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- Page 1 INSTINCT E Owner’s Manual...
- Page 2 All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Garmin. Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content of this manual without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Workouts ..............5 Glances ..............13 Starting a Workout ...........5 Viewing the Glance Loop ........14 Following a Workout From Garmin Connect ..6 Customizing the Glance Loop ......15 Following a Daily Suggested Workout ....6 Creating Glance Folders ........15 Starting an Interval Workout ......6 Body Battery ............15... - Page 4 Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings .....19 Syncing Activities and Performance Setting the Pulse Oximeter Mode .....19 Measurements ..........26 Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data ....19 Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer ..26 Compass ..............19 Updating the Software Using Garmin Express Compass Settings ..........19 .................26 Calibrating the Compass Manually ....20...
- Page 5 Creating a Course on Garmin Connect .....33 My step count does not seem accurate ...39 Sending a Course to Your Device ....33 The step counts on my watch and my Garmin Viewing or Editing Course Details .....33 Connect account don’t match ......39 Projecting a Waypoint ..........33...
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Page 7: Introduction
(Creating a Custom Activity, page 8). When you finish your activities, you can save and share them with the Garmin Connect community. You can also add Connect IQ activities and apps to your watch using the Connect IQ app (Connect IQ Features, page 26). -
Page 8: Starting An Activity
NOTE: This feature is available only for activities Tennis, Tennis that use GPS. Breathwork, Garmin Share, Health • To measure the difference between your heart Snapshot, History, Messenger, Navigate, rate at the end of the activity and your heart rate Other Other, Project Wpt., Pulse Oximeter,... -
Page 9: Going Hunting
4 Press GPS, and select an option: 7 Select the activity settings. • To add the catch to your fish count and save the 8 Select Lane Number. location, select Log Catch. 9 Select a lane number. • To save your current location, select Save 10 Press BACK twice to return to the activity timer. -
Page 10: Swimming
Stroke types appear in your swimming history You can use the drill log feature to manually record kick and in your Garmin Connect account. You can also sets, one-arm swimming, or any type of swimming that select stroke type as a custom data field (Customizing is not one of the four major strokes. -
Page 11: Recording A Strength Training Activity
Before you can start a workout, you must download the number of moves every minute on the minute. workout from your Garmin Connect account. • Select HIIT Timers > Tabata to alternate between 20-second intervals of maximum effort with 10 1 From the watch face, press GPS. -
Page 12: Following A Workout From Garmin Connect
9 Select Distance, Time, or Open. Following a Workout From Garmin Connect 10 If necessary, enter a distance or time value for the Before you can download a workout from Garmin rest interval, and select Connect, you must have a Garmin Connect account 11 Press BACK. -
Page 13: About The Training Calendar
Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, 1 From the watch face, press GPS. page 25), and you must pair the Instinct E watch with a compatible phone. 2 Select Tides. 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select 3 Select an option: •... -
Page 14: Setting A Tide Alert
• To use your current location when you are near a 3 Select an activity. tide station, select Add > Current Location. 4 Select Reorder. • To select a saved location, select Add > Saved. 5 Press UP or DOWN to adjust the position of the •... -
Page 15: Activities And App Settings
Activities and App Settings Edit Weight: Prompts you to add the weight used for an exercise set during a strength training or cardio These settings allow you to customize each preloaded activity. activity app based on your needs. For example, you can Lane Number: Sets your lane number for track running. -
Page 16: Enabling Auto Climb
Speed Range the satellite systems used for each activity. For more maximum speed values. information about satellite systems, go to Garmin.com/ You can set high or low Stroke Rate Range aboutGPS. strokes per minute. Hold MENU, select Activities & Apps, select an activity,... -
Page 17: Clocks
battery life but decreases the quality of recorded 5 Press GPS to start the timer. activities. You should use the UltraTrac feature 6 If necessary, select an option: for activities that demand longer battery life and • To stop the timer, press GPS. for which frequent sensor data updates are less •... -
Page 18: Adding Alternate Time Zones
Satellite Signals, page 38). 3 Select an option: • To view your activity history, press Activities, and Adding Alternate Time Zones select an activity. • To view your personal records by sport, select You can display the current time of day in additional Records (Personal Records, page 12). -
Page 19: Viewing Data Totals
Displays scheduled workouts when You can also download custom watch faces from the you select a Garmin coach adaptive Connect IQ store. training plan in your Garmin Connect Garmin coach account. -
Page 20: Viewing The Glance Loop
Displays laser location information when you have a compatible Xero Displays total nap time and Body Xero device device paired with your Instinct E Battery level gains. You can start the watch (Xero Laser Location Settings, Naps nap timer and set an alarm to wake page 23). -
Page 21: Customizing The Glance Loop
VO2 max. 100 is high reserve energy. estimate. You can sync your watch with your Garmin Connect On the watch, your VO2 max. estimate appears as account to view your most up-to-date Body Battery a number and description. -
Page 22: Viewing Your Predicted Race Times
(Setting Your Heart Rate Zones, page 29). The estimate may seem You can sync your watch with your Garmin Connect inaccurate at first. The watch requires a few rides to account to view your current heart rate variability learn about your cycling performance. -
Page 23: Customizing The Controls Menu
(Using the Flashlight Screen, • Select Remove to remove the shortcut from the page 17). controls menu. Garmin Select to open the Garmin Share Share (Garmin Share, page 27). 5 If necessary, select Add New to add an additional shortcut to the controls menu. -
Page 24: Sensors And Accessories
Sensors and Accessories of the watch. y Wear the watch above your wrist bone. The watch The Instinct E watch has several internal sensors, should be snug but comfortable. and you can pair additional wireless sensors for your y Wait until the icon is solid before starting your activities. -
Page 25: Broadcasting Heart Rate Data
Hold the arm wearing the watch at heart level while Pulse Oximeter the watch reads your blood oxygen saturation. The Instinct E watch has a wrist-based pulse oximeter y Use a silicone or nylon band. to gauge the saturation of oxygen in your blood. -
Page 26: Calibrating The Compass Manually
Calibrate: Allows you to manually calibrate the calibrated (Altimeter Settings, page 20). compass sensor (Calibrating the Compass Manually, Altimeter Settings page 20). Hold MENU, and select Sensors & Accessories > Display: Sets the directional heading on the compass to Altimeter. letters, degrees, or milliradians. Calibrate: Allows you to manually calibrate the North Ref�: Sets the north reference of the compass altimeter sensor. -
Page 27: Setting A Storm Alert
If the sensor has both ANT+ sensors using ANT+ or Bluetooth technology (Pairing and Bluetooth technology, Garmin recommends that Your Wireless Sensors, page 21). After the devices you pair using ANT+ technology. After they are paired,... -
Page 28: Heart Rate Accessory Running Pace And Distance
Running dynamics is real-time feedback about 3 Press GPS to search for your inReach satellite your running form. Your Instinct E watch has an communicator. accelerometer to calculate five running form metrics. For all six running form metrics, you must pair your... -
Page 29: Virb Remote
5 Press GPS, and select an option: 4 If necessary, wait while your watch connects to your • To send an SOS message, select Initiate SOS. camera. NOTE: You should only use the SOS function in a 5 Hold MENU. real emergency situation. -
Page 30: Map Settings
NOTE: To talk to the caller, you must use your connected phone. Phone connectivity features are available for your Instinct watch when you pair it using the Garmin y To decline the call, select Decline. Connect app (Pairing Your Phone, page 24). -
Page 31: Turning On And Off Phone Connection Alerts
Turning On and Off Phone Connection Alerts You can set the Instinct E watch to alert you when your paired phone connects and disconnects using Bluetooth technology. NOTE: Phone connection alerts are turned off by default. -
Page 32: Unified Training Status
Garmin Connect account. Before you can download features from the Connect TIP: You can set a primary training device and IQ app, you must pair your Instinct E watch with your primary wearable in the Garmin Connect app phone (Pairing Your Phone, page 24). -
Page 33: Downloading Connect Iq Features Using Your Computer
NOTICE storage. They offer advanced planning both online and To use the Messenger feature, your Instinct E watch offline, allowing you to share and sync data with your must be connected to the Garmin Messenger app on compatible Garmin device. -
Page 34: Sharing Data With Garmin Share
3 Select an option. other. When prompted, you must also consent to share Gender Settings your data with other Garmin devices using Garmin Share. When you first set up the watch, you must choose a sex. Most fitness and training algorithms are binary. -
Page 35: Setting Your Heart Rate Zones
To use the safety and tracking features, the Instinct E watch must be connected to the Garmin Connect 1 Hold MENU. app using Bluetooth technology. Your paired phone 2 Select User Profile >... -
Page 36: Adding Emergency Contacts
When an incident is detected by your Instinct E watch and your phone is connected, the Garmin Connect Live Event Sharing: Allows you to send messages to... -
Page 37: Auto Goal
You can set your normal sleep Move IQ: Allows you to turn on and off Move IQ events. hours in the Garmin Connect app or in the watch When your movements match familiar exercise settings (Customizing Sleep Mode, page 35). -
Page 38: Navigating To A Destination
Navigating to Your Starting Point During an Activity You can send a course from your Garmin Connect You can navigate back to the starting point of your account to your device. After it is saved to your device, current activity in a straight line or along the path you you can navigate the course on your device. -
Page 39: Creating A Course On Garmin Connect
Creating a Course on Garmin Connect 5 Press DOWN to select a unit of measure. Before you can create a course on the Garmin Connect 6 Press UP to enter the distance. app, you must have a Garmin Connect account... -
Page 40: Power Manager Settings
Power Manager Settings 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 NOTICE modes and create new custom power modes. The shown estimation is an average value calculated 1 Hold MENU. -
Page 41: Time Settings
2 Select System > Sleep Mode. USB Mode: Sets the watch to use MTP (media transfer 3 Select an option: protocol) or Garmin mode when connected to a • Select Schedule, select a day, and enter your computer. normal sleep hours. -
Page 42: Device Information
Do not use a sharp object to clean the device. For optional accessories and replacement parts, go to Avoid chemical cleaners, solvents, and insect Garmin.com.sg/buy, or contact your Garmin dealer. repellents that can damage plastic components and 1 Plug the cable ( end) into the charging port on finishes. -
Page 43: Changing The Spring Bar Bands
Changing the Spring Bar Bands This provides easy access to these services for Garmin devices: You can replace the bands with new Instinct E watch y Software updates bands or compatible QuickFit bands. For information ® y Course updates about compatible watch bands and sizes, go to your Instinct E watch product page at Garmin.com.sg/buy. -
Page 44: My Watch Does Not Display The Correct Time
Use a watch face that is not updated every second. The watch is compatible with some Bluetooth sensors. y For example, use a watch face without a second The first time you connect a sensor to your Garmin hand (Customizing the Watch Face, page 13). -
Page 45: The Activity Temperature Reading Is Not Accurate
Garmin Express application. or update your step count. • Sync your watch to the Garmin Connect app The floors climbed amount does not seem using your Bluetooth enabled phone. accurate While connected to your Garmin account, the watch... - Page 46 Distance Fields Name Description Name Description The vertical distance of ascent for the Move Ascent current move. The distance traveled for the current Distance track or activity. The vertical distance of descent for Move Descent the current move. The distance traveled for the current Int.
- Page 47 Navigation Fields Name Description Name Description The average percentage of maximum Int. Avg. heart rate for the current swim The direction from your current %Max. interval. Bearing location to a destination. You must be navigating for this data to appear. The average heart rate for the current Int.
- Page 48 Name Description Name Description The estimated time remaining before The time of sunset based on your GPS Sunset you reach the next waypoint in the position. Time to Next route. You must be navigating for this The time of day based on your current data to appear.
- Page 49 Stroke Fields Name Description Name Description The average ratio of vertical Lap Vert. Ratio oscillation to stride length for the Swimming. The average distance Avg Dist Per current lap. traveled per stroke during the current activity. The length of your stride from one Stride Length footfall to the next, measured in Paddle sports.
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Page 50: Color Gauges And Running Dynamics Data
24 hours from a compatible temperature sensor. Color Gauges and Running Dynamics Data The environmental temperature during In the Garmin Connect activity, the running dynamics the activity. Your body temperature data displays as colored graphs. The color zones are affects the temperature sensor. You... -
Page 51: Vertical Oscillation And Vertical Ratio Data
>308 ms Vertical Oscillation and Vertical Ratio Data NOTE: In the Garmin Connect activity, the running dynamics data displays as colored graphs. The data ranges for vertical oscillation and vertical ratio are slightly different depending on the sensor and whether it is positioned at the chest (HRM-Fit or HRM-Pro series accessories) or at the waist (Running Dynamics Pod accessory). -
Page 52: Symbol Definitions
Symbol Definitions These symbols may appear on the device or accessory labels. WEEE disposal and recycling symbol. The WEEE symbol is attached to the product in compliance with the EU directive 2012/19/EU on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). It is intended to deter the improper disposal of this product and to promote reuse and recycling. - Page 54 March 2025...
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