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Music Controls ............9 Paying for a Purchase Using Your Watch ....4 Controlling Music Playback ..........9 Adding a Card to Your Garmin Pay Wallet ... 4 Managing Your Garmin Pay Wallet ......4 Apps and Activities ......9 Changing Your Garmin Pay Passcode ....4 Starting an Activity ..........
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Changing the Units of Measure .........20 Fitness Goals ..............14 Garmin Connect Settings........20 Workouts ..............14 Device Settings on Your Garmin Connect Account ..20 Following a Workout ..........14 User Settings on Your Garmin Connect Account ..21 Using Garmin Connect Training Plans .......14 Personal Records ............
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Updating the Software Using Garmin Express ..23 Viewing Device Information ......... 23 Specifications ............23 Device Care ............. 23 Cleaning the Device ............23 Replacing the Bands ..........23 Troubleshooting ......24 Maximizing Battery Life ........24 Restarting the Device ..........24 Restoring All Default Settings ......
Introduction next data screen. • During an activity, swipe right to view the watch face WARNING and widgets, and swipe left to return to the activity See the Important Safety and Product Information data fields. guide in the product box for product warnings and •...
Connect™ Mobile app, instead of from the Bluetooth Phone notifications require a compatible smartphone settings on your smartphone. to be paired with the vívoactive 3 device. When your 1 From the app store on your smartphone, install and phone receives messages, it sends notifications to your open the Garmin Connect Mobile app.
When you receive a text message notification on your • To automatically turn on do not disturb mode during vívoactive 3 device, you can send a quick reply by your sleep hours, go to the device settings in the selecting from a list of messages.
Adding a Card to Your Garmin Pay Wallet 3 From your devices widget, select Connect IQ Store. 4 Select a Connect IQ feature, and download it. You can add up to ten credit cards to your Garmin Pay wallet. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Wearing the Device and Heart Rate 2 Tap the touchscreen to view your average resting • Wear the vívoactive 3 device above your wrist bone. heart rate (RHR) values for the last 7 days. NOTE: The device should be snug but comfortable, Broadcasting Heart Rate to Garmin Devices and it should not move while running or exercising.
On your The device uses your user profile information from Garmin Connect account, you can view additional the initial setup to determine your default heart rate details about your VO2 max. estimate, including your zones.
10 minutes. You reminds you to keep moving. After one hour of can view the event type and duration on your Garmin inactivity, Move! and the red bar appear. Additional Connect timeline, but they do not appear in your segments appear after every 15 minutes of inactivity.
1 Turn on your VIRB camera. You can tap the touchscreen for an option to improve accuracy or to view additional metrics. 2 On your vívoactive 3 device, swipe to view the VIRB widget. Viewing the Weather Widget 3 Wait while the device connects to your VIRB camera.
1 On your smartphone, start playing a song or playlist. 4 If the activity requires GPS signals, go outside to an 2 On your vívoactive 3 device, swipe to view the music area with a clear view of the sky.
Indoor Activities select The device prompts you to complete the treadmill The vívoactive 3 device can be used for training calibration. indoors, such as running on an indoor track or using a • To manually calibrate the treadmill distance after stationary bike.
3 Select Download. After the course finishes downloading, it appears in Swimming the list of courses on your vívoactive 3 device. NOTICE Playing Golf The device is intended for surface swimming. Scuba Before you play a course for the first time, you must...
2 Swipe up or down to scroll through the pin locations. indicates the selected pin location. Your vívoactive 3 device features automatic shot detection and recording. Each time you take a shot 3 Press the key to accept the pin location.
Your Round Summary, page 13) . You can compare Settings > Activities & Apps > Golf > Golf Settings > rounds and track improvements using the Garmin Scoring. Connect Mobile app. Status: Sets score keeping to on or off automatically 1 From the scorecard, hold the touchscreen.
(Garmin Connect, page 16) • Knowing your heart rate zones can prevent you from You can browse Garmin Connect to find a training overtraining and can decrease your risk of injury. plan, schedule workouts and courses, and download If you know your maximum heart rate, you can use the plan to your device.
Your scheduled workouts appear, sorted by date. device. If you want to remember landmarks or return to a certain spot, you can mark a location. 4 Select a workout. 1 Go to the place where you want to mark a location. 5 Select an option: 2 Press the key.
Calibrate the electronic compass outdoors. To improve when you pair your device with your phone using heading accuracy, do not stand near objects that the Garmin Connect Mobile app, or you can go to influence magnetic fields, such as vehicles, buildings, garminconnect.com.
4 Select Dial. (Pairing Your Smartphone, page 2) , you can use the Garmin Connect Mobile app to upload all of your 5 Swipe up or down to scroll through the analog activity data to your Garmin Connect account. and digital dials, and tap the screen to select the displayed dial.
page 18) Recurring alert: A recurring alert notifies you each time the device records a specified value or interval. For Laps: Sets the options for the Auto Lap feature ® example, you can set the device to alert you every 30 (Marking Laps Using the Auto Lap Feature, page minutes.
Default Settings, page 24) running. NOTE: If you have set up a Garmin Pay wallet, 1 Press the key. restoring default settings also deletes the wallet from your device.
Setting the Time Manually By default, the time is set automatically when the Garmin Connect Settings vívoactive 3 device is paired with a mobile device. You can change your device settings from your Garmin 1 Hold the touchscreen. Connect account, using either the Garmin Connect 2 Select Settings >...
The first time you connect a wireless ANT+ or Bluetooth Move IQ: Allows you to turn on and off Move IQ sensor to your Garmin device, you must pair the device events. The Move IQ feature automatically detects and sensor.
Circumference, page 27) devices: Situational Awareness • Software updates Your vívoactive 3 device can be used with the Varia • Data uploads to Garmin Connect Vision device, Varia smart bike lights, and rearview • Product registration radar to improve situational awareness. See the owner’s manual for your Varia device for more...
Before you can update your device software using the Avoid extreme shock and harsh treatment, because it Garmin Connect Mobile app, you must have a Garmin can degrade the life of the product. Connect account, and you must pair the device with Avoid pressing the keys under water.
NOTE: This deletes all user-entered information and activity history. If you have set up a Garmin Pay wallet, The floors climbed amount does not seem restoring default settings also deletes the wallet from accurate your device.
Cadence: Running. The steps per minute (right and left). device? Calories: The amount of total calories burned. The vívoactive 3 device is compatible with smartphones Distance: The distance traveled for the current track or using Bluetooth Smart wireless technology. activity.
interval. the current activity. Last Interval Stroke Rate: The average number of Maximum Speed: The top speed for the current activity. strokes per minute (spm) during the last completed Nautical Distance: The distance traveled in nautical interval. meters or nautical feet. Last Interval Strokes: The total number of strokes for Nautical Speed: The current speed in knots.
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