Controls

The controls menu lets you quickly access watch features and options. You can add, reorder, and remove the options in the controls menu ().

From any screen, hold LIGHT.

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Name

Description

ABC

Select to open the altimeter, barometer, and compass app.

Airplane Mode

Select to enable or disable airplane mode to turn off all wireless communications.

Alarm Clock

Select to add or edit an alarm ().

Altimeter

Select to open the altimeter screen.

Alt. Time Zones

Select to view the current time of day in additional time zones ().

Assistance

Select to send an assistance request ().

Barometer

Select to open the barometer screen.

Battery Saver

Select to enable or disable the battery saver feature ().

Backlight or Brightness

Select to adjust the screen brightness ().

Broadcast Heart Rate

Select to turn on heart rate broadcasting to a paired device ().

Calendar

Select to view upcoming events from your phone calendar.

Clocks

Select to open the Clocks app to set an alarm, timer, stopwatch, or view alternate time zones ().

Compass

Select to open the compass screen.

Display

Turns off the screen for alerts, gestures, and Always On Display mode ().

Do Not Disturb

Select to enable or disable do not disturb mode to dim the screen and disable alerts and notifications. For example, you can use this mode while watching a movie.

Find My Phone

Select to play an audible alert on your paired phone, if it is within Bluetooth range. The Bluetooth signal strength appears on the tactix watch screen, and it increases as you move closer to your phone.

Flashlight

Select to turn on the screen to use your watch as a flashlight. On the tactix Pro Edition watch, the LED flashlight turns on.

History

Select to view your activity history, records, and totals.

Kill Switch

Select to quickly remove all saved user data and reset all settings to the factory default values ().

Lock Device

Select to lock the buttons and the touchscreen to prevent inadvertent presses and swipes.

Moon Phase

Select to view moonrise and moonset times, along with the moon phase, based on your GPS position.

Music Controls

Select to control music playback on your watch or phone.

Night Vision

Select to adjust the screen for compatibility with night vision goggles and disable the wrist heart rate monitor.

Notifications

Select to view calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your phone notification settings ().

Phone

Select to enable or disable Bluetooth technology and your connection to your paired phone.

Power Off

Select to turn off the watch.

Pulse Ox

Select to open the pulse oximeter app ().

Red Shift

Select to turn the screen to shades of red for use of the watch in low light conditions.

NOTE: This feature is not available for the tactix 7 AMOLED watch.

Reference Point

Select to set a reference point for navigation ().

Save Location

Select to save your current location to navigate back to it later.

Settings

Select to open the settings menu.

Sleep Mode

Select to enable or disable Sleep Mode ().

Stealth Mode

Select to enable or disable stealth mode to turn off wireless communications and prevent the storage and sharing of your GPS position.

Stopwatch

Select to start the stopwatch ().

Strobe

Select to turn on the LED flashlight strobe. You can create a custom strobe mode ().

NOTE: This feature is not available for all product models.

Sunrise & Sunset

Select to view sunrise, sunset, and twilight times.

Sync

Select to sync your watch with your paired phone.

Time Sync

Select to sync your watch with the time on your phone or using satellites.

Timers

Select to set a countdown timer ().

Touch

Select to enable or disable touchscreen controls.

Wallet

Select to open your Garmin Pay wallet and pay for purchases with your watch ().

Weather

Select to view the current weather forecast and current conditions.

Wi-Fi

Select to enable or disable Wi-Fi® communications.