Using Virtual Pacer on vivosmart HR+

The vivosmart HR+ offers Virtual Pacer, which is a training tool designed to help you improve your performance by encouraging you to run at the pace you set.

Enabling Virtual Pacer

You will enable Virtual Pacer on the device before an activity.

1. Press the Action Key.

2. Touch the Activity Icon.

3. Touch Run.

4. Select the Indoor or Outdoor option.

5. Touch the 3 dot menu icon.

6. Touch Activity Mode.

7. Touch Virtual Partner.

8. Press the Action Key to start the timer.

The vivosmart HR+ will display your current pace and the time ahead or behind the pace you set. 

Adjusting Virtual Pacer Settings

You can adjust the Virtual Pacer settings in Garmin Connect either through the website, or the Garmin Connect app on your phone. 

Garmin Connect Web:

1. Sign into Garmin Connect.

2. Click _.

3. Click Device Settings under vivosmart HR+.

4. Click Activity Options.

5. Click Run from the drop down.

6. Select Virtual Pacer from Alerts drop down.

7. Set a pace.

8. Click Save Settings.

9. Sync the vivosmart HR+.

Garmin Connect App:

1. Open the Garmin Connect app.

2. Access the menu by selecting More (bottom right).

3. Touch Garmin Devices.

4. Touch vivosmart HR+.

5. Touch Activity Options.

6. Touch Run.

7. Touch Run Alerts.

8. Toggle Run Alerts to On.

9. Touch Alert Type.

10. Touch Virtual Pacer.

11. Touch the back arrow.

12. Touch Pace.

13. Set pace value.

14. Touch Done.

15. Touch the back arrow until you get back to the app menu.

16. Sync the vivosmart HR+.