INSTINCT 2 SERIES Owner’s Manual

Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Settings

Hold MENU, and select Sensors & Accessories > Wrist Heart Rate.

Status: Enables or disables the wrist heart rate monitor. The default value is Auto, which automatically uses the wrist heart rate monitor unless you pair an external heart rate monitor.

NOTE: Disabling the wrist heart rate monitor also disables the wrist-based pulse oximeter sensor. You can perform a manual reading from the pulse oximeter glance.

While Swimming: Enables or disables the wrist heart rate monitor during swimming activities.

Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts: Allows you to set the watch to alert you when your heart rate exceeds or drops below a target value (Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert).

Broadcast Heart Rate: Allows you to begin broadcasting your heart rate data to a paired device (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data).

Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert

CAUTION

This feature only alerts you when your heart rate exceeds or drops below a certain number of beats per minute, as selected by the user, after a period of inactivity. This feature does not notify you of any potential heart condition and is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or disease. Always defer to your health care provider for any heart-related issues.

You can set the heart rate threshold value.

  1. Hold MENU.
  2. Select Sensors & Accessories > Wrist Heart Rate > Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts.
  3. Select High Alert or Low Alert.
  4. Set the heart rate threshold value.

Each time your heart rate exceeds or drops below the threshold value, a message appears and the watch vibrates.

Broadcasting Heart Rate Data

You can broadcast your heart rate data from your watch and view it on paired devices. Broadcasting heart rate data decreases battery life.

TIP: You can customize the activity settings to broadcast your heart rate data automatically when you begin an activity (Activities and App Settings). For example, you can broadcast your heart rate data to an Edge device while cycling.

  1. Select an option:
    • Hold MENU, and select Sensors & Accessories > Wrist Heart Rate > Broadcast Heart Rate.
    • Hold CTRL to open the controls menu, and select .

    NOTE: You can add options to the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu).

  2. Press GPS.

The watch starts broadcasting your heart rate data.

  1. Pair your watch with your compatible device.

NOTE: The pairing instructions differ for each Garmin compatible device. See your owner’s manual.

  1. Press GPS to stop broadcasting your heart rate data.