TACTIX DELTA ® Owner’s Manual
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Table of Contents Introduction.....................................................................1 Getting Started ............................................................................ 1 Buttons ................................................................................... 1 Using the Watch ..................................................................... 1 Viewing the Controls Menu ............................................... 1 Viewing Widgets ..........................................
Garmin Pay................................................................... 14 Setting Up Your Garmin Pay Wallet ......................................... 14 Paying for a Purchase Using Your Watch ................................ 14 Adding a Card to Your Garmin Pay Wallet ............................... 15 Managing Your Garmin Pay Cards ...................................... 15 Changing Your Garmin Pay Passcode ..................................... 15 Music................................................
Navigating to a Point of Interest ............................................... 30 Points of Interest .................................................................. 30 Creating and Following a Course on Your Device .................... 30 Creating a Round-Trip Course .................................................. 30 Viewing or Editing Course Details ............................................ 30 Using ClimbPro .........................................................................
The floors climbed amount does not seem accurate ........... 45 Getting More Information .......................................................... 45 Appendix....................................................................... 45 Data Fields ................................................................................ 45 Applied Ballistics Glossary of Terms ........................................ 49 VO2 Max. Standard Ratings ..................................................... 51 FTP Ratings .....
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. Getting Started When using your watch the first time, you should complete these tasks to set it up and get to know the basic features. 1 Press LIGHT to turn on the watch (Buttons, page 1). 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the initial setup.
TIP: You can press DOWN to view additional screens for a widget, or press START to view additional options and functions for a widget. • From any screen, hold BACK to return to the watch face. • If you are recording an activity, press BACK to return to the activity data pages. Customizing the Watch NOTICE To prevent corrosion, thoroughly clean and dry the contacts and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a computer. Refer to the cleaning instructions (Device Care, page 43).
• When you are wearing the watch, avoid covering the face with your sleeve. • When you are not wearing the watch, point the face toward a source of bright light, such as sunlight or fluorescent light. The watch will charge faster when exposed to sunlight, because the solar charging lens is optimized for the spectrum of sunlight. • For maximum battery performance, charge the watch in bright sunlight.
turned off for indoor activities (Activities and App Settings, page 33). When running or walking with GPS turned off, speed, distance, and cadence are calculated using the accelerometer in the device. The accelerometer is self-calibrating. The accuracy of the speed, distance, and cadence data improves after a few outdoor runs or walks using GPS. TIP: Holding the handrails of the treadmill reduces accuracy. You can use an optional foot pod to record pace, distance, and cadence.
8 Go for a run (Starting an Activity, page 3). The metronome starts automatically. During your run, press UP or DOWN to view the metronome 9 screen. 10 If necessary, hold MENU to change the metronome settings. Playing Audio Prompts During an Activity You can enable your tactix Delta device to play motivational status announcements during a run or other activity. Audio prompts play on your connected headphones using Bluetooth technology, if available.
Percent Max.: Sets the jump range for all jump types. A setting less than 100% decreases the drift distance to the DIP, and a setting greater than 100% increases the drift distance. More experienced jumpmasters may want to use smaller numbers, and less experienced skydivers may want to use larger numbers. Safety Factor: Sets the margin of error for a jump (HAHO only). Safety factors are usually integer values of two or greater, and are determined by the jumpmaster based on specifications for the jump.
5 Select an option: • To start another drill interval, press LAP. • To start a swim interval, press UP or DOWN to return to the swim training screens. Turning Off Wrist-based Heart Rate While Swimming Wrist-based heart rate is turned on by default for swim activities. The device is also compatible with the HRM-Tri™ accessory and the HRM-Swim™ accessory. If both wrist-based heart rate and chest heart rate data are available, your device uses the chest heart rate data.
NOTE: Distances are removed from the list as you pass them. Saving Custom Targets While playing a round, you can save up to five custom targets for each hole. Saving a target is useful for recording objects or obstacles that are not shown on the map. You can view the distances to these targets from the layup and dogleg screen (Viewing Layup and Dogleg Distances, page 7). 1 Stand near the target you want to save. NOTE: You cannot save a target that is far from the currently selected hole.
Starting an Expedition You can use the Expedition app to prolong the battery life while recording a multi-day activity. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select Expedition. 3 Press START to start the activity timer. The device enters low power mode and collects GPS track points once an hour. To maximize battery life, the device turns off all sensors and accessories, including the connection to your smartphone.
2 Select Environment. 3 Select an option to edit. Enabling Auto Update You can use the auto update feature to update the latitude and pressure values automatically. When connected to a tempe sensor, the temperature value also updates. The values update every five minutes. 1 From the Applied Ballistics app, press START. 2 Select Environment > Auto Update > On. Range Card Customizing the Range Card Fields 1 From the Applied Ballistics app, press START. 2 Select Range Card.
Calibrating the drop scale factor provides a more accurate solution at or beyond the transonic range for your specific firearm. 1 From the Applied Ballistics app, press START. 2 Select Profile > Gun Properties > Calibrate DSF. 3 Select an option: • Select Range to edit the range. • Select True Drop to edit the drop distance. 4 Select . Viewing the Drop Scale Factor Table The drop scale factor table is populated after you calibrate the drop scale factor. If necessary, you can reset the table values to zero.
4 Select Reply. 5 Select a message from the list. Your phone sends the selected message as an SMS text message. Managing Notifications You can use your compatible smartphone to manage notifications that appear on your tactix Delta device. Select an option: • If you are using an iPhone device, go to the iOS notifications settings to select the items to show on the device. • If you are using an Android smartphone, from the Garmin Connect app, select Settings > Notifications.
4 Open the Garmin Express application, and select Add Adding Emergency Contacts Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect Emergency contact phone numbers are used for the incident detection and assistance features. or . 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select Select Safety & Tracking > Incident Detection & 2 Assistance > Add Emergency Contact. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions. Device. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions.
7 Select Start LiveTrack. 8 On the tactix Delta device, start an activity. 9 Scroll to the map to view your connections. TIP: From the map, you can hold MENU and select Nearby Connections to view distance, direction, and pace or speed information for other connections in the GroupTrack session. Tips for GroupTrack Sessions The GroupTrack feature allows you to keep track of other connections in your group using LiveTrack directly on the screen.
6 If necessary, follow the instructions on the card reader to complete the transaction. TIP: After you successfully enter your passcode, you can make payments without a passcode for 24 hours while you continue to wear your watch. If you remove the watch from your wrist or disable heart rate monitoring, you must enter the passcode again before making a payment. Adding a Card to Your Garmin Pay Wallet You can add up to 10 credit or debit cards to your Garmin Pay wallet. or .
3 In the My Music or iTunes Library list, select an audio file category, such as songs or playlists. 4 Select the checkboxes for the audio files, and select Send to Device. 5 If necessary, in the tactix Delta list, select a category, select the checkboxes, and select Remove From Device to remove audio files. Wrist-based Heart Rate Wearing the Device • Wear the device above your wrist bone. NOTE: The device should be snug but comfortable.
3 Pair your tactix Delta device with your Garmin ANT+ ® compatible device. NOTE: The pairing instructions differ for each Garmin compatible device. See your owner's manual. TIP: To stop broadcasting your heart rate data, press any button, and select Yes. Broadcasting Heart Rate Data During an Activity You can set up your tactix Delta device to broadcast your heart rate data automatically when you begin an activity.
Color Zone Percentile in Zone Cadence Range Ground Contact Time Range Purple >95 >183 spm <218 ms Blue 70–95 174–183 spm 218–248 ms Green 30–69 164–173 spm 249–277 ms Orange 5–29 153–163 spm 278–308 ms Red <153 spm >308 ms <5 Ground Contact Time Balance Data Ground contact time balance measures your running symmetry and appears as a percentage of your total ground contact time. For example, 51.
Detecting Performance Measurements Automatically The Auto Detection feature is turned on by default. The device can automatically detect your maximum heart rate and lactate threshold during an activity. When paired with a compatible power meter, the device can automatically detect your functional threshold power (FTP) during an activity. NOTE: The device detects a maximum heart rate only when your heart rate is higher than the value set in your user profile. 1 Hold MENU.
habits. Steady workouts at moderate effort or workouts involving longer intervals (>180 sec) have a positive impact on your aerobic metabolism and result in an improved aerobic Training Effect. 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.
page 42), and you must get your VO2 max. estimate (Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Cycling, page 19). The device uses your user profile information from the initial setup and your VO2 max. estimate to estimate your FTP. The device will automatically detect your FTP during rides at a steady, high intensity with heart rate and power. 1 Select UP or DOWN to view the performance widget. 2 Select START to scroll through the performance measurements.
yourself time to recover by adding lighter training to your schedule. No Status: The device needs one or two weeks of training history, including activities with VO2 max. results from running or cycling, to determine your training status. Tips for Getting Your Training Status The training status feature depends on updated assessments of your fitness level, including at least two VO2 max. measurements per week. Your VO2 max.
to 50 is medium reserve energy, 51 to 75 is high reserve energy, and 76 to 100 is very high reserve energy. You can sync your device with your Garmin Connect account to view your most up-to-date Body Battery level, long-term trends, and additional details (Tips for Improved Body Battery Data, page 23). The oxygen saturation percentage scale. Viewing the Body Battery Widget A graph of your elevation readings for the last 24 hours.
• Hold the arm wearing the device at heart level while the device reads your blood oxygen saturation. • Use a silicone band. • Clean and dry your arm before putting on the device. • Avoid wearing sunscreen, lotion, and insect repellent under the device. • Avoid scratching the optical sensor on the back of the device. • 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.
4 Select FTP, and enter your FTP value. 5 Select a zone, and enter a value for each zone. 6 If necessary, select Minimum, and enter a minimum power value. 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.
Connect or select a training plan that has built-in workouts, and transfer them to your device. You can schedule workouts using Garmin Connect. You can plan workouts in advance and store them on your device. Following a Workout From Garmin Connect Before you can download a workout from Garmin Connect, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 12). 1 Select an option: • Open the Garmin Connect app. • Go to connect.garmin.com. 2 Select Training > Workouts.
PacePro Training Many runners like to wear a pace band during a race to help achieve their race goal. The PacePro feature allows you to create a custom pace band based on distance and pace or distance and time. You can also create a pace band for a known course to maximize your pace effort based on elevation changes. You can create a PacePro plan using the Garmin Connect app. You can preview the splits and elevation plot before you run the course.
NOTE: This setting is enabled for all segments by default. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select an activity. 3 Hold MENU. 4 Select Training > Segments > Auto Effort. Using Virtual Partner ® Your Virtual Partner is a training tool designed to help you meet your goals. You can set a pace for the Virtual Partner and race against it. NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Activities & Apps. 3 Select an activity. 4 Select the activity settings.
3 Select an alarm. 4 Select an option: • To turn the alarm on or off, select Status. • To change the alarm time, select Time. • To set the alarm to repeat regularly, select Repeat, and select when the alarm should repeat. • To select the type of alarm notification, select Sounds. • To turn the backlight on or off with the alarm, select Backlight. • To select a description for the alarm, select Label. • To delete the alarm, select Delete. Starting the Countdown Timer 1 From the watch face, hold MENU.
4 5 6 7 Press START. Press DOWN to select a unit of measure. Press UP to enter the distance. Press START 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, press START. 2 Select an activity. 3 Hold MENU. 4 Select Navigation. 5 Select a category. 6 Respond to the on-screen prompts to choose a destination. 7 Select Go. Navigation information appears.
Marking and Starting Navigation to a Man Overboard Location Navigating to the Starting Point of a Saved Activity You can save a man overboard (MOB) location, and automatically start navigation back to it. TIP: You can customize the hold function of the keys to access the MOB function (Customizing the Hot Keys, page 41). 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select an activity. 3 Hold MENU. 4 Select Navigation > Last MOB. Navigation information appears.
3 Point the top of the watch toward your heading, and press START. When you deviate from the heading, the compass displays the direction from the heading and degree of deviation. Altimeter and Barometer 3 Pan and zoom the map to center the location in the crosshairs. 4 Hold START to select the point indicated by the crosshairs. 5 If necessary, select a nearby point of interest. 6 Select an option: • To start navigating to the location, select Go. • To save the location, select Save Location.
Viewing Data Totals You can view the accumulated distance and time data saved to your device. 1 From the watch face, hold MENU. 2 Select History > Totals. 3 If necessary, select an activity. 4 Select an option to view weekly or monthly totals. Using the Odometer The odometer automatically records the total distance traveled, elevation gained, and time in activities. 1 From the watch face, hold MENU. 2 Select History > Totals > Odometer. 3 Select UP or DOWN to view odometer totals.
Stroke Detect.: Enables stroke detection for pool swimming. Swimrun Auto Sport Change: Allows you to automatically transition between the swim portion and the run portion of a swimrun multisport activity. Tournament Mode: Disables features that are not allowed during sanctioned tournaments. Transitions: Enables transitions for multisport activities. Vibration Alerts: Enables alerts that notify you to inhale or exhale during a breathwork activity.
Lock on Road: Locks the position icon, which represents your position on the map, onto the nearest road. Track Log: Shows or hides the track log, or the path you have traveled, as a colored line on the map. Track Color: Changes the track log color. Detail: Sets the amount of detail shown on the map. Showing more detail may cause the map to redraw more slowly. Marine: Sets the map to display data in marine mode (Marine Map Settings, page 39).
The lap key status changes to On or Off based on the current setting. Using Auto Scroll You can use the auto scroll feature to cycle through all of the activity data screens automatically while the timer is running. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Activities & Apps. 3 Select an activity. NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities. 4 Select the activity settings. 5 Select Auto Scroll. 6 Select a display speed. Changing the GPS Setting For more information about GPS, go to www.garmin.com /aboutGPS.
Respiration: Your current respiration rate in breaths per minute and seven-day average. You can do a breathing activity to help you relax. Sensor information: Displays information from an internal sensor or a connected wireless sensor. Solar intensity: Displays a graph of the intensity of solar input for the last 6 hours. Steps: Tracks your daily step count, step goal, and data for previous days. Stress: Displays your current stress level and a graph of your stress level.
Using the Stress Level Widget The stress level widget displays your current stress level and a graph of your stress level for the last several hours. It can also guide you through a breathing activity to help you relax. 1 While you are sitting or inactive, press UP or DOWN from the watch face to view the stress level widget. 2 Press START to begin measuring. TIP: If you are too active for the watch to determine your stress level, a message appears instead of a stress level number.
Altimeter Settings Hold MENU, and select Sensors & Accessories > Altimeter. Calibrate: Allows you to manually calibrate the altimeter sensor. Auto Cal.: Allows the altimeter to self-calibrate each time you turn on GPS tracking. Elevation: Sets the units of measure for elevation. Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter Your device was already calibrated at the factory, and the device uses automatic calibration at your GPS starting point by default.
4 Select the map settings. 5 Select Map > Configure Maps. 6 Select a map to activate the toggle switch, which shows or hides the map data. Navigation Settings You can customize the map features and appearance when navigating to a destination. Customizing Map Features 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select 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.
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 41). 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.
Pairing Your Wireless Sensors The first time you connect a wireless sensor to your device using ANT+ or Bluetooth technology, you must pair the device and sensor. After they are paired, the device connects to the sensor automatically when you start an activity and the sensor is active and within range. 1 If you are pairing a heart rate monitor, put on the heart rate monitor. The heart rate monitor does not send or receive data until you put it on. 2 Bring the device within 3 m (10 ft.) of the sensor.
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. Club Sensors Your device is compatible with Approach CT10 golf club sensors. You can use paired club sensors to automatically track your golf shots, including location, distance, and club type. See the owner's manual for your club sensors for more information (garmin.com/manuals/ApproachCT10).
Troubleshooting My device is in the wrong language You can change the device language selection if you have accidently selected the wrong language on the device. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Scroll down to the last item in the list, and press START. 3 Press START. 4 Select your language. Is my smartphone compatible with my device? The tactix Delta device is compatible with smartphones using Bluetooth wireless technology. Go to www.garmin.com/ble for compatibility information.
• Take your device outside to an open area away from tall buildings and trees. • Remain stationary for a few minutes. The temperature reading is not accurate Your body temperature affects the temperature reading for the internal temperature sensor. To get the most accurate temperature reading, you should remove the watch from your wrist and wait 20 to 30 minutes. You can also use an optional tempe external temperature sensor to view accurate ambient temperature readings while wearing the watch.
Anaerobic Training Effect: The impact of the current activity on your anaerobic fitness level. Average % Heart Rate Reserve: The average percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate) for the current activity. Average 500m Pace: The average rowing pace per 500 meters for the current activity. Average Ascent: The average vertical distance of ascent since the last reset. Average Balance: The average left/right power balance for the current activity. Average Cadence: Cycling.
Floors Climbed: The total number of floors climbed up for the day. Floors Descended: The total number of floors climbed down for the day. Floors per Minute: The number of floors climbed up per minute. Front: The front bike gear from a gear position sensor. GCT Balance: The left/right balance of ground contact time while running. GCT Balance Gauge: A color gauge showing the left/right balance of ground contact time while running. Gear Battery: The battery status of a gear position sensor.
Lap Strokes: Swimming. The total number of strokes for the current lap. Lap Strokes: Paddle sports. The total number of strokes for the current lap. Lap Swolf: The swolf score for the current lap. Lap Time: The stopwatch time for the current lap. Lap Vertical Oscillation: The average amount of vertical oscillation for the current lap. Lap Vertical Ratio: The average ratio of vertical oscillation to stride length for the current lap.
Pedal Smoothness: The measurement of how evenly a rider is applying force to the pedals throughout each pedal stroke. Performance Condition: The performance condition score is a real-time assessment of your ability to perform. Platform Center Offset: The platform center offset. Platform center offset is the location on the pedal platform where force is applied. Power: The current power output in watts. Power Gauge: A color gauge showing your current power zone.
NOTE: The DOF is used only for calculating the Coriolis effect. If you are shooting at a target less than 1,000 yards away, this input field is optional. Elevation: The vertical portion of the aiming solution, displayed in milliradians (mil) or minute of angle (MOA). RNG: The distance to the target, displayed in yards or meters. Input field. W 1/2: The wind speed 1, wind speed 2, and wind direction. For example, if the wind direction (DIR) is 9:00, the wind is blowing left to right as viewed by the shooter.
NOTE: Most long range rifle bullets are closer to the G7 standard. Profile Fields, Gun Properties Muzzle Velocity: The speed of the bullet as it leaves the muzzle. Input field. NOTE: This field is required for accurate calculations by the shooting solution. If you calibrate the muzzle velocity, this field may be updated automatically for a more accurate firing solution. Output Units: The output units of measure. A milliradian (mil) is 3.438 inches at 100 yards. A minute of angle (MOA) is 1.
Wheel Size and Circumference Tire Size Wheel Circumference (mm) Your speed sensor automatically detects your wheel size. If necessary, you can manually enter your wheel circumference in the speed sensor settings. The tire size is marked on both sides of the tire. This is not a comprehensive list. You can also measure the circumference of your wheel or use one of the calculators available on the internet.
Index A accessories 41, 42, 44, 45 acclimation 22 activities 3, 4, 9, 33, 36 custom 3, 6 favorites 3 saving 3 starting 3 activity tracking 25 airplane mode 1 alarms 28, 34 alert 5 alerts 25, 34, 35, 40, 41 heart rate 17 altimeter 32, 39 calibrating 39 altitude 22 ANT+ sensors 41–43 applications 11, 13, 14 smartphone 2 Applied Ballistics 9–11, 49 assistance 13 auto climb 35 Auto Lap 35 Auto Pause 35 auto scroll 36 B backlight 41 bands 43 barometer 32, 39 calibrating 39 battery 43 charging 2 life 43 maximizi
ski touring 4 snowboarding 4 sleep mode 25 smartphone 13, 14, 36, 44 applications 11, 14 pairing 1, 2, 44 snowboarding 4 software license 41 updating 2, 12 version 41 specifications 43 speed 35 speed and cadence sensors 42 statistics 8 stopwatch 29 storing data 12, 13 stress level 18, 20, 22, 23, 38 stress score 20, 22, 23 stride length 17 strokes 6 sunrise and sunset times 41 swimming 6, 7 swing analysis 8 swolf score 6 system settings 40 workouts 25, 26 loading 26 Z zones heart rate 24 power 24 time 41
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