Garmin Forerunner 610 User manual

FORERUNNER®
owner's manual

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Forerunner 610 Owner’s Manual 1
Introduction
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Setting Up the Device ...................3
Registering Your Device ...............3
About the Battery ..........................3
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Going for a Run ............................6
Saving Your Run ...........................7
Run Options..................................7
Interval Workouts ........................12
Custom Workouts .......................13
Bike Training Options .................16
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Pairing Your ANT+ Sensors ........17
Heart Rate Monitor .....................18
Foot Pod .....................................20
GSC 10 .......................................21
Using the Weight Scale ..............22
Fitness Equipment ......................22
Heart Rate Zone Calculations ....23
ANT+ Sensor Troubleshooting ...24
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Viewing History ...........................25
Deleting History ..........................26
Using Free Software ...................26
Sending History to Your
Computer ................................27
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Locations ....................................28
Navigating to a Saved
Location ...................................29
Navigating Back to Start .............29
Stopping the Navigation .............29
GPS Settings ..............................29
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Time Settings ..............................31
System and Display Settings ......31
Setting Your User Prole ............32
Customizing the Training
Pages .......................................33

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Introduction
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Specications .............................38
About the Battery ........................39
Heart Rate Monitor Battery .........41
Changing the Wrist Band ............42
Caring for Your Device................43
Troubleshooting ..........................45
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Forerunner 610 Owner’s Manual 3
Introduction
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 
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.

When using your Forerunner®
the rst time, follow the setup
instructions in the Forerunner 610
Quick Start Manual.
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Help us better support you by
completing our online registration
today.
• Go to http://my.garmin.com.
• Keep the original sales receipt, or a
photocopy, in a safe place.
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 
This product contains a lithium-ion
battery. See the Important Safety and
Product Information guide in the
product box for product warnings and
other important information.
The device is powered by a built-in,
lithium-ion battery that you can charge
using the AC charger or the USB cable
included in the product box (page 40).

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Each key has multiple functions.
➊➋
➌
➍
➊


Hold
to turn the device on
and off.
Select to turn on the
backlight.
Select to search for a
compatible weight scale.
➋


Select to start and stop
the timer.
➌


Select to mark a new lap.
Hold to save your run and
reset the timer.
➍
Select to open the menu.
Hold to exit the menu.

GPS is on and receiving signals.
Heart rate monitor is active.
Foot pod is active.
Bike sensor is active.
Watch is in power save mode
(page 40).
Fitness equipment is active.

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Introduction
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• Swipe up to exit power save mode.
• Tap the time page to view the
battery status icon.
• Tap the touchscreen to conrm
messages.
• Swipe right to return to the previous
screen or menu level.
• Make each touchscreen selection or
swipe a separate action.
• Do not use a hard or sharp object to
operate the touchscreen.
• Thick gloves can hinder
touchscreen operation.
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On any training page, hold a data
eld until it is highlighted.
When you lift your nger, you are
prompted to select a new data eld
(page 34).
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It may take 30–60 seconds to locate
satellite signals.
1. From the time page, swipe up to
view the locating satellites banner.
2. Go outdoors to an open area.
3. Wait while the Forerunner searches
for satellites.
Do not begin your activity until
the locating satellites banner
disappears.
The time of day and date are set
automatically.

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This section describes the following
training features and settings:
• Run Basics (pages 6–7)
• Alerts (page 7)
• Auto Lap® (page 9)
• Auto Pause® (page 10)
• Auto Scroll (page 11)
• Virtual Partner® (page 11)
• Virtual Racer™ (page 11)
• Interval Workouts (page 12)
• Custom Workouts (page 13)
• Bike Training (page 16)
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Before you can record history, you
must locate satellite signals (page 5) or
pair your Forerunner with an optional
foot pod.
1. From the timer page, select START
to start the timer
➊ .
History is recorded only while the
timer is running. Your distance ➋
and lap pace ➌ appear on the timer
page.
➊
➌
➋
The data elds shown are the
defaults. You can customize data
elds (page 34).
2. Swipe left to view additional
training pages (if enabled).
3. After completing your run, select
STOP.

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Hold RESET to save your run and
reset the timer.
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1. Select > Setup.
2. Select Training Pages.
3. Select a training page to customize.
4. Select a data eld to customize.
5. Select Pace/Speed.
6. Select the type of pace or speed
data you want to appear on the
training page.
For a complete list of the available
data elds and descriptions, see
page 34.
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NOTE: Alerts do not function during
interval or custom workouts.
You can use alerts to train toward
specic time, distance, calorie, heart
rate, and cadence goals.
NOTE: To turn on alert tones and
vibrations, see page 31.
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1. Select > Training > Run
Options > Alerts.
2. Select Time, Distance, or Calorie.
3. Select On.
4. Select Alert At, and enter a time,
distance, or calorie amount.
Each time you reach the alert amount,
the device beeps and displays a
message.

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If you have an optional heart rate
monitor or GSC™ 10, you can set
up advanced alerts for heart rate and
cadence.
1. Select > Training > Run
Options > Alerts.
2. Select an option:
• Select Heart Rate to set the
high and low heart rate values in
beats per minute (bpm).
NOTE: For more information
about heart rate zones and
settings, see page 18.
• Select Cadence to set the high
and low cadence amounts
in steps per minute (spm) or
revolutions of the crank arm per
minute (rpm).
3. Set the parameters for your heart
rate or cadence alerts.
Each time you exceed or drop below
the specied heart rate or cadence
amount, the device beeps and displays
a message.
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Some running programs use timed
walking breaks at regular intervals. For
example, during a long training run,
the program may instruct you to run for
four minutes, then walk for 1 minute,
and repeat.
1. Select > Training > Run
Options > Alerts.
2. Select Run/Walk > Run/Walk
Alert > On.
3. Select Run Alert, and enter a time.
4. Select Walk Alert, and enter a
time.
Each time you reach the alert amount,
the device beeps and displays a
message. The run/walk alerts will
repeat until you stop the timer.

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NOTE: Auto Lap does not function
during interval or custom workouts.
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You can use Auto Lap to automatically
mark the lap at a specic position. This
feature is helpful for comparing your
performance over different parts of a
run (for example, a long hill or training
sprints).
1. Select > Training > Run
Options > Auto Lap.
2. Select Auto Lap > By Position.
3. Select Lap At, and select an option:
• Select Lap Press Only to
trigger the lap counter each time
you select LAP and each time
you pass any of those positions
again.
• Select Start And Lap to
trigger the lap counter at the
GPS location where you select
START and at any location
during the run where you select
LAP.
• Select Mark And Lap to trigger
the lap counter at a specic GPS
location marked before the run
(use Mark Position) and at any
location during the run where
you select LAP.
4. If necessary, customize the lap data
elds (page 34).

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You can use Auto Lap to automatically
mark the lap at a specic distance.
This feature is helpful for comparing
your performance over different parts
of a run (for example, every mile or
kilometer).
1. Select > Training > Run
Options > Auto Lap.
2. Select Auto Lap > By Distance.
3. Select Lap At, and enter a distance.
4. If necessary, customize the lap data
elds (page 34).
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
NOTE: Auto Pause does not function
during interval or custom workouts.
You can use Auto Pause to pause the
timer automatically when you stop
moving or when your speed drops
below a specied value. This feature is
helpful if your run includes stop lights
or other places where you need to slow
down or stop.
NOTE: The paused time is not saved
with your history data.
1. Select > Training > Run
Options > Auto Pause.
2. Select Auto Pause, and select an
option:
• To pause the timer automatically
when you stop moving, select
When Stopped.
• To pause the timer automatically
when your speed drops below a
specied value, select Custom
Speed.
3. If necessary, customize optional
time data elds (page 34).
To view the entire time (from pressing
START to RESET), select the Time -
Elapsed data eld.

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You can use the auto scroll feature to
automatically cycle through all of the
training data pages while the timer is
running.
1. Select > Training > Run
Options > Auto Scroll.
2. Select Auto Scroll, and select a
display speed: Slow, Medium, or
Fast.
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Your Virtual Partner is a training tool
designed to help you meet your goals.
1. Select > Training > Run
Options > Virtual Partner.
2. Select Virtual Partner > On.
3. Select Format, and select Speed or
Pace.
4. Enter a value for the Virtual
Partner’s speed or pace.
5. Select Alert > On to hear audible
alerts during your run (optional).
6. Go for a run.
7. Scroll to the Virtual Partner page to
see who is leading.

Your Virtual Racer is a training tool
designed to help you improve your
performance. For example, you can
practice running the actual race route
and save it to your Forerunner. On race
day, you can race against that practice
run. The Virtual Racer pushes you to
beat your previous pace including hills
where you might slow down and the

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nal sprint to the nish line.
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Before you can run with a Virtual
Racer, you must have at least one saved
activity.
1. Select > Training > Run
Options > Virtual Racer.
2. Select Create New Race, and
select an activity from the list.
3. Enter a name.
4. Select the race, and select Do Race.
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Select > Training > Run Options
> Virtual Racer.
• View Stats—Displays the time and
distance of the previous activity.
• Race Options—Allows you to edit
the race name or delete the race.

You can create interval workouts based
on distance or time. Your custom
interval workout is saved until you
create another interval workout.

1. Select > Training > Workouts
> Intervals.
2. Select Edit Workout.
3. Select Type, and select Distance or
Time.
TIP: To create an open-ended
interval, set the type to “Open.”
4. Enter a distance or time interval
value.
5. Select Rest Type, and select
Distance, Time, or Open.
6. If necessary, enter a distance or
time value for the rest interval.
7. Select the number of repetitions.

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8. If necessary, select Warmup > Yes
to add an open-ended warm up to
your workout.
9. If necessary, select Cooldown >
Yes to add an open-ended cooldown
to your workout.
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1. Select > Training > Workouts
> Intervals > Do Workout.
2. Select START.
If your interval workout has a warm
up, you must select LAP to begin
the rst interval.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
When you complete all of the intervals,
a message appears.
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• At any time, select LAP to end an
interval early.
• At any time, select STOP to stop
the timer.
• If your interval workout has a cool
down, you must select LAP to end
the interval workout.
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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 26) and transfer them
to the Forerunner. However, you can
also create and save a custom workout
directly on your Forerunner.

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1. Select > Training > Workouts
> Custom > Create New.
2. Select Run 000 to edit the name of
the workout.
3. Select Add New Step.
4. Select Duration to specify how the
step will be measured.
For example, select Distance to end
the step after a specic distance.
If you select Open, you can select
LAP to end the step during your
workout.
5. If necessary, select Duration
Value, and enter a value.
6. Select Target to choose your goal
during the step.
For example, select Heart Rate
to maintain a consistent heart rate
during the step.
7. If necessary, select a target zone or
enter a custom range.
For example, you can select a heart
rate zone. Each time you exceed
or drop below the specied heart
rate, the device beeps and displays
a message.
8. If necessary, select Rest Lap > Yes.
During a rest lap, the timer
continues to run and data is
recorded.
9. If necessary, add another step to the
workout.
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Before you can repeat a workout step,
you must create a workout with at least
one step.
1. Select Add New Step.
2. Select Duration, and select an
option:
• Select Repeat to repeat a step
one or more times.
For example, you can repeat a
5-mile step ten times.

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• Select Repeat Until to repeat a
step for a specic duration.
For example, you can repeat a
5-mile step for 60 minutes or
until your heart rate reaches 160
bpm.
3. Select Back To Step, and select a
step to repeat.
4. Select to save the step.
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1. Select > Training > Workouts
> Custom.
2. Select a workout, and select Do
Workout.
3. Select START.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
When you complete all of the steps, a
message appears.
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• At any time, select LAP to end an
step early.
• At any time, select STOP to stop
the timer.
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1. Select > Training > Workouts
> Custom Workout.
2. Select the workout.
3. Select Delete Workout > Yes.
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Before you can wirelessly send
workouts to your device, you must
pair the USB ANT Stick™ with your
computer (page 27).
1. Connect the USB ANT Stick to
your computer.
2. Open Garmin Training Center or
Garmin Connect (page 26).
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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Your Training
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You must have a Garmin Connect
account (page 26).
1. Connect the device to your
computer.
2. Go to www.garminconnect.com,
and nd an activity.
3. Click Send to Device.
4. Disconnect the device, and turn it
on.
5. Select > Training > Workouts
> Custom Workout.
6. Select a workout, and select Do
Workout.
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Many of the training features of the
Forerunner can be applied to cycling.
For the most accurate and consistent
data, you should customize the cycling
settings.
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Before you customize any of your
training options for cycling, you must
change your sport.
Your Forerunner can display data and
history for your bike training.
1. Select > Training > Sport >
Cycling Options > Show.
2. Select Current Sport > Cycling.
After changing your sport, you can
set up alerts, Auto Lap, Auto Pause,
and Auto Scroll settings for your bike
training (pages 7–11).
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For information about the
GSC™ 10, see page 21.

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ANT+ Sensors
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The Forerunner is compatible with the
following ANT+ accessories:
• Heart rate monitor (page 18)
• Foot pod (page 20)
• GSC 10 (page 21)
• Weight Scale (page 22)
• Fitness Equipment (page 22)
For information about purchasing
additional accessories, go to
http://buy.garmin.com.
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Before you can pair, you must put
on the heart rate monitor or install
the sensor. See the Forerunner 610
Quick Start Manual or the accessory
instructions.
If your Forerunner does not show
data from the accessory, you may
need to pair the accessory to your
Forerunner. Pairing is the connecting of
ANT+™ wireless sensors, for example,
connecting your foot pod with a
Forerunner. After you pair the rst
time, your Forerunner automatically
recognizes your foot pod each time it
is activated.
• Make sure that the ANT+ sensor
is compatible with your Garmin
device.
• Bring the Forerunner within range
(3 m) of the ANT+ sensor.
Stay 10 m away from other ANT+
sensors while pairing.
• If is off, select > Setup
> Heart Rate Monitor > HR
Monitor > On > Search for New.
• If is off, select > Setup
> Foot Pod > Foot Pod > On >
Search for New.

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• 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 42).
When the accessory is paired, a
message appears, and the accessory
icon (page 4) appears solid on the
screen.
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Before you can customize your heart
rate zones, you must enable the heart
rate monitor.
The Forerunner uses your user prole
information from the initial setup to
determine your heart rate zones. For
the most accurate calorie data during
your activity, set your maximum heart
rate, resting heart rate, and heart rate
zones.
1. Select > Setup > Heart Rate
Monitor > HR Zones.
2. Select Based On > and select an
option:
• Select BPM to view and edit the
zones in beats per minute.
• Select % Max. to view and edit
the zones as a percentage of
your maximum heart rate.
• Select % HRR to view and edit
the zones as a percentage of
your resting heart rate.
3. Select Max. HR, and enter your
maximum heart rate.