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  • Page 1 QUATIX 7 SAPPHIRE ® 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 Controlling the Autopilot....11 Boat Data..........12 Streaming Boat Data......12 Introduction........1 Marking a Waypoint on Your Getting Started........1 Chartplotter........12 Device Overview........1 GNT™ 10..........12 Enabling and Disabling the Streaming GNT 10 Data....12 Touchscreen........
  • Page 4 Targeting..........27 Race Calendar and Primary Race..42 Viewing Measured Shots....27 Workouts..........42 Manually Measuring a Shot..28 Following a Workout From Garmin Keeping Score........28 Connect..........42 Recording Statistics...... 28 Starting a Workout......43 About Stableford Scoring....29...
  • Page 5 Training Status......71 Appearance........52 Adding a Stock........71 Using the Jet Lag Adviser....71 Watch Face Settings......52 Planning a Trip in the Garmin Customizing the Watch Face....53 Connect App........71 Glances..........53 Controls..........72 Viewing the Glance Loop....56 Customizing the Controls Menu..
  • Page 6 Phone Apps and Computer During an Activity......88 Applications........... 97 Xero Laser Location Settings... 88 Garmin Connect.........98 Using the Garmin Connect App..98 Map..........88 Updating the Software Using the Garmin Connect App....98 Viewing the Map........89 Using Garmin Connect on Your Saving or Navigating to a Location on Computer........
  • Page 7 Creating and Following a Course on Your Device........111 Viewing Your Fitness Age....100 Creating a Round-Trip Course..111 About Heart Rate Zones..... 101 Creating a Course on Garmin Fitness Goals........101 Connect..........111 Setting Your Heart Rate Zones..101 Sending a Course to Your Letting the Watch Set Your Heart Rate Device...........
  • Page 8 123 Activity Tracking......... 123 My step count does not seem accurate........... 124 The step counts on my watch and my Garmin Connect account don't match..........124 The floors climbed amount does not seem accurate......... 124 Appendix........125 Data Fields........... 125 Color Gauges and Running Dynamics Data............

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Introduction WARNING See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Always consult your physician before you begin or modify any exercise program. Getting Started When using your watch the first time, you should complete these tasks to set it up and get to know the basic features.

  • Page 10: Enabling And Disabling The Touchscreen

    DOWN • Press to scroll through the glance loop and menus. • Hold to view the music controls from any screen. START·STOP • Press to choose an option in a menu. • Press to view the activity list and start or stop an activity. •...

  • Page 11: Starting The Countdown Timer

    Starting the Countdown Timer 1 From the watch face, hold MENU. 2 Select Clocks > TIMERS. 3 Select an option: • To set and save a countdown timer for the first time, enter the time, press MENU, and select Save Timer. •...

  • Page 12: Using The Stopwatch

    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. 5 Press STOP to stop both timers. 6 Select an option: •...

  • Page 13: Editing An Alternate Time Zone

    You can pair with compatible Garmin marine devices using the marine apps preloaded ® on your watch. See the owner's manual for your Garmin marine device for more information about pairing with that device. Marine Maps and Charts Optional premium charts, such as BlueChart ®...

  • Page 14: Sailing

    Sailing Tack Assist CAUTION The watch uses GPS-based course over ground to determine your course in the tack assist feature, and does not account for other factors that can affect your boat's direction, such as currents and tides. You are responsible for the safe and prudent operation of your vessel.

  • Page 15: Entering A Fixed Tack Angle

    Entering a Fixed Tack Angle 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select Sail Race or Sail. 3 Press UP or DOWN to view the tack assist screen. 4 Hold MENU. 5 Select Tack Angle > Angle. 6 Press UP or DOWN to set the value. Entering a True Wind Direction 1 From the watch face, press START.

  • Page 16: Starting A Race

    Starting a Race Before you can view the time to burn, you must set the starting line (Setting the Starting Line, page 7). 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select Sail Race. 3 Wait while the watch locates satellites. The screen displays the regatta timer and time to burn 4 If necessary, hold MENU, and select an option:...

  • Page 17: Setting A Tide Alert

    3 Select an option: • To use your current location when you are near a tide station, select Add > Current Location. • To select a location on the map, select Add > Use Map. • To enter the name of a city, select Add > City Search. •...

  • Page 18: Mfd Remote

    MFD Remote Pairing With a Chartplotter You can pair your watch with a compatible Garmin chartplotter for quick access to frequently used functions, such as shortcuts and chart zoom. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select MFD Remote.

  • Page 19: Anchor Settings

    1 From the watch face, select START > Autopilot > START. 2 Bring your quatix device within 3 m (10 ft.) of the marine device. 3 Set your compatible Garmin autopilot helm control to search for a remote control. See your autopilot helm control owner's manual for more information.

  • Page 20: Boat Data

    Boat Data Streaming Boat Data You can stream data fields from your compatible chartplotter to your quatix device. The device displays up to three data fields per page, and up to six pages of data. 1 From the watch face, select START > Boat Data. 2 Bring your quatix device within 3 m (10 ft.) of the chartplotter.

  • Page 21: Activities And Apps

    Connect IQ app (Connect IQ Features, page 99). 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).

  • Page 22: Evaluating 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 23: Calibrating The Treadmill Distance

    Calibrating the Treadmill Distance To record more accurate distances for your treadmill runs, you can calibrate the treadmill distance after you run at least 1.5 km (1 mi.) on a treadmill. If you use different treadmills, you can manually calibrate the treadmill distance on each treadmill or after each run.

  • Page 24: Stroke Types

    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 35).

  • Page 25: Training With The Drill Log

    Training with the Drill Log The drill log feature is available only for pool swimming. You can use the drill log feature to manually record kick sets, one-arm swimming, or any type of swimming that is not one of the four major strokes. 1 During your pool swim activity, press UP or DOWN to view the drill log screen.

  • Page 26: Indoor Activities

    Indoor Activities The watch can be used for training indoors, such as running on an indoor track or using a stationary bike or indoor trainer. GPS is turned off for indoor activities (Activities and App Settings, page 36). When running or walking with GPS turned off, speed and distance are calculated using the accelerometer in the watch.

  • Page 27: Recording A Hiit Activity

    Recording a HIIT Activity You can use specialized timers to record a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) activity. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select HIIT. 3 Select an option: • Select Free to record an open, unstructured HIIT activity. •...

  • Page 28: 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 29: 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 watch uses this grading system.

  • Page 30: Going Hunting

    Going Hunting You can save locations relevant to your hunt and view a map of saved locations. During a hunting activity, the device uses a GNSS mode that conserves battery life. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select Hunt. 3 Press START, and select Start Hunt.

  • Page 31: Cross-Country Skiing Power Data

    Cross-Country Skiing Power Data NOTE: The HRM-Pro series accessory must be paired to the quatix watch using ANT+ technology. You can use your compatible quatix watch paired with the HRM-Pro series accessory to provide real-time feedback about your cross-country skiing performance. The power output is measured in watts. Factors that affect power include your speed, elevation changes, wind, and snow conditions.

  • Page 32: Golfing

    Golfing Playing Golf Before you play golf, you should charge the watch (Charging the Watch, page 118). 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select Golf. The device locates satellites, calculates your location, and selects a course if there is only one course nearby.
  • Page 33 6 Select a tee box. The hole information screen appears. Current hole number Distance to the back of the green Distance to the middle of the green Distance to the front of the green Par for the hole Map of the green Driver distance from the tee box NOTE: Because pin locations change, the watch calculates the distance to the front, middle, and back of the green, but not the actual pin location.

  • Page 34: Golf Menu

    (Moving the Flag, page 26). Virtual Caddie: Requests a club recommendation from the virtual caddie (Virtual Caddie, page 26). Measure Shot: Shows the distance of your previous shot recorded with the Garmin AutoShot feature (Viewing ™ Measured Shots, page 27). You can also manually record a shot (Manually Measuring a Shot, page 28).

  • Page 35: Changing The Club Recommendation

    Changing the Club Recommendation 1 Press START. 2 Select Virtual Caddie. The device displays the calculated average number of strokes for the recommended clubs 3 Select a different club recommendation. The map updates to show the new shot direction target. NOTE: The device automatically recalculates the club recommendation as you progress through the course.

  • Page 36: Manually Measuring A Shot

    Manually Measuring a Shot You can manually add a shot if the watch doesn't detect it. You must add the shot from the location of the missed shot. 1 Take a shot and watch where your ball lands. 2 From the hole information screen, press START. 3 Select Measure Shot.

  • Page 37: About Stableford Scoring

    Viewing the Wind Speed and Direction The wind feature is a pointer that shows the wind speed and direction relative to the pin. The wind feature requires a connection with the Garmin Golf app. 1 Press START. 2 Select Wind.

  • Page 38: 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 39: The Ideal Swing Tempo

    You can achieve the ideal 3.0 tempo using different swing timings, for example, 0.7 sec./0.23 sec. or 1.2 sec./ 0.4 sec. Each golfer may have a unique swing tempo based on their ability and experience. Garmin provides six different timings.

  • Page 40: Viewing The Tip Sequence

    Viewing the Tip Sequence The first time you use the Tempo Training activity, the watch displays a tip sequence to explain how your swing is analyzed. 1 During your activity, press START. 2 Select Tips. 3 Press START to view the next tip. Jumpmaster WARNING The jumpmaster feature is for use by experienced skydivers only.

  • Page 41: Entering Jump Information

    Entering Jump Information 1 Press START. 2 Select Jumpmaster. 3 Select a jump type (Jump Types, page 32). 4 Complete one or more actions to enter your jump information: • Select DIP to set a waypoint for the desired landing location. •...

  • Page 42: Constant Settings

    Constant Settings Select Jumpmaster, select a jump type, and select Constant. Percent Max.: Sets the jump range for all jump types. A setting less than 100% decreases the drift distance to the DIP, and a setting greater than 100% increases the drift distance. More experienced jumpmasters may want to use smaller numbers, and less experienced skydivers may want to use larger numbers.

  • Page 43: 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 44: 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 45 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. Record After Sunset: Sets the watch to record track points after sunset during an expedition.

  • Page 46: Activity Alerts

    Virtual Caddie: Allows you to select automatic or manual virtual caddie club recommendations. Appears after you play five rounds of golf, track your clubs, and upload your scorecards to the Garmin Golf app. Workout Videos: Enables instructive workout animations for a strength, cardio, yoga, or Pilates activity.

  • Page 47: Setting An Alert

    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 48: 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 49: Satellite Settings

    Training Primary Training Device When you use more than one Garmin device with your Garmin Connect account, you can choose which device is the primary data source for everyday use and for training purposes. From the Garmin Connect app menu, select Settings.

  • Page 50: Training For A Race Event

    NOTE: If you have completed at least 1 outdoor run with heart rate data or 1 ride with heart rate and power data, daily suggested workouts appear on your watch. Race Calendar and Primary Race When you add a race event to your Garmin Connect calendar, you can view the event on your watch by adding the primary race glance (Glances, page 53).

  • Page 51: 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 52: Starting An Interval Workout

    4 Select Training. 5 Select an option: • Select Workouts to do workouts downloaded from Garmin Connect. • Select Critical Swim Speed to record a Critical Swim Speed (CSS) test or enter a CSS value manually (Recording a Critical Swim Speed Test, page 44).

  • Page 53: Editing Your Critical Swim Speed Result

    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 54: 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 111). 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select an outdoor running activity. 3 Hold MENU.

  • Page 55: Starting A Pacepro Plan

    Starting a PacePro Plan Before you can start a PacePro plan, you must download a plan from your Garmin Connect account. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select an outdoor running activity. 3 Hold MENU. 4 Select Training > PacePro Plans.

  • Page 56: Power Guide

    Power guides are always associated with a course and cannot be used with workouts or segments. You can view and edit your strategy in the Garmin Connect app and sync it with compatible Garmin devices. This feature requires a power meter, which must be paired with your device (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 84).

  • Page 57: Viewing Segment Details

    You can upload your activity data to your Garmin Connect account to view your segment position. NOTE: If your Garmin Connect account and Strava account are linked, your activity is automatically sent to your Strava account so you can review the segment position.

  • Page 58: Setting A Training Target

    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 59: Using History

    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 53). 1 From the watch face, hold MENU. 2 Select History > Activities. 3 Select an activity. 4 Press START.

  • Page 60: Clearing Personal Records

    Clearing Personal Records 1 From the watch face, hold MENU. 2 Select History > Records. 3 Select a sport. 4 Select an option: • To delete one record, select a record, and select Clear Record > Yes. • To delete all records for the sport, select Clear All Records > Yes. NOTE: This does not delete any saved activities.

  • Page 61: 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 99). 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 62 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 63 Displays performance measurements that help you track and understand your training Performance activities and race performances (Performance Measurements, page 57). Displays the race event you designate as the primary race in your Garmin Connect Primary race calendar (Race Calendar and Primary Race, page 42).

  • Page 64: Viewing The Glance Loop

    Viewing the Glance Loop Glances provide quick access to health data, activity information, built-in sensors, and more. When you pair your watch, you can view data from your phone, such as notifications, weather, and calendar events. 1 Press UP or DOWN. The watch scrolls through the glance loop and displays summary data for each glance.

  • Page 65: Body Battery

    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 57).

  • Page 66: 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 sex.

  • Page 67: Getting Your Vo2 Max. Estimate For Cycling

    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 specify your primary training device in the Garmin Connect app, which allows your watch to sync activities, history, and data from other devices...

  • Page 68: Heart Rate Variability Status

    No status No status means that there is insufficient data to generate a seven-day average. You can sync your watch with your Garmin Connect account to view your current heart rate variability status, trends, and educational feedback. Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level Stress level is the result of a three-minute test performed while standing still, where the quatix device analyzes heart rate variability to determine your overall stress.

  • Page 69: 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 (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 84).

  • Page 70: 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 84), and you must get your VO2 max. estimate (Getting Your VO2 Max.

  • Page 71: 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 84).

  • Page 72: Viewing Your Real-Time Stamina

    (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 84). You can create workouts in your Garmin Connect account. The power curve displays your sustained power output over time. You can view your power curve for the previous month, three months, or twelve months. From the Garmin Connect app menu, select Performance Stats > Power Curve.

  • Page 73: 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 74: 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 VO2 max., acute load, and HRV status over an extended time period. You can use your training status to help plan future training and continue improving your fitness level.

  • Page 75: Training Load Focus

    (Training Load Focus, page 67). Each feedback phrase, for example, "Highly Impacting VO2 Max." has a corresponding description in your Garmin Connect activity details. Aerobic Training Effect uses your heart rate to measure how the accumulated intensity of an exercise affects your aerobic fitness and indicates if the workout had a maintaining or improving effect on your fitness level.
  • Page 76 Training Effect Aerobic Benefit Anaerobic Benefit From 0.0 to 0.9 No benefit. No benefit. From 1.0 to 1.9 Minor benefit. Minor benefit. From 2.0 to 2.9 Maintains your aerobic fitness. Maintains your anaerobic fitness. From 3.0 to 3.9 Impacts your aerobic fitness. Impacts your anaerobic fitness.

  • Page 77: Training Readiness

    Ready for challenges Moderate 50 to 74 Green Good to go 25 to 49 Time to slow down Orange Poor 1 to 24 Let your body recover To see your training readiness trends over time, go to your Garmin Connect account. Appearance...

  • Page 78: Viewing Cycling Ability

    3 Press START to view a detailed analysis of your cycling ability (optional). 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.

  • Page 79: Pausing And Resuming Your Training Status

    TIP: To display the stock on the glance loop, you can press START, and select Set as Favorite. Using the Jet Lag Adviser Before you can use the Jet Lag Adviser glance, you must plan a trip in the Garmin Connect app (Planning a Trip in the Garmin Connect App, page 71).

  • Page 80: 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 74). From any screen, hold LIGHT. Appearance...
  • Page 81 Icon Name Description Select to enable or disable airplane mode to turn off all wireless communica­ Airplane Mode tions. Alarm Clock Select to add or edit an alarm (Setting an Alarm, page 2). Altimeter Select to open the altimeter screen. Select to view the current time of day in additional time zones (Adding Alternate Alt.

  • Page 82: Customizing The Controls Menu

    TIP: You can quickly press LIGHT twice to turn on the flashlight at this setting in the future. Garmin Pay The Garmin Pay feature allows you to use your watch to pay for purchases in participating locations using credit or debit cards from a participating financial institution.

  • Page 83: Setting Up Your Garmin Pay Wallet

    • 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 quatix watch, create a new passcode, and reenter your card information.

  • Page 84: Morning Report

    (Customizing Your Morning Report, page 76). Customizing Your Morning Report NOTE: You can customize these settings on you watch or in your Garmin Connect account. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Appearance > Morning Report. 3 Select an option: •...

  • Page 85: Tips For Erratic Heart Rate Data

    Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data If the heart rate data is erratic or does not appear, you can try these tips. • Clean and dry your arm before putting on the watch. • Avoid wearing sunscreen, lotion, and insect repellent under the watch. •...

  • Page 86: Broadcasting Heart Rate Data

    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 87: Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings

    The elevation scale. A graph of your average oxygen saturation readings for the last 24 hours. Your most recent oxygen saturation reading. The oxygen saturation percentage scale. A graph of your elevation readings for the last 24 hours. Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings You can manually begin a pulse oximeter reading by viewing the pulse oximeter glance.

  • Page 88: Compass

    Compass The watch 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. You can change the compass settings manually (Compass Settings, page 80).

  • Page 89: Altimeter Settings

    Altimeter Settings Hold MENU, and select Sensors & Accessories > Altimeter. Calibrate: Allows you to manually calibrate the altimeter sensor. Auto Cal.: Allows the altimeter to self-calibrate each time you use satellite systems. Sensor Mode: Sets the mode for the sensor. The Auto option uses both the altimeter and barometer according to your movement.

  • Page 90: Wireless Sensors

    After the devices are paired, you can customize the optional data fields (Customizing the Data Screens, page 35). 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.
  • Page 91 Sensor Type Description You can use Approach CT10 golf club sensors to automatically track your golf shots, Club Sensors including location, distance, and club type. DogTrack Allows you to receive data from a compatible handheld dog tracking device. You can use your watch with your eBike and view bike data, such as battery and shifting eBike information, during your rides.

  • Page 92: 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 93: Running Dynamics

    The running dynamics accessory has an accelerometer that measures torso movement in order to calculate six running metrics. For more information, go to garmin.com/performance-data/running. Cadence: Cadence is the number of steps per minute. It displays the total steps (right and left combined).

  • Page 94: Running Power

    Running Power Settings Hold MENU, select Activities & Apps, select a running activity, and select the activity settings. Status: Enables or disables recording Garmin running power data. You can use this setting if you prefer to use third-party running power data.

  • Page 95: Using The Inreach Remote

    Using the inReach Remote Before you can use the inReach remote function, you must add the inReach glance to the glance loop (Customizing the Glance Loop, page 56). 1 Turn on the inReach device. 2 On your quatix watch, press UP or DOWN from the watch face to view the inReach glance. 3 Press START to search for your inReach device.

  • Page 96: Controlling A Virb Action Camera During An Activity

    Share Mode: Allows you to share laser location information publicly or broadcast it privately. Your watch 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 97: Viewing The Map

    Viewing the Map 1 Select an option to open the map: • Press START, and select Map to view the map without starting an activity. • Go outside, start a GPS activity (Starting an Activity, page 13), and press UP or DOWN to scroll to the map screen.

  • Page 98: Navigating With The Around Me Feature

    Navigating with the Around Me Feature You can use the around me feature to navigate to nearby points of interest and waypoints. NOTE: The map data installed on your watch must include points of interest to navigate to them. 1 From the map, hold MENU. 2 Select Around Me.

  • Page 99: Managing Maps

    3 If necessary, press START, and select Check Subscription to activate your Outdoor Maps+ subscription for this watch. NOTE: Go to garmin.com/outdoormaps for information about purchasing a subscription. 4 Select Add Map, and select a location. A preview of the map region appears.

  • Page 100: Deleting Maps

    Deleting Maps You can remove maps to increase the available device storage. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Map > Map Manager. 3 Select an option: • Select TopoActive Maps, select a map, press START, and select Remove. • Select Outdoor Maps+, select a map, press START, and select Delete. Map Themes You can change the map theme to display data optimized for your activity type.

  • Page 101: Connecting To A Third-Party Provider

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

  • Page 102: Listening To Music

    Listening to Music 1 Hold DOWN from any screen to open the music controls. 2 If necessary, connect your Bluetooth headphones (Connecting Bluetooth Headphones, page 94). 3 Hold MENU. 4 Select Music Providers, and select an option: • To listen to music downloaded to the watch from your computer, select My Music (Downloading Personal Audio Content, page 93).

  • Page 103: Connectivity

    Pairing Your Phone To use the connected features on your watch, you must pair it directly through the Garmin Connect app, instead of from the Bluetooth settings on your phone. 1 During the initial setup on your watch, select when you are prompted to pair with your phone.

  • Page 104: Receiving An Incoming Phone Call

    ® ® • If you are using an Android phone, from the Garmin Connect app, select Settings > Notifications. Turning Off the Bluetooth Phone Connection You can turn off the Bluetooth phone connection from the controls menu.

  • Page 105: Playing Audio Prompts During An Activity

    The next time your watch has a Wi‑Fi connection, the files are sent to your watch. Connecting to a Wi‑Fi Network You must connect your watch to the Garmin Connect app on your phone or to the Garmin Express application on your computer before you can connect to a Wi‑Fi network.

  • Page 106: 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 107: 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 93).

  • Page 108: Garmin Explore

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

  • Page 109: About Heart Rate Zones

    You can also set each heart rate zone and enter your resting heart rate manually. You can manually adjust your zones on the watch or using your Garmin Connect account. 1 Hold MENU.

  • Page 110: Letting The Watch Set 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. Heart Rate Zone Calculations...

  • Page 111: Detecting Performance Measurements Automatically

    If a contact declines, you must choose another emergency contact. 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 103).

  • Page 112: Turning Incident Detection On And Off

    CAUTION Incident detection is a supplemental feature available only for certain outdoor activities. Incident detection should not be relied on as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance. The Garmin Connect app does not contact emergency services on your behalf.

  • Page 113: Starting A Grouptrack Session

    • Start your activity outside using GPS. • Pair your quatix 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 114: 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 115: 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 98). You can view your sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account. You can view sleep information from the previous night on your quatix device (Glances, page 53).

  • Page 116: Navigating To A Destination

    Navigating to a Destination You can use your device to navigate to a destination or follow a course. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select an activity. 3 Hold MENU. 4 Select Navigation. 5 Select a category. 6 Respond to the on-screen prompts to choose a destination. 7 Select Go To.

  • Page 117: Navigating To The Starting Point Of A Saved Activity

    Navigating to the Starting Point of a Saved Activity You can navigate back to the starting point of a saved activity in a straight line or along the path you traveled. This feature is available only for activities that use GPS. 1 From the watch face, press START.

  • Page 118: Viewing Route Directions

    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 119: Creating And Following A Course On Your Device

    • To save the course, select Save. • 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 98).

  • Page 120: Sending A Course To Your Device

    Sending a Course to Your Device You can send a course you created using the Garmin Connect app to your device (Creating a Course on Garmin Connect, page 111). 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select 2 Select Training & Planning > Courses.

  • Page 121: Customizing Navigation Data Screens

    Customizing Navigation Data Screens 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Navigation > Data Screens. 3 Select an option: • Select Map > Status to turn on or off the map. • Select Map > Data Field to turn on or off a data field that shows routing information on the map. •...

  • Page 122: Customizing The Battery Saver Feature

    Customizing the Battery Saver Feature The battery saver feature allows you to quickly adjust system settings to extend battery life in watch mode. You can turn on the battery saver feature from the controls menu (Controls, page 72). 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Power Manager >...

  • Page 123: 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 124: 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 125: Customizing The Hot Keys

    Customizing the Hot Keys You can customize the hold function of individual buttons and combinations of buttons. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select System > Hot Keys. 3 Select a button or combination of buttons to customize. 4 Select a function. Changing the Units of Measure You can customize units of measure for distance, pace and speed, elevation, and more.

  • Page 126: Charging The Watch

    From 0º to 45ºC (from 32º to 113ºF) European Union (EU) wireless frequencies (power) 2.4 GHz @ 16.15 dBm maximum EU SAR values 0.32 W/kg torso, 0.28 W/kg limb The device withstands pressure equivalent to a depth of 100 m. For more information, go to www.garmin.com/waterrating. Device Information...

  • Page 127: Battery Information

    Even small amounts of sweat or moisture can cause corrosion of the electrical contacts when connected to a charger. Corrosion can prevent charging and data transfer. TIP: For more information, go to garmin.com/fitandcare. 1 Rinse with water, or use a damp lint-free cloth.

  • Page 128: 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 129: Getting More Information

    • 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 130: My Headphones Will Not Connect To The Watch

    • To reset all of the watch settings to the factory default values and delete all user-entered information and activity history, select Delete Data and Reset Settings. NOTE: If you have set up a Garmin Pay wallet, this option deletes the wallet from your watch. If you have music stored on your watch, this option deletes your stored music.

  • Page 131: 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 132: My Step Count Does Not Seem Accurate

    2 Wait while your data syncs. 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 133: 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 134 Distance Fields Name Description Distance The distance traveled for the current track or activity. Interval Distance The distance traveled for the current interval. Lap Distance The distance traveled for the current lap. Last Lap Distance The distance traveled for the last completed lap. Nautical Distance The distance traveled in nautical meters or nautical feet.
  • Page 135 Gears Name Description Di2 Battery The remaining battery power of a Di2 sensor. eBike Battery The remaining battery power of an ebike. eBike Range The estimated remaining distance the ebike can provide assistance. Front The front bike gear from a gear position sensor. Gear Battery The battery status of a gear position sensor.
  • Page 136 Heart Rate Fields Name Description The percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus resting heart % Heart Rate Reserve rate). Aerobic Training Effect The impact of the current activity on your aerobic fitness level. Anaerobic Training Effect The impact of the current activity on your anaerobic fitness level. Average % Heart Rate The average percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus Reserve...
  • Page 137 Muscle Oxygen Fields Name Description Muscle O2 Saturation % The estimated muscle oxygen saturation percentage for the current activity. Total Hemoglobin The estimated total hemoglobin concentration in the muscle. Navigation Fields Name Description The direction from your current location to a destination. You must be navigating for this Bearing data to appear.
  • Page 138 Name Description Vertical Dist. to The elevation distance between your current position and the final destination. You Dest. must be navigating for this data to appear. Vertical Speed to The rate of ascent or descent to a predetermined altitude. You must be navigating for Target this data to appear.
  • Page 139 Name Description Tack Assist A gauge to help you determine if your boat is being lifted or headed. The time of day based on your current location and time settings (format, time zone, Time of Day daylight saving time). Time of Day (Seconds) The time of day including seconds. Total Calories The amount of total calories burned for the day.
  • Page 140 Power Fields Name Description % Functional Threshold The current power output as a percentage of functional threshold power. Power 3s Balance The 3-second moving average of the left/right power balance. 3s Power The 3-second moving average of power output. 10s Balance The 10-second moving average of the left/right power balance.
  • Page 141 Name Description Maximum Lap Power The top power output for the current lap. Maximum Power The top power output for the current activity. Normalized Power The Normalized Power for the current activity. The measurement of how evenly a rider is applying force to the pedals Pedal Smoothness throughout each pedal stroke.
  • Page 142 Run Dynamics Name Description Average GCT Balance The average ground contact time balance for the current session. Average Ground Contact The average amount of ground contact time for the current activity. Time Average Stride Length The average stride length for the current session. Average Vertical Oscilla­...
  • Page 143 Speed Fields Name Description Average Moving Speed The average speed when moving for the current activity. 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 144 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 145 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 15).
  • Page 146 Timer Fields Name Description Average Lap Time The average lap time for the current activity. The total time recorded. For example, if you start the activity timer and run for 10 Elapsed Time minutes, then stop the timer for 5 minutes, then start the timer and run for 20 minutes, your elapsed time is 35 minutes.

  • Page 147: Color Gauges And Running Dynamics Data

    Elite runners tend to have quick and balanced strides. You can watch the 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 148: 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 149: Ftp Ratings

    FTP Ratings These tables include classifications for functional threshold power (FTP) estimates by sex. 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...
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