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Joining a GroupTrack Session
Before you can join a GroupTrack session, you must have a
Garmin Connect account, a compatible smartphone, and the
Garmin Connect app.
These instructions are for joining a GroupTrack session with
Forerunner devices. If your connections have other compatible
devices, they can see you on the map. You are not able to view
other GroupTrack members on your device.
1
Go outside, and turn on the Forerunner device.
2
Pair your smartphone with the Forerunner device (Pairing
Your Smartphone with Your Device, page 1).
3
From the settings menu in the Garmin Connect app, select
Safety & Tracking > LiveTrack > GroupTrack.
4
If you have more than one compatible device, select a device
for the GroupTrack session.
5
Select Visible to > All Connections.
6
Select Start LiveTrack.
7
On your Forerunner device, start an activity.
Tips for Joining GroupTrack Sessions
The GroupTrack feature allows connections in your group to
keep track of you using LiveTrack directly on their screens. All
members of the group must be your connections in your Garmin
Connect account.
• Start your activity outside using GPS.
• Pair your Forerunner device with your smartphone using
Bluetooth technology.
• In the Garmin Connect app, select or , and select
Connections to update the list of connections for your
GroupTrack session.
• Make sure all of your connections pair to their smartphones
and start a LiveTrack session in the Garmin Connect app.
• Make sure all your connections are in range (40 km or
25 mi.).
Music
You can control music playback on your paired smartphone
using your Forerunner device.
On a Forerunner 645 Music, you can download audio content to
your device from your computer or from a third-party provider, so
you can listen when your smartphone is not nearby. To listen to
audio content stored on your device, you must connect
headphones with Bluetooth technology.
You can use the music controls to control music playback on
your smartphone or to play music stored on your device.
Connecting to a Third-Party Provider
Before you can download music or other audio files to your
compatible watch from a supported third-party provider, you
must connect to the provider using the Garmin Connect app.
1
From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2
Select Garmin Devices, and select your device.
3
Select Music.
4
Select Get Music Apps, locate a provider, and follow the on-
screen instructions.
NOTE: If you have already installed a provider, you can
select it and follow the on-screen instructions.
Downloading Audio Content from a Third-Party
Provider
Before you can download audio content from a third-party
provider, you must connect to a Wi‑Fi network (Connecting to a
Wi
‑
Fi Network, page 15).
1
Hold DOWN from any screen to open the music controls.
2
Hold UP.
3
Select Music Providers.
4
Select a connected provider.
5
Select a playlist or other item to download to the device.
6
If necessary, select BACK until you are prompted to sync
with the service, and select Yes.
7
You may be required to connect the device to an external
power source if the remaining battery life is insufficient.
Downloading audio content can drain the battery.
The selected playlists and other items are downloaded to the
device.
Downloading Audio Content from Spotify
®
Before you can download audio content from Spotify, you must
connect to a Wi‑Fi network (Connecting to a Wi
‑
Fi Network,
page 15).
1
Hold DOWN from any screen to open the music controls.
2
Hold UP.
3
Select Music Providers > Spotify.
4
Select Add music & podcasts.
5
Select a playlist or other item to download to the device.
NOTE: Downloading audio content can drain the battery. You
may need to connect the device to an external power source
if the remaining battery life is insufficient.
The selected playlists and other items are downloaded to the
device.
Changing the Music Provider
1
Hold DOWN from any screen to open the music controls.
2
Hold UP.
3
Select Music Providers.
4
Select a connected provider.
Disconnecting from a Third-Party Provider
1
From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2
Select Garmin Devices, and select your device.
3
Select Music.
4
Select an installed third-party provider, and follow the on-
screen instructions to disconnect the third-party provider from
your device.
Downloading Personal Audio Content
Before you can send your personal music to your device, you
must install the Garmin Express application on your computer
(www.garmin.com/express).
You can load your personal audio files, such as .mp3 and .aac
files, to a Forerunner 645 Music device from your computer.
1
Connect the device to your computer using the included USB
cable.
2
On your computer, open the Garmin Express application,
select your device, and select Music.
TIP: For Windows
®
computers, you can select and browse
to the folder with your audio files. For Apple
®
computers, the
Garmin Express application uses your iTunes
®
library.
3
In the My Music or iTunes Library list, select an audio file
category, such as songs or playlists.
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