HONOR Band 6 User Guide
Contents Getting started Powering on, powering off, and restarting Pairing and connecting Charging your band Buttons and gestures Changing watch faces Notifications Setting alarms Receiving weather reports Incoming calls 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 Workout modes Starting an individual workout Viewing workout records Viewing daily activity data Automatic workout detection 8 9 9 10 Health management Sleep tracking Measuring blood oxygen levels (SpO2) Monitoring your heart rate Heart rate alerts High heart rate aler
Turning the screen on and off Restoring the band to its factory settings Updating your band Viewing the Bluetooth name, MAC address, serial number, model, and version number Water resistance Contents 20 21 21 21 22 ii
Getting started Powering on, powering off, and restarting Powering on the band • Press and hold the button to power on the band. • The band will power on automatically when you connect it to a charger. You will be prompted with a message asking you to charge your band when the battery is critically low. The band will power off automatically after 2 seconds and you won't be able to power it back on again without the charger. Powering off the band • On your band, go to Settings > System > Power off.
Getting started • Your band can only be paired with phones running Android 5.0 or later, or iOS 9.0 or later. Make sure you have enabled Bluetooth on your phone before starting pairing. Make sure to enable Location Services if you are connecting your band to a phone running Android 6.0 or later. • When you turn on your band for the first time or pair it with your phone after a factory reset, you will be prompted to select a language before continuing.
Getting started • The charger is not water resistant. Make sure the port, metal contacts, and device are all dry before charging. • Use the dedicated charging cable, charging cradle, rated output voltage of 5 V, and rated output current of 1 A or USB power output to charge your band. Charging the band using a non-Honor charger or a power bank may result in it taking a longer time to charge, the band being unable to charge fully, overheating, or other similar issues.
Getting started Operation Swipe right Function Note Switch screens. -- Swipe right on Return to the previous -- screens other screen. from the home screen. than the home screen. Swipe up on Check messages on your the home band. -- screen. Swipe down on Access the settings menu or -the home enable some features screen. including Do Not Disturb, screen on, Find Phone, and setting alarms. Touch the Select and confirm. -- screen. Touch and hold Change watch faces. -- the home screen.
Getting started The following phone features' notifications can be synced to the band: SMS messages, Email, Calendar, and certain third-party social media apps including WeChat and QQ. • Enable notifications: Open the Health app, touch Devices then your device name. Touch Notifications and enable Notifications. Turn on the switch for apps that you want to receive notifications from.
Getting started 2 Touch Add to set the alarm time, tag, and repeat cycle for the Event alarm. 3 Touch √ (for Android users) or Save (for iOS users) in the upper right corner. 4 Swipe down on the home screen to ensure that the alarm settings are synced to your band. 5 Touch set alarm to modify the alarm time, repeat cycle, or delete the alarm. • Event alarms are synced between the band and Health app. • There is only one smart alarm by default. You cannot add more or delete the smart alarm.
Getting started Viewing pushed weather reports • Method 1: View the weather information on the weather screen • Swipe right on the band screen until you find the weather screen, then you can check your location, the latest weather, temperature, air quality, and more. • Method 2: View the weather information on the weather watch face • Make sure you are using a band design that displays the weather on the home screen.
Workout modes Starting an individual workout Starting a workout using your band 1 On your band, enter the app list and touch Workout. 2 Swipe up or down and select the workout you want to do. 3 Touch the icon to start the workout. • Touch to set a workout goal such as a distance, time, or calorie goal, or set the goal to None. You can also set reminders for intervals or your heart rate. • When the band screen is on, press and hold the button to stop the workout.
Workout modes Viewing workout records Viewing workout records on the band 1 On your band, enter the app list and touch Workout records. Then select a record to view the details. • Your band will display different data types for different workouts. • Workout records include comprehensive data, such as speed, cadence, heart rate graph, heart rate zone, cadence graph, and pace graph. • You can view up to 10 records in the "exercise record" of the bracelet.
Workout modes Automatic workout detection Your band can identify your workout status on its own. This feature is disabled by default. To use it, you need to enable it manually. After you have enabled Auto-detect workouts under Settings > Workout settings, the wearable will remind you to start the workout if it detects that there is a change in your activity intensity and suggests a workout mode for you. You can select to ignore or start recording the workout session.
Health management Sleep tracking Your band collects sleep data and identifies your sleep status when you wear it while sleeping. It can automatically detect when you fall asleep and wake up and whether you are in a light or deep sleep. Your sleep data for a single day is measured from 8:00 PM the night before to 8:00 PM of that day for a total of 24 hours.
Health management • This feature is only available in some countries and regions. For more information, contact the official Honor service hotline. • The reading will be interrupted if you swipe right on the band screen, receive an incoming call, or an alarm goes off. • For more accurate results, it is recommended that you wait three to five minutes after putting your band on before measuring your SpO2.
Health management Resting heart rate measurement Resting heart rate refers to your measured heart rate when you are awake and at rest. The best time to measure your resting heart rate is immediately after you wake up in the morning. Open Health, touch Devices then your device name, go to Health monitoring > Continuous heart rate monitoring, and enable Continuous heart rate monitoring. Then your band will measure your resting heart rate on its own.
Health management • After completing your workout, you can check your average heart rate, maximum heart rate, and heart rate zone on the workout results screen. • Your heart rate will not be displayed if you remove the band from your wrist during the workout. However, the band will continue to search for your heart rate signal for a while. Measurement will resume once you put the band back on.
Health management Low heart rate alert If you haven't been resting or sleeping for the past 10 minutes and your heart rate stays below the limit for 10 consecutive minutes, your band will vibrate once and display a message letting you know that your heart rate is too low. You can swipe right on the screen or press the side button to clear the message.
Health management • Your band will not vibrate to remind you to move around if you have enabled Do Not Disturb on your band. • Your band will not vibrate if it detects that you are asleep. • Your band will only send reminders between 8:00 AM to noon and from 2:00 to 10:00 PM.
Handy features Viewing and deleting notifications Viewing unread notifications: Unread notifications will be available to view on your band. To view them, swipe up on the home screen or touch Notifications in the app list. Deleting notifications: Swipe right on a notification to delete a single notification or touch Clear at the bottom of the list to delete all unread notifications. • A maximum of 10 unread notifications can be saved on your band.
Handy features Touch to start the timer, touch to pause the timer, or touch to exit the timer. • Swipe right on the screen or press the button to move Timer to the background. • The band will vibrate to inform you when the time is up. Flashlight On your band, enter the app list, touch Flashlight the band's screen will then light up. Touch the screen to turn off the flashlight, then touch the screen again to turn it back on. Swipe right or press the side button to exit.
Handy features 2 On your band, enter the app list and select Remote shutter. This will open Camera on your phone at the same time. 3 Touch on the band to take photos. Swipe right on the screen or press the button on the band to close Camera and exit Remote shutter. Requires Honor phones that run Magic UI 2.0 or later. Touch to switch between a 2-second and 5-second timer.
More guides Do Not Disturb mode Swipe on the band screen to display the menu, touch to enable Do Not Disturb. Alternatively, enter the app list, go to Settings > Do Not Disturb, and schedule a period for this mode. After Do Not Disturb is enabled: • The band will not vibrate to notify you of incoming calls or notifications, and the Raise to wake feature will be disabled. • The alarm will vibrate and ring as normal.
More guides To set the screen sleep time, on your band, go to Settings > Display > Advanced and set the sleep time to 10 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, or Auto. If Sleep is set to Auto, the band screen will turn off when you tilt or lower your wrist. If you turn the screen back on within 10 seconds of it turning off, the previous screen will be displayed. Otherwise, the home screen will be displayed. Restoring the band to its factory settings Method 1: Press the button, go to Settings > System > Reset.
More guides Press the button and go to Settings > About to view the MAC address of the device. Viewing the SN: Press the button and, go to Settings > About. The name displayed under SN is the serial number of the device. Viewing the model: • Press the button and go to Settings > About. The name displayed under Model is the model of the device. • The model name is also laser-engraved on the back of the band, after the words "MODEL/型 号:".
