Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Settings; Setting An Abnormal Heart Rate Alert; Broadcasting Heart Rate Data - Garmin EPIX GEN 2 PRO Owner's Manual

Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Settings

Hold MENU, and select Sensors & Accessories > Wrist Heart Rate.
Status: Enables or disables the wrist heart rate monitor. The default value is Auto, which automatically uses the
wrist heart rate monitor unless you pair an external heart rate monitor.
NOTE: Disabling the wrist heart rate monitor also disables the wrist-based pulse oximeter sensor. You can
perform a manual reading from the pulse oximeter glance.
While Swimming: Enables or disables the wrist heart rate monitor during swimming activities.
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts: Allows you to set the watch to alert you when your heart rate exceeds or drops
below a target value

(Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert,

Broadcast Heart Rate: Allows you to begin broadcasting your heart rate data to a paired device
Heart Rate Data, page 79).
Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert
This feature only alerts you when your heart rate exceeds or drops below a certain number of beats per minute,
as selected by the user, after a period of inactivity. This feature does not notify you of any potential heart
condition and is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or disease. Always defer to your health
care provider for any heart-related issues.
You can set the heart rate threshold value.
1 Hold MENU.
2 Select Sensors & Accessories > Wrist Heart Rate > Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts.
3 Select High Alert or Low Alert.
4 Set the heart rate threshold value.
Each time your heart rate exceeds or drops below the threshold value, a message appears and the watch
vibrates.

Broadcasting Heart Rate Data

You can broadcast your heart rate data from your watch and view it on paired devices. Broadcasting heart rate
data decreases battery life.
TIP: You can customize the activity settings to broadcast your heart rate data automatically when you begin an
activity (Activities and App Settings,
device while cycling.
1 Select an option:
• Hold MENU, and select Sensors & Accessories > Wrist Heart Rate > Broadcast Heart Rate.
• Hold LIGHT to open the controls menu, and select
NOTE: You can add options to the controls menu
2 Press START.
The watch starts broadcasting your heart rate data.
3 Pair your watch with your compatible device.
NOTE: The pairing instructions differ for each Garmin compatible device. See your owner's manual.
4 Press STOP to stop broadcasting your heart rate data.
Sensors and Accessories
CAUTION
page 34). For example, you can broadcast your heart rate data to an Edge
.
(Customizing the Controls Menu,
page 79).
(Broadcasting
page 75).
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