Garmin HRM-Pro User Manual

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HRM-PRO

Owner’s Manual

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Table of Contents

Heart Rate Monitor Instructions.................................... 1

Putting On the Heart Rate Monitor............................................. 1

Pairing and Setup....................................................................... 1

Running Dynamics......................................................................1

Heart Rate While Swimming....................................................... 2

Activity Tracking..........................................................................2

Heart Rate Storage for Timed Activities..................................... 2

Linking to Fitness Equipment......................................................2

Troubleshooting.......................................................................... 2

Caring for the Heart Rate Monitor...............................................3

Heart Rate Monitor Specifications.............................................. 3

Limited Warranty.........................................................................3

Index................................................................................ 4

Table of Contents i

Heart Rate Monitor Instructions

WARNING

See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the
product box for product warnings and other important
information.

Putting On the Heart Rate Monitor

You should wear the heart rate monitor directly on your skin, just
below your sternum. It should be snug enough to stay in place
during your activity.

If necessary, attach the strap extender to the heart rate

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monitor.
Wet the electrodes on the back of the heart rate monitor to

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create a strong connection between your chest and the
transmitter.

Wear the heart rate monitor with the Garmin® logo facing

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right-side up.

Bring the device within 3 m (10 ft.) of the heart rate monitor.

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Open the Bluetooth settings on the device.

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The heart rate monitor should appear in the list of available
devices.

Select the HRM-Pro heart rate monitor.

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TIP: Stay 10 m (33 ft.) away from other wireless sensors

while pairing.

After you pair the first time, your device automatically recognizes
the heart rate monitor each time it is activated.

Pairing the Heart Rate Monitor With the Garmin
Connect™ App

To use the activity tracking feature of your heart rate monitor, it
must be paired directly through the Garmin Connect app,
instead of from the Bluetooth settings on your smartphone.

Put on the heart rate monitor.

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From the app store on your smartphone, install and open the

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Garmin Connect app.
Bring your smartphone within 3 m (10 ft.) of the heart rate

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monitor.
TIP: Stay 10 m (33 ft.) away from other wireless devices

while pairing.
Select an option to add your device to your Garmin Connect

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account:

• If this is the first device you have paired with the Garmin
Connect app, follow the on-screen instructions.

• If you have already paired another device with the Garmin
Connect app, from the or menu, select Garmin
Devices > Add Device, and follow the on-screen
instructions.

The loop and hook connection should be on your right
side.

Wrap the heart rate monitor around your chest, and connect

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the strap hook to the loop.
NOTE: Make sure the care tag does not fold over.

After you put on the heart rate monitor, it is active and sending
data.

Pairing and Setup

Pairing the Heart Rate Monitor with Your ANT+
Device

Before you can pair the heart rate monitor with your device, you
must put on the heart rate monitor.

Pairing is the connecting of ANT+ wireless sensors, like your
heart rate monitor, with a Garmin ANT+ compatible device.

NOTE: The pairing instructions differ for each Garmin
compatible device. See your owner's manual.

• For most Garmin compatible devices, bring the device within
3 m of the heart rate monitor and use the device menu to pair
manually.

• For some Garmin compatible devices, bring the device within
1 cm of the heart rate monitor to pair automatically.

TIP: Stay 10 m away from other ANT+ sensors while pairing.

After you pair the first time, your Garmin compatible device
automatically recognizes the heart rate monitor each time it is
activated.

Pairing the Heart Rate Monitor with Your Bluetooth
Device

You can pair the heart rate monitor to your smartphone, tablet,
smartwatch, or fitness equipment using Bluetooth technology.

Put on the heart rate monitor.

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Running Dynamics

You can use your compatible Garmin device paired with the
HRM-Pro accessory or other running dynamics accessory to
provide real-time feedback about your running form.

The running dynamics accessory has an accelerometer that
measures torso movement in order to calculate six running
metrics.

NOTE: To use the running dynamics features, the HRM-Pro
accessory must be paired to your compatible Garmin device
using ANT+ technology. For more information, see your owner's
manual.

Cadence: Cadence is the number of steps per minute. It

displays the total steps (right and left combined).

Vertical oscillation: Vertical oscillation is your bounce while

running. It displays the vertical motion of your torso,
measured in centimeters.

Ground contact time: Ground contact time is the amount of

time in each step that you spend on the ground while
running. It is measured in milliseconds.

NOTE: Ground contact time and balance are not available
while walking.

Ground contact time balance: Ground contact time balance

displays the left/right balance of your ground contact time
while running. It displays a percentage. For example, 53.2
with an arrow pointing left or right.

Stride length: Stride length is the length of your stride from one

footfall to the next. It is measured in meters.

Vertical ratio: Vertical ratio is the ratio of vertical oscillation to

stride length. It displays a percentage. A lower number
typically indicates better running form.

Heart Rate Monitor Instructions 1

Heart Rate While Swimming

The heart rate monitor records and stores your heart rate data
while swimming. Heart rate data is not visible on compatible
Garmin devices while the heart rate monitor is underwater.

You must start a timed activity on your paired Garmin device to
view stored heart rate data later. During rest intervals when out
of the water, the heart rate monitor sends your average and
maximum heart rate for the previous interval, and your real-time
heart rate, to your Garmin device.

NOTE: To record heart rate data while swimming, your HRM­Pro accessory must be paired to your compatible Garmin device
using ANT+, rather than Bluetooth technology. Only some
Garmin devices support heart rate data while swimming. For
more information, see your owner's manual.

Your Garmin device automatically uploads stored heart rate data
when you save your timed swim activity. Your heart rate monitor
must be out of the water, active, and within range of the device
(3 m) while data is uploaded. Your heart rate data can be
reviewed in the device history and on your Garmin Connect
account.

Pool Swimming

NOTICE

Hand wash the heart rate monitor after exposure to chlorine or
other pool chemicals. Prolonged exposure to these substances
can damage the heart rate monitor.

The HRM-Pro accessory is designed primarily for open water
swimming, but it can be used occasionally for pool swimming.
The heart rate monitor should be worn under a swim suit or
triathlon top during pool swimming. Otherwise, it may slide down
your chest when pushing off the pool wall.

Activity Tracking

Whenever you wear the HRM-Pro device, it monitors your daily
activity metrics. The activity tracking feature records your step
count, calories, intensity minutes, and all-day heart rate. To use
this feature, you must pair your heart rate monitor and any other
Garmin devices with your Garmin Connect account (Pairing the

Heart Rate Monitor With the Garmin Connect™ App, page 1).

After it is paired, the heart rate monitor sends activity data to
your Garmin Connect account whenever the monitor is awake
and within range of your smartphone. If you wear only the HRM­Pro device during an activity, the TrueUp™ feature sends activity
tracking data to the daily summary section in Garmin Connect
and to your compatible Garmin devices.

TIP: Activity tracking works by syncing your data with other
Garmin devices. You should turn on TrueUp in the Garmin
Connect app to sync activities, history, and data between all
your Garmin devices.

Heart Rate Storage for Timed Activities

You can start a timed activity on your paired Garmin device, and
the heart rate monitor records your heart rate data even if you
move away from your device. For example, you can record heart
rate data during fitness activities or team sports where watches
cannot be worn.

Your heart rate monitor automatically sends your stored heart
rate data to your Garmin device when you save your activity.
Your heart rate monitor must be active and within range (3 m) of
the device while data is uploaded.

Accessing Stored Heart Rate Data

If you save a timed activity before you upload the stored heart
rate data, you can download the data from the HRM-Pro device.

NOTE: Your HRM-Pro device stores up to 18 hours of activity
history. When the heart rate monitor memory is full, your oldest
data is overwritten.

Put on the heart rate monitor.

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From your Garmin device, select the History menu.

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Select the timed activity you saved while you were wearing

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the HRM-Pro device.
Select Download Heart Rate.

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Linking to Fitness Equipment

You can connect your heart rate monitor to compatible fitness
equipment using ANT+ or Bluetooth technology so you can view
your heart rate on the equipment console.

• Look for the ANT+LINK HERE logo on compatible fitness
equipment.

• Look for the Bluetooth logo on compatible fitness equipment.

Troubleshooting

Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data

If the heart rate data is erratic or does not appear, you can try
these tips.

• Reapply water to the electrodes and contact patches (if
applicable).

• Tighten the strap on your chest.

• Warm up for 5 to 10 minutes.

• Follow the care instructions (Caring for the Heart Rate

Monitor, page 3).

• Wear a cotton shirt or thoroughly wet both sides of the strap.
Synthetic fabrics that rub or flap against the heart rate

monitor can create static electricity that interferes with heart
rate signals.

• Move away from sources that can interfere with your heart
rate monitor.

Sources of interference may include strong electromagnetic
fields, some 2.4 GHz wireless sensors, high-voltage power
lines, electric motors, ovens, microwave ovens, 2.4 GHz
cordless phones, and wireless LAN access points.

Tips for Missing Running Dynamics Data

If running dynamics data does not appear, you can try these
tips.

• Make sure you have a running dynamics accessory, such as
the HRM-Pro accessory.

• Make sure your Garmin device supports running dynamics.
For more information, go to www.garmin.com

/runningdynamics.

• Pair the running dynamics accessory with your Garmin
device again, according to the instructions.

• Make sure you are paired using ANT+, rather than Bluetooth.

• If the running dynamics data display shows only zeros, make
sure the accessory is worn right-side up.

NOTE: Ground contact time and balance appears only while
running. It is not calculated while walking.

2 Heart Rate Monitor Instructions

Replacing the Heart Rate Monitor Battery

Remove the sleeve from the heart rate monitor module.

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Use a small Phillips (00) screwdriver to remove the four

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screws on the front of the module.
Remove the cover and battery.

3

Wait 30 seconds.

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Insert the new battery under the two plastic tabs with the

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positive side facing up.
NOTE: Do not damage or lose the O-ring gasket.
The O-ring gasket should remain around the outside of the

raised plastic ring.
Replace the front cover and the four screws.

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Observe the orientation of the front cover. The raised screw

should fit in the matching raised screw hole on the front

cover.
NOTE: Do not overtighten.
Replace the sleeve.

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After you replace the heart rate monitor battery, you may need
to pair it with the device again.

Caring for the Heart Rate Monitor

NOTICE

A buildup of sweat and salt on the strap can decrease the ability
of the heart rate monitor to report accurate data.

• Rinse the heart rate monitor after every use.

• Hand wash the heart rate monitor after every seven uses or
one pool swim, using a tiny amount of mild detergent, such
as dishwashing liquid.

NOTE: Using too much detergent may damage the heart rate
monitor.

• Do not put the heart rate monitor in a washing machine or
dryer.

• When drying the heart rate monitor, hang it up or lay it flat.

Heart Rate Monitor Specifications

Battery type User-replaceable CR2032, 3 V

Battery life Up to 1 yr. at 1 hr./day

Water resistance 5 ATM

Operating temperature range From -10° to 50°C (from 14° to 122°F)

Wireless frequency 2.4 GHz @ 8 dBm nominal

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Limited Warranty

The Garmin standard limited warranty applies to this accessory.
For more information, go to www.garmin.com/support/warranty

.html.

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The device withstands pressure equivalent to a depth of 50 m. For more

information, go to www.garmin.com/waterrating.

Heart Rate Monitor Instructions 3

Index

A

activities, saving 2
activity tracking 2
ANT+ sensors, pairing 2
applications, smartphone 1

B

battery, replacing 3
Bluetooth technology 1

C

cadence 1
cleaning the device 3

D

data, storing 2

G

Garmin Connect 1

H

heart rate

monitor 1–3
pairing sensors 1

P

pairing

ANT+ sensors 1, 2
Bluetooth technology 2
heart rate monitor 1
smartphone 1

R

replacing the battery 3
running dynamics 1, 2

S

saving activities 2
smartphone, pairing 1
specifications 3
stride length 1
swimming 2

T

troubleshooting 2

V

vertical oscillation 1
vertical ratio 1

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