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is the difference between your exercising heart rate and your

heart rate two minutes after the exercise has stopped. For

example, after a typical training run, you stop the timer. Your

heart rate is 140 bpm. After two minutes of no activity or cool

down, your heart rate is 90 bpm. Your recovery heart rate is 50

bpm (140 minus 90). Some studies have linked recovery heart

rate to cardiac health. Higher numbers generally indicate

healthier hearts.

TIP: For best results, you should stop moving for two minutes

while the device calculates your recovery heart rate value. You

can save or discard the activity after this value appears.

Turning Off the Wrist Heart Rate Monitor

The default setting for the Forerunner 235 is Auto. The device

uses wrist-based heart rate automatically unless there is an

accessory heart rate monitor connected to the device.

Select Menu > Settings > Heart Rate Monitor > Off.

Smart Features

Pairing Your Smartphone

You should connect your Forerunner device to a smartphone to

complete the setup and use the full features of the device.

Go to www.garmin.com/intosports/apps, and download the

Garmin Connect Mobile app to your smartphone.

From the Forerunner device, select Menu > Settings >

Bluetooth > Pair Mobile Device.

Open the Garmin Connect Mobile app.

Select an option to add your device to your Garmin Connect

account:

• If this is the first device you have paired with the Garmin

Connect Mobile app, follow the on-screen instructions.

• If you have already paired another device with the Garmin

Connect Mobile app, from the settings, select Garmin

Devices >

, and follow the on-screen instructions.

Phone Notifications

Phone notifications require a compatible smartphone to be

paired with the Forerunner device. When your phone receives

messages, it sends notifications to your device.

Enabling Bluetooth Notifications

Select Menu > Settings > Bluetooth > Smart Notifications.

Select During Activity.

Select Off, Show Calls Only, or Show All.

Select Not During Activity.

Select Off, Show Calls Only, or Show All.

NOTE: You can change the audible sounds for notifications.

Viewing Notifications

• When a notification appears on your Forerunner device,

select

to view the notification.

• Select

to clear the notification.

• From the time of day screen, select

notifications on the notifications widget.

Managing Notifications

You can use your compatible smartphone to manage

notifications that appear on your Forerunner device.

Select an option:

• If you are using an Apple

center settings on your smartphone to select the items to

show on the device.

• If you are using an Android

in the Garmin Connect Mobile app to select the items to

show on the device.

Smart Features

to view all of your

device, use the notification

device, use the app settings

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Opening the Music Controls

Music controls require a compatible smartphone to be paired

with the device.

Hold

, and select Music Controls.

Playing Audio Alerts During Your Run

Before you can set up audio alerts, you must have a

smartphone with the Garmin Connect Mobile app paired to your

Forerunner device.

You can set the Garmin Connect Mobile app to play motivational

status announcements on your smartphone during the run.

Audio alerts include the lap number and lap time, pace or speed,

and heart rate data. During an audio alert, the Garmin Connect

mobile app mutes the primary audio of the smartphone to play

the announcement. Volume levels can be customized on the

Garmin Connect Mobile app.

From the settings in the Garmin Connect Mobile app, select

Garmin Devices.

Select your device.

If necessary, select Device Settings.

Select Audio Alerts.

Widgets

Your device comes preloaded with widgets that provide at-a-

glance information. Some widgets require a Bluetooth

connection to a compatible smartphone.

Notifications: Alerts you to incoming calls and texts based on

your smartphone notification settings.

Calendar: Displays upcoming meetings from your smartphone

calendar.

Weather: Displays the current temperature and weather

forecast.

Activity Tracking: Tracks your daily step count, step goal,

distance traveled, calories burned, and sleep statistics.

Heart Rate: Displays your current heart rate in beats per minute

(bpm), lowest resting heart rate for today, and a graph of your

heart rate.

Controls: Allows you to turn on and off the Bluetooth

connectivity and features including do not disturb, find my

phone, and manual syncing.

VIRB controls: Provides camera controls when you have a

VIRB device paired with your Forerunner device.

Bluetooth Controls Widget

Turns on or off do not disturb mode.

Turns on or off Bluetooth technology.

Synchronizes your data with the Garmin Connect Mobile app.

Activates the find my phone feature. It sends a beacon to your

smartphone that is paired and in range of your Forerunner device.

Viewing the Weather Widget

From the time of day screen, select

widget.

Select

to view hourly weather data.

Scroll down to view daily weather data.

VIRB Remote

The VIRB remote function allows you to control your VIRB

action camera using your device. Go to

to purchase a VIRB action camera.

Controlling a VIRB Action Camera

Before you can use the VIRB remote function, you must enable

the remote setting on your VIRB camera. See the VIRB Series

Owner's Manual for more information.

to view the weather