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Turning Incident Detection On and Off
1 From the watch face, hold .
2 Select > Safety & Tracking > Incident Detection.
3 Select an activity.
NOTE: Incident detection is available only for outdoor walk, run, and bike activities.
When an incident is detected by your Forerunner device with GPS enabled, the Garmin Connect app can send
an automated text message and email with your name and GPS location to your emergency contacts. A
message appears indicating your contacts will be informed after 30 seconds have elapsed. You can select
Cancel before the countdown is complete to cancel the message.
Starting a GroupTrack Session
Before you can start a GroupTrack session, you must have a Garmin Connect account, a compatible
smartphone, and the Garmin Connect app.
These instructions are for starting a GroupTrack session with Forerunner devices. If your connections have
other compatible devices, you can see them on the map. The other devices may not be able to display
GroupTrack riders on the map.
1 Go outside, and turn on the Forerunner device.
2 Pair your smartphone with the Forerunner device (Pairing Your Smartphone with Your Device, page 50).
3 On the Forerunner device, hold , and select > Safety & Tracking > GroupTrack > Show on Map to
enable viewing connections on the map screen.
4 In the Garmin Connect app, from the settings menu, select Safety & Tracking > LiveTrack > > Settings >
GroupTrack.
5 Select All Connections.
6 Select Start LiveTrack.
7 On the Forerunner device, start an activity.
8 Scroll to the map to view your connections.
Tips for GroupTrack Sessions
The GroupTrack feature allows you to keep track of other connections in your group using LiveTrack directly on
the screen. 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, from the settings menu, 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.).
• During a GroupTrack session, scroll to the map to view your connections (Adding a Map to an Activity,
page 74).
Music
You can download audio content to your device, so you can listen when your smartphone is not nearby. The
Garmin Connect app and Garmin Express application allow you to download audio content from a third-party
provider or your computer.
You can use the music controls to control music playback on your smartphone or to play music stored on your
device. To listen to audio content stored on your device, you must connect headphones with Bluetooth
technology.
58 Music
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