Garmin Forerunner 45/45S Owners Manual - Page 9

Sleep Tracking, Bluetooth Connected Features, Widgets

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• Exercise for at least 10 consecutive minutes at a moderate or vigorous intensity level. • Wear your device all day and night for the most accurate resting heart rate. Sleep Tracking While you are sleeping, the device automatically detects your sleep and monitors your movement during your normal sleep hours. You can set your normal sleep hours in the user settings on your Garmin Connect account. Sleep statistics include total hours of sleep, sleep levels, and sleep movement. You can view your sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account. NOTE: Naps are not added to your sleep statistics. You can use do not disturb mode to turn off notifications and alerts, with the exception of alarms (Using Do Not Disturb Mode, page 5). Using Automated Sleep Tracking 1 Wear your device while sleeping. 2 Upload your sleep tracking data to the Garmin Connect site (Garmin Connect, page 11). You can view your sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account. Using Do Not Disturb Mode You can use do not disturb mode to turn off the backlight, tone alerts, and vibration alerts. For example, you can use this mode while sleeping or watching a movie. NOTE: You can set your normal sleep hours in the user settings on your Garmin Connect account. You can enable the Sleep Time option in the system settings to automatically enter do not disturb mode during your normal sleep hours (System Settings, page 14). 1 Hold LIGHT. 2 Select Do Not Disturb. 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. 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. Music controls: Allows you to control the music player on your smartphone. 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 6. 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 downloads: Allows you to browse for workouts in the Garmin Connect app and wirelessly send them to your device. Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect 1 Hold LIGHT to view the controls menu. 2 Select . 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 12). 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. Intensity minutes: Tracks your time spent participating in moderate to vigorous activities, your weekly intensity minutes goal, and progress toward your goal. Last sport: Displays a brief summary of your last recorded sport. Music controls: Provides music player controls for your smartphone. 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. 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. Weather: Displays the current temperature and weather forecast. 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. • 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. The metrics include your last recorded sport, intensity minutes for the week, Smart Features 5

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Exercise for at least 10 consecutive minutes at a moderate or
vigorous intensity level.
Wear your device all day and night for the most accurate
resting heart rate.
Sleep Tracking
While you are sleeping, the device automatically detects your
sleep and monitors your movement during your normal sleep
hours. You can set your normal sleep hours in the user settings
on your Garmin Connect account. Sleep statistics include total
hours of sleep, sleep levels, and sleep movement. You can view
your sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account.
NOTE:
Naps are not added to your sleep statistics. You can use
do not disturb mode to turn off notifications and alerts, with the
exception of alarms (
Using Do Not Disturb Mode
, page 5
).
Using Automated Sleep Tracking
1
Wear your device while sleeping.
2
Upload your sleep tracking data to the Garmin Connect site
(
Garmin Connect
, page 11
).
You can view your sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect
account.
Using Do Not Disturb Mode
You can use do not disturb mode to turn off the backlight, tone
alerts, and vibration alerts. For example, you can use this mode
while sleeping or watching a movie.
NOTE:
You can set your normal sleep hours in the user settings
on your Garmin Connect account. You can enable the Sleep
Time option in the system settings to automatically enter do not
disturb mode during your normal sleep hours (
System Settings
,
page 14
).
1
Hold
LIGHT
.
2
Select
Do Not Disturb
.
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.
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.
Music controls
: Allows you to control the music player on your
smartphone.
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 6
.
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 downloads
: Allows you to browse for workouts in the
Garmin Connect app and wirelessly send them to your
device.
Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect
1
Hold
LIGHT
to view the controls menu.
2
Select
.
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 12
).
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.
Intensity minutes
: Tracks your time spent participating in
moderate to vigorous activities, your weekly intensity minutes
goal, and progress toward your goal.
Last sport
: Displays a brief summary of your last recorded
sport.
Music controls
: Provides music player controls for your
smartphone.
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.
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.
Weather
: Displays the current temperature and weather
forecast.
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.
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. The metrics
include your last recorded sport, intensity minutes for the week,
Smart Features
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