Activities And App Settings - Garmin TACTIX 7 Owner's Manual

Activities and App Settings

These settings allow you to customize each preloaded activity app based on your needs. For example, you can
customize data pages and enable alerts and training features. Not all settings are available for all activity types.
Hold MENU, select Activities & Apps, select an activity, and select the activity settings.
3D Distance: Calculates your distance traveled using your elevation change and your horizontal movement over
ground.
3D Speed: Calculates your speed using your elevation change and your horizontal movement over ground.
Accent Color: Sets the accent color of each activity to help identify which activity is active.
Add Activity: Allows you to customize a multisport activity.
Alerts: Sets the training or navigation alerts for the activity
Altimeter: Displays the pressure altitude, or GPS altitude, when the watch has a GPS fix.
Auto Climb: Enables the watch to detect elevation changes automatically using the built-in altimeter
Auto Climb, page 37).
Auto Lap: Sets the options for the Auto Lap feature to automatically mark laps. The Auto Distance option marks
laps at a specific distance. The Auto Position option marks laps at a location where you previously pressed
LAP. When you complete a lap, a customizable lap alert message appears. This feature is helpful for
comparing your performance over different parts of an activity.
Auto Pause: Sets the options for the Auto Pause
you drop below a specified speed. This feature is helpful if your activity includes stop lights or other places
where you must stop.
Auto Rest: Enables the watch to automatically detect when you are resting during a pool swim and create a rest
interval (Auto Rest and Manual Rest, page
Auto Run: Enables the watch to detect ski or windsurf runs automatically using the built-in accelerometer. For
the windsurf activity, you can set speed and distance thresholds for automatically starting a run.
Auto Scroll: Sets the watch to scroll through all of the activity data screens automatically while the activity timer
is running.
Auto Set: Enables the watch to start and stop exercise sets automatically during a strength training activity.
Background Color: Sets the background color of each activity to black or white.
Big Numbers: Changes the size of the numbers on the golf hole information screen
page 29).
Broadcast Heart Rate: Enables automatic heart rate data broadcasting when you start the activity
Heart Rate Data, page
ClimbPro: Displays ascent planning and monitoring screens while navigating
Club Prompt: Displays a prompt to enter which golf club you used after each detected shot to record your club
statistics (Recording Statistics, page
Countdown Start: Enables a countdown timer for pool swimming intervals.
Data Screens: Enables you to customize data screens and add new data screens for the activity
the Data Screens, page
Driver Distance: Sets the average distance the ball travels on your drive while playing golf.
Edit Weight: Allows you to add the weight used for an exercise set during a strength training or cardio activity.
Flashlight Strobe: Sets the LED flashlight strobe mode, speed, and color during the activity.
Flight Timer: From the Fly activity, allows the flight timer to start and stop automatically when your ground
speed exceeds the value set in the Flight Timer Threshold option.
Flight Timer Threshold: From the Fly activity, allows the flight timer to start and stop automatically when your
ground speed exceeds this value. For example, 30 kt.
Golf Distance: Set the unit of measure used while playing golf.
Grading System: Sets the grading system for rating the route difficulty for a rock climbing activity.
Activities and Apps
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