Garmin Heart Rate Monitor User Manual

Position the hr monitor, Charge the battery, Enter user information

Position the HR Monitor

The heart rate (HR) monitor should be worn directly

on your skin, just below the breastplate. It should be

snug enough to stay in place during your workout.

When positioned correctly, the Forerunner begins

receiving heart rate data automatically, and the heart

rate icon changes from ﬂashing to constant .

Be sure to stand at least six feet away from another

heart rate monitor until the Forerunner begins

receiving heart rate data.

To position the heart rate monitor:

1. Push one tab on the strap through the slot

in the heart rate monitor. Press the tab

down.

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2. Wet both sensors on the back of the heart

rate monitor to create a strong connection

between your pulse and the transmitter.

Sensors

3. Attach the strap to the other side of the

heart rate monitor around your chest.

4. Tighten or loosen the strap as necessary.

NOTE: Be sure to position the heart rate monitor so

that the lettering on the front is right-side up.

Charge the Battery

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Before you can use your new Forerunner, you must

charge the battery for three full hours.

To charge the Forerunner:

1. Turn the Forerunner over and

remove the weather cap from

the USB port on the back of

the unit.

2. Locate the A/C Charger that

came in the product box.

Plug the mini USB end of the

charger into the USB port on

the unit. Then plug the A/C charger into a

standard wall outlet.

When the battery is ﬁnished charging, the Battery

Charging Complete message appears.

When the battery is ﬁnished charging, you should be

able to use it for about 14 hours before recharging.
You can also recharge the Forerunner using the USB

cable and your personal computer. See the Owner’s

Manual for more information.

Enter User Information

Set your time zone and user proﬁle so that the

Forerunner 301 can record accurate workout data.

To set your time zone and user proﬁle:

1. Press

mode to access Menu mode.

Menu Mode

2. Press to highlight

Settings and

press

enter. Then highlight General

and press

enter.

3. Highlight

Set Time and press enter.

4. Highlight the

Time Zone ﬁeld and press

enter. Choose the correct time zone from

the menu and press

enter.

5. Press

mode one time to return to the

General settings page.

6. Scroll down to highlight

Set User Proﬁle

and press

enter.

7. Highlight the

Gender ﬁeld and press enter.

Then choose your gender from the menu

that appears and press

enter.

8. Continue to press , , and

enter to

change the

Date of Birth and Weight

ﬁelds. When you are ﬁnished, press

mode

repeatedly to exit.

Weather Cap

Acquire Satellites

Acquiring satellite signals may take as long as 15

minutes the ﬁrst time you use the Forerunner (or if

stored for more than 3 months). For troubleshooting

information, refer to the Owner’s Manual.

To acquire satellite signals:

1. Go outdoors to an open area, away from

tall buildings and trees. Then press and

hold the

Power button to turn on your

Forerunner 301.

2. Wait while the Forerunner 301 searches

for satellite signals. As the unit acquires sig-

nals, the bar ﬁlls from left to right, and the

Satellite icon ﬂashes. When the Forerun-

ner 301 has acquired enough signals, the

bar ﬁlls completely and disappears, and the

Satellite icon stops ﬂashing.

After you charge the battery and acquire satellites,

you can take your Forerunner 301 outside and

immediately begin your workout!

Choose Your Sport

To change your sport mode:

1. Press and hold the

mode

button. The Change Sport

menu appears.

2. Use the or

arrows

to highlight a sport. Then

press

enter to select.

Start Your Workout

To begin your workout, press the mode button to

view the Timer mode.

Heart rate detected

(solid icon)

Timer Mode

Timer

started

While training:

• Press

start/stop to start or stop the timer.

• Press lap to lap the timer.
• With the timer stopped, press and hold reset

until the message disappears to reset the timer.

• Press and hold

mode to change sports.

• From Timer mode, press the and arrows

to view other data pages: the Lap page, Heart

Rate page (appears when receiving heart rate

data), and Custom page. See the Owner’s

Manual to set these data pages to scroll

automatically.

Lap Page

Heart Rate Page

Custom Page

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