last lap distance of the last completed lap. Elevation * distance above/ below sea level. Gps accuracy * margin of error for your exact location. For example, your gps location is ac...

  • Page 34: Data Field

    30 forerunner 310xt owner’s manual settings data field description heart rate–avg %max ** average percentage of maximum heart rate for the run. Heart rate–lap ** average heart rate for the lap. Heart rate–lap %hrr** average percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus resting heart rat...

  • Page 35: Data Field

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 31 settings data field description power-avg ** average power output for the duration of your current ride. Power- kilojoules ** total (cumulative) amount of power output in kilojoules. Power-lap ** average power output in the current lap. Power-max ** top power achie...

  • Page 36: Data Field

    3 forerunner 310xt owner’s manual settings data field description time–last lap amount of time to complete the last full lap. Time of day current time based on time settings ( page 33 ). The default setting automatically updates the time information. Total ascent the total elevation distance ascende...

  • Page 37: Turning Tones and Vibrations

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 33 settings turning tones and vibrations on or off 1. Press mode > select settings > system > tones and vibration . 2. Select from the following options: key tones —turn key tones on or off. Message tones —turn message tones on or off. Message vibration —turn message ...

  • Page 38: Changing Units of Measure

    3 forerunner 310xt owner’s manual settings changing units of measure 1. Press mode > select settings > system > units . 2. Select units of measure for distance, elevation, weight/height, pace/speed, and position. Using the weight scale if you have an ant+ compatible weight scale, the device can read...

  • Page 39: Mode

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 3 settings 3. Press mode to cycle to the timer page. The flashes indicating that pairing is ready. 4. Move the device near the ant+ link here logo. A “fitness equipment detected” message appears. The remains solid when your device has paired. 5. Start the timer on the...

  • Page 40: Preventing Data Transfer

    3 forerunner 310xt owner’s manual settings preventing data transfer to prevent transferring data to/from any computer, even a paired computer, press mode > settings > system > data transfer > enabled > no . Send all data by default, your forerunner only sends new data to your computer. To send all d...

  • Page 41: Using Accessories

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 3 using accessories using accessories the following ant+ accessories are compatible with the forerunner 310xt: heart rate monitor foot pod gsc ™ 10 speed and cadence bike sensor usb ant stick (see page 7 and page 35 third-party ant+ power meters to purchase accessorie...

  • Page 42: Heart Rate Monitor

    3 forerunner 310xt owner’s manual using accessories heart rate monitor for information about putting on the heart rate monitor, see page 5 . Heart rate monitor tips if you are noticing inaccurate or erratic heart rate data, use the following tips. Make sure the heart rate monitor is snug against you...

  • Page 43: Note: After Replacing The

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 3 using accessories 3. Replace the back cover and the four screws. Note: after replacing the battery, you might need to pair the heart rate monitor with the forerunner again. Tip: to maximize the battery life, remove the heart rate module from the strap when not in us...

  • Page 44: Distance Calibration

    0 forerunner 310xt owner’s manual using accessories distance calibration for best results, the foot pod should be calibrated using the inside lane of a regulation track. A regulation track (2 laps = 800 m) is more accurate than a treadmill. 1. Press mode > select settings > run settings > foot pod ....

  • Page 45: Gsc 10 Bike Sensor

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 1 using accessories gsc 10 bike sensor your forerunner is compatible with the gsc 10 speed and cadence bike sensor. You must pair the gsc 10 with your forerunner. You must be in bike sport mode. Setting up the bike sensor calibrating your bike sensor is optional and c...

  • Page 46: Power Meter

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual using accessories more of the available memory on the forerunner, but creates a very accurate record of your ride. For a list of compatible third-party power meters, go to www.Garmin.Com. Power meter power calibration for calibration instructions specific to your powe...

  • Page 47: Appendix

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 3 appendix appendix resetting the forerunner if your forerunner is not operating properly, press and hold mode and lap/reset simultaneously until the screen goes blank (about 7 seconds) to reset your forerunner. This does not erase any of your data or settings. Cleari...

  • Page 48: Updating The Forerunner

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual appendix updating the forerunner software using garmin connect go to www.Garmin.Com/intosports for information about forerunner software updates and garmin connect web-based software. If there is new software available, garmin connect alerts you to update the forerunn...

  • Page 49: Operating Temperature Range:

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual appendix operating temperature range: from -4°f to 140°f (from -20°c to 60°c) charging temperature range: from 32°f to 122°f (from 0°c to 50°c) radio frequency/protocol: 2.4 ghz/ant+ wireless communications protocol gps antenna: internal patch gps receiver: high-sensi...

  • Page 50: Radio Frequency/protocol:

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual appendix battery life: approximately 4.5 years (1 hour per day) operating temperature: from23°f to 122°f (from -5°c to 50°c) radio frequency/protocol: 2.4 ghz/ant+ wireless communications protocol system compatibility: ant+ software license agreement by using the fore...

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual appendix troubleshooting problem solution/answer my forerunner never gets satellite signals. Press mode > select gps > gps status. Ensure gps is enabled. Take your forerunner outside and away from tall buildings. Remain stationary for several minutes. The battery gaug...

  • Page 52: Problem

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual appendix problem solution/answer some of my data is missing from my forerunner. The forerunner will no longer record data if you do not transfer it to your computer. Transfer data regularly to avoid losing data. Heart rate zone table % of maximum heart rate or resting...

  • Page 53: Index

    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual index index a accessories 35, 37–42 activity class 9 alerts 14 auto lap 10 auto multisport 20 auto pause 11 auto scroll 12 b backlight 33 battery charging 3 information 44 bike accessories 41 bike mode 19 c cadence data fields 28 calibrating bike sensor (gsc 10) 41 fo...

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    Index 0 forerunner 310xt owner’s manual battery 38 tips 38 history deleting 24 saving 23 viewing 23 i icons 8 interval workouts 15 k keys 2 locking 7 l language 32 lap 2 license agreement 46 light 33 lithium-ion battery 44 locations deleting 26 finding 26 marking 25 m map 25 multi-sport workouts 19–...

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    Forerunner 310xt owner’s manual 1 index u unit id 36 units 32 updating software 44 usb ant stick 7 user profile 36 v virtual partner 13, 14, 18 w weight scale 34 workouts 15 custom 16 interval 15 z zones heart rate 12 power 42.

  • Page 56: Www.Garmin.Com

    For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your garmin products, visit the garmin web site at www.Garmin.Com . © 2009–2010 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries garmin international, inc. 1200 east 151 st street, olathe, kansas 66062, usa garmin (europe) ltd. Liberty ...