Resetting All Default Settings; Tips For Maximizing The Battery Life; Acquiring Satellite Signals - Garmin EPIX GEN 2 PRO Owner's Manual

Resetting All Default Settings

Before you reset all default settings, you should sync the watch with the Garmin Connect app to upload your
activity data.
You can reset all of the watch settings to the factory default values.
1 From the watch face, hold MENU.
2 Select System > Reset.
3 Select an option:
• To reset all of the watch settings to the factory default values and save all user-entered information and
activity history, select Reset Default Settings.
• To delete all activities from the history, select Delete All Activities.
• To reset all distance and time totals, select Reset Totals.
• To reset all of the watch settings to the factory default values and delete all user-entered information and
activity history, select Delete Data and Reset Settings.
NOTE: If you have set up a Garmin Pay wallet, this option deletes the wallet from your watch. If you have
music stored on your watch, this option deletes your stored music.

Tips for Maximizing the Battery Life

To extend the life of the battery, you can try these tips.
• Change the power mode during an activity
• Turn on the battery saver feature from the controls menu
• Reduce the screen timeout
• Stop using the Always On Display screen timeout option, and select a shorter timeout
Settings, page 118).
• Reduce the screen brightness
• Use UltraTrac satellite 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 6).
• Use a watch face that is not updated every second.
For example, use a watch face without a second hand
• Limit the phone notifications the watch displays
• Stop broadcasting heart rate data to paired 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

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 front of the device should be oriented toward the sky.
2 Wait while the device locates satellites.
It may take 30–60 seconds to locate satellite signals.
Troubleshooting
(Changing the Power Mode,
(Changing the Screen Settings,
(Changing the Screen Settings,
(Satellite Settings,
(Managing Notifications,
(Broadcasting Heart Rate Data,
(Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Settings,
(Setting the Pulse Oximeter Mode,
page 116).
(Controls, page 72).
page 118).
page 118).
page 39).
(Controls,
(Customizing the Watch Face,
page 98).
page 79).
page 81).
(Changing the Screen
page 72).
(Stopping an Activity,
page 51).
page 79).
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