User's Manual

Garmin Connect
You can connect with your friends on Garmin Connect. Garmin
Connect gives you the tools to track, analyze, share, and
encourage each other. Record the events of your active lifestyle
including runs, walks, rides, swims, hikes, triathlons, and more.
To sign up for a free account, go to www.garminconnect.com
/start.
Store your activities: After you complete and save an activity
with your device, you can upload that activity to Garmin
Connect
and keep it as long as you want.
Analyze your data: You can view more detailed information
about your activity, including time, distance, elevation, heart
rate, calories burned, cadence, an overhead map view, pace
and speed charts, and customizable reports.
NOTE: Some data requires an optional accessory such as a
heart rate monitor.
Plan your training: You can choose a fitness goal and load one
of the day-by-day training plans.
Share your activities: You can connect with friends to follow
each other's activities or post links to your activities on your
favorite social networking sites.
Wi‑Fi
®
Connected Features
The
Edge
device has Wi‑Fi connected features. The Garmin
Connect Mobile application is not required for you to use Wi‑Fi
connectivity.
NOTE: Your device must be connected to a wireless network to
take advantage of these features.
Activity uploads to Garmin Connect: Automatically sends
your activity to Garmin Connect as soon as you finish
recording.
Courses, workouts, and training plans: Activities previously
selected from Garmin Connect are sent wirelessly to your
device.
Software updates: Your device wirelessly downloads the latest
software update. The next time you turn on the device, you
can follow the on-screen instructions to update the software.
Setting Up
Wi‑Fi Connectivity
1
Go to www.garminconnect.com/start, and download the
Garmin Express
™
application.
2
Follow the on-screen instructions to set up Wi‑Fi connectivity
with Garmin Express
.
Wi‑Fi Settings
Select > Settings > Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi: Enables Wi‑Fi wireless technology.
NOTE: Other
Wi‑Fi settings appear only when Wi‑Fi is
enabled.
Auto Upload: Allows you to upload activities automatically over
a known wireless network.
Add Network: Connects your device to a wireless network.
Data Recording
The device uses smart recording. It records key points where
you change direction, speed, or heart rate.
When a power meter is paired, the device records points every
second. Recording points every second provides an extremely
detailed track, and uses more of the available memory.
For information about data averaging for cadence and power,
see
Data Averaging for Cadence or Power, page 12.
Data Management
NOTE: The device is not compatible with Windows
®
95, 98, Me,
Windows NT
®
, and Mac
®
OS 10.3 and earlier.
Connecting the Device to Your Computer
NOTICE
To prevent corrosion, thoroughly dry the USB port, the weather
cap, and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to
a computer.
1
Pull up the weather cap from the mini-USB port.
2
Plug the small end of the USB cable into the mini-USB port.
3
Plug the large end of the USB cable into a computer USB
port.
Your device appears as a removable drive in My Computer
on Windows computers and as a mounted volume on Mac
computers.
Transferring Files to Your Device
1
Connect the device to your computer.
On Windows
computers, the device appears as a removable
drive or a portable device. On Mac computers, the device
appears as a mounted volume.
NOTE: Some computers with multiple network drives may not
display device drives properly. See your operating system
documentation to learn how to map the drive.
2
On your computer, open the file browser.
3
Select a file.
4
Select Edit >
Copy
.
5
Open the portable device, drive, or volume for the device.
6
Browse to a folder.
7
Select Edit >
Paste
.
The file appears in the list of files in the device memory.
Deleting Files
NOTICE
If you do not know the purpose of a file, do not delete it. Your
device memory contains important system files that should not
be deleted.
1
Open the Garmin drive or volume.
2
If necessary, open a folder or volume.
3
Select a file.
4
Press the Delete key on your keyboard.
Disconnecting the USB Cable
If your device is connected to your computer as a removable
drive or volume, you must safely disconnect your device from
your computer to avoid data loss. If your device is connected to
your Windows
computer as a portable device, it is not necessary
to safely disconnect.
1
Complete an action:
• For Windows
computers, select the Safely Remove
Hardware icon in the system tray, and select your device.
• For Mac
computers, drag the volume icon to the trash.
2
Disconnect the cable from your computer.
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