Garmin Forerunner 610 User manual

FORERUNNER®
owner's manual

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Forerunner 610 Owner’s Manual 1
Introduction
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About the Battery ..........................3
Setting Up the Device ...................3
Registering Your Device ...............3
Getting More Information ..............3
Keys..............................................4
Icons .............................................4
Tips and Shortcuts ........................5
Locating Satellite Signals ............5
Menu Overview.............................6
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Going for a Run ............................7
Saving Your Run ...........................8
Run Options..................................8
Interval Workouts ........................13
Custom Workouts .......................15
Bike Training Options .................17
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Pairing Your ANT+ Sensors ........18
Heart Rate Monitor .....................19
Foot Pod .....................................21
GSC 10 .......................................23
Using the Weight Scale ..............23
Fitness Equipment ......................24
Heart Rate Zone Calculations ....25
ANT+ Sensor Troubleshooting ...26
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Viewing History ...........................27
Deleting History ..........................28
Using Free Software ...................28
Sending History to Your
Computer ................................29
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Locations ....................................30
Navigating to a Saved
Location ...................................30
Navigating Back to Start .............31
Stopping the Navigation .............31
GPS Settings ..............................31

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Introduction
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System Settings..........................32
Time Settings ..............................33
Setting Your User Prole ............33
Customizing the Training
Pages .......................................34
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Specications .............................39
About the Battery ........................40
Heart Rate Monitor Battery .........42
Changing the Wrist Band ............43
Caring for Your Device................44
Updating the Software Using
Garmin Connect .......................45
Troubleshooting ..........................46
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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.
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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 charger included in the
product box (page 41).
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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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• Go to www.garmin.com/intosports.
• Go to www.garmin.com
/learningcenter.
• Go to http://buy.garmin.com,
or contact your Garmin dealer
for information about optional
accessories and replacement parts.

4 Forerunner 610 Owner’s Manual
Introduction
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Each key has multiple functions.
➊➋
➌
➍
➎
➊
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Hold
to turn the device on
and off.
Select to turn on the
backlight.
Select to search for a
compatible weight scale.
➋
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
Select to start and stop
the timer.
➌
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
Select to mark a new lap.
Hold to save your run and
reset the timer.
➍
Select to show and hide
the menu.
➎
◄Select to return to the
previous page.
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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 41).
Fitness equipment is active.
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The Forerunner touchscreen is
different than most mobile devices.
The touchscreen is designed so you
can operate it with your ngernail. The
touchscreen is optimized to prevent
accidental touches while you run.
NOTE: You must press or swipe rmly

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
nger across the touchscreen.
• Swipe left to exit power save mode.
• Tap the touchscreen to conrm
messages.
• Make each touchscreen selection or
swipe a separate action.
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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 35).
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It may take 30–60 seconds to locate
satellite signals.
1. From the clock page, swipe left 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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6 Forerunner 610 Owner’s Manual
Introduction
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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: intervals, custom workouts
Sport: running or cycling
Training Pages: data elds
Alarm
Heart Rate Monitor: pairing, heart rate zones
Foot Pod: pairing, speed source, calibration
Bike Sensor: pairing, calibration, wheel size
User Prole: gender, birth year, weight, height
System: language, tones, display, data recording, GPS, backlight, time,
units, data transfer, restore default settings
Where Am I?
Back to Start
Locations

Forerunner 610 Owner’s Manual 7
Your Training
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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 Racer™ (page 12)
• Interval workouts (page 13)
• Custom workouts (page 15)
• Bike training (page 17)
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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 (page 21).
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 35).
2. After completing your run, select
STOP.

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Your Training
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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 to appear on the training page.
For a complete list of the available
data elds and descriptions, see
page 35.
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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 32.
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1. Select > Training > Options >
Alerts.
2. Select Time, Distance, or Calories.
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.