Garmin Edge Explore 820 Owner's Manual

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the course on your device. You can also create and save acustom course directly on your device.You can follow a saved course simply because it is a goodroute. For example, you can save and follow a bike-friendlycommute to work.Following a Course From the WebBefore you can download a course from Garmin Connect, youmust have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect,page 8).1 Connect the device to your computer using the USB cable.2 Go to www.garminconnect.com.3 Create a new course, or select an existing course.4 Select Send to Device.5 Disconnect the device, and turn it on.6 Select Courses > Saved Courses.7 Select the course.8 Select Ride.Planning and Riding a CourseYou can create and ride a custom course. A course is asequence of waypoints or locations that leads you to your finaldestination.1 Select Courses > Course Creator > Add First Location.2 Select an option:• To select your current location on the map, select CurrentLocation.• To select a saved location, select Saved, and select alocation.• To select a location for which you recently searched,select Recent Finds, and select a location.• To select a location on the map, select Use Map, andselect a location.• To browse for and select a point of interest, select POICategories, and select a nearby point of interest.• To select a city, select Cities, and select a nearby city.• To select an address, select Addresses, and enter theaddress.• To select an intersection, select Intersections, and enterthe street names.• To use coordinates, select Coordinates, and enter thecoordinates.3 Select Use.4 Select Add Next Location.5 Repeat steps 2 through 4 until you have selected all locationsfor the route.6 Select View Map.The device calculates your route, and a map of the routeappears.TIP: You can select to view an elevation plot of the route.7 Select Ride.Creating and Riding a Round-Trip CourseThe device can create a round-trip course based on a specifieddistance, starting location, and direction of navigation.1 Select Courses > Round-Trip Course.2 Select Distance, and enter the total distance for the course.3 Select Start Location.4 Select an option:• To select your current location on the map, select CurrentLocation.• To select a saved location, select Saved, and select alocation.• To select a location for which you recently searched,select Recent Finds, and select a location.• To select a location on the map, select Use Map, andselect a location.• To browse for and select a point of interest, select POICategories, and select a nearby point of interest.• To select a city, select Cities, and select a nearby city.• To select an address, select Addresses, and enter theaddress.• To select an intersection, select Intersections, and enterthe street names.• To use coordinates, select Coordinates, and enter thecoordinates.5 Select Start Direction, and select a direction heading.6 Select Search.TIP: You can select to search again.7 Select a course to view it on the map.TIP: You can select and to view the other courses.8 Select Ride.Tips for Training with Courses• Use turn guidance (Course Options, page 5).• If you include a warmup, select to begin the course, andwarm up as normal.• Stay away from your course path as you warm up.When you are ready to begin, head toward your course.When you are on any part of the course path, a messageappears.• Scroll to the map to view the course map.If you stray from the course, a message appears.Viewing Course Details1 Select Courses > Saved Courses.2 Select a course.3 Select an option:• Select Summary to view details about the course.• Select Map to view the course on the map.• Select Elevation to view an elevation plot of the course.• Select Laps to select a lap and view additional informationabout each lap.Displaying a Course on the MapFor each course saved to your device, you can customize how itappears on the map. For example, you can set your commutecourse to always display on the map in yellow. You can have analternate course display in green. This allows you to see thecourses while you are riding, but not follow or navigate aparticular course.1 Select Courses > Saved Courses.2 Select the course.3 Select Settings.4 Select Always Display to make the course appear on themap.5 Select Color, and select a color.6 Select Course Points to include course points on the map.The next time you ride near the course, it appears on the map.Stopping a Course1 Scroll to the map.2 Select > .4 Navigation