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NOTE: Your body temperature affects the temperature 

sensor. To get the most accurate temperature reading, 

remove the device from your wrist and wait 20–30 minutes.
TIP: To purchase a tempe™ wireless temperature sensor, go 

to www.garmin.com.
See the owner's manual for more information.

Select  .

Turning on a Sensor Mode

The default sensor mode is on demand mode, which offers you 

quick access to compass, altimeter, barometer, or temperature 

data. You can also put the device in always on mode to display 

continuous sensor data.
NOTE: If you have an optional heart rate monitor or speed and 

cadence sensor paired with the device, your device can display 

continuous heart rate or speed and cadence data.
Select the action key.
Select Setup > Sensors > Mode > Always On.

Acquiring Satellite Signals and Recording a 

Track
Before you can use the GPS navigation features, such as 

recording a track, you must acquire satellite signals.
The time and date are set automatically based on the GPS 

position.
Select the action key.
Select Start GPS.
Go to an area with a clear view of the sky and remain 

stationary while the device acquires satellite signals.

Walk around or travel to record a track.

Your distance and time appear.

Select   to view the loop of data pages.

You can customize some data pages. See the owner's 

manual (page 3).

Hold 

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Select an option:

• Select Pause Track to pause tracking.

• Select Save Track to save your track.
• Select Clear Track to erase the track without saving.
• Select Stop GPS to turn off GPS without deleting your 

track.

Stopping GPS
Select the action key.
Select Stop GPS.

Tracks
A track is a recording of your path. The track log contains 

information about points along the recorded path, including 

time, location, and elevation for each point.

Sending a Track to BaseCamp™
Before you can send data to BaseCamp, you must download 

BaseCamp to your computer (www.garmin.com/basecamp).
You can view your tracks and waypoints on your computer.
Connect your device to your computer using the USB cable.

Your device appears as a removable drive in My Computer 

on Windows® computers and as a mounted volume on Mac® 

computers.

Start BaseCamp.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

Waypoints
Waypoints are locations you record and store in the device.

Creating a Waypoint
You can save your current location as a waypoint.
Hold the action key.
Select an option:

• To save the waypoint without changes, select Save.
• To make changes to the waypoint, select Edit, make 

changes to the waypoint, and select Save.

Navigating to a Waypoint
Select the action key.
Select Start GPS.
Wait while the device locates satellites.
Select the action key.
Select Waypoints, and select a waypoint from the list.
Select Go.

The device displays time to destination 

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, distance to 

destination 

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, and estimated time of arrival 

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Select   to view the compass page.

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