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Garmin QUATIX 6 Owner's Manual (138 pages)

Brand: Garmin | Category: Watch | Size: 5.65 MB

Table of Contents
3
Introduction
9
Getting Started
9
Buttons
9
Using the Watch
10
Viewing the Controls Menu
10
Viewing Widgets
11
Customizing the Watch
11
Pairing Your Smartphone
11
Charging the Watch
12
Product Updates
12
Setting up Garmin Express
12
Solar Charging
12
Viewing the Solar Widget
13
Tips for Solar Charging
13
Marine Activities
13
Marine Maps and Charts
13
Downloading Marine Maps and Charts
13
Sailing
14
Tack Assist
14
Calibrating the Tack Assist
14
Entering a True Wind Direction
15
Tips for Getting the Best Lift Estimate
15
Sail Racing
15
Setting the Starting Line
15
Starting a Race
16
Setting the Sailing Units
16
Tides
17
Viewing the Tide Data
17
Anchor
17
Marking Your Anchor Location
17
Anchor Settings
17
Anchor Assist Settings
17
Autopilot
17
Pairing with an Autopilot
18
Controlling the Autopilot
18
Boat Data
18
Streaming Boat Data
18
Marking a Waypoint on Your Chartplotter
18
Gnt™ 10
19
Streaming GNT 10 Data
19
Fusion-Link™ App
19
Connecting to a Fusion Stereo
19
Activities and Apps
19
Starting an Activity
19
Tips for Recording Activities
20
Changing the Power Mode
20
Playing Audio Prompts During an Activity
20
Using the Metronome
21
Stopping an Activity
21
Evaluating an Activity
21
Adding or Removing a Favorite Activity
22
Creating a Custom Activity
22
Indoor Activities
22
Going for a Virtual Run
22
Calibrating the Treadmill Distance
23
Recording a Strength Training Activity
23
Using an ANT+ Indoor Trainer
24
Outdoor Activities
24
Going for a Track Run
24
Tips for Recording a Track Run
25
Recording an Ultra Run Activity
25
Viewing Your Ski Runs
25
Recording a Backcountry Skiing Activity
25
Cross-Country Skiing Power Data
26
Going Fishing
26
Jumpmaster
26
Multisport
26
Triathlon Training
27
Creating a Multisport Activity
27
Swimming
27
Swim Terminology
27
Stroke Types
28
Tips for Swimming Activities
28
Auto Rest and Manual Rest
28
Training with the Drill Log
29
Turning off Wrist-Based Heart Rate While Swimming
29
Golfing
29
Playing Golf
29
Hole Information
30
Big Numbers Mode
31
Measuring Distance with Button Targeting
31
Changing Holes
31
Changing the Green
31
Moving the Flag
32
Viewing Measured Shots
32
Manually Measuring a Shot
32
Viewing Layup and Dogleg Distances
32
Saving Custom Targets
32
Viewing Club Statistics
33
Keeping Score
33
Updating a Score
33
Setting the Scoring Method
33
Setting Your Handicap
34
Enabling Statistics Tracking
34
Truswing
34
Using the Golf Odometer
34
Viewing Playslike Distance
35
Viewing the Direction to the Pin
35
Climbing Sports
36
Recording an Indoor Climbing Activity
36
Recording a Bouldering Activity
37
Starting an Expedition
37
Changing the Track Point Recording Interval
37
Recording a Track Point Manually
37
Viewing Track Points
38
Connected Features
38
Enabling Bluetooth Notifications
38
Viewing Notifications
39
Receiving an Incoming Phone Call
39
Replying to a Text Message
39
Managing Notifications
39
Turning off the Bluetooth Phone Connection
39
Turning on and off Smartphone Connection Alerts
40
Locating a Lost Mobile Device
40
Wi-Fi Connectivity Features
40
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network
40
Phone Apps and Computer Applications
40
Garmin Connect
41
Using the Garmin Connect App
41
Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer
42
Connect IQ Features
42
Downloading Connect IQ Features
42
Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your Computer
42
Garmin Explore
43
Garmin Golf™ App
43
Safety and Tracking Features
43
Adding Emergency Contacts
43
Adding Contacts
44
Turning Incident Detection on and off
44
Requesting Assistance
44
Starting a Grouptrack Session
45
Tips for Grouptrack Sessions
45
Grouptrack Settings
45
Garmin Pay
45
Setting up Your Garmin Pay Wallet
45
Paying for a Purchase Using Your Watch
46
Adding a Card to Your Garmin Pay Wallet
46
Managing Your Garmin Pay Cards
46
Changing Your Garmin Pay Passcode
46
Music
47
Connecting to a Third-Party Provider
47
Downloading Audio Content from a Third-Party Provider
47
Downloading Audio Content from Spotify
47
Changing the Music Provider
47
Disconnecting from a Third-Party Provider
48
Downloading Personal Audio Content
48
Listening to Music
48
Music Playback Controls
49
Connecting Bluetooth Headphones
49
Changing the Audio Mode
49
Heart Rate Features
49
Wrist-Based Heart Rate
50
Wearing the Watch
50
Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data
50
Viewing the Heart Rate Widget
51
Broadcasting Heart Rate Data to Garmin Devices
51
Broadcasting Heart Rate Data During an Activity
51
Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert
51
Turning off the Wrist-Based Heart Rate Monitor
52
Performance Measurements
52
Turning off Performance Notifications
52
Detecting Performance Measurements Automatically
52
Syncing Activities and Performance Measurements
53
About VO2 Max. Estimates
53
Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Running
54
Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Cycling
54
Turning off VO2 Max
54
Recording
54
Viewing Your Fitness Age
54
Viewing Your Predicted Race Times
55
About Training Effect
55
Heart Rate Variability Status
56
Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level
56
Performance Condition
57
Viewing Your Performance Condition
57
Lactate Threshold
57
Performing a Guided Test to Determine Your Lactate Threshold
58
Getting Your FTP Estimate
58
Conducting an FTP Test
59
Training Status
59
Training Status Levels
60
Tips for Getting Your Training Status
60
Heat and Altitude Performance Acclimation
61
Acute Load
61
Training Load Focus
61
Recovery Time
61
Viewing Your Recovery Time
62
Recovery Heart Rate
62
Body Battery
62
Viewing the Body Battery Widget
62
Tips for Improved Body Battery Data
62
Pulse Oximeter
63
Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings
64
Turning on All-Day Pulse Oximeter Readings
64
Turning off Automatic Pulse Oximeter Readings
64
Turning on Pulse Oximeter Sleep Tracking
64
Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data
64
Training
65
Setting up Your User Profile
65
Fitness Goals
65
About Heart Rate Zones
65
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones
66
Letting the Watch Set Your Heart Rate Zones
66
Heart Rate Zone Calculations
67
Setting Your Power Zones
67
Activity Tracking
67
Auto Goal
68
Using the Move Alert
68
Sleep Tracking
68
Using Automated Sleep Tracking
68
Using Do Not Disturb Mode
68
Intensity Minutes
69
Earning Intensity Minutes
69
Garmin Move IQ
69
Activity Tracking Settings
69
Turning off Activity Tracking
69
Workouts
69
Following a Workout from Garmin Connect
70
Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect
70
Sending a Custom Workout to Your Watch
70
Starting a Workout
71
Following a Daily Suggested Workout
71
Turning Daily Suggested Workout Prompts on and off
71
Following a Pool Swim Workout
72
Recording a Critical Swim Speed Test
72
Editing Your Critical Swim Speed Result
72
About the Training Calendar
72
Using Garmin Connect Training Plans
73
Adaptive Training Plans
73
Interval Workouts
73
Creating an Interval Workout
73
Starting an Interval Workout
74
Stopping an Interval Workout
74
Pacepro Training
74
Downloading a Pacepro Plan from Garmin Connect
74
Starting a Pacepro Plan
75
Stopping a Pacepro Plan
75
Creating a Pacepro Plan on Your Watch
76
Segments
76
Strava™ Segments
76
Viewing Segment Details
76
Racing a Segment
77
Setting a Segment to Adjust Automatically
77
Using Virtual Partner
77
Setting a Training Target
78
Cancelling a Training Target
78
Racing a Previous Activity
78
Pausing Your Training Status
78
Resuming Your Paused Training Status
79
Enabling Self Evaluation
79
Clocks
79
Setting an Alarm
79
Editing an Alarm
79
Starting the Countdown Timer
80
Deleting a Timer
80
Using the Stopwatch
81
Adding Alternate Time Zones
81
Editing an Alternate Time Zone
82
Navigation
82
Saving Your Location
82
Editing Your Saved Locations
82
Setting a Reference Point
82
Projecting a Waypoint
83
Navigating to a Destination
83
Navigating to a Point of Interest
83
Points of Interest
84
Courses
84
Creating and Following a Course on Your Device
84
Creating a Round-Trip Course
84
Creating a Course on Garmin Connect
85
Sending a Course to Your Device
85
Viewing or Editing Course Details
85
Using Climbpro
86
Marking and Starting Navigation to a man Overboard Location
86
Navigating with Sight 'N Go
86
Navigating to Your Starting Point During an Activity
87
Viewing Route Directions
87
Navigating to the Starting Point of a Saved Activity
88
Stopping Navigation
88
Map
88
Viewing the Map
88
Saving or Navigating to a Location on the Map
89
Navigating with the Around Me Feature
89
Changing the Map Theme
90
Compass
90
Setting the Compass Heading
90
Altimeter and Barometer
90
History
90
Using History
91
Multisport History
91
Personal Records
91
Viewing Your Personal Records
91
Restoring a Personal Record
91
Clearing Personal Records
92
Viewing Data Totals
92
Using the Odometer
92
Deleting History
92
Customizing Your Device
93
Activities and App Settings
93
Customizing the Data Screens
95
Adding a Map to an Activity
95
Activity Alerts
96
Setting an Alert
97
Activity Map Settings
97
Routing Settings
98
Auto Lap
98
Marking Laps by Distance
98
Enabling Auto Pause
99
Enabling Auto Climb
99
3D Speed and Distance
99
Turning on and off the Lap Key
99
Using Auto Scroll
100
Changing the GPS Setting
100
GPS and Other Satellite Systems
100
Power Save Timeout Settings
100
Changing the Order of an Activity in the Apps List
101
Widgets
101
Customizing the Widget Loop
102
Using the Stress Level Widget
102
Customizing the My Day Widget
103
Customizing the Controls Menu
103
Watch Face Settings
103
Customizing the Watch Face
103
Sensors Settings
104
Compass Settings
104
Calibrating the Compass Manually
104
Setting the North Reference
104
Altimeter Settings
104
Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter
105
Barometer Settings
105
Calibrating the Barometer
105
Xero Laser Location Settings
105
Map Settings
106
Map Themes
106
Marine Map Settings
106
Showing and Hiding Map Data
107
Navigation Settings
107
Customizing Map Features
107
Setting up a Heading Bug
107
Setting Navigation Alerts
107
Power Manager Settings
107
Customizing the Battery Saver Feature
108
Customizing Power Modes
108
Restoring a Power Mode
108
System Settings
109
Time Settings
109
Setting Time Alerts
109
Syncing the Time
110
Changing the Backlight Settings
110
Customizing the Hot Keys
110
Changing the Units of Measure
110
Viewing Device Information
110
Viewing E-Label Regulatory and Compliance Information
111
Wireless Sensors
111
Pairing Your Wireless Sensors
113
HRM-Pro Running Pace and Distance
113
Tips for Recording Running Pace and Distance
113
Running Dynamics
114
Training with Running Dynamics
114
Color Gauges and Running Dynamics Data
115
Ground Contact Time Balance Data
115
Vertical Oscillation and Vertical Ratio Data
116
Tips for Missing Running Dynamics Data
116
Using the Varia Camera Controls
116
Inreach Remote
116
Using the Inreach Remote
117
VIRB Remote
117
Controlling a VIRB Action Camera
117
Controlling a VIRB Action Camera During an Activity
118
Device Information
118
Specifications
118
Battery Information
119
Device Maintenance
119
Device Care
119
Cleaning the Watch
119
Changing the Quickfit Bands
120
Metal Watch Band Adjustment
120
Data Management
120
Deleting Files
120
Troubleshooting
121
My Device Is in the Wrong Language
121
Is My Phone Compatible with My Watch
121
My Phone will Not Connect to the Watch
121
Can I Use My Bluetooth Sensor with My Watch
121
My Headphones will Not Connect to the Watch
121
My Music Cuts out or My Headphones Won't Stay Connected
122
Restarting Your Watch
122
Resetting All Default Settings
122
Acquiring Satellite Signals
122
Improving GPS Satellite Reception
123
The Temperature Reading Is Not Accurate
123
Maximizing the Battery Life
123
Activity Tracking
123
My Daily Step Count Does Not Appear
123
My Step Count Does Not Seem Accurate
124
The Step Counts on My Device and My Garmin Connect Account Don't Match
124
The Floors Climbed Amount Does Not Seem Accurate
124
Getting more Information
124
Appendix
125
Data Fields
125
VO2 Max. Standard Ratings
132
FTP Ratings
133
Wheel Size and Circumference
134
Symbol Definitions
136

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