You beat me to the Update Post! I was holding off posting about it until the problem with the release notes not being displayed gets resolved. But since you asked, here are the release notes: - Significant improvements made to stroke type identification accuracy across all paces - Fixed issues with zero-second active and rest lengths - Improved transition from rest to active swimming - Added the display of session distance to the drill page - Fixed session distance update in custom training page - Added option to disable stroke type identification so stroke type is not shown on the watch or on Garmin Connect
The main thing is the improved stroke type identification that we expect many users will notice. You can get the update here. Note that when the watch displays "CONNECT TO COMPUTER" that just means that it is connecting. You don't need to do anything, just don't take the watch away.
You beat me to the Update Post! I was holding off posting about it until the problem with the release notes not being displayed gets resolved. But since you asked, here are the release notes:
- Significant improvements made to stroke type identification accuracy across all paces
- Fixed issues with zero-second active and rest lengths
- Improved transition from rest to active swimming
- Added the display of session distance to the drill page
- Fixed session distance update in custom training page
- Added option to disable stroke type identification so stroke type is not shown on the watch or on Garmin Connect
The main thing is the improved stroke type identification that we expect many users will notice. You can get the update here. Note that when the watch displays "CONNECT TO COMPUTER" that just means that it is connecting. You don't need to do anything, just don't take the watch away.
Upgraded mine and auto sync still works but it rest my watch. Had to put in all my settings again and lost all my history. Good think it was already sync'd to connect.
I strongly recommend NOT installing this upgrade. The lap recognition is not any better than in 3.4 (it still adds extra laps every now and then).
But after installing the 3.6 my Garmin Swim will not sync anymore. Manual upload from Garmin Connect will only find old activities, but not the new one I did today. And the ANT Agent does not upload anything either. Upload to Endomondo doesn't work either. The activity displays fine on the watch.
So I can't even tell you if the stroke recognition has improved, because I CAN'T GET TO THE DATA. Seriously. Stay away from this patch.
It sounds like ANT Agent isn't getting the new data off the watch. To confirm, you can see the latest Activity in History, right? For others to note, this is not a typical situation after a firmware update.
Here are some things you could try: 1) Enable pairing with new devices in ANT Agent. To do this, right-click on the ANT icon in your system tray, select "Pair with new devices", select Enable. When ANT Agent is searching for new devices, make sure you are wearing your Garmin Swim so it isn't in LCD Sleep Mode. 2) If that doesn't work, try exiting ANT Agent and then re-opening it through the Start Menu. 3) If that doesn't work, I would exit ANT Agent, take out the ANT stick, re-start the computer, put the stick back in, launch ANT Agent, and Enable pairing.
If you are still stuck, please post again. A hard reset on the watch would be my next suggestion though you will lose anything stored in History.
Upgraded mine and auto sync still works but it rest my watch. Had to put in all my settings again and lost all my history. Good think it was already sync'd to connect.
Will see how stroke recognition goes next week.
Yes, confirm that it reset my watch as well. All previous swim and history data gone and had to re-input my personal data/preferences.
Can't say I'm too happy at that especially as Garmin isn't a one man band company.
Hi, I'm sorry to report that for the first time, after installing 3.6 software, my Garmin swim has failed to recognise twice my strokes. It has happened while swimming quite fast in freestyle, mistaking it for backstroke?:confused: Here's the link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/318844070 Just wanted to report it to the development team to let them know.
I'm having the same trouble with the watch resetting itself after its uploaded the activity to Garmin Connect.
One of the reasons I chose the Garmin Swim over other watches was that I could use it as a watch as well - kinda defeats the object when you have to reset the time every time you upload your activity!
Some acknowledgement from Tech Support and an estimated fix would be good?
One of the reasons I chose the Garmin Swim over other watches was that I could use it as a watch as well - kinda defeats the object when you have to reset the time every time you upload your activity!
Agreed! So, sorry to make you repeat yourself, but I want to make sure I'm clear on what is happening. It is expected that when you update the firmware on the watch, you will lose History, Settings, and have to go through the Start-Up Wizard to set the time again. It is NOT expected that you have to set the time when you download a swim from History to Garmin Connect. It sounds like the latter is occurring in your case. To confirm, can you try the following:
1) Go Menu > System > About and confirm that the top line says ARV3.600. (This means you have the latest software.)
2) Go to swim mode, start a session, let the timer run for 10-20 seconds (or go for an air swim!), stop, and save your session.
3) Download the 10-second session to GC.
4) Check if the time is correct/report back with what you see.
