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© 2022 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Garmin. Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content of this manual without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements. Go to www.garmin.com for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use of this product. Garmin®, the Garmin logo, ANT+®, Approach®, Auto Lap®, Auto Pause®, Edge®, Forerunner®, inReach®, QuickFit®, TracBack®, VIRB®, and Virtual Partner® are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, registered in the USA and other countries. Body Battery™, Connect IQ™, Firstbeat Analytics™, Garmin Connect™, Garmin Express™, Garmin Golf™, Garmin Index™, Garmin Move IQ™, Garmin Pay™, Health Snapshot™, HRM-Dual™, HRM-Run™, HRM-Pro™ series, HRM-Swim™, HRM-Tri™, Rally™, SatIQ™, tempe™, Varia™, and Vector™ are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. These trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin. Android™ is a trademark of Google Inc. Apple®, iPhone®, iTunes®, and Mac® are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. The BLUETOOTH® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license. The Cooper Institute®, as well as any related trademarks, are the property of The Cooper Institute. Advance heartbeat analytics by Firstbeat. iOS® is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. used under license by Apple Inc. Di2™ is a trademark of Shimano, Inc. Shimano® is a registered trademark of Shimano, Inc. STRAVA and Strava™ are trademarks of Strava, Inc. Training Stress Score™ (TSS), Intensity Factor™ (IF), and Normalized Power™ (NP) are trademarks of Peaksware, LLC.Wi‑Fi® is a registered mark of Wi-Fi Alliance Corporation. Windows® and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Zwift™ is a trademark of Zwift, Inc. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. This product is ANT+® certified. Visit www.thisisant.com/directory for a list of compatible products and apps. M/N: A04244

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Introduction	9
Setting Up Your Watch	9
Overview	9
GPS Status and Status Icons	10
Enabling and Disabling the Touchscreen	10
Using the Watch	11
Activities and Apps	11
Starting an Activity	11
Tips for Recording Activities	11
Stopping an Activity	12
Evaluating an Activity	12
Outdoor Activities	12
Going for a Run	13
Going for a Track Run	14
Tips for Recording a Track Run	14
Recording an Ultra Run Activity	14
Triathlon Training	15
Creating a Multisport Activity	15
Using an eBike	15
Viewing Your Ski Runs	15
Recording a Backcountry Skiing or Snowboarding Activity	16
Cross-Country Skiing Power Data	16
Recording a Bouldering Activity	16
Swimming	17
Swimming in Open Water	17
Going for a Pool Swim	17
Tips for Swimming Activities	17
Swim Terminology	18
Stroke Types	18
Auto Rest and Manual Rest	18
Training with the Drill Log	18
Indoor Activities	19
Going for a Virtual Run	19
Calibrating the Treadmill Distance	19
Health Snapshot™‎	19
Recording a Strength Training Activity	20
Tips for Recording Strength Training Activities	20
Recording a HIIT Activity	21
HIIT Timers	21
Using an Indoor Trainer	21
Recording an Indoor Climbing Activity	22
Golfing	22
Playing Golf	22
Downloading Golf Courses	22
Hole Information	23
Golf Menu	23
Moving the Flag	24
Viewing Measured Shots	24
Manually Measuring a Shot	24
Viewing Layup and Dogleg Distances	24
Club Sensors	24
Keeping Score	25
Updating a Score	25
Setting the Scoring Method	25
About Stableford Scoring	25
Setting Your Handicap	25
Enabling Statistics Tracking	26
Recording Statistics	26
Using the Golf Odometer	26
Viewing the Direction to the Pin	26
Customizing Activities and Apps	26
Adding or Removing a Favorite Activity	26
Changing the Order of an Activity in the Apps List	27
Creating a Custom Activity	27
Appearance	27
Watch Face Settings	27
Customizing the Watch Face	28
Glances	28
Viewing the Glance Loop	31
Customizing the Glance Loop	31
Creating Glance Folders	31
Body Battery	32
Viewing the Body Battery Glance	32
Tips for Improved Body Battery Data	32
Viewing the Heart Rate Glance	33
Viewing the Weather Glance	33
Menstrual Cycle Tracking	33
Using the Stress Level Glance	33
Performance Measurements	34
About VO2 Max.‍ Estimates	35
Getting Your VO2 Max.‍ Estimate for Running	35
Getting Your VO2 Max.‍ Estimate for Cycling	36
Turning Off VO2 Max.‍ Recording	36
Viewing Your Predicted Race Times	36
Heart Rate Variability Status	37
Performance Condition	37
Viewing Your Performance Condition	38
Getting Your FTP Estimate	38
Conducting an FTP Test	39
Lactate Threshold	39
Performing a Guided Test to Determine Your Lactate Threshold	40
Viewing Your Real-Time Stamina	41
Viewing Your Power Curve	41
Syncing Activities and Performance Measurements	42
Turning Off Performance Notifications	42
Training Status	42
Training Status Levels	43
Tips for Getting Your Training Status	43
Acute Load	43
Training Load Focus	44
About Training Effect	44
Recovery Time	45
Viewing Your Recovery Time	45
Recovery Heart Rate	45
Heat and Altitude Performance Acclimation	45
Pausing and Resuming Your Training Status	46
Training Readiness	47
Viewing Cycling Ability	48
Controls	48
Viewing the Controls Menu	50
Customizing the Controls Menu	51
Garmin Pay	51
Setting Up Your Garmin Pay Wallet	51
Paying for a Purchase Using Your Watch	51
Adding a Card to Your Garmin Pay Wallet	52
Managing Your Garmin Pay Cards	52
Changing Your Garmin Pay Passcode	52
Morning Report	52
Customizing Your Morning Report	52
Training	53
Training for a Race Event	53
Race Calendar and Primary Race	53
Unified Training Status	53
Health and Wellness Settings	54
Auto Goal	54
Using the Move Alert	54
Turning on the Move Alert	54
Sleep Tracking	54
Using Automated Sleep Tracking	55
Customizing Sleep Mode	55
Using Do Not Disturb Mode	55
Intensity Minutes	55
Earning Intensity Minutes	55
Garmin Move IQ	55
Workouts	56
Following a Workout From Garmin Connect	56
Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect	56
Sending a Custom Workout to Your Watch	56
Starting a Workout	57
Following a Daily Suggested Workout	57
Turning Daily Suggested Workout Prompts On and Off	57
Following a Pool Swim Workout	58
Recording a Critical Swim Speed Test	58
Editing Your Critical Swim Speed Result	58
Workout Execution Score	58
About the Training Calendar	59
Using Garmin Connect Training Plans	59
Adaptive Training Plans	59
Starting Today's Workout	59
Interval Workouts	59
Customizing an Interval Workout	60
Starting an Interval Workout	60
Stopping an Interval Workout	60
PacePro Training	60
Downloading a PacePro Plan from Garmin Connect	61
Starting a PacePro Plan	62
Creating a PacePro Plan on Your Watch	63
Power Guide	63
Creating and Using a Power Guide	63
Segments	64
Strava™‎ Segments	64
Viewing Segment Details	64
Racing a Segment	64
Setting a Segment to Adjust Automatically	64
Using Virtual Partner®‎	65
Setting a Training Target	65
Cancelling a Training Target	65
Racing a Previous Activity	66
Using the Metronome	66
Enabling Self Evaluation	66
Extended Display Mode	67
History	67
Using History	67
Multisport History	67
Personal Records	67
Viewing Your Personal Records	68
Restoring a Personal Record	68
Clearing Personal Records	68
Viewing Data Totals	68
Viewing Your Time in Each Heart Rate Zone	68
Deleting History	68
Data Management	69
Deleting Files	69
Heart Rate Features	69
Wrist-based Heart Rate	69
Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Settings	69
Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data	70
Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart Rate Monitor	70
Heart Rate While Swimming	70
Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert	70
Broadcasting Heart Rate Data	71
Broadcasting Heart Rate Data During an Activity	71
Pulse Oximeter	72
Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings	73
Turning On Pulse Oximeter Sleep Tracking	73
Turning On All-Day Mode	73
Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data	73
Navigation	74
Courses	74
Following a Course on Your Device	74
Creating a Round-Trip Course	75
Creating a Course on Garmin Connect	75
Sending a Course to Your Device	75
Viewing or Editing Course Details	76
Saving Your Location	76
Viewing and Editing Your Saved Locations	76
Navigating to a Destination	76
Navigating to a Point of Interest	77
Points of Interest	77
Navigating with Sight 'N Go	77
Navigating to Your Starting Point During an Activity	78
Viewing Route Directions	78
Stopping Navigation	78
Map	78
Viewing the Map	79
Navigating with the Around Me Feature	79
Changing the Map Theme	79
Compass	79
Altimeter and Barometer	80
Sensors and Accessories	80
Wireless Sensors	80
Pairing Your Wireless Sensors	82
HRM-Pro Running Pace and Distance	82
Tips for Recording Running Pace and Distance	82
Running Power	83
Running Power Settings	83
Running Dynamics	83
Training with Running Dynamics	84
Color Gauges and Running Dynamics Data	85
Ground Contact Time Balance Data	85
Vertical Oscillation and Vertical Ratio Data	86
Tips for Missing Running Dynamics Data	86
Chest Heart Rate While Swimming	86
Using an Optional Bike Speed or Cadence Sensor	86
Training with Power Meters	87
Cycling Dynamics	87
Using Electronic Shifters	87
Situational Awareness	87
Using the Varia Camera Controls	87
tempe	87
inReach Remote	87
Using the inReach Remote	88
VIRB Remote	88
Controlling a VIRB Action Camera	88
Controlling a VIRB Action Camera During an Activity	89
User Profile	89
Setting Up Your User Profile	89
Gender Settings	89
Viewing Your Fitness Age	90
About Heart Rate Zones	90
Fitness Goals	90
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones	91
Letting the Watch Set Your Heart Rate Zones	91
Heart Rate Zone Calculations	92
Setting Your Power Zones	92
Detecting Performance Measurements Automatically	92
Music	93
Downloading Personal Audio Content	93
Connecting to a Third-Party Provider	93
Downloading Audio Content from a Third-Party Provider	93
Disconnecting from a Third-Party Provider	94
Connecting Bluetooth Headphones	94
Listening to Music	94
Music Playback Controls	95
Controlling Music Playback on a Connected Phone	95
Changing the Audio Mode	95
Connectivity	96
Phone Connectivity Features	96
Pairing Your Phone	96
Enabling Bluetooth Notifications	96
Viewing Notifications	96
Receiving an Incoming Phone Call	97
Replying to a Text Message	97
Managing Notifications	97
Turning Off the Bluetooth Phone Connection	97
Turning On and Off Phone Connection Alerts	97
Playing Audio Prompts During an Activity	98
Wi‑Fi Connectivity Features	98
Connecting to a Wi‑Fi Network	98
Phone Apps and Computer Applications	98
Garmin Connect	99
Using the Garmin Connect App	99
Updating the Software Using the Garmin Connect App	99
Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer	100
Updating the Software Using Garmin Express	100
Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect	100
Connect IQ Features	100
Downloading Connect IQ Features	100
Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your Computer	100
Garmin Golf™‎ App	101
Safety and Tracking Features	101
Adding Emergency Contacts	101
Adding Contacts	101
Turning Incident Detection On and Off	102
Requesting Assistance	102
Live Event Sharing	102
Turning On Live Event Sharing	102
Spectator Messaging	103
Blocking Spectator Messages	103
Starting a GroupTrack Session	103
Tips for GroupTrack Sessions	103
GroupTrack Settings	103
Clocks	104
Setting an Alarm	104
Editing an Alarm	104
Using the Stopwatch	105
Starting the Countdown Timer	105
Deleting a Timer	106
Syncing the Time with GPS	106
Setting the Time Manually	106
Adding Alternate Time Zones	106
Editing an Alternate Time Zone	106
Customizing Your Watch	107
Activities and App Settings	107
Customizing the Data Screens	109
Adding a Map to an Activity	109
Activity Alerts	110
Setting an Alert	111
Activity Map Settings	111
Routing Settings	111
Using ClimbPro	112
Enabling Auto Climb	112
GPS Settings	113
Sensors Settings	113
Compass Settings	113
Calibrating the Compass Manually	113
Setting the North Reference	114
Altimeter Settings	114
Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter	114
Barometer Settings	114
Calibrating the Barometer	115
Map Settings	115
Managing Maps	115
Map Themes	116
Marine Map Settings	116
Showing and Hiding Map Data	116
Navigation Settings	116
Customizing Navigation Data Screens	116
Setting Up a Heading Bug	116
Setting Navigation Alerts	117
Power Manager Settings	117
Customizing the Battery Saver Feature	117
System Settings	118
Time Settings	118
Setting Time Alerts	119
Changing the Screen Settings	119
Customizing the Hot Keys	119
Changing the Units of Measure	119
Device Information	119
Viewing Device Information	119
Viewing E-label Regulatory and Compliance Information	120
Charging the Watch	120
Tips for Solar Charging	120
Tips for Charging the Watch	120
Wearing the Watch	121
Device Care	121
Cleaning the Watch	121
Changing the Bands	122
Specifications	124
Battery Life Information	124
Troubleshooting	125
Product Updates	125
Setting Up Garmin Express	125
Getting More Information	125
Activity Tracking	125
My daily step count does not appear	125
My step count does not seem accurate	125
The step counts on my watch and my Garmin Connect account don't match	126
The floors climbed amount does not seem accurate	126
My intensity minutes are flashing	126
Acquiring Satellite Signals	126
Improving GPS Satellite Reception	126
Restarting the Watch	126
Resetting All Default Settings	127
Maximizing Battery Life	127
My Device is in the Wrong Language	127
Is my phone compatible with my watch?	127
My phone will not connect to the watch	128
The temperature reading is not accurate	128
How can I manually pair sensors?	128
Can I use my Bluetooth sensor with my watch?	128
My headphones will not connect to the watch	129
My music cuts out or my headphones won't stay connected	129
Appendix	130
Data Fields	130
VO2 Max.‍ Standard Ratings	143
FTP Ratings	144

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, Auto Pause

, Edge

, Forerunner

, inReach

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are trademarks of Garmin

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, Connect IQ

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, Health Snapshot

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, HRM-Dual

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, HRM-Run

™

, HRM-Pro

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, HRM-Tri

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, Rally

™

, SatIQ

™

, tempe

™

, Varia

™

, and Vector

™

are

trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. These trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin.

Android

™

is a trademark of Google Inc. Apple

, iPhone

, iTunes

, and Mac

are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. The BLUETOOTH

word mark

and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license. The Cooper Institute

, as well as any related trademarks, are the property

of The Cooper Institute. Advance heartbeat analytics by Firstbeat. iOS

is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. used under license by Apple Inc. Di2

™

is a trademark of

Shimano, Inc. Shimano

is a registered trademark of Shimano, Inc. STRAVA and Strava

™

are trademarks of Strava, Inc. Training Stress Score

™

(TSS), Intensity Factor

™

(IF), and

Normalized Power

™

(NP) are trademarks of Peaksware, LLC.Wi

‑

is a registered mark of Wi-Fi Alliance Corporation. Windows

and Windows NT

are registered trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Zwift

™

is a trademark of Zwift, Inc. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

This product is ANT+

certified. Visit

www.thisisant.com/directory

for a list of compatible products and apps.

M/N: A04244