Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Solar Charging
- Activities and Apps- Starting an Activity
- Stopping an Activity
- Adding or Removing a Favorite Activity
- Creating a Custom Activity
- Indoor Activities
- Outdoor Activities
- Multisport
- Swimming
- Golfing
- Climbing Sports
- Starting an Expedition
 
- Connected Features
- Safety and Tracking Features
- Connect IQ Features
- Garmin Pay
- Heart Rate Features- Wrist-based Heart Rate
- Running Dynamics
- Performance Measurements- Turning Off Performance Notifications
- Detecting Performance Measurements Automatically
- Syncing Activities and Performance Measurements
- About VO2 Max. Estimates
- Viewing Your Predicted Race Times
- About Training Effect
- Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level
- Performance Condition
- Lactate Threshold
- Getting Your FTP Estimate
 
- Training Status
- Body Battery™
 
- Pulse Oximeter
- Training- Setting Up Your User Profile
- Activity Tracking
- Workouts
- Interval Workouts
- PacePro Training
- Segments
- Using Virtual Partner®
- Setting a Training Target
- Racing a Previous Activity
- Personal Records
- Pausing Your Training Status
- Enabling Self Evaluation
 
- Clocks
- Navigation- Saving Your Location
- Projecting a Waypoint
- Navigating to a Destination
- Courses
- Using ClimbPro
- Marking and Starting Navigation to a Man Overboard Location
- Navigating with Sight 'N Go
- Navigating to Your Starting Point During an Activity
- Navigating to the Starting Point of a Saved Activity
- Stopping Navigation
- Map
- Compass
- Altimeter and Barometer
 
- History
- Customizing Your Device- Activities and App Settings
- Changing the Order of an Activity in the Apps List
- Widgets
- Customizing the Controls Menu
- Watch Face Settings
- Sensors Settings
- Map Settings
- Navigation Settings
- Power Manager Settings
- System Settings
- Viewing Device Information
 
- Wireless Sensors
- Device Information
- Device Maintenance
- Troubleshooting- My device is in the wrong language
- Is my smartphone compatible with my device?
- My phone will not connect to the device
- Can I use my Bluetooth sensor with my watch?
- Restarting Your Device
- Resetting All Default Settings
- Acquiring Satellite Signals
- The temperature reading is not accurate
- Maximizing the Battery Life
- Activity Tracking
- Getting More Information
 
- Appendix
- Index
• To enable turn-by-turn navigation prompts, select Turn 
Prompts.
4
If necessary, select Status to turn on the alert.
5
If necessary, enter a distance or time value, and select  .
Power Manager Settings
Hold MENU, and select Power Manager.
Battery Saver: Allows you to customize system settings to 
extend battery life in watch mode (Customizing the Battery 
Saver Feature, page 38).
Power Modes: Allows you to customize system settings, activity 
settings, and GPS settings to extend battery life during an 
activity (Customizing Power Modes, page 38).
Battery Percentage: Displays remaining battery life as a 
percentage.
Battery Estimates: Displays remaining battery life as an 
estimated number of days or hours.
Customizing the Battery Saver Feature
The battery saver feature allows you to quickly adjust system 
settings to extend battery life in watch mode.
You can turn on the battery saver feature from the controls 
menu (Viewing the Controls Menu, page 1).
1
Hold MENU.
2
Select Power Manager > Battery Saver.
3
Select Status to turn on the battery saver feature.
4
Select Edit, and select an option:
• Select Watch Face to enable a low-power watch face that 
updates once per minute.
• Select Phone to disconnect your paired phone.
• Select Activity Tracking to turn off all-day activity 
tracking, including steps, floors climbed, intensity minutes, 
sleep tracking, and Move IQ events.
• Select Wrist Heart Rate to turn off the wrist heart rate 
monitor.
• Select Backlight to disable the automatic backlight.
The watch displays the hours of battery life gained with each 
setting change.
5
Select During Sleep to enable the battery saver feature 
during your normal sleep hours.
TIP: You can set your normal sleep hours in the user settings 
on your Garmin Connect account.
6
Select Low Battery Alert to receive an alert when the battery 
is low.
Customizing Power Modes
Your device comes preloaded with several power modes, 
allowing you to quickly adjust system settings, activity settings, 
and GPS settings to extend battery life during an activity. You 
can customize existing power modes and create new custom 
power modes.
1
Hold MENU.
2
Select Power Manager > Power Modes.
3
Select an option:
• Select a power mode to customize.
• Select Add New to create a custom power mode.
4
If necessary, enter a custom name.
5
Select an option to customize specific power mode settings.
For example, you can change the GPS setting or disconnect 
your paired phone.
The watch displays the hours of battery life gained with each 
setting change.
6
If necessary, select Done to save and use the custom power 
mode.
Restoring a Power Mode
You can reset a preloaded power mode to the factory default 
settings.
1
Hold MENU.
2
Select Power Manager > Power Modes.
3
Select a preloaded power mode.
4
Select Restore > Yes.
System Settings
Hold MENU, and select System.
Language: Sets the language displayed on the device.
Time: Adjusts the time settings (Time Settings, page 38).
Backlight: Adjusts the backlight settings (Changing the 
Backlight Settings, page 39).
Sounds: Sets the device sounds, such as key tones, alerts, and 
vibrations.
Do Not Disturb: Turns on or off do not disturb mode. Use the 
During Sleep option to turn on do not disturb mode 
automatically during your normal sleep hours. You can set 
your normal sleep hours on your Garmin Connect account.
Hot Keys: Allows you to assign shortcuts to device keys 
(Customizing the Hot Keys, page 39).
Auto Lock: Allows you to lock the keys automatically to prevent 
accidental key presses. Use the During Activity option to lock 
the keys during a timed activity. Use the Not During Activity 
option to lock the keys when you are not recording a timed 
activity.
Units: Sets the units of measure used on the device (Changing 
the Units of Measure, page 39).
Format: Sets general format preferences, such as the pace and 
speed shown during activities, the start of the week, and 
geographical position format and datum options.
Data Recording: Sets how the device records activity data. The 
Smart recording option (default) allows for longer activity 
recordings. The Every Second recording option provides 
more detailed activity recordings, but may not record entire 
activities that last for longer periods of time.
USB Mode: Sets the device to use mass storage mode or 
Garmin mode when connected to a computer.
Reset: Allows you to reset user data and settings (Resetting All 
Default Settings, page 42).
Software Update: Allows you to install software updates 
downloaded using Garmin Express.
About: Displays device, software, license, and regulatory 
information.
Time Settings
Hold MENU, and select System > Time.
Time Format: Sets the device to show time in a 12-hour, 24-
hour, or military format.
Set Time: Sets the time zone for the device. The Auto option 
sets the time zone automatically based on your GPS position.
Time: Allows you to adjust the time if it is set to the Manual 
option.
Alerts: Allows you to set hourly alerts, as well as sunrise and 
sunset alerts that sound a specific number of minutes or 
hours before the actual sunrise or sunset occurs (Setting 
Time Alerts, page 39).
Time Sync: Allows you to manually sync the time when you 
change time zones, and to update for daylight saving time 
(Syncing the Time, page 39).
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