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Controlling a VIRB Action Camera During an Activity

Before you can use the VIRB remote function, you must enable

the remote setting on your VIRB camera. See the VIRB Series

Owner's Manual for more information. You must also set the

VIRB widget to be shown in the widget loop (Customizing the

Widget Loop, page 25).

Turn on your VIRB camera.

On your tactix device, select UP or DOWN from the watch

face to view the VIRB widget.

Wait while the device connects to your VIRB camera.

When the camera is connected, a VIRB data screen is

automatically added to the activity apps.

During an activity, select UP or DOWN to view the VIRB data

screen.

Hold MENU.

Select VIRB Remote.

Select an option:

• To control the camera using the activity timer, select

Settings > Timer Start/Stop.

NOTE: Video recording automatically starts and stops

when you start and stop an activity.

• To control the camera using the menu options, select

Settings > Manual.

• To manually record video, select Start Recording.

The video counter appears on the tactix screen.

• To take a photo while recording video, select DOWN.

• To manually stop recording video, select .

• To take a photo, select Take Photo.

Using the Stress Level Widget

The stress level widget displays your current stress level and a

graph of your stress level for the last several hours. It can also

guide you through a breathing activity to help you relax.

While you are sitting or inactive, select UP or DOWN to view

the stress level widget.

TIP: If you are too active for the watch to determine your

stress level, a message appears instead of a stress level

number. You can check your stress level again after several

minutes of inactivity.

Select to view a graph of your stress level for the last four

hours.

Blue bars indicate periods of rest. Yellow bars indicate

periods of stress. Gray bars indicate times that you were too

active to determine your stress level.

To start a breathing activity, select DOWN > , and enter a

duration for the breathing activity in minutes.

Customizing the Controls Menu

You can add, remove, and change the order of the shortcut

menu options in the controls menu (Viewing the Controls Menu,

page 1).

Hold MENU.

Select Settings > Controls.

Select a shortcut to customize.

Select an option:

• Select Reorder to change the location of the shortcut in

the controls menu.

• Select Remove to remove the shortcut from the controls

menu.

If necessary, select Add New to add an additional shortcut to

the controls menu.

Watch Face Settings

You can customize the appearance of the watch face by

selecting the layout, colors, and additional data. You can also

download custom watch faces from the Connect IQ store.

Customizing the Watch Face

Before you can activate a Connect IQ watch face, you must

install a watch face from the Connect IQ store (Connect IQ

Features, page 8).

You can customize the watch face information and appearance,

or activate an installed Connect IQ watch face.

From the watch face, hold MENU.

Select Watch Face.

Select UP or DOWN to preview the watch face options.

Select Add New to scroll through additional pre-loaded watch

faces.

Select > Apply to activate a pre-loaded watch face or an

installed Connect IQ watch face.

If using a pre-loaded watch face, select > Customize.

Select an option:

• To change the style of the numbers for the analog watch

face, select Dial.

• To change the style of the hands for the analog watch

face, select Hands.

• To change the style of the numbers for the digital watch

face, select Layout

• To change the style of the seconds for the digital watch

face, select Seconds.

• To change the data that appears on the watch face, select

Data.

• To add or change an accent color for the watch face,

select Accent Color.

• To change the background color, select Bkgd. Color.

• To save the changes, select Done.

Sensors Settings

Compass Settings

Hold MENU, and select Settings > Sensors & Accessories >

Compass.

Calibrate: Allows you to manually calibrate the compass sensor

(Calibrating the Compass Manually, page 26).

Display: Sets the directional heading on the compass to letters,

degrees, or milli-radians.

North Ref.: Sets the north reference of the compass (Setting the

North Reference, page 27).

Mode: Sets the compass to use electronic-sensor data only

(On), a combination of GPS and electronic-sensor data when

moving (Auto), or GPS data only (Off).

Calibrating the Compass Manually

NOTICE

Calibrate the electronic compass outdoors. To improve heading

accuracy, do not stand near objects that influence magnetic

fields, such as vehicles, buildings, and overhead power lines.

Your device was already calibrated at the factory, and the

device uses automatic calibration by default. If you experience

irregular compass behavior, for example, after moving long

distances or after extreme temperature changes, you can

manually calibrate the compass.

Hold MENU.

Select Settings > Sensors & Accessories > Compass >

Calibrate > Start.

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