The Garmin Forerunner 405CX is pure technology. At first glance you realize that it is much smaller than the predecessor models that were more like wrist bricks. Totally size disproportionate though adored by the users for the functions.

Behind the appearance of this sports watch, elegant and imposing, the 405CX boasts a plethora of features for highly advanced practitioners of sports activities, especially for runners and bikers.

The watch, besides the regular watch functions like time, alarm and stopwatch, it monitors heart rate instantly, speed, distance, pace, calories, cadence, steps and some other indicators. In addition the Forerunner 405CX records the positions of the polar coordinates (latitude, longitude and altitude) captured from satellites in Earth’s orbit. More than that, the Forerunner 405cx can act as a real personal trainer when in the option “Virtual Partner”.

Data collected during the activity is stored in the watch and can be transferred via wireless to a computer. This connection is accomplished through a USB interface that detects and automatically transfers the information from the watch to your computer.

Data can be exported and viewed for example from Google Earth that will trace the exact route you have performed in your training. Details can also be viewed via a free piece of software distributed by Garmin called the Garmin Training Center which also offers an online system on their site. Data can also be exported to any software that interprets the format TCX which is nothing more than an XML file.

The new Forerunner 405CX begins with a fantastic innovation. The watch has only two buttons. The biggest feature is the “touch bezel.” Sliding your finger over the surface of the watch it is sensitive to the touch, pleasant and easy to be manipulated which is useful for avoiding endless unnecessary pressure on the buttons. To activate the internal light, for example, indeed the best type of inner light since the Timex, and even better than these, just two touches in the bezel you turn it in and off. Simple and functional.

The first feeling when you turn the watch on is sensational. It connects to the satellite, automatically detects and configures the current day and time. When you first start, the 405CX makes a tour teaching the user to use the touch bezel and its basic features. This initial training is extremely important because in a few seconds the user will have great knowledge about the basic functioning of the 405CX.

It is always recommended to read the manuals of the products before using them and it is very important that you do so. No more than five minutes will bring a much higher return than the time invested. Maybe we can not use all available resources, but we at least know they exist.

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