Garmin Forerunner 945 Owners Manual - Page 27

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• Find my phone • Find my watch • Incident detection • GroupTrack • LiveTrack • Live Event Sharing • Music controls • Phone notifications • Social media interactions • Software updates • Weather updates • Workout and course downloads Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect 1 Hold LIGHT to view the controls menu. 2 Select . Locating a Lost Mobile Device You can use this feature to help locate a lost mobile device that is paired using Bluetooth wireless technology and currently within range. 1 Hold LIGHT to view the controls menu. 2 Select Find My Phone. The Forerunner device begins searching for your paired mobile device. An audible alert sounds on your mobile device, and the Bluetooth signal strength displays on the Forerunner device screen. The Bluetooth signal strength increases as you move closer to your mobile device. 3 Select BACK to stop searching. Widgets Your device comes preloaded with widgets that provide at-aglance information. Some widgets require a Bluetooth connection to a compatible smartphone. Some widgets are not visible by default. You can add them to the widget loop manually (Customizing the Widget Loop, page 30). ABC: Displays combined altimeter, barometer, and compass information. Body Battery: Displays your current Body Battery level and a graph of your Body Battery levels for the last several hours. Calendar: Displays upcoming meetings from your smartphone calendar. Calories: Displays your calorie information for the current day. Compass: Displays an electronic compass. Dog tracking: Displays your dog's location information when you have a compatible dog tracking device paired with your Forerunner device. Floors climbed: Tracks your floors climbed and progress toward your goal. Garmin coach: Displays scheduled workouts when you select a Garmin coach training plan in your Garmin Connect account. Golf: Displays golf information for your last round. Health stats: Displays a dynamic summary of your current health statistics. The measurements includes heart rate, Body Battery level, stress, and more. Heart rate: Displays your current heart rate in beats per minute (bpm) and a graph of your heart rate. History: Displays your activity history and a graph of your recorded activities. Hydration: Allows you to track the amount of water you consume and the progress toward your daily goal. Intensity minutes: Tracks your time spent participating in moderate to vigorous activities, your weekly intensity minutes goal, and progress toward your goal. inReach® controls: Allows you to send messages on your paired inReach device. Last activity: Displays a brief summary of your last recorded activity, such as your last run, last ride, or last swim. Menstrual cycle tracking: Displays your current cycle. You can view and log your daily symptoms. Music controls: Provides music player controls for your smartphone or on-device music. My day: Displays a dynamic summary of your activity today. The metrics include timed activities, intensity minutes, floors climbed, steps, calories burned, and more. Notifications: Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your smartphone notification settings. Performance: Displays performance measurements that help you track and understand your training activities and race performances. Pulse oximeter: Displays your most recent blood oxygen saturation percentage and a graph of your readings. Respiration: Your current respiration rate in breaths per minute and seven-day average. You can do a breathing activity to help you relax. 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. You can do a breathing activity to help you relax. Sunrise and sunset: Displays sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight times. Training status: Displays your current training status and training load, which shows you how your training affects your fitness level and performance. VIRB controls: Provides camera controls when you have a VIRB device paired with your Forerunner device. Weather: Displays the current temperature and weather forecast. Xero® device: Displays laser location information when you have a compatible Xero device paired with your Forerunner device. Viewing the Widgets Your device comes preloaded with widgets that provide at-aglance information. Some widgets require a Bluetooth connection to a compatible smartphone. • From the watch face, select UP or DOWN to view the widgets. Available widgets include heart rate and activity tracking. The performance widget requires several activities with heart rate and outdoor runs with GPS. • Select START to view additional options and functions for a widget. About My Day The My Day widget is a daily snapshot of your activity. This is a dynamic summary that updates throughout the day. As soon as you climb a flight of stairs or record an activity, it appears in the widget. The metrics include recorded activities, intensity minutes for the week, floors climbed, steps, calories burned, and more. You can select START to view additional metrics. Viewing the Controls Menu The controls menu contains options, such as turning on do not disturb mode, locking the keys, and turning the device off. You can also open the Garmin Pay wallet. Smart Features 21

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Find my phone
Find my watch
Incident detection
GroupTrack
LiveTrack
Live Event Sharing
Music controls
Phone notifications
Social media interactions
Software updates
Weather updates
Workout and course downloads
Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect
1
Hold
LIGHT
to view the controls menu.
2
Select
.
Locating a Lost Mobile Device
You can use this feature to help locate a lost mobile device that
is paired using Bluetooth wireless technology and currently
within range.
1
Hold
LIGHT
to view the controls menu.
2
Select
Find My Phone
.
The Forerunner device begins searching for your paired
mobile device. An audible alert sounds on your mobile
device, and the Bluetooth signal strength displays on the
Forerunner device screen. The Bluetooth signal strength
increases as you move closer to your mobile device.
3
Select
BACK
to stop searching.
Widgets
Your device comes preloaded with widgets that provide at-a-
glance information. Some widgets require a Bluetooth
connection to a compatible smartphone.
Some widgets are not visible by default. You can add them to
the widget loop manually (
Customizing the Widget Loop
,
page 30
).
ABC
: Displays combined altimeter, barometer, and compass
information.
Body Battery
: Displays your current Body Battery level and a
graph of your Body Battery levels for the last several hours.
Calendar
: Displays upcoming meetings from your smartphone
calendar.
Calories
: Displays your calorie information for the current day.
Compass
: Displays an electronic compass.
Dog tracking
: Displays your dog's location information when
you have a compatible dog tracking device paired with your
Forerunner device.
Floors climbed
: Tracks your floors climbed and progress
toward your goal.
Garmin coach
: Displays scheduled workouts when you select a
Garmin coach training plan in your Garmin Connect account.
Golf
: Displays golf information for your last round.
Health stats
: Displays a dynamic summary of your current
health statistics. The measurements includes heart rate,
Body Battery level, stress, and more.
Heart rate
: Displays your current heart rate in beats per minute
(bpm) and a graph of your heart rate.
History
: Displays your activity history and a graph of your
recorded activities.
Hydration
: Allows you to track the amount of water you
consume and the progress toward your daily goal.
Intensity minutes
: Tracks your time spent participating in
moderate to vigorous activities, your weekly intensity minutes
goal, and progress toward your goal.
inReach
®
controls
: Allows you to send messages on your
paired inReach device.
Last activity
: Displays a brief summary of your last recorded
activity, such as your last run, last ride, or last swim.
Menstrual cycle tracking
: Displays your current cycle. You can
view and log your daily symptoms.
Music controls
: Provides music player controls for your
smartphone or on-device music.
My day
: Displays a dynamic summary of your activity today. The
metrics include timed activities, intensity minutes, floors
climbed, steps, calories burned, and more.
Notifications
: Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network
updates, and more, based on your smartphone notification
settings.
Performance
: Displays performance measurements that help
you track and understand your training activities and race
performances.
Pulse oximeter
: Displays your most recent blood oxygen
saturation percentage and a graph of your readings.
Respiration
: Your current respiration rate in breaths per minute
and seven-day average. You can do a breathing activity to
help you relax.
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. You can do a breathing activity to help you relax.
Sunrise and sunset
: Displays sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight
times.
Training status
: Displays your current training status and
training load, which shows you how your training affects your
fitness level and performance.
VIRB controls
: Provides camera controls when you have a
VIRB device paired with your Forerunner device.
Weather
: Displays the current temperature and weather
forecast.
Xero
®
device
: Displays laser location information when you
have a compatible Xero device paired with your Forerunner
device.
Viewing the Widgets
Your device comes preloaded with widgets that provide at-a-
glance information. Some widgets require a Bluetooth
connection to a compatible smartphone.
From the watch face, select
UP
or
DOWN
to view the
widgets.
Available widgets include heart rate and activity tracking. The
performance widget requires several activities with heart rate
and outdoor runs with GPS.
Select
START
to view additional options and functions for a
widget.
About My Day
The My Day widget is a daily snapshot of your activity. This is a
dynamic summary that updates throughout the day. As soon as
you climb a flight of stairs or record an activity, it appears in the
widget. The metrics include recorded activities, intensity minutes
for the week, floors climbed, steps, calories burned, and more.
You can select START to view additional metrics.
Viewing the Controls Menu
The controls menu contains options, such as turning on do not
disturb mode, locking the keys, and turning the device off. You
can also open the Garmin Pay wallet.
Smart Features
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