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GPS Status and Status Icons For outdoor activities, the status ring turns green when GPS is ready. A flashing icon means the watch is searching for a signal. A solid icon means the signal was found or the sensor is connected. GPS GPS status Battery status Phone connection status Wi‑Fi technology status (Forerunner music watches only) Heart rate status Running Dynamics Pod status Speed and cadence sensor status Bike lights status Bike radar status Extended display mode status Power meter status tempe™ sensor status VIRB® camera status Using the Watch • Hold LIGHT to view the controls menu (Controls, page 29). • From the watch face, press UP or DOWN to scroll through the glance loop (Glances, page 14). • From the watch face, press START to start an activity or open an app (Activities and Apps, page 2). • Hold UP to customize the watch face (Customizing the Watch Face, page 14), adjust settings (System Settings, page 87), pair wireless sensors (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 57), and more. Activities and Apps Your watch can be used for indoor, outdoor, athletic, and fitness activities. When you start an activity, the watch displays and records sensor data. You can create custom activities or new activities based on default activities (Creating a Custom Activity, page 13). When you finish your activities, you can save and share them with the Garmin Connect community. You can also add Connect IQ™ activities and apps to your watch using the Connect IQ app (Connect IQ Features, page 74). For more information about activity tracking and fitness metric accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy. 2 Activities and Apps

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GPS Status and Status Icons
For outdoor activities, the status ring turns green when GPS is ready. A flashing icon means the watch is
searching for a signal. A solid icon means the signal was found or the sensor is connected.
GPS
GPS status
Battery status
Phone connection status
Wi‑Fi technology status (Forerunner music watches only)
Heart rate status
Running Dynamics Pod status
Speed and cadence sensor status
Bike lights status
Bike radar status
Extended display mode status
Power meter status
tempe
™
sensor status
VIRB
®
camera status
Using the Watch
•
Hold
LIGHT
to view the controls menu (
Controls
, page 29
).
•
From the watch face, press
UP
or
DOWN
to scroll through the glance loop (
Glances
, page 14
).
•
From the watch face, press
START
to start an activity or open an app (
Activities and Apps
, page 2
).
•
Hold
UP
to customize the watch face (
Customizing the Watch Face
, page 14
), adjust settings (
System
Settings
, page 87
), pair wireless sensors (
Pairing Your Wireless Sensors
, page 57
), and more.
Activities and Apps
Your watch can be used for indoor, outdoor, athletic, and fitness activities. When you start an activity, the watch
displays and records sensor data. You can create custom activities or new activities based on default activities
(
Creating a Custom Activity
, page 13
). When you finish your activities, you can save and share them with the
Garmin Connect community.
You can also add Connect IQ
™
activities and apps to your watch using the Connect IQ app (
Connect IQ Features
,
page 74
).
For more information about activity tracking and fitness metric accuracy, go to
garmin.com/ataccuracy
.
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Activities and Apps