Garmin Forerunner 610 User manual

FORERUNNER®

owner's manual

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, Garmin

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, Virtual Partner

, Auto Pause

and Auto Lap

are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or

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™

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™

, Virtual

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™

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™

, ANT

™

, and ANT+

™

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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

2 Forerunner 610 Owner’s Manual

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).

4 Forerunner 610 Owner’s Manual

Introduction

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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.

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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 40).

Fitness equipment is active.

Forerunner 610 Owner’s Manual 5

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.

6 Forerunner 610 Owner’s Manual

Your Training

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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.

Forerunner 610 Owner’s Manual 7

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 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.

8 Forerunner 610 Owner’s Manual

Your Training

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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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