Garmin Forerunner 010-02156-11, Faq

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My phone will not connect to the device
If your phone will not connect to the device, you can try these tips.
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Turn off your smartphone and your device, and turn them back on again.
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Enable Bluetooth
®
technology on your smartphone.
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Update the Garmin Connect™ app to the latest version.
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Remove your device from the Garmin Connect app and the Bluetooth settings on your
smartphone to retry the pairing process.
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If you bought a new smartphone, remove your device from the Garmin Connect app on
the smartphone you intend to stop using.
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Bring your smartphone within 10 m (33 ft.) of the device.
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On your smartphone, open the Garmin Connect app, select or , and select
Garmin Devices > Add Device to enter pairing mode.
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Select UP > > Phone > Pair Phone.
Maximizing Battery Life
You can do several things to extend the life of the battery.
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Reduce the backlight timeout ( Changing the Backlight Settings ).
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Turn off Bluetooth
®
wireless technology when you are not using connected features
( Turning Off the Bluetooth Smartphone Connection ).
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Turn off activity tracking ( Activity Tracking Settings ).
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Use a watch face that is not updated every second.
For example, use a watch face without a second hand ( Customizing the Watch Face ).
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Limit the smartphone notifications the device displays ( Managing Notifications ).
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Stop broadcasting heart rate data to paired Garmin
®
devices ( Broadcasting Heart Rate
Data to Garmin Devices ).
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Turn off wrist-based heart rate monitoring ( Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart Rate
Monitor ).
NOTE: Wrist-based heart rate monitoring is used to calculate vigorous intensity minutes
and calories burned.
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