Garmin Forerunner 15 Quick Setup Guide

See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the 

product box for product warnings and other important 

information.
Always consult your physician before you begin or modify any 

exercise program.

When using your device for the first time, you should complete 

these tasks to set up the device and learn about the basic 

features.

Charge the device (

Turn on activity tracking (

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Upload your run to the Garmin Connect™ site (

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Get more information (

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Select to turn the backlight on and off.
Hold to turn the device on and off.

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Select to start and stop the timer.
Select to choose the highlighted menu item.

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Select to scroll through the data screens, options, and 
settings.

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Select to scroll through activity tracking data.
Select to mark a new lap.
Select to return to the previous screen.

A flashing icon means the device is searching for a signal. A 

solid icon means the signal was found or the sensor is 

connected.

GPS status

Heart rate status

Foot pod status

The device comes partially charged. You may need to charge 

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Hold   to turn on the device.

Select  .

Go outside, and wait while the device locates satellites.
It may take a few minutes to locate satellite signals. When 

satellites are located,   displays solid.

When using a heart rate monitor, wait while the device 

connects to the sensor.
When the device detects the heart rate monitor, a message 

appears and   displays solid.

Select Start to start the timer.

Go for a run.
Time 

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, distance 

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, pace 

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, calories burned 

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, beats per 

minute 

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, and heart rate zone 

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 are recorded while the 

timer is running.

After you complete your run, select   to stop the timer.

Select an option:
• Select Resume to restart the timer.

NOTE: After a few seconds, a summary appears.

• Select Save to save the run and reset the timer. A 

summary appears.
NOTE: You can now upload your run to Garmin Connect 

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• Select Discard to delete the run.

The activity tracking feature records your daily step count, step 

goal, distance traveled, and calories burned for each recorded 

day. Your calories burned includes your base metabolism plus 

activity calories.
Activity tracking can be enabled during the initial device setup, 

or at any time.

Select   > Settings > Activity Tracking > Turn On.
Your step count does not appear until the device acquires 

satellite signals and sets the time automatically. The device 

may need a clear view of the sky to acquire satellite signals.

April 2014

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