Garmin Approach S70 - 42 mm Owners Manual - Page 34

Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data, Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Settings

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Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data If the heart rate data is erratic or does not appear, you can try these tips. • Clean and dry your arm before putting on the watch. • Avoid wearing sunscreen, lotion, and insect repellent under the watch. • Avoid scratching the heart rate sensor on the back of the watch. • Wear the watch above your wrist bone. The watch should be snug but comfortable. • Wait until the icon is solid before starting your activity. • Warm up for 5 to 10 minutes and get a heart rate reading before starting your activity. NOTE: In cold environments, warm up indoors. • Rinse the watch with fresh water after each workout. Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Settings Press , and select Settings > Health & Wellness > Heart Rate. Status: Enables or disables the wrist heart rate monitor. The default value is Auto, which automatically uses the wrist heart rate monitor unless you pair an external heart rate monitor. NOTE: Disabling the wrist heart rate monitor also disables the wrist-based pulse oximeter sensor. While Swimming: Enables or disables the wrist heart rate monitor during swimming activities. Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts: Allows you to set the watch to alert you when your heart rate exceeds or drops below a target value (Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert, page 28). Broadcast Heart Rate: Allows you to begin broadcasting your heart rate data to a paired device (Broadcasting Heart Rate to Garmin Devices, page 29). Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert CAUTION This feature only alerts you when your heart rate exceeds or drops below a certain number of beats per minute, as selected by the user, after a period of inactivity. This feature does not notify you of any potential heart condition and is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or disease. Always defer to your health care provider for any heart-related issues. You can set the heart rate threshold value. 1 Press . 2 Select Settings > Sensors & Accessories > Wrist Heart Rate > Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts. 3 Select High Alert or Low Alert. 4 Set the heart rate threshold value. Each time your heart rate exceeds or drops below the threshold value, a message appears and the watch vibrates. 28 Heart Rate Features

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Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data
If the heart rate data is erratic or does not appear, you can try these tips.
•
Clean and dry your arm before putting on the watch.
•
Avoid wearing sunscreen, lotion, and insect repellent under the watch.
•
Avoid scratching the heart rate sensor on the back of the watch.
•
Wear the watch above your wrist bone. The watch should be snug but comfortable.
•
Wait until the
icon is solid before starting your activity.
•
Warm up for 5 to 10 minutes and get a heart rate reading before starting your activity.
NOTE:
In cold environments, warm up indoors.
•
Rinse the watch with fresh water after each workout.
Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Settings
Press
, and select
Settings
>
Health & Wellness
>
Heart Rate
.
Status
: Enables or disables the wrist heart rate monitor. The default value is Auto, which automatically uses the
wrist heart rate monitor unless you pair an external heart rate monitor.
NOTE:
Disabling the wrist heart rate monitor also disables the wrist-based pulse oximeter sensor.
While Swimming
: Enables or disables the wrist heart rate monitor during swimming activities.
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts
: Allows you to set the watch to alert you when your heart rate exceeds or drops
below a target value (
Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert
, page 28
).
Broadcast Heart Rate
: Allows you to begin broadcasting your heart rate data to a paired device (
Broadcasting
Heart Rate to Garmin Devices
, page 29
).
Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert
CAUTION
This feature only alerts you when your heart rate exceeds or drops below a certain number of beats per minute,
as selected by the user, after a period of inactivity. This feature does not notify you of any potential heart
condition and is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or disease. Always defer to your health
care provider for any heart-related issues.
You can set the heart rate threshold value.
1
Press
.
2
Select
Settings
>
Sensors & Accessories
>
Wrist Heart Rate
>
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts
.
3
Select
High Alert
or
Low Alert
.
4
Set the heart rate threshold value.
Each time your heart rate exceeds or drops below the threshold value, a message appears and the watch
vibrates.
28
Heart Rate Features