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Improving GPS Satellite Reception, Restarting the Device, Resetting All Default Settings

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Improving GPS Satellite Reception • Frequently sync the device to your Garmin account: ◦ Connect your device to a computer using the USB cable and the Garmin Express application. ◦ Sync your device to the Garmin Connect app using your Bluetooth enabled smartphone. While connected to your Garmin account, the device downloads several days of satellite data, allowing it to quickly locate satellite signals. • Take your device outside to an open area away from tall buildings and trees. • Remain stationary for a few minutes. Restarting the Device If the device stops responding, you may need to restart it. NOTE: Restarting the device may erase your data or settings. 1 Hold LIGHT for 15 seconds. The device turns off. 2 Hold LIGHT for one second to turn on the device. Resetting All Default Settings You can reset all of the device settings to the factory default values. 1 Hold UP. 2 Select System > Reset. 3 Select an option: • To reset all of the device settings to the factory default values and save all user-entered information and activity history, select Reset Default Settings. • To delete all activities from the history, select Delete All Activities. • To reset all distance and time totals, select Reset Totals. • To reset all of the device settings to the factory default values and delete all user-entered information and activity history, select Delete Data and Reset Settings. Maximizing Battery Life You can do several things to extend the life of the battery. • Reduce the backlight timeout (Changing the Backlight Settings, page 44). • Turn off Bluetooth wireless technology when you are not using connected features (Turning Off the Bluetooth Smartphone Connection, page 28). • Turn off activity tracking (Activity Tracking Settings, page 17). • Use a watch face that is not updated every second. For example, use a watch face without a second hand (Customizing the Watch Face, page 42). • Limit the smartphone notifications the device displays (Managing Notifications, page 28). • Stop broadcasting heart rate data to paired Garmin devices (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data to Garmin Devices, page 19). • Turn off wrist-based heart rate monitoring (Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart Rate Monitor, page 20). NOTE: Wrist-based heart rate monitoring is used to calculate vigorous intensity minutes and calories burned. 50 Troubleshooting

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Improving GPS Satellite Reception
•
Frequently sync the device to your Garmin account:
◦
Connect your device to a computer using the USB cable and the Garmin Express application.
◦
Sync your device to the Garmin Connect app using your Bluetooth enabled smartphone.
While connected to your Garmin account, the device downloads several days of satellite data, allowing it to
quickly locate satellite signals.
•
Take your device outside to an open area away from tall buildings and trees.
•
Remain stationary for a few minutes.
Restarting the Device
If the device stops responding, you may need to restart it.
NOTE:
Restarting the device may erase your data or settings.
1
Hold
LIGHT
for 15 seconds.
The device turns off.
2
Hold
LIGHT
for one second to turn on the device.
Resetting All Default Settings
You can reset all of the device settings to the factory default values.
1
Hold
UP
.
2
Select
System
>
Reset
.
3
Select an option:
•
To reset all of the device settings to the factory default values and save all user-entered information and
activity history, select
Reset Default Settings
.
•
To delete all activities from the history, select
Delete All Activities
.
•
To reset all distance and time totals, select
Reset Totals
.
•
To reset all of the device settings to the factory default values and delete all user-entered information and
activity history, select
Delete Data and Reset Settings
.
Maximizing Battery Life
You can do several things to extend the life of the battery.
•
Reduce the backlight timeout (
Changing the Backlight Settings
, page 44
).
•
Turn off Bluetooth wireless technology when you are not using connected features (
Turning Off the Bluetooth
Smartphone Connection
, page 28
).
•
Turn off activity tracking (
Activity Tracking Settings
, page 17
).
•
Use a watch face that is not updated every second.
For example, use a watch face without a second hand (
Customizing the Watch Face
, page 42
).
•
Limit the smartphone notifications the device displays (
Managing Notifications
, page 28
).
•
Stop broadcasting heart rate data to paired Garmin devices (
Broadcasting Heart Rate Data to Garmin Devices
,
page 19
).
•
Turn off wrist-based heart rate monitoring (
Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart Rate Monitor
, page 20
).
NOTE:
Wrist-based heart rate monitoring is used to calculate vigorous intensity minutes and calories burned.
50
Troubleshooting