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• 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 (

Customizing the Widget Loop

page 17

).

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 

buy.garmin.com

 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 (

Customizing the Widget 

Loop

, page 17

).

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 

www.garmin.com/VIRB 

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 (

Pairing Your 

Wireless Sensors

, page 23

).

Customizing Your Device

17

Summary of Contents for INSTINCT

Page 1: ...INSTINCT SOLARTACTICAL Owner sManual ...

Page 2: ...in the USA and other countries Body Battery Garmin Connect Garmin Explore Garmin Express Garmin Move IQ HRM Swim HRM Tri tempe and TrueUp 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 and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries The BLUETOO...

Page 3: ...ove IQ 8 Activity Tracking Settings 8 Turning Off Activity Tracking 8 Workouts 8 Following a Workout From Garmin Connect 8 Starting a Workout 8 About the Training Calendar 8 Using Garmin Connect Training Plans 8 Interval Workouts 8 Creating an Interval Workout 8 Starting an Interval Workout 9 Stopping an Interval Workout 9 Using Virtual Partner 9 Setting a Training Target 9 Cancelling a Training T...

Page 4: ...Compass Manually 21 Setting the North Reference 21 Altimeter Settings 21 Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter 21 Barometer Settings 21 Calibrating the Barometer 21 Xero Laser Location Settings 22 Map Settings 22 Navigation Settings 22 Customizing Map Features 22 Heading Settings 22 Setting Navigation Alerts 22 Power Manager Settings 22 Customizing the Battery Saver Feature 22 Customizing Power Mod...

Page 5: ...ormation More widgets are available when you pair your watch with a smartphone From the watch face press GPS to start an activity or open an app Starting an Activity 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 turning the device off You...

Page 6: ...will charge faster when exposed to sunlight because the solar charging lens is optimized for the spectrum of sunlight For maximum battery performance charge the watch in bright sunlight NOTE The watch protects itself from overheating and stops charging automatically if the internal temperature exceeds the solar charging temperature threshold Specifications page 24 NOTE The watch does not solar cha...

Page 7: ...walking with GPS turned off speed distance and cadence are calculated using the accelerometer in the device The accelerometer is self calibrating The accuracy of the speed distance and cadence data improves after a few outdoor runs or walks using GPS TIP Holding the handrails of the treadmill reduces accuracy You can use an optional foot pod to record pace distance and cadence When cycling with GP...

Page 8: ...and accessories including the connection to your smartphone Changing the Track Point Recording Interval During an expedition GPS track points are recorded once an hour by default You can change how often GPS track points are recorded Recording track points less frequently maximizes battery life NOTE To maximize battery life GPS track points are not recorded after sunset You can customize this opti...

Page 9: ...tional rest intervals Auto Rest The auto rest feature is available only for pool swimming Your device automatically detects when you are resting and the rest screen appears If you rest for more than 15 seconds the device automatically creates a rest interval When you resume swimming the device automatically starts a new swim interval You can turn on the auto rest feature in the activity options Ac...

Page 10: ...ormation 1 Press GPS 2 Select Jumpmaster 3 Select HAHO or HALO 4 Select Wind Reset All wind values are removed from the list Entering Wind Information for a Static Jump 1 Press GPS 2 Select Jumpmaster Static Wind 3 Enter a wind speed in knots and select Done 4 Enter a wind direction in degrees and select Done Constant Settings Select Jumpmaster select a jump type and select Constant Percent Max Se...

Page 11: ...ecords your daily step count distance traveled intensity minutes floors climbed calories burned and sleep statistics for each recorded day Your calories burned includes your base metabolism plus activity calories The number of steps taken during the day appears on the steps widget The step count is updated periodically For more information about activity tracking and fitness metric accuracy go to ...

Page 12: ...g Garmin Connect or select a training plan that has built in workouts and transfer them to your device You can schedule workouts using Garmin Connect You can plan workouts in advance and store them on your device Following a Workout From Garmin Connect Before you can download a workout from Garmin Connect you must have a Garmin Connect account Garmin Connect page 14 1 Select an option Open the Gar...

Page 13: ... Select an activity 3 Hold MENU 4 Select Training Set a Target 5 Select an option Select Distance Only to select a preset distance or enter a custom distance Select Distance and Time to select a distance and time target Select Distance and Pace or Distance and Speed to select a distance and pace or speed target The training target screen appears and displays your estimated finish time The estimate...

Page 14: ...atch time continues running 5 Press GPS to stop both timers 6 Press UP and select an option 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 any screen hold SET 2 Select Se...

Page 15: ...me for the course and select 6 Select Add Location 7 Select an option 8 If necessary repeat steps 6 and 7 9 Select Done Do Course Navigation information appears 10Press GPS to begin navigation Creating a Course on Garmin Connect Before you can create a course on the Garmin Connect app you must have a Garmin Connect account Garmin Connect page 14 1 From the Garmin Connect app select or 2 Select Tra...

Page 16: ... size of an area you must acquire satellites 1 From the watch face press GPS 2 Select Area Calc 3 Walk around the perimeter of the area TIP You can hold MENU and select Pan Zoom to adjust the map Panning and Zooming the Map page 12 4 Press GPS to calculate the area 5 Select an option To exit without saving select Done To convert measurements of the area to a different unit of measure select Change...

Page 17: ...ted features are available for your Instinct device when you connect the device to a compatible smartphone using Bluetooth technology Some features require you to install the Garmin Connect app on the connected smartphone Go to www garmin com apps for more information Phone notifications Displays phone notifications and messages on your Instinct device LiveTrack Allows friends and family to follow...

Page 18: ...ount 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 compatible smartphone Pairing Your Smartphone with Your Device page 1 Sync your device with the Garmin Connect app Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect page 14 When new software is available t...

Page 19: ...ent heart rate in beats per minute bpm and a graph of your heart rate for the last 4 hours 1 From the watch face select UP or DOWN to view the heart rate widget NOTE You may need to add the widget to your widget loop Customizing the Widget Loop page 17 2 Select GPS to view your average resting heart rate values for the last 7 days Broadcasting Heart Rate Data to Garmin Devices You can broadcast yo...

Page 20: ...Battery level updates when you sync your device with your Garmin Connect account For more accurate results wear the device while sleeping Rest and good sleep charge your Body Battery Strenuous activity high stress and poor sleep can cause your Body Battery to drain Food intake as well as stimulants like caffeine has no impact on your Body Battery Pulse Oximeter The Instinct Solar device has a wris...

Page 21: ...om 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 ti...

Page 22: ...s automatically using the built in altimeter Auto Lap Sets the options for the Auto Lap feature Auto Lap page 19 Auto Pause Sets the device to stop recording data when you stop moving or when you drop below a specified speed Enabling Auto Pause page 19 Auto Rest Enables the device to automatically detect when you are resting during a pool swim and create a rest interval Auto Rest page 5 Auto Run E...

Page 23: ...ing alert 7 If necessary select the type of alert 8 Select a zone enter the minimum and maximum values or enter a custom value for the alert 9 If necessary turn on the alert For event and recurring alerts a message appears each time you reach the alert value For range alerts a message appears each time you exceed or drop below the specified range minimum and maximum values Auto Lap Marking Laps by...

Page 24: ...rack points and sensor data less frequently UltraTrac page 20 NOTE Using GPS and another satellite together can reduce battery life more quickly than using GPS only GPS and Other Satellite Systems page 20 GPS and Other Satellite Systems Using GPS and another satellite system together offers increased performance in challenging environments and faster position acquisition than using GPS only Howeve...

Page 25: ...t the magnetic variation value manually select User enter the magnetic variance and select Done Altimeter Settings Hold MENU and select Settings Sensors Accessories Altimeter Calibrate Allows you to manually calibrate the altimeter sensor Auto Cal Allows the altimeter to self calibrate each time you turn on GPS tracking Elevation Sets the units of measure for elevation Calibrating the Barometric A...

Page 26: ...stomizing the Battery Saver Feature page 22 Power Modes Allows you to customize system settings activity settings and GPS settings to extend battery life during an activity Customizing Power Modes page 22 Customizing the Battery Saver Feature The battery saver feature allows you to quickly adjust system settings to extend battery life in watch mode You can turn on the battery saver feature from th...

Page 27: ...tion Select During Activity Select Not During Activity 5 Select an option Select Keys to turn on the backlight for key presses Select Alerts to turn on the backlight for alerts Select Gesture to turn on the backlight by raising and turning your arm to look at your wrist Select Timeout to set the length of time before the backlight turns off Select Brightness to set the brightness level of the back...

Page 28: ...ttings Sensors Accessories 3 Select your foot pod 4 Select Speed or Distance 5 Select an option Select Indoor when you are training with GPS turned off usually indoors Select Always to use your foot pod data regardless of the GPS setting tempe The tempe is an ANT wireless temperature sensor You can attach the sensor to a secure strap or loop where it is exposed to ambient air and therefore provide...

Page 29: ... moisture can cause corrosion of the electrical contacts when connected to a charger Corrosion can prevent charging and data transfer 1 Wipe the device using a cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution 2 Wipe it dry After cleaning allow the device to dry completely TIP For more information go to www garmin com fitandcare Changing the Bands You can replace the bands with new Instinct bands or c...

Page 30: ...date are set automatically based on the GPS position TIP For more information about GPS go to www garmin com aboutGPS 1 Go outdoors to an open area The front of the device should be oriented toward the sky 2 Wait while the device locates satellites It may take 30 60 seconds to locate satellite signals Improving GPS Satellite Reception Frequently sync the device to your Garmin Connect account Conne...

Page 31: ...he maximum temperature recorded in the last 24 hours from a compatible temperature sensor 24 Hour Min The minimum temperature recorded in the last 24 hours from a compatible temperature sensor Ambient Press The uncalibrated ambient pressure Average HR The average heart rate for the current activity Average Pace The average pace for the current activity Average Swolf The average swolf score for the...

Page 32: ...erval Int Distance The distance traveled for the current interval Int Max HRR The maximum percentage of heart rate reserve maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate for the current swim interval Int Max Max The maximum percentage of maximum heart rate for the current swim interval Int Max HR The maximum heart rate for the current swim interval Int Pace The average pace for the current interval I...

Page 33: ...mer During a strength training activity the amount of time spent in the current workout set Speed The current rate of travel Stopped Time The total time stopped for the current activity Stroke Rate Swimming The number of strokes per minute spm Stroke Rate Paddle sports The number of strokes per minute spm Strokes Swimming The total number of strokes for the current activity Strokes Paddle sports T...

Page 34: ...086 700 23C 2096 700 25C 2105 700C Tubular 2130 700 28C 2136 700 30C 2146 700 32C 2155 700 35C 2168 700 38C 2180 700 40C 2200 700 44C 2235 700 45C 2242 700 47C 2268 Symbol Definitions These symbols may appear on the device or accessory labels WEEE disposal and recycling symbol The WEEE symbol is attached to the product in compliance with the EU directive 2012 19 EU on Waste Electrical and Electron...

Page 35: ...ntensity minutes 8 27 intervals 5 workouts 8 9 J jumpmaster 5 6 K keys 22 23 customizing 20 L language 22 lengths 5 locations 11 deleting 11 editing 11 saving 10 11 M main menu customizing 17 man overboard MOB 11 map 22 maps 18 22 browsing 12 navigating 12 marine 4 menu 1 metronome 4 MOB 11 Move IQ 8 N navigation 4 18 22 Sight N Go 12 stopping 12 north reference 21 notifications 13 O odometer 13 o...

Page 36: ...waypoints projecting 11 wheel sizes 29 widgets 1 2 15 17 workouts 8 loading 8 Z zones heart rate 7 time 10 32 Index ...

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