Pairing Your Wireless Sensors
Before you can pair, you must put on the heart rate monitor or install the sensor.
Pairing is the connecting of ANT+ or Bluetooth wireless sensors, for example, connecting a heart rate monitor
with your Garmin device.
1 Bring the device within 3 m (10 ft.) of the sensor.
NOTE: Stay 10 m (33 ft.) away from other riders' sensors while pairing.
2 Select
> Sensors > Add Sensor.
3 Select an option:
• Select a sensor type.
• Select Search All to search for all nearby sensors.
A list of available sensors appears.
4 Select one or more sensors to pair with your device.
5 Select Add.
When the sensor is paired with your device, the sensor status is Connected. You can customize a data field
to display sensor data.
Wireless Sensor Battery Life
After you go for a ride, battery life levels for the wireless sensors that were connected during the activity appear.
The list is sorted by battery level.
Training with Power Meters
• Go to
for a list of ANT+ sensors that are compatible with your Edge device
(such as Rally and Vector).
• For more information, see the owner's manual for your power meter.
• Adjust your power zones to match your goals and abilities (
Setting Your Power Zones, page 51
).
• Use range alerts to be notified when you reach a specified power zone (
).
• Customize the power data fields (
).
Setting Your Power Zones
The values for the zones are default values and may not match your personal abilities. You can manually adjust
your zones on the device or using Garmin Connect. If you know your functional threshold power (FTP) value, you
can enter it and allow the software to calculate your power zones automatically.
1 Select
> My Stats > Training Zones > Power Zones.
2 Enter your FTP value.
3 Select Based On:.
4 Select an option:
• Select watts to view and edit the zones in watts.
• Select % FTP to view and edit the zones as a percentage of your functional threshold power.
Calibrating Your Power Meter
Before you can calibrate your power meter, you must install it, pair it with your device, and begin actively
recording data with it.
For calibration instructions specific to your power meter, see the manufacturer's instructions.
1 Select
> Sensors.
2 Select your power meter.
3 Select Calibrate.
4 Keep your power meter active by pedaling until the message appears.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions.
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