VÍVOACTIVE 5 HEALTH AND FITNESS GPS SMARTWATCH Owner’s Manual

Garmin Connect

Your Garmin Connect account allows you to track your performance and connect with your friends. It gives you the tools to track, analyze, share, and encourage each other. You can record the events of your active lifestyle, including runs, walks, rides, swims, hikes, golf games, and more.

You can create your free Garmin Connect account when you pair your watch with your phone using the Garmin Connect app. You can also create an account when you set up the Garmin Express application (Garmin.com.sg/express).

Store your activities: After you complete and save a timed activity with your watch, you can upload that activity to your Garmin Connect account and keep it as long as you want.

Analyze your data: You can view more detailed information about your fitness and outdoor activities, including time, distance, heart rate, calories burned, cadence, an overhead map view, and pace and speed charts. You can view more detailed information about your golf games, including scorecards, statistics, and course information. You can also view customizable reports.

NOTE: To view some data, you must pair an optional wireless sensor with your watch ().

Track your progress: You can track your daily steps, join a friendly competition with your connections, and meet your goals.

Share your activities: You can connect with friends to follow each other's activities or share links to your activities.

Manage your settings: You can customize your watch and user settings on your Garmin Connect account.

Using the Garmin Connect App

After you pair your watch with your phone (), you can use the Garmin Connect app to upload all of your activity data to your Garmin Connect account.

  1. Verify the Garmin Connect app is running on your phone.
  2. Bring your watch within 10 m (30 ft.) of phone.

Your watch automatically syncs your data with the Garmin Connect app and your Garmin Connect account.

Updating the Software Using the Garmin Connect App

Before you can update your watch software using the Garmin Connect app, you must have a Garmin Connect account, and you must pair the watch with a compatible phone ().

Sync your watch with the Garmin Connect app ().

When new software is available, the Garmin Connect app automatically sends the update to your watch. The update is applied when you are not actively using the watch. When the update is complete, your watch restarts.

Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer

The Garmin Express application connects your watch to your Garmin Connect account using a computer. You can use the Garmin Express application to upload your activity data to your Garmin Connect account and to send data, such as workouts or training plans, from the Garmin Connect website to your watch. You can also add music to your watch (). You can also install software updates and manage your Connect IQ apps.

  1. Connect the watch to your computer using the USB cable.
  2. Go to Garmin.com.sg/express.
  3. Download and install the Garmin Express application.
  4. Open the Garmin Express application, and select Add Device.
  5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Updating the Software Using Garmin Express

Before you can update your device software, you must have a Garmin Connect account, and you must download the Garmin Express application.

  1. Connect the device to your computer using the USB cable.

When new software is available, Garmin Express sends it to your device.

  1. Follow the on-screen instructions.
  2. Do not disconnect your device from the computer during the update process.

NOTE: If you have already set up your device with Wi-Fi connectivity, Garmin Connect can automatically download available software updates to your device when it connects using Wi-Fi.

Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect

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

  1. Hold to view the controls menu.
  2. Select Sync.