Garmin vivoactive 4/4S Owners Manual - Page 19

Navigation You can use the GPS navigation features on your device to save locations, navigate to locations, and find your way home. Saving Your Location Before you can navigate to a saved location, your device must locate satellites. A location is a point that you record and store in the device. If you want to remember landmarks or return to a certain spot, you can mark a location. 1 Go to the place where you want to mark a location. 2 Press . 3 Select Navigate > Save Location. After the device acquires GPS signals, the location information appears. 4 Select Save. 5 Select an icon. Deleting a Location 1 Press . 2 Select Navigate > Saved Locations. 3 Select a location. 4 Select Delete > . Navigating to a Saved Location Before you can navigate to a saved location, your device must locate satellites. 1 Press . 2 Select Navigate > Saved Locations. 3 Select a location, and select Go To. 4 Press to start the activity timer. 5 Move forward. The compass appears. The compass arrow points toward the saved location. TIP: For more accurate navigation, orient the top of the screen toward the direction in which you are moving. Navigating Back to Start Before you can navigate back to start, you must locate satellites, start the timer, and start your activity. At any time during your activity, you can return to your starting location. For example, if you are running in a new city, and you are unsure how to get back to the trail head or hotel, you can navigate back to your starting location. This feature is not available for all activities. 1 Hold . 2 Select Navigation > Back to Start. The compass appears. 3 Move forward. The compass arrow points toward your starting point. TIP: For more accurate navigation, orient your device toward the direction in which you are navigating. Stopping Navigation • To stop navigation and continue your activity, hold , and select Stop Navigation. • To stop navigation and save your activity, press , and swipe up. Compass The device has a 3-axis compass with automatic calibration. The compass features and appearance change depending on your activity, whether GPS is enabled, and whether you are navigating to a destination. Calibrating the Compass Manually NOTICE Calibrate the electronic compass outdoors. To improve heading accuracy, do not stand near objects that influence magnetic fields, such as vehicles, buildings, and overhead power lines. Your device was already calibrated at the factory, and the device uses automatic calibration by default. If you experience irregular compass behavior, for example, after moving long distances or after extreme temperature changes, you can manually calibrate the compass. 1 Hold . 2 Select > Sensors > Compass > Start Calibration. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions. TIP: Move your wrist in a small figure eight motion until a message appears. History Your device stores up to 14 days of activity tracking and heart rate monitoring data, and up to seven timed activities. You can view your last seven timed activities on your device. You can synchronize your data to view unlimited activities, activity tracking data, and heart rate monitoring data on your Garmin Connect account (Using the Garmin Connect App, page 16) (Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer, page 16). When the device memory is full, your oldest data is overwritten. Using History 1 Hold . 2 Select History. 3 Select an option: • To view an activity from this week, select This Week. • To view an older activity, select Previous Weeks. 4 Select an activity. 5 Select an option: • Select Details to view additional information about the activity. • Select Laps to view additional information about each lap. • Select Sets to view additional information about each weight lifting set. • Select Intervals to view additional information about each swim interval. • Select Time in Zone to view your time in each heart rate zone. • Select Delete to delete the selected activity. Viewing Your Time in Each Heart Rate Zone Before you can view heart rate zone data, you must complete an activity with heart rate and save the activity. Viewing your time in each heart rate zone can help you adjust your training intensity. 1 Hold . 2 Select History. 3 Select an option: • To view an activity from this week, select This Week. • To view an older activity, select Previous Weeks. Navigation 15