Activities and App Settings

These settings allow you to customize each preloaded activity app based on your needs. For example, you can customize data pages and enable alerts and training features. Not all settings are available for all activity types.

Hold MENU, select Activities & Apps, select an activity, and select the activity settings.

3D Distance: Calculates your distance traveled using your elevation change and your horizontal movement over ground.

3D Speed: Calculates your speed using your elevation change and your horizontal movement over ground.

Add Activity: Allows you to customize a multisport activity.

Alerts: Sets the training or navigation alerts for the activity.

Auto Climb: Enables the device to detect elevation changes automatically using the built-in altimeter (Enabling Auto Climb).

Auto Lap: Sets the options for the Auto Lap® feature to automatically mark laps at a specific distance. When you complete a lap, a customizable lap alert message appears. This feature is helpful for comparing your performance over different parts of an activity.

Auto Pause: Sets the options for the Auto Pause® feature to stop recording data when you stop moving or when you drop below a specified speed. This feature is helpful if your activity includes stop lights or other places where you must stop.

Auto Rest: Enables the device to automatically detect when you are resting during a pool swim and create a rest interval (Auto Rest).

Auto Run: Enables the watch to detect ski or windsurf runs automatically using the built-in accelerometer. For the windsurf activity, you can set speed and distance thresholds for automatically starting a run.

Auto Scroll: Sets the watch to scroll through all of the activity data screens automatically while the activity timer is running.

Background Color: Sets the background color of each activity to black or white.

Big Numbers: Changes the size of the numbers on the golf hole information screen.

Broadcast Heart Rate: Enables automatic heart rate data broadcasting when you start the activity (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data).

Countdown Start: Enables a countdown timer for pool swimming intervals.

Data Screens: Enables you to customize data screens and add new data screens for the activity (Customizing the Data Screens).

Golf Distance: Sets the unit of measure used while playing golf.

GPS: Sets the mode for the GPS antenna. Using the GPS + GLONASS or GPS + GALILEO options provides increased performance in challenging environments and faster position acquisition. Using the GPS and another satellite together can reduce battery life more than using the GPS option only. Using the UltraTrac option records track points and sensor data less frequently (Changing the GPS Setting).

Grading System: Sets the grading system for rating the route difficulty for a rock climbing activity.

Lap Key: Enables or disables the BACK button for recording a lap, set, or rest during the activity.

Lock Device: Locks the buttons during a multisport activity to prevent inadvertent button presses.

Metronome: Plays tones or vibrates at a steady rhythm to help you improve your performance by training at a faster, slower, or more consistent cadence. You can set the beats per minute (bpm) of the cadence you want to maintain, beat frequency, and sound settings.

Penalties: Enables penalty stroke tracking while playing golf (Recording Statistics).

Pool Size: Sets the pool length for pool swimming.

Power Averaging: Controls whether the watch includes zero values for power data that occur when you are not pedaling.

Power Mode: Sets the default power mode for the activity.

Power Save Timeout: Sets the power-save timeout length for how long your watch stays in training mode, for example, when you are waiting for a race to start. The Normal option sets the watch to enter low-power watch mode after 5 minutes of inactivity. The Extended option sets the watch to enter low-power watch mode after 25 minutes of inactivity. The extended mode can result in shorter battery life between charges.

Record Activity: Enables activity FIT file recording for golf activities. FIT files record fitness information that is tailored for Garmin Connect.

Recording Interval: Sets the frequency for recording track points during an expedition. By default, GPS track points are recorded once an hour, and they are not recorded after sunset. Recording track points less frequently maximizes battery life.

Record After Sunset: Sets the device to record track points after sunset during an expedition.

Record VO2 Max.: Enables VO2 max. recording for trail run activities.

Rename: Sets the activity name.

Repeat: Enables the Repeat option for multisport activities. For example, you can use this option for activities that include multiple transitions, such as a swimrun.

Restore Defaults: Allows you to reset the activity settings.

Route Stats: Enables route statistics tracking for indoor climbing activities.

Scoring: Enables or disables scorekeeping automatically when you start a round of golf.

SpeedPro: Enables advanced speed metrics for windsurf activity runs.

Stat Tracking: Enables statistics tracking while playing golf (Recording Statistics).

Stroke Detect.: Enables stroke detection for pool swimming.

Transitions: Enables transitions for multisport activities.