Forerunner ® 301 Owner’s Manual 37C USTOMIZING > C HANGING GENERAL SETTINGSC USTOMIZING THE FORERUNNERYou can customize both general Forerunner settings andsettings that apply to individual sports, such as Custompages, heart rate zones, and speed zones.Changing General SettingsSettings such as time zone, units of measure, backlight,contrast, sounds, and language affect all sport modes in theForerunner. You can also turn off or reset scanning for heartrate. Change these settings from the General Settings page.To open the General Settings page:1. Press mode to access Menu mode. Then highlightSettings and press enter.2. Highlight General and press enter.Select the General Settings page.To change time settings:1. From the General Settings page, highlight Set Timeand press enter.2. Select a time format and time zone and enable ordisable daylight saving time.To change units of measure1. From the General Settings page, highlight Set Unitsand press enter.2. Select statute or metric units for distance and speedand select units for heart rate.To change backlight and contrast:1. From the General Settings page, highlight SetDisplay and press enter.2. Select the amount of time the backlight stays on andthe amount of screen contrast.NOTE: Use a low backlight timeout setting to conservebattery power.