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owner’s manual
®
FORERUNNER 50
™
with ANT+Sport wireless technology
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© 2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Garmin Corporation 1200 East 151st Street, Liberty House, No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Olathe, Kansas 66062, Hounsdown Business Park, Shijr, Taipei County, USA Southampton, Hampshire, Taiwan Tel. (913) 397.8200 or SO40 9RB UK Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 (800) 800.1020 Tel. +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the Fax 886/2.2642.9099 Fax (913) 397.8282 UK) 0808 2380000 (within the UK) Fax +44 (0) 870.8501251 All r
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IntroductIon Contact Garmin IntroductIon In the USA, contact Garmin Product Thank you for purchasing the Support by phone: (913) 397.8200 or ® ® Garmin Forerunner 50 sports (800) 800.1020, Monday–Friday; or monitoring watch. go to www.garmin.com/support. In Europe, contact Garmin (Europe) Warning : Always consult your Ltd. at +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside physician before you begin or the UK) or 0808 2380000 (within modify any exercise program. See the UK). the Important Safety and Pro
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IIntroduct on Using Accessories ................... 5 Table of Contents Using the Heart Rate Introduction .......................... i Monitor ............................ 5 Product Registration ................ i Using the Foot Pod .............. 7 Contact Garmin ......................... i Calibrating the Foot Pod ...... 8 Free Garmin Software ............. i Removing the Foot Pod ....... 9 What’s in the Box? .................. iv Turning Off the Foot Pod ...... 9 ™ Using the GSC 10 .....
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IntroductIon Heart Rate Zones ................... 15 Battery Information ................ 27 How Do Heart Rate Zones Forerunner Battery ............. 27 Affect Your Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Battery 28 Goals? .......................... 16 Foot Pod Battery ................ 29 Computer Pairing ................... 18 Specifications ........................ 30 Forerunner 50 .................... 30 Interval Timer Mode .......... 19 USB ANT stick .................... 31 Setting the Timers ..........
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IntroductIon 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://
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GettIG n Stedart mode GettIG n Sartedt ➋ • Press to change modes. Buttons • Press to exit a menu or page. • Press and hold to return to the Time page. ➊ lap/reset/- ➌ ➍ • Press to create a new lap. • Press and hold to save your ➋ workout in Train mode. ➌ • Press to decrease the value for settings. start/stop/+ ➍ view ➊ • Press to start or stop the timer. • Press and hold to turn the • Press and hold to customize backlight on/off. settings. • Press to scroll through the data • Pres
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GettInG Stedart Icons Forerunner Backlight Press and hold view to turn on the Above high zone setting backlight for 5 seconds. Extend the Below low zone setting backlight for 5 more seconds by pressing any button. Bike sensor active Step 1: Turn on Your Foot pod sensor active Forerunner Heart rate sensor active Press and hold start/stop to turn on your Forerunner. Your Forerunner Data uploading ships with the power off to conserve the battery. For more battery Interval timer mode inform
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GIett G n Stedart Step 2: Set the Time Step 3: Set Up 1. On the Time page, press and Sensors (Optional) hold start/stop until the hour If your Forerunner included a heart setting blinks. rate monitor and foot pod, the 2. Use + and - to adjust the hour. ™ ANT+Sport sensors are already paired. Press mode until the Train TiP: Press and hold + or page appears. The and - to scroll quickly through icons appear on the Forerunner the hours, minutes, and screen when the sensors are paired
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GettIG n Stedart Step 4: Go for a Run! Step 6: Send Workout In Train mode, press start to start Data to Your Computer the timer. After completing your run, nOTE: You must press stop. Press and hold lap/reset download software as to save your workout. Use + and - to instructed in Step 5 so that toggle YES or nO . Press view to the necessary USB drivers confirm. are installed before connecting the USB ANT Step 5: Download Free stick to your computer. Software 1. Plug the USB ANT st
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GettIG n Stedart Using the Heart Rate Using Accessories If your Forerunner came with a Monitor sensor (with ANT+Sport wireless The heart rate monitor is on standby technology) in the box, the sensors and ready to send data. Wear the and the Forerunner are already heart rate monitor directly on your paired. If you purchased an skin, just below your breastplate. accessory separately, see page 26 for It should be snug enough to stay in pairing instructions. place during your run. For info
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GettIG n Stedart 2. Wet both sensors on the back 7. If or heart rate data does of the heart rate monitor to not appear or if you have create a strong connection erratic heart rate data, you between your chest and the may have to tighten the strap transmitter. on your chest or warm up for 3. Wrap the strap around your 5–10 minutes. If the problem chest and attach it to the other persists, you may have to pair side of the heart rate monitor. the sensors. See page 26. nOTE: The Gar
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GIett G n Stedart Lace clp Using the Foot Pod The foot pod is on standby and ready to send data (like the heart rate monitor). When you install or move the foot pod, the LED blinks three times. 1. Press the tabs on the lace clip. Lift and separate the foot pod from the lace clip. 2. Loosen your shoe laces 4. Tie your shoelaces securely slightly. to keep the foot pod in place during your workout. 3. Thread the lace clip through 2–3 secure sections of your 5. Snap the foot pod into t
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GettInG Stedart or foot pod data does 9. If not appear, you may have to pair the foot pod and the Forerunner. See page 26. Calibrating the Foot Pod Calibrating your foot pod is optional and can improve accuracy. There are two ways to adjust the calibration: auto and manual. 6. Bring the Forerunner within range (3 m) of the foot pod. Auto Calibration 7. Press mode to access Train The minimum calibration distance is mode. The foot pod icon 400 m. For best results, calibrate the app
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GettIG n Stedart 3. Press start to begin recording. Removing the Foot Pod Press the tabs on the front of the lace 4. Run or walk the known distance. clip to remove the foot pod. 5. Press stop. Turning Off the Foot Pod 6. Use + and - to adjust the After 30 minutes of inactivity, the calibration distance to the foot pod automatically turns off to ACTUAL distance. conserve the battery (the LED blinks 7. Press view to save the twice). calibrated distance. ™ Using the GSC 10 Manual Calibra
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t Ime m ode Set the Time t Ime m ode See page 3. Time mode is the default view of the Forerunner. After 30 minutes Set the Alarm of inactivity, the Forerunner 1. On the Time page, press automatically returns to the Time start/stop. The Alarm page page. Otherwise, press mode until the appears. Time page appears. 2. Press and hold start/stop until the hour setting blinks. Chimes 3. Use + and - to adjust the hour. On the Time page, press and hold TiP: Press and hold + or view to toggle
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t Ime m ode 5. Use + and - to adjust the More Time Options minutes. • Press lap/reset to alternate the 6. When finished, press mode to view between day and month. resume Alarm mode. • Press and hold lap/reset to 7. Press lap/reset to activate alternate time zones. (or deactivate) the alarm. The icon appears on the Time page and the Alarm page. Set a Second Time Zone You can set the Forerunner time for two time zones. 1. On the Time page, press and hold lap/reset to change to the s
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t raIn m ode 2. When finished, press stop. t raIn m ode nOTE: To pause the Train mode displays your current active session, press workout settings and data. Press stop. Press start when mode until the Train page appears. you are ready to continue the session. Your history includes a rest lap that contains rest time only. 3. To save the workout, press and hold lap/reset. Use + and - to toggle YES or NO. Press Timed Workout view to confirm. 1. Press start to begin an active sess
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t raIn m ode ® • AUTO–turn Auto Lap on Training Settings or off. When AUTO lap nOTE: Training settings is ON, laps are triggered cannot be modified during by distance; you cannot an active session in Train use the lap button to mode. manually mark laps Press view again to enter the 1. On the Train page, press and distance. hold start/stop. • ZONES–turn the training 2. Press view to advance to the zones on or off. See next setting. The following Training Zones. settings can be
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t raIn m ode • WGT LB–enter your • Audible zone alarms weight (pounds or • Pace and speed zones kilograms determined by (foot pod required) the UNITS setting) • Heart rate zone (heart rate • GENDER monitor required) • PUSH PAIR–see page 26. • Bike speed and cadence 3. Use + and - to toggle or zones (GSC 10 required) change numeric settings. nOTE: During a workout 4. Press mode at any time to with training zones, the return to the Train page. and icons flash if you are above or belo
