5 Select an option to customize specific power mode
settings.
For example, you can change the GPS setting or
disconnect your paired phone.
The watch displays the hours of battery life gained with
each setting change.
6 If necessary, select Done to save and use the custom
power mode.
Restoring a Power Mode
You can reset a preloaded power mode to the factory
default settings.
1 Hold MENU.
2 Select Power Manager > Power Modes.
3 Select a preloaded power mode.
4 Select Restore > Yes.
System Settings
Hold MENU, and select System.
Language: Sets the language displayed on the watch.
Time: Adjusts the time settings (
).
Display: Adjusts the screen settings (
).
Touch: Allows you to enable or disable the touchscreen
during general use, activities, or sleep.
Satellites: Sets the default satellite system to use for
activities. If necessary, you can customize the satellite
setting for each activity (
).
Sound and Vibe: Sets the watch sounds, such as button
tones, alerts, and vibrations.
Sleep Mode: Allows you to set your sleep hours and sleep
mode preferences (
Customizing Sleep Mode, page 77
).
Do Not Disturb: Allows you to enable the Do Not Disturb
mode. You can edit your preferences for the screen,
notifications, alerts, and wrist gestures.
Hot Keys: Allows you to assign shortcuts to buttons
Customizing the Hot Keys, page 77
).
Auto Lock: Allows you to lock the buttons and
touchscreen automatically to prevent accidental button
presses and touchscreen swipes. Use the During
Activity option to lock the buttons and touchscreen
during a timed activity. Use the Not During Activity
option to lock the buttons and touchscreen when you
are not recording a timed activity.
Format: Sets general format preferences, such as the
units of measure, pace and speed shown during
activities, the start of the week, and geographical
position format and datum options (
).
Perf. Condition: Enables the performance condition
feature during an activity (
).
Data Recording: Sets how the watch records activity data.
The Smart recording option (default) allows for longer
activity recordings. The Every Second recording option
provides more detailed activity recordings, but may not
record entire activities that last for longer periods of
time.
USB Mode: Sets the watch to use MTP (media transfer
protocol) or Garmin mode when connected to a
computer.
Back Up & Restore: Allows you to enable automatic
backups of watch data and settings and back up your
data now. You can restore data from a previous backup
using the Garmin Connect app.
Reset: Allows you to reset user data and settings
(
Resetting All Default Settings, page 80
).
Software Update: Allows you to install downloaded
software updates, enable automatic updates, or
manually check for updates (
). You can select What's New to view a list
of new features from the last software update you
installed.
About: Displays device, software, license, and regulatory
information.
Time Settings
Hold MENU, and select System > Time.
Time Format: Sets the watch to show time in a 12-hour,
24-hour, or military format.
Date Format: Sets the display order for the day, month,
and year for dates.
Set Time: Sets the time zone for the watch. The Auto
option sets the time zone automatically based on your
GPS position.
Time: Allows you to adjust the time if the Set Time option
is set to Manual.
Alerts: Allows you to set hourly alerts, as well as sunrise
and sunset alerts that sound a specific number of
minutes or hours before the actual sunrise or sunset
occurs (
).
Time Sync: Allows you to manually sync the time when
you change time zones, and to update for daylight
saving time (
).
Setting Time Alerts
1 Hold MENU.
2 Select System > Time > Alerts.
3 Select an option:
• To set an alert to sound a specific number of
minutes or hours before the actual sunset occurs,
select Til Sunset > Status > On, select Time, and
enter the time.
• To set an alert to sound a specific number of
minutes or hours before the actual sunrise occurs,
select Til Sunrise > Status > On, select Time, and
enter the time.
• To set an alert to sound every hour, select Hourly >
On.
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