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  • Page 1 FĒNIX 6 PRO SERIES ® Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 © 2019 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Changing the Power Mode ............ 3 Garmin Connect ................ 10 Stopping an Activity ..............3 Updating the Software Using the Garmin Connect App ..11 Adding or Removing a Favorite Activity ........3 Updating the Software Using Garmin Express ....11 Creating a Custom Activity ............
  • Page 4 Viewing Your Predicted Race Times ........18 PacePro Training ..............26 About Training Effect ............18 Downloading a PacePro Plan from Garmin Connect ... 26 Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level ....... 18 Starting a PacePro Plan ............26 Viewing Your Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level ..18 Stopping a PacePro Plan ..........
  • Page 5 Setting the North Reference ..........38 My step count does not seem accurate ....... 45 Altimeter Settings ..............38 The step counts on my device and my Garmin Connect Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter ....... 38 account don't match ............. 45 Barometer Settings ..............

  • Page 7: Introduction

    From any screen, hold LIGHT. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the initial setup. During the initial setup, you can pair your smartphone with your watch to receive notifications, set up your Garmin Pay ™ wallet, and more (Pairing Your Smartphone, page...

  • Page 8: Pairing Your Smartphone

    Select an option to add your watch to your account: • If this is the first time you are pairing a device with the Garmin Connect app, follow the on-screen instructions. • If you already paired another device with the Garmin Connect app, from the menu, select Garmin Devices >...

  • Page 9: Tips For Recording Activities

    The device is ready after it establishes your heart rate, • To remove a favorite activity, select the activity, and select acquires GPS signals (if required), and connects to your Remove from Favorites. wireless sensors (if required). Creating a Custom Activity Press to start the activity timer.

  • Page 10: Recording A Strength Training Activity

    The device prompts you to complete the treadmill The trainer increases or decreases resistance based on the calibration. elevation information in the course or ride. • To manually calibrate the treadmill distance after the first- Outdoor Activities time calibration, select Calibrate & Save > Yes. The fēnix device comes preloaded with outdoor activities, such Check the treadmill display for the distance traveled, and as running and cycling.

  • Page 11: Playing Audio Prompts During An Activity

    Bluetooth country skiing performance. technology, if available. Otherwise, audio prompts play on your NOTE: The HRM-Pro accessory must be paired to the fēnix smartphone paired through the Garmin Connect app. During an device using ANT technology. ®...

  • Page 12: Swimming

    Your stroke type is identified at the end of a length. Stroke types • To start a swim interval, press UP or DOWN to return to appear in your swimming history and in your Garmin Connect the swim training screens.

  • Page 13: Hole Information

    Hole Information Moving the Flag The device shows the current hole you are playing, and You can take a closer look at the green and move the pin automatically transitions when you move to a new hole. location. NOTE: Because pin locations change, the device calculates the From the hole information screen, press distance to the front, middle, and back of the green, but not the Select Move Flag.

  • Page 14: Updating A Score

    TruSwing app on your watch to view swing metrics Press UP or DOWN to change the score for that hole. recorded from your TruSwing sensor. See the owner's manual for your TruSwing sensor for more informationwww.garmin.com Your total score is updated. /manuals/truswing. Setting the Scoring Method Using the Golf Odometer You can change the method the device uses to keep score.

  • Page 15: Recording A Bouldering Activity

    LiveTrack directly on screen and in real time. Starting an Expedition Activity uploads to Garmin Connect: Automatically sends your activity to your Garmin Connect account as soon as you You can use the Expedition app to prolong the battery life while finish recording the activity.

  • Page 16: Enabling Bluetooth Notifications

    Garmin Connect app. From the watch face, press UP or DOWN to view the You can also create an account when you set up the Garmin notifications widget. Express application (www.garmin.com/express).

  • Page 17: Updating The Software Using The Garmin Connect App

    Select Garmin Golf ™ The Garmin Golf app allows you to upload scorecards from your compatible Garmin device to view detailed statistics and shot analyses. Golfers can compete with each other at different courses using the Garmin Golf app. More than 41,000 courses have leaderboards that anyone can join.

  • Page 18: Adding Contacts

    LiveTrack directly on the screen. All members of the group must be your connections in You can add up to 50 contacts to the Garmin Connect app. your Garmin Connect account. Contact emails can be used with the LiveTrack feature. Three of...

  • Page 19: Downloading Connect Iq Features

    Adding a Card to Your Garmin Pay Wallet Widgets: Provide information at a glance, including sensor data and notifications. You can add up to 10 credit or debit cards to your Garmin Pay wallet. Apps: Add interactive features to your watch, such as new outdoor and fitness activity types.

  • Page 20: Downloading Audio Content From A Third-Party Provider

    Hold MENU. Before you can send your personal music to your device, you Select Music > Audio. must install the Garmin Express application on your computer Select an option. (www.garmin.com/express). You can load your personal audio files, such as .mp3 and .m4a Heart Rate Features files, to a fēnix device from your computer.

  • Page 21: Tips For Erratic Heart Rate Data

    • See Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data, page 22 for more Pair your fēnix device with your Garmin ANT+ compatible information about the pulse oximeter sensor. device. • For more information about accuracy, go to garmin.com...

  • Page 22: Training With Running Dynamics

    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 23: Performance Measurements

    On the device, your VO2 max. estimate appears as a number, and your training history to provide a target race time based description, and position on the color gauge. On your Garmin on your current state of fitness. Connect account, you can view additional details about your VO2 max.

  • Page 24: Viewing Your Predicted Race Times

    The stress level range is from 1 to 100, where 1 is a TIP: If you have more than one Garmin device, you can enable very low stress state and 100 is a very high stress state.

  • Page 25: Lactate Threshold

    30 minutes to complete. Choose a practical and mostly flat route Threshold that allows you to ride at a steadily increasing effort, similar to a This feature requires a Garmin chest heart rate monitor. Before time trial. you can perform the guided test, you must put on a heart rate...

  • Page 26: Training Status Levels

    heat and altitude corrected VO2 max. values when you are After using the device for one week, your training status acclimating to high heat environemnts or high altitude. should be available. Training load: Training load is the sum of your excess post- •...

  • Page 27: Recovery Time

    Recovery Time Tips for Improved Body Battery Data You can use your Garmin device with wrist-based heart rate or a • Your Body Battery level updates when you sync your device compatible chest heart rate monitor to display how much time with your Garmin Connect account.

  • Page 28: Turning On All-Day Pulse Oximeter Readings

    Turning On Pulse Oximeter Sleep Tracking manually. You can manually adjust your zones on the device or using your Garmin Connect account. You can set your device to continuously measure your blood Hold MENU.

  • Page 29: Heart Rate Zone Calculations

    Garmin Connect account. Wear your device while sleeping. Hold MENU. Upload your sleep tracking data to the Garmin Connect site Select User Profile > Power Zones > Based On. (Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect, page 11).

  • Page 30: Earning Intensity Minutes

    Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect your heart rate data to your average resting heart rate. If heart Before you can create a workout on the Garmin Connect app, rate is turned off, the device calculates moderate intensity you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, minutes by analyzing your steps per minute.

  • Page 31: Turning Daily Suggested Workout Prompts On And Off

    When you workout. Creating and sending a pool swim workout is similar to start a plan, the Garmin Coach widget is added to the widget Workouts, page 24 Following a Workout From Garmin loop on your fēnix device.

  • Page 32: Stopping An Interval Workout

    Select PacePro > Create New. You can create a PacePro plan using the Garmin Connect app. Select an option: You can preview the splits and elevation plot before you run the •...

  • Page 33: Racing A Segment

    You can Cancelling a Training Target upload your activity data to your Garmin Connect account to During an activity, hold MENU. view your segment position. Select Cancel Target > Yes.

  • Page 34: Clearing All Personal Records

    • From your Garmin Connect settings, select Performance Select Delete. Stats > Training Status > > Pause Training Status. TIP: You should sync your device with your Garmin Connect Using the Stopwatch account. From the watch face, hold MENU. Resuming Your Paused Training Status Select Clocks >...

  • Page 35: Navigation

    You can delete a saved location or edit its name, elevation, and position information. You can send a course from your Garmin Connect account to your device. After it is saved to your device, you can navigate From the watch face, press the course on your device.

  • Page 36: Creating A Course On Garmin Connect

    Overboard Location Creating a Course on Garmin Connect You can save a man overboard (MOB) location, and Before you can create a course on the Garmin Connect app, automatically start navigation back to it. you must have a Garmin Connect account...

  • Page 37: Navigating To The Starting Point Of A Saved Activity

    • To view information about the location, select Review. Your device comes preloaded with maps and can display several types of Garmin map data, including topographical Changing the Map Theme contours, nearby points of interest, ski resort maps, and golf You can change the map theme to display map data optimized courses.

  • Page 38: Altimeter And Barometer

    When you deviate from the heading, the compass displays Viewing Data Totals the direction from the heading and degree of deviation. You can view the accumulated distance and time data saved to your device. Altimeter and Barometer From the watch face, hold MENU. The device contains an internal altimeter and barometer.

  • Page 39: Customizing The Data Screens

    Handicap Scoring: Enables handicap scoring while playing available for pre-installed workouts and workouts golf. The Local Handicap option allows you to enter the downloaded from Garmin Connect. number of strokes to be subtracted from your total score. The Customizing the Data Screens...

  • Page 40: Setting An Alert

    Popularity Routing: Calculates routes based on the most Track Timer Recurring You can set a track time interval in popular runs and rides from Garmin Connect. seconds. Courses: Sets how you navigate courses using the device. Use the Follow Course option to navigate a course exactly as it Setting an Alert appears, without recalculating.

  • Page 41: Enabling Auto Pause

    Select a display speed. Select Auto Pause. Changing the GPS Setting Select an option: For more information about GPS, go to www.garmin.com • To pause the timer automatically when you stop moving, /aboutGPS. select When Stopped. Hold MENU. • To pause the timer automatically when your pace or Select Activities &...

  • Page 42: Ultratrac

    Select Widget Glances to turn widget glances on or off. toward your goal. NOTE: Widget glances display summary data for multiple Garmin coach: Displays scheduled workouts when you select a widgets on a single screen. Garmin coach training plan in your Garmin Connect account.

  • Page 43: Inreach Remote

    Remote screen. The inReach remote function allows you to control your inReach device using your fēnix device. Go to buy.garmin.com If necessary, wait while your watch connects to your camera. purchase a compatible inReach device. Hold MENU. Using the inReach Remote Select VIRB.

  • Page 44: Customizing The Controls Menu

    Customizing the Controls Menu Mode: Sets the compass to use electronic-sensor data only (On), a combination of GPS and electronic-sensor data when You can add, remove, and change the order of the shortcut moving (Auto), or GPS data only (Off). menu options in the controls menu (Viewing the Controls Menu, page...

  • Page 45: Calibrating The Barometer

    Storm Alert: Sets the rate of barometric pressure change that Map Themes triggers a storm alert. You can change the map theme to display data optimized for your activity type. Watch Mode: Sets the sensor used in watch mode. The Auto option uses both the altimeter and barometer according to Hold MENU, and select Map >...

  • Page 46: Setting Navigation Alerts

    You can set Select Power Manager > Battery Saver. your normal sleep hours on your Garmin Connect account. Select Status to turn on the battery saver feature. Hot Keys: Allows you to assign shortcuts to device keys...

  • Page 47: Time Settings

    Each time you turn on the device and acquire satellites or open the Garmin Connect app on your paired phone, the device Pairing Your Wireless Sensors automatically detects your time zones and the current time of The first time you connect a wireless sensor to your device day.

  • Page 48: Training With Power Meters

    41). Manual calibration is recommended if you know your calibration factor. If you have calibrated a foot pod with another Garmin product, you may know your calibration factor. The device withstands pressure equivalent to a depth of 100 m. For more information, go to www.garmin.com/waterrating.

  • Page 49: Data Management

    Align the new band with the watch. NOTE: Mac operating systems provide limited support for MTP file transfer mode. You must open the Garmin drive on Press the band into place. a Windows operating system. You should use the Garmin NOTE: Make sure the band is secure.

  • Page 50: My Phone Will Not Connect To The Device

    Phone. history, select Delete Data and Reset Settings. NOTE: If you have set up a Garmin Pay wallet, this option Can I use my Bluetooth sensor with my deletes the wallet from your device. If you have music...

  • Page 51: Activity Tracking

    (Connected Features, page Getting More Information • When pausing your activity for a longer period of time, use You can find more information about this product on the Garmin the resume later option (Stopping an Activity, page website.
  • Page 52 Average Descent: The average vertical distance of descent Battery Percentage: The percentage of the battery power since the last reset. remaining. Average Distance Per Stroke: Swimming. The average Bearing: The direction from your current location to a distance traveled per stroke during the current activity. destination.
  • Page 53 Gear Combo: The current gear combination from a gear Lap % Heart Rate Reserve: The average percentage of heart position sensor. rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate) for the current lap. Gear Ratio: The number of teeth on the front and rear bike gears, as detected by a gear position sensor.
  • Page 54 Lap Vertical Ratio: The average ratio of vertical oscillation to Left Power Phase: The current power phase angle for the left stride length for the current lap. leg. Power phase is the pedal stroke region where positive power is produced. Last Lap %HRR: The average percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate) for the last Lengths: The number of pool lengths completed during the...

  • Page 55: Vo2 Max. Standard Ratings

    Power: Cycling. The current power output in watts. tempe sensor with your device to provide a consistent source of accurate temperature data. Power: Skiing. The current power output in watts. Your device must be connected to a compatible heart rate monitor. Time in Zone: The time elapsed in each heart rate or power zone.

  • Page 56: Ftp Ratings

    Males Percentile 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79 Fair 41.7 40.5 38.5 35.6 32.3 29.4 Poor 0–40 <41.7 <40.5 <38.5 <35.6 <32.3 <29.4 Females Percentile 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79 Superior 49.6 47.4 45.3 41.1 37.8 36.7 Excellent 43.9 42.4 39.7 36.7...

  • Page 57: Index

    42 services 13, 14 foot pod 42 fitness equipment 4 music controls 14 applications 9, 11, 12 smartphone 2 Galileo 35 apps 3 navigation 9, 29, 31, 33, 39, 40 Garmin Connect 9–12, 24–26, 30 assistance 11, 12 Sight 'N Go 30 storing data 11 auto climb 35 stopping 31 Garmin Express 2, 12 Auto Lap 34, 35...
  • Page 58 shortcuts 1, 38 waypoints 31 Sight 'N Go 30 projecting 29 skiing 5 wheel sizes 50 alpine 5 Wi‑Fi 12 backcountry 5 connecting 12 touring 5 widgets 1, 2, 12, 15, 21, 36, 37 snowboarding 5 workouts 24, 25 sleep mode 23 creating 24 smartphone 11–13, 36, 43 loading 24 applications 9, 12 pairing 1, 2, 44 zones snowboarding 5 heart rate 22 software power 23...
  • Page 60 October 2020 GUID-517186D0-FA8B-4C0D-85A2-F5FF1AB61BB7 v4...

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