TomTom Spark 3 User Guide

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Important: The smaller part of the sensor needs to face the crankarms and should not be 
attached to the top of the chainstay. You may have to tilt the main body of the sensor towards the 
wheel depending on your bike. You should make this adjustment after you have attached the 
spoke magnet. 
 
2. Attach the spoke magnet to one of the spokes on your bike. The magnet should face the chainstay 
where you attached the chainstay sensor. 
 
3. Adjust the position of the spoke magnet and the...

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4. Attach the crankarm magnet to one of the crankarms on your bike. The magnet should face the 
chainstay where you attached the chainstay sensor. 
 
Tip: Make sure the different parts of the Cadence & Speed Sensor are lined up correctly on your 
bike. The spoke magnet should pass the main body of the chainstay sensor and the crankarm 
magnet should pass the tip of the sensor. 
 
Once you have adjusted the sensors to the right position, tighten the cable ties so they are held 
securely in...

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When you have connected to your sensor once, your watch always reconnects to your sensor. 
When the chainring icon has stopped flashing, your watch is ready to measure your speed and 
cadence. You can start cycling with no GPS fix but for proper GPS tracking, wait until the GPS 
icon has also stopped flashing before you start your cycling activity. 
Tip: When you are using the Cadence & Speed Sensor for cycling activities, you are warned when 
no speed data is being received from the sensor....

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About settings 
From the clock screen, press down to open the SETTINGS menu. These settings determine the 
overall behaviour of your watch. For each activity, there are also settings related to that activity. 
The following settings are available for your watch: 
 CLOCK 
 TRACKER 
 PLAYLISTS 
 PHONE 
 SENSORS 
 AIRPLANE mode (older watch models only) 
 OPTIONS 
 PROFILE 
 STANDARDS 
These settings are available for activities: 
 Settings for Running 
 Settings for Outdoor Cycling 
...

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Tracker 
Switching off activity tracking 
From the Clock screen on your watch, press down to open the SETTINGS menu, then select 
TRACKER. Activity tracking is ON by default so select OFF to switch off activity tracking.  
GOALS 
From the Clock screen on your watch, press down to open the SETTINGS menu, then select 
TRACKER. Press right to select GOALS.  
For more information, see Setting a daily activity goal. 
SLEEP 
From the Clock screen on your watch, press down to open the SETTINGS menu,...

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2. Select SENSORS and press right to open the SENSORS menu. 
3. Select HEART and press right. 
You see ON, OFF or EXTERNAL. If the setting is set to ON or EXTERNAL you see bpm which 
means that your heart rate is measured in beats per minute.  
You then see either your heart rate shown immediately or dashes which blink to show that your 
watch is searching for the heart rate sensor.  
Tip: When the heart rate is detected, the monitor stays active for another 30 seconds in case you 
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From the Clock screen on your watch, press down to open the SETTINGS screen, select AIRPLANE 
mode and then press right. 
 
Press up or down to switch on airplane or flight mode. 
When airplane mode or flight mode is switched on, an airplane icon is shown on the clock screen and 
all Bluetooth connectivity is disabled. 
To switch airplane mode off, press up or down again.  
Options 
From the Clock screen, press down to open the SETTINGS menu, then select OPTIONS and press 
right to open the...

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Profile 
From the Clock screen on your watch, press down to open the SETTINGS menu, then select 
PROFILE and press right to open the PROFILE menu. 
Select the following options to set your details in each case: 
 LANGUAGE 
 VOICE 
 WEIGHT 
 HEIGHT 
 AGE 
 GENDER 
Information from your profile is used for the following: 
 To work out the number of calories you burn during an activity. 
 To set the target heart rates for you in the heart rate training zones. The zones are worked out by...

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Your TomTom Sports account is a central storage location for all your training and fitness information.  
To create an account, click the button in TomTom Sports Connect, or go directly to the website: 
mysports.tomtom.com 
As you can see from the diagram below, you can transfer your activities to your Sports account using 
either TomTom Sports Connect or the TomTom Sports app. 
 
If you transfer your activities to your TomTom Sports account, you can store, analyse and view your 
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TomTom Sports Connect does the following: 
 Helps you set up your watch. 
 Updates the software on your watch when new versions become available. 
 Transfers your activity information to your TomTom Sports account or another sports website that 
you choose. W e can currently transfer activity information to Endomondo, Strava, MapMyFitness, 
RunKeeper,    Jawbone and Nike+.  
TomTom Sports Connect can also transfer activity information to your computer in a number of file 
formats. 
See:...