Starting An Activity; Tips For Recording Activities; Changing The Power Mode; Playing Audio Prompts During An Activity - Garmin FENIX 6S PRO Owner's Manual

Starting an Activity

When you start an activity, GPS turns on automatically (if required).
1 From the watch face, press
2 If this is the first time you are starting an activity, select the checkbox next to each activity to add to your
favorites, and select Done.
3 Select an option:
• Select an activity from your favorites.
• Select , and select an activity from the extended activity list.
4 If the activity requires GPS signals, go outside to an area with a clear view of the sky, and wait until the watch
is ready.
The watch is ready after it establishes your heart rate, acquires GPS signals (if required), and connects to
your wireless sensors (if required).
5 Press to start the activity timer.
The watch records activity data only while the activity timer is running.

Tips for Recording Activities

• Charge the watch before starting an activity
• Press LAP to record laps, start a new set or pose, or advance to the next workout step.
• Press UP or DOWN to view additional data screens.
• Hold MENU, and select Power Mode to use a power mode to extend battery life
page 95).

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.

Playing Audio Prompts During an Activity

You can enable your fēnix watch to play motivational status announcements during a run or other activity. Audio
prompts play on your connected Bluetooth headphones, if available. Otherwise, audio prompts play on your
phone paired through the Garmin Connect app. During an audio prompt, the watch or phone mutes the primary
audio to play the announcement.
NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.
1 Hold MENU.
2 Select Audio Prompts.
3 Select an option:
• To hear a prompt for each lap, select Lap Alert.
• To customize prompts with your pace and speed information, select Pace/Speed Alert.
• To customize prompts with your heart rate information, select Heart Rate Alert.
• To customize prompts with power data, select Power Alert.
• To hear prompts when you start and stop the activity timer, including the Auto Pause
Timer Events.
• To hear workout alerts play as an audio prompt, select Workout Alerts.
• To hear activity alerts play as an audio prompt, select Activity Alerts
• To hear a sound play right before an audio alert or prompt, select Audio Tones.
• To change the language or the dialect of the voice prompts, select Dialect.
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(Charging the Watch, page 4).
(Customizing Power Modes,
feature, select
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(Activity Alerts, page 83).
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