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  • Page 1 DESCENT MK3 SERIES ™ Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 © 2023 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 Using the Gauge Dive Stopwatch..17 Using the Basic Dive Stopwatch..17 Viewing Transceiver Data During a Introduction........1 Dive............. 18 Getting Started........1 Switching Gases During a Dive..18 Device Overview........1 Switching Between CC and OC Diving Enabling and Disabling the for a Bailout Procedure.....
  • Page 4 Recording a HIIT Activity....38 Moving the Flag......... 51 Using an Indoor Trainer....39 Virtual Caddie........52 Gaming..........39 PlaysLike Distance Icons....52 Using the Garmin GameOn™ PlaysLike Distance Factors...52 App..........39 PlaysLike Settings......53 Recording a Manual Gaming Measuring Distance with Touch Activity..........
  • Page 5 Racing a Segment...... 67 Following a Daily Suggested Applied Ballistics®......67 Workout..........77 Starting an Interval Workout..... 77 AB Synapse - Garmin App..... 67 Customizing an Interval Applied Ballistics Options..... 68 Workout.......... 77 Quickly Editing Shooting Recording a Critical Swim Speed Conditions..........
  • Page 6 Glances..........86 Adding Weather Locations..... 106 Viewing the Glance Loop....89 Using the Jet Lag Adviser....106 Customizing the Glance Loop..90 Planning a Trip in the Garmin Creating Glance Folders....90 Connect App........ 106 Body Battery........90 Controls..........106 Tips for Improved Body Battery Customizing the Controls Menu..
  • Page 7 Viewing the Map......... 125 Applications........134 Saving or Navigating to a Location on Garmin Connect......134 the Map..........125 Using the Garmin Connect App.. 135 Navigating with the Around Me Updating the Software Using the Feature..........126 Garmin Connect App....135 Map Settings........
  • Page 8 Gender Settings....... 137 Your Device........148 Viewing Your Fitness Age....137 Creating a Round-Trip Course..148 About Heart Rate Zones..... 137 Creating a Course on Garmin Fitness Goals........137 Connect..........148 Setting Your Heart Rate Zones..138 Sending a Course to Your Letting the Watch Set Your Heart Rate Device...........
  • Page 9 162 Activity Tracking......... 162 My step count does not seem accurate........... 163 The step counts on my watch and my Garmin Connect account don't match..........163 The floors climbed amount does not seem accurate......... 163 Appendix........164 Data Fields........... 164 Color Gauges and Running Dynamics Data............

  • Page 11: 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 12: 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. BACK·LAP •...

  • Page 13: Diving

    Diving Dive Warnings WARNING • The diving features of this device are for use by certified divers only. This device should not be used as a sole dive computer. Failure to input the appropriate dive-related information into the device can lead to serious personal injury or death.

  • Page 14: Dive Modes

    Dive Modes The Descent device supports six dive modes. Each dive mode has four phases: dive pre-check, surface display, in-dive, and post-dive. During the pre-dive check, you can confirm the dive settings before you start diving (Dive Setup, page 5). The surface phase shows the data screens for the dive mode (Dive Data Screens, page 11).

  • Page 15: Dive Setup

    HRM-Pro series accessory, that stores heart rate data ™ with the dive. You can view chest heart rate monitor data in the Garmin Dive app after you complete the dive. ™...

  • Page 16: Setting Up Your Breathing Gases

    Setting Up Your Breathing Gases You can enter up to twelve gases for each gas dive mode. Decompression calculations include your decompression gases, but do not include your backup gases. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Dive Setup > Gases. 3 Select a dive mode. 4 Select the first gas in the list.

  • Page 17: Setting A Custom Dive Alert

    Setting a Custom Dive Alert 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Dive Setup. 3 Select an option: • Select Scuba Alerts. • Select Apnea Alerts. 4 Select an option: • Select Add Alert to add a new alert. • Select the alert name to edit an existing alert. 5 If necessary, enable the alert.

  • Page 18: Setting Ccr Setpoints

    Setting CCR Setpoints You can configure the high and low partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) setpoints for closed-circuit rebreather (CCR) dives. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Dive Setup > CCR Setpoints. 3 Select an option: • To configure the lower PO2 setpoint, select Low Setpoint. •...

  • Page 19: Waking The Transceiver From Low Power Mode

    Waking the Transceiver from Low Power Mode Out of the box, the transceiver is in low power mode. You must wake the transceiver from low power mode to pair and connect to it. Select an option: • Install the transceiver on the first-stage regulator, and gradually open the tank valve to pressurize the regulator.

  • Page 20: Transceiver Settings

    Transceiver Settings You can customize the settings for paired transceivers prior to a dive. On the paired Descent watch, hold MENU, select Dive Setup > Dive Network & Air Integration > Transmitters, and select a transceiver. Status: Enables a connection to the transceiver, and shows the current connection status. Placement: Sets the transceiver location as either your own tank or that of another diver.

  • Page 21: Including Transceivers In Gas Consumption Calculations

    The Garmin Dive app and Garmin Express application automatically look for software updates. When you sync with the Garmin Dive app, you will be prompted to apply the update at a later time. When you sync with the Garmin Express application, the update is applied immediately to your watch.

  • Page 22: Single-Gas And Multi-Gas Data Screens

    Single-Gas and Multi-Gas Data Screens The primary data screen for single-gas and multi-gas dive modes displays the main dive data, including your breathing gas and rate of ascent or descent. You can press DOWN to scroll through additional data, including time of day and heart rate, and view the dive compass (Navigating with the Dive Compass, page 17).

  • Page 23: Ccr Data Screens

    CCR Data Screens The primary data screen for the CCR dive mode displays the main dive data, including your breathing gas and rate of ascent or descent. You can press DOWN to scroll through additional data, including your central nervous system (CNS) oxygen toxicity level and your current oxygen toxicity units (OTU) (Viewing the Surface Interval Glance,...

  • Page 24: Gauge Data Screens

    Gauge Data Screens The primary data screen for the gauge dive mode displays data for the current dive, including the current, maximum, and average depth and the stopwatch (Using the Gauge Dive Stopwatch, page 17). You can press DOWN to scroll through additional data, including time of day and heart rate, and view the dive compass (Navigating with the Dive Compass, page 17).

  • Page 25: Big Numbers Mode

    Big Numbers Mode You can change the size of the numbers on the single-gas, multi-gas, and CCR dive data screens. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Dive Setup > Display Settings. 3 Select Single-Gas Mode, Multi-Gas Mode, or CCR Mode. 4 Select Big Numbers. Your rate of ascent.

  • Page 26: Going Diving

    Going Diving 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select a dive mode (Dive Modes, page 4). 3 If necessary, press UP to edit the dive settings, such as the gases, water type, and alerts (Dive Setup, page 5). 4 Wait with your wrist out of the water until the watch acquires GPS signals and the status bar is filled (optional).

  • Page 27: Navigating With The Dive Compass

    Navigating with the Dive Compass 1 During a Single-Gas, Multi-Gas, CCR, or Gauge dive, scroll to the dive compass. The compass indicates your directional heading 2 Press START to set the heading. The compass indicates deviations from the set heading 3 Press START, and select an option: •...

  • Page 28: Viewing Transceiver Data During A Dive

    Viewing Transceiver Data During a Dive 1 Press DOWN to view the data screen. TIP: You can customize the dive data screens to view the transceiver and diver dashboard data on dedicated data screens (Customizing the Data Screens, page 60). The gas consumption estimate for the selected transceivers. NOTE: You can customize the transceivers used for gas calculations (Including Transceivers in Gas Consumption Calculations,...

  • Page 29: Switching Between Cc And Oc Diving For A Bailout Procedure

    Switching Between CC and OC Diving for a Bailout Procedure During a closed-circuit rebreather (CCR) dive, you can switch between closed-circuit (CC) and open-circuit (OC) diving while you perform a bailout procedure. 1 Start a CCR dive. 2 Press START. 3 Select Switch to OC.

  • Page 30: Performing A Decompression Stop

    (Managing Maps, page 127). TIP: You can view map data for all dive modes in the dive log glance and in the Garmin Dive app. 1 During an apnea dive activity, scroll to the map. 2 Press START, and select an option: •...

  • Page 31: Viewing The Surface Interval Glance

    Viewing the Surface Interval Glance 1 From the watch face, press UP or DOWN to view the surface interval glance. 2 Press START to view your current oxygen toxicity units (OTU) and central nervous system (CNS) percentage. NOTE: The OTU accumulated during a dive expire after 24 hours. Green: 0 to 249 OTU.

  • Page 32: Viewing The Dive Log Glance

    1 to 24 Rest before diving To see your dive readiness trends over time, go to your Garmin Dive account. Dive Planning You can plan for future dives using your device. The device can calculate no-decompression limit (NDL) times or create decompression plans.

  • Page 33: Calculating Ndl Time

    Calculating NDL Time You can calculate the no-decompression limit (NDL) time or maximum depth for a future dive. These calculations are not saved or applied to your next dive. 1 Press START. 2 Select Plan Dive > Compute NDL. 3 Select an option: •...

  • Page 34: Creating A Decompression Plan

    Creating a Decompression Plan You can create open-circuit decompression plans and save them for future dives. 1 Press START. 2 Select Plan Dive > Deco Plans > Add New. 3 Enter a name for the decompression plan. 4 Select an option: •...

  • Page 35: Tips For Wearing The Watch With An Exposure Suit

    Tips for Wearing the Watch with an Exposure Suit • Use the extra long silicone diving band to wear the watch over a thick exposure suit. • Use the extension on the titanium watch band to increase the length of the band. •...

  • Page 36: Dive Alerts

    Dive Alerts Alert Message Cause Watch Action The decompression stop depth and None You completed the decompression stop. time flash blue for five seconds. Your partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) None value is above the specified warning Your PO2 value flashes yellow. value.
  • Page 37 None seconds. replaced by the number of seconds. The watch has invalid or missing depth Do not dive. Failed to read Do not start a dive. Call Garmin ® sensor data before you start a dive depth sensor. Product Support.

  • Page 38: Transceiver Alerts

    Alert Message Cause Watch Action may not have been triggered, evaluate your current depth and dive conditions. Transceiver Alerts Alert Message Cause Device Action Your paired watch has lost communication None The tank pressure value flashes yellow. with the transceiver for 30 seconds. The tank pressure value turns yellow.

  • Page 39: Dive Product And Feature Compatibility

    Dive Product and Feature Compatibility You can pair multiple Descent devices to form a dive network for you and your fellow divers. Descent T1 with 2.xx Descent T1 with 3.xx software Descent T2 software or earlier or later Descent Mk2i with 20.40 software or •...

  • Page 40: Clocks

    Clocks Setting an Alarm You can set multiple alarms. 1 From the watch face, hold MENU. 2 Select Clocks > ALARMS > Add Alarm. 3 Enter the alarm time. Editing an Alarm 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Clocks > ALARMS > Edit. 3 Select an alarm.

  • Page 41: 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 42: Editing An Alternate Time Zone

    Connect IQ app (Connect IQ Features, ™ page 135). 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 43: 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 44: 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 45: Recording An Obstacle Racing Activity

    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 60).

  • Page 46: Tips For Swimming Activities

    Tips for Swimming Activities • Press LAP to record an interval during open water swimming. • Before starting a pool swimming activity, follow the on-screen instructions to select your pool size or enter a custom size. The watch measures and records distance by completed pool lengths. The pool size must be correct to display accurate distance.

  • Page 47: Triathlon Training

    Triathlon Training When you participate in a triathlon, you can use the triathlon activity to quickly transition to each sport segment, to time each segment, and to save the activity. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select Triathlon. 3 Press START to start the activity timer.

  • Page 48: Recording A Strength Training Activity

    Recording a Strength Training Activity You can record sets during a strength training activity. A set is multiple repetitions (reps) of a single move. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select Strength. 3 Select a workout. 4 Press DOWN to view a list of workout steps (optional). TIP: While viewing workout steps, you can press START and then press DOWN to view an animation of the selected exercise, if available.

  • Page 49: Using An Indoor Trainer

    2 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 3 Launch the Garmin GameOn app. 4 When the Garmin GameOn app prompts you to pair your watch, press START, and select Gaming on your watch. NOTE: While your watch is connected to the Garmin GameOn app, notifications and other Bluetooth features are disabled on the watch.

  • Page 50: Recording A Manual Gaming Activity

    Recording a Manual Gaming Activity You can record a gaming activity on your watch and manually enter stats for each match. 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select Gaming. 3 Press DOWN, and select a game type. 4 Press START to start the activity timer. 5 Press LAP at the end of the match to record your match result or placement.

  • Page 51: 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 52: 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 53: Calibrating The Tack Assist

    Calibrating the Tack Assist 1 From the watch face, select START. 2 Select Sail Race or Sail. 3 Select UP or DOWN to view the tack assist screen. NOTE: You may need to add the tack assist screen to the data screens for the activity (Customizing the Data Screens, page 60).

  • Page 54: Setting The Starting Line

    Setting the Starting Line 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select Sail Race. 3 Wait while the device locates satellites. 4 Hold MENU. 5 Select Start Line Settings. 6 Select an option: • Select Mark Port to mark the port starting line mark as you sail past it. •...

  • Page 55: Water Sports

    Water Sports Viewing Your Water Sport Runs Your watch records the details of each water sport run using the auto run feature. This feature automatically records new runs based on your movement. The activity timer pauses when you stop moving. The activity timer starts automatically when your movement speed increases.

  • Page 56: 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 57: Anchor Settings

    Trolling Motor Remote Pairing Your Watch and Trolling Motor You can pair your watch with a Garmin trolling motor and use it as a remote control. For more information about using a remote control, see your trolling motor owner's manual.

  • Page 58: Recording A Backcountry Skiing Or Snowboarding Activity

    Recording a Backcountry Skiing or Snowboarding Activity The backcountry skiing or snowboarding activity lets you switch between climbing and descending tracking modes so you can accurately track your statistics. You can customize the Mode Tracking setting to automatically or manually switch tracking modes (Activities and App Settings, page 61).

  • Page 59: Golfing

    Golfing Playing Golf Before you play golf, you should charge the watch (Charging the Watch, page 155). 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 60 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 61: Golf Menu

    (Virtual Caddie, page 52). PlaysLike: Shows the PlaysLike factors for the hole (PlaysLike Distance Icons, page 52). Measure Shot: Shows the distance of your previous shot recorded with the Garmin AutoShot ™ feature (Viewing Measured Shots, page 53). You can also manually record a shot (Manually Measuring a Shot, page 53).

  • Page 62: Virtual Caddie

    Prompt setting (Activities and App Settings, page 61), and upload your scorecards. For each round, you must connect to a paired phone with the Garmin Golf app. The virtual caddie provides recommendations based on ™ the hole, wind data, and your past performance with each club.

  • Page 63: Playslike Settings

    PlaysLike Settings Hold MENU, and select Activities & Apps > Golf > Golf Settings > PlaysLike. Wind: Enables wind speed and direction to be included in the PlaysLike distance adjustments. Weather: Enables air density to be included in the PlaysLike distance adjustments. Home Conditions: Allows you to manually change the altitude, temperature, and humidity settings used for the air density.

  • Page 64: Recording Statistics

    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 65: Viewing The Direction To The Pin

    Viewing the Direction to the Pin The PinPointer feature is a compass that provides directional assistance when you are unable to see the green. This feature can help you line up a shot even if you are in the woods or in a deep sand trap. NOTE: Do not use the PinPointer feature while in a golf cart.

  • Page 66: Swing Tempo Training

    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 67: Analyzing Your Swing Tempo

    Analyzing Your Swing Tempo You must hit a ball to view your swing tempo. 1 Press START. 2 Select Tempo Training. 3 Press START. 4 Select Swing Speed, and select an option. 5 Complete a full swing, and hit the ball. The watch displays your swing analysis.

  • Page 68: Entering Jump Information

    Entering Jump Information 1 Press START. 2 Select Jumpmaster. 3 Select a jump type (Jump Types, page 57). 4 Complete one or more actions to enter your jump information: • Select DIP to set a waypoint for the desired landing location. •...

  • Page 69: 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 70: 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 71: Activities And App Settings

    Broadcast Heart Rate: Enables automatic heart rate data broadcasting when you start the activity (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data, page 113). Broadcast to GameOn: Enables automatic biometrics data broadcasting to the Garmin GameOn app when you start a gaming activity (Using the Garmin GameOn App, page 39).
  • Page 72 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 73: 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 74: 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 75: 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 76: Satellite Settings

    You can download Strava segments to your Descent 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 77: Racing A Segment

    Applied Ballistics Glossary of Terms, page 72 for descriptions of the terms and data fields. NOTE: You may need to upgrade the ballistic solver in the AB Synapse - Garmin app to unlock all Applied Ballistics features (AB Synapse - Garmin App, page 67).

  • Page 78: Applied Ballistics Options

    Applied Ballistics Options From the watch face, press START, select Applied Ballistics, and press START. Quick Edit: Allows you to quickly edit the range, direction of fire, and wind information (Quickly Editing Shooting Conditions, page 68). Range Card: Allows you to view data for various ranges based on user input parameters. You can change fields (Customizing the Range Card Fields, page 69), edit the range increment...

  • Page 79: Range Card

    Range Card Customizing the Range Card Fields 1 From the Applied Ballistics app, press START. 2 Select Range Card. TIP: You can press START to quickly view different data fields for the third column. 3 Hold MENU. 4 Select Change Fields. 5 Press START to scroll to a field.

  • Page 80: Adding A Profile

    Adding a Profile You can add a .pro file that contains profile information by creating it using the AB Synapse - Garmin app and transferring the file to the AB folder on the device. You can also create a profile using your Garmin device.

  • Page 81: Calibrating The Drop Scale Factor

    Calibrating the Drop Scale Factor Garmin recommends you calibrate the muzzle velocity prior to the drop scale factor. Calibrating the drop scale factor provides a more accurate solution at or beyond the transonic range for your specific firearm. 1 From the Applied Ballistics app, press START.

  • Page 82: Applied Ballistics Glossary Of Terms

    Applied Ballistics Glossary of Terms Shooting Solution Fields DOF: The direction of fire, with north at 0 degrees and east at 90 degrees. Input field. TIP: You can use the compass to set this value by pointing the top of the device toward the direction of fire.
  • Page 83 Amb/Stn Pressure: The ambient (station) pressure. Ambient pressure is not adjusted to represent sea level (barometric) pressure. Ambient pressure is required for the ballistics shooting solution. Input field. TIP: You can manually enter this value, or you can select the Use Current Pressure option to use the pressure value from the internal sensor in the device.

  • Page 84: Training

    Training Unified Training Status 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, select >...

  • Page 85: Syncing Activities And Performance Measurements

    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 86).

  • Page 86: Starting A Workout

    Good, 67 to 100% Average, 34 to 66% Low, 0 to 33% Following a Workout From Garmin Connect Before you can download a workout from Garmin Connect, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 134). 1 Select an option: •...

  • Page 87: Following A Daily Suggested Workout

    Following a Daily Suggested Workout Before the watch can suggest a daily run or bike workout, you must have a VO2 max. estimate for that activity (About VO2 Max. Estimates, page 92). 1 From the watch face, press START. 2 Select Run or Bike. The daily suggested workout appears.

  • Page 88: Recording A Critical Swim Speed Test

    Recording a Critical Swim Speed Test Your Critical Swim Speed (CSS) value is the result of a time-trial-based test expressed as a pace per 100 meters. Your CSS is the theoretical speed you can maintain continuously without exhaustion. You can use your CSS to guide your training pace and monitor your improvement.

  • Page 89: Racing A Previous Activity

    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 90: Downloading A Pacepro Plan From Garmin Connect

    Downloading a PacePro Plan from Garmin Connect Before you can download a PacePro plan from Garmin Connect, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 134). 1 Select an option: • Open the Garmin Connect app, and select • Go to connect.garmin.com.

  • Page 91: 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 92: 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 120).

  • Page 93: 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 86). 1 From the watch face, hold MENU. 2 Select History > Activities. 3 Select an activity. 4 Press START.

  • Page 94: 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 95: Default Watch Face

    Default Watch Face Alternate time zone pointer. References the 24-hour time markings on the watch (Adding Alternate Time Zones, page 31). No-fly time remaining. References the 24-hour time markings on the watch (No-Fly Time, page 8). Surface interval (SI) time after a dive (Viewing the Surface Interval Glance, page 21).

  • Page 96: Glances

    Glances Your watch comes preloaded with glances that provide quick information (Viewing the Glance Loop, page 89). Some glances require a Bluetooth connection to a compatible phone. Some glances are not visible by default. You can add them to the glance loop manually (Customizing the Glance Loop, page 90).
  • Page 97 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 98 Displays performance measurements that help you track and understand your training Performance activities and race performances (Performance Measurements, page 91). Displays the race event you designate as the primary race in your Garmin Connect Primary race calendar (Race Calendar and Primary Race, page 75).

  • Page 99: Viewing The Glance Loop

    Name Description Sunrise and Displays sunrise, sunset, dawn, and dusk times, along with a map of the sun's current sunset position and a graph of the day's sunlight. Displays your surface interval time, oxygen toxicity units (OTU), central nervous system Surface interval (CNS) oxygen toxicity percentage, and tissue load after a dive (Viewing the Surface Interval...

  • Page 100: Customizing The Glance Loop

    Body Battery level range is from 5 to 100, where 5 to 25 is very low reserve energy, 26 to 50 is low reserve energy, 51 to 75 is medium reserve energy, and 76 to 100 is 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 90).

  • Page 101: Performance Measurements

    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 102: 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 103: Getting Your Vo2 Max. Estimate For Cycling

    Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Cycling This feature requires a power meter and wrist-based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor. The power meter must be paired with your watch (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 120). If you are using a chest heart rate monitor, you must put it on and pair it with your watch.

  • Page 104: 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 Descent device analyzes heart rate variability to determine your overall stress.

  • Page 105: 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 120).

  • Page 106: 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 120), and you must get your VO2 max. estimate (Getting Your VO2 Max.

  • Page 107: 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 watch (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 120).

  • Page 108: Viewing Your Real-Time Stamina

    (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 120). 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. 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select 2 Select Performance Stats >...

  • Page 109: Training Status

    The measurements may seem inaccurate at first when the watch is still learning about your performance. These estimates are provided and supported by Firstbeat Analytics. For more information, go to garmin.com /performance-data/running. Training status: Training status shows you how your training affects your fitness and performance. Your training status is based on changes to your VO2 max., acute load, and HRV status over an extended time...

  • Page 110: 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 111: Training Load Focus

    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 112: About Training Effect

    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 113: Heat And Altitude Performance Acclimation

    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 114: Training Readiness

    Poor 1 to 24 Let your body recover To see your training readiness trends over time, go to your Garmin Connect account. Endurance Score Your endurance score helps you understand your overall endurance based on all recorded activities with heart rate data.

  • Page 115: Hill Score

    Hill Score Your hill score helps you understand your current capacity for uphill running based on your training history and VO2 max. estimate. Your watch detects uphill segments with 2% grade or more during an outdoor running activity. You can view your hill endurance, hill strength, and changes to your hill score over time. Color Zone Score Description...

  • Page 116: Adding Weather Locations

    6 Press START, and select a location to show the weather for that location. 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 106).
  • Page 117 Icon Name Description Select to open the altimeter, barometer, and compass app. Airplane Mode Select to enable or disable airplane mode to turn off all wireless communications. Alarm Clock Select to add or edit an alarm (Setting an Alarm, page 30). Altimeter Select to open the altimeter screen.
  • Page 118 Icon Name Description Select to lock the buttons and the touchscreen to prevent inadvertent presses and Lock Device swipes. Select to view moonrise and moonset times, along with the moon phase, based on Moon Phase your GPS position. Music Controls Select to control music playback on your watch or phone.

  • Page 119: Customizing The Controls Menu

    Description Timers Select to set a countdown timer (Starting the Countdown Timer, page 30). 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 110). Weather Select to view the current weather forecast and current conditions.

  • Page 120: Editing The Custom Flashlight Strobe

    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 121: Adding A Card To 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 Descent watch, create a new passcode, and reenter your card information.

  • Page 122: Wearing The Watch

    • For more information about accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy. • For more information about watch wear and care, go to 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 123: 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 124: 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 125: 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 126: 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 116). 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 116).

  • Page 127: 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 128: Wireless Sensors

    After the devices are paired, you can customize the optional data fields (Customizing the Data Screens, page 60). 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 129 You can use a muscle oxygen sensor to view hemoglobin and muscle oxygen saturation data Muscle O2 while you train. You can play video games on your computer and see real-time statistics on your device (Using the Garmin GameOn App, page 39). ™...

  • Page 130: 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 131: Tips For Recording Running Pace And Distance

    For all six running form metrics, you must pair your Descent watch with the HRM-Pro series accessory or other running dynamics accessory that measures torso movement. For more information, go to garmin.com/performance-data/running. Metric Sensor Type...

  • Page 132: Running Power

    Hold MENU, select Activities & Apps, select a running activity, select the activity settings, and select Running Power. 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 133: 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 90). 1 Turn on the inReach satellite communicator. 2 On your Descent watch, press UP or DOWN from the watch face to view the inReach glance. 3 Press START to search for your inReach satellite communicator.

  • Page 134: 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 135: 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 32), and press UP or DOWN to scroll to the map screen.

  • Page 136: 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 137: 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 138: 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 139: 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 Descent watch from your computer.

  • Page 140: 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 130). 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 129).

  • Page 141: Connectivity

    Pairing Your Phone To use the connected features on your watch, you must pair it directly through the Garmin Dive 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 142: 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 143: Locating A Phone Lost During A Gps Activity

    You can enable your Descent 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.

  • Page 144: Connecting To A Wi-Fi Network

    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. 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Connectivity > Wi-Fi > My Networks > Add Network.

  • Page 145: Using The Garmin Connect App

    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 129).

  • Page 146: Downloading Connect Iq Features

    4 Follow the on-screen instructions. Garmin Dive App The Garmin Dive app allows you to upload your dive logs from your compatible Garmin device. You can add more detailed information about your dives, including environmental conditions, photos, notes, and dive buddies.

  • Page 147: Gender Settings

    When you first set up the watch, you must choose a sex. Most fitness and training algorithms are binary. For the most accurate results, Garmin recommends selecting your sex assigned at birth. After the initial setup, you can customize the profile settings in your Garmin Connect account.

  • Page 148: 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 149: Heart Rate Zone Calculations

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

  • Page 150: Safety And Tracking Features

    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 140).

  • Page 151: 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 152: Starting A Grouptrack Session

    > Connections to update the list of connections for your GroupTrack session. • Make sure all of your connections pair with their phones and start a LiveTrack session in the Garmin Connect app. • Make sure all your connections are in range (40 km or 25 mi.).

  • Page 153: 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 154: Using Automated Sleep Tracking

    Using Automated Sleep Tracking 1 Wear your watch while sleeping. 2 Upload your sleep tracking data to the Garmin Connect site (Using the Garmin Connect App, page 135). You can view your sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account. You can view sleep information from the previous night on your Descent watch (Glances, page 86).

  • Page 155: 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 156: 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 157: Viewing Route Directions

    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.

  • Page 158: 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 134).

  • Page 159: 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 148). 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select 2 Select Training & Planning > Courses.

  • Page 160: 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 161: 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 106). 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select Power Manager >...

  • Page 162: 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 163: 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 164: Customizing Sleep Mode

    Customizing Sleep Mode 1 Hold MENU. 2 Select System > Sleep Mode. 3 Select an option: • Select Schedule, select a day, and enter your normal sleep hours. • Select Watch Face to use the sleep watch face. • Select Display to configure the screen settings. •...

  • Page 165: Device Information

    Device Information About the AMOLED Display By default, the watch settings are optimized for battery life and performance (Tips for Maximizing the Battery Life, page 162). Image persistence, or pixel "burn-in," is normal behavior for AMOLED devices. To extend the display life, you should avoid displaying static images at high brightness levels for long time periods.

  • Page 166: Specifications

    The actual battery life depends on the features enabled on your watch, such as wrist-based heart rate, phone notifications, GPS, internal sensors, and connected sensors. The device withstands pressure equivalent to a depth of 200 m. For more information, go to www.garmin.com/waterrating. Aside from normal wear and tear, performance is not affected by aging.

  • Page 167: Device Care

    Mode Descent Mk3/Mk3i - 43 mm Battery Life Descent Mk3i - 51 mm Battery Life Up to 10 days with Wrist Gesture Up to 25 days with Wrist Gesture Smartwatch mode Up to 4 days with Always On Display Up to 10 days with Always On Display Up to 12 days with Wrist Gesture Up to 31 days with Wrist Gesture Battery saver watch mode...

  • Page 168: Cleaning The Watch

    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 169: Deleting Files

    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 170: My Phone Will Not Connect To The Watch

    • Remove your watch from the Garmin Dive 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 Dive app on the phone you intend to stop using.

  • Page 171: Resetting All Default Settings

    • 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 172: Tips For Maximizing The Battery Life

    ◦ Sync your watch to the Garmin Dive 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 173: 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 174: 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 175 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. Diving Fields Name Description...
  • Page 176 Name Description Min Temperature The minimum temperature during the activity. N2/He Load Your current nitrogen and helium tissue load level. Your current oxygen toxicity units. The surface distance between the dive entry and exit points during the dive Surface Distance activity.
  • Page 177 Floors Fields Name Description Floors Climbed The total number of floors climbed up for the day. Floors Descended The total number of floors climbed down for the day. Floors per Minute The number of floors climbed up per minute. Gears Name Description Di2 Battery...
  • Page 178 Graphical Name Description Cadence Gauge Running. A color gauge showing your current cadence range. Compass Gauge The direction you are moving based on the compass. A color gauge showing the left/right balance of ground contact time while GCT Balance Gauge running.
  • Page 179 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 180 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 181 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 182 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 183 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 184 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 185 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 186 Speed Fields Name Description Average Moving Speed The average speed when moving for the current activity. Average Overall Speed The average speed for the current activity, including both moving and stopped speeds. Average Speed The average speed for the current activity. The average speed of travel for the current activity, regardless of the course steered Avg.
  • Page 187 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 188 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 35).
  • Page 189 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 190: 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 191: 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 series, HRM-Run , or HRM-Tri accessories) or at the waist ™...

  • Page 192: 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...

  • Page 193: Endurance Score Ratings

    Endurance Score Ratings These tables include classifications for endurance score estimates by age and sex. Males Recreational Intermediate Trained Well Trained Expert Superior Elite 8300 and 18-20 Less than 4999 5000-5699 5700-6299 6300-6999 7000-7599 7600-8299 greater 8800 and 21-39 Less than 5099 5100-5799 5800-6599 6600-7299 7300-8099 8100-8799 greater...

  • Page 194: Wheel Size And Circumference

    Females Recreational Intermediate Trained Well Trained Expert Superior Elite 6900 and 18-20 Less than 4599 4600-5099 5100-5499 5500-5999 6000-6399 6400-6899 greater 7300 and 21-39 Less than 4699 4700-5199 5200-5699 5700-6299 6300-6799 6800-7299 greater 7200 and 40-44 Less than 4699 4700-5199 5200-5699 5700-6199 6200-6699 6700-7199 greater...
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