Setting Up Your Watch; Apps And Activities; Starting An Activity; Tips For Recording Activities - Garmin VIVOACTIVE 5 Owner's Manual

Setting Up Your Watch

To take full advantage of the vívoactive 5 features, complete these tasks.
• Pair the watch with your phone using the Garmin Connect
• Set up Wi‑Fi ® networks
• Set up music (Music, page 51).
• Set up your Garmin Pay
• Set up safety features
• Set up your user profile
Your watch includes a variety of preloaded apps and activities.
Apps: Apps provide interactive features for your watch, such as saving your location or using your screen as a
flashlight (Apps, page 16).
Activities: Your watch comes preloaded with indoor and outdoor activity apps, including running, cycling,
strength training, golfing, and more. When you start an activity, the watch displays and records sensor data,
which you can save and share with the Garmin Connect community.
For more information about activity tracking and fitness metric accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.
Connect IQ Apps: You can add features to your watch by installing apps from the Connect IQ app
™
Connect IQ Features, page 58).

Starting an Activity

When you start an activity, GPS turns on automatically (if required).
1 Press .
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 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
• Swipe up or down to view additional data screens.

Stopping an Activity

1 Press .
2 Select an option:
• To save the activity, select
• To discard the activity, select
• To resume the activity, press

Apps and Activities

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