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HRM Tri

Hello, i have purchased a hrm tri but this does not pair with my current garmin watch. Until i replace the watch to one which does pair,

can i still use the hrm and have this info store and then transfer to my garmin connect account on pc? Someone told me i cannot

get hrm tri to pair with my i phone either, so not having much luck, thanks in adance. Kathleen.

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tmk2 over 4 years ago +1

3833933 said:
hrm tri but this does not pair with my current garmin watch.

Which watch do you have? Although indeed only selected watches are compatible with the post-activity hr download capability of…

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0 Former Member over 4 years ago

The information you were told is correct. Even though the Tri will store data, it must first be paired with a compatible device. You also have to start and stop an activity with that watch so there's a "match" when sending the data. Here's a clip from a review. Items A, C and D are the reasons it won't work as you asked.

So, to recap a few core points:

A) You must have a compatible Garmin watch (FR920XT/FR735XT/FR935/FR945/Epix/Fenix 3 Series/Fenix 5 Series, Fenix 6 Series)
B) The watch will NOT display your HR in real time, only after a set
C) You must at least pair your watch once before you swim
D) You must at least start/stop your watch to create an activity file to match
E) The strap is not compatible with other companies like Suunto, Polar, Wahoo, etc…

0 tmk2 over 4 years ago

3833933 said:
hrm tri but this does not pair with my current garmin watch.

Which watch do you have? Although indeed only selected watches are compatible with the post-activity hr download capability of the hrm-tri, yet most garmin watches should pair and work with the hrm-tri as a simple hr strap.

3833933 said:
can i still use the hrm and have this info store and then transfer to my garmin connect account on pc?

There is no easy way to do it.

3833933 said:
Someone told me i cannot

get hrm tri to pair with my i phone either

You can, as long as your phone has ANT+ hardware, and a proper app installed (garmin connect won't do).

It is not clear to me what functionality you want to achieve. If you want to use the HRM-Tri for activities where the strap cannot be connected to the watch (like swimming), then what "who knows" wrote above is correct, but if you just want to use it as a normal hr strap, then any watch that supports external ANT+ sensors (not necessarily a garmin) should work just fine with the strap.