Garmin SMW2A Users Manual

16 Forerunner 50 Owner’s Manual

train mode

You can set the low and high heart rate limits on your Forerunner. If you know your maximum heart rate, you can use the following table to determine the best heart rate zone for

your tness objectives:

If you do not know your maximum heart rate, use one of the calculators available on the Internet.

Zone % of Max.

Heart Rate

Perceived Exertion Benets

1 50–60% Relaxed, easy pace;

rhythmic breathing

Beginning-level aerobic training; reduces stress

2 60–70% Comfortable pace;

slightly deeper breathing, conversation possible

Basic cardiovascular training; good recovery pace

3 70–80% Moderate pace;

moredifculttohold

conversation

Improved aerobic capacity; optimal cardiovascular training

4 80–90% Fast pace and a bit

uncomfortable; breathing forceful

Improved anaerobic capacity and threshold; improved speed

5 90–100% Sprinting pace,

unsustainable for long period of time; labored breathing

Anaerobic and muscular endurance; increased power

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train mode

Computer Pairing

Computer pairing is the setting in which the Forerunner automatically detects and pairs additional computers with a USB ANT stick.

To pair your Forerunner with a new computer:

1. Verify the computer is set up for data upload. See requirements on page 23.

2. On the Train page, press and hold start/stop.

3. Press

view to advance to the

TxPAIR setting.

4. Press

+ to turn on computer

pairing. Your computer detects the Forerunner and requests to pair.

5. Press

view.

6. Press

+. The FOUND Comp

conrmationmessage

appears.

Once you have paired with your primary computer, turn computer pairing off to avoid disruptive messages on the Forerunner and nearby computers.

To turn off computer pairing:

1. On the Train page, press and hold start/stop.

2. Press

view to advance to the

TxPAIR setting.

3. Press

- to turn off computer

pairing.

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18 Forerunner 50 Owner’s Manual

interval timer mode

You can set two timers in Interval Timer mode. Setting up a Forerunner timer is very similar to setting the time of day. Press mode until the Timer page appears.

Setting the Timers

1. On the Timer page, press and hold start/stop until the hour setting blinks.

2. Use

+ and - to adjust the hour.



TIP: Press and hold + or

- to scroll quickly through

the hours, minutes, and seconds.

3. Press view to advance to the next setting.

4. Repeat this process for minutes and seconds. Whennished,pressview to advance to the REPEAT setting (see page 19).

5. Press

+ and - to turn on or off

the repeat function.

6. Press

view to advance to

TIMER 2 settings.

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interval timer mode

7. Press + and - to turn on or off the TIMER 2 function.

8. Repeat steps 2–4 to set

TIMER 2.Whennished,

press mode to resume Timer mode.

Starting the Timers

1. Press view to choose TIMER

1 or TIMER 2.

2. Press

start. The timer counts

down and beeps when

nished.

Stopping and Resetting the Timers

1. Press stop at any time to pause the timer.

2. Press and hold

lap/reset to

reset the timer.

Using Timer Repeat

Set the timer to REPEAT to automatically restart the timer after it beeps. If both TIMER 1 and

TIMER 2 are active, the repeat

function runs TIMER 1 > TIMER

2 > TIMER 1 > TIMER 2 , and so

forth until you press stop.

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