• Hold the arm wearing the device at heart level while the
device reads your blood oxygen saturation.
• Use a silicone band.
• Clean and dry your arm before putting on the device.
• Avoid wearing sunscreen, lotion, and insect repellent under
the device.
• Avoid scratching the optical sensor on the back of the device.
• Rinse the device with fresh water after each workout.
Customizing Your Device
Widgets
Your device comes preloaded with widgets that provide at-a-
glance information. Some widgets require a Bluetooth
connection to a compatible smartphone.
Some widgets are not visible by default. You can add them to
the widget loop manually (
).
ABC
: Displays combined altimeter, barometer, and compass
information.
Alternate time zones
: Displays the current time of day in
additional time zones.
Body Battery
: With all day wear, displays your current Body
Battery level and a graph of your level for the last several
hours.
Calendar
: Displays upcoming meetings from your smartphone
calendar.
Calories
: Displays your calorie information for the current day.
Dog tracking
: Displays your dog's location information when
you have a compatible dog tracking device paired with your
Instinct device.
Floors climbed
: Tracks your floors climbed and progress
toward your goal.
Heart rate
: Displays your current heart rate in beats per minute
(bpm) and a graph of your average resting heart rate (RHR).
Intensity minutes
: 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.
Moon Phase
: Displays the moonrise and moonset times, along
with the moon phase, based on your GPS position.
Music controls
: Provides music player controls for your
smartphone.
My day
: Displays a dynamic summary of your activity today. The
metrics include timed activities, intensity minutes, floors
climbed, steps, calories burned, and more.
Notifications
: Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network
updates, and more, based on your smartphone notification
settings.
Pulse oximeter
: Allows you to take a manual pulse oximeter
reading.
Sensor information
: Displays information from an internal
sensor or a connected wireless sensor.
Solar intensity
: Displays a graph of the intensity of solar input
for the last 6 hours.
Steps
: Tracks your daily step count, step goal, and data for
previous days.
Stress
: Displays your current stress level and a graph of your
stress level. You can do a breathing activity to help you relax.
Sunrise and sunset
: Displays sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight
times.
VIRB controls
: Provides camera controls when you have a
VIRB device paired with your Instinct device.
Weather
: Displays the current temperature and weather
forecast.
Xero
®
device
: Displays laser location information when you
have a compatible Xero device paired with your Instinct
device.
Customizing the Widget Loop
You can change the order of widgets in the widget loop, remove
widgets, and add new widgets.
1
From the watch face, hold
MENU
.
2
Select
Settings
>
Widgets
.
3
Select a widget.
4
Select an option:
• Select
Reorder
to change the location of the widget in the
widget loop.
• Select
Remove
to remove the widget from the widget
loop.
5
Select
Add Widgets
.
6
Select a widget.
The widget is added to the widget loop.
inReach Remote
The inReach remote function allows you to control your inReach
device using your Instinct device. Go to
to
purchase an inReach device.
Using the inReach Remote
Before you can use the inReach remote function, you must add
the inReach widget to the widget loop (
).
1
Turn on the inReach device.
2
On your Instinct watch, press
UP
or
DOWN
from the watch
face to view the inReach widget.
3
Press
GPS
to search for your inReach device.
4
Press
GPS
to pair your inReach device.
5
Press
GPS
, and select an option:
• To send an SOS message, select
Initiate SOS
.
NOTE:
You should only use the SOS function in a real
emergency situation.
• To send a text message, select
Messages
>
New
Message
, select the message contacts, and enter the
message text or select a quick text option.
• To send a preset message, select
Send Preset
, and
select a message from the list.
• To view the timer and distance traveled during an activity,
select
Tracking
.
VIRB Remote
The VIRB remote function allows you to control your VIRB
action camera using your device. Go to
to purchase a VIRB action camera.
Controlling a VIRB Action Camera
Before you can use the VIRB remote function, you must enable
the remote setting on your VIRB camera. See the
VIRB Series
Owner's Manual
for more information.
1
Turn on your VIRB camera.
2
Pair your VIRB camera with your Instinct watch (
).
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