Giant Axact 13W Wireless

Problem - manual assumes presence of Reset button - the computer itself does not have a Reset button, only a Lock / Set button.
So the question is - is there a manual for the Giant Axact 13W Wireless that reflects the absence of a Reset button so that I can begin to program the computer?

Program the device? You mean set up the device don't you. Shouldn't need to reset it. Just change the options to be what you want it to do. If you don't know what those options do, then ask about them. Though most of us have probably never used a Giant Axact of any sort, there is probably a lot of similarity in the devices we do use. On our Garmin GPS's, many typically you hold the power button down for a time.

The reset button on a lot of electronic things is a button that you must press with a something you stick though a tiny hole. Don't know what it is on yours. Though this manual, which is probably the one you are reading.

https://static.giant-bicycles.com/Ma...W%20Manual.pdf

It suggests it's on the back of the device. And you have to hold it down for more than 3 seconds and until the screen goes blank.

Also sounds as if it only clears the stats from the current ride. Not reset the device options if there are any as those of us with a GPS/cyclometer will think of reset. But I didn't read all of that brief manual. Just a very few snippets. That might leave me totally misunderstanding it as well as what you are really needing to know. Which can always be more than what you think you need to know.

Welcome to BF.

Yes, I did mean set up of course. I think that my problem is that the manual that I am using (which is the same manual that you provided a link to in your response) is not the manual for the computer that I have on the bike. Check out the screenshot from the manual. It’’s close to what I have but not quite. They show 2 buttons on the back of the unit whereas I only have 1. More discrepancies - the computer tracks Calories / ride and Total Calories accumulated (what a useless category!) but there’s no mention of Calories in the manual. On the other hand - the manual implies that the unit is capable of temperature readings but the device most definitely does not indicate the temperature. I have contacted the folks at Giant to get to the bottom of this mystery. Stay tuned! I meant to post graphics illustrating my point, but apparently I am not allowed to attach attachments until I have done 10 postings.

Looked like all the pic's were the same. Here is one of them that are in your album.




If you go to Giant's website for the device https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/ax...eless-computer, scroll down below QUESTION AND ANSWERS and they ask What do you want to know about this product? There is a Ask a Question button. If you haven't already done so, then ask and see how responsive they are. Doesn't look like they have a provision to upload the photo of the back of yours. However include that number, R2801, which might be a product code.

The link I gave you is for their USA website. If you are in Europe or some other region, you probably will need to use the appropriate website for your region as some trade agreements and other legal requirements sometimes have manufacturers separating their product support by regions. So sometimes one region won't deal with support issues from another region.

If you bought this used off eBay or something and you are in a region this wasn't originally sold in, you might be SOL for that help.

Should be able to select your region from the top of the page.

Perhaps what you have is a AXACT 6.

https://static.giant-bicycles.com/Ma...6%20Manual.pdf

I have the Giant Axact 13W on one of our bikes. To totally reset all of the functions it says to hold down the Mode button (on the front) and the small Set button (on the back) simultaneously for more than 3 seconds to clear all of the data. Mine also only has the one small button on the back--is marked SET. Guess I was lucky enough that mine came with the correct manual for the one with only the set button on the back!

Oh - I didn’t realize that I had already posted the graphic.

<<include that number, R2801, which might be a product code.>>

Duh… where did the R2801 come from?

I live in Whitehorse, Yukon so the USA website should be fine. That is a very helpful link so thank you for that. I used to have a CatEye odometer on the bike from 15 years ago. When I got a new bike last week, I got this new Axact 13W to go with it. I loved the CatEye for its simplicity. The only measurements were -

distance - per ride and accumulated distance
current speed
average speed
maximum speed

and what I liked was that you had 2 timing options for riding - automatic, such that elapsed time was measured only when bike was in motion - manual, the timer was turned on by the rider at the start of the ride and it keeps going until turned off by the rider at the end of the ride. With this latter mode, if you stopped off at the DQ for a blizzard for 1/2 hour, the clock keeps going and the result is that your average speed drops. For some perverse reason, I prefer the latter and oddly, with this new Axact, there is no manual timer - only automatic. I consider some of the features of the Axact useless - calories, auto scan, speed pacer, distance / day - wish I could just eliminate those to slim down the unit to only those categories that are important to me. Would save a lot of useless scrolling at the end of a ride when I check the stats.

I don't use all of the extra functions either, I prefer to have only the basics also. But they are there, so ....... Strange that none of the sites where I tried to find the manual for the computer we have only show the one with two buttons on the back. Would make it difficult if mine hadn't come with the correct manual.

You evidently tried to post the picture in this thread several times using the image tool or some other means. So the image was upload to your album in the Gallery here on BF. IMO, the gallery on BF has it's on share of issues. It doesn't allow for searching and it doesn't page correctly when looking for recent pictures. There is a album link in your profile that is public access also. However for noobs, it sometimes doesn't show their pictures to us till they have their 10 posts. So I found yours by just browsing recent photos in the gallery and knowing how to correct the url to page recent uploads correctly.

It's written on the back of the device in the picture you uploaded to the gallery....



I cropped and edited one of your pictures from this link...... https://www.bikeforums.net/g/album/37053459


If you look on Giant's website. The current item number for a Axact 13W isItem # 29064. For a Axact 6 it's 29061. So neither is a match. However it does seem likely that number on the back will let them know exactly which device you have. Perhaps it's a much older version and they don't put the manual for versions long out of production on their website.

Thanks for pointing that out with the giant red arrow.
I'd better get on the new bike now and go for a ride to clear my addled brain🙂

Riding clears my head too. But my addled brain still remains! <grin>

You will notice in the manual, that they show the Total Riding Time and the Odometer as requiring setting up. I would have enclosed a screenshot but I am told that I am still shy of the 10 posts needed for that privilege. I can see the Mi / Km, clock,
Wheel Circumference needing to be set up but the Total Riding Time and the Odometer? Can someone shed light on this mystery for me?

The ODO, TRT and TCAL functions are reset when a battery is replaced. After that, nothing you can do, will reset next time battery is replaced. You have to "initiate" the unit when a battery is put in, by holding down the Mode and Set button down for more than 3 seconds. Then you press the Mode button to choose KM or MPH, then push to Set button for whichever you want. Next-wheel circumference in mm)-
I put a dab of mustard on one tire, and while on the bike or leaning on the seat (to weight the bike), roll forward and measure the distance between the marks left from the mustard on the tire. Use Mode to change digits, then Set. Next-clock--choose 12H/AM or 12H/PM or 24H, hold down Mode for more than 2 seconds to change to clock setting, then use Mode to change digits for time. The manual does not state at this point if you need to hit Set of just let the display set until it times out, Once you have all the settings done, to reset the AVG, DST, RTM, CAL and MAX, hold down the Mode button until LCD display is blanked, then release the Mode button. It cannot reset ODO, Time, DST/D, TRT, TCAL. Such fun! Glad I don't have to fool with mine often!! Use a fresh, good quality battery so you don't have to fool with it too often!

<The ODO, TRT and TCAL functions are reset when a battery is replaced. After that, nothing you can do, will reset next time battery is replaced.>

Thanks so much for that excellent guide to the setup of the Axact 13W. I get what you said above - makes perfect sense. All 3 above parameters reset to zero. How then to explain that the manual shows a method for ODO and TRT settings? Once reset to zero, I would have thought that these 2 merely keep adding the distances and times until the next battery replacement or total reset. Why would you enter a number manually into these windows following battery replacement?


<what I liked was that you had 2 timing options for riding - automatic, such that elapsed time was measured only when bike was in motion - manual, the timer was turned on by the rider at the start of the ride and it keeps going until turned off by the rider at the end of the ride>

The above quote refers to my old CatEye odometer. I think I already know the answer but I will ask it anyway. Is there a way to make the Axact 13W work in the manual mode?

No no … I definitely have an Axact 13W. The Axact 6 is really minimal in what functions it has - it’s really just an odometer. Missing from the Axact 6 are the following - to me - important parameters.
riding time
average speed
distance
maximum speed

The Axact 13W has the above four as well as these useless ones -
calories
distance / day (I guess that’s for those who ride more than once in a 24 hour period)

The odd thing is that the manual for the 6 shows the back of the unit as being identical to my 13 (only 1 button on the back of the unit) whereas the manual for my 13 shows 2 buttons on the back. It’s so f’d up - must have to do with the translation from Chinese to English🙂 but at least we wont have translation to worry about much longer now that we no longer get stuff from China!

Some riders might want to keep track of mileage and TRT for years or whatever time. If a battery died and they still wanted to continue keeping track of those functions, then would need to enter the previous records. The Axact 13W is automatic, no manual timing option. Mine is on a bike which gets little use. And I always wondered--how in hell does it know how many calories I've burned?!

regarding the LCD display on the Giant Axact 13W bicycle computer - I see a small circle with a checkmark inside it, just above and to the left of the time display - what does this indicate and can it be turned on or off?

can this be shut off? Another useless feature like the calorie function. To the folks at Giant, if they are looking at this thread - while it's nice that you offer all these functions, it would also be nice if we could delete the ones we didn't want and so tailor making it to our own needs.