User Manual

22 Music
1 Select UP or DOWN to view the Body Battery
widget.
NOTE: You may need to add the widget to
your widget loop (Customizing the Widget Loop,
page29).
2 Select START to view a combined graph of your
Body Battery and stress level.
Blue bars indicate periods of rest. Orange bars
indicate periods of stress. Gray bars indicate times
that you were too active to determine your stress
level.
3 Select DOWN to see your Body Battery data since
midnight.
Tips for Improved Body Battery Data
y Your Body Battery level updates when you sync
your device with your Garmin Connect account.
y For more accurate results, wear the device while
sleeping.
y Rest and good sleep charge your Body Battery.
y Strenuous activity, high stress, and poor sleep can
cause your Body Battery to drain.
y Food intake, as well as stimulants like caffeine, has
no impact on your Body Battery.
Health Stats Widget
The Health Stats widget provides an at-a-glance view
of your health data. This is a dynamic summary that
updates throughout the day. The metrics include your
heart rate, stress level, and Body Battery level. You can
select START to view additional metrics.
Music
NOTICE
There is a 7-day limit on the license for offline
music downloaded to your watch. We recommend
reconnecting your watch to the internet every 7 days
to renew your license so that you can continue to
make use of third-party offline music services.
The copyright of music provided by third-party music
services are owned by the record companies. The
record companies license the music tracks or albums
to third-party music services with a time limit, and
the music license must be periodically updated and
renewed. If you often listen to downloaded music
offline, you will need to reconnect your watch to the
internet every 7 days (via Wi-Fi or Garmin Connect
Mobile) so that you can continue to make use of third-
party offline music services.
NOTE: This section is about three different music
playback options.
y Third-party provider music
y Personal audio content
y Music stored on your phone
On a Forerunner 245 Music device, you can download
audio content to your device from your computer or
from a third-party provider, so you can listen when your
smartphone is not nearby. To listen to audio content
stored on your device, you must connect headphones
with Bluetooth technology.
You can also control music playback on your paired
smartphone using your device.
Installing a Third-Party Provider
Before you can download music or other audio files to
your Forerunner 245 Music from a supported third-
party provider, you must install the provider and sign in
to the provider in the Garmin Connect app.
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2 Select Garmin Devices, and select your device.
3 Select Music, installed third-party providers will
appear under the INSTALLED list.
4 If your preferred music provider is not on the list,
select Get Music Apps, and follow the on-screen
instructions to install a supported music provider.
Signing in to Your Music Provider
Before you can sign in to your music provider,
you must connect the device to a Wi-Fi network
(Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network, page13).
1 On your Forerunner 245 Music, hold DOWN to open
the music controls.