Garmin 01738 Users Manual
owner’s manual
EDGE® 800
GPS-ENABLED CYCLING COMPUTER
D R A F T
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Table of Contents
Getting Started .................... 1
About the Battery ....................... 1
Installing the Edge ..................... 2
Turning on the Edge .................. 4
Acquiring Satellite Signals ......... 6
Optional ANT+ Sensors ............. 6
Going for a Ride ........................ 7
Saving Your Ride Data .............. 7
Using Free Software .................. 7
Transferring History to Your
Computer ............................... 8
Training with Your Edge ..... 9
Alerts ......................................... 9
Using Auto Lap by Distance .... 10
Using Auto Lap by Position.......11
Using Auto Pause .................... 12
Using Auto Scroll ..................... 12
Courses ................................... 13
Workouts ................................. 16
D R A F T
ANT+ Sensors ................... 20
Tips for Pairing ANT+ Sensors
with Your Garmin Device ....... 20
Putting on the Heart Rate
Monitor .................................. 21
Using the Heart Rate Monitor .. 22
Heart Rate Zones .................... 23
Replacing the Heart Rate
Monitor Battery ...................... 24
Installing the GSC 10............... 25
Using the GSC 10.................... 28
Replacing the GSC 10
Battery ................................... 29
Third-Party ANT+ Sensors ...... 30
ANT+ Sensor
Troubleshooting .................... 31
History ............................... 33
Viewing History ........................ 33
Viewing Distance and Time
Totals ..................................... 34
Deleting History ....................... 34
Data Recording........................ 34
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Data Management ............. 35
Connecting the USB Cable ..... 35
Loading Files ........................... 35
Deleting Files ........................... 36
Settings ............................. 37
Customizing Your Data
Fields .................................... 37
Data Fields .............................. 38
Changing Your System
Settings ................................. 41
Changing Your User Prole
Settings ................................. 43
Updating Your Bike Prole ....... 43
Switching Bikes ....................... 44
Changing the Start Notice ....... 44
Speed Zones ........................... 44
GPS Settings ........................... 45
Setting Elevation Points........... 46
D R A F T
Appendix ........................... 47
Registering Your Device .......... 47
About the Edge ........................ 47
Updating the Software ............. 47
Contacting Garmin Product
Support ................................. 47
Using the Backlight .................. 48
Buying Optional Accessories ... 48
Specications .......................... 48
Wheel Size and
Circumference ....................... 51
Activity Classes ....................... 53
Troubleshooting ....................... 54
Index .................................. 56
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Introduction
WARNING
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.
Setting Up the Device
When using your Edge® the rst
time, follow the setup instructions
in the Edge 800 Quick Start
Manual.
About the Battery
WARNING
This product contains a lithium-ion
battery. See the Important Safety and
Product Information guide in the
product box for product warnings and
other important information.
D R A F T
Introduction
The Edge is powered by a built-in,
lithium-ion battery that you can charge
using the AC charger or the USB cable
included in the product box.
NOTE: The Edge will not charge when
outside the temperature range of 32°F
to 122°F (0°C to 50°C).
Device Overview
Keys
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Press and hold to turn the
device on and off.
Press to view the status
page and adjust the
backlight.
LAP/RESET Press to create a new lap.
Press and hold to reset
the timer.
START/
STOP
Press to start and stop
the timer.
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Manual Conventions
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Training with Your Edge
Training with Your
Edge
3. After completing your ride, press
STOP.
Saving Your Ride Data
Going for a Ride
Before you can record history, you
must acquire satellite signals.
1. Press and hold MENU to view the
timer page.
2. Press START to start the timer.
History is only recorded while the
timer is running.
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Press and hold RESET to save
your ride data and reset the timer.
Alerts
You can use Edge alerts to train toward
specic time, distance, calorie, heart
rate, cadence, and power goals.
Using Time, Distance, and
Calorie Alerts
1. Press and hold MENU.
2. Select Training > Alerts.
3. Select Time Alert, Distance Alert,
or Calorie Alert.
4. Turn on the alert.
5. Enter a time, distance, or calorie
amount.
6. Go for a ride.
Each time you reach the alert amount,
Training with Your Edge
the Edge beeps and displays a message.
NOTE: To turn on audible tones for
messages, see page 49.
Using Advanced Alerts
If you have an optional heart rate
monitor, GSC 10, or third-party ANT+
power sensor, you can set up advanced
alerts.
1. Press and hold MENU.
2. Select Training > Alerts.
3. Select an option:
Select HR Alert to set the
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minimum and maximum heart
rate in beats per minute (bpm).
NOTE: For more information
about heart rate zones and
settings, see page 19.
D R A F T
4. Go for a ride.
Each time you exceed or drop below
the specied heart rate, cadence, or
power amount, the Edge beeps and
displays a message.
NOTE: To turn on audible tones for
messages, see page 49.
Select Cadence Alert to set the
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fast and slow cadence amounts
in revolutions of the crank arm
per minute (rpm).
Select Power Alert to set the
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minimum and maximum power
amounts in watts.
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Courses
Courses allow you to train using a
previously recorded activity. You can
follow the course trying to match
or exceed previously set goals. For
example, if the original course was
completed in 30 minutes, you will
race against a Virtual Partner® trying
to complete the course in under 30
minutes.
Garmin recommends that you use
Garmin Connect or Garmin Training
Center (page 31) to create courses. You
can then transfer the courses to your
Edge (page 37).
Course Points
You must use Garmin Training
Center to add course points to any
course. You can add course points, or
places on your course that you want
to remember, such as water stops or
distance goals.
D R A F T
Training with Your Edge
Creating Courses with Your
Edge
Before you can create a course, you
must have history with GPS track data
saved to the Edge.
1. Press and hold MENU.
2. Select Training > Courses > New.
3. Select a previous ride on which to
base your course.
The Edge assigns a default name
to your new course that appears in
the list.
4. Select the course from the list.
5. Select Edit Course to rename the
course.
6. Enter a descriptive course name
in the top eld (for example,
18mi_Ridgeview).
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Starting a Course
1. Press and hold MENU.
2. Select Training > Courses.
3. Select the course from the list.
4. Select an option:
Select Do Course.
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Select Map to preview the
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course, and press BACK to
return to the course list.
Select Prole to preview the
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elevation prole, and press
BACK to return to the course
list.
5. Press START.
History is recorded even if you are
not on the course. The “Course
Complete” message appears when
you nish.
6. Go for a ride.
D R A F T
7. Press PAGE to view the data pages:
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Off Course Options
You can include a warmup before you
begin your course. Press START to
begin the course, and then warm up as
normal. Stay away from your course
path as you warm up. When you are
ready to begin, head toward your
course. When you are on any part of
the course path, the Edge displays an
“On Course” message.
NOTE: As soon as you press START,
your Virtual Partner starts the course
and does not wait for you to warm up.
If you stray away from the course,
the Edge displays an “Off Course”
message. Use the course map or course
points to nd your way back to the
course.
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You
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Changing the Course Speed
1. Press and hold MENU.
2. Select Training > Courses.
3. Select the course from the list.
4. Select Do Course.
5. Press LIGHT.
6. Use▼ and ▲ to adjust the
percentage of time to complete the
course.
For example, to improve your
course time by 20%, enter a course
speed of 120%. You will race
against the Virtual Partner to nish
a 30-minute course in 24 minutes.
Stopping a Course
Press and hold MENU, and select
Training > Stop Course.
D R A F T
Deleting a Course
1. Press and hold MENU.
2. Select Training > Courses.
3. Select a course.
4. Select Delete Course > Yes.
Workouts
You can use the Edge to create
workouts that include goals for each
workout step and for varied distances,
times, and rest laps. After you create a
workout, you can use Garmin Connect
or Garmin Training Center to schedule
the workout for a particular day. You
can plan workouts in advance and store
them on your Edge.
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Creating Workouts
Garmin recommends that you use
Garmin Connect or Garmin Training
Center (page 31) to create workouts.
You can then transfer the workouts to
your Edge (page 37). However, you
can also create and save a workout
directly on your Edge.
1. Press and hold MENU.
2. Select Training > Workouts >
New.
3. Enter a descriptive workout name
in the top eld (for example,
QUICK 10).
4. Select Add New Step.
5. Select Duration to specify how the
step will be measured.
For example, select Distance to end
the step after a specic distance.
If you select Open, you can press
LAP to end the step during your
workout.
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6. If necessary, enter a value in the
eld below Duration.
7. Select Target to choose your goal
during the step.
For example, select Heart Rate
to maintain a consistent heart rate
during the step.
8. If necessary, select a target zone or
enter a custom range.
For example, you can select a heart
rate zone. Each time you exceed
or drop below the specied heart
rate, the Edge beeps and displays a
message.
9. If necessary, select Yes in the Rest
Lap eld.
During a rest lap, the timer
continues to run and data is
recorded.
10. Press BACK to continue.
11. Repeat steps 4–9 to add another
new step.
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Repeating Workout Steps
Before you can repeat a workout step,
you must create a workout with at least
one step.
1. Select Add New Step.
2. In the Duration eld, select an
option.
Select Repeat to repeat a step
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one or more times.
For example, you can repeat a
5-mile step ten times.
Select Repeat Until to repeat a
•
step for a specic duration.
For example, you can repeat a
5-mile step for 60 minutes or
until your heart rate reaches 160
bpm.
3. In the Back To Step eld, select a
step to repeat.
4. If necessary, select Yes in the Rest
Lap eld.
5. Press BACK to continue.
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Starting a Workout
1. Press and hold MENU.
2. Select Training > Workouts.
3. Select the workout.
4. Select Do Workout.
5. Press START.
6. Go for a ride.
7. Press PAGE to view the data pages:
After you begin a workout, the Edge
displays each step of the workout,
the goal (if any), and current workout
data. An audible alarm sounds when
you are about to nish a workout step.
A message appears, counting down
the time or distance until a new step
begins.
Ending a Step
Press LAP to end a step early.
Stopping a Workout
1. Press STOP to stop the timer.
2. Press and hold RESET to save your
ride data and reset the timer.
About Editing Workouts
You can edit workouts within Garmin
Connect, Garmin Training Center,
or directly in the Edge. If you edit
workouts in the Edge, your changes
may be temporary. Garmin Connect
and Garmin Training Center serve as
the master list of workouts. If you edit
a workout in the Edge, the changes
might be overwritten the next time
you transfer workouts from Garmin
Connect or Garmin Training Center.
To make a permanent change to a
workout, edit the workout in Garmin
Connect or Garmin Training Center
and then transfer it to your Edge.
D R A F T
Editing a Workout Using the
Edge
1. Press and hold MENU.
2. Select Training > Workouts.
3. Select the workout.
4. Select Edit Workout.
5. Select the step.
6. Select Edit Step.
7. Make any necessary changes, and
8. Press BACK to save and to exit.
Deleting a Workout
1. Press and hold MENU.
2. Select Training > Workouts.
3. Select the workout.
4. Select Delete Workout > Yes.
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press BACK to continue.
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ANT+ Sensors
The Edge is compatible with the
following ANT+ accessories:
Heart rate monitor (page 18)
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GSC 10 speed and cadence sensor
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(page 22)
Third-party ANT+ sensors
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(page 26)
For information about purchasing
additional accessories, go to
http://buy.garmin.com.
Tips for Pairing ANT+
Sensors with Your Garmin
Device
Make sure that the ANT+ sensor
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is compatible with your Garmin
device.
Before you pair the ANT+ sensor
•
with your Garmin device, move
10 m away from other ANT+
D R A F T
ANT+ Sensors
sensors.
Bring the Garmin device within
•
range (3 m) of the ANT+ sensor.
After you pair the rst time, your
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Garmin device automatically
recognizes the ANT+ sensor each
time it is activated. This process
occurs automatically when you
turn on the Garmin device and
only takes a few seconds when
the sensors are activated and
functioning correctly.
When paired, your Garmin device
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only receives data from your
sensor, and you can go near other
sensors.
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