Enabling And Disabling The Touchscreen; Using The Watch; Activities And Apps; Starting An Activity - Garmin FORERUNNER 965 Owner's Manual

Enabling and Disabling the Touchscreen

You can customize the touchscreen for general watch use and for each activity profile.
NOTE: The touchscreen is not available during swim activities. The touchscreen setting for each activity profile
(such as run or bike) applies to the corresponding leg of a multisport activity.
• To enable or disable the touchscreen during general use or activities, hold
select an option.
• To add this option to the controls menu, see
• To customize a hot key to temporarily enable or disable the touchscreen, hold

Using the Watch

• Hold LIGHT to view the controls menu
The controls menu provides quick access to frequently used functions, such as turning on do not disturb
mode, saving a location, and turning the watch off.
• From the watch face, press UP or DOWN to scroll through the glance loop
• From the watch face, press START to start an activity or open an app
• Hold to customize the watch face
Settings, page 114), pair wireless sensors
Your watch can be used for indoor, outdoor, athletic, and fitness activities. When you start an activity, the watch
displays and records sensor data. You can create custom activities or new activities based on default activities
(Creating a Custom Activity,
Garmin Connect community.
You can also add Connect IQ
page 96).
For more information about activity tracking and fitness metric accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.

Starting an Activity

When you start an activity, GPS turns on automatically (if required).
1 Press START.
2 Select an option:
• Select an activity from your favorites.
• Select , and select an activity from the extended activity list.
3 If the activity requires GPS signals, go outside to an area with a clear view of the sky, and wait until the watch
is ready.
The watch is ready after it establishes your heart rate, acquires GPS signals (if required), and connects to
your wireless sensors (if required).
4 Press START to start the activity timer.
The watch records activity data only while the activity timer is running.

Tips for Recording Activities

• Charge the watch before starting an activity
• Press to record laps, start a new set or pose, or advance to the next workout step.
• Press UP or DOWN to view additional data screens.
• Swipe up or down to view additional data screens
• During an activity, hold
When your activity includes two or more sports, it is recorded as a multisport activity.

Activities and Apps

(Customizing the Controls Menu,
(Controls, page 43).
(Customizing the Watch Face,
(Pairing Your Wireless Sensors,
Activities and Apps
page 21). When you finish your activities, you can save and share them with the
™ activities and apps to your watch using the Connect IQ app
(Charging the Watch,
, and select Change Sport to transition to a different activity type.
(Glances,
(Activities and Apps,
page 21), adjust settings
page 78), and more.
page 116).
(Enabling and Disabling the Touchscreen,
, select System > Touch, and
page 46).
, select System > Hot Keys.
page 22).
page 3).
(System
(Connect IQ Features,
page 3).
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