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Krusty_Clown

elvis jones wrote: »

The 110 is 123 sterling on Amazon, is that the best value around ?

Hmm.. I think the 110 was around €130 in either Wheelworx or Amphibian King recently, but I could be wrong. The 305 is probably still better value on Amazon.co.uk.

*Edit*: Here you go. €129 from Amphibian King

JohnnyCrash

Hi guys,just a quickie. 305,how would i change the week start day from a sunday to monday.Cheers in advance

elvis jones

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Hmm.. I think the 110 was around €130 in either Wheelworx or Amphibian King recently, but I could be wrong. The 305 is probably still better value on Amazon.co.uk.

*Edit*: Here you go. €129 from Amphibian King

Saw that just after i posted that, i think i'l buy local !

JohnnyCrash

JohnnyCrash wrote: »

Hi guys,just a quickie. 305,how would i change the week start day from a sunday to monday.Cheers in advance

No takers

Krusty_Clown

JohnnyCrash wrote: »

No takers

You mean to look at your weekly totals on the watch itself, based on having the week start on a Monday instead of a Sunday? Looks like it may be hard-coded for the Sunday (US-style). Most folks would upload their runs to another application (like Garmin Connect, Training Centre, Training peaks etc.), so it generally isn't an issue.

By the way, the Android App 'Garmin Fit' suffers a similar problem, as weekly totals are based on starting on a Sunday. Annoying. But you can customize it in Garmin connect.

JohnnyCrash

Yeah,cheers for that. I see on training centre and garmin connect,the weeks start with sunday also? Forgive my ignorance,im a new garmin user

Krusty_Clown

JohnnyCrash wrote: »

Yeah,cheers for that. I see on training centre and garmin connect,the weeks start with sunday also? Forgive my ignorance,im a new garmin user

In Training Centre:
[View] [First Day of Week] [Monday]

In Garmin Connect:
[Settings] - Top right of screen
[Display Preferences]
[First Day of Week]
Monday

JohnnyCrash

Cheers for that.Got it sorted in GC,couldnt figure it in TC,dont use it anyways

Krusty_Clown

JohnnyCrash wrote: »

Cheers for that.Got it sorted in GC,couldnt figure it in TC,dont use it anyways

You might be using an older version of TC that doesn't have this option. Mine is 3.6.5, however, like you, I don't really use it. I just have it there as a backup of my activities (in case Garmin Connect goes Kaput some day, or I want to transfer my history to some other tool).

RacoonQueen

Anywhere in Dublin that I can get a HRM? Mine appears to be dead.

ultraman1

my friend:o did a timed HR test on a track the other day and when he was finished he noticed that he had his garmin on biking rather than running,is there a way to change the data back into running so my fiend can get his HR and mile splits....

Krusty_Clown

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Anywhere in Dublin that I can get a HRM? Mine appears to be dead.

Are you sure it's not the battery? Amazon is your best bet. You'll pay a premium to buy it in an Irish store. If you can get it from the US, it will be far cheaper.

Krusty_Clown

ultraman1 wrote: »

my friend:o did a timed HR test on a track the other day and when he was finished he noticed that he had his garmin on biking rather than running,is there a way to change the data back into running so my fiend can get his HR and mile splits....

Hi ultraman1, which watch do you have? Far as I know, havinh a different sport selected should only change the data fields displayed and the method for calculating calories burnt. HR data and splits should still be there. Do you have a link to your 'friends' activity in Garmin Connect?

ultraman1

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Hi ultraman1, which watch do you have? Far as I know, havinh a different sport selected should only change the data fields displayed and the method for calculating calories burnt. HR data and splits should still be there. Do you have a link to your 'friends' activity in Garmin Connect?

305 ......
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/130539130......

Krusty_Clown

S'funny, your friend has the same login account as you!
It's definitely missing the splits (but then you knew that already!). Are you sure you haven't turned off automatic splits? you can still switch it to 'running' in Garmin Connect, but that won't really do anything for you, except swap the measurements from average speed to pace.

What splits were you looking for? You can throw it into Sportstracks and manually get the splits from there, but getting the splits into Garmin connect, would be very difficult.

Here's the half mile splits from Sportstracks.

ultraman1

thanks 4 dat kc the mile splits wil do as i can use my av hr to retest again,......my friend has trouble cutin and pastin and has the propensity to fart up anything he touches so i prob wont tell him a bout sports track;)

Krusty_Clown

ultraman1 wrote: »

thanks 4 dat kc the mile splits wil do as i can use my av hr to retest again,......my friend has trouble cutin and pastin and has the propensity to fart up anything he touches so i prob wont tell him a bout sports track;)

Mile splits...

RacoonQueen

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Are you sure it's not the battery? Amazon is your best bet. You'll pay a premium to buy it in an Irish store. If you can get it from the US, it will be far cheaper.

Battery in it was only a couple of months old. Put a new one in anyway and no life whatsoever from it. Will buy another new battery and try that. Don't really want to wait for it to be delivered, never actually seen them on sale in an Irish store.

DogSlySmile

My 305 isn't recognised by my computer! :mad: When I plug it in with the usb connection it starts to charge fine but a message pops up saying the usb "has not been recognised" so I cant upload anything to garmin connect. Apparently garmin drivers aren't installed on my computer which caused the problem, but I downloaded and installed new drivers and it still wont work. Tried it on a different computer, installed the drivers etc and it wont work on that one either. Any idea's?

Oh and my 110 works/uploads fine

Krusty_Clown

DogSlySmile wrote: »

My 305 isn't recognised by my computer! :mad: When I plug it in with the usb connection it starts to charge fine but a message pops up saying the usb "has not been recognised" so I cant upload anything to garmin connect. Apparently garmin drivers aren't installed on my computer which caused the problem, but I downloaded and installed new drivers and it still wont work. Tried it on a different computer, installed the drivers etc and it wont work on that one either. Any idea's?

Oh and my 110 works/uploads fine

Can you try someone else's 305 USB cable? After that you might want to try a Hard reset. After that, you might want to send it back to Garmin.

DogSlySmile

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Can you try someone else's 305 USB cable? After that you might want to try a Hard reset. After that, you might want to send it back to Garmin.

Hmm... dont think I know anybody else with a 305. Do you think I could try it with a different cable (not made by garmin) that has the same cable ends/connectors? Surely they all do the same job!

EDIT: I tried that using my mp3 charger, it recognised the gps but in the middle of uploading to garmin connect it cancelled and said there is no garmin device connected. Plugged it out and back in, and it wont recognise the device.

Krusty_Clown

DogSlySmile wrote: »

Hmm... dont think I know anybody else with a 305. Do you think I could try it with a different cable (not made by garmin) that has the same cable ends/connectors? Surely they all do the same job!

EDIT: I tried that using my mp3 charger, it recognised the gps but in the middle of uploading to garmin connect it cancelled and said there is no garmin device connected. Plugged it out and back in, and it wont recognise the device.

Sorry, I meant cable + cradle (I thought they were all one piece). Perhaps you have a loose connection in the cable/cradle?

Mr Slow

Does anyone know if this pairs with a Garmin Forerunner 110?

Krusty_Clown

Mr Slow wrote: »

Does anyone know if this pairs with a Garmin Forerunner 110?

Yes, should work fine. For future reference, if you click on the accessories tab for your specific Garmin product, it lists compatible devices, including Fitness Sensors. All of the HRMs are interchangeable (as long as your device has ANT+ and supports a HRM).

Mr Slow

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Yes, should work fine. For future reference, if you click on the accessories tab for your specific Garmin product, it lists compatible devices, including Fitness Sensors. All of the HRMs are interchangeable (as long as your device has ANT+ and supports a HRM).

Thanks G, I don't know about ANT+ but it has the option in settings for heart rate.

DogSlySmile

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Sorry, I meant cable + cradle (I thought they were all one piece). Perhaps you have a loose connection in the cable/cradle?

Turned out it was a problem with my computers drivers. All is well now and I can get back to over-analysing every run/cycle I do! Thanks for your help KC

duffyshuffle

apologies, tried the googling search but all my key words seem to produce different results to what i'm looking for.

I dropped my 405 off my turbo, picked it up, and screen display is messed up. Watch works fine since, just can't see half the data during workouts but no issue uploading etc...

So looks like I need a new display, is this possible, where and how (and how much!) if anyone knows, thanks

duffyshuffle

Photo!

Only bought a new one a few months ago as last one stopped working after 2 years!

Krusty_Clown

Send it back to Garmin. They'll do it free under warranty, or give you a refurb'ed replacement for around £70 if it's not.

spurscormac

Anyone ever purchased a Garmin in duty-free?
Will be traveling to Sydney via Frankfurt & Singapore in a couple of weeks and would consider the investment if I could get a decent saving.

Anyone purchased one in duty free recently have any idea on the savings?