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Activity Tracking Settings
From your Garmin Connect device menu, select Activity Tracking.
NOTE: Some settings appear in a subcategory in the settings menu. App or website updates may change these
settings menus.
Activity Tracking: Turns activity tracking features on and off.
Auto Activity Start: Allows your device to create and save timed activities automatically when the Move IQ
feature detects you have been walking or running for a minimum time threshold. You can set the minimum
time threshold for running and walking.
Custom Stride Length: Allows your device to more accurately calculate the distance traveled using your custom
stride length. You can enter a known distance and the number of steps it takes to cover the distance, and
Garmin Connect can calculate your step length.
Daily Floors Climbed: Allows you to enter a daily goal for the number of floors to climb.
Daily Steps: Allows you to enter your daily step goal. You can use the Auto Goal option to allow your device to
determine your step goal automatically.
Goal Alerts: Allows you to turn on and off goal alerts, or turn them off only during activities. Goal alerts appear
for your daily steps goal, daily floors climbed goal, and weekly intensity minutes goal.
Move Alert: Allows your device to display a message and move bar on the time of day screen when you have
been inactive for too long. The device also beeps or vibrates if audible tones are turned on.
NOTE: This setting decreases battery life.
Move IQ: Allows you to turn on and off Move IQ events. The Move IQ feature automatically detects activity
patterns, such as walking and running.
Pulse Ox Sleep Tracking: Allows your device to record up to four hours of pulse oximeter readings while you
sleep.
Set as Preferred Activity Tracker: Sets this device to be your primary activity tracking device when more than
one device is connected to the app.
Weekly Intensity Minutes: Allows you to enter a weekly goal for the number of minutes to participate in
moderate to vigorous intensity activities. The device also allows you to set a heart rate zone for moderate
intensity minutes and a higher heart rate zone for vigorous intensity minutes. You can also use the default
algorithm.
User Settings
From your Garmin Connect device menu, select User Settings.
Personal Information: Allows you to enter your personal details, such as birth date, gender, height, and weight.
Sleep: Allows you to enter your normal sleep hours.
Heart Rate Zones: Allows you to estimate your maximum heart rate and determine custom heart rate zones.
General Settings
From your Garmin Connect device menu, select General.
Device Name: Allows you to set a name for the device.
Wrist Worn On: Allows you to select which wrist the device is worn on.
NOTE: This setting is used for strength training and gestures.
Time Format: Sets the device to display time in a 12-hour or 24-hour format.
Date Format: Sets the device to display the date in a month/day or day/month format.
Language: Sets the device language.
Measurement Units: Sets the device to display the distance traveled and temperature in statute or metric units.
Physio TrueUp: Allows your device to sync activities, history, and data from other Garmin devices.
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