VÍVOSMART 4 ® Owner’s Manual
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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. NOTE: The device should be snug but comfortable. For more accurate heart rate readings on the vívosmart device, it should not move while running or exercising. For more accurate pulse oximeter readings on the vívosmart device, you should remain motionless.
Widgets Your device comes preloaded with widgets that provide at-aglance information. You can swipe the touchscreen to scroll through the widgets. Some widgets require a paired smartphone. NOTE: You can use the Garmin Connect Mobile app to select the watch face and add or remove widgets, such as music controls for your smartphone (Customizing Activity Options, page 8). Time and date The current time and date. The device updates the time and date when you sync your device with a smartphone or computer.
NOTE: appears when calories need to be calibrated. This calibration process only needs to be completed once. If you have already recorded a timed walk or run, may not appear. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions. Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level Your device analyzes your heart rate variability while you are inactive to determine your overall stress. Training, physical activity, sleep, nutrition, and general life stress all impact your stress level.
Managing Notifications You can use your compatible smartphone to manage notifications that appear on your vívosmart 4 device. Select an option: • If you are using an Apple smartphone, use the notifications settings on your smartphone to select the items to show on the device. • If you are using a smartphone with Android™, from the Garmin Connect Mobile app, select Settings > Smart Notifications.
8 Start your first set. Tips for Recording Swim Activities The device counts your reps and displays your current heart rate and rep count (Customizing Data Fields, page 8). to finish a set. 9 Press A rest timer appears. 10 During a rest, select an option: • To view additional data screens, tap the top of the touchscreen. • To edit your rep count, tap . • To view the time and date or music controls widgets, swipe up or down. • To pause the activity, double-tap the touchscreen. to begin the next set.
to view the menu. 2 Press 3 Select > . 4 Hold the arm wearing the device at heart level while the device reads your blood oxygen saturation. 5 Keep still. The device displays your oxygen saturation as a percentage. indication of athletic performance and should increase as your level of fitness improves. On the device, your VO2 max. estimate appears as a number and description. On your Garmin Connect account, you can view additional details about your VO2 max. estimate, including your fitness age.
Manage your settings: You can customize your device and user settings on your Garmin Connect account. Garmin Move IQ™ When your movements match familiar exercise patterns, the Move IQ feature automatically detects the event and displays it in your timeline. The Move IQ events show activity type and duration, but they do not appear in your activities list or newsfeed.
• From the devices widget in the Garmin Connect application, select your device, and select Device Settings. After customizing settings, you must sync your data to apply the changes to your device (Syncing Your Data with the Garmin Connect Mobile App, page 7) (Syncing Your Data with Your Computer, page 7). Appearance Settings From your Garmin Connect device menu, select Appearance. Widgets: Allows you to customize the widgets that appear on your device and reorder the widgets in the loop.
Wrist Worn On: Allows you to customize which wrist the device is worn on. NOTE: This setting is used for strength training and gestures. Auto Upload Activities: Enables or disables your device to automatically send your saved activities and daily activity tracking data to your Garmin Connect account. Time Format: Sets the device to display time in a 12-hour or 24hour format. Date Format: Sets the device to display the date in a month/day or day/month format. Language: Sets the device language.
• On your device, press to view the menu, and swipe to select > to enter pairing mode. • In windy environments, cover the device with your sleeve or jacket as strong gusts can cause erratic readings. Activity Tracking Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data For more information about activity tracking accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy. If the heart rate data is erratic or does not appear, you can try these tips. • Clean and dry your arm before putting on the device.
2 3 4 5 Select your device. Select General > Language. Select your language. Sync your device. Maximizing Battery Life • Decrease the screen brightness and timeout (Adjusting the Screen Brightness, page 7). • Turn off wrist gestures (Appearance Settings, page 8). • In your smartphone notification center settings, limit the notifications that appear on your vívosmart 4 device (Managing Notifications, page 4). • Turn off smart notifications (Sound and Alert Settings, page 8).
Zone % of Maximum Heart Rate Perceived Exertion Benefits 3 70–80% Moderate pace, more difficult to hold conversation Improved aerobic capacity, optimal cardiovascular training 4 80–90% Fast pace and a bit Improved anaerobic uncomfortable, breathing capacity and forceful threshold, improved speed 5 90–100% Sprinting pace, unsustainable for long period of time, labored breathing Anaerobic and muscular endurance, increased power VO2 Max.
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