Forerunner
®
301 Owner’s Manual 7
GETTING STARTED > SET YOUR TIME ZONE AND USER PROFILE
Set Your Time Zone and User Profile
The Forerunner receives accurate time information from
GPS satellites; however, you must enter your time zone
to display the correct local time. The Forerunner 301 also
uses information that you enter about yourself to calculate
calorie consumption. Set your time zone and user profile
before you begin workouts to ensure the Forerunner is
recording accurate workout data.
To set your time zone:
1. Press mode to access Menu mode. Then press
to highlight Settings and press enter.
2. Highlight General and press enter.
3. Highlight Set Time and press enter.
4. Highlight the Time Zone field and press enter.
Select the correct time zone from the menu and
press enter. If your time zone does not appear in the
menu, select Other and then enter the appropriate
UTC offset (Universal Time).
5. Press mode repeatedly to exit.
To set your user profile:
1. Follow steps 1 and 2 of the previous procedure.
Then highlight Set User Profile and press enter.
2. Highlight the Gender field and press enter. Select
your gender from the menu and press enter.
3. Continue to press the and arrows and enter to
change the Date of Birth and Weight fields. When
you are finished, press mode.
4. If you are setting your user profile for the first time, a
Max HR message appears. Select Yes to adjust your
maximum heart rate based on the date of birth you
entered.
Enter your gender, date of birth, and weight.
