Changing The Map Theme; Compass; Setting The Compass Heading; Altimeter And Barometer - Garmin FENIX 6S PRO Owner's Manual

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Changing the Map Theme

You can change the map theme to display map data optimized for your activity type. For example, high contrast
map themes provide better visibility in challenging environments, and activity-specific map themes display the
most important map data at-a-glance.
1 Start an outdoor activity.
2 Hold MENU.
3 Select the activity settings.
4 Select Map > Map Theme.
5 Select an option.

Compass

The device has a 3-axis compass with automatic calibration. The compass features and appearance change
depending on your activity, whether GPS is enabled, and whether you are navigating to a destination. You can
change the compass settings manually
you can press
from the compass widget.

Setting the Compass Heading

1 From the compass widget, press
2 Select Lock Heading.
3 Point the top of the watch toward your heading, and press
When you deviate from the heading, the compass displays the direction from the heading and degree of
deviation.

Altimeter and Barometer

The device contains an internal altimeter and barometer. The device collects elevation and pressure data
continuously, even in low-power mode. The altimeter displays your approximate elevation based on pressure
changes. The barometer displays environmental pressure data based on the fixed elevation where the altimeter
was most recently calibrated
widgets to open the altimeter or barometer settings quickly.
History includes time, distance, calories, average pace or speed, lap data, and optional sensor information.
NOTE: When the device memory is full, your oldest data is overwritten.

History

(Compass Settings,
.
(Altimeter Settings,
page 91). You can press
History
page 91). To open the compass settings quickly,
.
from the altimeter or barometer
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