Garmin Instinct Solar - Surf Edition Owners Manual - Page 20

NOTE: If you are too active for the watch to get a pulse oximeter reading, a message appears instead of a percentage. You can check again after several minutes of inactivity. For best results, hold the arm wearing the device at heart level while the device reads your blood oxygen saturation. Turning On Pulse Oximeter Sleep Tracking You can set your device to continuously measure your blood oxygen saturation while you sleep. NOTE: Unusual sleep positions can cause abnormally low sleep-time SpO2 readings. 1 From the pulse oximeter widget, hold MENU. 2 Select Sleep Pulse Ox > On. Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data If the pulse oximeter data is erratic or does not appear, you can try these tips. • Remain motionless while the device reads your blood oxygen saturation. • Wear the device above your wrist bone. The device should be snug but comfortable. • Hold the arm wearing the device at heart level while the device reads your blood oxygen saturation. • Use a silicone band. • Clean and dry your arm before putting on the device. • Avoid wearing sunscreen, lotion, and insect repellent under the device. • Avoid scratching the optical sensor on the back of the device. • Rinse the device with fresh water after each workout. Customizing Your Device 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 16). ABC: Displays combined altimeter, barometer, and compass information. Alternate time zones: Displays the current time of day in additional time zones. Body Battery: With all day wear, displays your current Body Battery level and a graph of your level for the last several hours. Calendar: Displays upcoming meetings from your smartphone calendar. Calories: Displays your calorie information for the current day. Dog tracking: Displays your dog's location information when you have a compatible dog tracking device paired with your Instinct device. Floors climbed: Tracks your floors climbed and progress toward your goal. Heart rate: Displays your current heart rate in beats per minute (bpm) and a graph of your average resting heart rate (RHR). Intensity minutes: Tracks your time spent participating in moderate to vigorous activities, your weekly intensity minutes goal, and progress toward your goal. inReach® controls: Allows you to send messages on your paired inReach device. 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. Moon Phase: Displays the moonrise and moonset times, along with the moon phase, based on your GPS position. 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, floors climbed, steps, calories burned, and more. Notifications: Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your smartphone notification settings. Pulse oximeter: Allows you to take a manual pulse oximeter reading. Sensor information: Displays information from an internal sensor or a connected wireless sensor. Solar intensity: Displays a graph of the intensity of solar input for the last 6 hours. 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. Sunrise and sunset: Displays sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight times. VIRB controls: Provides camera controls when you have a VIRB device paired with your Instinct device. Weather: Displays the current temperature and weather forecast. Xero® device: Displays laser location information when you have a compatible Xero device paired with your Instinct device. Customizing the Widget Loop You can change the order of widgets in the widget loop, remove widgets, and add new widgets. 1 From the watch face, hold MENU. 2 Select Settings > Widgets. 3 Select a widget. 4 Select an option: • Select Reorder to change the location of the widget in the widget loop. • Select Remove to remove the widget from the widget loop. 5 Select Add Widgets. 6 Select a widget. The widget is added to the widget loop. inReach Remote The inReach remote function allows you to control your inReach device using your Instinct device. Go to buy.garmin.com to purchase an inReach device. Using the inReach Remote Before you can use the inReach remote function, you must add the inReach widget to the widget loop (Customizing the Widget Loop, page 16). 1 Turn on the inReach device. 2 On your Instinct watch, press UP or DOWN from the watch face to view the inReach widget. 3 Press GPS to search for your inReach device. 4 Press GPS to pair your inReach device. 16 Customizing Your Device