Garmin Forerunner 50 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

The battery lid contains the positive contacts. There are three little copper teeth grouped together. One of them needs to align with a single copper contact on the pod when the lid is back on and the little dot on the lid aligns with the little dot on the pod. This whole positive contact is stuck to the lid with adhesive and it must have turned out of alignment when I changed the battery. Gently pull it out, align as described, and stick it back in. Bingo.

Tap foot to activate foot pod? To pair Forerunner 305 with the Foot Pod:<code>Power on the device Press mode to access Main Menu Select Settings Select General Select Accessories Select Foot Pod Select Yes under Foot Pod Select Restart Scan Walk while device searches for the Foot Pod Wait for the alert Foot Pod On or Foot pod detected. Use indoors? If prompted for Use indoors? If you want GPS off, Select Yes If you want GPS on, Select No https://www.reddit.com/r/running/comments/1ehr5d/cant_get_garmin_foot_pod_to_work_am_i_missing_how

check if it is installed properly and in place and same brand #. And before putting the back cover check if the hands are moving. If not, battery may be defective.

Read this BEFORE you buy a new Garmin footpod because of non-detection issues after replacing batttery.My battery died and after changing it with a new one I've not been able to detect the footpod with my 910xt until now. I notice that in the cap or lid of the footpod where the battery sits before closing it sits a white piece with contacts for the battery. I had inadvertently taken this out when replacing the battery, which is fine BUT you have to put it back in a certain position. If you look very closely at the cap where the battery sits you will notice there are tiny grooves where the contacts should sit into. As soon as I line these up with the white contact piece, voila! Footpod was immediately detected. Try it if you are having issues after replacing a new battery.

Just tried this procedure to replace a watch battery in a POD 535 and did not work...my version of the watch might be different, all I am saying is it did not work with my watch.The procedure that worked with my watchWhen you have replaced the battery reset the watch by placing a small screw driver across the two recessed contact next to the lower battery clip. The digital display will reset and you will see four zero's flashing...if not press the winder button once, or reset the watch again. This process is to get all the hands at twelve O clock position...press and hold the top right hand button and the hands will start revolving...you can let go of the button once the hand are moving. Pressing the top button again will stop the hands and a short press will move the hands in small increments. Once the hands get close to 12 press then press the button once and then press the same button in short pulses to align all the hands on the 12 position. Wait a short time and the watch will find the time signal and both the digital display and hands will be aligned and showing the correct time.

There is a fault with Forerunner 50's - I replaced my battery three weeks ago, after three months of average use. It posted the "LoBatt" sign again the following day. Garmin offered to replace it with an overhauled product but I've gone for a refund instead.

Hello,The Forerunner 50 uses a coin cell battery (CR2032).Any watch repair shop can change the battery.Also, contact Garmin Tech Support for assistance.1-800-800-1020

Take it into any jewelers and they will change it for you in seconds please give thumbs up thanks

Hi,
I have the same situation with my Garmin. Have you sort this out??
Thanks.

Click on my profile (escapement), then click on Tips and Tricks. There you will find links to all watch manuals. Rate me, please . .

I have read the instructions for your watch and I found nothing in there that was helpful.

I am having a guess here but perhaps the memory is full (did you see the "Lo mem" warning?

Try downloading the memory to your computer if you can with a blank screen!

As a last resort, go to theri web site and find the "contact us " phone number and ask the maker.

Thanks MarcS_Ca - I've supplemented what you offer with some photographs at
http://gnjmch.com/public/tips/GarminF50.Battery.html

Take your watch to your nearest watch shop and ask them to do it for you.

You can get into difficulty replacing batteries and it is not worth the risk for the small cost saving.

I'm not sure why it's happening, so, the only way to give you some advice is to follow this link:
http://www8.garmin.com/support/userManual.jsp It may help you to sort out your problem. Try all possible supports, manuals and FAQ's.

I'm not sure this is gonna help, but you can try this site: http://www8.garmin.com/support/userManual.jsp?market=67&subcategory=68&product=010-00679-05 You might be able to solve the problem.
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Took out the battery for 3 min and put that back

The belt will not blink

Try this , I have to took out my watch battery and let it sit for 3 min . Then sit the battery back. That is how I get my to work

you need to pair them

Yes. When in Train mode, press and hold start/stop to enter the settings mode and press the View button until "Auto" appears to turn on AutoLap, then set the distance to 1.00. your watch will beep at every mile and automatically record each mile split for you. ... its one of my favorite features!