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• Select Wrist Heart Rate to turn off the wrist heart rate

monitor.

• Select Pulse Oximeter to turn off all-day acclimation

mode.

• Select Backlight to turn off the backlight.

The watch displays the hours of battery life gained with each

setting change.

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.

Hold MENU.

Select Power Manager > Power Modes.

Select an option:

• Select a power mode to customize.

• Select Add New to create a custom power mode.

If necessary, enter a custom name.

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.

If necessary, select Done to save and use the custom power

mode.

System Settings

Hold MENU, and select System.

Language: Sets the language displayed on the device.

Time: Adjusts the time settings (Time Settings, page 36).

Backlight: Adjusts the backlight settings (Changing the

Backlight Settings, page 36).

Sounds: Sets the device sounds, such as key tones, alerts, and

vibrations.

Do Not Disturb: Turns on or off do not disturb mode. Use the

During Sleep option to turn on do not disturb mode

automatically during your normal sleep hours. You can set

your normal sleep hours on your Garmin Connect account.

Hot Keys: Allows you to assign shortcuts to device keys

(Customizing the Hot Keys, page 36).

Auto Lock: Allows you to lock the keys automatically to prevent

accidental key presses. Use the During Activity option to lock

the keys during a timed activity. Use the Not During Activity

option to lock the keys when you are not recording a timed

activity.

Units: Sets the units of measure used on the device (Changing

the Units of Measure, page 37).

Format: Sets general format preferences, such as the pace and

speed shown during activities, the start of the week, and

geographical position format and datum options.

Data Recording: Sets how the device records activity data. The

Smart recording option (default) allows for longer activity

recordings. The Every Second recording option provides

more detailed activity recordings, but may not record entire

activities that last for longer periods of time.

USB Mode: Sets the device to use MTP (media transfer

protocol) or Garmin mode when connected to a computer.

Reset: Allows you to reset user data and settings (Resetting All

Default Settings, page 40).

Software Update: Allows you to install software updates

downloaded using Garmin Express.

About: Displays device, software, license, and regulatory

information.

Time Settings

Hold MENU, and select System > Time.

Time Format: Sets the device to show time in a 12-hour, 24-

hour, or military format.

Set Time: Sets the time zone for the device. The Auto option

sets the time zone automatically based on your GPS position.

Time: Allows you to adjust the time if it is set to the Manual

option.

Alerts: Allows you to set hourly alerts, as well as sunrise and

sunset alerts that sound a specific number of minutes or

hours before the actual sunrise or sunset occurs (Setting

Time Alerts, page 36).

Time Sync: Allows you to manually sync the time when you

change time zones, and to update for daylight saving time

(Syncing the Time, page 36).

Setting Time Alerts

Hold MENU.

Select System > Time > Alerts.

Select an option:

• To set an alert to sound a specific number of minutes or

hours before the actual sunset occurs, select Til Sunset >

Status > On, select Time, and enter the time.

• To set an alert to sound a specific number of minutes or

hours before the actual sunrise occurs, select Til Sunrise

> Status > On, select Time, and enter the time.

• To set an alert to sound every hour, select Hourly > On.

Syncing the Time

Each time you turn on the device and acquire satellites or open

the Garmin Connect app on your paired phone, the device

automatically detects your time zones and the current time of

day. You can also manually sync the time when you change

time zones, and to update for daylight saving time.

Hold MENU.

Select System > Time > Time Sync.

Wait while the device connects to your paired phone or

locates satellites (Acquiring Satellite Signals, page 40).

TIP: You can press DOWN to switch the source.

Changing the Backlight Settings

Hold MENU.

Select System > Backlight.

Select an option:

• Select During Activity.

• Select Not During Activity.

Select an option:

• Select Keys to turn on the backlight for key presses.

• Select Alerts to turn on the backlight for alerts.

• Select Gesture to turn on the backlight by raising and

turning your arm to look at your wrist.

• Select Timeout to set the length of time before the

backlight turns off.

• Select Brightness to set the brightness level of the

backlight.

Customizing the Hot Keys

You can customize the hold function of individual keys and

combinations of keys.

Hold MENU.

Select System > Hot Keys.

Select a key or combination of keys to customize.

36 Customizing Your Device

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