Garmin DESCENT MK2 Manuals

Garmin DESCENT MK2 Manuals

Manuals and User Guides for Garmin DESCENT MK2. We have 1 Garmin DESCENT MK2 manual available for free PDF download: Owner's Manual

Garmin DESCENT MK2 Owner's Manual

Garmin DESCENT MK2 Owner's Manual (148 pages)

Brand: Garmin | Category: Watch | Size: 7 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Introduction

9
- Getting Started
  9
  - Buttons
    10
  - Using the Watch
    11
    
    Viewing the Controls Menu
    11
    
    Viewing Widgets
    12
  - Customizing the Watch
    12
  - Default Watch Face
    12
- Pairing Your Smartphone
  13
- Charging the Device
  13
- Product Updates
  13
  - Setting up Garmin Express
    13
Diving

14
- Dive Warnings
  14
- Dive Modes
  15
  - Using the Pool Dive Mode
    15
- Dive Setup
  16
- Dive Data Screens
  18
- Starting a Dive
  23
- Viewing the Surface Interval Widget
  27
- Viewing the Dive Log Widget
  27
- Dive Planning
  27
- No-Fly Time
  29
- Altitude Diving
  29
- Tips for Wearing the Device with an Exposure Suit
  29
- Dive Alerts
  30
- Dive Terminology
  31
Activities and Apps

32
- Starting an Activity
  32
- Stopping an Activity
  34
- Evaluating an Activity
  34
- Adding or Removing a Favorite Activity
  34
- Creating a Custom Activity
  35
- Indoor Activities
  35
- Outdoor Activities
  36
  - Viewing Tide Information
    37
  - Going for a Track Run
    38
    
    Tips for Recording a Track Run
    38
  - Recording an Ultra Run Activity
    38
  - Viewing Your Ski Runs
    38
  - Recording a Backcountry Skiing Activity
    39
  - Cross-Country Skiing Power Data
    39
  - Jumpmaster
    39
- Multisport
  39
  - Triathlon Training
    40
  - Creating a Multisport Activity
    40
- Swimming
  40
  - Swim Terminology
    40
  - Stroke Types
    40
  - Tips for Swimming Activities
    41
  - Resting During Pool Swimming
    41
  - Auto Rest
    41
  - Training with the Drill Log
    41
  - Turning off Wrist-Based Heart Rate While Swimming
    41
- Golfing
  42
  - Playing Golf
    42
  - Hole Information
    42
    
    Big Numbers Mode
    43
  - Measuring Distance with Button Targeting
    43
  - Changing Holes
    43
  - Changing the Green
    43
  - Moving the Flag
    44
  - Viewing Measured Shots
    44
    
    Manually Measuring a Shot
    44
  - Viewing Layup and Dogleg Distances
    44
    
    Saving Custom Targets
    44
  - Viewing Club Statistics
    45
  - Keeping Score
    45
    
    Updating a Score
    45
    
    Setting the Scoring Method
    45
    
    Setting Your Handicap
    46
    
    Enabling Statistics Tracking
    46
  - Truswing
    46
  - Using the Golf Odometer
    46
  - Viewing Playslike Distance
    47
  - Viewing the Direction to the Pin
    47
- Climbing Sports
  48
  - Recording an Indoor Climbing Activity
    48
  - Recording a Bouldering Activity
    49
- Starting an Expedition
  49
Connected Features

50
Safety and Tracking Features

55
- Adding Emergency Contacts
  55
- Adding Contacts
  55
- Turning Incident Detection on and off
  55
- Requesting Assistance
  56
- Starting a Grouptrack Session
  56
  - Tips for Grouptrack Sessions
    56
  - Grouptrack Settings
    56
Wi-Fi Connected Features

57
- Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network
  57
Connect IQ Features

57
- Downloading Connect IQ Features
  57
- Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your Computer
  57
Garmin Pay

58
Music

59
Heart Rate Features

62
- Wrist-Based Heart Rate
  62
- Running Dynamics
  64
- Performance Measurements
  67
  - Turning off Performance Notifications
    67
  - Detecting Performance Measurements Automatically
    67
  - Syncing Activities and Performance Measurements
    67
  - About VO2 Max. Estimates
    68
    
    Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Running
    68
    
    Superior
    68
    
    Excellent
    68
    
    Good
    68
    
    Fair
    68
    
    Poor
    68
    
    Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Cycling
    69
    
    Recording
    69
  - Viewing Your Fitness Age
    69
  - Viewing Your Predicted Race Times
    69
  - About Training Effect
    70
  - Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level
    70
    
    Viewing Your Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level
    70
  - Performance Condition
    71
    
    Viewing Your Performance Condition
    71
  - Lactate Threshold
    71
    
    Performing a Guided Test to Determine Your Lactate Threshold
    71
  - Getting Your FTP Estimate
    72
    
    Conducting an FTP Test
    72
    
    Superior
    72
    
    Excellent
    72
- Training Status
  73
  - Training Status Levels
    74
    
    Tips for Getting Your Training Status
    74
  - Heat and Altitude Performance Acclimation
    74
  - Training Load
    74
  - Training Load Focus
    75
  - Recovery Time
    75
    
    Viewing Your Recovery Time
    75
    
    Recovery Heart Rate
    75
- Body Battery
  76
  - Viewing the Body Battery Widget
    76
  - Tips for Improved Body Battery Data
    76
Pulse Oximeter

77
Training

78
- Setting up Your User Profile
  78
- Setting Your Power Zones
  80
- Activity Tracking
  80
  - Auto Goal
    81
  - Using the Move Alert
    81
  - Sleep Tracking
    81
    
    Using Automated Sleep Tracking
    81
    
    Using Do Not Disturb Mode
    81
  - Intensity Minutes
    82
    
    Earning Intensity Minutes
    82
  - Garmin Move IQ
    82
  - Activity Tracking Settings
    82
    
    Turning off Activity Tracking
    82
- Workouts
  82
- Interval Workouts
  86
- Pacepro Training
  87
  - Downloading a Pacepro Plan from Garmin Connect
    87
  - Starting a Pacepro Plan
    88
    
    Stopping a Pacepro Plan
    88
  - Creating a Pacepro Plan on Your Watch
    89
  - Segments
    89
    
    Strava™ Segments
    89
    
    Viewing Segment Details
    89
    
    Racing a Segment
    90
    
    Setting a Segment to Adjust Automatically
    90
  - Using Virtual Partner
    90
  - Setting a Training Target
    91
    
    Cancelling a Training Target
    91
  - Racing a Previous Activity
    91
  - Personal Records
    91
    
    Viewing Your Personal Records
    91
    
    Restoring a Personal Record
    92
    
    Clearing a Personal Record
    92
    
    Clearing All Personal Records
    92
  - Pausing Your Training Status
    92
    
    Resuming Your Paused Training Status
    92
  - Enabling Self Evaluation
    93
Clocks

93
- Setting an Alarm
  93
  - Editing an Alarm
    93
- Starting the Countdown Timer
  93
  - Deleting a Timer
    94
- Using the Stopwatch
  94
- Adding Alternate Time Zones
  94
  - Editing an Alternate Time Zone
    95
Navigation

95
- Saving Your Location
  95
  - Editing Your Saved Locations
    95
- Projecting a Waypoint
  95
- Navigating to a Destination
  96
- Navigating to a Point of Interest
  96
  - Points of Interest
    96
- Courses
  96
- Using Climbpro
  98
- Marking and Starting Navigation to a man Overboard Location
  99
- Navigating with Sight 'N Go
  99
- Navigating to Your Starting Point During an Activity
  99
  - Viewing Route Directions
    100
- Navigating to the Starting Point of a Saved Activity
  100
- Stopping Navigation
  100
- Map
  100
  - Viewing the Map
    100
  - Saving or Navigating to a Location on the Map
    101
  - Navigating with the Around Me Feature
    101
  - Changing the Map Theme
    102
- Compass
  102
  - Setting the Compass Heading
    102
- Altimeter and Barometer
  102
History

102
- Using History
  103
  - Multisport History
    103
  - Viewing Your Time in each Heart Rate Zone
    103
- Viewing Data Totals
  103
- Using the Odometer
  103
- Deleting History
  104
Customizing Your Device

105
- Activities and App Settings
  105
  - Customizing the Data Screens
    107
  - Adding a Map to an Activity
    107
  - Alerts
    108
    
    Setting an Alert
    109
  - Activity Map Settings
    109
  - Routing Settings
    110
  - Auto Lap
    110
    
    Marking Laps by Distance
    110
  - Enabling Auto Pause
    111
  - Enabling Auto Climb
    111
  - 3D Speed and Distance
    111
  - Turning on and off the Lap Key
    111
  - Using Auto Scroll
    112
  - Changing the GPS Setting
    112
    
    GPS and Other Satellite Systems
    112
  - Ultratrac
    112
- Power Save Timeout Settings
  113
- Changing the Order of an Activity in the Apps List
  113
- Widgets
  114
  - Customizing the Widget Loop
    115
  - Inreach Remote
    115
    
    Using the Inreach Remote
    115
  - VIRB Remote
    115
    
    Controlling a VIRB Action Camera
    116
    
    Controlling a VIRB Action Camera During an Activity
    116
  - Using the Stress Level Widget
    117
  - Customizing the My Day Widget
    117
- Customizing the Controls Menu
  117
- Watch Face Settings
  117
  - Customizing the Watch Face
    118
- Sensors Settings
  118
  - Compass Settings
    118
    
    Calibrating the Compass Manually
    118
    
    Setting the North Reference
    119
  - Altimeter Settings
    119
    
    Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter
    119
  - Barometer Settings
    119
    
    Calibrating the Barometer
    119
  - Xero Laser Location Settings
    120
- Map Settings
  120
  - Map Themes
    120
  - Marine Map Settings
    120
  - Showing and Hiding Map Data
    121
- Navigation Settings
  121
  - Customizing Map Features
    121
  - Setting up a Heading Bug
    121
  - Setting Navigation Alerts
    121
- Power Manager Settings
  121
  - Customizing the Battery Saver Feature
    122
  - Customizing Power Modes
    122
  - Restoring a Power Mode
    122
- System Settings
  123
  - Time Settings
    123
    
    Setting Time Alerts
    123
    
    Syncing the Time
    124
  - Changing the Backlight Settings
    124
    
    Customizing the Hot Keys
    124
    
    Changing the Units of Measure
    124
  - Viewing Device Information
    124
    
    Viewing E-Label Regulatory and Compliance Information
    125
Wireless Sensors

125
- Pairing Your Wireless Sensors
  125
- Extended Display Mode
  125
- Using an Optional Bike Speed or Cadence Sensor
  125
- Training with Power Meters
  125
- Using Electronic Shifters
  126
- Situational Awareness
  126
- Foot Pod
  126
- Tempe
  127
- Club Sensors
  127
Device Information

128
- Descent Specifications
  128
  - Battery Information
    128
- Data Management
  128
  - Deleting Files
    129
Device Maintenance

129
- Device Care
  129
  - Cleaning the Device
    129
- Changing the Quickfit Bands
  130
- Extra Long Diving Band
  130
Troubleshooting

130
Appendix

135
- Data Fields
  135
- VO2 Max. Standard Ratings
  142
- FTP Ratings
  143
- Good
  143
- Fair
  143
- Wheel Size and Circumference
  144
- Symbol Definitions
  145
Index

146

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