Controls

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

From any screen, hold LIGHT.


Controls menu data

Icon

Name

Description

Altimeter, barometer, and compass

ABC

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

Airplane mode symbol

Airplane Mode

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

Alarm clock symbol

Alarm Clock

Select to add or edit an alarm (Setting an Alarm).

Altimeter symbol

Altimeter

Select to open the altimeter screen.

Alternate time zones symbol

Alt. Time Zones

Select to view the current time of day in additional time zones (Adding Alternate Time Zones).

Assistance symbol

Assistance

Select to send an assistance request (Requesting Assistance).

Barometer symbol

Barometer

Select to open the barometer screen.

Battery saver symbol

Battery Saver

Select to enable or disable the battery saver feature (Customizing the Battery Saver Feature).

Brightness symbol

Backlight

Select to adjust the screen brightness (Changing the Screen Settings).

Broadcast heart rate data

Broadcast Heart Rate

Select to turn on heart rate broadcasting to a paired device (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data).

Calendar symbol

Calendar

Select to view upcoming events from your phone calendar.

Clocks

Clocks

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

Compass

Compass

Select to open the compass screen.

Display on or off

Display

Turns off the screen for alerts, gestures, and always on display mode (Changing the Screen Settings).

Do not disturb symbol

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 symbol

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 Forerunner® watch screen, and it increases as you move closer to your phone.

Select to navigate to your lost phone during a GPS activity (Locating a Phone Lost During a GPS Activity).

Flashlight symbol

Flashlight

Select to turn on the screen to use your watch as a flashlight.

Garmin Share

Garmin Share

Select to share or receive data with Garmin Share (Garmin Share).

History

History

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

Lock symbol

Lock Device

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

Messenger symbol

Messenger

Select to open the Messenger app (Using the Messenger Feature).

Music notes symbol

Music Controls

Select to control music playback on your watch or phone.

Notifications

notifications

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

Phone symbol

Phone

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

Power off

Power Off

Select to turn off the watch.

Pulse oximeter

Pulse Oximeter

Select to open the pulse oximeter glance to view your history or take a pulse oximeter reading (Pulse Oximeter).

Save location

Save Location

Select to save your current location to navigate back to it later (Navigating to a Destination).

Time sync symbol

Set Time With GPS

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

Settings

Select to open the settings menu.

Sleep mode

Sleep Mode

Select to enable or disable Sleep Mode (Customizing Sleep Mode).

Stopwatch symbol

Stopwatch

Select to start the stopwatch (Using the Stopwatch).

Sunrise and sunset symbol

Sunrise & Sunset

Select to view sunrise, sunset, and twilight times.

Sync

Sync

Select to sync your watch with your paired phone.

Timers symbol

Timers

Select to set a countdown timer (Starting the Countdown Timer).

Touch

Touch

Select to enable or disable touchscreen controls.

Wallet symbol

Wallet

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

Weather

Weather

Select to view the current weather forecast and current conditions.

Wi-Fi symbol

Wi-Fi

Select to enable or disable Wi‑Fi® communications.

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December 2024