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Garmin Forerunner 610 Owner's Manual

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    F o r e r u n n e r ® 6 1 0 o w n e r ' s m a n u a l.

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    © 2011 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries 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...

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 1 introduction table of contents introduction ............................ 3 about the battery .......................... 3 setting up the device ................... 3 registering your device ............... 3 getting more information .............. 3 keys.................

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    2 forerunner 610 owner’s manual introduction settings ................................ 32 system settings.......................... 32 time settings .............................. 33 setting your user profile ............ 33 customizing the training pages ....................................... 34 a...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 3 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. About the battery warning t...

  • Page 6: Keys

    4 forerunner 610 owner’s manual introduction keys each key has multiple functions. ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➊ power/ light hold to turn the device on and off. Select to turn on the backlight. Select to search for a compatible weight scale. ➋ start/ stop select to start and stop the timer. ➌ lap/ reset select to ma...

  • Page 7: Changing Data Fields

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 5 introduction in order to select items and change pages. You should practice using the touchscreen before you run. • tap the touchscreen to scroll through the pages ➊ . Tip: you can also swipe your finger across the touchscreen. • swipe left to exit power save mode. • ...

  • Page 8: Menu Overview

    6 forerunner 610 owner’s manual introduction menu overview activities totals options: showing pace or speed, start of the week, deleting activities, resetting totals, uploading an activity ready to run options: alerts, auto lap, auto pause, auto scroll virtual partner virtual racer workouts: interva...

  • Page 9: Your Training

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 7 your training your training this section describes training features and settings for your device. • run basics ( pages 7–8 ) • alerts ( page 8 ) • auto lap ® ( page 10 ) • auto pause ® ( page 11 ) • auto scroll ( page 11 ) • virtual partner ® ( page 12 ) • virtual ra...

  • Page 10: Saving Your Run

    8 forerunner 610 owner’s manual your training saving your run hold reset to save your run and reset the timer. Run options displaying pace or speed 1. Select > setup. 2. Select training pages. 3. Select a training page to customize. 4. Select a data field to customize. 5. Select pace/speed. 6. Selec...

  • Page 11: Setting Advanced Alerts

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 9 your training setting advanced alerts if you have an optional heart rate monitor, foot pod, or gsc ™ 10, you can set up advanced alerts for heart rate and cadence. 1. Select > training > options > alerts. 2. Select an option: • select heart rate to set the high and lo...

  • Page 12: Auto Lap

    10 forerunner 610 owner’s manual your training message. The run/walk alerts will repeat until you stop the timer. Auto lap the default auto lap setting is by distance, 1 mile or 1 kilometer. Note: auto lap does not function during interval or custom workouts. Marking laps by distance you can use aut...

  • Page 13: You Select Lap.

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 11 your training • select mark and lap to trigger the lap counter at a specific gps location marked before the run (use mark position) and at any location during the run where you select lap. Pausing your run automatically note: auto pause does not function during inter...

  • Page 14: Partner.

    12 forerunner 610 owner’s manual your training running with a virtual partner your virtual partner is a training tool designed to help you meet your goals. 1. Select > training > virtual partner. 2. Select virtual partner > on. 3. Select format, and select speed or pace. 4. Enter a value for the vir...

  • Page 15: 5.  Select Do Race.

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 13 your training 4. Select the race. 5. Select do race. Virtual racer options select > training > virtual racer,and select a race. • view stats—displays the time and distance of the previous activity. • race options—allows you to edit the race name, delete the race, and...

  • Page 16: > Intervals.

    14 forerunner 610 owner’s manual your training creating an interval workout 1. Select > training > workouts > intervals. 2. Select edit workout. 3. Select type, and select time, distance,or open. Tip: to create an open-ended interval, set the type to open. 4. Enter a distance or time interval value....

  • Page 17: Custom Workouts

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 15 your training custom workouts custom workouts can include goals for each workout step and varied distances, times, and calories. You can create custom workouts using garmin training center ® or garmin connect ® ( page 28 ) and transfer them to the forerunner. However...

  • Page 18: Yes.

    16 forerunner 610 owner’s manual your training for example, you can select a heart rate zone. Each time you exceed or drop below the specified heart rate, the device beeps and displays a message. 8. If necessary, select rest step > yes. During a rest step, the timer continues to run and data is reco...

  • Page 19: Stopping A Custom Workout

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 17 your training stopping a custom workout • at any time, select lap to end a step. • at any time, select stop to stop the timer. Deleting a custom workout 1. Select > training > workouts > custom. 2. Select the workout. 3. Select delete workout > yes. Sending workouts ...

  • Page 20: Ant+ Sensors

    18 forerunner 610 owner’s manual ant+ sensors ant+ sensors the forerunner is compatible with these ant+ accessories. • heart rate monitor ( page 19 ) • foot pod ( page 21 ) • gsc 10 ( page 23 ) • weight scale ( page 23 ) • fitness equipment ( page 24 ) for information about purchasing additional acc...

  • Page 21: Search For New.

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 19 ant+ sensors • if is off, select > setup > bike sensor > bike sensor > on > search for new. • if you still cannot pair the accessory, replace the accessory battery (heart rate monitor, page 43 ). When the accessory is paired, a message appears, and the accessory icon...

  • Page 22: About Heart Rate Zones

    20 forerunner 610 owner’s manual ant+ sensors the zone values update automatically; however, you can still edit each value manually. About heart rate zones many athletes are using heart rate zones to measure and increase their cardiovascular strength and improve their level of fitness. A heart rate ...

  • Page 23: More

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 21 ant+ sensors more heart rate options • heart rate alerts ( page 9 ) • heart rate zone calculations ( page 25 ) • heart rate data fields ( page 35 ) • heart rate troubleshooting ( page 26 ) foot pod your forerunner is compatible with the foot pod. You can use the foot...

  • Page 24: Calibrate > Distance.

    22 forerunner 610 owner’s manual ant+ sensors 1. Select > setup > foot pod > calibrate > distance. 2. Select a distance. 3. Select start to begin recording. 4. Run or walk the distance. 5. Select stop. Calibrating your foot pod by gps you must have gps signals to calibrate the foot pod using gps. 1....

  • Page 25: Gsc 10

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 23 ant+ sensors gsc 10 cadence data from the gsc 10 is always recorded. If there is no gsc 10 paired, gps data is used to calculate the speed and distance. Cadence is your rate of pedaling or “spinning” measured by the number of revolutions of the crank arm per minute (...

  • Page 26: Note: If Using A Body

    24 forerunner 610 owner’s manual ant+ sensors note: if using a body composition scale, remove shoes and socks to ensure that all body composition parameters are read and recorded. 3. Step off the scale. Tip: if an error occurs, step off the scale, and try again. About lifetime athletes the lifetime ...

  • Page 27: Zone % of

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 25 ant+ sensors heart rate zone calculations zone % of maximum heart rate perceived exertion benefits 1 50–60% relaxed, easy pace, rhythmic breathing beginning-level aerobic training, reduces stress 2 60–70% comfortable pace, slightly deeper breathing, conversation poss...

  • Page 28: Ant+ Sensor

    26 forerunner 610 owner’s manual ant+ sensors ant+ sensor troubleshooting problem solution i have a third-party ant+ sensor. Make sure that it is compatible with the forerunner ( www.Garmin.Com/intosports ). I changed the battery in my accessory. You must pair the sensor to your forerunner again ( p...

  • Page 29: History

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 27 history history your forerunner stores data based on the type of activity, the accessories used, and your training settings. The forerunner can save approximately 180 hours of history with typical use. When the forerunner memory is full, your oldest data is overwritt...

  • Page 30: Resetting Your Totals

    28 forerunner 610 owner’s manual history resetting your totals you can reset the distance and time totals that appear on the device. Note: this does not delete any history. Select > history > options > reset totals > yes. Deleting history deleting a run 1. Select > history > activities. 2. Select a ...

  • Page 31: Sending History To Your

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 29 history sending history to your computer before you can wirelessly send an activity to your device, you must pair the forerunner with your computer using the usb ant stick ( page 28 ). 1. Plug the usb ant stick ➊ into a usb port on your computer. ➊ 2. Bring your devi...

  • Page 32: Navigation

    30 forerunner 610 owner’s manual navigation navigation locations viewing and saving your current location before you can view and save your location, you must locate satellite signals ( page 5 ). You can save your current location, such as your home or parking spot. 1. Select > where to? > where am ...

  • Page 33: Navigating Back to Start

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 31 navigation 3. Select go to location. The compass page appears. To record the activity, you must start the timer. Navigating back to start you can only navigate to your starting location if you are training with gps. At any point during your run, you can return to you...

  • Page 34: Settings

    32 forerunner 610 owner’s manual settings settings system settings select > setup > system. • language—sets the device language. • key tones—sets the device to use audible tones for key presses. • alert tones—sets the device to use audible tones for messages. • alert vibration—sets the device to use...

  • Page 35: Time Settings

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 33 settings time settings setting the time manually by default, the watch time is set automatically when the forerunner locates satellites. 1. Select > setup > system > time > set time > manual. 2. Enter the time. 3. If necessary, select time format to choose between 12...

  • Page 36: Training

    34 forerunner 610 owner’s manual settings effect is determined by your user profile information, heart rate, duration, and intensity of your activity. It is important to know that your training effect numbers (1.0–5.0) may seem abnormally high during your first few runs. It takes several activities ...

  • Page 37: Hr - Lap.

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 35 settings 6. Select ◄ . 7. Select a data field to change it. 8. Select a category and a data field. For example, select heart rate > hr - lap. Data fields data fields with the * symbol display statute or metric units. Data fields with the ** symbol require an ant+ sen...

  • Page 38: Data Field

    36 forerunner 610 owner’s manual settings data field description gps accuracy * the margin of error for your exact location. For example, your gps location is accurate to within +/- 12 feet. Grade calculation of rise over run. For example, if for every 10 feet you climb (elevation) you travel 200 fe...

  • Page 39: Data Field

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 37 settings data field description hr zone ** current range of heart rate (1 to 5). The default zones are based on your user profile, maximum heart rate, and resting heart rate. Lap pace zone range of pace (ten zones available) for the current lap. Lap speed zone * rang...

  • Page 40: Data Field

    38 forerunner 610 owner’s manual settings data field description time stopwatch time. Time – avg. Lap average time to complete the laps so far. Time - elapsed total time recorded. For example, if you run 10 minutes, then stop the timer for 5 minutes, then start the timer again and run for 20 minutes...

  • Page 41: Appendix

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 39 appendix appendix specifications notice the forerunner is waterproof to iec standard 60529 ipx7. It can withstand immersion in 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. Prolonged submersion can cause damage to the unit. After submersion, be certain to wipe dry and air dry the...

  • Page 42: Note: In Cold Conditions,

    40 forerunner 610 owner’s manual appendix heart rate monitor specifications water resistance 98.4 ft. (30 m) this product does not transmit heart rate data to your gps device while swimming. Battery user-replaceable cr2032, 3 volts ( page 42 ) battery life approximately 4.5 years (1 hour per day) op...

  • Page 43: Power Save

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 41 appendix and power save mode. Exposure to extremely cold temperatures will also reduce battery life. Power save after a period of inactivity, the forerunner goes into power save mode and appears. The forerunner displays the time and date, but does not connect with yo...

  • Page 44: Heart Rate Monitor

    42 forerunner 610 owner’s manual appendix 3. Align the contacts on the back of the forerunner with the posts on the charging cradle ➊ . The charging cradle is magnetic and holds the forerunner in place. ➊ when you connect the forerunner to a power source, the forerunner turns on, and the charging sc...

  • Page 45: Replacing The Heart Rate

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 43 appendix replacing the heart rate monitor battery 1. Use a small phillips screwdriver to remove the four screws on the back of the module. 2. Remove the cover and battery. 3. Wait 30 seconds. 4. Insert the new battery with the positive side facing up. Note: do not da...

  • Page 46: Caring For Your Device

    44 forerunner 610 owner’s manual appendix ➌ ➐ ➍ ➎ ➏ 3. Insert the tapered end ➎ of the pin to secure the connector to the forerunner. Tip: you must firmly press the pin into the connector. Use a sturdy, blunt object, if necessary. 4. Align the connector with the loop ➏ of the fabric wrist strap. 5. ...

  • Page 47: Cleaning The Screen

    Forerunner 610 owner’s manual 45 appendix cleaning the screen 1. Use a soft, clean, lint-free cloth. 2. If necessary, use water, isopropyl alcohol, or eyeglass lens cleaner. 3. Apply the liquid to the cloth, and gently wipe the screen with the cloth. Caring for the heart rate monitor you must unsnap...

  • Page 48: Troubleshooting

    46 forerunner 610 owner’s manual appendix troubleshooting problem solution the keys do not respond. How do i reset the device? 1. Hold power until the screen goes blank. 2. Hold power until the screen turns on. Note: this does not erase any of your data or settings. I want to clear all the user data...

  • Page 49: Index

    Index forerunner 610 owner’s manual 47 index a accessories 3 , 18–22 , 43 alarm 33 alerts 8–9 tones and vibrations 32 ant+ fitness equipment 24 foot pod 21 heart rate monitor 19 pairing 18 troubleshooting 26 weight scale 23 auto lap 10–11 auto pause 11 auto scroll 11 b backlight 41 back to start 31 ...

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    Index 48 forerunner 610 owner’s manual h heart rate alerts 9 data fields 36–37 zones 19–20 heart rate monitor battery 43 cleaning 45 pairing 18 specifications 40 history deleting 28 missing 46 transferring 29 viewing 27 , 46 i icons 4 interval workouts 13 k keys 4 tones 32 l language 32 lifetime ath...

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    Index forerunner 610 owner’s manual 49 t time alerts 8 data fields 38 format 33 setting the watch 33 zones 33 tones alerts 32 keys 32 touchscreen cleaning 45 tips 4 training effect 38 transferring history 29 troubleshooting ant+ accessories 26 forerunner 46 u units 32 updating the software 3 user pr...

  • Page 52: Garmin Web Site At

    0808 2380000 (800) 800.1020 (913) 397.8200 +44 (0) 870.8501241 www.Garmin.Com/support faqs software contact support product documentation 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 . Garmin intern...