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FĒNIX® 5/5S
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  • Page 1 FĒNIX® 5/5S Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 American Heart Association® is a registered trademark of American Heart Association, Inc. Android™ is a trademark of Google Inc. Apple® and Mac® are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license. The Cooper Institute®, as well as any related trademarks, are the property of The Cooper Institute.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Segments ..................13 Viewing the Heart Rate Widget ..........5 Using Virtual Partner® .............. 13 Broadcasting Heart Rate Data to Garmin Devices ....5 Setting a Training Target ............13 Turning Off the Wrist Heart Rate Monitor ......5 Cancelling a Training Target ..........13 Putting On the Heart Rate Monitor ..........
  • Page 4 UltraTrac ................21 My step count does not seem accurate ....... 27 Power Save Timeout Settings ..........21 The step counts on my device and my Garmin Connect Removing an Activity or App ............. 21 account don't match ............. 27 Changing the Order of an Activity in the Apps List ....
  • Page 5 BSD 3-Clause License .............. 32 Symbol Definitions ..............32 Index ................33 Table of Contents...
  • Page 7: Introduction

    NOTE: You can add, reorder, and remove the shortcut menu pairing mode. options in the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu, Select an option to add your device to your Garmin Connect page 23). account: From any screen, hold LIGHT.
  • Page 8: Setting Up Garmin Express

    You can save activities and share them • Select an option to customize specific activity settings. For with the Garmin Connect community. example, you can select an accent color or customize the You can also add Connect IQ activity apps to your device using ™...
  • Page 9: Jumpmaster

    Swimming Select the activity settings. Select Metronome > Status > On. NOTICE Select an option: The device is intended for surface swimming. Scuba diving with the device may damage the product and will void the warranty. • Select Beats / Minute to enter a value based on the cadence you want to maintain.
  • Page 10: Golfing

    (Garmin Connect, From the hole information screen, select > Scorecard. page 17). Courses downloaded from the Garmin Connect The scorecard appears when you are on the green. Mobile app are updated automatically. Select UP or DOWN to scroll through the holes.
  • Page 11: Tips For Erratic Heart Rate Data

    NOTE: In cold environments, warm up indoors. • Rinse the device with fresh water after each workout. Wear the heart rate monitor with the Garmin logo facing right- • While exercising, use a silicone band. side up.
  • Page 12: Data Storage

    The color zones are based on percentiles. Garmin has researched many runners of all different levels. The data values in the red or orange zones are typical for less experienced or slower runners. The data values in the green, blue, or purple zones are typical for more experienced or faster runners.
  • Page 13: Ground Contact Time Balance Data

    Most running coaches agree that a symmetrical running form is good. Elite runners tend to have quick and balanced strides. You can watch the color gauge or data field during your run or view the summary on your Garmin Connect account after your run.
  • Page 14: Automatically Detecting Performance Measurements

    Recovery Time level of fitness improves. The fēnix 5/5S device requires wrist- You can use your Garmin device with wrist-based heart rate or a based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor to compatible chest heart rate monitor to display how much time display your VO2 max.
  • Page 15: Viewing Your Recovery Time

    Viewing Your Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level Orange Fair This feature requires a Garmin chest heart rate monitor. Before you can view your heart rate variability (HRV) stress level, you Untrained must put on a heart rate monitor and pair it with your device (Pairing ANT+ Sensors, page 24).
  • Page 16: Lactate Threshold

    Improves your Improves your Threshold aerobic fitness. anaerobic This feature requires a Garmin chest heart rate monitor. Before fitness. you can perform the guided test, you must put on a heart rate From 4.0 to 4.9 Highly improves Highly improves...
  • Page 17: About Heart Rate Zones

    (FTP) value, you can enter it and allow the software to threshold heart rate. calculate your power zones automatically. You can manually You can perform a guided test to estimate your lactate adjust your zones on the device or using your Garmin Connect threshold (Lactate Threshold, page 10).
  • Page 18: Using The Move Alert

    10 minutes. You can view the event type personalized step goal on your Garmin Connect account. and duration on your Garmin Connect timeline, but they do not appear in your activities list, snapshots, or newsfeed. For more...
  • Page 19: About The Training Calendar

    Garmin Connect. • At any time, select LAP to end an interval. After you have added a few workouts to the Garmin Connect • At any time, select to stop the timer.
  • Page 20: Racing A Previous Activity

    Select Backlight > On to turn on the backlight with the alarm. • Select Downloaded to select an activity you downloaded Starting the Countdown Timer from your Garmin Connect account. From the watch face, hold MENU. Select the activity. The Virtual Partner screen appears indicating your estimated Select Clock >...
  • Page 21: Navigation

    Wait while the device locates satellites (Acquiring Satellite Marking and Starting Navigation to a Man Signals, page 26). Overboard Location You can save a man overboard (MOB) location, and Navigation automatically start navigation back to it. TIP: You can customize the hold function of the keys to access Saving Your Location the MOB function (Customizing the Hot Keys, page...
  • Page 22: Compass

    (Viewing Your Time in Each Heart Rate Zone, page 16). Activity uploads to Garmin Connect: Automatically sends your activity to your Garmin Connect account as soon as you • To view an elevation plot of the activity, select Elevation finish recording the activity. Plot.
  • Page 23: Viewing Notifications

    Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer Select BACK to stop searching. If you have not paired your fēnix device with your smartphone, you can upload all of your activity data to your Garmin Connect Garmin Connect account using your computer.
  • Page 24: Wi-Fi Connected Features

    Some fēnix 5/5S models have Wi‑Fi connected features. The Notifications: Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network Garmin Connect Mobile app is not required for you to use Wi‑Fi updates, and more, based on your smartphone notification connectivity.
  • Page 25: Controlling A Virb Action Camera

    Controlling a VIRB Action Camera Repeat: Enables the repeat option for multisport activities. For example, you can use this option for activities that include Before you can use the VIRB remote function, you must enable multiple transitions, such as a swimrun. the remote setting on your VIRB camera.
  • Page 26: Adding A Map To An Activity

    You can add a custom data screen, or select one of the • Select the alert name to edit an existing alert. predefined data screens. If necessary, select the type of alert. Adding a Map to an Activity Select a zone, enter the minimum and maximum values, or enter a custom value for the alert.
  • Page 27: Enabling Auto Climb

    Enabling Auto Climb Normal: Sets the device to enter low-power watch mode after 5 minutes of inactivity. You can use the auto climb feature to detect elevation changes automatically. You can use it during activities such as climbing, Extended: Sets the device to enter low-power watch mode after hiking, running, or biking.
  • Page 28: Sensors Settings

    Sensors Settings Barometer Settings Hold MENU, and select Settings > Sensors & Accessories > Compass Settings Barometer. Hold MENU, and select Settings > Sensors & Accessories > Plot: Sets the time scale for the chart in the barometer widget. Compass. Storm Alert: Sets the rate of barometric pressure change that Calibrate: Allows you to manually calibrate the compass sensor triggers a storm alert.
  • Page 29: Setting Up A Heading Bug

    You can set If necessary, select Add New to add an additional shortcut to your normal sleep hours on your Garmin Connect account. the controls menu. Controls Menu: Allows you to add, reorder, and remove the...
  • Page 30: Ant+ Sensors

    (Pairing ANT+ Sensors, page 24). Manual calibration is recommended if you know your calibration factor. If you have calibrated a foot pod with another Garmin • Update your fitness user profile information (Setting Up Your product, you may know your calibration factor.
  • Page 31: Tempe

    After cleaning, allow the device to dry completely. Water rating 5 ATM* TIP: For more information, go to www.garmin.com/fitandcare. Cleaning the Leather Bands *The device withstands pressure equivalent to a depth of 50 m. For more information, go to www.garmin.com/waterrating.
  • Page 32: Changing The Quickfit Bands

    The O-ring gasket should remain around the outside of the and the Garmin Express application. raised plastic ring. ◦ Sync your device to the Garmin Connect Mobile app using Replace the front cover and the four screws. your Bluetooth enabled smartphone.
  • Page 33: The Temperature Reading Is Not Accurate

    12). Getting More Information • Use a Connect IQ watch face that is not updated every You can find more information about this product on the Garmin second. website. For example, use a watch face without a second hand •...
  • Page 34 Average Swolf: The average swolf score for the current activity. Bearing: The direction from your current location to a Your swolf score is the sum of the time for one length plus destination. You must be navigating for this data to appear. the number of strokes for that length (Swim Terminology, Cadence: Cycling.
  • Page 35 Heart Rate: Your heart rate in beats per minute (bpm). Your Lap Dist Per Stk: Swimming. The average distance traveled per device must be connected to a compatible heart rate monitor. stroke during the current lap. HR %Max.: The percentage of maximum heart rate. Lap Dist Per Stk: Paddle sports.
  • Page 36 Lat/Lon: The current position in latitude and longitude Right PPP: The current power phase peak angle for the right regardless of the selected position format setting. leg. Power phase peak is the angle range over which the rider produces the peak portion of the driving force. Left PP: The current power phase angle for the left leg.
  • Page 37: Vo2 Max. Standard Ratings

    Work: The accumulated work performed (power output) in kilojoules. VO2 Max. Standard Ratings These tables include standardized classifications for VO2 max. estimates by age and gender. Males Percentile 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79 Superior 55.4 52.5 48.9 45.7 42.1 Excellent 51.1 48.3...
  • Page 38: Wheel Size L (Mm)

    Wheel Size L (mm) 700 × 38C 2180 700 × 40C 2200 BSD 3-Clause License Copyright © 2003-2010, Mark Borgerding All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: •...
  • Page 39 Index profiles 2 user 10 Garmin Connect 1, 12, 13, 16–18 projected finish time 9 storing data 17 Garmin Express 2, 18 accessories 24, 27 updating software 1 activities 2, 19, 21 racing 14 GLONASS 23 custom 2, 3 recovery 7–9 goals 13, 14 saving 2 replacing the battery 26 GPS 21, 23 starting 2 resetting the device 26 signal 26...
  • Page 40 vertical oscillation 6 vertical ratio 6 VIRB remote 18, 19 Virtual Partner 13, 14 max. 7–9, 31 watch faces 18, 21 watch mode 21 water resistance 25 waypoints, projecting 15 wheel sizes 31 Wi‑Fi, connecting 18 widgets 1, 5, 18 workouts 12 loading 12 zones heart rate 11 power 11 time 14 Index...
  • Page 42 00800 4412 454 +47 815 69 555 +44 2380 662 915 +35 1214 447 460 +386 4 27 92 500 0861 GARMIN (427 646) +34 93 275 44 97 +27 (0)11 251 9800 + 46 7744 52020 +886 2 2642-9199 ext 2...

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