Problems with Garmin 500

Yesterday, my Garmin 500 kept Auto-Pausing, even though I was still riding at a decent speed.  So a 20km ride showed as 2km...grrr... I also run the Speed/Cadence sensors.  Anyone know what's going on?

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Permalink Reply by Richard on October 19, 2011 at 9:12

I don't know anything about the Garmin, but low batteries will do this on my Polar, either in the main unit or, the one people forget, the sensor.

 

I also had a case recently where the heart rate monitor kept insisting I was dead ... and the speed sensor seemed to agree. I set a pretty good pace for a corpse but did wonder if one was interfering with the other thanks to a low battery somewhere in the mix.

Permalink Reply by Gus K on October 19, 2011 at 9:35

I wonder what it would do it for disabled the speed/ cadence sensors and just went with the GPS. That would narrow down the problem perhaps.

Permalink Reply by Virginia Riches on October 19, 2011 at 9:56

In the words of the IT crowd "Have you tried switching it off and on agin?"

Seriously, I've had a few problems with mine, but they've all been solved by switching it off, putting it somewhere where it can get a fairly good reading on satelites, switching it on and leaving it for a while. CLP originally suggested it to me, not sure why it works (he's the tech geek out of the two of us, not me) but it's solved a few problems for me. Worth a try, and as long as you don't put it somewhere it can be stolen, nothing to loose by trying :)

Possibly also check if the magnet on the back wheel is close enough to trigger the sensor? I've bumped mine a few times and had odd distance readings from it because of it. Check that the cadence displayed in the head unit makes sense for the cadence you are riding.

Hope this helps.

Permalink Reply by CLP on October 19, 2011 at 10:03

make sure that you have the latest firmware installed. Just from memory, there's were issues with auto pausing on one of the garmins, but i can't recall whether it was the G800 or G500.

 

is it actually picking up the speed sensor?  ie when you are travelling at decent speed is it displaying that speed correctly? waht about cadence?  if so, that might exclude a flat battery in the sensor. 

 

 

Permalink Reply by Martin Turner on October 19, 2011 at 19:37

It was the 500. Ive disallowed autopause on my unit and it's solved the problem..just have to remember to manually stop the timer if I get off the bike for a coffee.

Permalink Reply by MARK FERGUSON (SPARTACUS) on October 19, 2011 at 10:23

Did you stop the lap clock at anytime?

Permalink Reply by Pete (repeats ?) Roberts on October 19, 2011 at 10:24
my garmin 705 has had the exact same problem for the past couple of days, but it shows good Sat. Connection?
Permalink Reply by Ian Clifford on October 19, 2011 at 10:37

I would try changing the battery in the cadence sensor, and then re-inialising it. Sounds like the sensor is dropping in and out.

Permalink Reply by Brett G-R on October 19, 2011 at 12:32

Agree with others

1.change battery

2. go into setting & ensure cadance sensor is connected

3. if so, check whether you have you have accidently nominated a km/h value to activate "auto pause"

4. check updated firmware

5. there is a re-set feature, by pressing two buttons at once

With the Edge 500, that two button combination is the Power/Light (upper-lefthand corner) and the diagonally across and down Lap/Reset button.

Permalink Reply by Richard on October 19, 2011 at 17:36

check whether you have you have accidently nominated a km/h value to activate "auto pause"

 

Cripes, who'd want that. As far as I'm concerned, if I can get the thing moving it can record the effort, especially if it's up a steep hill.

Permalink Reply by CLP on October 19, 2011 at 17:41

I think it's usually used to auto-pause at traffic lights..   so the default value is zero. however if you were relying on the gps for speed readings then you might get small fluctuations in speed even while stopped, so you can set a threshold..   say 1 or 2 km/h to make this setting more useful

 

 

Permalink Reply by Brett G-R on October 19, 2011 at 19:13

P.S. if you use the reset feature you will be required to reset all your display screens, bike details and personal details

this is a last resort.  if you go to garmin forum site there is some useful information

i have contacted Garmin Australia previously and found them to be fairly useful, it just may take 3-4 days for a response

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