Forerunner 201 ™ personal trainer owner’s manual Forerunner 201 Cover.
© Copyright 2003 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries All Rights Reserved Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street Olathe, Kansas 66062 U.S.A. Tel. 913/397.8200 Fax 913/397.8282 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate Romsey, SO51 9DL, U.K. Tel. 44/1794.519944 Fax 44/1794.519222 Garmin Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 Fax 886/2.2642.
PACE YOURSELF Fun is now on the run! Strap this personal trainer to your wrist and let it do all the work, except the running of course. Welcome to the world of the Forerunner 201; a compact, lightweight, waterproof GPS sensor that provides you accurate pace/speed, distance, and time data during your workout. Not only that, it provides a map of your travels and provides assistance in your training using the Virtual Partner’s pace to help achieve your goals.
Introduction Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .............................................I Product Registration ................................... i Table of Contents ..................................... ii FCC Compliance ......................................iv Software License Agreement ......................v Warnings & Cautions ...............................vi Maintenance ............................................vii Unit Overview ........................................viii Wrist Strap .........
LIMITED WARRANTY Introduction This Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. Within this period, Garmin will at its sole option, repair or replace any components that fail in normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor, provided that the customer shall be responsible for any transportation cost.
Introduction FCC Compliance iv The Forerunner 201 complies with Part 15 of the FCC interference limits for Class B digital devices FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE. These limits are designed to provide more reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation, and are more stringent than “outdoor” requirements.
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT BY USING THE FORERUNNER 201, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. Garmin grants you a limited license to use the software embedded in this device (the “Software) in binary executable form in the normal operation of the product. Title, ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the Software remain in Garmin.
Introduction Warnings & Cautions , WARNING.- This product, its packaging, and its components contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer birth defects, or reproductive harm. This Notice is being provided in accordance with California’s Proposition 55. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please refer to our web site at http:Ilwww.garmin.coml prop65. This unit contains a Lithium-Ion rechargeable battety. Please dispose of properly.
FORERUNNER AND WRIST STRAP CLEANING The Forerunner 201 is constructed of high quality materials and does not require user maintenance other than cleaning. Clean the unit using a cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution and then wipe dry. Avoid chemical cleaners and solvents that may damage plastic components. The wrist strap should be hand washed with mild detergent in warm or hot water. Blot dry then air dry. Do not machine wash.
Introduction Built-in GPS Antenna Back View (without strap) Front View mode reset lap Power/Data Contacts viii Serial Number Speaker LCD Display (with Backlight) enter start/stop POWER MODE RESET ENTER DOWN UP BACKLIGHT LAP START/STOP
The Forerunner has been designed to comfortably fit your wrist. For best performance, wear the Forerunner like a watch, with the top face of the unit oriented towards the sky. A strap extension provides additional length and easily attaches to the existing strap. To fasten the Forerunner to your wrist: Introduction Wrist Strap 1. With the strap open, place the Forerunner on your wrist. 2. Slide the end of the strap through the connector. 3. Adjust to fit comfortably and secure the strap using the Velcro.
Introduction Charging the Battery Battery usage icon shows an estimate of battery life left. Four squares with the battety outline indicates a full battery. One of four moving squares indicates the use of an external power source. When the Forerunner 201 is connected to the battery charger and powered off, you see this screen to indicate that batteries are charging.
WHAT IS GPS? The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a system of 24 satellites that circle the earth twice a day in a very precise orbit and transmit information to earth. The Forerunner must continuously “see” at least three of these satellites to calculate your location and track your movement. At times, additional satellites may be needed to determine a location. If some of the satellites in view get blocked or “shaded,” the receiver can simply use an alternate satellite to maintain the location fix.
Block Title Turning on your Forerunner STARTING UP THE FORERUNNER 201 After the Forerunner is completely charged, it is ready for use. Allow the Forerunner time to track satellites and determine your position the first time you use it. Upon startup, the GPS signal bar appears. As the Forerunner 201 locates more satellites and the signal strength increases, the bar moves to the right. The window disappears after the Forerunner 201 has a satellite lock.
MAIN MODES All of the information needed to operate the Forerunner 201 is found on two main modes (or display screens). These modes are the Timer Mode and Menu Mode, Press the MODE Button to cycle through the 2 modes. Timer Mode Timer Mode Using the Timer Mode Menu Mode Using the Timer Mode: 1. In the Timer Mode, press the START/STOP button to start timing and tracking distance. 2. Press the START/STOP button to stop timing and tracking distance data. 3.
Timer Mode Data Screens Timer Screen Current Lap Screen 4 Custom Screen Data Screens During your workout there are 3 data screens you can access by pressing the DO” or UP button. These data screens are: • Timer Screen - Time/Pace(Speed)/Distance • Current Lap Screen - Lap Pace(Speed)/Lap Time/Lap Dist(ance) • Custom Screen - Custom I/Custom 2/Custom3 For information how to select the custom fields turn to page 25, under ’Set Custom Page’.
MENU NAVIGATION Your Forerunner 201 allows you to navigate through menus quickly and efficiently using a combination of the ENTER button, the UP and DOWN buttons, and the MODE button. The diagram gives you a quick glance of all available options. To read more about a particular menu option, turn to the page number indicated to the right in parentheses.
Menu Mode History: By Day Using Menu Mode The POWER Button: • Press and release to turn the backlight on and off The MODE Button: • Press to go to the next Main Mode • Press to ‘undo’ the most recent action The ENTER Button: • Press to confirm data entry or menu selection The UP/DOWN buttons: • Press to highlight the options on the menu 6 HISTORY This History option organizes your workouts in a layered fashion.
By Week Like ‘By Day’, selecting this option allows you to see a list of your workouts organized by week. The upper half of the display lists weeks that you had workouts. With a week highlighted, the lower half displays total time, total distance, average speed, and total calories burned for that week. Once you select the week you want to review, the Forerunner 201 breaks the week down into the days of that weekly period. Menu Mode History: By Week To select a week you want to review: 1.
Menu Mode History: History Totals and Delete History Totals Selecting this option you see an overview of your total workouts combined. To view the History Totals mode: 1. With ‘HISTORY’ highlighted in the Menu Mode, press ENTER. 2. Highlight ‘HISTORY TOTALS’ and press ENTER. Delete This option allows you to delete some or all of your workouts. You can delete ‘Older than 1 month’, ‘Older than 3 months’, ‘Older than 1 year’, or ‘Delete All’.
TRAINING ASSISTANT The Forerunner’s 201 Training Assistant has training tools to maximize your workout sessions, This option allows you to set (or use) an auto pause and auto lap, use a virtual partner, use a pace /speed alert, and use a time/distance alert. Auto Pause/Lap The Forerunner 201 can automatically pause the timer during your workout. The Auto Pause works well if your workout includes stop lights or stop signs.
Menu Mode Training Assistant: Virtual Partner To set the Auto Lap: 1. Highlight ‘TRAINING ASSISTANT’ in the Menu Mode and press ENTER. 2. Highlight ‘AUTO PAUSE/LAP’ and press ENTER. 3. Highlight the ‘ON/OFF’ option next to ‘AUTO LAP TRIGGER:’. Press ENTER to turn the ‘AUTO LAP TRIGGER:’ on or off. 4. Highlight the ‘DISTANCE’ option next to ‘LAP DISTANCE:’. Press ENTER to display the available option menu. 5.
To set Distance & Time Goals: 1. Highlight ‘TRAINING ASSISTANT’ in the Menu Mode and press ENTER. 2. Highlight ‘VIRTUAL PARTNER’ and press ENTER. 3. Highlight ‘SET DISTANCE &TIME’ and press ENTER. 4. With ‘DISTANCE’ highlighted, press ENTER. Menu Mode Training Assistant: Virtual Partner 5. Press the DOWN or UP button to select the distance of your workout and press ENTER to select. You can choose ‘CUSTOM’ to set your own distance. 6. Press the DOWN button to highlight the ‘TIME’ field and press ENTER. 7.
Menu Mode 7. Press the DOWN or UP button to select the pace (speed) of your workout and press ENTER to select. You can choose ‘CUSTOM’ to set your own pace/speed. 8. Highlight ‘DONE’ and press ENTER. Training Assistant: Pace/Speed Alert 9. When you are ready to begin your workout press the START button. To set Distance & Pace/Speed: 1. Highlight ‘TRAINING ASSISTANT’ in the Menu Mode and press ENTER. 2. Highlight ‘VIRTUAL PARTNER’ and press ENTER. 3.
To set Fast Pace/Speed Alert: 1. Highlight ‘TRAINING ASSISTANT’ in the Menu Mode and press ENTER. 2. Highlight PACE (SPEED) ALERT’ and press ENTER. 3. With ‘FAST PACE (SPEED) ALERT’ highlighted, press ENTER and use the DOWN or UP button to select ‘ON’ or ‘OFF’ from the menu and press ENTER. Menu Mode Training Assistant: Pace/Speed Alert 4. Press the DOWN button to highlight the ‘ALERT AT:’ field and press ENTER. 5.
Menu Mode Training Assistant: Time/Distance Alert Time/Distance Alert Like the Pace/Speed Alert, you can set an alarm to sound when you reach a certain time or a certain distance. To set Time Alert: 1. Highlight ‘TRAINING ASSISTANT’ in the Menu Mode and press ENTER. 2. Highlight ‘TIME/DIST(ANCE) ALERT’ and press ENTER. 3. With ‘TIME ALERT’ highlighted, press ENTER to turn the alert ‘OFF’, alert ‘ONCE’, or ‘REPEAT’ the alert whenever the ‘ALERT AT:’ time is reached again. 4.
NAVIGATION The Navigation Menu provides additional options for traveling with your Forerunner 20 Refer to this menu option to add or remove the map mode, mark a location, find a location, return back to your starting point, and orient the map mode by a north reference or ahead (the direction you are moving). Menu Mode Navigation: Add/Remove Map Mode Add/Remove Map Mode The Map Mode does not appear on your Forerunner 201 until you activate it from this menu.
Menu Mode Navigation: Mark Location Mark Location The Forerunner 201 can remember a location (latitude/longitude) to which you want to return later by using the ‘Mark Location’ option. The Forerunner 201 saves your location using a default three-digit number beginning with 00 1 and increases by one thereafter. You may mark and save up to 100 locations. You can change the location symbol, name, known elevation, and location position (latitude and longitude).
4. Scroll through the letters holders using the DOWN or UP buttons. (UP button moves the cursor right to left, and the DOWN button moves the cursor left to right). When you reach the position place you want to change, stop, and press ENTER. Using the DOWN or UP button, scroll through the letter, number or symbol choices, highlight the one you want and press ENTER. The position place is now changed. You can change the name of the location up to 6 characters. Continue until all positions are changed.
Menu Mode Navigation: Find Location To change the location (latitude/longitude): 1. Highlight ‘NAVIGATION’ in the Menu Mode and press ENTER. 2. Press the DOWN button to highlight the ‘MARK LOCATION’ option and press ENTER. The Review Location appears. (Flag with symbol and name) 3. Press the DOWN button to highlight the location field (latitude/longitude) and press ENTER. 4.
To find and select a location: 1. Highlight ‘NAVIGATION’ in the Menu Mode and press ENTER. 2. Press the DOWN button, highlight the ‘FIND LOCATION’ option, and press ENTER. 3. With ‘LIST ALL’ highlighted, press ENTER. A locations list appears starting with numbers (0-9) and moves into an alphabetical list . Menu Mode Navigation: Find Location 4. Press the DOWN or UP button to highlight the alphabetical tab containing the desired location. Press ENTER.
Menu Mode (continued) button and selecting the desired location. Once selected, press ENTER. The Review Location appears allowing you to edit the location, if you desire. To view the selected location on the Map Mode: Navigation: Find Location 1. In the Review Location mode, press the DOWN or UP button to highlight ‘MAP’. Press the ENTER button. The selected location is displayed on the map. You can use the DOWN/UP buttons to zoom in and out on the map. 2.
Back to Start This option allows you to return to your start point along a traveled path without marking any locations. The Forerunner 201 draws a ‘track’ or ‘electronic breadcrumb trail’ as you travel during your workout. When you are ready to return to where you started, the Forerunner 201 takes you back by following the ‘electronic breadcrumb trail’ you left behind. To return ‘Back to Start’: Menu Mode Navigation: Back To Start/ Orient Map North/Ahead 1.
Menu Mode Settings: Set Time To select Orient Map Ahead: 1. In the ‘NAVIGATION’ mode, press the DOWN or UP button to highlight ‘ORIENT MAP AHEAD’, Press ENTER. The Map Mode appears with the orientation pointing ahead. SETTINGS The ‘SETTINGS’ menu allows you to customize your Forerunner 201. You can set the time, set the units, set the custom page, set your profile, set the display, set the system, restore settings to the manufacturer’s default, and check the software version of the Forerunner 201.
To change the Time Zone: 1. Highlight ‘SETTINGS’ in the Menu Mode and press ENTER. 2. Press the DOWN or UP button to highlight ‘SET TIME’. Press ENTER. 3. Press the DOWN or UP button to highlight the ‘TIME ZONE’ field and press ENTER. 4. Press the DOWN or UP button to scroll through the selections and press the ENTER Button when you have found the correct Time Zone. Menu Mode Settings: Set Time 5. Press the MODE Button to return to the mode of your choice. ) NOTE.
Menu Mode Settings: Set Units Set Units The Forerunner 201 allows you to select statute (feet, miles, and miles per hour) or metric (meters, kilometers, and kilometers per hour) units of measure for all speed and distance readouts. It also allows you to choose either your pace or speed mode. Pace Smoothing averages your pace over a certain amount of time to avoid errors in GPS position and speed. You must have the unit in ‘PACE’ mode to use Pace Smoothing. To change the units of measure: 1.
3. Press the DOWN or UP button to highlight the ‘PACE SMOOTHING’ field. Press ENTER. 4. Press the DOWN or UP button, highlight ‘MOST’, ‘MORE’, ’LESS’, or ‘LEAST’ and press ENTER. ’MOST’ will produce the maximum amount of smoothing. Press the MODE Button to return to the mode of your choice. Set Custom Page This option allows you to customize data fields on the Custom Page, which are accessed from the Timer Mode. Speed and Pace choices will depend on if you have the ‘UNITS’ (page 24) set to ‘SPEED’ or ‘PACE’.
Menu Mode Settings: Set Profile To customize the data screens: 1. Highlight ‘SETTINGS’ in the Menu Mode and press ENTER. 2. Press the DOWN or UP button to highlight ‘SET CUSTOM PAGE’. Press ENTER. 3. Press the DOWN or UP button to highlight the data field to change. Press ENTER. 4. Press the DOWN or UP button, highlight the desired data type and press ENTER. Press the MODE Button to return to the mode of your choice.
Set Display This option allows you to change the backlight setting and the contrast of the screen. To change the backlight setting: 1. From the Menu Mode press the DOWN or UP button to highlight ‘SETTINGS’. Press ENTER. Menu Mode Settings: Set Display 2. Press the DOWN or UP button to highlight the ‘SET DISPLAY’ field and press ENTER. 3. With ‘BACKLIGHT’ highlighted, press ENTER. 4. Press the DOWN or UP button to highlight your selection and press ENTER. 5.
Menu Mode Settings: Set System Set System This option allows you to change the beeper setting and select the language of your choice. To change the beeper setting: 1. From the Menu Mode press the DOWN or UP button to highlight ‘SETTINGS’. Press ENTER. 2. Press the DOWN or UP button to highlight the ‘SET SYSTEM ‘field and press ENTER. 3. With ‘BEEPER’ highlighted, press ENTER. 4. Press the DOWN or UP button to highlight your selection and press ENTER. 5. Press the MODE Button to return to the SETTINGS mode.
Restore Settings This option allows you to restore the factory settings to options in the SETTINGS menu ONLY. Data and settings in other menus, such as HISTORY and TRAINING ASSISTANT, are not affected. To restore factory settings: 1. From the Menu Mode press the DOWN or UP button to highlight ‘SETTINGS’. Press ENTER. Menu Mode Settings: Restore Settings/ About Forerunner 2. Press the DOWN or UP button to highlight the ‘RESTORE SETTINGS’ field and press ENTER. 3.
Software Forerunner Logbook FORERUNNER LOGBOOK PC SOFTWARE Free Forerunner PC software is available for Forerunner 201 owner’s. With Logbook, you can download, archive, view your run history. Once downloaded, you can see the shape of your run and its vertical profile, add notes to a run, clean up your run history (delete data), and export your run history into an XML data format. Please refer to our web site on how to download the “Forerunner Logbook” software at: http://www.garmin.com.
Physical Case: Size: Weight: Temperature Range: Display: Fully-sealed, high-impact plastic alloy, waterproof to IEC 529 IPX7 standards (waterproof to 1 meter for 30 minutes) 3.26”W x 1.71 “H x.69”D (82.80 x 43.44 x 17.53 mm) Approx. 2.75 ounces (78g) -4° to 140°F (-20° to 60°C) (operating) 100 x 64 pixels, 1.44”W x 0.92”H (36.49 x 23.35 mm) Specifications Performance Receiver: Acquisition time Update Rate: GPS Accuracy: Velocity Accuracy: Dynamics: Antenna: 12 parallel channel Approx.
Index A About Forerunner 29 Add/remove map mode 15 Auto Lap 10 Auto Pause 4, 9 B Backlight 27 Back to Start 21 BATTERY x Beeper 28 C 32 Display Contrast 27 Distance Alert 14 Distance Goals 11 E Elevation 17 F Factory Settings 29 FCC Compliance iv Find Location 18, 19, 20 G GOTO 20 GPS 1, 2, vi Caution vi Charging the battery x Cleaning vii Contrast 27 Current Lap Screen 4 Custom Page 25 Custom Screen 4 H D Language 28 Latitude/Longitude 18 Location 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 Logbook vii LOGBOOK Software
M Main Modes 3 Map Mode 15, 20, 21 Mark Location 16, 17 Memory x Menu Mode 5 N NAVIGATION 15 Nearest Location 18, 19 O Orient Map Ahead 21, 22 Orient Map North 21 P Pace/Speed Alert 12, 13 Pace Mode 24 Pace Smoothing 24 Product Registration i R Registration i Restore Settings 29 S Serial Number i Set Display 27 Set Profile 26 Set System 28 Set Time 22, 23 Set Units 24 Software 30 Software License v Software Version 29 Specifications 31 Speed/Pace Alert 12, 13 Speed Mode 24 Storage vii Index W Warnings
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