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Power Manager Settings
Hold MENU, and select Power Manager.
Battery Saver: Allows you to customize system settings to
extend battery life in watch mode
Battery Saver Feature, page
Power Modes: Allows you to customize system settings,
activity settings, and GPS settings to extend battery
life during an activity
(Customizing Power Modes, page
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Battery Percentage: Displays remaining battery life as
a percentage.
Battery Estimates: Displays remaining battery life as
an estimated number of days or hours.
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
(Viewing the Controls Menu, page
1 Hold MENU.
2 Select Power Manager > Battery Saver.
3 Select Status to turn on the battery saver feature.
4 Select an option:
• Select Watch Face to enable a low-power watch
face that updates once per minute.
• Select Music to disable listening to music from your
watch.
• Select Phone to disconnect your paired phone.
• Select Activity Tracking to turn off all-day activity
tracking, including steps, floors climbed, intensity
minutes, sleep tracking, and Move IQ events.
• Select Wrist Heart Rate to turn off the wrist
heart rate monitor.
• Select Pulse Oximeter to turn off all-day
acclimation mode.
• Select Backlight to turn off the backlight.
The watch displays the hours of battery life gained with
each setting change.
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. You can customize existing power modes and create
new custom power modes.
1 Hold MENU.
2 Select Power Manager > Power Modes.
3 Select an option:
• Select a power mode to customize.
• Select Add New to create a custom power mode.
4 If necessary, enter a custom name.
5 Select an option to customize specific power mode
settings.
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For example, you can change the GPS setting or
disconnect your paired phone.
The watch displays the hours of battery life gained with
each setting change.
6 If necessary, select Done to save and use the
custom power mode.
System Settings
Hold MENU, and select System.
Language: Sets the language displayed on the device.
Time: Adjusts the time settings
Backlight: Adjusts the backlight settings
Backlight Settings, page
Sounds: Sets the device sounds, such as key tones,
alerts, and vibrations.
Do Not Disturb: Turns on or off do not disturb mode.
Use the During Sleep option to turn on do not disturb
mode automatically during your normal sleep hours.
You can set your normal sleep hours on your Garmin
Connect account.
Hot Keys: Allows you to assign shortcuts to device
keys
(Customizing the Hot Keys, page
Auto Lock: Allows you to lock the keys automatically to
prevent accidental key presses. Use the During Activity
option to lock the keys during a timed activity. Use the
Not During Activity option to lock the keys when you
are not recording a timed activity.
Units: Sets the units of measure used on the device
(Changing the Units of Measure, page
Format: Sets general format preferences, such as the pace
and speed shown during activities, the start of the week,
and geographical position format and datum options.
Data Recording: Sets how the device records activity data.
The Smart recording option (default) allows for longer
activity recordings. 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 device to use MTP (media transfer
protocol) or Garmin mode when connected to a
computer.
Reset: Allows you to reset user data and settings
(Resetting All Default Settings, page
Software Update: Allows you to install software
updates downloaded using Garmin Express.
About: Displays device, software, license, and
regulatory information.
Time Settings
Hold MENU, and select System > Time.
Time Format: Sets the device to show time in a 12-
hour, 24-hour, or military format.
(Time Settings, page
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Customizing Your Device
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