Improving Gps Satellite Reception; The Temperature Reading Is Not Accurate; Maximizing The Battery Life; Activity Tracking - Garmin QUATIX 6 Owner's Manual

Improving GPS Satellite Reception

• Frequently sync the watch to your Garmin account:
◦ Connect your watch to a computer using the USB cable and the Garmin Express application.
◦ 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.
• Take your watch outside to an open area away from tall buildings and trees.
• Remain stationary for a few minutes.

The temperature reading is not accurate

Your body temperature affects the temperature reading for the internal temperature sensor. To get the most
accurate temperature reading, you should remove the watch from your wrist and wait 20 to 30 minutes.
You can also use an optional tempe external temperature sensor to view accurate ambient temperature
readings while wearing the watch.

Maximizing the Battery Life

You can do several things to extend the life of the battery.
• Change the power mode during an activity
• Turn on the battery saver feature from the controls menu
• Reduce the backlight timeout
• Reduce the backlight brightness.
• Use UltraTrac GPS mode for your activity
• Turn off Bluetooth technology when you are not using connected features
• When pausing your activity for a longer period of time, use the resume later option
page 13).
• Turn off activity tracking
• Use a watch face that is not updated every second.
For example, use a watch face without a second hand
• Limit the smartphone notifications the device displays
• Stop broadcasting heart rate data to paired Garmin devices
page 43).
• Turn off wrist-based heart rate monitoring
NOTE: Wrist-based heart rate monitoring is used to calculate vigorous intensity minutes and calories burned.
• Turn on manual pulse oximeter readings

Activity Tracking

For more information about activity tracking accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.

My daily step count does not appear

The daily step count is reset every night at midnight.
If dashes appear instead of your step count, allow the device to acquire satellite signals and set the time
automatically.
Troubleshooting
(Changing the Power Mode,
(Changing the Backlight Settings,
(Changing the GPS Setting,
(Turning Off Activity Tracking,
(Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart Rate Monitor,
(Turning Off Automatic Pulse Oximeter Readings,
page 12).
(Viewing the Controls Menu,
page 102).
page 92).
(Connected Features,
page 61).
(Customizing the Watch Face,
(Managing Notifications,
(Broadcasting Heart Rate Data to Garmin Devices,
page 2).
page 30).
(Stopping an Activity,
page 95).
page 31).
page 44).
page 56).
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