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Why do I see two arrows when navigating a course?

I am still learning how to use my new Edge 830, and today I downloaded a course from Trailforks to my 830. When I started the course, I saw two arrows that moved along the course. What does this represent and how do I get rid of the second arrow?

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Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to aweatherall +2

I find very annoying this second grey arrow on the screen, running around on the map.

I think should be implemented an option to disable it, as many users do not need to have it.

I suppose this modification…
aweatherall over 5 years ago in reply to lytleric +1

Currently there is no way to do that.
aweatherall over 5 years ago in reply to lytleric +1

You can either set the pace data very slow or very fast. That way within a short period of starting the course the VP arrow will be off the screen.

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0 aweatherall over 5 years ago

One arrow is your position the other arrow is the position of the virtual partner (VP) based on the pacing data in the course file. The gray (grey) arrow is the VP.

0 lytleric over 5 years ago in reply to aweatherall

Thanks. How do I turn off the virtual partner?

0 aweatherall over 5 years ago in reply to lytleric

Currently there is no way to do that.

0 lytleric over 5 years ago in reply to aweatherall

This is surprising. Is there a work-around to not have this second arrow? I find it distracting. It seems like this function should be something that the user has to enable/activate, not something that is there by default.

Is there maybe a way to create a course that does not include any pacing data?

0 aweatherall over 5 years ago in reply to lytleric

You can either set the pace data very slow or very fast. That way within a short period of starting the course the VP arrow will be off the screen.

0 lytleric over 5 years ago in reply to aweatherall

Thanks! I'll have to give this a try. Follow-up question: Where do I set the pace data?

0 aweatherall over 5 years ago in reply to lytleric

The pace is typically set using whatever tool you used to create the course.

If the course creator tool has no option to set the pace then you can enable the VP page under Display Pages. Once the course is started you can go to the VP page and from there you can increase/decrease the pace of the VP using the bar at the top of the page.

0 lytleric over 5 years ago in reply to aweatherall

The course was created in Trailforks and I don't see anywhere that I can adjust the pace. So per your instruction I added the VP page to my 830. I can see at the top of the screen it shows a percentage. I can adjust this up or down (the lowest being 10.0%). I assume that this means the VP will ride at 10% of the course's set pace...? No way to get it to zero?

None of this is explained in the user manual. But in the manual for the 820, it actually shows an exact speed on the VP page. This makes a heck of a lot more sense than a percentage.

https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/edge820/EN-US/GUID-BDEE81E3-E40C-451A-A455-C76D01990C40.html

Can I adjust the pace of the VP by speed on the 830? Or am I stuck with a percentage? How do I check what the actual VP pace of the course is set to?

I sure wish the 830 user manual was better written.

0 lytleric over 5 years ago in reply to aweatherall

Also, if I go into Data Screens > Virtual Partner, I see it lists "Remove" and "Hide Screen" (with a slider switch). What is the difference if I remove vs. hide?

0 aweatherall over 5 years ago in reply to lytleric

If you look at the course summary details on the Edge it will show the elapsed time and average speed.

You can set a speed for the VP when not following a course if the VP page is enabled. It will than add the VP position to the map and elevation page.

Hide leaves the page there under data screens, but does not shown it as a training page when using the device. Remove, removes the page so you would have to add it back in again as opposed to just unhiding it.