Activity Settings

These settings allow you to customize each preloaded activity based on your needs. For example, you can customize data screens and enable alerts and training features. Not all settings are available for all activity types. Some activity types have separate settings lists (Golf Settings).

From the watch face, press , select Activities, select an activity, press , and select the activity settings.

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

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

Accent Color: Sets the accent color for the activity icon.

Add Activity: Adds an activity type to a multisport activity.

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

Audio Output: Sets the audio device to use for voice alerts (Playing Voice Alerts During an Activity).

Auto Climb: Detects elevation changes using the built-in altimeter and automatically displays relevant climb data (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. 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: Automatically creates a rest interval when you stop moving during a pool swim activity (Swim Auto Rest and Manual Rest). Sets the options for automatically starting and stopping the rest timer for the ultra run activity (Ultra Run Auto Rest Settings).

Auto Run: Automatically detects ski runs using the built-in accelerometer (Viewing Your Ski Runs).

Auto Scroll: Automatically scrolls through all of the activity data screens while the activity timer is running.

Auto Set: Automatically starts and stops exercise sets during a strength training activity.

Auto Sport Change: Automatically detects a transition to the next sport in a multisport activity, such as a triathlon.

Auto Start: Automatically starts a BMX activity when you start moving.

Broadcast Heart Rate: Automatically broadcasts heart rate data from your watch to paired devices when you start the activity (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data).

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

Data Screens: Customizes data screens and adds new data screens for the activity (Customizing the Data Screens).

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

Ending Alerts: Sets an alert for two or five minutes before the end of your meditation activity.

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

Jump Mode: Sets the jump rope activity target to a set time, number of reps, or open ended.

Lane Number: Sets your lane number for track running.

Laps: Configures the settings for the Auto Lap, Lap Key, and Lap Alert options.

Lap Alert: Sets the data fields to show for laps.

Lap Key: Enables the 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.

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.

Obstacle Tracking: Saves 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).

Pack Weight: Sets the weight of the pack you are carrying.

Performance Condition: Enables the performance condition feature during an activity (Performance Condition).

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 Save Timeout: Sets the timeout limit for the watch to stay in activity mode while waiting for you to start the activity, 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 Temperature: Records the ambient temperature around the watch or from a paired temperature sensor.

Record VO2 Max.: Records a VO2 max. estimate for trail run and ultra run activities.

Rename: Sets the activity name.

Rep Counting: Records rep counts during a workout. The Workouts Only option records rep counts during guided workouts only.

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

Restore Defaults: Resets the activity settings.

Route Stats: Records route statistics for indoor climbing activities.

Running Power: Records running power data and customizes the settings (Running Power Settings).

Runs: Configures the settings for the Auto Run, Lap Key, and Lap Alert options.

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

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

Stroke Detection: Automatically detects your stroke type for pool swimming.

Swimrun Auto Sport Change: Automatically transitions between the swim portion and the run portion of a swimrun multisport activity.

Touch: Enables the touchscreen during an activity or only for the map screen.

Touch Lock: Enables swiping down from the top of the screen to unlock the touchscreen.

Track Detection: Automatically detects if you are on a track for running.

Transitions: Enables transitions for multisport activities.

Units: Sets the units of measure for the activity.

Vibration Alerts: Notifies you to inhale or exhale during a breathwork activity.

Workout Videos: Plays 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 records a specified value or interval. For example, you can set the watch to alert every 30 minutes.

Setting an Alert

1. From the watch face, press .
2. Select Activities, and select an activity.

NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.

3. Scroll down, and select the activity settings.
4. Select Alerts.
5. Select an option:
   • Select Add New to add a new alert for the activity.
   • Select the alert name to edit an existing alert.
6. If necessary, select the type of alert.
7. Select a zone, enter the minimum and maximum values, or enter a custom value for the alert.
8. 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).

Playing Voice Alerts During an Activity

Your watch can play motivational status announcements during a run or other activity. During a voice alert, the watch or phone lowers the volume of the primary audio to play the announcement.

NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.

1. From the watch face, hold .
2. Select Watch Settings > Focus Modes > Activity > Voice Alerts.
3. Select an option:
   • To set voice alerts to play through the watch speaker, select Audio Output > Watch.
   • To set voice alerts to play through your phone or connected Bluetooth headphones, if available, select Audio Output > Connected Devices.
   • To hear an alert for each lap, select Lap Alert.
   • To customize alerts with your pace and speed information, select Pace/Speed Alert.
   • To customize alerts with your heart rate information, select Heart Rate Alert.
   • To customize alerts with power data, select Power Alert.
   • To hear alerts when you start and stop the activity timer, including the Auto Pause feature, select Timer Events.
   • To hear workout alerts play as a voice alert, select Workout Alerts.
   • To hear activity alerts play as a voice alert, select Activity Alerts (Activity Alerts).

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. From the watch face, press .
2. Select Activities, and select an activity.

NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.

3. Press .
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 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.

From the watch face, press , select Activities, select an activity, scroll down and 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 activity focus mode setting for satellites (Customizing the Activity Focus Mode).

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 multipath 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.