Garmin Forerunner 245/245 Music Owners Manual - Page 16

or vibrates if audible tones are turned on (System Settings, page 26). Goal Alerts: Allows you to turn on and off goal alerts, or turn them off only during activities. Goal alerts appear for your daily steps goal, daily floors climbed goal, and weekly intensity minutes goal. Move IQ: Allows your device to automatically start and save a timed walking or running activity when the Move IQ feature detects familiar movement patterns. Sleep Pulse Ox: Allows your device to record up to four hours of pulse oximeter readings while you sleep. Turning Off Activity Tracking When you turn off activity tracking, your steps, floors climbed, intensity minutes, sleep tracking, and Move IQ events are not recorded. 1 From the watch face, hold UP. 2 Select Settings > Activity Tracking > Status > Off. Smart Features Bluetooth Connected Features The Forerunner device has several Bluetooth connected features for your compatible smartphone using the Garmin Connect app. Activity uploads: Automatically sends your activity to the Garmin Connect app as soon as you finish recording the activity. Audio prompts: Allows the Garmin Connect app to play status announcements, such as mile splits and other data, on your smartphone during a run or other activity. Bluetooth sensors: Allows you to connect Bluetooth compatible sensors, such as a heart rate monitor. Connect IQ: Allows you to extend your device features with new watch faces, widgets, apps, and data fields. Find my phone: Locates your lost smartphone that is paired with your Forerunner device and currently within range. Find my watch: Locates your lost Forerunner device that is paired with your smartphone and currently within range. Phone notifications: Displays phone notifications and messages on your Forerunner device. Safety and tracking features: Allows you to send messages and alerts to friends and family, as well as request assistance from emergency contacts set up in the Garmin Connect app. For more information, go to (Safety and Tracking Features, page 12). Social media interactions: Allows you to post an update to your favorite social media website when you upload an activity to the Garmin Connect app. Software updates: Allows you to update your device software. Weather updates: Sends real-time weather conditions and notifications to your device. Workout and course downloads: Allows you to browse for workouts and courses in the Garmin Connect app and wirelessly send them to your device. Updating the Software Using the Garmin Connect App Before you can update your device software using the Garmin Connect app, you must have a Garmin Connect account, and you must pair the device with a compatible smartphone (Pairing Your Smartphone with Your Device, page 1). Sync your device with the Garmin Connect app (Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect, page 10). When new software is available, the Garmin Connect app automatically sends the update to your device. 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 . 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 23). 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. Garmin coach: Displays scheduled workouts when you select a Garmin coach training plan in your Garmin Connect account. 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. Last activity: Displays a brief summary of your last recorded activity, such as your last run, last ride, or last swim. Last sport: Displays a brief summary of your last recorded sport. 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, 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. 10 Smart Features