Device Settings
You can customize your device settings and user settings on your Garmin Connect™ account.
From your devices widget, select Device Settings.
- Alarm
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Sets an alarm clock time and frequency for your device.
- Visible Screens
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Allows you to customize the screens your device displays.NOTE: You must enable the heart rate, bike speed, or VIRB™ remote screens to use your device with ANT+® sensors. You must enable the notifications screen to view notifications from your mobile device.
- Bike Wheel Size
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If you are using a bike speed sensor, you can enter your wheel circumference in millimeters.
- Default Screen
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Sets the screen that appears when you wake your device.
- Auto-On Display
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Allows your device to turn on the screen automatically when you rotate your wrist toward your body. You can customize your device to use this feature at any time, or only during a timed activity.
- Auto-Bright Display
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Allows your device to maximize the screen brightness automatically during a timed activity for better outdoor visibility.NOTE: This setting decreases battery life.
- Band Orientation
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Allows you to customize the direction of the clasp on the band.NOTE: Wearing the clasp toward the inside of your wrist provides the best viewing angle for the screen.
- Screen Orientation
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Sets the device to display data in landscape or portrait format.NOTE: Notifications are always displayed in landscape format.
- Time Format
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Sets the device to display time in a 12-hour or 24-hour format.
- Language
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Sets the language the device displays.
- Units
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Sets the device to display the distance traveled in kilometers or miles.
- Custom Step Length
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Allows your device to more accurately calculate the distance traveled using your custom step length.
- Heart Rate
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Allows you to estimate your maximum heart rate and determine custom heart rate zones.