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.

Accent Color: Sets the accent color of each activity to help identify which activity is active.

Add Activity: Allows you to customize a multisport activity.

Alerts: Sets the training or navigation alerts for the activity (Activity Alerts, page 63).

Auto Climb: Enables the watch 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. The Auto Distance option marks laps at a specific distance. The Auto Position option marks laps at a location where you previously pressed LAP. 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 watch to automatically create a rest interval when you stop moving (Auto Rest and Manual Rest).

Auto Run: Enables the watch to detect ski or water sport runs automatically using the built-in accelerometer (Viewing Your Ski Runs, Viewing Your Water Sport Runs).

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

Auto Set: Enables the watch to start and stop exercise sets automatically during a strength training activity.

Auto Start: Sets the watch to automatically start a motocross or BMX activity when you start moving.

Big Numbers: Changes the size of the numbers on the activity data screens (Big Numbers Mode).

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

Broadcast to GameOn: Enables automatic biometrics data broadcasting to the Garmin GameOn app when you start a gaming activity (Using the Garmin GameOn App).

ClimbPro: Displays ascent planning and monitoring screens while navigating (Using ClimbPro).

Club Prompt: Displays a prompt to enter which golf club you used after each detected shot to record your club statistics (Recording Statistics).

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).

Driver Distance: Sets the average distance the ball travels on your drive while playing golf.

Edit Weight: Allows you to add the weight used for an exercise set during a strength training or cardio activity.

Flashlight Strobe: Sets the LED flashlight strobe mode, speed, and color during the activity.

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

Golf Wind Speed: Sets the unit of measure for wind speed while playing golf.

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

Lane Number: Sets your lane number for track running.

Lap Key: Enables or disables the LAP button for recording a lap or rest during an activity.

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

Map: Sets the display preferences for the map data screen for the activity (Activity Map Settings).

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.

Mode Tracking: Enables or disables automatic ascent or descent mode tracking for backcountry skiing and snowboarding.

Obstacle Tracking: Enables the watch to save obstacle locations from your first loop of the course. On repeat loops of the course, the watch uses the saved locations to switch between obstacle and running intervals (Recording an Obstacle Racing Activity).

PlaysLike: Configures the “plays like” distance feature, which shows adjusted distances to the green while playing golf (PlaysLike Distance Icons).

Pool Size: Sets the pool length for pool swimming.

Power Averaging: Controls whether the watch includes zero values for bike 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.

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

Record Temperature: Records the ambient temperature around the watch during certain activities.

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

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.

Rename: Sets the activity name.

Rep Counting: Enables or disables rep counting during a workout. The Workouts Only option enables rep counting during guided workouts only.

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.

Routing: Sets the preferences for calculating routes for the activity (Routing Settings).

Running Power: Allows you to record running power data and customize the settings (Running Power Settings).

Satellites: Sets the satellite system to use for the activity (Satellite Settings).

Scoring: Allows you to set your golf scoring preferences, enable statistics tracking, and enter your handicap (Scoring Settings).

Segments: Allows you to view your saved segments for the activity (Segments). The Auto Effort option automatically adjusts the target race time of a segment based on your performance during the segment.

Segment Alerts: Enables prompts that alert you to approaching segments (Segments).

Self Evaluation: Sets how often you evaluate your perceived effort for the activity (Evaluating an Activity).

SpeedPro: Enables advanced speed metrics for windsurf activity runs.

Stroke Detect.: Enables stroke detection for pool swimming.

Swimrun Auto Sport Change: Allows you to automatically transition between the swim portion and the run portion of a swimrun multisport activity.

Touch: Enables or disables the touchscreen during an activity.

Tournament Mode: Disables features that are not allowed during sanctioned tournaments.

Transitions: Enables transitions for multisport activities.

Units: Sets the units of measure for the activity.

Vibration Alerts: Enables alerts that notify you to inhale or exhale during a breathwork activity.

Virtual Caddie: Allows you to select automatic or manual virtual caddie club recommendations. Appears after you play five rounds of golf, track your clubs, and upload your scorecards to the Garmin Golf app.

Workout Videos: Enables instructive workout animations for a strength, cardio, yoga, or Pilates activity. Animations are available for pre-installed workouts and workouts downloaded from your Garmin Connect account.

Activity Alerts

You can set alerts for each activity, which can help you to train toward specific goals, to increase your awareness of your environment, and to navigate to your destination. Some alerts are available only for specific activities. There are three types of alerts: event alerts, range alerts, and recurring alerts.

Event alert: An event alert notifies you one time. The event is a specific value. For example, you can set the watch to alert you when you burn a specified number of calories.

Range alert: A range alert notifies you each time the watch is above or below a specified range of values. For example, you can set the watch to alert when your heart rate is below 60 beats per minute (bpm) andover 210 bpm.

Recurring alert: A recurring alert notifies you each time the watch

Setting an Alert

1. Hold MENU.
2. Select Activities & Apps.
3. Select an activity.

NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.

4. Select the activity settings.
5. Select Alerts.
6. Select an option:

Select Add New to add a new alert for the activity.

Select the alert name to edit an existing alert.

7. If necessary, select the type of alert.
8. Select a zone, enter the minimum and maximum values, or enter a custom value for the alert.
9. If necessary, turn on the alert.

For event and recurring alerts, a message appears each time you reach the alert value. For range alerts, a message appears each time you exceed or drop below the specified range (minimum and maximum values).

Activity Map Settings

You can customize the appearance of the map data screen for each activity.

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

Configure Maps: Shows or hides data from installed map products.

Map Theme: Sets the map to display data optimized for your activity type. The System option uses the preferences from the system map settings (Map Themes).

Use Sys. Settings: Enables the watch to use the preferences from the map system settings (Map Settings). When this setting is disabled, you can customize the map settings for the activity.

Restore Theme: Allows you to restore default map theme settings or themes that have been deleted from the watch.

Routing Settings

You can change the routing settings to customize the way the watch calculates routes for each activity.

NOTE: Not all settings are available for all activity types.

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

Activity: Sets an activity for routing. The watch calculates routes optimized for the type of activity you are doing.

Popularity Routing: Calculates routes based on the most popular runs and rides from Garmin Connect.

Courses: Sets how you navigate courses using the watch. Use the Follow Course option to navigate a course exactly as it appears, without recalculating. Use the Use Map option to navigate a course using routable maps, and recalculate the route if you stray from the course.

Calculation Method: Sets the calculation method to minimize the time, distance, or ascent in routes.

Avoidances: Sets the road or transportation types to avoid in routes.

Type: Sets the behavior of the pointer that appears during direct routing.

Using ClimbPro

The ClimbPro feature helps you manage your effort for the upcoming climbs on a course. You can view climb details, including gradient, distance, and elevation gain, before or in real time while following a course. Cycling climb categories, based on length and gradient, are indicated by color.

1. Hold MENU.
2. Select Activities & Apps.
3. Select an activity.
4. Select the activity settings.
5. Select ClimbPro > Status > When Navigating.
6. Select an option:
   • Select Data Field to customize the data field that appears on the ClimbPro screen.
   • Select Alert to set alerts at the start of a climb or at a certain distance from the climb.
   • Select Descents to turn descents on or off for running activities.
   • Select Climb Detection to choose the types of climbs detected during cycling activities.
7. Review the climbs and course details for the course (Viewing or Editing Course Details).
8. Start following a saved course (Navigating to a Destination).

Enabling Auto Climb

You can use the auto climb feature to detect elevation changes automatically. You can use it during activities such as climbing, hiking, running, or biking.

1. Hold MENU.
2. Select Activities & Apps.
3. Select an activity.

NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.

4. Select the activity settings.
5. Select Auto Climb > Status.
6. Select Always or When Not Navigating.
7. Select an option:
   • Select Run Screen to identify which data screen appears while running.
   • Select Climb Screen to identify which data screen appears while climbing.
   • Select Invert Colors to reverse the display colors when changing modes.
   • Select Vertical Speed to set the rate of ascent over time.
   • Select Mode Switch to set how quickly the device changes modes.

NOTE: The Current Screen option allows you to automatically switch to the last screen you were viewing before the auto climb transition occurred.

Satellite Settings

You can change the satellite settings to customize the satellite systems used for each activity. For more information about satellite systems, go to garmin.com/aboutGPS.

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

NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.

Off: Disables satellite systems for the activity.

Use Default: Enables the watch to use the default system setting for satellites (System Settings).

GPS Only: Enables the GPS satellite system.

All Systems: Enables multiple satellite systems. Using multiple satellite systems together offers increased performance in challenging environments and faster position acquisition than using GPS only. However, using multiple systems can reduce battery life more quickly than using GPS only.

All + Multi-Band: Enables multiple satellite systems on multiple frequency bands. Multi-band systems use multiple frequency bands and allow for more consistent track logs, improved positioning, improved multi-path errors, and fewer atmospheric errors when using the watch in challenging environments.

Auto Select: Enables the watch to use SatIQ™ technology to dynamically select the best multi-band system based on your environment. The Auto Select setting offers the best positioning accuracy while still prioritizing battery life.

UltraTrac: Records track points and sensor data less frequently. Enabling the UltraTrac feature increases battery life but decreases the quality of recorded activities. You should use the UltraTrac feature for activities that demand longer battery life and for which frequent sensor data updates are less important.

Segments

You can send running or cycling segments from your Garmin Connect account to your device. After a segment is saved to your device, you can race a segment, trying to match or exceed your personal record or other participants who have raced the segment.

NOTE: When you download a course from your Garmin Connect account, you can download all of the available segments in the course.

Strava™ Segments

You can download Strava segments to your Descent device. Follow Strava segments to compare your performance with your past rides, friends, and pros who have ridden the same segment.

To sign up for a Strava membership, go to the segments menu in your Garmin Connect account. For more information, go to www.strava.com.

The information in this manual applies to both Garmin Connect segments and Strava segments.

Viewing Segment Details

1. From the watch face, press START.
2. Select an activity.
3. Hold MENU.
4. Select the activity settings.
5. Select Segments.
6. Select a segment.
7. Select an option:
   • Select Race Times to view the time and average speed or pace for the segment leader.
   • Select Map to view the segment on the map.
   • Select Elevation Plot to view an elevation plot of the segment.

Racing a Segment

Segments are virtual race courses. You can race a segment, and compare your performance to past activities, others’ performance, connections in your Garmin Connect account, or other members of the running or cycling communities. You can upload your activity data to your Garmin Connect account to view your segment position.

NOTE: If your Garmin Connect account and Strava account are linked, your activity is automatically sent to your Strava account so you can review the segment position.

1. From the watch face, press START.
2. Select an activity.
3. Go for a run or ride.

When you approach a segment, a message appears, and you can race the segment.

4. Start racing the segment.

A message appears when the segment is complete.