VÍVOACTIVE 6 Owner’s Manual

Glances

Your watch comes preloaded with glances that provide quick information (Viewing Glances). Some glances require a Bluetooth connection to a compatible phone.

Some glances are not visible by default. You can add them to the glances list manually (Customizing the Glance Loop).

Name	Description
Alternate time zones	Displays the current time of day in additional time zones.
Body Battery	With all-day wear, displays your current Body Battery level and a graph of your level for the last several hours (Body Battery).
Calendar	Displays upcoming meetings from your phone calendar.
Calories	Displays your calorie information for the current day.
Challenges	Displays your current leaderboard ranking if you participate in a Garmin Connect challenge.
Compass	Displays an electronic compass.
Countdowns	Displays upcoming countdown events.
Garmin coach	Displays scheduled workouts when you select a Garmin coach adaptive training plan in your Garmin Connect account. The plan adjusts to your current level of fitness, coaching and schedule preferences, and race date.
Health Snapshot	Starts a Health Snapshot session on your watch that records several key health metrics while you hold still for two minutes. It provides a glimpse of your overall cardiovascular status. The watch records metrics such as your average heart rate, stress level, and respiration rate. Displays summaries of your saved Health Snapshot sessions (Health Snapshot).
Heart rate	Displays your current heart rate in beats per minute (bpm) and a graph of your average resting heart rate (RHR).
History	Displays your activity history and a graph of your recorded activities (Using History).
HRV status	Displays your seven-day average of your overnight heart rate variability (Heart Rate Variability Status).
Intensity minutes	Tracks your time spent participating in moderate to vigorous activities, your weekly intensity minutes goal, and progress toward your goal.
Last activity	Displays a brief summary of your last recorded activity.
Last golf Last ride Last run Last strength Last swim Last push	Displays a brief summary of your last recorded activity and history of the specified sport.
Lights	Provides bike light controls when you have a Varia light paired with your vívoactive 6 watch.
Messenger	Displays your Garmin Messenger app conversations and allows you to reply to messages from your watch (Garmin Messenger App).
Moon phase	Displays the moonrise and moonset times, along with the moon phase, based on your GPS position.
Music	Provides music player controls for your phone or watch music.
Naps	Displays total nap time and Body Battery level gains. You can start the nap timer and set an alarm to wake you up.
Notifications	Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your phone notification settings (Enabling Phone Notifications).
Performance	Displays performance measurements that help you track and understand your training activities and race performances.
Primary race	Displays the race event you designate as the primary race in your Garmin Connect calendar.
Pulse oximeter	Allows you to take a manual pulse oximeter reading (Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings). If you are too active for the watch to determine your pulse oximeter reading, the measurements are not recorded.
Pushes	In wheelchair mode, tracks your daily wheelchair push count, push goal, and data for previous days (Wheelchair Mode).
Race calendar	Displays your upcoming race events set in your Garmin Connect calendar.
Recovery	Displays your recovery time. The maximum time is four days.
Respiration	Your current respiration rate in breaths per minute and seven-day average. You can do a breathing activity to help you relax.
Sleep score	Displays total sleep time, a sleep score, and sleep stage information for the previous night.
Sleep coach	Provides recommendations for your sleep need based on sleep and activity history, HRV status, and naps.
Steps	Tracks your daily step count, step goal, and data for previous days.
Stress	Displays your current stress level and a graph of your stress level. You can do a breathing activity to help you relax. If you are too active for the watch to determine your stress level, stress measurements are not recorded (Using the Stress Level Glance).
Sunrise and sunset	Displays sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight times.
Weather	Displays the current temperature and weather forecast.
Women's health	Displays your current cycle or pregnancy tracking status. You can view and log your daily symptoms.

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Glances

Your watch comes preloaded with glances that provide quick information (Viewing Glances). Some glances require a Bluetooth connection to a compatible phone.

Some glances are not visible by default. You can add them to the glances list manually (Customizing the Glance Loop).

Name	Description
Alternate time zones	Displays the current time of day in additional time zones.
Body Battery	With all-day wear, displays your current Body Battery level and a graph of your level for the last several hours (Body Battery).
Calendar	Displays upcoming meetings from your phone calendar.
Calories	Displays your calorie information for the current day.
Challenges	Displays your current leaderboard ranking if you participate in a Garmin Connect challenge.
Compass	Displays an electronic compass.
Countdowns	Displays upcoming countdown events.
Garmin coach	Displays scheduled workouts when you select a Garmin coach adaptive training plan in your Garmin Connect account. The plan adjusts to your current level of fitness, coaching and schedule preferences, and race date.
Health Snapshot	Starts a Health Snapshot session on your watch that records several key health metrics while you hold still for two minutes. It provides a glimpse of your overall cardiovascular status. The watch records metrics such as your average heart rate, stress level, and respiration rate. Displays summaries of your saved Health Snapshot sessions (Health Snapshot).
Heart rate	Displays your current heart rate in beats per minute (bpm) and a graph of your average resting heart rate (RHR).
History	Displays your activity history and a graph of your recorded activities (Using History).
HRV status	Displays your seven-day average of your overnight heart rate variability (Heart Rate Variability Status).
Intensity minutes	Tracks your time spent participating in moderate to vigorous activities, your weekly intensity minutes goal, and progress toward your goal.
Last activity	Displays a brief summary of your last recorded activity.
Last golf Last ride Last run Last strength Last swim Last push	Displays a brief summary of your last recorded activity and history of the specified sport.
Lights	Provides bike light controls when you have a Varia light paired with your vívoactive 6 watch.
Messenger	Displays your Garmin Messenger app conversations and allows you to reply to messages from your watch (Garmin Messenger App).
Moon phase	Displays the moonrise and moonset times, along with the moon phase, based on your GPS position.
Music	Provides music player controls for your phone or watch music.
Naps	Displays total nap time and Body Battery level gains. You can start the nap timer and set an alarm to wake you up.
Notifications	Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your phone notification settings (Enabling Phone Notifications).
Performance	Displays performance measurements that help you track and understand your training activities and race performances.
Primary race	Displays the race event you designate as the primary race in your Garmin Connect calendar.
Pulse oximeter	Allows you to take a manual pulse oximeter reading (Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings). If you are too active for the watch to determine your pulse oximeter reading, the measurements are not recorded.
Pushes	In wheelchair mode, tracks your daily wheelchair push count, push goal, and data for previous days (Wheelchair Mode).
Race calendar	Displays your upcoming race events set in your Garmin Connect calendar.
Recovery	Displays your recovery time. The maximum time is four days.
Respiration	Your current respiration rate in breaths per minute and seven-day average. You can do a breathing activity to help you relax.
Sleep score	Displays total sleep time, a sleep score, and sleep stage information for the previous night.
Sleep coach	Provides recommendations for your sleep need based on sleep and activity history, HRV status, and naps.
Steps	Tracks your daily step count, step goal, and data for previous days.
Stress	Displays your current stress level and a graph of your stress level. You can do a breathing activity to help you relax. If you are too active for the watch to determine your stress level, stress measurements are not recorded (Using the Stress Level Glance).
Sunrise and sunset	Displays sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight times.
Weather	Displays the current temperature and weather forecast.
Women's health	Displays your current cycle or pregnancy tracking status. You can view and log your daily symptoms.