Edge 530 help needed

[Broughtonblue]

Cannot get my 530 edge to connect to my heart rate monitor, as you can see from the pics, it finds it, but the swirly thing in the top corner just continues to swirl, if I try to do anything it just comes up with the final message ... exit without saving. I've left it for 20 mins but still nothing, any ideas please 🙏

 

[T4tomo]

have you gone arrow up and clicked add sensor?

check the battery in the HRM is OK.

check in the sensor setting its trying to connect via Ant+ and not bluetooth

reboot the device.

do an handstand


these are my suggestions in the order I'd try them.

 

[cougie uk]

Do you have to wear the HRM to get it to connect?

I'd put it on to make sure it's working at least.

 

[Broughtonblue]

have you gone arrow up and clicked add sensor?

check the battery in the HRM is OK.

check in the sensor setting its trying to connect via Ant+ and not bluetooth

reboot the device.

do an handstand


these are my suggestions in the order I'd try them.

Had to go up to select the hr monitor, hence getting the tick

Put a new battery in the hr monitor so unfortunately not that

Rebooted device but to no avail

As a tech numpty, how do I check to see if its connected by Bluetooth or ant+ ?

 

[Broughtonblue]

Do you have to wear the HRM to get it to connect?

I'd put it on to make sure it's working at least.

I wore it for ages, just took it off for the photo 👍

 

[T4tomo]

As a tech numpty, how do I check to see if its connected by Bluetooth or ant+ ?

somewhere in settings or details menu if you click that device, I think....

or it might be in overall settings of the garmin head unit on how it connects to devices.....

 

[Dadam]

Had to go up to select the hr monitor, hence getting the tick

Put a new battery in the hr monitor so unfortunately not that

Rebooted device but to no avail

As a tech numpty, how do I check to see if its connected by Bluetooth or ant+ ?

It's bad user interface design. You need to select the monitor, get the tick, THEN go up and select Add Sensor. If you just go back thinking you've added it, it will think you want to exit without saving as displayed in your pic.

 

[Broughtonblue]

It's bad user interface design. You need to select the monitor, get the tick, THEN go up and select Add Sensor. If you just go back thinking you've added it, it will think you want to exit without saving as displayed in your pic.

Thanks, seems to have worked, will see tomorrow 👍