Garmin GPS 405CX

The Garmin GPS 405CX is the new GPS-enabled running watch from Garmin. This sleek sport watch can record and store your time, distance, calories burned, pace and heart rate all at once. It will automatically save all the data when you start the timer. This Garmin Forerunner 405CX can record up to 1000 laps and approximately 20 hours of detailed track log data (when recording approximately 1 track point every 4 seconds). Track log data that includes your GPS position and accessory data such as heart rate data.

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The problem is, when the Forerunner 405 CX memory is full, your oldest track log data will be overwritten. But don't worry, because it is not automatically done. You will have time to secure your data.  So if you want to keep track of all your data, upload periodically your history to Garmin Connect or Garmin Training Center to make sure it is available for later analysis. Garmin Connect is a web based training tool, and Garmin Training Center is a computer based training tool. They are both free programs you can use to view and analyze your data.

Transferring data from Forerunner 405CX to your computer is easy. First, you need to plug the USB ANT Stick into an available USB port on your computer. This USB ANT Stick is included in the package, and looks like a common USB flash disk. After plugging in the device, simply follow the on-screen instructions to download and install ANT Agent software. Then bring your 405CX within 3 meters range of your computer, and the ANT Agent will automatically transfers data between your Garmin Forerunner 405CX and Garmin Connect or Garmin Training Center.

After you have transferred your history to Garmin Connect or Garmin Training Center, you can delete the history from your Forerunner 405CX. Your old data is safe now.

If you are a Mac user, you can try program called Ascent instead of Garmin Connect and Garmin Training Center.