System Settings; Time Settings; Setting Time Alerts - Garmin DESCENT G1 Series Owner's Manual

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Hold MENU, and select System.
Language: Sets the language displayed on the watch.
Time: Adjusts the time settings
Backlight: Adjusts the screen settings
Sound and Vibe: Sets the watch sounds, such as button tones, alerts, and vibrations.
Do Not Disturb: Allows you to enable the Do Not Disturb mode. You can edit your preferences for the screen,
alerts, and wrist gestures.
Hot Keys: Allows you to assign shortcuts to buttons
Auto Lock: Allows you to lock the buttons automatically to prevent accidental button presses. Use the During
Activity option to lock the buttons and touchscreen during a timed activity. Use the General Use option to lock
the buttons and touchscreen when you are not recording a timed activity.
Format: Sets general format preferences, such as the units of measure, pace and speed shown during activities,
the start of the week, and geographical position format and datum options
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Physio TrueUp: Enables syncing of activities and performance measurements from your other Garmin devices
(Syncing Activities and Performance Measurements, page
Perf. Condition: Enables the performance condition feature during an activity
Data Recording: Sets how the watch records activity data. The Smart recording option (default) allows for
longer activity recordings. 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 mass storage mode or Garmin mode when connected to a computer.
Reset: Allows you to reset user data and settings
Software Update: Allows you to install software updates downloaded using Garmin Express. Use the Auto
Update option to enable your watch to download the latest software update from the Garmin Connect app on
your paired phone.
About: Displays device, software, license, and regulatory information.

Time Settings

Hold MENU, and select System > Time.
Time Format: Sets the device to show time in a 12-hour, 24-hour, or military format.
Set Time: Sets the time zone for the device. The Auto option sets the time zone automatically based on your
GPS position.
Time: Allows you to adjust the time if it is set to the Manual option.
Alerts: Allows you to set hourly alerts, as well as sunrise and sunset alerts that sound a specific number of
minutes or hours before the actual sunrise or sunset occurs
Sync with GPS: Allows you to manually sync the time with GPS when you change time zones, and to update for
daylight saving time
(Syncing the Time, page

Setting Time Alerts

1 Hold MENU.
2 Select System > Time > Alerts.
3 Select an option:
• To set an alert to sound a specific number of minutes or hours before the actual sunset occurs, select Til
Sunset > Status > On, select Time, and enter the time.
• To set an alert to sound a specific number of minutes or hours before the actual sunrise occurs, select Til
Sunrise > Status > On, select Time, and enter the time.
• To set an alert to sound every hour, select Hourly > On.
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System Settings

(Time Settings, page
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(Changing the Backlight Settings, page
(Customizing the Hot Keys, page
(Resetting All Default Settings, page
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(Changing the Units of Measure,
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(Performance Condition, page
(Setting Time Alerts, page
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