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  • Page 1 FĒNIX 6 SERIES Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 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

    Viewing Your Ski Runs ........5 Connect App ............. 11 Using the Metronome ........5 Updating the Software Using Garmin Express 11 Playing Audio Prompts During an Activity ..5 Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect 12 Jumpmaster ............5 Garmin Golf App ..........
  • Page 4 Training Status Levels ........23 Paying for a Purchase Using Your Watch ... 14 Heat and Altitude Performance Acclimation .. 24 Adding a Card to Your Garmin Pay Wallet ..14 Training Load ............ 24 Managing Your Garmin Pay Wallet....14 Training Load Focus.........
  • Page 5 Using Virtual Partner ..........31 History ������������������������������������������������������ 36 Setting a Training Target ........31 Using History ............36 Cancelling a Training Target ......31 Multisport History ..........36 Racing a Previous Activity ....... 31 Viewing Your Time in Each Heart Rate Zone .. 36 Personal Records ..........
  • Page 6 Changing the Units of Measure ....... 47 My step count does not seem accurate ..52 Viewing Device Information......... 47 The step counts on my device and my Garmin Viewing E-label Regulatory and Compliance Connect account don’t match ......52 Information ............
  • Page 7: Introduction

    4 Start an activity (Starting an Activity, page on do not disturb mode, locking the keys, and turning Buttons the device off. You can also open the Garmin Pay wallet. NOTE: You can add, reorder, and remove the options in the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu, page 43).
  • Page 8: Customizing The Watch

    TIP: You can hold LIGHT, and select to manually 3 Follow the on-screen instructions. enter pairing mode. 4 Select an option to add your watch to your Garmin Solar Charging Connect account: • If this is the first time you are pairing a device The fēnix 6X Pro Solar watch has a transparent solar...
  • Page 9: Viewing The Solar Widget

    • To mark a lap, select Lap. device displays and records sensor data. You can save • To navigate back to the starting point of your activities and share them with the Garmin Connect activity along the path you traveled, select Back community.
  • Page 10: Adding Or Removing A Favorite Activity

    NOTE: This feature is available only for activities distance, and cadence are calculated using the that use GPS. accelerometer in the device. The accelerometer is • To navigate back to the starting point of your self-calibrating. The accuracy of the speed, distance, activity by the most direct path, select Back to and cadence data improves after a few outdoor runs or Start >...
  • Page 11: Outdoor Activities

    GPS is turned through the Garmin Connect app. During an audio on for outdoor activities. You can add new activities prompt, the device or smartphone mutes the primary based on default activities, such as walking or rowing.
  • Page 12: Triathlon Training

    Your stroke type is identified at the end of a length. Stroke types appear in your swimming history Triathlon Training and in your Garmin Connect account. You can also When you participate in a triathlon, you can use the select stroke type as a custom data field...
  • Page 13: Golfing

    4 Select a distance for the completed drill. Distance increments are based on the pool size selected for the activity profile. 5 Select an option: • To start another drill interval, press LAP. • To start a swim interval, press UP or DOWN to return to the swim training screens.
  • Page 14: Viewing Layup And Dogleg Distances

    Your last shot distance appears. 4 Select a scoring method. NOTE: The distance automatically resets when you About Stableford Scoring hit the ball again, putt on the green, or move to the When you select the Stableford scoring method next hole. (Setting the Scoring Method, page 8), points are 3 Press DOWN to view all recorded shot distances.
  • Page 15: Using The Golf Odometer

    The device enters low power mode and collects can invite followers using email or social media, GPS track points once an hour. To maximize allowing them to view your live data on a Garmin battery life, the device turns off all sensors and Connect tracking page.
  • Page 16: Enabling Bluetooth Notifications

    11 Select Timeout. • If you are using an Android smartphone, from 12 Select the amount of time the alert for a new the Garmin Connect app, select Settings > Smart notification appears on the screen. Notifications. 13 Select Signature to add a signature to your text message replies.
  • Page 17: Locating A Lost Mobile Device

    Share your activities: You can connect with friends to Garmin Connect follow each other’s activities or post links to your Your Garmin Connect account allows you to track your activities on your favorite social networking sites. performance and connect with your friends. It gives...
  • Page 18: Manually Syncing Data With Garmin Connect

    Adding Contacts with your compatible Garmin device. You can use the You can add up to 50 contacts to the Garmin Connect mobile app to download maps for offline access, and app. Contact emails can be used with the LiveTrack then navigate anywhere without using your cellular feature.
  • Page 19: Requesting Assistance

    Garmin 4 In the Garmin Connect app, from the settings Connect site. The next time your device has a Wi-Fi menu, select Safety & Tracking > LiveTrack >...
  • Page 20: Connect Iq Features

    Widgets: Provide information at a glance, including Your most recently used payment card appears. sensor data and notifications. 4 If you have added multiple cards to your Garmin Apps: Add interactive features to your watch, such as Pay wallet, select DOWN to change to another card new outdoor and fitness activity types.
  • Page 21: Changing Your Garmin Pay Passcode

    Wi-Fi Network, page 13). Garmin Pay wallet on your fēnix device. 1 Hold DOWN from any screen to open the music 1 From the fēnix device page in the Garmin Connect controls. app, select Garmin Pay > Reset Passcode. 2 Hold MENU.
  • Page 22: Listening To Music

    1 Connect the device to your computer using the Connecting Bluetooth Headphones included USB cable. 2 On your computer, open the Garmin Express To listen to music loaded onto your fēnix device, application, select your device, and select Music. you must connect headphones using Bluetooth technology.
  • Page 23: Tips For Erratic Heart Rate Data

    1 From the heart rate widget, hold MENU. rate widget. 2 Select Options > Status > Off. 3 Pair your fēnix device with your Garmin ANT+ Running Dynamics compatible device. NOTE: The pairing instructions differ for each You can use your compatible fēnix device paired with...
  • Page 24: Training With Running Dynamics

    50.8–52.2% R >52.2% R While developing and testing running dynamics, the Garmin team found correlations between injuries and greater imbalances with certain runners. For many runners, ground contact time balance tends to deviate further from 50–50 when running up or down hills. Most running coaches agree that a symmetrical running form is good. Elite...
  • Page 25: Tips For Missing Running Dynamics Data

    You can watch the color gauge or data field during your run or view the summary on your Garmin Connect account after your run. As with the other running dynamics data, ground contact time balance is a quantitative measurement to help you learn about your running form.
  • Page 26: Syncing Activities And Performance Measurements

    The device requires a few runs to recent activities and performance measurements from learn about your running performance. your other Garmin devices appear on your fēnix device. 1 Run for at least 10 minutes outdoors. About VO2 Max� Estimates 2 After your run, select Save.
  • Page 27: About Training Effect

    Training Aerobic Benefit Anaerobic Benefit estimates. Effect TIP: If you have more than one Garmin device, you From 0.0 to No benefit. No benefit. can enable the Physio TrueUp™ feature, which allows your device to sync activities, history, and data from From 1.0 to...
  • Page 28: Lactate Threshold

    Superior Purple Performing a Guided Test to Determine Your Lactate Threshold Excellent Blue This feature requires a Garmin chest heart rate Good Green monitor. Before you can perform the guided test, you Fair Orange must put on a heart rate monitor and pair it with your...
  • Page 29: Training Status

    Productive: Your current training load is moving your These estimates are provided and supported by fitness level and performance in the right direction. Firstbeat. For more information, go to Garmin.com.sg/ You should plan recovery periods into your training minisite/runningscience. to maintain your fitness level.
  • Page 30: Heat And Altitude Performance Acclimation

    NOTE: The heat acclimation feature is available only Recovery Time for GPS activities and requires weather data from You can use your Garmin device with wrist-based your connected smartphone. Full acclimation takes a heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor to minimum of 4 training days.
  • Page 31: Body Battery

    On your Garmin Connect account, you can view The Body Battery level range is from 0 to 100, where 0 additional details about your pulse oximeter readings, to 25 is low reserve energy, 26 to 50 is medium reserve including trends over multiple days.
  • Page 32: Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings

    Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings y Hold the arm wearing the device at heart level while the device reads your blood oxygen You can manually begin a pulse oximeter reading saturation. by viewing the pulse oximeter widget. The widget y Use a silicone band. displays your most recent blood oxygen saturation y Clean and dry your arm before putting on the percentage, a graph of your hourly average readings...
  • Page 33: Setting Your Power Zones

    You can manually adjust your zones on • Select %LTHR to view and edit the zones as a the device or using your Garmin Connect account. percentage of your lactate threshold heart rate. 1 Hold MENU.
  • Page 34: Auto Goal

    You can set your y Exercise for at least 10 consecutive minutes at a normal sleep hours in the user settings on your Garmin moderate or vigorous intensity level. Connect account. Sleep statistics include total hours y Wear your device all day and night for the most of sleep, sleep levels, and sleep movement.
  • Page 35: Workouts

    You can schedule workouts using Garmin Connect. Your Garmin Connect account has an adaptive training You can plan workouts in advance and store them on plan and Garmin coach to fit your training goals. For your device. example, you can answer a few questions and find a plan to help you complete a 5 km race.
  • Page 36: Starting An Interval Workout

    6 If necessary, select Duration, enter a distance or more information, go to www.strava.com. time interval value for the workout, and select The information in this manual applies to both Garmin 7 Press BACK. Connect segments and Strava segments. 8 Select Rest > Type.
  • Page 37: Using Virtual Partner

    NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities. • Select Downloaded to select an activity you 1 Hold MENU. downloaded from your Garmin Connect account. 2 Select Activities & Apps. 6 Select the activity. 3 Select an activity.
  • Page 38: Clocks

    NOTE: This does not delete any saved activities. • To set a quick timer for the first time, select Set Quick Timer, enter the time, press MENU, and select Save Timer. Clocks • To save additional quick timers, press , select Add Timer, and enter the time.
  • Page 39: Navigation

    4 Select an option: destination. • To set a time zone for the first time, select Set 7 Select Go To. Time Zones > Add Zone. Navigation information appears. • To set additional time zones, press , and 8 Press to begin navigation.
  • Page 40: Marking And Starting Navigation To A Man Overboard Location

    3 Hold MENU. • To navigate back to the starting point of your activity along the path you traveled, select 4 Select Navigation > Round-Trip Course. TracBack. 5 Enter the total distance for the course. • If you do not have a supported map or are using 6 Select a direction heading.
  • Page 41: Stopping Navigation

    Icons indicating points of interest and waypoints Your device comes preloaded with maps and can appear on the map. display several types of Garmin map data, including 3 Press UP or DOWN to highlight a section of the topographical contours, nearby points of interest, ski map.
  • Page 42: Altimeter And Barometer

    When you deviate from the heading, the compass average speed, and calories. displays the direction from the heading and degree Viewing Your Time in Each Heart Rate Zone of deviation. Viewing your time in each heart rate zone can help you Altimeter and Barometer adjust your training intensity.
  • Page 43: Customizing The Data Screens

    Alerts: Sets the training or navigation alerts for the screen for the activity (Activity Map Settings, page activity. 38). Auto Climb: Enables the device to detect elevation Metronome: Plays tones at a steady rhythm to help changes automatically using the built-in altimeter. you improve your performance by training at a faster, slower, or more consistent cadence (Using...
  • Page 44: Adding A Map To An Activity

    the field. Heart Rate Range You can set minimum and • Select Reorder to change the location of the maximum heart rate values data screen in the loop. or select zone changes. See • Select Remove to remove the data screen from About Heart Rate Zones, page the loop.
  • Page 45: Routing Settings

    Popularity Routing: Calculates routes based on the 1 Hold MENU. most popular runs and rides from Garmin Connect. 2 Select Activities & Apps. Courses: Sets how you navigate courses using the device. Use the Follow Course option to navigate a 3 Select an activity.
  • Page 46: 3D Speed And Distance

    Changing the Order of an Activity in the Apps 6 Select a display speed. List Changing the GPS Setting 1 Hold MENU. For more information about GPS, go to Garmin.com.sg/ 2 Select Activities & Apps. about-gps. 3 Select an activity. 1 Hold MENU. 4 Select Reorder.
  • Page 47: Widgets

    VIRB device paired with your fēnix device. Garmin coach: Displays scheduled workouts when you Weather: Displays the current temperature and select a Garmin coach training plan in your Garmin weather forecast. Connect account. Xero device: Displays laser location information when ®...
  • Page 48: Virb Remote

    • To manually record video, select Start VIRB action camera using your device. Go to www. Recording. The video counter appears on the garmin.com/VIRB to purchase a VIRB action camera. fēnix screen. Controlling a VIRB Action Camera • To take a photo while recording video, press Before you can use the VIRB remote function, you DOWN.
  • Page 49: Customizing The My Day Widget

    Customizing the My Day Widget watch face, select Hands. • To change the style of the numbers for the You can customize the list of metrics displayed on the digital watch face, select Layout. My Day widget. • To change the style of the seconds for the 1 From the watch face, press UP or DOWN to view digital watch face, select Seconds.
  • Page 50: Altimeter Settings

    • To set geographic north as the heading starting point by default. You can manually calibrate reference, select True. the barometer if you know the correct elevation or the • To set the magnetic declination for your location correct sea level pressure. automatically, select Magnetic.
  • Page 51: Marine Map Settings

    optimized for your activity type. follow while navigating. • Select Elevation Plot to turn on or off the Hold MENU, and select Map > Map Theme. elevation plot. None: Uses the preferences from the system map • Select a screen to add, remove, or customize. settings, with no additional theme applied.
  • Page 52: Customizing Power Modes

    USB Mode: Sets the device to use MTP (media transfer Your device comes preloaded with several power protocol) or Garmin mode when connected to a modes, allowing you to quickly adjust system settings, computer.
  • Page 53: Syncing The Time

    Viewing E-label Regulatory and Compliance Information Each time you turn on the device and acquire satellites or open the Garmin Connect app on your paired phone, The label for this device is provided electronically. The the device automatically detects your time zones and e-label may provide regulatory information, such as the current time of day.
  • Page 54: Training With Power Meters

    Use range alerts to be notified when you reach a calibration factor. If you have calibrated a foot pod specified power zone (Setting an Alert, page 38). with another Garmin product, you may know your y Customize the power data fields (Customizing the calibration factor. Data Screens, page 37).
  • Page 55: Device Information

    From 0° to 45°C (from 32° to 113°F) Solar charging temperature range From 0 to 60°C (from 32 to 140°F) The device withstands pressure equivalent to a depth of 100 m. For more information, go to Garmin.com.sg/legal/waterrating. All-day wear with 3 hr./day outside in 50,000 lux conditions...
  • Page 56: Cleaning The Leather Bands

    1 Wipe the leather bands with a dry cloth. y Enable Bluetooth technology on your smartphone. 2 Use a leather conditioner to clean the leather y Update the Garmin Connect app to the latest bands. version. Changing the QuickFit Bands ®...
  • Page 57: Restarting Your Device

    Use UltraTrac GPS mode for your activity Data and Reset Settings. (UltraTrac, page 40). NOTE: If you have set up a Garmin Pay wallet, y Turn off Bluetooth technology when you are not this option deletes the wallet from your device. using connected features...
  • Page 58: Activity Tracking

    10s Power: The 10-second moving average of power clapping your hands, as steps. output. The step counts on my device and my Garmin 24-Hour Maximum: The maximum temperature Connect account don’t match recorded in the last 24 hours from a compatible temperature sensor.
  • Page 59 Average Cadence: Running. The average cadence for Avg� Left Peak Power Phase: The average power phase the current activity. peak angle for the left leg for the current activity. Average Descent: The average vertical distance of Avg� Nautical SOG: The average speed of travel in knots descent since the last reset.
  • Page 60 stop the timer for 5 minutes, then start the timer Ground Contact Time: The amount of time in each and run for 20 minutes, your elapsed time is 35 step that you spend on the ground while running, minutes. measured in milliseconds. Ground contact time is not calculated while walking.
  • Page 61 Lap Balance: The average left/right power balance for Lap Swolf: The swolf score for the current lap. the current lap. Lap Time: The stopwatch time for the current lap. Lap Cadence: Cycling. The average cadence for the Lap Vertical Oscillation: The average amount of current lap.
  • Page 62 lap. Minimum Elevation: The lowest elevation reached since the last reset. Last Lap Time: The stopwatch time for the last completed lap. Moving Time: The total time moving for the current activity. Last Length Pace: The average pace for your last completed pool length.
  • Page 63: Vo2 Max. Standard Ratings

    amount of time spent in the current workout set. pedaling for the current lap. Speed: The current rate of travel. Time Standing: The time spent standing while pedaling for the current activity. Speed Over Ground: The actual speed of travel, regardless of the course steered and temporary Time Standing Lap: The time spent standing while variations in heading.
  • Page 64: Ftp Ratings

    FTP Ratings Tire Size Wheel Circumference (mm) 26 × 1-3/8 2068 These tables include classifications for functional 26 × 2.10 2068 threshold power (FTP) estimates by gender. 26 × 2.125 2070 Males Watts per Kilogram (W/kg) 26 × 2.35 2083 Superior 5.05 and greater 26 ×...
  • Page 65 September 2019 190-02558-2H Rev. A...

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