Garmin EDGE 840 User manual

EDGE®840
Owner’s Manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................1
Device Overview...................................... 1
Viewing Widgets.................................. 2
Viewing Glances.................................. 2
Using the Touchscreen....................... 2
Locking the Touchscreen................ 2
Training............................................3
Going for a Ride....................................... 3
Evaluating an Activity.............................. 3
Unified Training Status........................... 4
Training Plans..........................................4
Using Garmin Connect Training
Plans.....................................................4
Viewing the Training Calendar............4
Power Guide............................................ 5
Creating a Power Guide...................... 5
Starting a Power Guide....................... 5
Workouts..................................................6
Creating a Workout..............................6
Repeating Workout Steps................... 6
Editing a Workout................................ 6
Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin
Connect................................................ 7
Following a Workout From Garmin
Connect............................................ 7
Daily Suggested Workouts.................. 7
Following a Daily Suggested
Workout............................................ 7
Turning Daily Suggested Workout
Prompts On and Off.........................7
Starting a Workout...............................7
Stopping a Workout............................. 8
Deleting Workouts............................... 8
Segments................................................. 8
Strava™ Segments............................... 8
Using the Strava Segment Explore
Widget.............................................. 8
Following a Segment from Garmin
Connect................................................ 9
Enabling Segments............................. 9
Racing a Segment............................... 9
Viewing Segment Details.................. 10
Segment Options............................... 10
Deleting a Segment........................... 10
Training Indoors.................................... 10
Using an Indoor Trainer.................... 10
Setting Resistance.........................11
Setting Target Power.....................11
Interval Workouts.................................. 11
Creating an Interval Workout............ 11
Starting an Interval Workout............. 11
Racing a Previous Activity.................... 12
Training for a Race Event..................... 12
Race Calendar and Primary Event.... 12
Setting a Training Target...................... 13
My Stats......................................... 13
Performance Measurements............... 13
Training Status Levels.......................14
Tips for Getting Your Training
Status............................................. 14
About VO2 Max. Estimates...............14
Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate.. 15
Tips for Cycling VO2 Max.
Estimates....................................... 16
Heat and Altitude Performance
Acclimation.................................... 16
Acute Load.........................................16
Viewing Your Acute Load.............. 16
Training Load Focus......................... 17
Viewing Cycling Ability...................... 17
About Training Effect........................ 18
Recovery Time................................... 18
Viewing Your Recovery Time........ 19
Getting Your Exercise Load
Estimate............................................. 19
Getting Your FTP Estimate............... 20
Conducting an FTP Test............... 20
Automatically Calculating FTP..... 21
Viewing Your Real-Time Stamina..... 22
Viewing Your Stress Score............... 23
Viewing Your Power Curve............... 23
Syncing Activities and Performance
Measurements.................................. 23
Turning Off Performance
Notifications...................................... 23
Pausing Your Training Status........... 23
Resuming Your Paused Training
Status............................................. 24
Viewing Your Fitness Age..................... 24
Viewing Intensity Minutes.................... 24
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Personal Records.................................. 24
Viewing Your Personal Records....... 24
Reverting a Personal Record............ 24
Deleting a Personal Record.............. 24
Training Zones...................................... 25
Navigation...................................... 25
Locations............................................... 25
Marking Your Location...................... 25
Saving Locations from the Map....... 25
Navigating to a Location................... 26
Navigating Back to Start................... 26
Stopping Navigation..........................26
Editing Locations...............................27
Deleting a Location........................... 27
Courses.................................................. 27
Planning and Riding a Course.......... 27
Creating and Riding a Round-Trip
Course................................................ 28
Creating a Course from a Recent
Ride.................................................... 28
Following a Course From Garmin
Connect.............................................. 29
Tips for Riding a Course................... 29
Viewing Course Details..................... 29
Displaying a Course on the Map... 30
Course Options.................................. 30
Rerouting a Course............................30
Stopping a Course............................. 30
Deleting a Course.............................. 30
Trailforks Routes............................... 30
Using ClimbPro..................................... 31
Using the Climb Explore Widget....... 31
Climb Categories............................... 32
Map Settings......................................... 32
Map Appearance Settings................ 32
Changing the Map Orientation......... 32
Map Themes...................................... 33
Route Settings....................................... 33
Selecting an Activity for Route
Calculation......................................... 33
Connected Features....................... 33
Pairing Your Phone............................... 34
Bluetooth Connected Features............ 34
Safety and Tracking Features...........35
Incident Detection......................... 35
Assistance..................................... 35
Adding Emergency Contacts........ 36
Viewing Your Emergency
Contacts......................................... 36
Requesting Assistance................. 36
Turning Incident Detection On and
Off................................................... 36
Cancelling an Automated
Message.........................................36
Sending a Status Update After an
Incident.......................................... 36
Turning On LiveTrack.................... 37
Starting a GroupTrack Session..... 37
Live Event Sharing......................... 38
Spectator Messaging.................... 38
Setting the Bike Alarm...................38
Playing Audio Prompts on Your
Phone............................................. 39
Listening to Music............................. 39
Wi‑Fi Connectivity Features.................. 39
Setting Up Wi‑Fi Connectivity........... 39
Wi‑Fi Settings..................................... 39
Wireless Sensors............................40
Putting On the Heart Rate Monitor.......41
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones......... 42
About Heart Rate Zones................42
Fitness Goals................................. 42
Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data....... 42
Installing the Speed Sensor.................. 43
Installing the Cadence Sensor............. 44
About the Speed and Cadence
Sensors.............................................. 44
Data Averaging for Cadence or
Power................................................. 44
Pairing Your Wireless Sensors............. 45
Wireless Sensor Battery Life................ 45
Training with Power Meters................. 45
Setting Your Power Zones................ 45
Calibrating Your Power Meter.......... 46
Pedal-Based Power........................... 46
Cycling Dynamics.............................. 46
Using Cycling Dynamics................47
Updating the Rally System Software
Using the Edge Bike Computer......... 47
Situational Awareness.......................... 48
Using the Varia Camera Controls..... 48
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Enabling the Green Threat Level
Tone................................................... 48
Using Electronic Shifters...................... 48
The Edge 840 Bike Computer and Your
eBike...................................................... 48
Viewing eBike Sensor Details........... 48
inReach Remote.................................... 49
Using the inReach Remote............... 49
History........................................... 49
Viewing Your Ride................................. 49
Viewing Your Time in Each Training
Zone................................................... 49
Deleting a Ride...................................49
Viewing Data Totals.............................. 50
Deleting Data Totals............................. 50
Garmin Connect.................................... 50
Sending Your Ride to Garmin
Connect.............................................. 50
Data Recording...................................... 51
Data Management................................ 51
Connecting the Device to Your
Computer........................................... 51
Transferring Files to Your Device..... 51
Deleting Files..................................... 51
Disconnecting the USB Cable........... 52
Customizing Your Device................52
Connect IQ Downloadable Features.... 52
Downloading Connect IQ Features
Using Your Computer........................ 52
Profiles................................................... 52
Setting Up Your User Profile............. 52
Gender Settings............................. 53
Training Settings................................... 53
Updating Your Activity Profile...........53
Adding a Data Screen........................54
Editing a Data Screen........................ 54
Rearranging Data Screens................ 54
Alerts and Prompts Settings............ 55
Setting Range Alerts...................... 55
Setting Recurring Alerts................ 55
Setting Smart Eat and Drink
Alerts.............................................. 56
Auto Lap............................................. 56
Marking Laps by Position............. 56
Marking Laps by Distance.............56
Marking Laps by Time................... 57
Customizing the Lap Banner........ 57
Using Auto Sleep............................... 57
Using Auto Pause.............................. 57
Using Auto Scroll............................... 58
Starting the Timer Automatically..... 58
Changing the Satellite Setting.......... 58
Phone Settings...................................... 58
System Settings.................................... 58
Display Settings................................. 59
Using the Backlight........................59
Customizing the Glances.................. 59
Customizing the Widget Loop.......... 59
Data Recording Settings................... 59
Changing the Units of Measure........ 59
Turning the Device Tones On and
Off.......................................................60
Changing the Device Language........ 60
Time Zones........................................ 60
Setting Up Extended Display Mode...... 60
Exiting Extended Display Mode........ 60
Device Information......................... 61
Charging the Device.............................. 61
About the Battery.............................. 61
Installing the Standard Mount.............. 62
Installing the Out-Front Mount............. 63
Releasing the Edge............................ 63
Installing the Mountain Bike Mount..... 64
Product Updates................................... 65
Updating the Software Using the
Garmin Connect App......................... 65
Updating the Software Using Garmin
Express.............................................. 65
Specifications........................................66
Edge Specifications.......................... 66
HRM-Dual Specifications.................. 66
Speed Sensor 2 and Cadence Sensor 2
Specifications.................................... 66
Viewing Device Information................. 66
Viewing Regulatory and Compliance
Information........................................ 66
Device Care............................................67
Cleaning the Device...........................67
Caring for the Heart Rate Monitor.... 67
User Replaceable Batteries.................. 67
Replacing the HRM-Dual Battery...... 68
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Replacing the Speed Sensor
Battery................................................ 69
Replacing the Cadence Sensor
Battery................................................ 70
Replacing the Cadence Sensor
Battery................................................ 71
Troubleshooting............................. 71
Resetting the Device............................. 71
Restoring the Default Settings......... 71
Clearing User Data and Settings...... 71
Maximizing Battery Life........................ 72
Turning On Battery Saver Mode....... 72
My phone will not connect to the
device..................................................... 72
Tips for Using the Edge 840 Solar Bike
Computer............................................... 73
Improving GPS Satellite Reception...... 73
My device is in the wrong language.....73
Setting Your Elevation...........................73
Temperature Readings......................... 73
Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter... 74
Calibrating the Compass...................... 74
Replacement O-rings............................ 74
Getting More Information..................... 74
Appendix........................................ 75
Data Fields............................................. 75
VO2 Max. Standard Ratings................. 83
FTP Ratings........................................... 83
Heart Rate Zone Calculations.............. 84
Wheel Size and Circumference............ 84
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Introduction
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.
Device Overview
Press to enter sleep mode and wake the device.
Hold to turn the device on and off and lock the touchscreen.
Press to scroll through the data screens, options, and settings.
From the home screen, press to view the status page.
Press to scroll through the data screens, options, and settings.
From the home screen, press to view glances.
Press to mark a new lap.
Press to start and stop the activity timer.
Press to return to the previous screen.
Hold to return to the home screen.
Hold to open the main menu.
Press to select.
Charge using an external power accessory.
NOTE: Go to buy.garmin.com to purchase optional accessories.
Introduction 1

Viewing Widgets
Your device is preloaded with several widgets, and more are available when you pair your device with a phone or
other compatible device.
1From the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
The settings widget appears. A flashing icon means the device is searching for a signal. A solid icon means
the signal was found or the sensor is connected. You can select any icon to change the settings.
2Swipe left or right to view more widgets.
The next time you swipe down to view the widgets, the last widget you viewed appears.
Viewing Glances
Glances provide quick access to health data, activity information, built-in sensors, and more.
• From the home screen, swipe up.
The device scrolls through the glances.
• Select a glance to view additional information.
• Select to customize the glances (Customizing the Glances, page59).
Using the Touchscreen
• When the timer is running, tap the screen to view the timer overlay.
The timer overlay allows you to return to the home screen during a ride.
• Select to return to the home screen.
• Swipe or select the arrows to scroll.
• Select to open a menu.
• Select to return to the previous page.
• Select to save your changes and close the page.
• Select to close the page and return to the previous page.
• Select to search near a location.
• Select to delete an item.
• Select for more information.
Locking the Touchscreen
You can lock the screen to prevent inadvertent screen touches.
• Hold , and select Lock Screen.
• During an activity, select .
2 Introduction

Training
Going for a Ride
If you are using a wireless sensor or accessory, it can be paired and activated during initial setup (Pairing Your
Wireless Sensors, page45).
1Hold to turn on the device.
2Go outside, and wait while the device locates satellites.
The satellite bars turn green when the device is ready.
3From the home screen, select or to change the biking profile.
4Press to start the activity timer.
NOTE: History is recorded only while the activity timer is running.
5Swipe left or right to view additional data screens.
You can swipe down from the top of the data screens to view the widgets.
6If necessary, tap the screen to view status overlay data (including battery life) or return to the home screen.
7Press to stop the activity timer.
TIP: Before you save this ride and share it on your Garmin Connect™ account, you can change the ride type.
Accurate ride type data is important for creating bike friendly courses.
8Select Save.
9Select .
Evaluating an Activity
You can customize the self-evaluation setting for your activity profiles (Training Settings, page53).
1After you complete an activity, select Save.
2Select or to choose a number that corresponds with your perceived effort.
NOTE: You can select Skip to skip the self evaluation.
3Select how you felt during the activity.
4Select Accept.
You can view evaluations in the Garmin Connect app.
Training 3

Unified Training Status
When you use more than one Garmin® device with your Garmin Connect account, you can choose which device
is the primary data source for everyday use and for training purposes.
From the Garmin Connect app menu, select Settings.
Primary Training Device: Sets the priority data source for training metrics like your training status and load
focus.
Primary Wearable: Sets the priority data source for daily health metrics like steps and sleep. This should be the
watch you wear most often.
TIP: For the most accurate results, Garmin recommends that you sync often with your Garmin Connect account.
Training Plans
You can set up a training plan in your Garmin Connect account and send the training plan workouts to your
device. All scheduled workouts sent to the device appear in the training calendar.
Using Garmin Connect Training Plans
Before you can download and use a training plan, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect,
page50), and you must pair the Edge device with a compatible phone.
1From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2Select Training & Planning > Training Plans.
3Select and schedule a training plan.
4Follow the on-screen instructions.
5Review the training plan in your calendar.
Viewing the Training Calendar
When you select a day in the training calendar, you can view or start the workout. You can also view saved rides.
1Select Training > Training Plan.
2Select .
3Select a day to view a scheduled workout or a saved ride.
4 Training