- eTrex® Touch series
- Foretrex® 601
- Foretrex® 701
- GPSMAP® 276cx
- GPSMAP® 64sc, 64sx, and 64csx
- GPSMAP® 65 and 65s
- GPSMAP® 66 series
- GPSMAP® 67 series
- Montana® 700 series
- Oregon® 600 and 700 series
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Pairing Instructions for a Speed/Cadence Sensor with an Outdoor Handheld GPS Device
Outdoor handhelds with ANT+® connectivity can be paired with speed and cadence sensors for cycling. When paired, a speed sensor overrides speed data derived from GPS while a cadence sensor provides pedal revolution data to the handheld. Speed and cadence data can be displayed on the handheld as data fields.
Speed and Cadence Sensor Compatibility with Outdoor Handheld
Most current outdoor handheld models are compatible with the Speed Sensor 2 and Cadence Sensor 2 (SC2) as well as the now discontinued GSC 10 bike sensor. Many legacy and discontinued handhelds, however, are only compatible with the GSC 10 sensor.
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- Colorado® series
- Dakota™ 20
- eTrex® 30, 30x, 32x
- Foretrex® 401
- GPSMAP® 62s, 62sc, 62st, and 62stc
- GPSMAP® 64s and 64st
- GPSMAP® 78s and 78sc
- Montana® 600 series
- Monterra™ series
- Oregon® 300, 400 and 500 series
- Rino® 650t and 655t
- Rino® 750 and 755t
Note: The Garmin Speed/Cadence bike sensor (GSC 10) has been discontinued and is no longer available for purchase
How to Pair Bike Sensors to an Outdoor Handheld
Before completing pairing on the handheld, speed and cadence sensors should be installed on the bike and put into pairing mode.
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Speed Sensor 2 & Cadence Sensor 2
- Rotate the crank arm or wheel two revolutions to wake up the sensor
- The LED flashes green for five seconds to indicate activity
The LED flashes red to indicate a low battery level
GSC 10
- Press the Reset button
- Wait for the Reset button to flash red/green
Steps to complete pairing on the Garmin handheld can be found in your owner's manual but the general process is as follows:
- Bring the handheld within 3 m (10 ft) of the sensor
Stay 10 m (33 ft )away from other wireless sensors while pairing - Navigate to the Main Menu/App Drawer
- Select Setup
- Select Sensors/ANT Sensors/Fitness
- Montana 700 handheld users: Select Sensors, then Fitness
- Select sensor type
- Montana 700 handheld users: Select sensor type, then Status
- Select Search for New
With the sensor in pairing mode, the handheld should detect the sensor. When pairing is successful, the sensor status changes from Searching to Connected.
Tips for Using an Outdoor Handheld for Cycling
Outdoor handhelds designed for hiking may not be as well-suited for cycling as a dedicated cycling product like an Edge-series device. However, the following suggestions will bring more cycling functionality to an outdoor device.
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If turn-by-turn directions are desired while cycling, a routable map should be added to the device if one did not come preloaded.
Routable Map Options
To check device map compatibility, navigate to the device product page on Garmin.com and view Maps.
Many outdoor handhelds are compatible with handlebar mounts for bicycles. To view mount options, navigate to the device product page and select Accessories then Mounts.
Steps to add custom data fields for speed and cadence to the Map of a handheld can be found in the owner's manual, but the general process is as follows:
Enabling Dashboard Data Fields on the Map
- Navigate to Main Menu/App Drawer
- Select Setup
- Select Map
- Select Dashboard
- Choose a data field option
Customizing Map Data Fields with Speed and Cadence
- Navigate to Map
- Select Menu
- Select Change Data Fields/Unlock Data Fields
- Select a data field to change
- Choose Speed or Cadence
When done editing, select Quit, X, or select Menu > Lock Data Fields depending on device