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User manual switch ™ series.
Page 2: Safety
I the switch™ gps watch is a fitness device designed to record and track certain fitness activities such as running, biking or swimming. When using the switch gps watch, these safety rules must be followed to prevent accidents that can result in injury or death to yourself or others. The device, its...
Page 3: Table of Contents
Table of contents switch fundamentals switch ...................................................................................................................1 switch up .............................................................................................................1 switch buttons .....
Page 4: Activity Profiles
Setting the activity profile .......................................................................6 setting the activity profile (shortcut) .....................................................6 starting the activity recording ...............................................................6 saving...
Page 5: History
History accessing history menu .........................................................................12 activity history ..................................................................................................12 viewing activity history .....................................................
Page 6: Ant+™ Sensors
Ant+™ sensors supported sensors .............................................................................................17 compatibility with activity types ....................................................................17 settings..............................................................
Page 7: Magellan Active Website
Magellan active website overview ............................................................................................................24 getting started with magellan active .............................................................24 activity files ...........................................
Page 8: Switch Fundamentals
1 switch fundamentals switch the magellan switch is a crossover gps watch for runners looking to track all of their outdoor activities. You choose the sport and switch will guide you to peak performance with precise gps satellite data by recording distance, speed/pace, and elevation. It’s sleek, yet...
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2 button press press and hold up page back through data screens and up on menus. Displays quick info screen. Down page forward through data screens and down on menus. Access main menu. Power turn backlight on and off. Power on and off. Back go back or cancel a selection. Save your current location, ...
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3 battery switch has an internal lithium-ion battery that is rechargeable using the switch charging/ data cable. Under normal training activities with the backlight off, the battery should last up to 8 hours. An optional battery extender pack is available as an accessory for switch which can give up...
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4 gps before beginning an activity be sure that your switch is receiving gps signals from the gps satellite constellation. After switch is turned on it begins searching for signals from gps satellites. After it acquires enough information to compute your location, switch will inform you that gps is ...
Page 12: Activity Mode
5 activity mode no matter what your activity is, the activity screens provide you with the information you require to optimise your training workout. The activity screens can be customised for each activity profile and are at your fingertip during your training session. See the activity profile chap...
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6 recording an activity before the start of an activity, select the activity profile that matches the activity type and desired settings of the activity you are performing. Activity profiles are fully customisable and include: activity types (run, bike, swim, other), data screens, alerts, and many m...
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7 start reminder the start reminder is displayed whenever you are moving and there is no active recording or if you have stopped recording. This alert is a reminder in case you forgot to start recording. Press back (cancel) to close the popup or enter to begin or resume recording. To turn the start ...
Page 15: Activity Profiles
8 activity profiles the activity profile function of switch provides the means by which you can select the type of activity you are performing and customise the data screens, display preferences, training alerts and activity pacer for each activity profile. Activity profile selecting the active acti...
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9 changing the activity profile name 1. Follow the steps in “selection the activity profile to customise” to hide or display an activity profile from the activity profile pop-up menu. You can access pop- up menu by holding the up & down buttons at the same time). 2. Highlight the “name” field and pr...
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10 setting an activity pacer the activity pacer helps complete an activity of a specified goal (distance, time, speed/pace, or all of the above). Once enabled and the goals are set, switch will present data to help achieve the goal. 1. Follow the steps in “selecting the activity to customise” and se...
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11 setting training alerts training alerts are tools to alert you when a predefined training criteria has been met. Alerts can be set for calories burned, distance traveled, session time, pace (minimum and/or maximum) is met, heart rate* (minimum and/ or maximum) is met and cadence** (minimum and/or...
Page 19: History
12 history whenever an activity recording is completed the user has the option of deleting the activity or saving it to history. Once an activity recording has been saved it can be viewed or deleted using the history function. Accessing history menu 1. Press and hold the down button. 2. Use the down...
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13 deleting old activities activities older than one month can be deleted as a group. 1. Press and hold the down button. 2. Use the down button to highlight “history”. Press enter. 3. Highlight “activity history” and press enter. 4. Highlight “delete old” and press enter. 5. Confirm the deletion by ...
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14 deleting a marked location 1. Press and hold the down button. 2. Use the down button to highlight “history”. Press enter. 3. Highlight “location history” and press enter. 4. Highlight “view locations” and press enter. 5. Locations are displayed in the order that they were marked. Highlight the lo...
Page 22: Navigation
15 navigation the navigation function provides a graphical display of your current track and locations you have saved. The current track, or ‘breadcrumbs’ for the activity, visually displays the path of your activity and provides awareness to the start of the activity as well as any locations you ma...
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16 accessing the navigation screen 1. Press and hold the down button until the popup menu is displayed. 2. Use the down button to highlight “navigation”. 3. Press enter. Changing the map scale 1. While viewing the navigation screen use the up (zoom out) and down (zoom in) buttons to change the map s...
Page 24: Ant+™ Sensors
17 ant+™ sensors switch is compatible with ant+™ sensors to provide additional information about your activity. Supported sensors •heart rate •foot pod •bike speed/cadence •bike speed •bike cadence •power meter. Compatibility with activity types sensor run bike swim other heart rate foot pod bike (a...
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18 6. If the sensor chosen is not compatible with the active activity profile, a warning will appear. The sensor can still be enabled, the warning is a reminder that the sensor is not compatible with the current activity type selected. 7. Press enter to toggle the current state of the sensor (enable...
Page 26: Quick Info Screen
19 quick info screen the quick info screen displays some important information that the user will find useful whenever using switch. It is displayed in two variations, activity and navigation depending upon the mode switch is in when accessed. Activity quick info screen accessing the activity quick ...
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20 information icon details activity recording status not recording recording recording stopped activity type trail displays the icon and name of the current activity type selected. Heart rate monitor heart rate monitor not connected. Heart rate monitor connected. Foot pod sensor foot pod sensor not...
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21 navigation quick info screen accessing the navigation quick info screen 3. While viewing the navigation screen press and hold the up button until the quick info screen is displayed. 4. To exit the quick info screen press the back button. Navigation quick info screen details information icon detai...
Page 29: Settings
22 settings gps settings accessing gps settings 1. Press and hold the down button. 2. Highlight “settings” and press enter. 3. Highlight “gps settings” and press enter. Enabled : checked, gps is enabled; unchecked, gps is disabled. Navigation : begins or ends navigation. Sets destination, activity s...
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23 training zones accessing training zones 1. Press and hold the down button. 2. Highlight “settings” and press enter. 3. Highlight “training zones” and press enter. Hr zones : provides means to set up and use heart rate zones for each activity type. Options : set the heart rate zone method (manual,...
Page 31: Magellan Active Website
24 magellan active website overview we built magellan active to help you get the most out of your magellan fitness devices. Magellan active offers a rich activity upload and device software update experience, the ability to view all of the data captured by our fitness devices, a unified approach to ...
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25 activity files uploading activity files note: before uploading, capture an activity with switch. 1. Log in to your magellan active account. 2. Connect switch to your personal computer using the charging/data cable. 3. Click on the upload button. If this is the first time uploading files you will ...
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26 all of the data for the activity are displayed, including a map with line of your activity. . Even the data for the individual laps can be displayed by clicking on the lap from the listing of laps below the graph. When the lap is displayed, click on the “activity/lap selector” button to view a di...
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27 activity page your profile page displays your recent activities but you can also view all of your activities from the activity page. Click on the activities link in the navigation bar to view your activity page. Exporting activity files activities that you have uploaded can be exported to differe...
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A-1 addendum a - switch specifications physical & performance unit dimensions (wxhxd) ............................................................ 4.5 x 5.8 x 1.7 cm display type ........................................................................................ High resolution, monochrome disp...
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A-2 alerts (pace, heart rate) .................................................................. Yes auto lap ............................................................................................... Yes customisable activity screen(s) .................................................... Yes a...
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B-1 addendum b - available data types category measurement description units cadence requires a foot pod. Cadence the number of revolutions of a bicycle crank per minute. Revolutions per minute (rpm). Cadence avg cadence this is the cumulative average for the laps in the current session. Revolutions...
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B-2 category measurement description units elevation lap elev gain the elevation gained in the current lap. Metric (m) or statue (ft). Elevation lap elev loss the elevation lost in the current lap. Metric (m) or statue (ft). Elevation lap elev net the net elevation (gain - loss) for the current lap....
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B-3 category measurement description units laps lap # number of laps in the current session. Speed/pace speed [1] distance traveled divided by the time to travel that distance. Metric (kph) or statue (mph) speed/pace pace [2] time to travel a distance divided by the distance traveled in that time. M...
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B-4 category measurement description units time prev elsped time the cumulative amount of time for the previous lap. Includes time that the activity was stopped. Mm:ss / hh:mm:ss time prev mov time the amount of time that the switch was moving during the previous lap. Mm:ss / hh:mm:ss vertical speed...
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C-1 addendum c - resting heart rate measuring your resting heart rate the measurement of resting heart rate or pulse rate (the number of heart beats per minute) should be taken after a few minutes upon waking while still lying in bed. Give your body some time to adjust to the change from sleeping be...