Customizing Power Modes; System Settings; Customizing The Button Shortcuts; Compass - Garmin Fenix 8 Series Owner's Manual

Customizing Power Modes

Your device comes preloaded with several power modes, allowing you to quickly adjust system settings, activity
settings, and GPS settings to extend battery life during an activity. You can customize existing power modes
and create new custom power modes.
1 From the watch face, hold
2 Select Watch Settings > Power Manager > Activity Power Modes.
3 Select an option:
• Select a power mode to customize.
• Select Add New to create a custom power mode.
4 If necessary, enter a custom name.
5 Select an option to customize specific power mode settings.
For example, you can change the GPS setting or disconnect your paired phone.
The watch displays the hours of battery life gained with each setting change.
6 If necessary, select Done to save and use the custom power mode.
From the watch face, hold
Shortcuts: Assigns shortcuts to buttons
Do Not Disturb: Enables do not disturb mode to dim the screen and disable alerts and notifications.
Compass: Calibrates the internal compass and customizes the settings
Altimeter & Barometer: Calibrates the internal barometric altimeter and customizes the settings
Barometer, page 137).
Depth Sensor: Customizes the depth sensor settings
Time: Adjusts the time settings
Language: Sets the language displayed on the watch.
Voice: Sets the watch voice dialect, voice type, and your dialect for voice controls.
Advanced: Opens the advanced system settings for setting the units of measure, data recording mode, and USB
mode (Advanced System Settings,
Reset: Resets user data and settings
Software Update: Installs downloaded software updates, enables automatic updates, and allows you to
manually check for updates
About: Displays device, software, license, and regulatory information

Customizing the Button Shortcuts

You can customize the hold function of individual buttons and combinations of buttons.
1 From the watch face, hold
2 Select Watch Settings > System > Shortcuts.
3 Select a button or combination of buttons to customize.
4 Select a function.

Compass

The watch has a 3-axis compass with automatic calibration. The compass features and appearance change
depending on your activity, whether GPS is enabled, and whether you are navigating to a destination. You can
change the compass settings manually
136
.

System Settings

, and select Watch Settings > System.
(Customizing the Button Shortcuts,
(Depth Sensor,
(Time Settings, page 138).
page 139).
(Resetting All Default Settings,
(Product Updates, page 146).
.
(Compass Settings,
page 136).
(Compass, page 136).
page 138).
page 139).
(Viewing Device Information,
page 137).
(Altimeter and
page 140).
System Settings