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Garmin Fenix 5s, Owner'S Manual

The Garmin Fenix 5s is a top-notch multisport GPS watch designed for active individuals! Explore its full potential by accessing the detailed Owner's Manual, available for free download at our website. Find all the key information, instructions, and tips to make the most of your Fenix 5s experience!

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Index

A

accessories 

31, 32, 34, 35

activities 

2, 4, 5, 24, 27

custom 

4, 6

favorites 

4

saving 

2, 4

starting 

2, 4

activity tracking 

17, 18

airport 

1

nearest 

2

alarms 

20, 21, 25

alerts 

21, 25, 26, 30

heart rate 

11

altimeter 

23, 29

calibrating 

2, 29

altitude 

2, 27

ANT+ sensors 

31, 32

applications 

7, 9, 10

smartphone 

1

auto climb 

26

Auto Lap 

26

Auto Pause 

26

auto scroll 

26

B

backlight 

1, 31

bands 

33

barometer 

23, 29, 30

calibrating 

30

battery 

33

charging 

1

life 

33

maximizing 

8, 27, 34

bike sensors 

32

Bluetooth sensors 

31

Bluetooth technology 

7, 8, 34

C

cadence 

5, 11, 12

alerts 

25

sensors 

32

calendar 

19

calibrating

altimeter 

2, 29

compass 

29

calorie, alerts 

25

charging 

1

cleaning the device 

11, 33

clock 

20, 21

compass 

23, 29, 30

calibrating 

29

Connect IQ 

10

connecting 

8, 10

controls menu 

1, 29

coordinates 

21

countdown timer 

21

courses

creating 

22

playing 

6, 7

selecting 

6

customizing the device 

25, 29, 31

D

data

pages 

25

sharing 

32

storing 

8, 9

transferring 

8, 9

uploading 

9

data fields 

10

database, updating 

1

deleting

all user data 

33

history 

24

personal records 

20

direct-to routing 

2

distance 

26

alerts 

25, 30

dogleg 

7

drills 

6

E

elevation, settings 

30

extended display 

32

F

fitness 

15

flight plans 

3, 4

foot pod 

32

G

Garmin Connect 

1, 7–9, 18, 19

storing data 

9

Garmin Express 

2, 9

updating software 

2

Garmin Pilot 

3

Garmin product support, contact information 

35

GLONASS 

31

goals 

20

GPS 

27, 31

signal 

34

green view, pin location 

7

ground contact time 

12

GroupTrack 

9, 30

H

hazards 

7

heading setting 

30

heart rate 

10

alerts 

11, 25

monitor 

10, 11, 13–15

pairing sensors 

10, 11

zones 

13, 16, 17, 24

history 

23, 24

deleting 

24

sending to computer 

8, 9

I

indoor training 

5

inReach remote 

28

inReach remote 

28

intensity minutes 

18, 35

intervals 

6

workouts 

19

J

jumpmaster 

5

K

keys 

1, 31

customizing 

26

L

lactate threshold 

13, 16

language 

31

layup 

7

lengths 

6

LiveTrack 

9

locations 

21

deleting 

21

editing 

21

saving 

21, 23

M

main menu, customizing 

27

man overboard (MOB) 

22

map 

22, 23, 25, 30

map points. 

See 

points of interest (POI)

maps 

25, 30

browsing 

23

navigating 

22, 23

updating 

2

marine 

30

measurements 

7

measuring a shot 

7

menu 

1

metronome 

5

MOB 

22

multisport 

4, 6, 24

N

navigation 

2, 3, 21, 23, 25, 30

horizontal situation indicator (HSI) 

3

Sight 'N Go 

22

stopping 

3, 22

waypoints 

2

nearest airport 

2

north reference 

29

notifications 

8

phone calls 

8

text messages 

8

O

odometer 

7, 24

P

pairing

ANT+ sensors 

10, 11

Bluetooth sensors 

34

sensors 

31

smartphone 

1, 34

performance condition 

13, 15, 16

personal records 

20

deleting 

20

phone calls 

8

points of interest (POI) 

21–23

power (force) 

13

alerts 

25

meters 

14, 16, 32, 39

zones 

17

product support, contact information 

35

profiles 

4

user 

16

projected finish time 

15

R

racing 

20

recovery 

13, 14

resetting the device 

34

routes 

3, 21

creating 

3

direct-to 

2

settings 

26

viewing on the map 

4

running dynamics 

11–13

S

satellite signals 

34

saving activities 

5

scorecard 

7

screen 

31

segments 

19

settings 

18, 24–27, 29–31, 34

sharing data 

32

shortcuts 

1, 29

Sight 'N Go 

22

skiing

alpine 

5

snowboarding 

5

sleep mode 

18

smartphone 

9, 10, 27, 34

applications 

7, 9

pairing 

1, 34

snowboarding 

5

software

license 

31

updating 

2, 9

version 

31

specifications 

32

speed 

26

speed and cadence sensors 

32

statistics 

7

stopwatch 

21

storing data 

8, 9

stress level 

15, 28

stress score 

15

stride length 

11, 12

strokes 

6

sunrise and sunset times 

21

swimming 

6

swing analysis 

7

40

Index

Summary of Contents for Fenix 5s

Page 1: ...D2 CHARLIE Owner sManual ...

Page 2: ... may not be used without the express permission of Garmin American Heart Association is a registered trademark of American Heart Association Inc Android is a trademark of Google Inc Apple and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license The Cooper I...

Page 3: ... 8 Replying to a Text Message 8 Managing Notifications 8 Turning Off the Bluetooth Smartphone Connection 8 Turning On and Off Smartphone Connection Alerts 8 Locating a Lost Mobile Device 8 Garmin Connect 8 Updating the Software Using Garmin Connect Mobile 9 Updating the Software Using Garmin Express 9 Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer 9 Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect Mobile 9 Garmin...

Page 4: ...Man Overboard Location 22 Navigating with Sight N Go 22 Navigating to Your Starting Point During an Activity 22 Navigating to the Starting Point of Your Last Saved Activity 22 Stopping Navigation 22 Map 22 Viewing the Map 23 Saving or Navigating to a Location on the Map 23 Navigating with the Around Me Feature 23 Compass 23 Altimeter and Barometer 23 Altimeter Readings 23 History 23 Using History ...

Page 5: ...ds 33 Changing the QuickFit Bands 33 Metal Watch Band Adjustment 33 Troubleshooting 33 My device is in the wrong language 33 Is my smartphone compatible with my device 34 My phone will not connect to the device 34 Can I use my Bluetooth sensor with my watch 34 Restarting Your Device 34 Restoring All Default Settings 34 Acquiring Satellite Signals 34 Improving GPS Satellite Reception 34 The tempera...

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Page 7: ...s device contains a lithium ion battery See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information NOTICE To prevent corrosion thoroughly clean and dry the contacts and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a computer Refer to the cleaning instructions in the appendix 1 Plug the small end of the USB cable into the ...

Page 8: ...air your device with your smartphone Pairing Your Smartphone with Your Device page 1 You can view the weather radar image associated with your current location 1 At any time hold DOWN and at the same time The device downloads a square of radar data for your current GPS position outlined in magenta The radar data is active for 5 minutes NOTE If you are near the border of the square you may not see ...

Page 9: ...ically record flight data when your ground speed exceeds 30 kn 1 Hold UP 2 Select Settings Activities Apps FLY 3 Select the activity settings 4 Select Flight Timer Manual Routes and Flight Plans A route is a sequence of waypoints or locations that leads you to your final destination Flight plans are routes that use direct routing optimized for aviation You can create flight plans on your device or...

Page 10: ...llites 6 Select to start the timer NOTE The device does not record your activity data until you start the timer Tips for Recording Activities Charge the device before starting an activity Charging the Device page 1 Select BACK to record laps Select UP or DOWN to view additional data pages Stopping an Activity 1 Select 2 Select an option To resume your activity select Resume To save the activity an...

Page 11: ...sary hold UP select Edit Last Set and edit the number of reps TIP You can also add the weight used for the set 6 When you are done resting select BACK to start your next set 7 Repeat for each strength training set until your activity is complete 8 After your last set select to stop the set timer 9 Select Save Outdoor Activities The D2 device comes preloaded with outdoor activities such as running ...

Page 12: ...n you are viewing interval history You can also select stroke type as a custom data field Customizing the Data Screens page 25 Free Freestyle Back Backstroke Breast Breaststroke Fly Butterfly Mixed More than one stroke type in an interval Drill Used with drill logging Training with the Drill Log page 6 Tips for Swimming Activities Before starting a pool swimming activity follow the on screen instr...

Page 13: ...l again putt on the green or move to the next hole 2 Select DOWN to view all recorded shot distances Viewing Layup and Dogleg Distances You can view a list of layup and dogleg distances for par 4 and 5 holes Select Layups Each layup and the distance until you reach each layup appear on the screen NOTE Distances are removed from the list as you pass them Keeping Score 1 From the hole information sc...

Page 14: ...rom your carrier and phone plan may apply Contact your mobile carrier for more information about text message charges or limits 1 From the watch face select UP to view the notifications widget 2 Select and select a text message notification 3 Select DOWN Reply 4 Select a message from the list Your phone sends the selected message as an SMS text message Managing Notifications You can use your compa...

Page 15: ...IGHT to view the controls menu 2 Select Garmin Golf App The Garmin Golf app allows golfers to compete with each other at different courses More than 41 000 courses have a weekly leaderboard that anyone can join You can set up a tournament event and invite players to compete You can upload scorecards from your compatible Garmin device to view detailed statistics and shot analyses The Garmin Golf ap...

Page 16: ... chest heart rate monitors sold separately You can view heart rate data on the heart rate widget If both wrist based heart rate and chest heart rate data are available your device uses the chest heart rate data Wrist based Heart Rate Wearing the Device Wear the device above your wrist bone NOTE The device should be snug but comfortable For more accurate heart rate readings on the D2 device it shou...

Page 17: ...ake sure the care tag does not fold over After you put on the heart rate monitor it is active and sending data Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data If the heart rate data is erratic or does not appear you can try these tips Reapply water to the electrodes and contact patches if applicable Tighten the strap on your chest Warm up for 5 to 10 minutes Follow the care instructions Caring for the Heart Rate...

Page 18: ... oscillation Vertical ratio is your vertical oscillation divided by stride length It is not correlated with height Go to www garmin com runningdynamics for more information on running dynamics For additional theories and interpretations of running dynamics data you can search reputable running publications and websites Color Zone Percentile in Zone Cadence Range Ground Contact Time Range Purple 95...

Page 19: ...u can conduct a guided test Lactate threshold Lactate threshold requires a chest heart rate monitor Lactate threshold is the point where your muscles start to rapidly fatigue Your device measures your lactate threshold level using heart rate data and pace Turning Off Performance Notifications Performance notifications are turned on by default Some performance notifications are alerts that appear u...

Page 20: ...d Orange Fair Red Poor VO2 max data is provided by FirstBeat VO2 max analysis is provided with permission from The Cooper Institute For more information see the appendix VO2 Max Standard Ratings page 38 and go to www CooperInstitute org Getting Your VO2 Max Estimate for Running This feature requires wrist based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor If you are using a chest heart rate...

Page 21: ...type of activity Repeated high intensity intervals of 10 to 120 seconds have a highly beneficial impact on your anaerobic capability and result in an improved anaerobic Training Effect It is important to know that your Training Effect numbers from 0 0 to 5 0 may seem abnormally high during your first few activities It takes several activities for the device to learn your aerobic and anaerobic fitn...

Page 22: ...ach additional lactate threshold estimate the device prompts you to accept or decline the estimate Getting Your FTP Estimate Before you can get your functional threshold power FTP estimate you must pair a chest heart rate monitor and power meter with your device Pairing Your Wireless Sensors page 31 and you must get your VO2 max estimate Getting Your VO2 Max Estimate for Cycling page 14 The device...

Page 23: ...ter a value for each zone 9 Select Add Sport Heart Rate and select a sport profile to add separate heart rate zones optional 10Repeat steps 3 through 8 to add sport heart rate zones optional Letting the Device Set Your Heart Rate Zones The default settings allow the device to detect your maximum heart rate and set your heart rate zones as a percentage of your maximum heart rate Verify that your us...

Page 24: ...derate activity minutes with the amount of vigorous activity minutes Your total vigorous intensity minutes are doubled when added Earning Intensity Minutes Your D2 Charlie device calculates intensity minutes by comparing your heart rate data to your average resting heart rate If heart rate is turned off the device calculates moderate intensity minutes by analyzing your steps per minute Start a tim...

Page 25: ...lect Duration enter a distance or time interval value for the workout and select 7 Select BACK 8 Select Rest Type 9 Select Distance Time or Open 10If necessary enter a distance or time value for the rest interval and select 11Select BACK 12Select one or more options To set the number of repetitions select Repeat To add an open ended warm up to your workout select Warm Up On To add an open ended co...

Page 26: ...g 6 Select to start the timer Cancelling a Training Target 1 During an activity hold UP 2 Select Cancel Target Yes Racing a Previous Activity You can race a previously recorded or downloaded activity This feature works with the Virtual Partner feature so you can see how far ahead or behind you are during the activity NOTE This feature is not available for all activities 1 From the watch face selec...

Page 27: ...e Status On select Time and enter the time To set an alert to sound every hour select Hourly On Syncing the Time with GPS Each time you turn on the device and acquire satellites the device automatically detects your time zones and the current time of day You can also manually sync the time with GPS when you change time zones and to update for daylight saving time 1 From the watch face hold UP 2 Se...

Page 28: ...1 From the watch face select Navigate Last MOB Navigation information appears Navigating with Sight N Go You can point the device at an object in the distance such as a water tower lock in the direction and then navigate to the object 1 From the watch face select Navigate Sight N Go 2 Point the top of the watch at an object and select Navigation information appears 3 Select to begin navigation Nav...

Page 29: ...Map To save the location select Save Location To view information about the location select Review Compass The device has a 3 axis compass with automatic calibration The compass features and appearance change depending on your activity whether GPS is enabled and whether you are navigating to a destination You can change the compass settings manually Compass Settings page 29 To open the compass set...

Page 30: ... training or navigation alerts for the activity Altimeter Displays the pressure altitude or GPS altitude when the device has a GPS fix Auto Climb Enables the device to detect elevation changes automatically using the built in altimeter Auto Fly In watch mode allows a flight activity to begin automatically when the detected climb rate exceeds a specified speed The activity stops when the ground spe...

Page 31: ...can select an existing message or create a custom message and select an alert type Distance Recurring You can set a distance interval Alert Name Alert Type Description Elevation Range You can set minimum and maximum elevation values Heart Rate Range You can set minimum and maximum heart rate values or select zone changes See About Heart Rate Zones page 17 and Heart Rate Zone Calculations page 17 P...

Page 32: ...w optional Enabling Auto Pause You can use the Auto Pause feature to pause the timer automatically when you stop moving This feature is helpful if your activity includes stop lights or other places where you must stop NOTE History is not recorded while the timer is stopped or paused 1 Hold UP 2 Select Settings Activities Apps 3 Select an activity NOTE This feature is not available for all activiti...

Page 33: ...utes Tracks your time spent participating in moderate to vigorous activities your weekly intensity minutes goal and progress toward your goal inReach controls Allows you to send messages on your paired inReach device Last activity Displays a brief summary of your last recorded activity such as your last run last ride or last swim Last sport Displays a brief summary of your last recorded sport META...

Page 34: ...ecording The video counter appears on the D2 screen To take a photo while recording video select DOWN To stop recording video select To take a photo select Take Photo To change video and photo settings select Settings Controlling a VIRB Action Camera During an Activity Before you can use the VIRB remote function you must enable the remote setting on your VIRB camera See the VIRB Series Owner s Man...

Page 35: ...alibrate the compass sensor Calibrating the Compass Manually page 29 Display Sets the directional heading on the compass to letters degrees or milli radians North Ref Sets the north reference of the compass Setting the North Reference page 29 Mode Sets the compass to use electronic sensor data only On a combination of GPS and electronic sensor data when moving Auto or GPS data only Off Calibrating...

Page 36: ...shown on the map Showing more detail may cause the map to redraw more slowly Marine Sets the map to display data in marine mode Marine Map Settings page 30 Draw Segments Shows or hides segments as a colored line on the map Marine Map Settings You can customize how the map appears in marine mode Hold UP and select Settings Map Marine Marine Chart Mode Enables the nautical chart when displaying mari...

Page 37: ...und a specific number of minutes or hours before the actual sunrise or sunset occurs Sync With GPS Allows you to manually sync the time with GPS when you change time zones and to update for daylight saving time Changing the Backlight Settings 1 Hold UP 2 Select Settings System Backlight 3 Select an option Select During Activity Select Not During Activity 4 Select an option Select Keys to turn on t...

Page 38: ...e battery When the battery is low a message appears on your device Approximately five hours of battery life remain Improving Foot Pod Calibration Before you can calibrate your device you must acquire GPS signals and pair your device with the foot pod Pairing Your Wireless Sensors page 31 The foot pod is self calibrating but you can improve the accuracy of the speed and distance data with a few out...

Page 39: ...ct to clean the device Avoid chemical cleaners solvents and insect repellents that can damage plastic components and finishes Thoroughly rinse the device with fresh water after exposure to chlorine salt water sunscreen cosmetics alcohol or other harsh chemicals Prolonged exposure to these substances can damage the case Avoid pressing the keys under water Keep the leather band dry Avoid swimming or...

Page 40: ...mputer using the USB cable and the Garmin Express application Sync your device to the Garmin Connect Mobile app using your Bluetooth enabled smartphone Connect your device to your Garmin Connect account using a Wi Fi wireless network While connected to your Garmin Connect account the device downloads several days of satellite data allowing it to quickly locate satellite signals Take your device ou...

Page 41: ...the last 24 hours from a compatible temperature sensor 30s Avg Power The 30 second moving average of power output 30s Avg Balance The 30 second moving average of the left right power balance 3s Avg Balance The three second moving average of the left right power balance 3s Avg Power The 3 second moving average of power output 500m Pace The current rowing pace per 500 meters Aerobic TE The impact of...

Page 42: ...mber of floors climbed down for the day Floors per Minute The number of floors climbed up per minute Front The front bike gear from a gear position sensor GCT The amount of time in each step that you spend on the ground while running measured in milliseconds Ground contact time is not calculated while walking GCT Balance The left right balance of ground contact time while running Gear Battery The ...

Page 43: ...ent lap Lap Swolf The swolf score for the current lap Lap Time The stopwatch time for the current lap Lap Vert Osc The average amount of vertical oscillation for the current lap Lap Vert Ratio The average ratio of vertical oscillation to stride length for the current lap Last Lap HRR The average percentage of heart rate reserve maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate for the last completed lap...

Page 44: ...er of strokes for the current activity Sunrise The time of sunrise based on your GPS position Sunset The time of sunset based on your GPS position Temperature The temperature of the air Your body temperature affects the temperature sensor You can pair a tempe sensor with your device to provide a consistent source of accurate temperature data Time in Zone The time elapsed in each heart rate or powe...

Page 45: ...ce of your wheel or use one of the calculators available on the internet Tire Size Wheel Circumference mm 20 1 75 1515 20 1 3 8 1615 22 1 3 8 1770 22 1 1 2 1785 24 1 1753 24 3 4 Tubular 1785 24 1 1 8 1795 24 1 75 1890 24 1 1 4 1905 24 2 00 1925 24 2 125 1965 26 7 8 1920 26 1 1 0 1913 26 1 1952 26 1 25 1953 26 1 1 8 1970 26 1 40 2005 26 1 50 2010 26 1 75 2023 26 1 95 2050 26 2 00 2055 26 1 3 8 2068...

Page 46: ...tory 23 24 deleting 24 sending to computer 8 9 I indoor training 5 inReach remote 28 inReach remote 28 intensity minutes 18 35 intervals 6 workouts 19 J jumpmaster 5 K keys 1 31 customizing 26 L lactate threshold 13 16 language 31 layup 7 lengths 6 LiveTrack 9 locations 21 deleting 21 editing 21 saving 21 23 M main menu customizing 27 man overboard MOB 22 map 22 23 25 30 map points See points of i...

Page 47: ...ooting 10 11 13 33 35 U UltraTrac 27 unit ID 31 units of measure 31 updates software 9 updating database 1 uploading data 9 USB 9 disconnecting 33 user data deleting 33 user profile 16 V vertical oscillation 11 12 vertical ratio 11 12 VIRB remote 28 Virtual Partner 20 VO2 max 13 15 38 W watch faces 10 28 29 watch mode 27 water resistance 33 waypoints 3 23 navigating 2 projecting 21 viewing on the ...

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