Introduction, Getting started, Keys – Garmin Swim User Manual

Page 5: Icons, Training, Going for a swim, About the training pages

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Introduction

WARNING

Always consult your physician before you begin or modify any

exercise program.
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the

product box for product warnings and other important

information.

Getting Started

When using your Garmin Swim for the first time, complete these

tasks.

1

Select any key to turn on the device.

2

Follow the on-screen instructions.

3

Select

, and set the pool size.

4

Go for a swim (

page 1

).

5

View your history (

page 2

).

6

Send your history to your computer (

page 2

).

Keys

À

Select to view the time of day.

Á

Select to scroll through the menus and settings. Select to turn
on the backlight.

Â

Select to start and stop the timer. Select to choose an option
and to acknowledge a message.

Ã

Select to scroll through the menus and settings. Select to
pause the timer. Select to restart the paused timer.

Ä

Select to view the menu. Select to exit a page or setting.

Å

Select to enter swim mode and view training pages.

Icons

Alarm is on.

Battery is low.

Select to pause the timer. The icon flashes when the timer is
paused. Select to restart the paused timer.
Additional items are in the list.

Select to exit a page or setting.

About the Training Pages

You can view five different training pages by selecting

. The

solid dot indicates the screen you are currently viewing.

À

INT. (interval) timer page or rest timer page.

Á

TOTAL timer page.

Â

Details page.

Ã

Drill logging page (

page 2

).

Ä

Custom data page (

page 3

).

Training

Going for a Swim

1

Select

.

The first time you use the device, you are prompted to set

the pool size. Each time you switch pools, you must set the

pool size (

page 3

).

2

Select to start the timer.

History is recorded only while the timer is running. Your total

distance

À

and total time

Á

appear on the TOTAL page.

3

Select

to view more swim data.

You can customize an additional page of data fields

(

page 3

).

4

When resting, select to pause the timer.

The paused screen includes the interval number

Â

, interval

distance

Ã

, and swim time for the interval

Ä

. The screen

appears inverted (

page 4

) until you select and resume

swimming.

5

After completing your session, select .

Introduction

1

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