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Starting a GroupTrack Session

Before you can start a GroupTrack session, you must have a Garmin Connect™ account, a compatible smartphone, and the Garmin Connect app.

These instructions are for starting a GroupTrack session with Descent™ Mk1 devices. If your connections have other compatible devices, you can see them on the map. The other devices may not be able to display GroupTrack riders on the map.

  1. Go outside, and turn on the Descent Mk1 device.
  2. Pair your smartphone with the Descent Mk1 device (Pairing Your Smartphone with Your Device).
  3. On the Descent Mk1 device, hold MENU, and select Settings > GroupTrack > Show on Map to enable viewing connections on the map screen.
  4. In the Garmin Connect app, from the settings menu, select Safety & Tracking > LiveTrack > Menu > Settings > GroupTrack.
  5. Select Visible to > All Connections.
  6. Select Start LiveTrack.
  7. On the Descent Mk1 device, start an activity.
  8. Scroll to the map to view your connections.
    TIP: From the map, you can hold MENU and select Nearby Connections to view distance, direction, and pace or speed information for other connections in the GroupTrack session.
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