Garmin Varia Vision, Owner'S Manual

Pairing the Varia Vision Device with Your 

Garmin

®

 Device

Pairing is the process of connecting an ANT+

®

 accessory, such 

as the Varia Vision device, with a Garmin ANT+ compatible 

device such as the Edge

®

 1000.

• For optimal performance, you may need to update your Edge 

software to the latest version available.

• Bring the Garmin compatible device within 3 m of the ANT+ 

accessory.

• Stay 10 m away from other ANT+ sensors while pairing.
After you pair the first time, your Garmin compatible device 

automatically recognizes the ANT+ accessory each time it is 

activated.

Pairing the Varia Vision Device with Your Edge 1000 

Device

Before you can pair the devices, you must update the Edge 

software. For optimal performance, you may need to update 

your Edge software to the latest version available.

1

Bring the Edge device within range (3 m) of the accessory.

NOTE: 

Stay 10 m away from other ANT+ sensors while 

pairing.

2

Turn on the Edge device.

3

From the home screen, select   > 

Sensors

 > 

Add Sensor

.

4

Turn on the Varia Vision accessory.

5

Select your sensor, and select 

Add

.

When the accessory is paired with your Edge device, the status 

icon appears solid on the connections page.

Pairing with Your Edge 520 Device

Before you can pair the devices, you must update the Edge 

software. For optimal performance, you may need to update 

your Edge software to the latest version available.

1

Bring the Edge device within range (3 m) of the accessory.

NOTE: 

Stay 10 m away from other ANT+ sensors while 

pairing.

2

Turn on the Edge device.

3

From the home screen, select 

Menu

 > 

Settings

 > 

Sensors

 > 

Add Sensor

.

4

Turn on the Varia Vision accessory.

5

Select your sensor, and select 

Add

.

When the accessory is paired with your Edge device, the status 

icon appears solid on the connections page.

Pairing Your Device with Varia

™

 Radar Device

1

Bring the device within range (3 m) of the Varia radar device.

NOTE: 

Stay 10 m away from other ANT+ sensors while 

pairing.

2

Turn on the Varia Vision device.

When the device is paired with your radar, the device connected 

page appears.

Viewing Varia Radar Data on Your Varia Vision Device

Go for a ride.
When paired with the Edge device and the Varia radar device 

information appears on the active data screen.

The vehicle position LED 

À

 moves up the target status bar 

LED 

Á

 as a vehicle gets closer to your bike. The threat level 

LED 

Â

 and column 

Á

 change color based on the potential 

level of threat. Green indicates no vehicle is detected. 

Orange indicates a vehicle is approaching. Red indicates a 

vehicle is advancing at a high rate of speed. The Varia Vision 

device vibrates when the threat level changes.

Radar Detection

• The radar detects approaching vehicles up to 140 m away.
• The approaching vehicle speed must be from 10 to 160 km/h 

(from 6 to 99 mph).

NOTE: 

The radar does not detect vehicles traveling at the 

same speed as your bike.

• The radar beam width is 40 degrees. It provides radar 

coverage for typical bends in the road.

• The radar can detect up to eight approaching vehicles.

Device Settings

You can remotely control your Varia devices and customize 

settings using your compatible Edge device. This section 

contains instructions for the Edge 1000 device. Other 

compatible Edge devices use similar settings.

Display Settings

From your Edge sensor screen, select your Varia Vision device, 

and select Display Settings.

Auto Brightness

: Automatically adjusts the backlight brightness 

based on the ambient light.

Display Mode

: Sets the display mode to Stays On for the 

display to be continuously on, or On Demand/Alert Only to 

save battery power. On Demand/Alert Only mode 

automatically turns the display off when not in use.

Auto Scroll

: Sets the display speed of the scrolling data 

screens while the timer is running.

Background Color

: Sets the device to display day or night 

colors. The Auto option allows the device to automatically set 

day or night colors based on the time of day.

Customizing the Data Screens

You can customize the data fields for each data screen.

1

From your Edge device, select your Varia Vision device.

2

Select 

Data Screens

.

3

Select a training page.

4

If necessary, enable the data screen.

5

Select   or   to select a 

Data Field Layout

.

6

Select a data field to change.

7

Select a category.

8

Select an option.

Device Information

Specifications

Battery type

Rechargeable, built-in lithium-ion battery

Battery life

Up to 8 hr.

Battery charge time

Approximately 1.5 hr.

Water rating

IEC 60529 IPX7*

Operating temperature 
range

From -20º to 60ºC (from -4º to 140ºF)

2

Device Settings