FĒNIX 5/5S/5X PLUS ® Owner’s Manual
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Table of Contents Downloading Connect IQ Features ............................................ 8 Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your Computer ......... 8 Introduction.....................................................................1 Garmin Pay..................................................................... 8 Device Overview ......................................................................... 1 Viewing the Controls Menu ....................................................
About Heart Rate Zones ...................................................... 17 Setting Your Heart Rate Zones ....................................... 17 Letting the Device Set Your Heart Rate Zones ............... 17 Heart Rate Zone Calculations ......................................... 17 Setting Your Power Zones ................................................... 17 Activity Tracking ........................................................................ 18 Auto Goal ....................................
Foot Pod ................................................................................... 31 Improving Foot Pod Calibration ........................................... 31 Calibrating Your Foot Pod Manually .................................... 31 Setting Foot Pod Speed and Distance ................................. 31 tempe™ .................................................................................... 32 Device Information.......................................................
Introduction WARNING See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Always consult your physician before you begin or modify any exercise program. Device Overview • If you are recording an activity, select BACK to return to the activity data pages. Charging the Device WARNING This device contains a lithium-ion battery.
Adding or Removing a Favorite Activity Setting Up Garmin Express 1 Connect the device to your computer using a USB cable. 2 Go to www.garmin.com/express. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions. Activities and Apps Your device can be used for indoor, outdoor, athletic, and fitness activities. When you start an activity, the device displays and records sensor data. You can save activities and share them with the Garmin Connect community.
4 5 6 7 8 9 TIP: The device can only count reps of a single move for each set. When you want to change moves, you should finish the set and start a new one. Select LAP to finish the set. The watch displays the total reps for the set. After several seconds, the rest timer appears. If necessary, hold MENU, select Edit Last Set, and edit the number of reps. TIP: You can also add the weight used for the set. When you are done resting, select LAP to start your next set.
If transitions are turned on, the transition time is recorded separately from the activity times. • If necessary, select LAP to start the next activity. • Select UP or DOWN to view additional data pages. Swimming NOTICE The device is intended for surface swimming. Scuba diving with the device may damage the product and will void the warranty. NOTE: The device cannot record wrist heart rate data while swimming. Swim Terminology Length: One trip down the pool. Interval: One or more consecutive lengths.
Viewing Hazards Using the Golf Odometer You can view distances to hazards along the fairway for par 4 and 5 holes. Hazards that affect shot selection are displayed individually or in groups to help you determine the distance to layup or carry. 1 From the hole information screen, select > Hazards. You can use the odometer to record the time, distance, and steps traveled. The odometer automatically starts and stops when you start or end a round. 1 Select > Odometer.
Select the amount of time the alert for a new notification appears on the screen. Viewing Notifications 1 From the watch face, select UP to view the notifications widget. 2 Select , and select a notification. 3 Select DOWN for more options. 4 Select BACK to return to the previous screen. Receiving an Incoming Phone Call When you receive a phone call on your connected smartphone, the fēnix device displays the name or phone number of the caller. You can accept or decline the call.
and you must pair the device with a compatible smartphone (Pairing Your Smartphone with Your Device, page 1). Synchronize your device with the Garmin Connect Mobile app (Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect Mobile, page 7). When new software is available, the Garmin Connect Mobile app automatically sends the update to your device.
customize your device with watch faces, data fields, widgets, and apps. Watch Faces: Allow you to customize the appearance of the clock. Data Fields: Allow you to download new data fields that present sensor, activity, and history data in new ways. You can add Connect IQ data fields to built-in features and pages. Widgets: Provide information at a glance, including sensor data and notifications. Apps: Add interactive features to your watch, such as new outdoor and fitness activity types.
Changing Your Garmin Pay Passcode Downloading Personal Audio Content You must know your current passcode to change it. Your passcode cannot be recovered. If you forget your passcode, you must delete your wallet, create a new one, and reenter your card information. You can change the passcode required to access your Garmin Pay wallet on your fēnix 5/5S/5X Plus device. 1 From the fēnix 5/5S/5X Plus device page in the Garmin Connect Mobile app, select Garmin Pay > Reset Passcode.
Connecting Headphones using Bluetooth Technology To listen to music loaded onto your fēnix device, you must connect headphones using Bluetooth technology. 1 Bring the headphones within 2 m (6.6 ft.) of your device. 2 Enable pairing mode on the headphones. 3 Hold MENU. 4 Select Settings > Sensors & Accessories > Add New > Headphones. 5 Select your headphones to complete the pairing process.
Putting On the Heart Rate Monitor You should wear the heart rate monitor directly on your skin, just below your sternum. It should be snug enough to stay in place during your activity. 1 If necessary, attach the strap extender to the heart rate monitor. 2 Wet the electrodes À on the back of the heart rate monitor to create a strong connection between your chest and the transmitter. 3 Wear the heart rate monitor with the Garmin logo facing rightside up.
Color Gauges and Running Dynamics Data The running dynamics screens display a color gauge for the primary metric. You can display cadence, vertical oscillation, ground contact time, ground contact time balance, or vertical ratio as the primary metric. The color gauge shows you how your running dynamics data compare to those of other runners. The color zones are based on percentiles. Garmin has researched many runners of all different levels.
Training status: Training status shows you how your training affects your fitness and performance. Your training status is based on changes to your training load and VO2 max. over an extended time period. VO2 max.: VO2 max. is the maximum volume of oxygen (in milliliters) you can consume per minute per kilogram of body weight at your maximum performance. Recovery time: The recovery time displays how much time remains before you are fully recovered and ready for the next hard workout.
Purple Superior Blue Excellent Green Good Orange Fair Red Poor Viewing Your Recovery Time For the most accurate estimate, complete the user profile setup (Setting Up Your User Profile, page 17), and set your maximum heart rate (Setting Your Heart Rate Zones, page 17). 1 Go for a run. 2 After your run, select Save. The recovery time appears. The maximum time is 4 days.
Anaerobic Training Effect uses heart rate and speed (or power) to determine how a workout affects your ability to perform at very high intensity. You receive a value based on the anaerobic contribution to EPOC and the type of activity. Repeated highintensity intervals of 10 to 120 seconds have a highly beneficial impact on your anaerobic capability and result in an improved anaerobic Training Effect. It is important to know that your Training Effect numbers (from 0.0 to 5.
threshold estimate, the device prompts you to accept or decline the estimate. Getting Your FTP Estimate Before you can get your functional threshold power (FTP) estimate, you must pair a chest heart rate monitor and power meter with your device (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 31), and you must get your VO2 max. estimate (Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Cycling, page 14). The device uses your user profile information from the initial setup and your VO2 max. estimate to estimate your FTP.
• Rinse the device with fresh water after each workout. Training Setting Up Your User Profile You can update your gender, birth year, height, weight, heart rate zone, and power zone settings. The device uses this information to calculate accurate training data. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Settings > User Profile. 3 Select an option. Fitness Goals Knowing your heart rate zones can help you measure and improve your fitness by understanding and applying these principles.
Activity Tracking The activity tracking feature records your daily step count, distance traveled, intensity minutes, floors climbed, calories burned, and sleep statistics for each recorded day. Your calories burned includes your base metabolism plus activity calories. The number of steps taken during the day appears on the steps widget. The step count is updated periodically. For more information about activity tracking and fitness metric accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.
Following a Workout From the Web Before you can download a workout from Garmin Connect, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 6). 1 Connect the device to your computer. 2 Go to www.garminconnect.com. 3 Create and save a new workout. 4 Select Send to Device, and follow the on-screen instructions. 5 Disconnect the device. Starting a Workout Before you can start a workout, you must download a workout from your Garmin Connect account. 1 From the watch face, select . 2 Select an activity.
6 Select an option: • Select Race Time to view the time and average speed or pace for the segment leader. • Select Map to view the segment on the map. • Select Elevation Plot to view an elevation plot of the segment. Racing a Segment Segments are virtual race courses. You can race a segment, and compare your performance to past activities, others' performance, connections in your Garmin Connect account, or other members of the running or cycling communities.
3 Select a sport. 4 Select a record to delete. 5 Select Clear Record > Yes. NOTE: This does not delete any saved activities. Clearing All Personal Records 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select History > Records. NOTE: This does not delete any saved activities. 3 Select a sport. 4 Select Clear All Records > Yes. The records are deleted for that sport only. Clock Setting an Alarm You can set up to ten separate alarms. You can set each alarm to sound once or to repeat regularly. 1 From the watch face, hold MENU.
8 Select to save. The projected waypoint is saved with a default name. Navigating to a Destination You can use your device to navigate to a destination or follow a course. 1 From the watch face, select > Navigate. 2 Select a category. 3 Respond to the on-screen prompts to choose a destination. 4 Select Go To. Navigation information appears. 5 Select to begin navigation. Navigating to a Point of Interest If the map data installed on your device includes points of interest, you can navigate to them.
Turn-by-turn directions help you navigate to the starting point of your last saved activity if you have a supported map or are using direct routing. A line appears on the map from your current location to the starting point of the last saved activity if you are not using direct routing. NOTE: You can start the timer to prevent the device from timing out to watch mode. 2 Select DOWN to view the compass (optional). The arrow points toward your starting point.
• To delete the selected activity, select Delete. Multisport History Your device stores the overall multisport summary of the activity, including overall distance, time, calories, and optional accessory data. Your device also separates the activity data for each sport segment and transition so you can compare similar training activities and track how quickly you move through the transitions. Transition history includes distance, time, average speed, and calories.
3 4 5 6 7 Select the activity to customize. Select the activity settings. Select Data Screens. Select a data screen to customize. Select an option: • Select Layout to adjust the number of data fields on the data screen. • Select a field to change the data that appears in the field. • Select Reorder to change the location of the data screen in the loop. • Select Remove to remove the data screen from the loop. 8 If necessary, select Add New to add a data screen to the loop.
Popularity Routing: Calculates routes based on the most popular runs and rides from Garmin Connect. Courses: Sets how you navigate courses using the device. Use the Follow Course option to navigate a course exactly as it appears, without recalculating. Use the Use Map option to navigate a course using routable maps, and recalculate the route if you stray from the course. Calculation Method: Sets the calculation method to minimize the time, distance, or ascent in routes.
activities. You should use the UltraTrac feature for activities that demand longer battery life and for which frequent sensor data updates are less important. Power Save Timeout Settings The timeout settings affect how long your device stays in training mode, for example, when you are waiting for a race to start. Hold MENU, select Settings > Activities & Apps, select an activity, and select the activity settings. Select Power Save Timeout to adjust the timeout settings for the activity.
2 On your fēnix device, select UP or DOWN from the watch 3 4 5 6 7 face to view the VIRB widget. Wait while the device connects to your VIRB camera. When the camera is connected, a VIRB data screen is automatically added to the activity apps. During an activity, select UP or DOWN to view the VIRB data screen. Hold MENU. Select VIRB Remote. Select an option: • To control the camera using the activity timer, select Settings > Timer Start/Stop.
Setting the North Reference You can set the directional reference used in calculating heading information. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Settings > Sensors & Accessories > Compass > North Ref.. Select an option: 3 • To set geographic north as the heading reference, select True. • To set the magnetic declination for your location automatically, select Magnetic. • To set grid north (000º) as the heading reference, select Grid.
Customizing Map Features 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Settings > Navigation > Data Screens. 3 Select an option: • Select Map to turn on or off the map. • Select Guide to turn on or off the guide screen that displays the compass bearing or course to follow while navigating. • Select Elevation Plot to turn on or off the elevation plot. • Select a screen to add, remove, or customize. Setting Up a Heading Bug You can set up a heading indicator to display on your data pages while navigating.
numbers provided by the FCC or regional compliance markings, as well as applicable product and licensing information. 1 Hold MENU. 2 From the settings menu, select About. Wireless Sensors Your device can be used with wireless ANT+ or Bluetooth sensors. For more information about compatibility and purchasing optional sensors, go to buy.garmin.com.
• Select Always to use your foot pod data regardless of the GPS setting. tempe™ The tempe is an ANT+ wireless temperature sensor. You can attach the sensor to a secure strap or loop where it is exposed to ambient air, and therefore, provides a consistent source of accurate temperature data. You must pair the tempe with your device to display temperature data from the tempe.
• Select Search All. • Select your sensor type. You can customize the optional data fields (Customizing the Data Screens, page 24). My headphones will not connect to the device 2 Align the new band with the watch. 3 Press the band into place. NOTE: Make sure the band is secure. The latch should close over the watch pin. 4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 to change the other band.
Improving GPS Satellite Reception • Frequently sync the device to your Garmin Connect account: ◦ Connect your device to a computer using the USB cable and the Garmin Express application. ◦ Sync your device to the Garmin Connect Mobile app using your Bluetooth enabled smartphone. ◦ Connect your device to your Garmin Connect account using a Wi‑Fi wireless network.
24-Hour Min.: The minimum temperature recorded in the last 24 hours from a compatible temperature sensor. 30s Avg. Power: The 30-second moving average of power output. 30s Avg Balance: The 30-second moving average of the left/ right power balance. 3s Avg. Balance: The three-second moving average of the left/ right power balance. 3s Avg. Power: The 3-second moving average of power output. 500m Pace: The current rowing pace per 500 meters.
GCT: The amount of time in each step that you spend on the ground while running, measured in milliseconds. Ground contact time is not calculated while walking. GCT Balance: The left/right balance of ground contact time while running. Gear Battery: The battery status of a gear position sensor. Gear Combo: The current gear combination from a gear position sensor. Gear Ratio: The number of teeth on the front and rear bike gears, as detected by a gear position sensor.
Lap Time: The stopwatch time for the current lap. Lap Vert. Osc.: The average amount of vertical oscillation for the current lap. Lap Vert. Ratio: The average ratio of vertical oscillation to stride length for the current lap. Last Lap %HRR: The average percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate) for the last completed lap. Last Lap Ascent: The vertical distance of ascent for the last completed lap. Last Lap Cad.: Cycling. The average cadence for the last completed lap.
Time Seat.: The time spent seated while pedaling for the current activity. Time Seat. Lap: The time spent seated while pedaling for the current lap. Time Stand.: The time spent standing while pedaling for the current activity. Time Stand. Lap: The time spent standing while pedaling for the current lap. Time to Next: The estimated time remaining before you reach the next waypoint in the route. You must be navigating for this data to appear. Torque Eff.: The measurement of how efficiently a rider is pedaling.
Tire Size Wheel Circumference (mm) 26 × 1.75 2023 26 × 1.95 2050 26 × 2.00 2055 26 × 1-3/8 2068 26 × 2.10 2068 26 × 2.125 2070 26 × 2.35 2083 26 × 1-1/2 2100 26 × 3.00 2170 27 × 1 2145 27 × 1-1/8 2155 27 × 1-1/4 2161 27 × 1-3/8 2169 29 x 2.1 2288 29 x 2.2 2298 29 x 2.
Index A accessories 31, 33, 34 activities 2, 3, 24, 27 custom 2, 3 favorites 2 saving 2 starting 2 activity tracking 18 alarms 21, 25 alert 3 alerts 21, 25, 26, 30 altimeter 23, 29 calibrating 29 ANT+ sensors 31 applications 5, 7 smartphone 1 auto climb 26 Auto Lap 26 Auto Pause 26 auto scroll 26 B backlight 1, 30 bands 32, 33 barometer 23, 29 calibrating 29 battery 32 charging 1 life 32 maximizing 6, 27, 34 bike sensors 31 Bluetooth sensors 31 Bluetooth technology 3, 5, 6, 33 headphones 10, 33 C cadence
T target 20 tempe 32, 34 temperature 32, 34 text messages 6 time alerts 25 settings 30 zones and formats 30 time zones 21 timer 2, 23 countdown 21 tones 3, 21 TracBack 2, 22 tracks 22 training 5, 19, 20 plans 18, 19 Training Effect 13, 14 training load 14 training status 13 triathlon training 3 troubleshooting 10–12, 16, 33, 34 U UltraTrac 26 unit ID 30 units of measure 30 updates, software 6, 7 uploading data 7 USB 7 disconnecting 32 user data, deleting 32 user profile 17 V vertical oscillation 11, 12 ve
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