Activities And Apps; Starting An Activity; Tips For Recording Activities; Stopping An Activity - Garmin DESCENT MK1 Owner's Manual

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Your device can be used for indoor, outdoor, athletic, and fitness activities. When you start an activity, the

device displays and records sensor data. You can save activities and share them with the Garmin Connect

community.

You can also add Connect IQ

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35).

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). When you stop the activity, the device

returns to watch mode.

1 From the watch face, select

2 Select an activity.

3 If necessary, follow the on-screen instructions to enter additional information.

4 If necessary, wait while the device connects to your ANT+

5 If the activity requires GPS, go outside, and wait while the device locates satellites.

6 Select

to start the timer.

NOTE: The device does not record your activity data until you start the timer.

Tips for Recording Activities

• Charge the device before starting an activity

• Select BACK to record laps.

• Select UP or DOWN to view additional data pages.

Stopping an Activity

1 Select

2 Select an option:

• To resume your activity, select Resume.

• To save the activity and return to watch mode, select Save.

• To suspend your activity and resume it at a later time, select Resume Later.

• To mark a lap, select Lap.

• To navigate back to the starting point of your activity along the path you traveled, select Back to Start >

TracBack.

NOTE: This feature is available only for activities that use GPS.

• To navigate back to the starting point of your activity by the most direct path, select Back to Start >

Route.

NOTE: This feature is available only for activities that use GPS.

• To discard the activity and return to watch mode, select Discard > Yes.

NOTE: After stopping the activity, the device saves it automatically after 30 minutes.