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You can a

l

so create an account when you set up the Garmin 

Express application 

(

www

.garmin.com

/

express

)

Store your activities: 

After you comp

l

ete and save a timed 

activity with your device

you can upload that activity to your 

Garmin Connect account and keep it as long as you want. 

Analyze your data: 

You can view more detai

l

ed information 

about your fitness and outdoor activit

i

es

including time

distance, heart rate, 

c

alories burned, cadence, an overhead 

map view, and pace and speed charts. You can view more 

detailed information about your golf games

including 

scorecards, statistics, and course information. You can also 

view customizable reports. 

NOTE: 

To view some data, you must pair an optional 

wir

e

l

ess 

sensor with your device 

(

Pairing Your Wireless 

Sensors, page 34

)

Track your progress: 

You can track your daily steps

join a 

friend

l

y competition with your connections, and meet your 

goals. 

Share your activities: 

You can connect 

w

i

th friends to follow 

each other's act

i

vities or post 

li

nks to your activities on your 

favorite social networking sites. 

Manage your settings: 

You can customize your device and 

user settings on your Garmin Connect account. 

Updating the Software Using the Garmin Connect App 

Before you can update your device software using the Garmin 

Connect app, you must have a Garmin Connect account

and 

you must pair the device with a compatib

l

e smartphone 

(

Pairing 

Your Smartphone with Your Watch, 

page 1 

). 

Sync your device with the Garmin Connect app 

(

Manually 

Syncing Data with Garmin Connect, 

page 9

)

When new software is available, the Garmin Connect app 

automatically sends the update to your device. 

Updating the Software Using Garmin Express 

Before you can update your device software, you must 

download and insta

ll 

the Garmin Express app

l

icat

i

on and add 

your device 

Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer, 

page 9

)

1  Connect the device to your computer using the USB cable. 

When new software is available, the Garmin Express 

application sends it to your device. 

2  After the Garmin Express application finishes sending the 

update, disconnect the device from your computer. 

Your device insta

ll

s the update. 

Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer 

The Garmin Express application connects your device to your 

Garmin Connect account using a computer. You can use the 

Garmin Express application to up

l

oad your activity data to your 

Garmin Connect account and to send data

such as workouts or 

training plans, from the Garmin Connect website to your device. 

Safety and Tracking Features 

You can also install device software updates and manage your 

Connect IQ apps. 

Connect the device to your computer using the USB cab

l

e. 

Go to 

www.garm

i

n.com/express

3  Download and install the Garmin Express application. 

4  Open the Garmin Express application, and se

l

ect 

Add 

Device. 

5  Fo

ll

o

the on-screen 

i

nst

ru

ct

i

ons. 

Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect 

1  Hold 

LIGHT 

to v

i

e

the controls menu. 

Select

C. 

Garmin Golr App 

The Garmin Go

l

f app allows you to upload scorecards from your 

compat

i

b

l

e Garmin device to view detailed statistics and shot 

analyses. Go

l

fers can compete with each other at different 

courses using the Garmin Go

l

f app. More than 41,000 courses 

have leaderboards that anyone can join

You can set up a 

tournament event and invite players to compete. 

The Garmin Go

l

f app syncs your data with your Garmin Connect 

account. You can download the Garmin Golf app from the app 

store on your smartphone. 

Garmin Explore

TII 

The Garmin 

E

xp

l

ore 

w

ebs

i

te and mobile app a

ll

o

you to plan 

trips and use cloud storage for your waypoints, routes

and 

tracks. They offer advanced planning both online and offline, 

allowing you to share and sync data with your compatib

l

Garmin device. You can use the mobi

l

e app to download maps 

for offline access

and then navigate anywhere without using 

your cellular service

You can do

w

n

l

oad the Garmin Exp

l

ore app from the app store 

on your smartphone, or you can go to 

explore.garmin.com

Safety and Tracking Features 

&CAUTION 

Incident detection and assistance are supp

l

ementa

features and 

should not be relied on as a primary method to obtain 

emergency ass

i

stance

The Garmin Connect app does not 

contact emergency services on your behalf. 

The fen

i

x device has safety and track

i

ng features that must be 

set up with the Garmin Connect app. 

NOTICE 

To use these features,  you must be connected to the Garm

i

Connect app using Bluetooth technology. You can enter 

emergency contacts in your Garmin Connect account. 

For more information about incident detect

i

on and ass

i

stance

go to 

garmin.com/safety

Assistance: 

Allows you to send an automated message with 

your name, LiveTrack link, and GPS location to your 

emergency contacts. 

Incident detection: When the fenix dev

i

ce detects an incident 

during an outdoor walk, run, or bike activ

i

ty, the device sends 

an automated message, LiveTrack link, and GPS location to 

your emergency contacts. 

LiveTrack: 

Allows friends and family to follow your races and 

training act

i

v

i

t

i

es in real t

i

me

You can invite followers using 

email or soc

i

a

media, allowing them to view your live data on 

a Garmin Connect track

i

ng page. 

Live Event Sharing: 

Allows you to send messages to friends 

and family during an event, provid

i

ng real-time updates. 

Summary of Contents for Fenix 6

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Page 2: ... Vision and Vector are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries These trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin Android is a trademark of Google Inc Apple iPhone iTunes 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 T...

Page 3: ...re Using the Garmin Connect App 9 Updating the Software Using Garmin Express 9 Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer 9 Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect 9 Garmin Golf App 9 Garmin Explore 9 Safety and Tracking Features 9 Adding Emergency Contacts 10 Adding Contacts 10 Turning Incident Detection On and Off 10 Requesting Assistance 10 Starting a GroupTrack Session 10 Tips for GroupTrack Sess...

Page 4: ...storing a Personal Record 23 Clearing a Personal Record 23 Clearing All Personal Records 23 Clocks 23 Setting an Alarm 23 Deleting an Alarm 24 Starting the Countdown Timer 24 Saving a Quick Timer 24 Deleting a Timer 24 Using the Stopwatch 24 Adding Alternate Time Zones 24 Navigation 24 Saving Your Location 24 Editing Your Saved Locations 24 Projecting a Waypoint 24 Navigating to a Destination 25 C...

Page 5: ...Setting Foot Pod Speed and Distance 35 tempe 35 Club Sensors 35 Device Information 35 Specifications 35 Battery Information 35 Data Management 35 Deleting Files 35 Device Maintenance 36 Device Care 36 Cleaning the Device 36 Cleaning the Leather Bands 36 Changing the QuickFit Bands 36 Metal Watch Band Adjustment 36 Troubleshooting 36 My device is in the wrong language 36 Is my smartphone compatible...

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Page 7: ... that provide at a glance information More widgets are available when you pair your watch with a smartphone From the watch face press to start an activity or open an app Activities and Apps page 2 Hold MENU to customize the watch face adjust settings and pair wireless sensors Viewing the Controls Menu The controls menu contains options such as turning on do not disturb mode locking the keys and tu...

Page 8: ...rance of the watch face by holding MENU and selecting the layout colors and additional data 2 BAn116 Viewing the Solar Widget 1 From the watch face press UP or DOWN to scroll to the solar widget 2 Press to view a graph of the intensity of solar input for the last 6 hours Tips for Solar Charging The fenix 6 6S Solar watch has a transparent solar charging lens that charges your watch while you use i...

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Page 11: ...e of swimming that is not one of the four major strokes 1 During your pool swim activity press UP or DOWN to view the drill log screen 2 Press LAP to start the drill timer 3 After you complete a drill interval press LAP The drill timer stops but the activity timer continues to record the entire swim session 4 Select a distance for the completed drill Distance increments are based on the pool size ...

Page 12: ...e 3 Press 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 Custom targets also appear in this list 1 From the hole information screen press 2 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 Saving Cust...

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Page 15: ... also install device software updates and manage your Connect IQ apps 1 Connect the device to your computer using the USB cable 2 Go to www garmin com express 3 Download and install the Garmin Express application 4 Open the Garmin Express application and select Add Device 5 Follow the on screen instructions Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect 1 Hold LIGHT to view the controls menu 2 SelectC ...

Page 16: ...racking GroupTrack Show on Map to enable viewing connections on the map screen 4 In the Garmin Connect app from the settings menu select Safety Tracking LiveTrack GroupTrack 5 If you have more than one compatible device select a device for the GroupTrack session 6 Select Visible to All Connections 7 Select Start LiveTrack 8 On the fēnix device start an activity 9 Scroll to the map to view your con...

Page 17: ...r watch when you make a payment Managing Your Garmin Pay Wallet You can view detailed information about each of your payment cards and you can suspend activate or delete a card You can also suspend or delete your whole Garmin Pay wallet Garmin Pay NOTE In some countries participating financial institutions may restrict the wallet features 1 From the fenix device page in the Garmin Connect app sele...

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Page 20: ...etic performance and should increase as your level of fitness improves The fenix device requires wrist based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor to display your VO2 max estimate The device has separate VO2 max estimates for running and cycling You must run either outside with GPS or ride with a compatible power meter at a moderate level of intensity for several minutes to get an ac...

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Page 22: ... screen instructions 16 After you begin your ride the device displays each step duration the target and current power data A message appears when the test is complete 6 After you complete the guided test complete the cool down stop the timer and save the activity Your FTP appears as a value measured in watts per kilogram your power output in watts and a position on the color gauge 7 Select an opti...

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Page 24: ... The fenix device has a wrist based pulse oximeter to gauge the peripheral saturation of oxygen in your blood Knowing your oxygen saturation can help you determine how your body is acclimating to high altitudes for alpine sport and expedition You can manually begin a pulse oximeter reading by viewing the pulse oximeter widget Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings page 18 You can also tum on all day read...

Page 25: ... initial setup to determine your default heart rate zones You can set separate heart rate zones for sport profiles such as running cycling and swimming For the most accurate calorie data during your activity set your maximum heart rate You can also set each heart rate zone and enter your resting heart rate manually You can manually adjust your zones on the device or using your Garmin Connect accou...

Page 26: ...w your sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account NOTE Naps are not added to your sleep statistics You can use do not disturb mode to tum off notifications and alerts with the exception of alarms Using Do Not Disturb Mode page 20 Using Automated Sleep Tracking 1 Wear your device while sleeping 2 Upload your sleep tracking data to the Garmin Connect site Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Conne...

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