Garmin Forerunner 50 User manual

owner’s manual
FORERUNNER
®50
with ANT+Sport™wireless technology

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Forerunner 50 Owner’s Manual i
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IntroductIon
Thank you for purchasing the
Garmin®Forerunner®50 sports
monitoring watch.
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.
Product Registration
Help us better support you by
completing our online registration
today. Go to www.garmin.com/
forerunner. Keep the original sales
receipt, or a photocopy, in a safe
place.
Contact Garmin
In the USA, contact Garmin Product
Support by phone: [phone] or
[phone], Monday–Friday; or
go to www.garmin.com/support.
In Europe, contact Garmin (Europe)
Ltd. at +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside
the UK) or 0808 2380000 (within
the UK).
Free Garmin Software
Go to www.garmin.com/forerunner
to download the Garmin Connect™
Web-based software or the Garmin
Training Center® computer software.
Use this software to store and
analyze your workout data.

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Table of Contents
Introduction.......................... i
Product Registration ................ i
Contact Garmin......................... i
Free Garmin Software ............. i
What’s in the Box?.................. iv
Getting Started.................... 1
Buttons ..................................... 1
Icons.......................................... 2
Forerunner Backlight............... 2
Step 1: Turn on Your Forerun-
ner........................................ 2
Step 2: Set the Time................. 3
Step 3: Set Up Sensors
(Optional) ............................ 3
Step 4: Go for a Run!............... 4
Step 5: Download Free
Software .............................. 4
Step 6: Send Workout Data to
Your Computer ................... 4
Using Accessories................... 5
Using the Heart Rate
Monitor............................ 5
Using the Foot Pod .............. 7
Calibrating the Foot Pod ...... 8
Removing the Foot Pod ....... 9
Turning Off the Foot Pod...... 9
Using the GSC
™
10 .............. 9
Time Mode......................... 10
Chimes.................................... 10
Set the Time............................ 10
Set the Alarm.......................... 10
Set a Second Time Zone ....... 11
More Time Options ................ 11
Train Mode......................... 12
Timed Workout....................... 12
Training Settings.................... 13
Training Zones ....................... 14
Running Zones....................... 15

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Heart Rate Zones ................... 15
How Do Heart Rate Zones
Affect Your Fitness
Goals? .......................... 16
Computer Pairing................... 18
Interval Timer Mode.......... 19
Setting the Timers.................. 19
Starting the Timers ............. 20
Stopping and Resetting the
Timers........................... 20
Using Timer Repeat ........... 20
History Mode..................... 21
Viewing Workout History ...... 21
Managing Memory ................. 22
Deleting Workout History...... 23
Data Upload Mode ............ 24
Requirements......................... 24
Appendix ........................... 26
Optional Accessories ............ 26
Bike Accessories ............... 26
Pairing Sensors.................. 26
Battery Information................ 27
Forerunner Battery ............. 27
Heart Rate Monitor Battery 28
Foot Pod Battery ................ 29
Specications ........................ 30
Forerunner 50 .................... 30
USB ANT stick.................... 31
Heart Rate Monitor............. 31
Foot Pod............................. 32
Troubleshooting..................... 33
Software License
Agreement ........................ 35
Declaration of Conformity..... 35
Index .................................. 36

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What’s in the Box?
Forerunner 50 sports monitoring
watch including four modes: Time,
Train, Interval Timer, and History.
USB ANT™stick to wirelessly
send workout data from your
Forerunner to your computer. For
more information, see page 24.
Heart rate monitor (optional)
sends heart rate data to the
Forerunner (see page 5).
Foot pod (optional) sends speed
and distance data to the Forerunner
(see page 7).
For more information about
compatible accessories, go to
http://buy.garmin.com.

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Buttons
➊
➋
➌
➍
➊
view
Press and hold to turn the
backlight on/off.
Press to scroll through the data
pages in Train mode or History
mode.
Press to conrm and advance to
the next setting.
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➋
mode
Press to change modes.
Press to exit a menu or page.
Press and hold to return to the
Time page.
➌
lap/reset/-
Press to create a new lap.
Press and hold to save your
workout in Train mode.
Press to decrease the value for
settings.
➍
start/stop/+
Press to start or stop the timer.
Press and hold to customize
settings.
Press to increase the value for
settings.
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Icons
Above high zone setting
Below low zone setting
Bike sensor active
Foot pod sensor active
Heart rate sensor active
Data uploading
Interval timer mode
Alarm on
Chime on
Second time zone
Forerunner Backlight
Press and hold view to turn on the
backlight for 5 seconds. Extend the
backlight for 5 more seconds by
pressing any button.
Step 1: Turn on Your
Forerunner
Press and hold start/stop to turn on
your Forerunner. Your Forerunner
ships with the power off to conserve
the battery. For more battery
information, see page 27.

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Step 2: Set the Time
1. On the Time page, press and
hold start/stop until the hour
setting blinks.
2. Use +and -to adjust the hour.

TIP: Press and hold +or
-to scroll quickly through
the hours, minutes, and
other Time mode settings.
3. Press view to advance to the
minutes setting.
4. Use +and -to adjust the
minutes.
5. Continue this process to set
seconds, month, day, year,
and 12/24-hour mode.
6. Whennished,pressmode to
resume Time mode.
Step 3: Set Up
Sensors (Optional)
If your Forerunner included a heart
rate monitor and foot pod, the
ANT+Sport™sensors are already
paired. Press mode until the Train
page appears. The and
icons appear on the Forerunner
screen when the sensors are paired.
If you purchased an accessory
separately, see Pairing Sensors on
page 26.
For instructions on using the
heart rate monitor, see page 5. For
instruction on using the foot pod, see
page 7.

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Step 4: Go for a Run!
In Train mode, press start to start
the timer. After completing your run,
press stop. Press and hold lap/reset
to save your workout. Use +and -to
toggle YES or NO. Press view to
conrm.
Step 5: Download Free
Software
1. Go to www.garmin.com/
forerunner.
2. Create a free myGarmin
account.
3. Choose Garmin Connect or
Garmin Training Center with
Garmin ANT Agent. Click
Download.
4. Follow the on-screen
instructions.
Step 6: Send Workout
Data to Your Computer
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NOTE: You must
download software as
instructed in Step 5 so that
the necessary USB drivers
are installed before
connecting the USB ANT
stick to your computer.
1. Plug the USB ANT stick into
an available USB port on your
computer.
2. Bring your Forerunner within
range (5 m) of your computer.
3. Follow the on-screen
instructions.