Forerunner
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CUSTOMIZING > CHANGING GENERAL SETTINGS
CUSTOMIZING THE FORERUNNER
You can customize both general Forerunner settings and
settings that apply to individual sports, such as Custom
pages, heart rate zones, and speed zones.
Changing General Settings
Settings such as time zone, units of measure, backlight,
contrast, sounds, and language affect all sport modes in the
Forerunner. You can also turn off or reset scanning for heart
rate. Change these settings from the General Settings page.
To open the General Settings page:
1. Press mode to access Menu mode. Then highlight
Settings and press enter.
2. Highlight General and press enter.
Select the General Settings page.
To change time settings:
1. From the General Settings page, highlight Set Time
and press enter.
2. Select a time format and time zone and enable or
disable daylight saving time.
To change units of measure
1. From the General Settings page, highlight Set Units
and press enter.
2. Select statute or metric units for distance and speed
and select units for heart rate.
To change backlight and contrast:
1. From the General Settings page, highlight Set
Display and press enter.
2. Select the amount of time the backlight stays on and
the amount of screen contrast.
NOTE: Use a low backlight timeout setting to conserve
battery power.
