Acquiring Satellite Signals; Improving Gps Satellite Reception; The Temperature Reading Is Not Accurate; Maximizing The Battery Life - Garmin FENIX 6 Series Owner's Manual

Acquiring Satellite Signals

The device may need a clear view of the sky to acquire satellite signals. The time and date are set automatically
based on the GPS position.
TIP: For more information about GPS, go to garmin.com/aboutGPS.
1 Go outdoors to an open area.
The watch should be oriented with 6 o'clock pointing toward the sky.
2 Wait while the device locates satellites.
It may take 30 to 60 seconds to locate satellite signals.

Improving GPS Satellite Reception

• Frequently sync the watch to your Garmin account:
◦ Connect your watch to a computer using the USB cable and the Garmin Express application.
◦ Sync your watch to the Garmin Connect app using your Bluetooth enabled phone.
While connected to your Garmin account, the watch downloads several days of satellite data, allowing it to
quickly locate satellite signals.
• Take your watch outside to an open area away from tall buildings and trees.
• Remain stationary for a few minutes.

The temperature reading is not accurate

Your body temperature affects the temperature reading for the internal temperature sensor. To get the most
accurate temperature reading, you should remove the watch from your wrist and wait 20 to 30 minutes.
You can also use an optional tempe external temperature sensor to view accurate ambient temperature
readings while wearing the watch.

Maximizing the Battery Life

You can do several things to extend the life of the battery.
• Change the power mode during an activity
• Turn on the battery saver feature from the controls menu
• Reduce the backlight timeout
• Reduce the backlight brightness.
• Use UltraTrac GPS mode for your activity
• Turn off Bluetooth technology when you are not using connected features
• When pausing your activity for a longer period of time, use the resume later option
page 7).
• Turn off activity tracking
• Use a watch face that is not updated every second.
For example, use a watch face without a second hand
• Limit the smartphone notifications the device displays
• Stop broadcasting heart rate data to paired Garmin devices
• Turn off wrist-based heart rate monitoring
NOTE: Wrist-based heart rate monitoring is used to calculate vigorous intensity minutes and calories burned.
• Turn on manual pulse oximeter readings

Activity Tracking

For more information about activity tracking accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.
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(Changing the Power Mode,
(Changing the Backlight Settings,
(Changing the GPS Setting,
(Turning Off Activity Tracking,
(Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart Rate Monitor,
(Turning Off Automatic Pulse Oximeter Readings,
page 6).
(Viewing the Controls Menu,
page 87).
page 78).
(Connected Features,
page 52).
(Customizing the Watch Face,
(Managing Notifications,
(Broadcasting Heart Rate Data,
page 2).
page 23).
(Stopping an Activity,
page 81).
page 24).
page 33).
page 34).
page 47).
Troubleshooting