GARMIN Forerunner 245 Merlot

010-02120-11

GPS running watch wrist-based heart rate

Discontinued product.
SPECS

Overview

Short summary
GPS running smartwatch with advanced training features
Shop demonstration

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Manufacturer
GARMIN
Brand Origin
USA
Made in
TAIWAN
Year of manufacture
2019
Registration required (cloud based)
Weight
38,5 gramm
Unit dimensions, WxHxD:
42.3 x 42.3 x 12.2 mm
Diameter
42,3 mm
Display size:
30,4 mm
Display resolution
240 x 240 pixels
Display Type
Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP), 240 x 240 pixels
Lens material
Corning® Gorilla® glass 3
Bezel material
Fibre-reinforced polymer
Battery
rechargable lithium-Ion
Low battery warning
Operating temperature range
-20° - + 60° C
Guarantee or warranty ( for person )
2 years
Guarantee or Warranty (for company)
1 year

Training goal/ exercise motivation (Best = XXXXX)

Performance-enhancing training
XXXX
Health care
XXXX
Weight management
XXX
Good feeling exercise
XXX

Battery Life (Accu)

Smartwatch (with heart rate tracking)
7 days
GPS mode
24 hours
GPS ultratech (if there is)
30 hours

Technical specifications

Release date
2019 MAY
No longer available.
JUN 2022
Average service time (my own experience)
1-3 days
Waterproof
Water resistant 30-50m (for swimming)
Menu languages
ENG, GER, FR, ESP, IT, FIN, SV, NL, PT
Device menu in Hungarian
Sound pulses leaving the zone (on / off)
vibration alert
Backlight
Backlight: Adjustable timeout during activity & not d.a.
Gloves to handle
Fits wrists with a circumference of
127-204 mm
Removable strap
Interchangeable Watchbands
Button lock or Locking the Touchscreen
Memory Capacity
200 hour
Software Upgrade
Factory reset
órából: Menü- Beállítások- Rendszer- Alapbeállítások visszaállítása- IGEN

CLOCK MODE

12/24h
Dual time
GPS time synchronization
Calendar clock
Daily alarms
sok, egyéni ismétlés beállítással, és vibrálva ébreszt
Alarm Snooze
Sunrise sunset times
Countdown
Face It™ watch face creator
Customizable Watch Face, Application, Widget, Data Field (Connect IQ)
Customizing the Controls Menu

DAILY SMART FEATURES

Displays steps
Distance measurement (based on number of steps)
Personalized Daily Goals
Daily / weekly activity tracking
Intensity Minutes ( minutes/week )
calorie measurement in day
All-day Stress Tracking
Blood oxygen saturation levels during the nigh
Abnormal heart rate alerts
Body Battery
Inactivity alert in divice
Toe-to-Toe™ step challenges
download Toe-to-Toe APP
GUIDED BREATHING EXERCISE
Sleep duration and quality
Pregnancy Tracking

HEART RATE MEASUREMENT

Current heart rate
Heart rate – bpm / %
Average and max. heart during exercise
Avg. and max. min. heart rate during lap
Avg. and max. heart rate during lap
Pulse zone settings
Draw a graph of the pulse watch
Calories
ANT + heart rate signal output device

TRAINING PLAN

TRAINING PEAKS export training plans to devices (Connect IQ- TrainingPeaks daily workout)

BUILT-IN OPTICAL HR SENSOR ON THE WATCH

Built in heart rate monitor
number of LEDs
3
24/7 Heart Rate

HEART RATE SENSOR (external)

Package is the heart rate strap?
no
ANT + compatible
Bluetooth Smart compatible
2.4 GHz – coded transmission
Fitness Machine compatible (5KHz)
only POLAR H9 or H10
Memory function
only Polar H10

PRE-TRAINING FUNCTIONS

Sports profile settings
20 + others
Customizable screen(s)
max 10 képernyő (max 4 adat/képernyő) +2 futásdinamikai képernyő, +virtual partner, + térkép, + pulzusgrafikon
Pulse zone settings
more Pulse zone settings
Automatic start, stop, pause recording
Select an auto pause mode custom speed
Automatic lap (distance)
Adjustable recording rate
1sec or Smart
Controlled Interval Workouts
Today's Suggestion (Polar = FitSpark™)
Endurance training plans
Controlled Interval workouts (time, distance combination)
STRAVA ROUTES transfer

SETTINGS DURING TRAINING

Back light turns on when you turn your wrist
Pause training session (for red light)
Workout resume later
Virtual Partner® / Ghost Runner
Graphical target zone indicator
Training (compete against previous workouts)
Lap time (manual)
Configurable Lap alert
Automatic display scroll

SETTINGS AFTER TRAINING

Advances collection: the longest, most elevations training, etc.
Recovery time in real time
Training self-evaluation
Training effects
Weekly history
Total history
Smart Coaching-»TRAINING LOAD

SMARTPHONE FUNCTION

Shows shows current weather widget
APP name
Garmin Connect, Connect IQ™ Store
Android phones
7.0 android és későbbi
Smartphone Compatible
iOS 13 or higher
Compatibility issues
Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi (energiagazdálkodásnál kell beállítani)i
Device Compatibility List
http://www.zerge.hu/BLE
Notifications on the watch
call acceptance / rejection / recall
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)
Notification functions Pause
Telefonon állítható: ha ne zavarjanak (IOS) vagy blokkolás üzemmódot (Android) használunk
Find my phone
Connect allert ON/OFF
Training / tour online can be tracked from home (LiveTrack)
training download
Set a device

SAFETY FEATURES (Smartphone required)

LIVE TRACKING
Sending a position in sms when an event is detected
Incident detection

COMPUTER CONNECTIVITY

Data transmission device in the package?
Data transfer device name
Charging/Data Cable 010-12491-01
Driver Name
Garmin Express
Program name
www.connect.garmin.com, www.apps.garmin.com
Compatible with PC
Compatible with Mac
Training Program Download the Watch
Exercise Log Management
Session-level data show
Graphical visualization exercise
Hungarian-language software

3rd PARTY APP

Strava was automatically added
TRAINING PEAKS autosync
Data export (.gpx, .tcx, .csv)
Workout export (.fit)

NAVIGATION FEATURES

Map orientation
Find the starting point
Displays the coordinates
Waypoints/favorites/locations
1000
Lock on road
Can be filled from the GPS Trace
Routes
1
zoom in or out

GPS FUNCTIONS

GPS (USA) satellite system compatible
GLONASS satellite system compatible (30cm Accuracy!)
GALILEO
Accelerometer
Area calculation
Area Calculation App
Training computer displays the Route

TESTS

VO2max- Fitnes Test
Running: only ANT+ heart rate sensor.
Specific VO2max for trail running
Garmin performances (best +5)
Yes (with compatible accessory)

Other interesting

Physio TrueUp (feature that lets you switch between compatible devices)
Supersapiens (real-time glucose meter compatible)

MUSIC

Can control phone music

Image and video settings

remote control
Garmin VIRB ultra 30 vagy 360 távvezérelhető róla

Video

remote Garmin VIRB Elite/X/XE

RUNNING

Cadence is the number of steps per minute
Metronome
Track Running profile
Virtual Run profile (Zwift or other)

RUNNUNG SENSORS

compatible sensor accessory
Running Dynamics POD; HRM-RUN; HRM-TRI; HRM-PRO; Stryd
package is the pod?
nem
pod learned from the number of watch
1
Average stride length
Stride length
HRM Run mellkaspánttal vagy Running Dynamics POD-al
Running Index
Running cadence
beépített Accelerometer miatt footpod nélkül is tudja
speed/Pace-based target zone
Vertical oscillation

CYCLING speed sensor

Bike speed sensor
ANT+ vagy Bluetooth Smart
Package is the speed sensor?
nem
Bluetooth Smart compatible
ANT+ compatible
Number of cycling sensors can be taught
több
Autostart/stop

CYCLING cadence sensor

Bike cadence sensor
ANT+ vagy Bluetooth Smart
Bluetooth Smart compatible
ANT+ compatible
Package is the cadence?
nem
Number of hours taught-cadence
1

CYCLING Power features

Cadence

CÍCLING Light Compatibility

Connectable Wireless
Charge indicator

CYCLING other functions

e-Bike support
ANT+LEV
LEV+ E-Bike Display

SWIMMING FEATURES

Pool Swimmning
Openwater swimming
Lap data
Distance and duration
Avarage stroke rate
Avarage swolf
Avarage and max pace

ALTIMETER FEATURES

Altitude & Ascent (GPS based)
external wireless temperature sensor (garmin tempe)
Blood oxygen saturation levels

STRENGHT TRAINING

Strengt Training Repeat Counting / Recognition
Description
In the box / Warranty
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