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Treadmill Calibration

Just moved from Fenix 5+ to 945. On the Fenix after each treadmill run I was able to adjust the distance by “Calibrate & Save”. The 945 manual tells me that the process is the same but the option is not available at the end of each run. I run on lots of different treadmills so need this after each run as was possible on the Fenix. Any ideas?

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+1 KrzysiekJar over 4 years ago in reply to Rossy22

I run 10 km today - scrolled through all options and there isn't "calibrate and save".

I use Adidas foodpod which i set to auto calibration.

0 Rossy22 over 4 years ago in reply to KrzysiekJar

Well scratch that then. I haven’t ran on the treadmill to check it yet. Do you feel that foot pod helps with calibration and treadmill running?

0 adamdehaven over 4 years ago in reply to Rossy22

Yes, after I calibrated my foot pod the distance is spot-on. I believe they reintroduced the calibration feature after running on a treadmill in SW 3.30. You can read the details here

0 Rossy22 over 4 years ago in reply to adamdehaven

What foot pod do you use?

0 adamdehaven over 4 years ago in reply to Rossy22

I have the Garmin one, although the one I use is at least 10 years old, but works fine. buy.garmin.com/.../15516

0 Rossy22 over 4 years ago in reply to adamdehaven

Great thank you

0 apwconnor over 4 years ago

My 945 calibration continues to get worse after each run...currently at ~15 min/mile vs ~8 min/mile. I received the following from Garmin support last week.

It's not a design issue, it's a software problem.

The case for the issue indicates that the fix is expected to be released sometime early to mid-November.

You should get an email when the software update is released.

If there is anything else we can help with, please let us know.

0 aricjf over 4 years ago in reply to apwconnor

I’m in the same boat but they just released the beta for 3.77(I think) that addresses the problem. I’m going to wait for the public release but thought this might be helpful for you.

0 Rossy22 over 4 years ago in reply to aricjf

Garmin told me you have to go at least a mile for the calibration option to show up. That was correct for me. I then got a foot pod and the option is gone which is consistent with what I’ve read bc now it’s using the foot pod for distance and speed which it’s been off on every treadmill I’ve been on but I have not self adjusted the foot pod bc I don’t know how accurate the various treadmills are. I primarily run on an assault fitness curved treadmill at home and I know what speed the monitor is reading is no where near correct so I’m not basing anything off that treadmill.

0 BeneGi over 4 years ago in reply to Rossy22

You could calibrate the Footpod oldschool outside on the track and calculate the factor by hand.