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  • Page 1 FĒNIX 7 SERIES ® Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 © 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...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Recording a Bouldering Activity..13 Starting an Expedition......13 Recording a Track Point Manually... 13 Introduction........1 Viewing Track Points......13 Getting Started........1 Skiing............. 14 Device Overview........2 Viewing Your Ski Runs...... 14 Enabling and Disabling the Recording a Backcountry Skiing Touchscreen........
  • Page 4 History........... 36 Paying for a Purchase Using Your Using History......... 36 Watch..........57 Multisport History......36 Adding a Card to Your Garmin Pay Viewing Your Time in Each Heart Rate Wallet..........57 Zone........... 36 Changing Your Garmin Pay Personal Records........36 Passcode........
  • Page 5 Phone Apps and Computer Applications........... 76 Using the inReach Remote.... 66 Garmin Connect.........77 VIRB Remote........66 Using the Garmin Connect App..77 Controlling a VIRB Action Camera........... 67 Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer........78 Controlling a VIRB Action Camera During an Activity......67...
  • Page 6 Creating and Following a Course on Metal Watch Band Adjustment.... 99 Your Device........88 Data Management........ 99 Creating a Round-Trip Course..89 Deleting Files........99 Creating a Course on Garmin Troubleshooting......100 Connect..........89 Sending a Course to Your Product Updates......... 100 Device..........89 Getting More Information....
  • Page 7 My daily step count does not appear..........103 My step count does not seem accurate........... 103 The step counts on my device and my Garmin Connect account don't match..........103 The floors climbed amount does not seem accurate......... 103 Appendix........104 Data Fields...........

  • Page 9: Introduction

    (Device Overview, page 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the initial setup. During the initial setup, you can pair your smartphone with your watch to receive notifications, set up your Garmin Pay wallet, and more (Pairing Your Phone, page 73).

  • Page 10: Device Overview

    Device Overview Touchscreen • Tap to choose an option in a menu. • Hold the watch face data to open the glance or feature. NOTE: This feature is not available on all watch faces. • Swipe up or down to scroll through the glance loop and menus. •...

  • Page 11: Enabling And Disabling The Touchscreen

    Enabling and Disabling the Touchscreen • To temporarily enable or disable the touchscreen, hold DOWN and START. • To enable or disable the touchscreen during general use, activities, or sleep, hold MENU, select System > Touch, and select an option. Using the Watch •...

  • Page 12: Deleting A Timer

    Deleting a Timer 1 From the watch face, hold MENU. 2 Select Clocks > Timers > Edit. 3 Select a timer. 4 Select Delete. Using the Stopwatch 1 From the watch face, hold MENU. 2 Select Clocks > Stopwatch. 3 Press START to start the timer. 4 Press LAP to restart the lap timer The total stopwatch time continues running.

  • Page 13: Editing An Alternate Time Zone

    Connect IQ app (Connect IQ Features, page 78). For more information about activity tracking and fitness metric accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy. Starting an Activity When you start an activity, GPS turns on automatically (if required). 1 From the watch face, press START.

  • Page 14: Stopping An Activity

    NOTE: You can select to skip the self evaluation. 3 Select how you felt during the activity. You can view evaluations in the Garmin Connect app. Running Going for a Track Run Before you go for a track run, make sure you are running on a standard-shape, 400 m track.

  • Page 15: Tips For Recording A Track Run

    Tips for Recording a Track Run • Wait until the GPS status indicator turns green before starting a track run. • During your first run on an unfamiliar track, run for a minimum of 3 laps to calibrate your track distance. You should run slightly past your starting point to complete the lap.

  • Page 16: Swimming

    Stroke type identification is available only for pool swimming. Your stroke type is identified at the end of a length. Stroke types appear in your swimming history and in your Garmin Connect account. You can also select stroke type as a custom data field (Customizing the Data Screens, page 22).

  • Page 17: Resting During Pool Swimming

    Resting During Pool Swimming The default rest screen displays two rest timers. It also displays time and distance for the last completed interval. NOTE: Swim data is not recorded during a rest. 1 During your swim activity, press LAP to start a rest. The rest screen appears.

  • Page 18: Creating A Multisport Activity

    Creating a Multisport Activity 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select Add > Multisport. 3 Select a multisport activity type, or enter a custom name. Duplicate activity names include a number. For example, Triathlon(2). 4 Select two or more activities. 5 Select an option: •...

  • Page 19: Recording A Hiit Activity

    Recording a HIIT Activity You can use specialized timers to record a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) activity. 1 Press START. 2 Select HIIT. 3 Select an option: • Select Free to record an open, unstructured HIIT activity. • Select HIIT Timers > AMRAP to record as many rounds as possible during a set time period. •...

  • Page 20: Climbing Sports

    Climbing Sports Recording an Indoor Climbing Activity You can record routes during an indoor climbing activity. A route is a climbing path along an indoor rock wall. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select Climb Indoor. 3 Select Yes to record route statistics. 4 Select a grading system.

  • Page 21: Recording A Bouldering Activity

    Recording a Bouldering Activity You can record routes during a bouldering activity. A route is a climbing path along a boulder or small rock formation. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select Bouldering. 3 Select a grading system. NOTE: The next time you start a bouldering activity, the device uses this grading system.

  • Page 22: Skiing

    Skiing Viewing Your Ski Runs Your device records the details of each downhill skiing or snowboarding run using the auto run feature. This feature is turned on by default for downhill skiing and snowboarding. It automatically records new ski runs based on your movement.

  • Page 23: Golfing

    Golfing Playing Golf Before you play golf, you should charge the watch (Charging the Watch, page 96). 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select Golf. 3 Go outside, and wait while the watch locates satellites. 4 Select a course from the list of available courses. 5 If necessary, set your driver distance.

  • Page 24: Golf Menu

    Move Flag: Allows you to move the pin location to get a more precise distance measurement (Moving the Flag, page 16). Measure Shot: Shows the distance of your previous shot recorded with the Garmin AutoShot feature (Viewing ™ Measured Shots, page 17).

  • Page 25: Viewing Measured Shots

    Viewing Measured Shots Before the device can automatically detect and measure shots, you must enable scoring. Your device features automatic shot detection and recording. Each time you take a shot along the fairway, the device records your shot distance so you can view it later. TIP: Automatic shot detection works best when you wear the device on your leading wrist and make good contact with the ball.

  • Page 26: About Stableford Scoring

    About Stableford Scoring When you select the Stableford scoring method (Activities and App Settings, page 23), points are awarded based on the number of strokes taken relative to par. At the end of a round, the highest score wins. The device awards points as specified by the United States Golf Association.

  • Page 27: Big Numbers Mode

    Big Numbers Mode You can change the size of the numbers on the hole information screen. Hold MENU, select the activity settings, and select Big Numbers. The distance to the back of the green The distance to the middle of the green or selected pin position The distance to the front of the green The current hole number The par for the current hole...

  • Page 28: Jump Types

    Jump Types The jumpmaster feature allows you to set the jump type to one of three types: HAHO, HALO, or Static. The jump type selected determines what additional setup information is required. For all jump types, drop altitudes and opening altitudes are measured in feet above ground level (AGL). HAHO: High Altitude High Opening.

  • Page 29: Entering Wind Information For A Static Jump

    Entering Wind Information for a Static Jump 1 Press START. 2 Select Jumpmaster > Static > Wind. 3 Enter a wind speed in knots and select Done. 4 Enter a wind direction in degrees and select Done. Constant Settings Select Jumpmaster, select a jump type, and select Constant. Percent Max.: Sets the jump range for all jump types.

  • Page 30: Customizing The Data Screens

    Customizing the Data Screens You can show, hide, and change the layout and content of data screens for each activity. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Activities & Apps. 3 Select the activity to customize. 4 Select the activity settings. 5 Select Data Screens. 6 Select a data screen to customize.

  • Page 31: Activities And App Settings

    Activities and App Settings These settings allow you to customize each preloaded activity app based on your needs. For example, you can customize data pages and enable alerts and training features. Not all settings are available for all activity types. Hold MENU, select Activities &...
  • Page 32 25 minutes of inactivity. The extended mode can result in shorter battery life between charges. Record Activity: Enables activity FIT file recording for golf activities. FIT files record fitness information that is tailored for Garmin Connect. Recording Interval: Sets the frequency for recording track points during an expedition. By default, GPS track points are recorded once an hour, and they are not recorded after sunset.

  • Page 33: Activity Alerts

    Workout Videos: Enables instructive workout animations for a strength, cardio, yoga, or Pilates activity. Animations are available for pre-installed workouts and workouts downloaded from your Garmin Connect account. Activity Alerts You can set alerts for each activity, which can help you to train toward specific goals, to increase your awareness of your environment, and to navigate to your destination.

  • Page 34: Activity Map Settings

    Activity: Sets an activity for routing. The watch calculates routes optimized for the type of activity you are doing. Popularity Routing: Calculates routes based on the most popular runs and rides from Garmin Connect. Courses: Sets how you navigate courses using the watch. Use the Follow Course option to navigate a course exactly as it appears, without recalculating.

  • Page 35: Using Climbpro

    Using ClimbPro The ClimbPro feature helps you manage your effort for the upcoming climbs on a course. You can view climb details, including gradient, distance, and elevation gain, before or in real time while following a course. Cycling climb categories, based on length and gradient, are indicated by color. 1 Hold MENU.

  • Page 36: Satellite Settings

    Your device includes several preloaded workouts for multiple activities. You can create and find more workouts using Garmin Connect, or select a training plan that has built-in workouts and transfer them to your device. You can schedule workouts using Garmin Connect. You can plan workouts in advance and store them on your device.

  • Page 37: Starting A Workout

    Starting a Workout Your device can guide you through multiple steps in a workout. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select an activity. 3 Hold MENU. 4 Select Training > Workouts. 5 Select a workout. NOTE: Only workouts that are compatible with the selected activity appear in the list. 6 Select View to view a list of workout steps (optional).

  • Page 38: Starting An Interval Workout

    1 From the watch face, select START > Pool Swim > Options > Training. 2 Select an option: • Select Workouts to do workouts downloaded from Garmin Connect. • Select Training Calendar to do or view your scheduled workouts. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions.

  • Page 39: About The Training Calendar

    You can also create a pace band for a known course to optimize your pace effort based on elevation changes. You can create a PacePro plan using the Garmin Connect app. You can preview the splits and elevation plot before you run the course.

  • Page 40: Creating A Pacepro Plan On Your Watch

    Creating a PacePro Plan on Your Watch Before you can create a PacePro plan on your watch, you must create a course (Creating and Following a Course on Your Device, page 88). 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select an outdoor running activity. 3 Hold MENU.

  • Page 41: Starting A Pacepro Plan

    Segments You can send running or cycling segments from your Garmin Connect account to your device. After a segment is saved to your device, you can race a segment, trying to match or exceed your personal record or other participants who have raced the segment.

  • Page 42: Strava™ Segments

    You can download Strava segments to your fēnix device. Follow Strava segments to compare your performance with your past rides, friends, and pros who have ridden the same segment. To sign up for a Strava membership, go to the segments menu in your Garmin Connect account. For more information, go to www.strava.com.

  • Page 43: Using Virtual Partner

    5 Select an option: • Select From History to select a previously recorded activity from your device. • Select Downloaded to select an activity you downloaded from your Garmin Connect account. 6 Select the activity. The Virtual Partner screen appears indicating your estimated finish time.

  • Page 44: History

    History History includes time, distance, calories, average pace or speed, lap data, and optional sensor information. NOTE: When the device memory is full, your oldest data is overwritten. Using History History contains previous activities you have saved on your watch. The watch has a history glance for quick access to your activity data (Glances, page 39).

  • Page 45: Restoring A Personal Record

    Restoring a Personal Record You can set each personal record back to the one previously recorded. 1 From the watch face, hold MENU. 2 Select History > Records. 3 Select a sport. 4 Select a record to restore. 5 Select Previous > Yes. NOTE: This does not delete any saved activities.

  • Page 46: Customizing The Watch Face

    Customizing the Watch Face Before you can activate a Connect IQ watch face, you must install a watch face from the Connect IQ store (Connect IQ Features, page 78). You can customize the watch face information and appearance, or activate an installed Connect IQ watch face. 1 From the watch face, hold MENU.

  • Page 47: Glances

    Tracks your floors climbed and progress toward your goal. Displays scheduled workouts when you select a Garmin coach adaptive training plan in Garmin coach your Garmin Connect account. The plan adjusts to your current level of fitness, coaching and schedule preferences, and race date. Golf Displays golf scores and statistics for your last round.
  • Page 48 Name Description Last swim Music controls Provides music player controls for your phone or watch music. Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your Notifications phone notification settings (Enabling Bluetooth Notifications, page 74). Displays performance measurements that help you track and understand your training Performance activities and race performances (Performance Measurements, page...

  • Page 49: Viewing The Glance Loop

    51 to 75 is high reserve energy, and 76 to 100 is very high reserve energy. You can sync your watch with your Garmin Connect account to view your most up-to-date Body Battery level, long-term trends, and additional details (Tips for Improved Body Battery Data, page 41).

  • Page 50: Performance Measurements

    (Viewing Your Predicted Race Times, page 44). HRV stress test: The heart rate variability (HRV) stress test requires a Garmin chest heart rate monitor. The watch records your heart rate variability while standing still for 3 minutes. It provides your overall stress level.

  • Page 51: About Vo2 Max. Estimates

    On the device, your VO2 max. estimate appears as a number, description, and position on the color gauge. On your Garmin Connect account, you can view additional details about your VO2 max. estimate, such as where it ranks for your age and gender.

  • Page 52: Viewing Your Predicted Race Times

    The watch analyzes several weeks of your training data to refine the race time estimates. TIP: If you have more than one Garmin device, you can enable the Physio TrueUp feature, which allows your ™...

  • Page 53: Performance Condition

    Viewing Your Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level This feature requires a Garmin chest heart rate monitor. Before you can view your heart rate variability (HRV) stress level, you must put on a heart rate monitor and pair it with your device...

  • Page 54: Getting Your Ftp Estimate

    Getting Your FTP Estimate Before you can get your functional threshold power (FTP) estimate, you must pair a chest heart rate monitor and power meter with your watch (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 65), and you must get your VO2 max. estimate (Getting Your VO2 Max.

  • Page 55: Lactate Threshold

    Performing a Guided Test to Determine Your Lactate Threshold This feature requires a Garmin chest heart rate monitor. Before you can perform the guided test, you must put on a heart rate monitor and pair it with your device (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 65).

  • Page 56: Viewing Your Real-Time Stamina

    Viewing Your Real-Time Stamina Your watch can provide real-time stamina estimates based on your heart rate data and VO2 max. estimate (About VO2 Max. Estimates, page 43). 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Activities & Apps. 3 Select a run or bike activity. 4 Select the activity settings.

  • Page 57: Training Status

    Cycling performance measurements require a heart rate monitor and a power meter. These estimates are provided and supported by Firstbeat Analytics. For more information, go to garmin.com /performance-data/running. NOTE: The estimates may seem inaccurate at first. The watch requires you to complete a few activities to learn about your performance.

  • Page 58: Training Status Levels

    Training Status Levels Training status shows you how your training affects your fitness level and performance. Your training status is based on changes to your training load and VO2 max. over an extended time period. You can use your training status to help plan future training and continue improving your fitness level.
  • Page 59 Training Load Focus In order to maximize performance and fitness gains, training should be distributed across three categories: low aerobic, high aerobic, and anaerobic. Training load focus shows you how much of your training is currently in each category and provides training targets. Training load focus requires at least 7 days of training to determine if your training load is low, optimal, or high.

  • Page 60: Recovery Time

    Recovery Time You can use your Garmin device with wrist-based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor to display how much time remains before you are fully recovered and ready for the next hard workout. NOTE: The recovery time recommendation uses your VO2 max. estimate and may seem inaccurate at first. The device requires you to complete a few activities to learn about your performance.

  • Page 61: Pausing And Resuming Your Training Status

    1 When you want to pause your training status, select an option: • From the training status glance, hold MENU, and select Options > Pause Training Status. • From your Garmin Connect settings, select Performance Stats > Training Status > > Pause Training Status.

  • Page 62: Controls

    Controls The controls menu lets you quickly access watch features and options. You can add, reorder, and remove the options in the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu, page 55). From any screen, hold LIGHT. Icon Name Description Alarm Clock Select to add or edit an alarm (Setting an Alarm, page Altimeter...

  • Page 63: Customizing The Controls Menu

    Select to sync your watch with the time on your phone or using satellites. Touch Select to enable or disable touchscreen controls. Select to open your Garmin Pay wallet and pay for purchases with your watch Wallet (Garmin Pay, page 56).

  • Page 64: Using The Led Flashlight

    4 Press LIGHT to adjust the brightness. Garmin Pay The Garmin Pay feature allows you to use your watch to pay for purchases in participating stores using credit or debit cards from a participating financial institution. Setting Up Your Garmin Pay Wallet You can add one or more participating credit or debit cards to your Garmin Pay wallet.

  • Page 65: Paying For A Purchase Using Your Watch

    • To delete the card, select Changing Your Garmin Pay Passcode You must know your current passcode to change it. If you forget your passcode, you must reset the Garmin Pay feature for your fēnix watch, create a new passcode, and reenter your card information.

  • Page 66: Wrist Heart Rate

    • For more information about accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy. • For more information about watch wear and care, go to www.garmin.com/fitandcare. Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data If the heart rate data is erratic or does not appear, you can try these tips.

  • Page 67: Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Settings

    The watch starts broadcasting your heart rate data. 3 Pair your watch with your compatible device. NOTE: The pairing instructions differ for each Garmin compatible device. See your owner's manual. 4 Press STOP to stop broadcasting your heart rate data.

  • Page 68: Pulse Oximeter

    On the watch, your pulse oximeter reading appears as an oxygen saturation percentage and color on the graph. On your Garmin Connect account, you can view additional details about your pulse oximeter readings, including trends over multiple days.

  • Page 69: Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings

    Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings You can manually begin a pulse oximeter reading by viewing the pulse oximeter glance. The glance displays your most recent blood oxygen saturation percentage, a graph of your hourly average readings for the last 24 hours, and a graph of your elevation for the last 24 hours. NOTE: The first time you view the pulse oximeter glance, the watch must acquire satellite signals to determine your elevation.

  • Page 70: Compass Settings

    Compass Settings Hold MENU, and select Sensors & Accessories > Compass. Calibrate: Allows you to manually calibrate the compass sensor (Calibrating the Compass Manually, page 62). Display: Sets the directional heading on the compass to letters, degrees, or milliradians. North Ref.: Sets the north reference of the compass (Setting the North Reference, page 62).

  • Page 71: Calibrating The Barometric Altimeter

    Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter Your device was already calibrated at the factory, and the device uses automatic calibration at your GPS starting point by default. You can manually calibrate the barometric altimeter if you know the correct elevation. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Sensors &...

  • Page 72: Wireless Sensors

    (Customizing the Data Screens, page 22). If your watch was packaged with a sensor, they are already paired. For information about specific Garmin sensor compatibility, purchasing, or to view the owner's manual, go to buy.garmin.com for that sensor. Sensor Type...

  • Page 73: Pairing Your Wireless Sensors

    The first time you connect a wireless sensor to your watch using ANT+ or Bluetooth technology, you must pair the watch and sensor. If the sensor has both ANT+ and Bluetooth technology, Garmin recommends that you pair using ANT+ technology. After they are paired, the watch connects to the sensor automatically when you start an activity and the sensor is active and within range.

  • Page 74: Training With Running Dynamics

    NOTE: Ground contact time and balance appears only while running. It is not calculated while walking. inReach Remote The inReach remote function allows you to control your inReach device using your fēnix device. Go to buy.garmin.com to purchase a compatible inReach device. Using the inReach Remote...

  • Page 75: Controlling A Virb Action Camera

    Controlling a VIRB Action Camera Before you can use the VIRB remote function, you must enable the remote setting on your VIRB camera. See the VIRB Series Owner's Manual for more information. 1 Turn on your VIRB camera. 2 Pair your VIRB camera with your fēnix watch (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 65).

  • Page 76: Xero Laser Location Settings

    Share Mode: Allows you to share laser location information publicly or broadcast it privately. Your device can display several types of Garmin map data, including topographical contours, nearby points of interest, ski resort maps, and golf courses. You can use the Map Manager to download additional maps or manage map storage.

  • Page 77: Saving Or Navigating To A Location On The Map

    Saving or Navigating to a Location on the Map You can select any location on the map. You can save the location or start navigating to it. 1 From the map, select an option: • To use the touchscreen, tap the map, tap and drag to position the crosshairs, and press UP or DOWN to zoom in or out.

  • Page 78: Map Settings

    Map Settings You can customize how the map appears in the map app and data screens. NOTE: If necessary, you can customize the map settings for specific activities instead of using the system settings (Activity Map Settings, page 26). Hold MENU, and select Map. Map Manager: Shows the downloaded map versions and allows you to download additional maps (Managing Maps, page...

  • Page 79: Marine Map Settings

    Connecting to a Third-Party Provider Before you can download music or other audio files to your compatible watch from a supported third-party provider, you must connect to the provider using the Garmin Connect app. 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select 2 Select Garmin Devices, and select your watch.

  • Page 80: Downloading Personal Audio Content

    Downloading Personal Audio Content Before you can send your personal music to your device, you must install the Garmin Express application on ™ your computer (www.garmin.com/express). You can load your personal audio files, such as .mp3 and .m4a files, to a fēnix device from your computer. For more information, go to garmin.com/musicfiles.

  • Page 81: Connecting Bluetooth Headphones

    • If you previously skipped the pairing process, hold MENU, and select Pair Phone. 3 Select an option to add your watch to your account: • If this is the first time you are pairing a device with the Garmin Connect app, follow the on-screen instructions.

  • Page 82: Enabling Bluetooth Notifications

    • If you are using an iPhone , go to the iOS notifications settings to select the items to show on the watch. ® ® • If you are using an Android phone, from the Garmin Connect app, select Settings > Notifications. Connectivity...

  • Page 83: Turning Off The Bluetooth Phone Connection

    Software updates: Your device downloads and installs the latest software update automatically when a Wi‑Fi connection is available. Workouts and training plans: You can browse for and select workouts and training plans on the Garmin Connect site. The next time your device has a Wi‑Fi connection, the files are wirelessly sent to your device.

  • Page 84: Connecting To A Wi-Fi Network

    Connecting to a Wi‑Fi Network You must connect your device to the Garmin Connect app on your smartphone or to the Garmin Express application on your computer before you can connect to a Wi‑Fi network. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Wi-Fi > My Networks > Add Network.

  • Page 85: Garmin Connect

    Garmin Connect You can connect with your friends on Garmin Connect. Garmin Connect gives you the tools to track, analyze, share, and encourage each other. Record the events of your active lifestyle including runs, walks, rides, swims, hikes, triathlons, and more. To sign up for a free account, you can download the app from the app store on your phone (garmin.com/connectapp), or go to connect.garmin.com.

  • Page 86: Using Garmin Connect On Your Computer

    Garmin Express application to upload your activity data to your Garmin Connect account and to send data, such as workouts or training plans, from the Garmin Connect website to your watch. You can also add music to your watch (Downloading Personal Audio Content, page 72).

  • Page 87: Downloading Connect Iq Features Using Your Computer

    Garmin Explore ™ The Garmin Explore website and mobile app allow you to plan trips and use cloud storage for your waypoints, routes, and tracks. They offer advanced planning both online and offline, allowing you to share and sync data with your compatible Garmin device.

  • Page 88: Setting Your Heart Rate Zones

    • Run often with the wrist or chest heart rate monitor. • Try a few heart rate training plans, available from your Garmin Connect account. • View your heart rate trends and time in zones using your Garmin Connect account. User Profile...

  • Page 89: Heart Rate Zone Calculations

    If you know your functional threshold power (FTP) value, you can enter it and allow the software to calculate your power zones automatically. You can manually adjust your zones on the device or using your Garmin Connect account. 1 Hold MENU.

  • Page 90: Safety And Tracking Features

    3 Follow the on-screen instructions. Adding Contacts You can add up to 50 contacts to the Garmin Connect app. Contact emails can be used with the LiveTrack feature. Three of these contacts can be used as emergency contacts (Adding Emergency Contacts, page 82).

  • Page 91: Requesting Assistance

    • Start your activity outside using GPS. • Pair your fēnix device with your smartphone using Bluetooth technology. • In the Garmin Connect app, from the settings menu, select Connections to update the list of connections for your GroupTrack session.

  • Page 92: Health And Wellness Settings

    Your device creates a daily step goal automatically, based on your previous activity levels. As you move during the day, the device shows your progress toward your daily goal. If you choose not to use the auto goal feature, you can set a personalized step goal on your Garmin Connect account.

  • Page 93: Using Automated Sleep Tracking

    Using Automated Sleep Tracking 1 Wear your device while sleeping. 2 Upload your sleep tracking data to the Garmin Connect site (Using the Garmin Connect App, page 77). You can view your sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account. You can view sleep information from the previous night on your fēnix device (Glances, page 39).

  • Page 94: Navigating To A Point Of Interest

    Navigating to a Point of Interest If the map data installed on your watch includes points of interest, you can navigate to them. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select an activity. 3 Hold MENU. 4 Select Navigation > Points of Interest, and select a category. A list of points of interest near your current location appears.

  • Page 95: Navigating To Your Starting Point During An Activity

    Navigating to Your Starting Point During an Activity You can navigate back to the starting point of your current activity in a straight line or along the path you traveled. This feature is available only for activities that use GPS. 1 During an activity, press STOP.

  • Page 96: Marking And Starting Navigation To A Man Overboard Location

    2 Select Stop Navigation. Courses You can send a course from your Garmin Connect account to your device. After it is saved to your device, you can navigate the course on your device. You can follow a saved course simply because it is a good route. For example, you can save and follow a bike friendly commute to work.

  • Page 97: Creating A Round-Trip Course

    • To view a list of ascents in the course, select View Climbs. Creating a Course on Garmin Connect Before you can create a course on the Garmin Connect app, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 77).

  • Page 98: Viewing Or Editing Course Details

    Viewing or Editing Course Details You can view or edit course details before you navigate a course. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select an activity. 3 Hold MENU. 4 Select Navigation > Courses. 5 Press START to select a course. 6 Select an option: •...

  • Page 99: Setting Up A Heading Bug

    Setting Up a Heading Bug You can set up a heading indicator to display on your data pages while navigating. The indicator points to your target heading. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Navigation > Heading Bug. Setting Navigation Alerts You can set alerts to help you navigate to your destination. 1 Hold MENU.

  • Page 100: Changing The Power Mode

    Changing the Power Mode You can change the power mode to extend battery life during an activity. 1 During an activity, hold MENU. 2 Select Power Mode. 3 Select an option. The watch displays the hours of battery life available with the selected power mode. Customizing Power Modes Your device comes preloaded with several power modes, allowing you to quickly adjust system settings, activity settings, and GPS settings to extend battery life during an activity.

  • Page 101: System Settings

    The Every Second recording option provides more detailed activity recordings, but may not record entire activities that last for longer periods of time. USB Mode: Sets the watch to use MTP (media transfer protocol) or Garmin mode when connected to a computer.

  • Page 102: Setting Time Alerts

    Syncing the Time Each time you turn on the device and acquire satellites or open the Garmin Connect app on your paired phone, the device automatically detects your time zones and the current time of day. You can also manually sync the time when you change time zones, and to update for daylight saving time.

  • Page 103: Customizing The Hot Keys

    4 Select a unit of measure. Syncing Activities and Performance Measurements You can sync activities and performance measurements from other Garmin devices to your fēnix watch using your Garmin Connect account. This allows your watch to more accurately reflect your training status and fitness.

  • Page 104: Device Information

    Device Information Charging the Watch WARNING This device contains a lithium-ion battery. See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. NOTICE To prevent corrosion, thoroughly clean and dry the contacts and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a computer.

  • Page 105: Specifications

    Up to 74 days with solar Up to 139 days with solar The device withstands pressure equivalent to a depth of 100 m. For more information, go to www.garmin.com/waterrating. All-day wear with 3 hr./day outside in 50,000 lux conditions With use in 50,000 lux conditions...

  • Page 106: Device Care

    1 Wipe the watch using a cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution. 2 Wipe it dry. After cleaning, allow the watch to dry completely. TIP: For more information, go to www.garmin.com/fitandcare. Cleaning the Leather Bands 1 Wipe the leather bands with a dry cloth.

  • Page 107: Changing The Quickfit Bands

    4 Press the Delete key on your keyboard. NOTE: Mac operating systems provide limited support for MTP file transfer mode. You must open the Garmin drive on a Windows operating system. You should use the Garmin Express application to remove music files from your device.

  • Page 108: Troubleshooting

    • Remove your watch from the Garmin Connect app and the Bluetooth settings on your phone to retry the pairing process. • If you bought a new phone, remove your watch from the Garmin Connect app on the phone you intend to stop using.

  • Page 109: Can I Use My Bluetooth Sensor With My Watch

    Delete Data and Reset Settings. NOTE: If you have set up a Garmin Pay wallet, this option deletes the wallet from your device. If you have music stored on your device, this option deletes your stored music.

  • Page 110: Tips For Maximizing The Battery Life

    ◦ Sync your watch to the Garmin Connect app using your Bluetooth enabled phone. ◦ Connect your watch to your Garmin account using a Wi‑Fi wireless network. While connected to your Garmin account, the watch downloads several days of satellite data, allowing it to quickly locate satellite signals.

  • Page 111: My Daily Step Count Does Not Appear

    2 Wait while the device syncs your data. Syncing can take several minutes. NOTE: Refreshing the Garmin Connect app or the Garmin Express application does not sync your data or update your step count. The floors climbed amount does not seem accurate Your watch uses an internal barometer to measure elevation changes as you climb floors.

  • Page 112: Appendix

    NOTE: Not all data fields are available for all activity types. Some data fields require ANT+ or Bluetooth accessories to display data. Some data fields appear in more than one category on the watch. TIP: You can also customize the data fields from the watch settings in the Garmin Connect app. Cadence Fields...
  • Page 113 Name Description Nautical Distance The distance traveled in nautical meters or nautical feet. Elevation Fields Name Description Average Ascent The average vertical distance of ascent since the last reset. Average Descent The average vertical distance of descent since the last reset. Elevation The altitude of your current location above or below sea level.
  • Page 114 Name Description Gears The front and rear bike gears from a gear position sensor. Gear Ratio The number of teeth on the front and rear bike gears, as detected by a gear position sensor. Rear The rear bike gear from a gear position sensor. Graphical Name Description...
  • Page 115 Name Description Heart Rate %Max. The percentage of maximum heart rate. The current range of your heart rate (1 to 5). The default zones are based on Heart Rate Zone your user profile and maximum heart rate (220 minus your age). The average percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus Interval Average %HRR resting heart rate) for the current swim interval.
  • Page 116 Name Description Destination The position of your final destination. Location Destination The last point on the route to the destination. You must be navigating for this data to Waypoint appear. The remaining distance to the final destination. You must be navigating for this data to Distance Remaining appear.
  • Page 117 Name Description Battery Percentage The percentage of the battery power remaining. The actual direction of travel, regardless of the course steered and temporary varia­ tions in heading. The measurement of how consistently you maintain speed and smoothness through Flow turns in the current activity. The strength of the GPS satellite signal.
  • Page 118 Name Description Last Lap Pace The average pace for the last completed lap. Last Length Pace The average pace for your last completed pool length. Pace The current pace. PacePro Fields Name Description Next Split Distance Running. The total distance of the next split. Next Split Target Pace Running.
  • Page 119 Name Description Lap Left Peak Power Phase The average power phase peak angle for the left leg for the current lap. Lap Left Power Phase The average power phase angle for the left leg for the current lap. Lap Normalized Power The average Normalized Power for the current lap.
  • Page 120 Name Description Time Standing Lap The time spent standing while pedaling for the current lap. Training Stress Score The Training Stress Score for the current activity. ™ Torque Efficiency The measurement of how efficiently a rider is pedaling. Work The accumulated work performed (power output) in kilojoules. Rest Fields Name Description...
  • Page 121 Name Description The average speed for the current activity, including both moving and stopped Average Overall Speed speeds. Average Speed The average speed for the current activity. The average speed of travel in knots for the current activity, regardless of the course Avg.
  • Page 122 Stroke Fields Name Description Average Distance Per Stroke Swimming. The average distance traveled per stroke during the current activity. Paddle sports. The average distance traveled per stroke during the current Average Distance Per Stroke activity. Paddle sports. The average number of strokes per minute (spm) during the Average Stroke Rate current activity.
  • Page 123 Name Description Strokes Paddle sports. The total number of strokes for the current activity. Swolf Fields Name Description The average swolf score for the current activity. Your swolf score is the sum of the time for Average Swolf one length plus the number of strokes for that length (Swim Terminology, page 8).

  • Page 124: Color Gauges And Running Dynamics Data

    Elite runners tend to have quick and balanced strides. You can watch the color gauge or data field during your run or view the summary on your Garmin Connect account after your run. As with the other running dynamics data, ground contact time balance is a quantitative measurement to help you learn about your running form.

  • Page 125: Vertical Oscillation And Vertical Ratio Data

    Vertical Oscillation and Vertical Ratio Data The data ranges for vertical oscillation and vertical ratio are slightly different depending on the sensor and whether it is positioned at the chest (HRM-Pro, HRM-Run , or HRM-Tri accessories) or at the waist (Running ™...

  • Page 126: Ftp Ratings

    FTP Ratings These tables include classifications for functional threshold power (FTP) estimates by gender. Males Watts per Kilogram (W/kg) Superior 5.05 and greater Excellent From 3.93 to 5.04 Good From 2.79 to 3.92 Fair From 2.23 to 2.78 Untrained Less than 2.23 Females Watts per Kilogram (W/kg) Superior...

  • Page 127: Wheel Size And Circumference

    Wheel Size and Circumference Your speed sensor automatically detects your wheel size. If necessary, you can manually enter your wheel circumference in the speed sensor settings. The tire size is marked on both sides of the tire. This is not a comprehensive list. You can also measure the circumference of your wheel or use one of the calculators available on the internet.

  • Page 128: Symbol Definitions

    Tire Size Wheel Circumference (mm) 27 × 1-1/4 2161 27 × 1-3/8 2169 29 x 2.1 2288 29 x 2.2 2298 29 x 2.3 2326 650 x 20C 1938 650 x 23C 1944 650 × 35A 2090 650 × 38B 2105 650 ×...

  • Page 129: Index

    22, 61, 69, 86, 90, 91 calibrating 63 Sight 'N Go 87 altitude 50 stopping 88 Garmin Connect 28, 31, 73, 75, 77, 78, 82, ANT+ sensors 57, 64 NFC 57 fitness equipment 11 north reference 62 storing data 78 applications 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 82 notifications 74...
  • Page 130 skiing 14 water resistance 98 alpine 14 waypoints 69 backcountry 14 projecting 90 touring 14 wheel sizes 119 snowboarding 14 Wi‑Fi 76 sleep 94 connecting 73, 75 sleep mode 84, 85 workouts 28–30 smartphone 79 loading 28 applications 75 pairing 1 zones snowboarding 14 heart rate 80 software power 81 license 95 time 94 updating 78, 100 version 95 specifications 97 stamina 48 statistics 16, 17 stopwatch 4 storing data 79 stress level 41, 42, 44...
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