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).

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Select to open the altimeter, barometer, and compass app. |
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Airplane Mode |
Select to enable or disable airplane mode to turn off all wireless communications. |
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Alarm Clock |
Select to open the alarm clocks app (Setting an Alarm). |
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Alt. Time Zones |
Select to view the current time of day in additional time zones (Adding Alternate Time Zones). |
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Altimeter |
Select to open the altimeter screen. |
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Assistance |
Select to send an assistance request (Requesting Assistance). |
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Barometer |
Select to open the barometer screen. |
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Battery Saver |
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Brightness |
Select to adjust the screen brightness (Display and Brightness Settings). |
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Broadcast Heart Rate |
Select to turn on heart rate broadcasting to a paired device (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data). |
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Calculator |
Select to use the calculator, including the tip calculator. |
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Calendar |
Select to view upcoming events from your phone calendar. |
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Camera Controls |
Select to manually take a photo and record a video clip on a compatible Varia™ headlight (Using the Varia Camera Controls). |
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Clocks |
Select to open the Clocks app to set an alarm, timer, stopwatch, or view alternate time zones (Clocks). |
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Compass |
Select to open the compass screen. |
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Display |
Select to turn off the screen for alerts, gestures, and Always On Display mode (Display and Brightness Settings). |
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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. |
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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 Venu® X1 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). |
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Garmin Share |
Select to open the Garmin Share app (Garmin Share). |
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History |
Select to view your activity history, records, and totals. |
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Lock Device |
Select to lock the buttons and the touchscreen to prevent inadvertent presses and swipes. |
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Messenger |
Select to open the Messenger app (Garmin Messenger App). |
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Music |
Select to control music playback on your watch or phone. |
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Notifications |
Select to view calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your phone notification settings (Enabling Phone Notifications). |
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Phone |
Select to enable or disable Bluetooth technology and your connection to your paired phone. |
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Phone Assistant |
Select to connect to your phone's voice assistant (Using the Phone Assistant). |
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Power Off |
Select to turn off the watch. |
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Pulse Oximeter |
Select to take a manual pulse oximeter reading (Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings). |
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Red Shift |
Select to turn the screen to shades of red to use the watch in low light conditions. |
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Reference Point |
Select to set a reference point for navigation (Setting a Reference Point). |
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Save Location |
Select to save your current location to navigate back to it later. |
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Settings |
Select to open the settings menu. |
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Sleep Mode |
Select to enable or disable Sleep Mode, set a nap timer, and manually track your naps. |
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Stopwatch |
Select to start the stopwatch. |
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Strobe |
Select to turn on the LED flashlight strobe. You can create a custom strobe mode (Editing the Custom Flashlight Strobe). |
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Sunrise & Sunset |
Select to view sunrise, sunset, and twilight times. |
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Sync |
Select to sync your watch with your paired phone. |
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Time Sync |
Select to sync your watch with the time on your phone or using satellites. |
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Timer |
Select to set a countdown timer. |
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Touch Lock |
Select to enable swiping down from the top of the screen to unlock the touchscreen. |
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Voice Assistant |
Select to connect to voice assistance (Using the Phone Assistant). |
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Voice Command |
Select to open the voice command app and say a command (Using Voice Commands). |
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Voice Notes |
Select to open the voice notes app and record a note (Recording a Voice Note). |
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Volume |
Select to open the watch volume controls. |
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Wallet |
Select to open your Garmin Pay™ wallet and pay for purchases with your watch (Garmin Pay). |
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Water Ejection |
Select to play tones to eject water from the speaker and microphone ports. |
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Weather |
Select to view the current weather forecast and current conditions. |
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Wi-Fi |
Select to enable or disable Wi‑Fi® communications. |