Alerts
You can set the device to alert you in many different situations where your awareness of the surrounding conditions or other data is important. There are three types of alerts: event alerts, range alerts, and recurring alerts.
Event alert: An event alert notifies you once. The event is a specific value. For example, you can set the device to alert you when you reach a specified elevation.
Range alert: A range alert notifies you any time the device is above or below a specified range of values. For example, you can set the device to alert you when your heart rate is below 60 beats per minute (bpm) and over 210 bpm.
Recurring alert: A recurring alert notifies you every time the device records a specified value or interval. For example, you can set the device to alert you every 30 minutes.
Alert Name | Alert Type | Description |
Proximity | Recurring | |
Distance | Event, | You can set an interval or a custom |
| recurring | distance from your final destination. |
Time | Event, | You can set an interval or a custom time |
| recurring | from your estimated time of arrival. |
Elevation | Event, range, | You can set minimum and maximum |
| recurring | elevation values. You can also set the |
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| device to alert you when you ascend or |
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| descend a specified amount. |
Nav. Arrival | Event | You can set alerts for reaching waypoints |
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| and the final destination of a track or |
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| route. |
Speed | Range | You can set minimum and maximum |
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| speed values. |
Pace | Range | You can set minimum and maximum pace |
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| values. |
Heart Rate | Range | You can set minimum and maximum heart |
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| rate values or select zone changes. See |
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Cadence | Range | You can set minimum and maximum |
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| cadence values. |
Battery | Event | You can set a low battery power alert. |
Setting a Proximity Alarm
Proximity alarms alert you when you are within a specified range of a particular location.
1Select the action key.
2Select Alerts > Proximity > Edit > Create New.
3 Select a location.
4 Enter a radius.
5 Select Done.
Calculating the Size of an Area
Before you can calculate the size of an area, you must acquire satellites.
1Select the action key.
2Select GPS Tools > Area Calc..
3Walk around the perimeter of the area.
4When you are finished, select the action key to calculate the area.
5Select an option:
•Select Save Track, enter a name, and select Done.
•Select Change Units to convert the area to a different unit.
•Select 
to exit without saving.
Viewing the Almanacs
You can view almanac information for the sun and moon, and hunting and fishing.
1Select the action key.
2 Select an option:
•To view the sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset information, select GPS Tools > Sun & Moon.
•To view the predicted best times for hunting and fishing, select GPS Tools > Hunt & Fish.
3If necessary, select 
or 
to view a different day.
Viewing Satellite Information
The satellite page shows your current location, GPS accuracy, satellite locations, and signal strength.
1Select the action key.
2 Select Start GPS.
3 Select the action key.
4 Select GPS Tools > Satellite.
5 Select 
to view additional information.
Simulating a Location
When you are planning routes or activities in a different area, you can turn off GPS and simulate a different location.
1Select the action key.
2Select Setup > System > GPS Mode > Demo Mode.
3 Select a location.
4 Select Go > Move to Location.
Customizing Your Device
Setup Overview
The Setup menu contains many ways to customize your device. Garmin recommends that you familiarize yourself with the settings for each feature. If you customize your settings before your activity, you will spend less time adjusting the watch during your activity. To open the Setup menu, select the action key, and select Setup.
NOTE: All changes you make are saved to the active profile (Changing Profiles).
Setup Item | Available Settings and Information |
System | You can customize GPS settings, arrow keys, and the |
| device language (System Settings). |
Data Pages | You can customize data pages and data fields |
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Sensors | You can customize the compass (Compass Settings) |
| and altimeter (Altimeter Settings) settings. |
ANT Sensor | You can set up wireless accessories such as the heart |
| rate monitor or tempe™ (ANT+ Sensors). |
Tones | You can customize the tones and vibrations (Setting the |
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Display | You can adjust the backlight and screen contrast |
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Reset | You can clear the trip data, sensor plots (Clearing All |
| Sensor Plot Data), waypoints, or track log, or you can |
| reset all of your settings (Resetting the Profile to Factory |
| Settings). |
Map | You can customize the map orientation and how items |
| appear on the map (Map Settings). |
Tracks | You can customize the track recording settings (Track |
| Settings). |
Time | You can customize the appearance of the time page |
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