TRAMsoft GmbH - GARMIN Edge 605 (english)

Small GPS receiver, designed as personal training assistant and bike computer with high-sensitive SiRFstar III antenna, large, easy to read color display, integrated base map and USB interface. The Edge 605 has 485 MB of built-in memory to store optional maps with even more detailed information, such as local roads, restaurants and points of interest. In addition, it has a slot for a standard µSD memory card.

As a personal training assistant, the GARMIN Edge 605 records the travelled path (track), distance, time, computes the calories burned and helps to achieve your personal workout goals. The device is very easy to use, supports multiple languages and has an extremely sensitive antenna. It is the perfect partner for any biking activities. The built-in USB interface supports data exchange with a PC.

This device is especially well suited to provide information about your outdoor activities (track, speed, maximum speed, distance, time a.s.o.). Use the function "mark waypoint" to get the coordinates of the current location. The device also shows the current location on tha map and in relation to user defined waypoints or routes.

Differences between the various Edge models:

All models provide similar functions; these are the main differences:

Feature / Model	Edge 205	Edge 305	Edge 500	Edge 605	Edge 705	Edge 800
Display	gray scale 128x160 pixels	gray scale 128x160 pixels	gray scale 128x160 pixels	color 176x220 pixels	color 176x220 pixels	color 160x240 pixels
Touchscreen	-	-	-	-	-	JA
Shows map	-	-	-	YES	YES	YES
Slot for µSD memory card	-	-	-	YES	YES	YES
Barometrical altimeter	-	YES	YES	-	YES	YES
Sensors	-	heart rate, speed/cadence	heart rate, speed/cadence	-	heart rate, speed/cadence	heart rate, speed/cadence
Data fields	23)¹	32	45	23)¹	32	69
Price	Discontinued	Discontinued	From CHF 248 From EUR 191	From CHF 288 From EUR 222	Discontinued	From CHF 428 From EUR 330

¹) No data fields related to sensors
Please find a table with detailed technical data in our Buyer's guide.

Contents: Features - Overview - Main Pages - Training Center - Prices - Options - Downloads - Order

Features:

Best suited to be fixed on a bike, robust, very handy
Easy to read color display with background illumination (176x220 pixels)
Multilingual user interface in Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovakian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish
Integrated 12 channel GPS receiver with very sensitive built-in SiRFstar III antenna
Powered by built-in, rechargeable battery (lasts about 15 h), battery charger included
Integrated base map
485 MB of built-in memory to store even more detailed maps with local roads, points of interest etc. You may transfer these maps from a PC to the GPS
Slot for standard micro SD memory card ("TransFlash"). Memory cards are available as an option.
Short time to first fix (TTFF¹: approx. 15 seconds after a warm start, meaning there are valid coordinates of the satellites available, or approx. 45 seconds after a cold start, meaning there are no valid coordinates of the satellites available)
Firmware stored in Flash-Memory, can be updated by the user
Operating temperatures -15 .. 50°C (5° .. 120°F)
USB interface (connection cable included)
Dimensions: 51x109x25 mm (2x4.3x1 inches)
Weight: 105 g (3.7 ounces)
Water resistant up to approx. 3 feet (1 meter) for about 30 minutes (IPX7)

¹) TTFF: Time To First Fix, time until the first information about the local position is acquired.

Information about your training:

Personal profile: Stores personal information such as gender, weight and date of birth (in order to calculate the calories burned)
Bike profile: Stores the weight of three different bikes.
Stop watch with split times (laps). Records split times either manually by pressing the "lap" key or automatically based on a user defined distance or position.
Auto pause: Stops the watch automatically if the current speed drops below a user defined value, e.g. when waiting at a red light or during a short break.
Speed alert: Goes off when the current speed exceeds a user defined upper limit or when the current speed drops below a user defined lower limit.
Distance alert: Goes off after you have travelled a user defined distance. The alert can be set to go off only once or repetitive.
Time alert Goes off after a user defined time period. The alert can be set to go off only once or repetitive.
Virtual Partner: This unique feature helps you to achieve certain goals for your workout. Choose one of the following combinations:
1. Distance & Time: Set the distance for your workout and the time you intend to achieve. Forerunner computes the speed required.
2. Time & Speed: Set the time and the speed for your workout.
3. Distance & Speed: Set the distance and the speed for your workout.
The virtual partner will keep exactly the speed required to achieve the goal you have set. The Edge 605 will constantly measure your current speed and compares it to the virtual partner's speed. It will ask you to speed up or slow down as needed and it shows on the display whether you are ahead or behind your virtual partner.
History: The Edge 605 keeps track of your workouts. It stores the date, time, number of laps, duration, distance, average speed, calories burned, average and maximum heart rate on a daily basis. It also provides weekly overviews and running totals for the duration, distance and calories burned.
Navigation: Indicates your current location on the map and in relation to user defined waypoints or routes. You can create routes with these waypoints. The GPS will guide you from one waypoint to the next indicating current direction and distance. You can save 50 routes.
Back to start: This feature helps you to travel all the way back to the starting point of your trip.
Stores up to 100 waypoints with name (up to 8 characters) and icon (choice of more than 30 symbols).
Stores up to 13'000 trackpoints of the most recent travelled path (tracking) and 1'000 laps.
Supports metric and U.S. units.

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GARMIN Edge 605 overview:

Buttons and connectors of the GARMIN Edge 605

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Main pages of the GARMIN Edge 605:

Note: The images below show the display of the Edge 605. Many of the pages are configurable, the pictures are just examples. For the data fields, there is a choice of 33 different values, see selection.

Satellites	User Profile	Bike Profile

Accuracy of current position information Current position (coordinates) Current position of the satellites in the sky Strength of satellites' signals	Gender Date of birth Weight	Bike (name changeable) Weight of the bike Odometer (individually resetable) Wheel size (automatically or manual setting)

Map	Waypoint	Display

Position of the map pointer (coordinates, direction and distance from current position) Map (orientation either north up or moving direction up) Map pointer (white arrow) Current position (black triangle) Current scale	Symbol (selection of more than 160 different symbols) Name (up to 25 characters) Coordinates of the waypoint Elevation Direction and distance to the waypoint from current position Delete waypoint Show waypoint on map Navigate to waypoint	Choose the number of data fields and your preferred value for each of the data fields. For the available values see list below. In this example, the following values are shown: Duration of this training unit Current speed Travelled distance during this training unit Current time Calories burned during this training unit

Virtual Partner	Time / Distance Alert	History

Duration of this training unit Current speed Travelled distance during this training unit Distance between you and your virtual partner	You may set various alerts: Time alert Distance alert Speed alerts (lower limit / upper limit) This figure shows the settings of the time and speed alert: Type of time alert (once or repeating) Time until alert Type of distance alert (once or repeating) Distance until alert	The device collects various data during the workout. View this information through history. Stored workouts (date, time, number of laps) Calories burned, duration and travelled distance for selected workout Average speed for selected workout Maximum speed for selected workout

Data fields on pages with user selectable data fields:

For each data field, you can choose one from the following 33 values.
You can configure the device to show values in english or metric units.

No	Name	Explanation
1	Accuracy of GPS	Accuracy of current position information
2	Bearing	The compass direction from a position to a destination measured to the nearest degree; also called an azimuth. In a GPS receiver, bearing usually refers to the direction to a waypoint.
3	Calories	Amount of calories burned during this training unit
4	Dist - Lap	Distance traveled during current lap
5	Dist - Last Lap	Distance traveled during last completed lap
6	Dist - Paused	Distance covered while timer in auto pause mode
7	Distance	Distance traveled during this training unit
8	Distance to dest	Distance to final destination
9	Distance to next	Distance to next turn
10	ETA at destination	Estimated arrival time at final destination
11	ETA at next	Estimated arrival time at next turn
12	Elevation	Current altitude
13	Grade	Inclination or declination, calculation based on distance and elevation gain or loss
14	Heading	Current direction of movement
15	Laps	Number of completed laps
16	Speed	Current speed
17	Speed - Avg	Average speed during this training unit
18	Speed - Lap	Average speed during current lap
19	Speed - Last lap	Average speed during last completed lap
20	Speed - Maximum	Maximum speed during this training unit
21	Speed zone	Current speed zone (the Edge 605 supports 10 adjustable speed zones)
22	Sunrise	Time of the theoretical sunrise at the current location
23	Sunset	Time of the theoretical sunset at the current location
24	Time	Elapsed time since the start of the current training unit
25	Time - Avg lap	Average time to complete the laps so far
26	Time - Lap	Elapsed time since the start of the current lap
27	Time - Last lap	Time to complete the last completed lap
28	Time - Paused	Time elapsed while timer in auto pause mode
29	Time to destination	Estimated travel time to the final destination
30	Time to next	Estimated travel time to the next turn
31	Time of day	Current time
32	Waypoint at dest	Name of the waypoint at the final destination
33	Waypoint at next	Name of the waypoint at the next turn

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Training Center:

You may download this software either from GARMIN's website or from our server, see Downloads below. The software requires a PC with Windows 2000 or later and an USB connector or an Intel-based Mac or PowerPC (G3 or newer) running OS X 10.4 or later with an USB connector. Training Center provides the following features:

Multi-lingual user interface: The software supports the languages English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
User management: Supports multiple Edge devices.
Data exchange: Supports archiving of data collected with Edge 605 devices.
Data export: Supports data export as XML files.
Graphical data analysis: Supports graphical data analysis as shown below.

Examples:

Hint: Click on the images for an enlargement

User profile	Overview graphics	Overview graphics

Username, gender, weight, date of birth, speed zones etc.	Calendar, logs, track, graphical representation for elevation and pace	Calendar, logs, track, graphical representation for grade and speed

Overview values	Graph speed over time	Detailed map with track

Calendar, logs, totals, graphical representation	Graphical representation speed over time	If you own a map with detailed information (e.g MapSource MetroGuide or Swiss Topo), you can display the track on these maps as well

Training schedule	Workout (example 1)	Workout (example 2)

The Training Center helps you to manage work outs and training schedules.

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Prices:

GARMIN Edge 605	CHF 288	\|	EUR 222
the package includes the following items: GARMIN Edge 605 Battery charger (100..240 V) USB cable for data exchange with and power supply from PC Two mounting kits for handle bar or stem Download Training Center - program for data exchange between a Edge 605 and a Windows PC or Mac (see "Training Center") Operating instructions in various languages including English, French, German and Italian on CDrom We will install the most recent version of the firmware available at the time of shipment

GARMIN Edge 605 plus CDrom Topo Switzerland Full	CHF 598	\|	EUR 461
the package includes the following items: Everything listed above under Edge 605 Topographic Swiss map on CDrom (full coverage) [examples and details] We will install the most recent version of the firmware available at the time of shipment

GARMIN Edge 605 plus µSD memory card Topo Switzerland Full	CHF 598	\|	EUR 461
the package includes the following items: Everything listed above under Edge 605 Topographic Swiss map on µSD memory card (full coverage) [examples and details] We will install the most recent version of the firmware available at the time of shipment

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Options:

Power supply (One such power supply comes with the Edge 605)	CHF 29	\|	EUR 22	[Picture and details]
Power cord for car cigarette lighter	CHF 34	\|	EUR 26	[Picture and details]
USB cable for data exchange and power supply (One such cable comes with the Edge 605)	CHF 19	\|	EUR 15	[Picture and details]
Additional mounting kit (Such a mounting kit comes with the Edge 605)	CHF 17	\|	EUR 13	[Picture and details]
Soft case	CHF 48	\|	EUR 37	[Picture and details]
Hard case	CHF 45	\|	EUR 35	[Picture and details]
4.0 GB micro SDHC memory card including µSD to SD adapter	CHF 19	\|	EUR 15	[Picture and details]
8.0 GB micro SDHC memory card including µSD to SD adapter	CHF 28	\|	EUR 22	[Picture and details]
16.0 GB micro SDHC memory card including µSD to SD adapter	CHF 81	\|	EUR 63	[Picture and details]

All options for the GARMIN Edge 605 in detail.

MapSource, various µSD memory cards, DVDs and CDroms with topographic and street maps (products on DVD or CDrom require a computer and a cable for data exchange).

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Downloads:

Here we provide additional documentation and software updates:

Owner's manual (als PDF):
- English (1.5 MB)
- French (1.5 MB)
- German (1.4 MB)
- Italian (1.5 MB)
Quick start guide (als PDF):
- English (841 kB)
- French (856 kB)
- German (863 kB)
- Italian (849 kB)
Training Center software:
- Training Center for Windows V3.6.3 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, 40.8 MB; Windows 2000 or later)
- Training Center for Mac V2.1.5 (DMG-file, 51.4 MB; Intel-based or PowerPC G3 or later; Mac OS 10.4 or later)
- Garmin ANT Agent Version 2.11 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, 3.8 MB; Windows 2000 or later)
- Garmin ANT Agent with Training Center Version 2.11 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, 19.5 MB; Windows 2000 or later)
Firmware Upgrade V3.20 (Use Web-Updater to install this version)
List of changes made with firmware upgrades

If Adobe Acrobat Reader is not installed on your computer, you may download and install it for free.

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