Garmin POOL SWIM FR630, User Manual

Page 1: ...7 Setting pool length 9 Customizing screen 10 Enabling autolap 15 Managing settings in Garmin express 16 Managing settings in Garmin Connect app 21 Using the app 27 Understanding data in Garmin Connect 31 Watching data in 3rd party sites 36 www sporttracks mobi 36 www trainingpeaks com 38 www runalyze com 40 www strava com 41 ...

Page 2: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 2 Appendix 42 Replacing native fields in Garmin connect gpx method 42 Add activity with data to strava gpx method 45 App logs 48 ...

Page 3: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 3 User Interface Pop up screen is shown during 3 seconds Buttons are not responsive After pop up screen data screen 1 is shown There are two data screens ...

Page 4: ...ve applications such as running or cycling Button 3 starts stops the activity Button 4 closes the app if activity is stopped Otherwise it triggers an interval You can toggle screen 1 and screen 2 by pressing buttons 1 and 2 Data screen 1 shows summary data before activity has started or if activity is paused ...

Page 5: ...sing button 2 while activity is running You can use the same button to exit the activity and enter the save discard menu Touch screen is only active in menu screens main menu or save discard menu For convenience FR230 FR235 screenshots will be used in the user guide Please refer to this chapter for future reference Screen description Data screen 1 shows summary data before activity has started or ...

Page 6: ...rted data screen 1 shows data fields Data screen 2 always show data fields also when activity is paused It is recommended to use data screen 2 for data fields which might be useful during a pause such as heart rate if available or current time of day ...

Page 7: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 7 Entering main menu Main menu can only be entered when activity is paused Hold button 1 for three seconds to enter the main menu ...

Page 8: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 8 Use buttons 1 and 2 to choose the suitable option Press button 3 to select an option Press button 4 to go back The main menu comprises the following options ...

Page 9: ...e your choice and press button 3 Pressing button 4 leaves the menu without changing the pool length If your pool length is not shown in the list you can still configure the pool length by using Garmin Connect app in your smartphone or garmin express in your PC See next chapter for instructions on how to achieve this ...

Page 10: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 10 Customizing screen Data screens 1 and 2 can be customized Number of fields shown Fields to be shown Choose option Screens in main menu to customize your screens ...

Page 11: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 11 Choose the screen to be customized ...

Page 12: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 12 Select option Format to choose the number of fields to be shown ...

Page 13: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 13 Select the number of fields to be shown in that screen ...

Page 14: ...r to customize a data field browse till the suitable screen and data field in the main menu You will find a list of of available data fields which can be shown Choose a data field Repeat the same operation for the rest of the data fields ...

Page 15: ...l after a certain number of lengths even if you don t enable autolap you still can trigger intervals during an activity by pressing button 4 To enable autolap and configure the number of lengths of every interval enter autolap option in main menu and configure the suitable settings ...

Page 16: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 16 Managing settings in Garmin express Connect your watch to your PC using the provided USB cable and open Garmin Express Select your watch in the device list ...

Page 17: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 17 Choose option manage ConnectIQ apps ...

Page 18: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 18 Click on the three dots close to Pool swim app ...

Page 19: ...ser settings are shown Here you can Configure a custom pool length in meters Enable debug info in FIT file This option will write additional data in your FIT file which can be used to provide support or improve app features Enabling ...

Page 20: ...user guide v4 2 20 this option will increase the size of the fit file by aprox 10 times and might cause sync issues with some 3rd party sites It is not recommended to enable it unless you were instructed to do it ...

Page 21: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 21 Managing settings in Garmin Connect app Open Garmin Connect app in your smarthphone Choose option Garmin Devices Choose the device where Pool swim app has been installed ...

Page 22: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 22 Choose option ConnectIQ apps ...

Page 23: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 23 Choose option Apps ...

Page 24: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 24 Choose Pool swim ...

Page 25: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 25 Select Configuration ...

Page 26: ...th in meters Enable debug info in FIT file This option will write additional data in your FIT file which can be used to provide support or improve app features Enabling this option will increase the size of the fit file by approx 10 times and might cause sync issues with ...

Page 27: ... swim user guide v4 2 27 some 3rd party sites It is not recommended to enable it unless you were instructed to do it Using the app In your watch browse Pool swim app Wait for the pop up screen to be hidden ...

Page 28: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 28 Once in the summary screen do not press start until you are ready to start swimming If you have to adjust goggles headset etc do this before pressing button 3 ...

Page 29: ...the activity the app will calibrate the orientation of your pool swim using the built in compass Therefore it is very important to start swimming as soon as button 3 is pressed A bad calibration of the pool orientation might cause poor length detection accuracy ...

Page 30: ...ou can create intervals by pressing button 4 A summary for intervals is shown in Garmin Connect and 3rd party sites Whenever you need to make a pause longer than 10 seconds it is recommended to pause the activity button 3 Please note that lengths are detected by using the compass Arm movement during a rest period might trigger a length if activity has not been paused ...

Page 31: ...ps are not allow to override native fields in Garmin Connect Therefore the native distance fields will show distance 0m Same applies for speed Please note that this is a Garmin decision There is nothing that developers can do right now to override native fields from within an app ...

Page 32: ...2 Still measured distance speed and interval information are shown in Garmin Connect You can find these data in the statistics and intervals region You will find a ConnectIQ section where you can find the data recorded by the app ...

Page 33: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 33 You can edit the distance shown in the native field You can ...

Page 34: ...e v4 2 34 Import a gpx file from www sporttracks mobi see appendix for a description of this method Manually edit the distance in Garmin Connect To manually modify the distance edit the activity following the steps below ...

Page 35: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 35 Once you have set the proper distance you ll see that native pace field will be also updated ...

Page 36: ...rt for the FIT file generated gy the app www sporttracks mobi Sportracks provides support for FIT2 format Autosync can be configured so that every activity gets automatically synced into the site To pair your sporttracks account with your Garmin account go to your sporttracks profile and select my account ...

Page 37: ...2 37 Press Connect to pair your sporttracks account with your Garmin Connect account Once done every new activity will be automatically synced with your sporttracks account without any additional operation showing correct data ...

Page 38: ...rovides support for FIT2 format Autosync can be configured so that every activity gets automatically synced into the site To pair your trainingpeaks account with your Garmin account go to http home trainingpeaks com garminconnect and follow the instructions in screen ...

Page 39: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 39 Once done every new activity will be automatically synced with your trainingpeaks account without any additional operation showing correct data ...

Page 40: ...unalyze com runalyze provides support for FIT2 format As of now there is no autosync feature Fit files need to be manually imported add activity Upload Upload file After uploading all activity data will be shown in your runalyze account ...

Page 41: ...d interval duration will be shown but no distance or speed As a workaround you can import a gpx file from www sporttracks mobi see appendix for a description of this method I have created a new feature idea post in strava forum to ask for support for FIT2 format You can vote this idea here http bit ly 2gxJYKX ...

Page 42: ...e fields in Garmin connect gpx method You need to have a sporttracks account for this which is already synced with your Garmin account In www sporttracks mobi browse the activity Select export and gpx A gpx file containing the activity will be downloaded ...

Page 43: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 43 Upload the gpx file generated in previous step into Garmin Connect In order to do this go to my activities manual upload Select the file and upload it ...

Page 44: ...e activity will be uploaded to Garmin Connect This time native fields show the correct information because sportracks overrode the native fields with the ConnectIQ fields in the gpx file The ConnectIQ fields are not available anymore ...

Page 45: ...th data to strava gpx method You need to have a sporttracks account for this which is already synced with your Garmin account In www sporttracks mobi browse the activity Select export and gpx A gpx file containing the activity will be downloaded ...

Page 46: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 46 Upload the gpx file generated in previous step into strava In order to do this go to my activities manual upload Select the file and upload it ...

Page 47: ...user guide v4 2 47 The activity will be uploaded to Garmin Connect Using this procedure speed and distance is properly shown because sportracks overrode the native fields with the ConnectIQ fields in the gpx file ...

Page 48: ...logs plug your watch to your PC using the USB cable Logs can be found in this folder drive letter F might be different depending on the available drives in your PC F garmin apps logs CIQ_LOG TXT file might contain useful information which can be sent for me File AA18ECC9 txt does not exist But if you create an empty file with that name in the same folder next time that the ...

Page 49: ...Pool swim user guide v4 2 49 app runs the app might use the file to write additional debug information which can be very valuable in order to fix the issue ...