owner’s manual FORERUNNER® 410 GPS-ENABLED SPORTS WATCH WITH WIRELESS SYNC
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Introduction Table of Contents Introduction......................... iii Contact Garmin..........................iii Product Registration...................iii Free Software.............................iii Caring for the Device..................iv Water Immersion........................iv Getting Started..................... 1 Use the Touch Bezel................... 1 Charging the Battery.................. 4 Configure Your Device................ 5 Acquire Satellite Signals.............
Introduction Viewing Activities...................... 22 Viewing Totals........................... 22 Viewing Goals........................... 22 Settings.............................. 23 Data Fields............................... 23 User Profile............................... 26 Alarms...................................... 26 Time.......................................... 27 System..................................... 27 ANT+........................................ 28 Battery Information...............
Introduction Introduction Warning This product contains a nonreplaceable lithium-ion battery. 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. Contact Garmin Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions while using your product. In the USA, go to www.garmin.com/support, or contact Garmin USA by phone at (913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.
Introduction Caring for the Device Clean the device and the heart rate monitor using a cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution. Wipe dry. Avoid chemical cleaners and solvents that may damage plastic components. Do not store the device where prolonged exposure to temperature extremes may occur (such as in the trunk of a car), as permanent damage may result. User information, such as history, locations, and tracks, is retained indefinitely in the memory of the unit without the need for external power.
Getting Started Getting Started Use the Touch Bezel The bezel around the watch face acts as a multifunction button. Touch and drag (scroll): press your finger on the bezel and drag it around the bezel to scroll through the menu options or to increase or decrease values. Tap: quickly press your finger on the bezel to make a selection, toggle a menu option, or change pages. Touch and hold: hold your finger on one of the four labeled areas on the bezel to switch modes.
Getting Started Touch Bezel Areas and Buttons ➎ start/stop/enter: ➊ ➎ ➋ ➍ ➏ ➌ ➊ time/date: touch and hold to enter time/date mode. ➋ GPS: touch and hold to enter GPS mode. ➌ menu: touch and hold to open the menu page. ➍ training: touch and hold to enter training mode. 2 • Press to start/stop the timer in training mode. • Press to make a selection. • Press to exit power save mode. • Press and hold to turn on the watch. ➏ lap/reset/quit: • Press to create a new lap in training mode.
Getting Started • Make each bezel selection a separate action. • Do not rest your finger or thumb on the bezel while using it. • Do not wear thick gloves while using the bezel. Locking the Bezel To prevent accidental bezel taps (due to wet fabric or inadvertent bumping), press enter and quit simultaneously. To unlock the bezel, press enter and quit simultaneously again. Power Save Mode After a period of inactivity, the device switches to power save mode.
Getting Started Charging the Battery Your device ships with the power off to conserve the battery. Charge the device for at least three hours before using it. note: To prevent corrosion, thoroughly dry the charging contacts and surrounding area before charging. TIP: The device will not charge when outside the temperature range of 32°F–122°F (0°C–50°C). 1. Plug the USB connector on the charging clip cable into the AC adapter. 2. Plug the AC adapter into a standard wall outlet. 3.
Getting Started Configure Your Device The first time you use your device, follow the on-screen instructions to learn how to use the bezel, set your user profile, and configure the device. If you are using an ANT+ heart rate monitor, select Yes during the configuration to allow the heart rate monitor to pair (connect) with your device. See page 6 for more information. Note: To turn off the GPS receiver and use the device indoors, see page 19. Note: You cannot acquire satellites in power save mode.
Getting Started 3. Stand still and do not begin moving until the locating satellites page disappears. When you are receiving satellite signals, the GPS icon appears in the training mode pages. 2. Wet both electrodes ➋ on the back of the strap to create a strong connection between your chest and the transmitter. Putting on the Heart Rate Monitor 3. Wrap the strap around your chest, and connect it. The Garmin logo should be rightside up. 4.
Getting Started and the heart rate icon appears in training mode. Tip: Set your maximum heart rate and resting heart rate in Settings > User Profile. Use Garmin Connect or Garmin Training Center to customize your heart rate zones. For instructions on using accessories, see page 31. Go for a Run! Tip: Set your user profile so the device can calculate calories correctly. Touch and hold menu > select Settings > User Profile. 1. Touch and hold training. 2. Press start to start the timer. 3.
Getting Started 1. Plug the USB ANT Stick into an available USB port on your computer. 2. Bring your device within range (3 m) of your computer. 3. When the ANT Agent finds your device, ANT Agent displays the unit ID and asks you if you want to pair. Select yes. 4. Your device should display the same number ANT Agent displayed. If so, select yes on your device to complete the pairing process. 8 Transfer Data to Your Computer Bring your device within range (3 m) of your computer.
Time/Date Mode Time/Date Mode Touch and hold time/date to enter time/date mode. Time Options Touch and hold menu > select Settings > Time. See page 27.
Training Mode Training Mode The device offers several training features and optional settings. About the Training Page Touch and hold training to enter training mode. Tap the bezel to scroll through the available pages. Mode to change the sport mode. Training settings such as AutoLap®, AutoPause®, heart rate zones, and speed zones are specific to running or biking. Any training options you change in running or biking mode are saved and used with that sport mode.
Training Mode • When Stopped—pauses timer automatically when you stop moving. 3. Press quit to exit. Auto Pause is helpful if your training includes stop lights or other places where you need to slow down or stop. 2. Select By Distance to enter a value or By Position to choose an option: • • Auto Lap You can use Auto Lap to automatically mark the lap at a specific position or after you have traveled a specific distance.
Training Mode Auto Scroll Use the auto scroll feature to automatically cycle through all of the training data pages while the timer is running. Using Auto Scroll 1. Touch and hold menu > select Training > Options > Auto Scroll. 2. Select a display speed: Slow, Medium, or Fast. 3. Press quit to exit. Timeout Touch and hold menu > select Training > Options > Timeout. Select Off to disable your device from going to power save mode when you are in Training mode.
Training Mode Your Virtual Partner is a unique tool designed to help you meet your training goals. The Virtual Partner competes with you every time you and the timer are running. If you make changes to the Virtual Partner pace/speed before you start the timer, those changes are saved. If you make changes to the Virtual Partner during the run, when the timer is started, the changes will not be saved when the timer is reset.
Training Mode Simple, interval, and heart rate workouts are replaced each time you create a workout of the same type. Advanced workouts must be created in Garmin Training Center. note: While performing a workout, tap the bezel to view more data pages. When you complete all steps in your workout, the “Workout Finished” message appears. Ending a Workout Early 1. Press stop. 2. Press and hold reset.
Training Mode Creating a Heart Rate Workout 1. Touch and hold menu > select Training > Workouts > Heart Rate. 2. Select an option. • Zone—The minimum and maximum heart rate values are automatically set based on your heart rate zones (page 33 and page 41). • Custom—allows you to set your own minimum and maximum heart rate values. note: The minimum value is 35 bpm. The maximum value is 250 bpm. When entering custom bpm values, the minimum and the maximum values must be at least 5 bpm apart. 3.
Training Mode 8. Select Do Workout. 9. Press start. If you are doing a warm up or cool down, press lap at the end of your warm-up lap to start your first interval. At the end of your last interval, the device automatically starts a cool-down lap. When you are finished cooling down, press lap to end your workout. As you approach the end of each interval, an alarm counts down the time until a new interval begins. To end an interval early, press the lap/reset button.
Training Mode name of the step, the goal (if any), and current workout data. As you approach the end of each step, an alarm counts down the time until a new step begins. Ending an Advanced Workout Early Press the lap/reset button. Deleting an Advanced Workout 1. Touch and hold menu > select Training > Workouts > Advanced. 2. Select the workout. 3. Select Delete Workout > Yes. 4. Press quit to exit.
Training Mode the navigation page. To end a course manually, press stop > press and hold reset. Beginning a Course You can include a warm up before you begin your course. Press start to begin the course, and then warm up. Stay away from your course path as you warm up. When you are ready to begin your course, head toward your course. When you are on any part of the course path, the device displays an “On Course” message. If you stray away from the course, the device displays an “Off Course” message.
GPS Mode GPS Mode Touch and hold GPS to view the GPS menu. Satellites—view information about the GPS signals the device is currently receiving. The black bars represent the strength of each satellite signal. The number of the satellite appears below each bar. The GPS accuracy appears at the bottom of the page. GPS—turn GPS on or off (for indoor use). Forerunner 410 Owner’s Manual Note: When GPS is off, speed and distance data are not available, unless you are using the foot pod.
GPS Mode Back To Start—navigates you back to your starting point. Note: You must start the timer to use Back To Start. To stop navigating to the location, press quit > select Stop Go To. Editing a Location 1. Touch and hold GPS > select Go To Location. 2. Select the location you would like to edit. 3. Select Edit. 4. Select an option to edit. To delete a location, touch and hold GPS > select Go To Location. Select the location you would like to delete. Select Delete > Yes.
History History Your device automatically saves history when you start the timer. The device can record up to 1000 laps and approximately 20 hours of detailed tracklog data (when recording approximately 1 trackpoint every 4 seconds). Tracklog data includes your GPS position (if available) and accessory data such as heart rate data. When the memory is full, your oldest tracklog data is overwritten.
History 3. Press and hold reset while viewing the run or lap. 4. Select Yes. Viewing Activities You can view the following data on your device: time, distance, average pace/speed, calories, average heart rate data, and average cadence. 1. Touch and hold menu > select History > Activities. 2. Use the bezel to scroll through the activities. Tap the bezel to view lap information. 3. Press quit to exit.
Settings Settings Touch and hold menu > select Settings. TIP: When finished selecting options or entering values on your device, press enter to save the setting. Data Fields You can show/hide the following pages and customize up to three data fields on each of the pages: • • • • Training 1 (always shown) Training 2 Training 3 Heart Rate (only appears when the device is receiving heart rate data) Forerunner 410 Owner’s Manual Setting Data Fields 1. Touch and hold menu > select Settings > Data Fields.
Settings Data Field Description Data Field Description Distance * Distance traveled on the current run. Dist–Lap * Distance traveled in the current lap. Dist–Last Lap * Distance of the last completed lap. HR–%Max ** OR HR–%HRR ** Percentage of maximum heart rate. OR Percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate). Elevation * Distance above/below sea level. HR–Avg ** Average heart rate for the run. GPS Accuracy * Margin of error for your exact location.
Settings Data Field Description Data Field Description HR–Lap %Max ** OR HR–Lap %HRR ** Average percentage of maximum heart rate for the lap. OR Average percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate) for the lap. Pace–Avg * Average pace for the run. Pace–Lap * Average pace in the current lap. Pace–Last Lap * Average pace during the last full lap. Speed * Current speed. Speed–Avg * Average speed for the run. Speed–Lap * Average speed in the current lap.
Settings Data Field Description Time–Lap Amount of time in the current lap. Time–Last Lap Amount of time to complete the last full lap. Time of Day Current time of day based on your time settings (see page 27). User Profile Touch and hold menu > select Settings > User Profile. The device uses information that you enter about yourself to calculate calorie consumption. Set your user profile before you begin using the device.
Settings When the alarm sounds • Tap the bezel to silence the alarm. • Press enter to snooze for 9 minutes. • Press quit to turn off the alarm. • Do nothing. After 1 minute, the alarm will automatically snooze. After 1 hour, the alarm will automatically turn off. Time The device automatically sets the time of day using GPS satellite signals. If you lose battery power, you must charge the battery and then acquire satellites to reset the time of day. Touch and hold menu > select Settings > Time.
Settings Language—change the on‑screen text language. Changing the text language does not change the language of user-entered data, such as course names. Alert Tones—turn message tones on or off. Key Tones—turn button and bezel tones on or off. Contrast—select the amount of screen contrast. About—view your software version, GPS version, and unit ID. Units—select Statute or Metric for the units of measure. Backlight Touch and hold menu > select Settings > System > Backlight.
Settings Enable Computer Pairing Move away (10 m) from other ANT+ accessories while the device is trying to pair with the computer for the first time. 1. Verify that the computer is set up for data upload and that pairing is enabled in the ANT Agent. See page 8. 2. Touch and hold menu > select Settings > ANT+ > Computer. 3. Select Pairing > On. 4. Bring your device within range (3 m) of the computer. 5. When the ANT Agent finds your device, ANT Agent displays the unit ID and asks you if you want to pair.
Settings Unit to Unit You can transfer advanced workouts, courses, and locations to and from another Forerunner 410. 1. In the sending device, touch and hold menu > select Settings > ANT+ > Unit to Unit > Transfer. Select the data you want to send. 2. In the receiving device, touch and hold menu > select Settings > ANT+ > Unit to Unit > Receive. The sending device connects to the receiving device and sends the data.
Using Accessories Using Accessories The following ANT+ accessories are compatible with the device: • Heart rate monitor • Foot pod • GSC™ 10 speed and cadence bike sensor • USB ANT Stick (see page 8 and page 28) To purchase accessories, go to http://buy.garmin.com or contact your Garmin dealer. Pairing Accessories If you purchased an accessory with ANT+ wireless technology, you need to pair it with your device. Pairing is connecting ANT+ accessories, such as the heart rate monitor, with your device.
Using Accessories Tip: The accessory needs to send data to complete the pairing process. You need to wear the heart rate monitor, take a step wearing the foot pod, or pedal your bike with the GSC 10. Status Icons When in training mode, the icon for the accessory blinks as the device scans for the new accessory. The icon is solid when the accessory is paired.
Using Accessories high voltage power lines, electric motors, microwave ovens, 2.4 GHz cordless phones, and wireless LAN access points. Heart Rate Zones notice Consult your physician to specify heart rate zones/targets that are appropriate for your fitness level and health condition. Many athletes are using heart rate zones to measure and increase their cardiovascular strength and improve their level of fitness. A heart rate zone is a set range of heartbeats per minute.
Using Accessories Replacing the Heart Rate Monitor Battery The heart rate monitor contains a user-replaceable CR2032 battery. Note: Contact your local waste disposal department to properly dispose of batteries. 1. Use a small Phillips screwdriver to remove the four screws on the back of the module. 2. Remove the cover and battery. Wait 30 seconds. Insert the new battery with the positive side facing up. Note: Be careful not to damage or lose the O-ring gasket. 3. Replace the back cover and the four screws.
Using Accessories Foot Pod Your device is compatible with the foot pod. You can use the foot pod to send data for your device when training indoors or when your GPS signal is weak or you lose satellite signals. The foot pod is on standby and ready to send data (like the heart rate monitor). You must pair the foot pod with your device (see page 31). Calibrating the Foot Pod Calibrating your foot pod is optional and can improve accuracy.
Using Accessories Manual Calibration If your foot pod distance seems slightly high or low each time you run, you can manually adjust the calibration factor. Touch and hold menu > select Settings > ANT+ > Accessories > Foot Pod > Cal Factor. Adjust the calibration factor. Increase the calibration factor if your distance is too low; decrease the calibration factor if your distance is too high. Calibrating the Bike Sensor Calibrating your bike sensor is optional and can improve accuracy. 1.
Appendix Appendix Resetting the Device If your device is locked up, reset your device. Press and hold enter and quit simultaneously until the screen goes blank (about 7 seconds). This does not erase any of your data or settings. Clearing User Data To clear/erase all user data, press and hold enter and quit simultaneously until the screen goes blank (about 7 seconds). To reset the device, continue holding the quit button, but release the enter button. Follow the on-screen directions.
Appendix Battery Life* Forerunner Use 1 week You are training for 30 minutes per day with GPS. The Forerunner is in power save mode for the remaining time. Up to 2 weeks You are using the Forerunner in power save mode the entire time. Up to 8 hours You are training with GPS the entire time. *The actual battery life of a fully charged battery depends on how much time you use GPS, the backlight, and power save mode. Exposure to extremely cold temperatures will also reduce battery life.
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Appendix Troubleshooting Problem Solution/Answer Unlock the bezel: press enter and quit simultaneously. Press The bezel is not responding to my taps. firmly on the bezel for the best results. Tap the outer ring on the bezel, not the inner ring near the watch face. Touch and hold GPS. Make sure GPS is set to On. My device never gets Take your device outside and away from tall buildings. Remain satellite signals. stationary for several minutes.
Appendix Heart Rate Zone Table 1 % of Maximum Heart Rate or Resting Heart Rate 50–60% 2 60–70% 3 70–80% 4 80–90% 5 90–100% Perceived Exertion Benefits Relaxed, easy pace; rhythmic breathing Comfortable pace; slightly deeper breathing, conversation possible Moderate pace; more difficult to hold conversation Beginning-level aerobic training; reduces stress Basic cardiovascular training; good recovery pace Improved aerobic capacity; optimal cardiovascular training Improved anaerobic capacity and
Index Index A accessories 5, 28, 31–36 activities 22 advanced workouts 16 alarms 26 all data, erase 37 Auto Lap 11 Auto Pause 10 B backlight 28 battery charging 4 information 37 bezel 2 C cadence data fields 23 calibrating bike sensor (GSC 10) 36 foot pod 35 calories 23 42 clean the Forerunner iv computer connection 8 computer pairing 7, 29 courses 17 deleting 18 F foot pod 35 calibrating 35, 36 force send 29 D data, send 29 data fields 23 data uploading 8 deleting advanced workouts 17 courses 18 histor
Index I icons 32 indoor use 19 interval workouts 15 L language 28 light 28 locations 19 P pace 12 pairing computer 7 heart rate monitor 6 pairing sensors 5 power save mode 3 product registration iii R reset Forerunner 37 S satellite page 19 satellite signals 5 screen contrast 28 send all data 29 sensors, pairing 5 shutting down 3 simple workouts 14 software downloads iii, 7 software update 37 software version 28 speed data fields 25 speed units 12 sport mode 10 status icons 32 T Time2 27 time data fields
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