QUATIX® 8
Owner's Manual
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Introduction....................................... 1
Getting Started........................................ 1
Button Functions..................................... 1
Touchscreen Functions......................... 3
Enabling and Disabling the Touchscreen........................................ 3
Customizing the Watch Face................. 4
Apps and Activities............................ 4
Apps......................................................... 5
Workouts.............................................. 7
Starting a Workout........................... 8
Workout Execution Score............ 8
Following a Workout From Garmin Connect.......................................... 8
Following a Daily Suggested Workout............................................ 9
Starting an Interval Workout........... 9
Customizing an Interval Workout...................................... 10
Recording a Critical Swim Speed Test................................................. 10
Using Virtual Partner®.................. 10
Setting a Training Target........... 11
Racing a Previous Activity......... 11
About the Training Calendar......... 11
Adaptive Training Plans............ 12
Using the Saved App......................... 12
Recording a Voice Note.................... 12
Using Voice Commands................... 13
Watch Voice Commands.............. 13
Using the Messenger App................. 15
Garmin Pay........................................ 15
Setting Up Your Garmin Pay Wallet............................................. 15
Paying for a Purchase Using Your Watch............................................ 16
Adding a Card to Your Garmin Pay Wallet............................................. 16
Managing Your Garmin Pay Cards............................................. 16
Changing Your Garmin Pay Passcode....................................... 16
Dive Planning..................................... 16
Calculating NDL Time................... 17
Calculating Your Breathing Gas..... 17
Viewing Tide Information.................. 18
Setting a Tide Alert........................ 18
Marking Your Anchor Location........ 19
Anchor Settings............................. 19
Using Boat Command....................... 19
Using the MFD Remote App............. 20
Streaming Boat Data......................... 20
Marking a Waypoint on Your Chartplotter.................................. 20
Autopilot............................................ 20
Pairing With an Autopilot.............. 21
Controlling the Autopilot............... 21
Trolling Motor Remote...................... 21
Pairing Your Watch and Trolling Motor.............................................. 21
Fusion Audio App.............................. 21
Connecting to a Fusion Stereo..... 22
Activities............................................... 22
Starting an Activity........................... 23
Tips for Recording Activities......... 24
GPS Status and Status Icons........ 24
Stopping an Activity.......................... 26
Evaluating an Activity.................... 26
Outdoor Activities.............................. 27
Golfing............................................. 27
Playing Golf................................ 27
Golf Menu................................... 29
Moving the Flag......................... 30
Virtual Caddie............................. 30
PlaysLike Distance Icons.......... 31
Measuring Distance with Touch Targeting.................................... 31
Viewing Measured Shots.......... 31
Keeping Score............................ 32
Viewing the Wind Speed and Direction.................................... 33
Viewing the Direction to the Pin............................................... 33
Saving Custom Targets............. 33
Big Numbers Mode.................... 34
Swing Tempo Training.............. 34
Recording a Bouldering Activity... 36
Starting an Expedition................... 36
Recording a Track Point Manually..................................... 36
Viewing Track Points................. 37
Going Fishing................................. 37
Going Hunting................................ 37
Running.............................................. 38
Going for a Track Run................... 38
Tips for Recording a Track Run.............................................. 38
Going for a Virtual Run.................. 38
Calibrating the Treadmill Distance........................................... 39
Recording an Ultra Run Activity.... 39
Ultra Run Auto Rest Settings..... 39
Recording an Obstacle Racing Activity............................................ 40
PacePro™ Training.......................... 40
Downloading a PacePro Plan from Garmin Connect................ 40
Creating a PacePro Plan on Your Watch......................................... 40
Starting a PacePro Plan............ 41
Swimming.......................................... 41
Swim Terminology......................... 42
Stroke Types.................................. 42
Tips for Swimming Activities........ 42
Swim Auto Rest and Manual Rest................................................ 42
Training with the Drill Log............. 43
Cycling............................................... 43
Using an Indoor Trainer................. 43
Power Guide................................... 44
Creating and Using a Power Guide.......................................... 44
Multisport........................................... 44
Triathlon Training.......................... 45
Creating a Multisport Activity....... 45
Gym Activities.................................... 45
Recording a Strength Training Activity............................................ 46
Recording a HIIT Activity............... 47
Recording an Indoor Climbing Activity............................................ 47
Diving................................................. 48
Dive Warnings................................ 48
Going Diving................................... 49
Navigating with the Dive Compass.................................... 50
Performing a Safety Stop.......... 50
Performing a Decompression Stop............................................ 51
Exceeding the Depth Limit........ 51
Dive Settings.................................. 52
Advanced Dive Settings............ 53
Altitude Diving.............................. 53
Custom Dive Alerts....................... 53
Dive Alerts..................................... 54
Winter Sports..................................... 55
Viewing Your Ski Runs.................. 55
Recording a Backcountry Skiing or Snowboarding Activity.................. 56
Cross-Country Skiing Power Data................................................ 56
Water Sports...................................... 56
Viewing Your Water Sport Runs.... 56
Sailing............................................. 57
Track Assist................................. 57
Sail Racing..................................... 58
Setting the Starting Line............ 59
Starting a Race........................... 59
Other Activities................................. 60
Recording a Breathwork Activity.. 60
Recording a Meditation Activity... 60
Gaming........................................... 61
Using the Garmin GameOn™ App............................................. 61
Recording a Manual Gaming Activity........................................ 61
Jumpmaster.................................. 61
Planning a Jump........................ 62
Jump Types............................... 62
Entering Jump Information....... 62
Entering Wind Information for HAHO and HALO Jumps........... 62
Entering Wind Information for a Static Jump............................... 63
Constant Settings..................... 63
Customizing Activities and Apps......... 63
Customizing the App List................. 63
Customizing Your Favorite Activities List...................................................... 64
Pinning a Favorite Activity to the List.................................................. 64
Customizing the Data Screens......... 64
Adding the Map Data Screen........ 65
Creating a Custom Activity.............. 65
Activity Settings................................ 65
Activity Alerts................................. 68
Setting an Alert.......................... 69
Playing Voice Alerts During an Activity............................................ 69
Routing Settings............................ 69
Using ClimbPro.............................. 70
Enabling Auto Climb...................... 70
Satellite Settings........................... 71
Segments....................................... 71
Strava™ Segments..................... 71
Viewing Segment Details........... 71
Racing a Segment...................... 72
Training Load Focus...................... 90
Load Ratio..................................... 90
About Training Effect.................... 91
Recovery Time............................... 92
Recovery Heart Rate..................... 92
Heat and Altitude Performance Acclimation....................................... 92
Pausing and Resuming Your Training Status................................................. 92
Training Readiness.............................. 93
Running Tolerance............................... 94
Endurance Score.................................. 94
Hill Score............................................... 95
Viewing Cycling Ability......................... 95
Race Calendar and Primary Race......... 95
Training for a Race Event.................. 96
Adding a Stock..................................... 96
Adding Weather Locations................... 96
Using the Jet Lag Adviser.................... 96
Planning a Trip in the Garmin Connect App.................................................... 97
Viewing the Scuba Diving Glance......... 97
Customizing the Controls Menu.......... 75
Using the LED Flashlight....................... 76
Editing the Custom Flashlight Strobe................................................ 76
Viewing Glances................................... 81
Customizing the Glances List.............. 81
Creating a Glances Folder................ 82
Body Battery......................................... 82
Tips for Improved Body Battery Data................................................... 82
Performance Measurements................ 83
About VO2 Max. Estimates................ 84
Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Running.......................................... 84
Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Cycling........................................... 84
Viewing Your Predicted Race Times................................................ 85
Heart Rate Variability Status............ 85
Performance Condition..................... 85
Viewing Your Performance Condition........................................... 86
Running Economy............................. 86
Viewing Your Running Economy.... 86
Getting Your FTP Estimate................ 87
Lactate Threshold............................. 87
Viewing Your Real-Time Stamina...... 88
Viewing Your Curve........................... 88
Training Status..................................... 89
Training Status Levels....................... 89
Tips for Getting Your Training Status............................................. 90
Acute Load......................................... 90
Setting an Alarm................................... 97
Editing an Alarm................................... 98
Using the Countdown Timer................. 98
Deleting a Countdown Timer............. 99
Using the Stopwatch............................. 99
Adding Alternate Time Zones............ 100
Editing an Alternate Time Zone....... 100
Adding a Countdown Event................ 101
Editing a Countdown Event............. 101
Using History...................................... 102
Multisport History........................... 102
Personal Records............................... 102
Viewing Your Personal Records...... 102
Restoring a Personal Record.......... 103
Clearing Personal Records............. 103
Viewing Data Totals............................ 103
Health and Wellness Alerts................ 104
Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert................................................. 104
Move Alert...................................... 105
Customizing Move Alerts............ 105
Morning Report.................................. 105
Customizing Your Morning Report.. 105
Evening Report................................... 105
Customizing Your Evening Report.. 105
Setting Time Alerts............................. 106
Setting a Storm Alert.......................... 106
Turning On Phone Connection Alerts. 106
Sound and Vibration Settings....... 106
Display and Brightness Settings... 107
Sensors and Accessories................... 107
Wireless Sensors............................. 108
Pairing Your Wireless Sensors.... 110
Heart Rate Accessory Running Pace and Distance.................................... 110
Tips for Recording Running Pace and Distance............................ 110
Running Dynamics....................... 111
Tips for Missing Running Dynamics Data......................... 111
Running Power......................... 112
Chest Heart Rate While Swimming................................... 112
Using the Varia Camera Controls..................................... 113
inReach Remote......................... 113
Using the inReach Remote...... 113
Phone Connectivity Features............. 113
Pairing Your Phone......................... 114
Calling from the Phone App........... 114
Using the Phone Assistant............. 114
Enabling Phone Notifications......... 115
Viewing Notifications.................. 115
Receiving an Incoming Phone Call................................................ 115
Replying to a Text Message......... 116
Turning Off the Bluetooth Phone Connection..................................... 116
Turning On and Off Find My Phone Alerts................................................ 116
Locating a Phone Lost During a GPS Activity....................................... 116
Wi-Fi Connectivity Features................ 116
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network........ 117
Garmin Share...................................... 117
Sharing Data with Garmin Share..... 117
Receiving Data with Garmin Share.. 118
Garmin Share Settings................... 118
Phone Apps and Computer Applications........................................ 118
Garmin Connect............................. 118
Garmin Connect+ Subscription.. 119
Using the Garmin Connect App.. 119
Updating the Software Using the Garmin Connect App............... 119
Unified Training Status............ 119
Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer.................................... 120
Updating the Software Using Garmin Express....................... 120
Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect..................................... 120
Connect IQ Features....................... 120
Downloading Connect IQ Features...................................... 121
Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your Computer................. 121
Garmin Dive™ App.......................... 121
Garmin Explore™............................. 121
Garmin Messenger App.................. 122
Garmin Golf App............................. 122
Customizing a Default Focus Mode.. 123
Creating a Custom Focus Mode........ 123
Wrist Heart Rate................................. 124
Wearing the Watch......................... 124
Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data...... 125
Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Settings.. 125
Broadcasting Heart Rate Data..... 125
Pulse Oximeter................................... 126
Setting Pulse Oximeter Readings.. 127
Setting the Pulse Oximeter Mode.. 127
Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data................................................. 127
Auto Goal............................................ 127
Intensity Minutes................................ 128
Earning Intensity Minutes............... 128
Sleep Tracking.................................... 128
Using Automated Sleep Tracking.... 128
Breathing Variations....................... 128
Viewing the Map................................ 129
Saving or Navigating to a Location on the Map............................................... 129
Map Settings...................................... 130
Managing Maps.............................. 130
Downloading Maps with Outdoor Maps+.......................................... 131
Downloading TopoActive Maps.. 131
Deleting Maps.............................. 131
Showing and Hiding Map Data........... 132
Navigating to a Destination................ 132
Navigating to a Nearby Point of Interest............................................ 133
Navigating to Your Starting Point During an Activity........................... 133
Marking and Starting Navigation to a Man Overboard Location................ 134
Stopping Navigation......................... 134
Saving Locations............................... 134
Saving Your Location....................... 134
Saving a Dual Grid Location........... 134
Sharing a Location From a Map Using the Garmin Connect App................ 135
Starting a GPS Activity From a Shared Location.......................... 135
Navigating to a Shared Location During an Activity......................... 135
Courses............................................... 135
Creating a Course on Garmin Connect............................................ 136
Sending a Course to Your Device.......................................... 136
Creating and Following a Course on Your Watch..................................... 136
Creating a Round-Trip Course..... 137
Navigating with Sight 'N Go........ 137
Setting the Compass Heading.......... 137
Setting a Reference Point.................. 138
Projecting a Waypoint........................ 138
Adding Emergency Contacts.............. 139
Adding Contacts................................ 139
Turning Incident Detection On and Off................................................. 140
Requesting Assistance....................... 140
Spectator Messaging......................... 140
Blocking Spectator Messages....... 141
Starting a GroupTrack Session.......... 141
Tips for GroupTrack Sessions........ 141
Connecting to a Third-Party Provider. 142
Downloading Audio Content from a Third-Party Provider....................... 142
Downloading Personal Audio Content............................................... 143
Listening to Music............................. 143
Music Playback Controls.................... 144
Connecting Bluetooth Headphones.... 144
Changing the Audio Mode.................. 144
Setting Up Your User Profile............... 144
Gender Settings.............................. 145
Viewing Your Fitness Age................... 145
About Heart Rate Zones..................... 145
Fitness Goals................................... 145
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones........ 146
Letting the Watch Set Your Heart Rate Zones.............................................. 146
Heart Rate Zone Calculations........ 147
Setting Your Power Zones................. 147
Detecting Performance Measurements Automatically..................................... 147
Customizing the Battery Saver Feature................................................ 148
Customizing the Power Mode for an Activity................................................ 148
Customizing Power Modes................ 149
Customizing the Button Shortcuts...... 149
Setting Your Watch Passcode........... 150
Changing Your Watch Passcode..... 150
Compass............................................. 150
Compass Settings.......................... 150
Calibrating the Compass Manually...................................... 151
Setting the North Reference....... 151
Altimeter and Barometer.................... 151
Altimeter and Barometer Settings.. 151
Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter...................................... 152
Depth Sensor..................................... 152
Depth Sensor Settings................... 152
Time Settings..................................... 152
Syncing the Time............................. 152
Advanced System Settings................ 153
Changing the Units of Measure...... 153
Data Recording Settings................ 153
Restore and Reset Settings................ 153
Restoring Your Settings and Data from Garmin Connect............................. 154
Resetting All Default Settings......... 154
Viewing Device Information............... 154
Viewing E-label Regulatory and Compliance Information................. 154
About the AMOLED Display................ 155
Charging the Watch............................ 155
Specifications..................................... 156
Battery Information......................... 157
Device Care........................................ 157
Cleaning the Watch........................ 158
Changing the QuickFit® Bands.......... 158
Product Updates................................. 158
Getting More Information................... 159
My device is in the wrong language.... 159
Tips for Maximizing the Battery Life... 159
Restarting Your Watch........................ 159
Is my phone compatible with my watch?................................................ 160
My phone will not connect to the watch................................................. 160
Can I use my Bluetooth sensor with my watch?................................................ 160
My headphones will not connect to the watch................................................. 160
My music cuts out or my headphones won't stay connected.......................... 161
The speaker or microphone is quiet after water exposure................................... 161
How can I undo a lap button press?... 161
Diving.................................................. 161
Resetting Your Tissue Load........... 161
Resetting the Surface Pressure...... 161
Acquiring Satellite Signals................. 162
Improving GPS Satellite Reception. 162
The heart rate on my watch is not accurate............................................... 162
The activity temperature reading is not accurate.............................................. 162
Exiting Demo Mode............................. 162
Activity Tracking................................. 162
My step count does not seem accurate.......................................... 162
The step counts on my watch and my Garmin Connect account don't match............................................... 163
The floors climbed amount does not seem accurate................................ 163
Color Gauges and Running Dynamics Data.................................................. 163
Ground Contact Time Balance Data................................................. 164
Vertical Oscillation and Vertical Ratio Data.................................................. 164
VO2 Max. Standard Ratings................ 165
Running Economy Ratings................. 165
FTP Ratings......................................... 166
Endurance Score Ratings................... 167
Wheel Size and Circumference.......... 168
Data Fields................................... 169
WARNING
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information.
Always consult your physician before you begin or modify any exercise program.
When using your watch the first time, you should complete these tasks to set it up and get to know the basic features.
During the initial setup, you can pair your phone with your watch to receive notifications, sync your activities, and more (Pairing Your Phone, page 114). If you are upgrading from a compatible watch, you can migrate your watch settings, saved courses, and more when you pair your new quatix watch with your phone.
For the best experience, you should keep the software on your watch up to date. Software updates provide changes and improvements to privacy, security, and features.
TIP: You can customize some button hold functions and create new button shortcuts (Customizing the Button Shortcuts, page 149).
| Button | Functions |
|---|---|
| 1 Upper-left button | • Press to illuminate the screen. • Quickly press twice to turn the flashlight on or off (Using the LED Flashlight, page 76). • Hold for three seconds to turn on the device. • Hold for two seconds to view the controls menu (Controls, page 72). • Hold for five seconds to request assistance (Requesting Assistance, page 140). |
| 2 Middle-left button | • From the watch face, press to view the notification center (Viewing Notifications, page 115). • Press to scroll through the menus or data screens. • From the watch face, hold to access the main menu. • Hold to access a contextual menu, if one is available in that part of the user interface. |
| 3 Lower-left button | • From the watch face, press to scroll through the glances list (Viewing Glances, page 81). • Press to scroll through the menus or data screens. • Hold to view the music controls (Listening to Music, page 143). |
| 4 Upper-right button | • Press to choose an option in a menu. • From the watch face, press to open the apps and activities menu (Apps and Activities, page 4). • Press to start or stop an activity (Starting an Activity, page 23). • Hold to open the phone assistant feature when boat mode is disabled (Using the Phone Assistant, page 114), or the boat command feature when boat mode is enabled (Using Boat Command, page 19). |
| 5 Lower-right button | • Press to return to the previous screen. • During an activity, press to record a lap, rest, or advance to the next workout step. • Hold to view a list of your recently used apps. |
NOTE: This feature is not available on all watch faces.
You can customize the watch face information and appearance, or activate an installed Connect IQ™ watch face (Connect IQ Features, page 120).
NOTE: Not all options are available for all watch faces.
NOTE: The alternate time zone pointer uses the alternate time zone you set as your favorite (Editing an Alternate Time Zone, page 100).
To remove the watch face, select Delete.
Your watch includes a variety of preloaded apps and activities.
Apps: Apps provide interactive features for your watch, such as viewing workouts or calling someone from your watch (Apps, page 5).
Activities: Your watch comes preloaded with indoor and outdoor activity apps, including running, cycling, strength training, pool swimming, and more (Activities, page 22). When you start an activity, the watch displays and records sensor data, which you can save and share with the Garmin Connect™ community.
For more information about activity tracking and fitness metric accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.
Connect IQ Apps: You can add features to your watch by installing apps from the Connect IQ app (Connect IQ Features, page 120).
You can customize your watch using the apps menu, which lets you quickly access watch features and options. Some apps require a Bluetooth connection to a compatible phone. Many apps can also be found in the glances (Glances, page 71) or controls (Controls, page 72).
From the watch face, press, and press to scroll through the apps.
| Name | More Information |
|---|---|
| ABC | Select to view combined altimeter, barometer, and compass information. |
| Anchor | Select to mark an anchor location (Marking Your Anchor Location, page 19). |
| Autopilot | Select to pair and control a Garmin autopilot device (Autopilot, page 20). |
| Boat Command | Select to speak a command for your connected chartplotter's voice assistant (Using Boat Command, page 19). |
| Boat Data | Select to view data fields from your connected chartplotter (Streaming Boat Data, page 20). |
| Broadcast Heart Rate | Select to broadcast heart rate data to a paired device (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data, page 125). |
| Calculator | Select to use the calculator, including the tip calculator. |
| Calendar | Select to view upcoming events from your phone calendar. |
| Clocks | Select to set an alarm, timer, stopwatch, alternate time zone, or countdown event (Clocks, page 97). |
| Connect IQ | Select to use the Connect IQ Store on your watch (Connect IQ Features, page 120). |
| Fish Forecast | Select to display predictions for the best days and times for fishing based on your location, the moon's position, and the moon rise and set times. You can view the rating for the day and major and minor feeding times. |
| Fusion Audio | Select to pair and control your Fusion stereo (Fusion Audio App, page 21). |
| Garmin Share | Select to send or receive data with other Garmin devices (Garmin Share, page 117). |
| Health Snapshot | Select to record several key health metrics, such as your average heart rate, stress level, and respiration rate, while you hold still for two minutes. It provides a glimpse of your overall cardiovascular status. |
| History | Select to view your recorded activity history, records, and totals (Using History, page 102). |
| Map | Select to view the map (Viewing the Map, page 129). |
| Map Manager | Select to view and manage downloaded maps (Managing Maps, page 130). |
| Messenger | Select to view and send messages using the Garmin Messenger phone app (Using the Messenger App, page 15). |
| MFD Remote | Select to view data from your connected Garmin chartplotter and use your watch as a remote (Using the MFD Remote App, page 20). |
| Moon Phase | Select to view the moonrise and moonset times, along with the moon phase, based on your GPS position. |
| Music | Select to control audio playback using your watch (Listening to Music, page 143). |
| Notifications | Select to view your phone notifications (Viewing Notifications, page 115). |
| Phone | Select to open the phone controls, such as contacts and the dial pad (Calling from the Phone App, page 114). |
| Phone Assistant | Select to speak a command for your phone's voice assistant (Using the Phone Assistant, page 114). |
| Name | More Information |
|---|---|
| Plan Dive | Select to calculate the maximum operating depth, breathing gas, or no decompression limit time for a dive (Dive Planning, page 16). |
| Project Wpt. | Select to save a new location by projecting the distance and bearing from your current location (Projecting a Waypoint, page 138). |
| Pulse Ox | Select to take a pulse oximeter reading (Pulse Oximeter, page 126). |
| Reference Point | Select to set a reference point to provide the heading and distance to a location or bearing (Setting a Reference Point, page 138). |
| Saved | Select to view your saved locations, courses, and waypoints (Using the Saved App, page 12). |
| Settings | Select to open the settings menu. |
| Sunrise & Sunset | Select to view sunrise, sunset, and twilight times. |
| Tides | Select to view tide information for a location (Viewing Tide Information, page 18). |
| Tips | Select to view interactive watch tips and scan a direct link to support.garmin.com to access the owner's manual for your watch. |
| Trolling Motor | Select to use your watch as a remote control for a Garmin trolling motor (Pairing Your Watch and Trolling Motor, page 21). |
| Voice Command | Select to speak a command for your watch to perform (Using Voice Commands, page 13). |
| Voice Notes | Select to record a voice note (Recording a Voice Note, page 12). |
| Wallet | Select to open your Garmin Pay wallet (Garmin Pay, page 15). |
| Weather | Select to view the current weather forecast and conditions. |
| Workouts | Select to view your saved workouts (Workouts, page 7). |
You can create custom workouts that include goals for each workout step and for varied distances, times, and calories. During your activity, you can view workout-specific data screens that contain workout step information, such as the workout step distance or current pace.
On your watch: You can open the workouts app from the apps list to show all workouts currently loaded on your watch (Apps and Activities, page 4).
You can also view your workout history.
On the app: You can create and find more workouts, or select a training plan that has built-in workouts and transfer them to your watch (Following a Workout From Garmin Connect, page 8).
You can schedule workouts.
You can update and edit your current workouts.
Your device can guide you through multiple steps in a workout.
1 From the watch face, press.
TIP: If you already have a scheduled or suggested workout for today, you can scroll down and select Workouts.
2 Select Activities, and select an activity.
3 Press, and select Training.
4 Select an option:
NOTE: Not all options are available for all activity types.
5 Select a workout.
NOTE: Only workouts that are compatible with the selected activity appear in the list.
6 If necessary, select Do Workout.
7 Press to start the activity timer.
After you begin a workout, the device displays each step of the workout, step notes (optional), the target (optional), and current workout data. For strength, yoga, cardio, or Pilates activities, an instructional animation appears.
After you complete a workout, the watch displays your workout execution score based on how accurately you completed the workout. The active workout steps are prioritized the highest, measuring how closely your effort level matches the step target, and also that you completed all the steps. Warm up and recovery steps have a lower impact on your score. The cool down step does not impact your workout execution score at all.
NOTE: Your workout execution score appears only for running or cycling workouts.
| Good, 67 to 100% | |
| Average, 34 to 66% | |
| Low, 0 to 33% |
Before you can download a workout from Garmin Connect, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 118).
1 Select an option:
2 Select Training & Planning > Workouts.
3 Find a workout, or create and save a new workout.
4 Select or Send to Device.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Before the watch can suggest a daily run or bike workout, you must have a VO2 max. estimate for that activity (About VO2 Max. Estimates, page 84).
NOTE: No suggested workout appears if you have a scheduled rest day, or are following another training plan.
TIP: If you disable the Workout Prompt option, you can enable prompts again later. From the activity, select Training > Workout Library > Daily Suggestions, select a workout, press ⌀, and select Settings > Workout Prompt.
The suggested workout updates automatically to changes in training habits, recovery time, and VO2 max.
NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.
After you complete all of the intervals, a message appears.
The watch saves your custom interval workout until you edit the workout again.
Your Critical Swim Speed (CSS) value is the result of a time-trial-based test expressed as a pace per 100 meters. Your CSS is the theoretical speed you can maintain continuously without exhaustion. You can use your CSS to guide your training pace and monitor your improvement.
The Virtual Partner feature is a training tool designed to help you meet your goals. You can set a pace for the Virtual Partner feature and race against it.
NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.
NOTE: You can change the order of the data screens (optional).
Select an option:
You can customize the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu, page 75).
Say a voice command for the watch to perform (Watch Voice Commands, page 13).
The voice command system is designed to detect natural speech. This is a list of commonly used voice commands, but the watch does not require these exact phrases. You can try saying variations of these commands in a way that is natural to you. Go to garmin.com/voicecommand/tips for voice command tips and troubleshooting information.
| Voice Help Command | Function |
|---|---|
| What can I say? | Shows a list of common voice commands |
| Voice Command | Function |
|---|---|
| Find my phone | Plays an audible alert on your paired phone, if it is within Bluetooth range. |
| Disable do not disturb | Disables do not disturb mode to dim the screen and disable alerts and notifications. |
| Turn on airplane mode | Enables airplane mode to turn off all wireless communications. |
| Increase brightness | Raises the brightness level. |
| Decrease brightness | Lowers the brightness level. |
| Set brightness to 80 | Sets the brightness level to a specified percent. Available numbers are 0-100%. |
| Voice Command | Function |
|---|---|
| Set a timer for fifteen minutes | Sets a countdown timer for the specified time. |
| Pause timer | Pauses the currently running countdown timer. |
| Resume timer | Resumes the paused countdown timer. |
| Cancel timer | Cancels the currently running countdown timer. |
| Start stopwatch | Starts the stopwatch. |
| Stop stopwatch | Stops the stopwatch. |
| Wake me up at 3:15 a.m. | Sets a one-time alarm for the specified time. |
| Voice Command | Function |
|---|---|
| Show me the weather | Opens the weather app. |
| Open the calendar | Opens the calendar app. |
| Start a run | Starts a Run activity. |
| Start hiking | Starts a Hike activity. |
| Open the triathlon app | Starts a Triathlon activity. |
The apps and activities listed are examples, but you can control all of the default apps and activities with voice commands (Apps, page 5, Activities, page 22).
| Voice Command | Function |
|---|---|
| Begin navigation | Opens the Navigate menu to navigate to a destination. |
| Save location | Saves your current location. |
| Switch to the compass app | Opens the compass. |
| Voice Command | Function |
|---|---|
| Change volume to 8 | Adjusts the volume to the specified level. Available numbers are 0-10 or 0-100%. |
| Increase volume | Raises the audio volume. |
| Decrease volume | Lowers the audio volume. |
| Play music | Plays the currently selected media. |
| Next song | Plays the next media track. |
| Previous song | Plays the previous media track. |
| Pause music | Pauses the currently playing media. |
| Mute | Silences all audio. |
| Unmute | Unsilences all audio. |
The non-satellite messaging features of the Garmin Messenger app on your phone should not be solely relied upon as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance.
NOTICE To use the Messenger app, your quatix 8 watch must be connected to the Garmin Messenger app on your compatible phone using Bluetooth technology (Garmin Messenger App, page 122).
The Messenger app on your watch allows you to view, compose, and reply to messages from the Garmin Messenger app on your phone.
Select an option:
Select Messenger.
If this is your first time using the Messenger feature, scan the QR code with your phone, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the pairing and setup process.
On your watch, select an option:
The Garmin Pay feature allows you to use your watch to pay for purchases in participating locations using credit or debit cards from a participating financial institution.
You can add one or more participating credit or debit cards to your Garmin Pay wallet. Go to garmin.com/garminpay/banks to find participating financial institutions.
From the Garmin Connect app, select •••.
Select Garmin Pay > Get Started.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Before you can use your watch to pay for purchases, you must set up at least one payment card. You can use your watch to pay for purchases in a participating location.
Select an option:
Select Wallet.
Enter your four-digit passcode.
If you enter your passcode incorrectly three times, your wallet locks, and you must reset your passcode in the Garmin Connect app.
Your most recently used payment card appears.
If you have added multiple cards to your Garmin Pay wallet, press ⌚ to change to another card (optional).
Within 60 seconds, hold your watch near the payment reader, with the watch facing the reader. The watch vibrates and displays a check mark when it is finished communicating with the reader.
If necessary, follow the instructions on the card reader to complete the transaction.
TIP: After you successfully enter your passcode, you can make payments without a passcode for 24 hours while you continue to wear your watch. If you remove the watch from your wrist or disable heart rate monitoring, you must enter the passcode again before making a payment.
You can add up to 10 credit or debit cards to your Garmin Pay wallet.
From the Garmin Connect app, select •••.
Select Garmin Pay > 💳 > Add Card.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
After the card is added, you can select the card on your watch when you make a payment.
You can temporarily suspend or delete a card.
In some countries, participating financial institutions may restrict the Garmin Pay features.
From the Garmin Connect app, select •••.
Select Garmin Pay.
Select a card.
Select an option:
You must know your current passcode to change it. If you forget your passcode, you must reset the Garmin Pay feature for your quatix watch, create a new passcode, and reenter your card information.
From the Garmin Connect app, select •••.
Select Garmin Pay > Change Passcode.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
The next time you pay using your quatix watch, you must enter the new passcode.
You can plan for future dives using your dive computer, such as calculating your breathing gas or no-decompression limit (NDL) times.
You can calculate the no-decompression limit (NDL) time or maximum depth for a future dive. These calculations are not saved or applied to your next dive.
1 Press [button icon].
2 Select Plan Dive > Compute NDL.
3 Select an option:
4 Enter an oxygen percentage.
5 Select an option:
The NDL countdown clock, depth, and maximum operating depth (MOD) appear.
If the planned depth exceeds the MOD of the dive computer or the breathing gas, a warning message appears, and the gas MOD appears in red.
6 Press [button icon].
7 Select an option:
You can calculate the PO2 value, oxygen percentage, or maximum depth for a dive by adjusting two of the three values. The calculations are affected by the water type setting in the dive settings.
1 Press [button icon].
2 Select Plan Dive > Calculate Gas.
3 Press [button icon] or [button icon], and select an option to calculate:
4 Press [button icon] or [button icon] to edit the first value.
5 Press [button icon], then press [button icon] or [button icon] to edit the second value.
As you edit the values, the device calculates an adjusted value for the highlighted option.
6 If necessary, press [button icon] to calculate the value for a different option.
Tide information is for information purposes only. It is your responsibility to heed all posted water-related guidance, to remain aware of your surroundings, and to use safe judgment in, on, and around the water at all times. Failure to heed this warning could result in serious personal injury or death.
You can view information about a tide station, including the tide height and when the next high and low tides will occur. You can save up to ten tide stations.
1 From the watch face, press [button icon].
2 Select Tides.
3 Select an option:
A 24-hour tide chart appears for the current date with the current tide height ① and information about the next high and low tides ②.
4 Press [button icon] to see tide information for upcoming days.
5 Press [button icon], and select Set as Favorite to set this location as your favorite tide station.
Your favorite tide station appears at the top of the list in the app and in the glance.
1 From the Tides app, select a saved tide station.
2 Press [button icon], and select Set Alerts.
3 Select an option:
The anchor feature is a tool for situational awareness only and may not prevent groundings or collisions in all circumstances. You are responsible for the safe and prudent operation of your vessel, for remaining aware of your surroundings, and for using safe judgment on the water at all times. Failure to heed this warning could result in property damage, serious personal injury, or death.
1 From the watch face, press [button icon].
2 Select Anchor.
3 Wait while the watch locates satellites.
4 Press [button icon], and select Drop Anchor.
From the watch face, press [button icon], select Anchor, hold [button icon], and select the app settings.
Drift Radius: Sets the allowable drift distance while anchored.
Update Interval: Sets the time interval for updating anchor data.
Anchor Alarm: Enables an alarm for when the boat moves beyond the drift radius.
Anchor Alarm Duration: Sets the anchor alarm duration. When the anchor alarm is enabled, an alert appears each time the boat moves beyond the drift radius during the specified alarm duration.
You can use the microphone on your watch to control your paired Garmin chartplotter. After you pair the devices, they connect automatically when they are turned on, within range, and the app is open on the watch.
1 Bring your quatix watch within 3 m (10 ft.) of the chartplotter.
2 From the watch face, hold [button icon].
3 Select Watch Settings > Connectivity > Chartplotter > Pair New.
4 Set the chartplotter to enter pairing mode for voice control.
See your chartplotter owner's manual for more information.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions on both devices to complete the pairing process.
6 From any screen, hold [button icon], and enable Boat Mode.
7 Select an option:
8 Speak a command for your chartplotter.
See your chartplotter owner's manual for example voice commands.
You can use your watch as a remote control for your paired Garmin chartplotter for quick access to frequently used functions, such as shortcuts and chart zoom. After you pair the devices, they connect automatically when they are turned on, within range, and the app is open on the watch.
1 Bring your quatix watch within 3 m (10 ft.) of the chartplotter.
2 From the watch face, press [button icon], and select MFD Remote.
3 Set the chartplotter to enter pairing mode for a remote control.
See your chartplotter owner's manual for more information.
4 Use the touchscreen to navigate the menus and features on the paired chartplotter.
TIP: You can press [button icon] to toggle between the chartplotter's directional pad and its main controls.
You can stream boat data to your watch from your paired Garmin chartplotter. After you pair the devices, they connect automatically when they are turned on, within range, and the app is open on the watch. The watch displays up to three data fields per page, and up to six pages of data.
1 Bring your quatix watch within 3 m (10 ft.) of the chartplotter.
2 From the watch face, press [button icon], and select Boat Data.
3 Set the chartplotter to enter pairing mode for a wireless device.
See your chartplotter owner's manual for more information.
4 Press [button icon], [button icon], or use the touchscreen to scroll through the data pages.
5 If necessary, press [button icon] to add, modify, or remove a data page.
You can mark a waypoint on your paired chartplotter using your quatix watch.
1 From the watch face, press [button icon], and select Boat Data.
2 Press [button icon].
3 Select Mark Plotter Wpt.
You are responsible for the safe and prudent operation of your vessel. The autopilot is a tool that enhances your capability to operate your boat. It does not relieve you of the responsibility of safely operating your boat. Avoid navigational hazards and never leave the helm unattended. Always be prepared to promptly regain manual control of your boat. Learn to operate the autopilot on calm and hazard-free open water. Use caution when operating the autopilot near hazards in the water, such as docks, pilings, and other boats.
You can pair your watch with a compatible Garmin autopilot to steer your vessel from your watch.
After you pair the devices, they connect automatically when turned on, within range, and the app is open on the watch.
If you need to pair with another autopilot helm control, in the Autopilot app, hold [button icon] and select Settings > Pair New.
You can change the steering patterns available on your watch from your autopilot.
You can use your watch as a remote control for your paired Garmin trolling motor. Once the devices are paired, you can control the trolling motor using the Trolling Motor app, the Boat activity, or the Fish activity. For more information about using a remote control, see your trolling motor owner's manual.
TIP: If necessary, you can pair your watch with another trolling motor later from the Sensors & Accessories menu (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 110).
You can use the Fusion Audio app on your quatix watch to control the audio playback on your Fusion device.
After you pair the devices, they connect automatically when turned on, within range, and the app is open on the watch.
From the watch face, press [button icon], select Activities, and press [button icon] to scroll through the activities. Your favorite activities list appears at the top of the list (Customizing Your Favorite Activities List, page 64).
Some activities appear in more than one category.
| Category | Activities |
|---|---|
| Outdoor | Archery, Bouldering, Disc Golf, Expedition, Fish, Golf, Hike, Horseback, Hunt, Inline Skating, Mountaineering, Rucking, Walk |
| Running | Indoor Track, Run, Track Run, Trail Run, Treadmill, Obstacle Racing, Ultra Run, Virtual Run |
| Cycling | Bike, Bike Commute, Bike Indoor, Bike Tour, BMX, Cyclocross, eBike, eMTB, Gravel Bike, MTB, Road Bike |
| Swimming | Open Water, Pool Swim |
| Gym | Boxing, Cardio, Climb Indoor, Elliptical, Floor Climb, HIIT, Jump Rope, Mixed Martial Arts, Mobility, Pilates, Row Indoor, Stair Stepper, Strength, Walk Indoor, Yoga |
| Diving | Apnea Dive, Scuba Dive, Snorkel |
| Winter Sports | Backcountry Ski, Backcountry Snowboard, Ice Skating, Ski, Snowboard, Snowmobile, Snowshoe, XC Classic Ski, XC Skate Ski |
| Water Sports | Boat, Kayak, Kiteboard, Row, Sail, Sail Expedition, Sail Race, SUP, Surf, Tube, Wakeboard, Wakesurf, Water Ski, Whitewater, Windsurf |
| Team Sports | American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Cricket, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Rugby, Soccer/Football, Softball, Volleyball, Ultimate Disc |
| Racket Sports | Badminton, Padel, Pickleball, Platform Tennis, Racquetball, Squash, Table Tennis, Tennis |
| Motorsports | ATV, Motocross, Motorcycle, Overland |
| Multisport | Swimrun, Triathlon |
| Other | Breathwork, Gaming, Jumpmaster, Meditation, Tempo Training, Track Me |
When you start an activity, GPS turns on automatically (if required).
If the activity requires GPS signals, go outside to an area with a clear view of the sky, and wait until the GPS status bar is filled.
The watch is ready after it establishes your heart rate, acquires GPS signals (if required), and connects to your wireless sensors (if required).
The watch records activity data only while the activity timer is running.
TIP: You can swipe down from the top of the screen to unlock the touchscreen during an activity.
For outdoor activities, the status bar turns green when GPS is ready. A flashing icon means the watch is searching for a signal. A solid icon means the signal was found or the sensor is connected.
| Icon | Status |
|---|---|
| GPS | GPS status |
| Battery | Battery status |
| Phone | Phone connection status |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi® technology status |
| Eye | LiveTrack status |
| People | GroupTrack status |
| Heart | Heart rate status |
| Running | Running Dynamics Pod status |
| Speed/Cadence | Speed and cadence sensor status |
| Light | Bike lights status |
| Radar | Bike radar status |
| Display | Extended display mode status |
| Trainer | Smart trainer status |
| Power | Power meter status |
| Temperature | tempe® sensor status |
Not all options are available for all activity types.
1 Press ⏸.
2 Select an option:
NOTE: After you save the activity, you can enter self-evaluation data (Evaluating an Activity, page 26).
You can select ↶ to discard a lap for certain activities (How can I undo a lap button press?, page 161).
NOTE: This feature is available only for activities that use GPS.
NOTE: This feature is available only for activities that use GPS.
NOTE: After stopping the activity, the watch saves it automatically after 30 minutes.
NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities.
You can customize the self-evaluation setting for certain activities (Activity Settings, page 65).
1 After you complete an activity, select Save (Stopping an Activity, page 26).
2 Select a number that corresponds with your perceived effort.
NOTE: You can select ≫ to skip the self evaluation.
3 Select how you felt during the activity.
You can view evaluations in the Garmin Connect app.
Before you play golf, you should charge the watch (Charging the Watch, page 155).
1 From the watch face, press ⏸.
2 Select Activities > Outdoor > Golf.
The device locates satellites, calculates your location, and selects a course if there is only one course nearby.
3 If the course list appears, select a course from the list.
4 If necessary, set your driver distance.
5 Select ✓ to keep score.
6 Select a tee box.
The hole information screen appears.
| Number | Description |
|---|---|
| ① | Current hole number |
| ② | Par for the hole |
| ③ | Map of the hole |
| ④ | Driver distance from the tee box |
| ⑤ | Distances to the front, middle, and back of the green |
NOTE: Because pin locations change, the watch calculates the distance to the front, middle, and back of the green, but not the actual pin location.
7 Select an option:
When you move to the next hole, the watch automatically transitions to display the new hole information.
During a round, you can press to access additional features in the golf menu.
View Green: Allows you to move the pin location to get a more precise distance measurement (Moving the Flag, page 30).
Virtual Caddie: Requests a club recommendation from the virtual caddie (Virtual Caddie, page 30).
Change Hole: Allows you to manually change the hole.
Change Green: Allows you to change the green when more than one green is available for a hole.
Scorecard: Opens the scorecard for the round (Keeping Score, page 32).
PinPointer: The PinPointer feature is a compass that points to the pin location when you are unable to see the green. This feature can help you line up a shot even if you are in the woods or in a deep sand trap.
NOTE: Do not use the PinPointer feature while in a golf cart. Interference from the golf cart can affect the accuracy of the compass.
Wind: Opens a pointer that shows the wind direction and speed relative to the pin (Viewing the Wind Speed and Direction, page 33).
Round Info: Shows the recorded time, distance, and steps traveled. This automatically starts and stops when you start or end a round.
Measure Shot: Shows the distance of your previous shot recorded with the Garmin AutoShot™ feature (Viewing Measured Shots, page 31). You can also manually record a shot (Manually Measuring a Shot, page 32).
Custom Targets: Allows you to save a location, such as an object or obstacle, for the current hole (Saving Custom Targets, page 33).
Club Stats: Shows your statistics with each golf club, such as distance and accuracy information. Appears when you pair compatible Approach™ club tracking sensors or enable the Club Prompt setting.
Sunrise & Sunset: Shows the sunrise, sunset, and twilight times for the current day.
Settings: Allows you to customize the golf activity settings (Golf Settings, page 29).
End Round: Ends the current round.
During a round, you can press , and select Settings to customize the golf settings.
Scoring: Allows you to set the scoring options (Scoring Settings, page 32).
Driver Distance: Sets the average distance the ball travels from the tee box on your drive. The driver distance appears as an arc on the map.
PlaysLike: Sets preferences for the "plays like" distance feature, which shows adjusted distances to the green while playing golf (PlaysLike Distance Icons, page 31).
Virtual Caddie: Allows you to select automatic or manual virtual caddie club recommendations. Appears after you play five rounds of golf, track your clubs, and upload your scorecards to the Garmin Golf™ app.
Big Numbers: Changes the size of the numbers on the hole view screen.
Tournament Mode: Disables the PinPointer and PlaysLike distance features. These features are not allowed during sanctioned tournaments or handicap calculation rounds.
Golf Distance: Sets the unit of measure for distance while playing golf.
Golf Wind Speed: Sets the unit of measure for wind speed while playing golf.
Club Prompt: Prompts you to enter which golf club you used after each detected shot to record your club statistics (Recording Statistics, page 32).
Satellites: Sets the satellite system to use for the activity (Satellite Settings, page 71).
Record Activity: Enables activity FIT file recording. FIT files record fitness information that is tailored for the Garmin Connect website and app.
Club Sensors: Allows you to set up your compatible Approach club tracking sensors.
Pair Rangefinder: Allows you to pair the watch to your compatible rangefinder.
You can take a closer look at the green and move the pin location.
The distances on the hole information screen are updated to show the new pin location. The pin location is saved for only the current round.
Before you can use the virtual caddie, you must play five rounds with Approach club tracking sensors or enable the Club Prompt setting (Activity Settings, page 65), and upload your scorecards. For each round, you must connect to a paired phone with the Garmin Golf app. The virtual caddie provides recommendations based on the hole, wind data, and your past performance with each club.
| Callout | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Displays the club or club combination recommendation for the hole. You can select or to view other club options. |
| 2 | Displays the average number of strokes expected to score with the club recommendation. |
| 3 | Displays the shot dispersion area for your next shot with the club recommendation, based on your shot history with the club. NOTE: If the shot dispersion area overlaps with the green, the shot's chances of reaching the green will display as a percentage. |
The PlaysLike distance feature accounts for elevation changes on the course, wind speed, wind direction, and air density by showing the adjusted distance to the green. During a round, you can tap a distance to the green to view the PlaysLike distance. You can swipe up or press to see how much the distance has changed due to each of the factors.
TIP: You can configure what data is factored into the PlaysLike adjustments in the activity settings (PlaysLike Settings, page 31).
▲: Distance plays longer than expected.
■: Distance plays as expected.
▼: Distance plays shorter than expected.
The difference in the distance due to elevation changes.
▲: The difference in the distance due to the wind speed and direction.
The difference in the distance due to the air density.
During a round, press , and select Settings > PlaysLike.
Wind: Enables wind speed and direction to be included in the PlaysLike distance adjustments.
Weather: Enables air density to be included in the PlaysLike distance adjustments.
Home Conditions: Allows you to manually change the altitude, temperature, and humidity settings used for the air density.
NOTE: It can be helpful to set weather conditions that match where you typically play. If they do not match the conditions at your normal course locations, the air density adjustments may seem inaccurate.
While playing a game, you can use touch targeting to measure the distance to any point on the map.
You can view the distance from your current position to the target circle, and from the target circle to the pin location.
Your device features automatic shot detection and recording. Each time you take a shot along the fairway, the device records your shot distance so you can view it later.
TIP: Automatic shot detection works best when you wear the device on your leading wrist and make good contact with the ball. Putts are not detected.
Your last shot distance appears.
NOTE: The distance automatically resets when you hit the ball again, putt on the green, or move to the next hole.
NOTE: The distance from the most recent shot also displays at the top of the hole information screen.
You can manually add a shot if the watch doesn't detect it. You must add the shot from the location of the missed shot.
The next time you take a shot, the watch automatically records your last shot distance. If necessary, you can manually add another shot.
The scorecard appears when you are on the green.
Your total score is updated.
Before you can record statistics, you must enable statistics tracking (Scoring Settings, page 32).
NOTE: The number of putts taken is used for statistics tracking only and does not increase your score.
NOTE: If you are on a par 3 hole, fairway information does not appear.
• If your ball hit the fairway, select In Fairway.
• If your ball missed the fairway, select Missed Right or Missed Left.
During a round, press , and select Settings > Scoring.
Scoring Method: Changes the method the device uses to keep score.
Handicap Scoring: Enables handicap scoring.
Set Handicap: Sets your handicap when handicap scoring is enabled.
Show Score: Displays your total score for the round at the top of the scorecard (Keeping Score, page 32).
Stat Tracking: Enables statistics tracking for the number of putts, greens in regulation, and fairways hit while playing golf.
Penalties: Enables penalty stroke tracking while playing golf (Recording Statistics, page 32).
Prompt: Enables the prompt at the start of a round asking if you want to keep score.
When you select the Stableford scoring method (Activity Settings, page 65), points are awarded based on the number of strokes taken relative to par. At the end of a round, the highest score wins. The device awards points as specified by the United States Golf Association.
The scorecard for a Stableford scored game shows points instead of strokes.
| Points | Strokes Taken Relative to Par |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2 or more over |
| 1 | 1 over |
| 2 | Par |
| 3 | 1 under |
| 4 | 2 under |
| 5 | 3 under |
The wind feature is a pointer that shows the wind speed and direction relative to the pin. The wind feature requires a connection with the Garmin Golf app.
1 While playing golf, press .
2 Select Wind.
The arrow points to the wind direction relative to the pin.
The PinPointer feature is a compass that provides directional assistance when you are unable to see the green. This feature can help you line up a shot even if you are in the woods or in a deep sand trap.
Do not use the PinPointer feature while in a golf cart. Interference from the golf cart can affect the accuracy of the compass.
1 From the hole information screen, press .
2 Select PinPointer.
The arrow points to the pin location.
While playing a round, you can save up to five custom targets for each hole. Saving a target is useful for recording objects or obstacles that are not shown on the map. You can view the distances to these targets from the hazards and layups screen (Playing Golf, page 27).
1 Stand near the target you want to save.
You cannot save a target that is far from the currently selected hole.
2 From the hole information screen, press .
3 Select Custom Targets.
4 Select a target type.
You can change the size of the numbers on the hole information screen.
1 During a round, press .
2 Select Settings > Big Numbers.
The distances to the front, middle, and back of the green appear in large font on the hole information screen.
3 Press or to view additional data, such as your handicap rating. Data also includes the PlaysLike distance to the middle of the green, and wind speed and direction.
The Tempo Training activity helps you perform a more consistent swing. The device measures and displays your backswing time and downswing time. The device also displays your swing tempo. Swing tempo is the backswing time divided by the downswing time, expressed in a ratio. A 3 to 1 ratio, or 3.0, is the ideal swing tempo based on studies of professional golfers.
You can achieve the ideal 3.0 tempo using different swing timings, for example, 0.7 sec./0.23 sec. or 1.2 sec./ 0.4 sec. Each golfer may have a unique swing tempo based on their ability and experience. Garmin provides six different timings.
The device displays a graph that indicates if your backswing or downswing times are too fast, too slow, or just right for the selected timing.
| ❶ | Timing choices (backswing to downswing time ratio) |
| ❷ | Backswing time |
| ❸ | Downswing time |
| ❹ | Your tempo |
| Green | Good timing |
| Blue | Too slow |
| Red | Too fast |
To find your ideal swing timing, you should start with the slowest timing and try it for a few swings. When the tempo graph is consistently green for both your backswing and downswing times, you can move up to the next timing. When you find a timing that is comfortable, you can use it to achieve more consistent swings and performance.
You must hit a ball to view your swing tempo.
1 Press .
2 Select Activities > Other > Tempo Training .
3 Press .
4 Select Settings > Swing Speed, and select an option.
5 Complete a full swing, and hit the ball.
The watch displays your swing analysis.
The first time you use the Tempo Training activity, the watch displays a tip sequence to explain how your swing is analyzed.
1 During your activity, press .
2 Select Tips.
3 Press to view the next tip.
You can record routes during a bouldering activity. A route is a climbing path along a boulder or small rock formation.
1 From the watch face, press .
2 Select Activities > Outdoor > Bouldering.
3 Select a grading system.
The next time you start a bouldering activity, the watch uses this grading system. You can scroll down, select the activity settings, and select Grading System to change the system.
4 Select the difficulty level for the route.
5 Press to start the route timer.
6 Start your first route.
7 Press to finish the route.
8 Select an option:
9 When you are done resting, press to start your next route.
10 Repeat this process for each route until your activity is complete.
11 After your last route, press to stop the route timer.
12 Select Save.
You can use the Expedition activity to prolong the battery life while recording a multi-day activity.
1 From the watch face, press .
2 Select Activities > Outdoor > Expedition.
3 Press to start the activity timer.
The device enters low power mode and collects GPS track points once an hour. To maximize battery life, the device turns off all sensors and accessories, including the connection to your smartphone.
During an expedition, track points are recorded automatically based on the selected recording interval. You can manually record a track point at any time.
1 During an expedition, press .
2 Select Add Point.
After you complete your activity, press [button image], and select End Fish.
You can save locations relevant to your hunt and view a map of saved locations. During a hunting activity, the device uses a GNSS mode that conserves battery life.
After you complete your hunt, press [button image], and select End Hunt.
Before you go for a track run, make sure you are running on a standard-shape, 400 m track.
You can use the track run activity to record your outdoor track data, including distance in meters and lap splits.
The Garmin track database contains over 10,000 tracks from all over the world.
NOTE: The default Auto Lap® distance is 1600 m, or four laps around the track.
If you are running in a lane other than lane 1, set the lane number in the activity settings.
You can pair your watch with a compatible third-party app to transmit pace, heart rate, or cadence data.
To record more accurate distances for your treadmill runs, you can calibrate the treadmill distance after you run at least 2.4 km (1.5 mi.) on a treadmill. If you use different treadmills, you can manually calibrate the treadmill distance on each treadmill or after each run.
Check the treadmill display for the distance traveled, and enter the distance on your watch.
TIP: You can configure how the Auto Rest setting records rest splits and laps (Ultra Run Auto Rest Settings, page 39).
You can customize the options for automatically starting and stopping the rest timer for the Ultra Run activity.
Status: Enables automatically recording rest splits.
Rest Start: Automatically starts the rest timer when you stop running. You can use the Manual Only option to start the rest timer only when you press [button image].
Rest End: Sets the pace required to end a rest split.
Minimum Time: Sets the amount of time before a rest split starts or ends.
Lap Key: Sets the [button image] button to record a lap and start the rest timer, start the rest timer only, or record a lap only.
When you participate in an obstacle course race, you can use the Obstacle Racing activity to record your time on each obstacle and your time running between obstacles.
NOTE: You can configure the Obstacle Tracking setting to save obstacle locations from your first loop of the course. On repeat loops of the course, the watch uses the saved locations to switch between obstacle and running intervals.
After you complete your activity, press [button image], and select Save.
Many runners like to wear a pace band during a race to help achieve their race goal. The PacePro feature allows you to create a custom pace band based on distance and pace or distance and time. You can also create a pace band for a known course to optimize your pace effort based on elevation changes.
You can create a PacePro plan using the Garmin Connect app. You can preview the splits and elevation plot before you run the course.
Before you can download a PacePro plan from Garmin Connect, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 118).
Before you can create a PacePro plan on your watch, you must create a course (Creating a Course on Garmin Connect, page 136).
Scroll down to view your custom pace band and preview the splits.
Before you can start a PacePro plan, you must download a plan from your Garmin Connect account, or create a PacePro plan on your watch (Creating a PacePro Plan on Your Watch, page 40).
TIP: You can scroll down to preview the splits and elevation plot before you accept the PacePro plan.
| ① | Target split pace |
| ② | Current split pace |
| ③ | Completion progress for the split |
| ④ | Distance remaining in the split |
| ⑤ | Overall time ahead of or behind your target time |
TIP: You can hold ⌚, and select Stop PacePro > ✓ to stop the PacePro plan. The activity timer continues running.
The watch has wrist-based heart rate enabled for swim activities. The watch is also compatible with chest heart rate monitors, such as the HRM-Pro™ series accessories. If both wrist-based heart rate and chest heart rate data are available, your watch uses the chest heart rate data.
Length: One trip down the pool.
Interval: One or more consecutive lengths. A new interval starts after a rest.
Stroke: A stroke is counted every time your arm wearing the watch completes a full cycle.
Swolf: Your swolf score is the sum of the time for one pool length and the number of strokes for that length. For example, 30 seconds plus 15 strokes equals a swolf score of 45. For open water swimming, swolf is calculated over 25 meters. Swolf is a measurement of swimming efficiency and, like golf, a lower score is better.
Critical swim speed (CSS): Your CSS is the theoretical speed that you can maintain continuously without exhaustion. You can use your CSS to guide your training pace and monitor your improvement.
Stroke type identification is available only for pool swimming. Your stroke type is identified at the end of a length. Stroke types appear in your swimming history and in your Garmin Connect account. You can also select stroke type as a custom data field (Customizing the Data Screens, page 64).
| 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 43) |
The watch measures and records distance by completed pool lengths. The pool size must be correct to display accurate distance. The next time you start a pool swimming activity, the watch uses this pool size. You can scroll down to select the activity settings, and select Pool Size to change the size.
The watch automatically records swim intervals and lengths for pool swimming.
The auto rest feature is available only for pool swimming. Your watch automatically detects when you are resting, and the rest screen appears. If you rest for more than 15 seconds, the watch automatically creates a rest interval. When you resume swimming, the watch automatically starts a new swim interval.
TIP: For best results using the auto rest feature, minimize your arm motions while resting.
To use manual rests instead, you can turn off the auto rest feature in the activity options (Activity Settings, page 65). During a pool or open water swim activity, you can manually mark a rest interval by pressing ⌚. Swim data is not recorded during a rest interval.
TIP: Use manual rests if you are taking short rests or you want very precise swim interval timing.
The drill log feature is available only for pool swimming. You can use the drill log feature to manually record kick sets, one-arm swimming, or any type of swimming that is not one of the four major strokes.
The drill timer stops, but the activity timer continues to record the entire swim session.
Select an option:
Before you can use a compatible indoor trainer, you must pair the trainer with your watch using Bluetooth or ANT+® technology (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 110).
You can use your watch with an indoor trainer to simulate resistance while following a course, ride, or workout. While using an indoor trainer, GPS is turned off automatically.
The trainer increases or decreases resistance based on the elevation information in the course or ride.
You can create and use a power strategy to plan your effort on a course. Your quatix device uses your FTP, the course elevation, and the projected time it will take you to complete the course to create a customized power guide.
One of the most important steps in planning a successful power guide strategy is choosing your effort level. Putting a harder effort into the course will increase the power recommendations, while choosing an easier effort will reduce them (Creating and Using a Power Guide, page 44). The primary goal of a power guide is to help you complete the course based on what is known about your ability, not to achieve a specific target time. You can adjust the effort level during your ride.
Power guides are always associated with a course and cannot be used with workouts or segments. You can view and edit your strategy in the Garmin Connect app and sync it with compatible Garmin devices. This feature requires a power meter, which must be paired with your device (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 110).
Before you can create a power guide, you must pair a power meter with your watch (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 110). You must also have a course loaded to your Garmin Connect account (Creating a Course on Garmin Connect, page 136).
TIP: You can preview the map, elevation plot, effort, settings, and splits. You can also adjust the effort, terrain, riding position, and gear weight before you start riding.
Triathletes, duathletes, and other multisport competitors can take advantage of the multisport activities, such as Triathlon or Swimrun. During a multisport activity, you can transition between activities and continue to view your total time. For example, you can switch from biking to running and view your total time for biking and running throughout the multisport activity.
You can customize a multisport activity, or you can use the default triathlon activity set up for a standard triathlon.
When you participate in a triathlon, you can use the triathlon activity to quickly transition to each sport segment, to time each segment, and to save the activity.
The first time you start a triathlon activity, you can turn on Auto Sport Change so the watch will automatically detect sport changes and advance to the next transition or sport (Activity Settings, page 65).
The watch can be used for training indoors, such as running on an indoor track or using a stationary bike or indoor trainer. GPS is turned off for indoor activities (Activity Settings, page 65).
When running or walking with GPS turned off, speed and distance are calculated using the accelerometer in the watch. The accelerometer is self-calibrating. The accuracy of the speed and distance data improves after a few outdoor runs or walks using GPS.
TIP: Holding the handrails of the treadmill reduces accuracy.
When cycling with GPS turned off, speed and distance data are not available unless you have an optional sensor that sends speed and distance data to the watch, such as a speed or cadence sensor.
You can record sets during a strength training activity. A set is multiple repetitions (reps) of a single move. You can create and find strength workouts in your Garmin Connect account and send them to your watch.
TIP: You can enable the Rest Countdown option to alert you after a specified rest timer duration.
TIP: You can view the required equipment, edit the workout, and more before you start the workout.
TIP: The watch can only count reps of a single move for each set. When you want to change moves, you should finish the set and start a new one.
TIP: During your workout, you can press to edit your previous sets. For structured workouts, you have options to skip a set or change the next set.
You can use specialized timers to record a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) activity.
You can record routes during an indoor climbing activity. A route is a climbing path along an indoor rock wall.
The next time you start an indoor climbing activity, the device uses this grading system. You can hold, select the activity settings, and select Grading System to change the system.
When the route timer is running, the device automatically locks the buttons to prevent accidental button presses. You can hold any button to unlock the watch.
If necessary, you can press to finish the route.
The diving features of this device are for use by certified divers only. This device should not be used as a sole dive computer. Failure to input the appropriate dive-related information into the device can lead to serious personal injury or death.
• Do not exceed the maximum dive depth rating for the device (Specifications, page 156).
• Make sure that you fully understand the use, displays, and limitations of your device. If you have questions about this manual or the device, always resolve any discrepancies or confusion before diving with the device. Always remember that you are responsible for your own safety.
• There is always a risk of decompression illness (DCI) for any dive profile even if you follow the dive plan provided by the dive tables or a diving device. No procedure, diving device, or dive table will eliminate the possibility of DCI or oxygen toxicity. An individual's physiological make up can vary from day to day. This device cannot account for these variations. You are strongly advised to remain well within the limits provided by this device to minimize the risk of DCI. You should consult a physician regarding your fitness before diving.
• Always use backup instruments, including a depth gauge, submersible pressure gauge, and timer or watch. You should have access to decompression tables when diving with this device.
• Perform pre-dive safety checks, such as checking proper device function and settings, display function, battery level, tank pressure, and bubble checks to check hoses and connections for leaks.
• This device should not be shared between multiple users for diving purposes. Diver profiles are user specific, and using another diver's profile can result in misleading information that could lead to injury or death.
• For safety reasons, you should never dive alone. Dive with a designated buddy, even if you have someone monitoring your dive from the surface. You should also stay with others for an extended time after a dive, because the potential onset of decompression illness (DCI) may be delayed or triggered by surface activities.
• Apnea diving requires appropriate training. Pool apnea diving carries many of the same risks as apnea diving in open water. Never dive alone.
• This device is not intended for commercial or professional dive activities. It is for recreational purposes only. Commercial or professional dive activities can expose the user to extreme depths or conditions that increase the risk of DCI.
• Do not dive with a gas if you have not personally verified its contents and input the analyzed value to the device. Failure to verify tank contents and input the appropriate gas values to the device will result in incorrect dive planning information and could result in serious injury or death.
• Diving with more than one gas mixture presents a much greater risk than diving with a single gas mixture. Mistakes related to the use of multiple gas mixtures may lead to serious injury or death.
• Always ensure a safe ascent. A rapid ascent increases the risk of DCI.
• Disabling the deco lockout feature on the device can result in an increased risk of DCI, which can result in personal injury or death. Disable this feature at your own risk.
• Violating a required decompression stop may result in serious injury or death. Never ascend above the displayed decompression stop depth.
• Always perform a safety stop between 3 and 5 meters (9.8 and 16.4 feet) for 3 minutes, even if no decompression stop is required.
The first time you do a diving activity, you must select the Diving category before choosing a dive type. The selected dive type is added to your favorite activities list (Customizing Your Favorite Activities List, page 64).
While keeping your wrist out of the water, wait until the watch acquires GPS signals and the status bar is filled (optional).
The watch requires GPS signals to save your dive entry location.
Review the settings on the dive pre-check screen, and press ⌚ until the primary dive data screen appears.
If necessary, you can press ⌚ to edit the dive activity options, such as the gas, water type, and alerts.
Descend to start your dive.
The activity timer starts automatically when you reach a depth of 1.2 m (4 ft.).
If you start a dive without selecting a dive mode, the watch uses the most recently used dive mode and settings, and your dive entry location is not saved.
Select an option:
When you are ready to end the dive, ascend to the surface.
Your rate of ascent appears on the gauge.
| Color | Description |
|---|---|
| Green | Good. Ascent is less than 7.9 m (26 ft.) per minute. |
| Yellow | Moderately high. Ascent is between 7.9 and 10.1 m (26 and 33 ft.) per minute. |
| Red | Too high. Ascent is greater than 10.1 m (33 ft.) per minute. |
Keep your wrist out of the water until the watch acquires GPS signals and saves your dive exit location (optional).
Select an option:
When you ascend to 1 m (3.3 ft.), the Auto Save Timeout timer begins counting down. You can press ⌚, and select Stop Dive to save the dive before the timer finishes counting down.
The watch saves the dive activity.
The compass indicates your directional heading with a green mark.
TIP: You can quickly set the heading by holding ⌚ and ⌚.
The compass indicates the reciprocal heading with a red mark.
You should perform a safety stop during every dive to help reduce the risk of decompression sickness.
Safety stop information appears on the data screens.
| Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | The safety stop ceiling depth. |
| 2 | The safety stop timer. When you are within 1 m (5 ft.) of the ceiling depth, the timer starts counting down. |
If you ascend more than 3 m (8 ft.) above the safety stop ceiling depth, the safety stop timer pauses, and the device alerts you to descend below the ceiling depth. If you descend below 11 m (35 ft.), the safety stop timer resets.
You should always perform all the required decompression stops during a dive to help reduce the risk of decompression sickness. Missing a decompression stop adds significant risk.
Decompression stop information appears on the data screens.
| Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | The decompression stop ceiling depth. |
| 2 | The decompression stop timer. |
If you ascend more than 0.6 m (2 ft.) above the decompression stop ceiling depth, the decompression stop timer pauses, and the device alerts you to descend below the ceiling depth. The depth and ceiling depth flash red until you are within the safe margin.
If your watch exceeds its dive depth rating of 40 m (131.2 ft) and a dive depth limit of 45 m (147.6 ft), the watch will stop reporting depth measurements until you ascend above the depth limit.
If your watch exceeds the depth limit of 45 m (147.6 ft) during a dive, you will be unable to start any additional scuba diving activities for the next 24 hours.
Your watch is dive certified up to a dive depth rating of 40 m (131.2 ft.). When you exceed a dive depth limit of 45 m (147.6 ft.), the watch stops reporting the depth, and No Guidance appears on the screen. When you ascend above 45 m (147.6 ft.), the watch continues reporting the depth. Information that requires accurate tissue loading is unavailable for the remainder of the dive, including no decompression limit (NDL) time, stop times, and time to surface (TTS).
After exceeding the depth limit in a dive, the Scuba Dive activity is unavailable for 24 hours to prevent inaccurate guidance. You cannot disable the Deco Lockout feature after violating the dive depth rating of the watch (Advanced Dive Settings, page 53).
You can customize the dive settings based on your needs. Not all settings are applicable for all dive modes.
From the watch face, press ⌚, select Activities, select a dive activity, press ⌚, and select the activity settings.
Advanced Settings: Customizes advanced settings for diving activities (Advanced Dive Settings, page 53).
Apnea Discipline: Sets the discipline type for apnea diving.
Auto Save Timeout: Sets the length of time before the watch ends and saves a dive after surfacing.
Conservatism: Sets the level of conservatism for decompression calculations for scuba diving. Higher conservatism provides a shorter bottom time and a longer ascent time.
Display Settings: Sets the screen brightness and timeout for diving activities.
Gas: Sets the gas blend used for scuba diving.
PO2: Sets the partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) thresholds, in bar, for warnings and critical alerts for scuba diving (Dive Alerts, page 54). The PO2 Warning value is the threshold for the highest oxygen concentration level that you are comfortable reaching. The PO2 Critical value is the threshold for the maximum oxygen concentration level that you should reach.
Pool Mode: Enables pool mode for scuba diving. When the watch is in pool dive mode, the decompression lockout feature functions normally, but dives are not saved to the dive log.
Safety Stop: Sets the safety stop duration for scuba diving.
Water Type: Set the water type for diving activities.
You can customize the dive settings based on your needs. Not all settings are applicable for all dive modes.
From the watch face, press [BUTTON], select Activities, select a dive activity, press [BUTTON], select the activity settings, and select Advanced Settings.
Auto Dive: Automatically starts a dive activity based on your last dive type when you begin your descent. You can use the Snooze option to temporarily disable this feature.
Double Tap to Scroll: Scrolls through the dive data screens when you double tap the watch. If you notice accidental scrolling, you can use the Sensitivity option to adjust the responsiveness.
UP Key: Disables the [BUTTON] button during dive activities to prevent inadvertent button presses.
Wrist Heart Rate: Enables the wrist-based heart rate monitor for dives.
Compass: Calibrates and sets the north reference for the compass (Calibrating the Compass Manually, page 151).
Satellites: Sets the satellite system to use for dive entry and exit locations (Satellite Settings, page 71).
Deco Lockout: Enables the decompression lockout feature. This feature prevents scuba dives for 24 hours if you violate a decompression ceiling for more than three minutes.
You can still disable the decompression lockout feature after violating a decompression ceiling. You cannot disable the decompression lockout feature after violating the dive depth limit of the watch (Exceeding the Depth Limit, page 51).
At higher altitudes, the atmospheric pressure is lower, and your body contains a larger amount of nitrogen than it would at the start of a dive at sea level. The dive computer accounts for altitude changes automatically using the barometric pressure sensor. The absolute pressure value used by the decompression model is not affected by the altitude or the gauge pressure displayed on the dive computer.
You can set custom dive alerts to help you train toward a specific goal or to increase your awareness of your environment.
| Alert Name | Dive Mode | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Depth | Scuba dive or apnea dive | The alert occurs when you reach the selected depth. |
| Neutral Buoyancy | Apnea dive | The alert occurs when you reach the selected depth. |
| Start/Stop | Apnea dive | The alert occurs when you start or stop a dive. |
| Surface Timer | Apnea dive | The alert occurs when the selected time interval elapses. |
| Target Depth | Apnea dive | The alert occurs when you reach the selected depth. |
| Time | Scuba dive or apnea dive | The alert occurs when the selected time interval elapses. |
| Variometer | Apnea dive | The alert occurs every time you reach the selected depth interval. |
| Alert Message | Cause | Watch Action |
|---|---|---|
| None | You completed the decompression stop. | The decompression stop depth and time flash blue for five seconds. |
| None | Your partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) value is above the specified warning value. | Your PO2 value flashes yellow. |
| %1 OTU accumulated. End your dive now. | Your oxygen toxicity units are above the safe limit. During a dive, "%1" is replaced with the number of units accumulated. | The alert appears every two minutes, up to three times. |
| 250 OTU accumulated. | Your oxygen toxicity units (OTU) are at 250 units, and you are nearing the safe limit of 300 units. | None |
| Approaching Deco Stop | You are within one stop interval (3 m or 9.8 ft.) of the decompression stop depth. | None |
| Approaching NDL | You have 10 minutes of no decompression limit (NDL) time remaining. | The alert appears again when you have 5 minutes of NDL time remaining. |
| Ascending too fast. Slow your ascent. | You are ascending faster than 9.1 m/min. (30 ft./min.) for more than 5 seconds. | None |
| Battery critically low. End your dive now. | Less than 10% battery power remains. | The alert appears when the watch is below 10% battery power and on the dive pre-check screen for your next dive. |
| Battery is low. | Less than 20% battery power remains. | The alert appears when the watch is below 20% battery power and on the dive pre-check screen for your next dive. |
| CNS toxicity at %1%. End your dive now. | Your CNS oxygen toxicity is too high. During a dive, "%1" is replaced with your current CNS percentage. | The alert appears every two minutes, up to three times. |
| CNS toxicity at 80%. | Your central nervous system (CNS) oxygen toxicity is at 80% of the safe limit. | The alert appears during a dive and on the dive pre-check screen for your next dive. |
| Deco/NDL guidance unavailable. | You have exceeded the dive depth limit for the watch. | Information that requires accurate tissue loading is unavailable for the remainder of the dive, including NDL time, stop times, and time to surface (TTS). The NDL field is replaced with a warning message. |
| Decompression Cleared | You completed all decompression stops. | None |
| Descend below deco ceiling. | You are more than 0.6 m (2 ft.) above the decompression ceiling. | The current depth and stop depth flash red. If you remain above the decompression ceiling for more than three minutes, the decompression lockout feature goes into effect. |
| Alert Message | Cause | Watch Action |
|---|---|---|
| Descend to complete safety stop. | You are more than 2 m (8 ft.) above the safety stop ceiling. | The current depth and stop depth flash yellow. |
| Dive will end in %1 seconds. | The watch will automatically end and save the dive. During a dive, "%1" is replaced by the number of seconds. | None |
| Do not dive. Failed to read depth sensor. | The watch has invalid or missing depth sensor data before you start a dive activity. | Do not start a dive. Call Garmin Product Support. |
| Failed to read depth sensor. End your dive now. | The watch has invalid or missing depth sensor data after you have started a dive activity. | Use a backup dive computer or dive plan and end your dive. Call Garmin Product Support. |
| NDL exceeded. Decompression now required. | You have exceeded your NDL time. | The watch begins providing decompression stop guidance. |
| PO2 is high. | Your PO2 value is above the specified critical value. | Your PO2 value flashes red. The alert appears every 30 seconds, up to three times, until you ascend to a safe level. |
| Safety Stop Cleared | You completed the safety stop. | None |
| Safety Stop Started | You ascended above 6 m (20 ft.) without other decompression guidance. | The safety stop countdown timer begins, if configured. |
| Watch rebooted. Evaluate dive conditions. | The watch rebooted during the dive. | The watch simulates the dive for the time it was rebooting. Since other alerts may not have been triggered, evaluate your current depth and dive conditions. |
Your watch records the details of each downhill skiing or snowboarding run using the auto run feature. This feature is turned on by default for downhill skiing and snowboarding. It automatically records new ski runs when you start moving down hill.
The backcountry skiing or snowboarding activity lets you switch between climbing and descending tracking modes so you can accurately track your statistics. You can customize the Mode Tracking setting to automatically or manually switch tracking modes (Activity Settings, page 65).
The HRM-Pro series accessory must be paired to the quatix watch using ANT+ technology.
You can use your compatible quatix watch paired with the HRM-Pro series accessory to provide real-time feedback about your cross-country skiing performance. The power output is measured in watts. Factors that affect power include your speed, elevation changes, wind, and snow conditions. You can use power output to measure and improve your skiing performance.
Skiing power values are generally lower than cycling power values. This is normal and occurs because humans are less efficient at skiing than they are at cycling. It is common for ski power values to be 30 to 40 percent lower than cycling power values at the same training intensity.
This feature is not available for all water sport activity types.
Your watch records the details of each water sport run using the auto run feature. This feature automatically records new runs based on your movement. The activity timer pauses when you stop moving. The activity timer starts automatically when your movement speed increases. You can view run details from the paused screen or while the activity timer is running.
CAUTION The watch uses GPS-based course over ground to determine your course in the tack assist feature, and does not account for other factors that can affect your boat's direction, such as currents and tides. You are responsible for the safe and prudent operation of your vessel.
While cruising or racing into the wind, the tack assist feature can help you determine if your boat is being lifted or headed. When you calibrate tack assist, the watch captures your course over ground (COG) when on starboard tack ① and when on port tack ②. The watch uses the average of the two values to estimate the mean true wind direction ③ and the boat's tack angle ④.
The watch uses this data to determine whether your boat is being lifted or headed due to wind shifts. By default, the tack assist feature is set to automatic. Each time you calibrate the port or starboard COG, the watch recalibrates the opposite side and true wind direction. You can change the tack assist settings to enter a fixed tack angle or true wind direction.
To get the best lift estimate when using the tack assist feature, you can try these tips. See Setting the True Wind Direction, page 58 and Calibrating the Tack Assist, page 58 for more information.
You can calibrate the port, starboard, or both sides of the vessel for the tack assist feature.
NOTE: You may need to add the tack assist screen to the data screens for the activity (Customizing the Data Screens, page 64).
TIP: If the wind is coming from the starboard side of the vessel, you should calibrate starboard. If the wind is coming from the port side of the vessel, you should calibrate port.
An arrow appears and indicates if your boat is being lifted or headed.
If you use the tack assist to calibrate only one side of the vessel, you should manually enter the tack angle.
If you use the tack assist to calibrate only one side of the vessel, you should manually enter the true wind direction. If you calibrate both sides of the vessel, you should configure the watch to automatically set the true wind direction.
You can use the device to help you cross the start line of a race exactly when the race begins. When you synchronize the regatta timer in the sail racing app with the official race countdown timer, you are alerted at one-minute intervals as the race start approaches. When you set the starting line, the device uses GPS data to indicate whether your boat will cross the start line before, after, or at the correct time to start the race.
Before you can view the time to burn, you must set the starting line (Setting the Starting Line, page 59).
The screen displays the regatta timer ① and time to burn ②.
NOTE: When the burn time is negative, you will arrive at the start line after the race starts. When the burn time is positive, you will arrive at the start line before the race starts.
Your average respiration rate and heart rate appear.
Your average heart rate, maximum heart rate, average respiration rate, and stress change appear.
You can use a guided session or create your own meditation activity.
The watch displays a countdown timer or intention.
NOTE: Notifications are disabled during the meditation activity.
⚠ WARNING The jumpmaster feature is for use by experienced skydivers only. The jumpmaster feature should not be used as a primary skydiving altimeter. Failure to input the appropriate jump related information can lead to serious personal injury or death.
The jumpmaster feature follows military guidelines for calculating the high altitude release point (HARP). The watch detects automatically when you have jumped to begin navigating toward the desired impact point (DIP) using the barometer and electronic compass.
All wind values are removed from the list.
Select Jumpmaster, select a jump type, and select Constant.
Percent Max.: Sets the jump range for all jump types. A setting less than 100% decreases the drift distance to the DIP, and a setting greater than 100% increases the drift distance. More experienced jumpmasters may want to use smaller numbers, and less experienced skydivers may want to use larger numbers.
Safety Factor: Sets the margin of error for a jump (HAHO only). Safety factors are usually integer values of two or greater, and are determined by the jumpmaster based on specifications for the jump.
K-Freefall: Sets the wind drag value for a parachute during freefall, based on the parachute canopy rating (HALO only). Each parachute should be labeled with a K value.
K-Open: Sets the wind drag value for an open parachute, based on the parachute canopy rating (HAHO and HALO). Each parachute should be labeled with a K value.
K-Static: Sets the wind drag value for a parachute during a static jump, based on the parachute canopy rating (Static only). Each parachute should be labeled with a K value.
You can customize the activities and apps list, data screens, data fields, and other settings.
Your favorite activities list appears at the top of the list, and it provides quick access to the activities you use frequently. You can add or remove favorite activities at any time.
Your favorite activities appear at the top of the list.
You can show, hide, and change the layout and content of data screens for each activity.
TIP: For a list of all the available data fields, go to Data Fields, page 169. Not all data fields are available for all activity types.
NOTE: Not all options are available for dive activities.
If necessary, select Add New to add a data screen to the loop.
You can add a custom data screen, or select one of the predefined data screens.
You can add the map to the data screens loop for a GPS activity.
These settings allow you to customize each preloaded activity based on your needs. For example, you can customize data screens and enable alerts and training features. Not all settings are available for all activity types. Some activity types have separate settings lists (Golf Settings, page 29, Dive Settings, page 52).
From the watch face, press, select Activities, select an activity, press, and select the activity settings.
3D Distance: Calculates your distance traveled using your elevation change as well as your horizontal movement over ground.
3D Speed: Calculates your speed using your elevation change as well as your horizontal movement over ground.
Accent Color: Sets the accent color for the activity icon.
Add Activity: Adds an activity type to a multisport activity.
Alerts: Sets the training or navigation alerts for the activity (Activity Alerts, page 68).
Audio Output: Sets the audio device to use for voice alerts (Playing Voice Alerts During an Activity, page 69).
Auto Climb: Detects elevation changes using the built-in altimeter and automatically displays relevant climb data (Enabling Auto Climb, page 70).
Auto Lap: Sets the options for the Auto Lap feature to automatically mark laps. The Auto Distance option marks laps at a specific distance. The Auto Position option marks laps at a location where you have previously pressed. When you complete a lap, a customizable lap alert message appears. This feature is helpful for comparing your performance over different parts of an activity.
Auto Pause: Sets the options for the Auto Pause feature to stop recording data when you stop moving or when you drop below a specified speed. This feature is helpful if your activity includes stop lights or other places where you must stop.
Auto Rest: Automatically creates a rest interval when you stop moving during a pool swim activity (Swim Auto Rest and Manual Rest, page 42). Sets the options for automatically starting and stopping the rest timer for the ultra run activity (Ultra Run Auto Rest Settings, page 39).
Auto Run: Automatically detects ski or water sport runs using the built-in accelerometer (Viewing Your Ski Runs, page 55, Viewing Your Water Sport Runs, page 56).
Auto Scroll: Automatically scrolls through all of the activity data screens while the activity timer is running.
Auto Set: Automatically starts and stops exercise sets during a strength training activity.
Auto Sport Change: Automatically detects a transition to the next sport in a multisport activity, such as a triathlon.
Auto Start: Automatically starts a motocross or BMX activity when you start moving.
Broadcast Heart Rate: Automatically broadcasts heart rate data from your watch to paired devices when you start the activity (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data, page 125).
Broadcast to GameOn: Automatically broadcasts biometrics data to the Garmin GameOn app when you start a gaming activity (Using the Garmin GameOn App, page 61).
ClimbPro: Displays ascent information for upcoming and current climbs while navigating a course (Using ClimbPro, page 70).
Countdown Start: Enables a countdown timer for pool swimming intervals.
Data Screens: Customizes data screens and adds new data screens for the activity (Customizing the Data Screens, page 64).
Edit Weight: Prompts you to add the weight used for an exercise set during a strength training or cardio activity.
Ending Alerts: Sets an alert for two or five minutes before the end of your meditation activity.
Flashlight Strobe: Sets the LED flashlight strobe mode, speed, and color during the activity.
Grading System: Sets the grading system for rating the route difficulty for a rock climbing activity.
Jump Mode: Sets the jump rope activity target to a set time, number of reps, or open ended.
Lane Number: Sets your lane number for track running.
Laps: Configures the settings for the Auto Lap, Lap Key, and Lap Alert options.
Lap Alert: Sets the data fields to show for laps.
Lap Key: Enables the button for recording a lap or rest during an activity. You can also define the default behavior for the button during a multisport activity.
Lock Device: Locks the touchscreen and buttons during a multisport activity to prevent inadvertent button presses and touchscreen swipes.
Map Settings: Sets the display preferences for the map data screen for the activity (Map Settings, page 130).
Map Layers: Sets the map data to show on the map (Showing and Hiding Map Data, page 132).
Metronome: Plays tones at a steady rhythm to help you improve your performance by training at a faster, slower, or more consistent cadence. You can set the beats per minute (bpm) of the cadence you want to maintain, beat frequency, and sound settings.
Mode Tracking: Sets the ascent and descent tracking mode to automatic or manual for backcountry skiing and snowboarding.
Obstacle Tracking: Saves obstacle locations from your first loop of the course. On repeat loops of the course, the watch uses the saved locations to switch between obstacle and running intervals (Recording an Obstacle Racing Activity, page 40).
Pack Weight: Sets the weight of the pack you are carrying.
Performance Condition: Enables the performance condition feature during an activity (Performance Condition, page 85).
Pool Size: Sets the pool length for pool swimming.
Power Averaging: Controls whether the watch includes zero values for bike power data that occur when you are not pedaling.
Power Mode: Sets the default power mode for the activity.
Power Save Timeout: Sets the timeout limit for the watch to stay in activity mode while waiting for you to start the activity, for example, when you are waiting for a race to start. The Normal option sets the watch to enter low-power watch mode after 5 minutes of inactivity. The Extended option sets the watch to enter low-power watch mode after 25 minutes of inactivity. The extended mode can result in shorter battery life between charges.
Record After Sunset: Sets the watch to record track points after sunset during an expedition.
Record Temperature: Records the ambient temperature around the watch or from a paired temperature sensor.
Record VO2 Max.: Records a VO2 max. estimate for trail run and ultra run activities.
Recording Interval: Sets the frequency for recording track points during an expedition. By default, GPS track points are recorded once an hour, and they are not recorded after sunset. Recording track points less frequently maximizes battery life.
Rename: Sets the activity name.
Rep Counting: Records rep counts during a workout. The Workouts Only option records rep counts during guided workouts only.
Repeat: Records repeats for multisport activities. For example, you can use this option for activities that include multiple transitions, such as a swimrun.
Restore Defaults: Resets the activity settings.
Route Stats: Records route statistics for indoor climbing activities.
Routing: Sets the preferences for calculating routes for the activity (Routing Settings, page 69).
Running Power: Records running power data and customizes the settings (Running Power Settings, page 112).
Runs: Configures the settings for the Auto Run, Lap Key, and Lap Alert options.
Satellites: Sets the GNSS satellite system to use for the activity (Satellite Settings, page 71).
Segment Alerts: Notifies you about approaching saved segments (Segments, page 71).
Self Evaluation: Sets how often you evaluate your perceived effort for the activity (Evaluating an Activity, page 26).
SpeedPro: Records advanced speed metrics for windsurf activity runs.
Stroke Detection: Automatically detects your stroke type for pool swimming.
Touch: Enables the touchscreen during an activity or only for the map screen.
Touch Lock: Enables swiping down from the top of the screen to unlock the touchscreen.
Track Detection: Automatically detects if you are on a track for running.
Transitions: Enables transitions for multisport activities.
Units: Sets the units of measure for the activity.
Vibration Alerts: Notifies you to inhale or exhale during a breathwork activity.
Workout Videos: Plays instructive workout animations for a strength, cardio, yoga, or Pilates activity. Animations are available for pre-installed workouts and workouts downloaded from your Garmin Connect account.
You can set alerts for each activity, which can help you to train toward specific goals, to increase your awareness of your environment, and to navigate to your destination. Some alerts are available only for specific activities. There are three types of alerts: event alerts, range alerts, and recurring alerts.
Event alert: An event alert notifies you one time. The event is a specific value. For example, you can set the watch to alert you when you burn a specified number of calories.
Range alert: A range alert notifies you each time the watch is above or below a specified range of values. For example, you can set the watch to alert you when your heart rate is below 60 beats per minute (bpm) and over 210 bpm.
Recurring alert: A recurring alert notifies you each time the watch records a specified value or interval. For example, you can set the watch to alert you every 30 minutes.
| Alert Name | Alert Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence | Range | You can set minimum and maximum cadence values. |
| Calories | Event, recurring | You can set the number of calories. |
| Custom | Event, recurring | You can select an existing message or create a custom message and select an alert type. |
| Distance | Event, recurring | You can set a distance interval. |
| 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 145 and Heart Rate Zone Calculations, page 147. |
| Pace | Range | You can set minimum and maximum pace values. |
| Pacing | Recurring | You can set a target swim pace. |
| Power | Range | You can set the high or low power level. |
| Proximity | Event | You can set a radius from a saved location. |
| Run/Walk | Recurring | You can set timed walking breaks at regular intervals. |
| Running Power | Event, range | You can set minimum and maximum power zone values. |
| Speed | Range | You can set minimum and maximum speed values. |
| Stroke Rate | Range | You can set high or low strokes per minute. |
| Time | Event, recurring | You can set a time interval. |
| Track Timer | Recurring | You can set a track time interval in seconds. |
This feature is not available for all activities.
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).
Your watch can play motivational status announcements during a run or other activity. During a voice alert, the watch or phone lowers the volume of the primary audio to play the announcement.
This feature is not available for all activities.
You can change the routing settings to customize the way the watch calculates routes for each activity.
Not all settings are available for all activity types.
From the watch face, press [button icon], select Activities, select an activity, press [button icon], select the activity settings, and select Routing.
Popularity Routing: Calculates routes based on the most popular runs and rides from Garmin Connect.
Courses: Sets how you navigate courses using the watch. Use the Follow Course option to navigate a course exactly as it appears, without recalculating. Use the Use Map option to navigate a course using routable maps, and recalculate the route if you stray from the course.
Calculation Method: Sets the calculation method to minimize the time, distance, or ascent in routes.
Avoidances: Sets the road or transportation types to avoid in routes.
Type: Sets the behavior of the pointer that appears during direct routing.
The ClimbPro feature helps you manage your effort for the upcoming climbs on a course. You can view climb details, including gradient, distance, and elevation gain, before or in real time while following a course. Cycling climb categories, based on length and gradient, are indicated by color.
This feature is not available for all activities.
Review the climbs and course details for the course (Using the Saved App, page 12).
Start following a saved course (Navigating to a Destination, page 132).
You can use the auto climb feature to detect elevation changes automatically. You can use it during activities such as climbing, hiking, running, or biking.
This feature is not available for all activities.
The Current Screen option allows you to automatically switch to the last screen you were viewing before the auto climb transition occurred.
You can change the GNSS satellite settings to customize the satellite systems used for each activity. For more information about GNSS satellite systems, go to garmin.com/aboutGPS.
From the watch face, press [button icon], select Activities, select an activity, scroll down and select the activity settings, and select Satellites.
This feature is not available for all activities.
Off: Disables GNSS satellite systems for the activity.
Use Default: Enables the watch to use the default activity focus mode setting for GNSS satellites (Customizing a Default Focus Mode, page 123).
GPS Only: Enables the GPS satellite system.
All Systems: Enables multiple GNSS satellite systems. Using multiple GNSS satellite systems together offers increased performance in challenging environments and faster position acquisition than using GPS only. However, using multiple GNSS systems can reduce battery life more quickly than using GPS only.
All + Multi-Band: Enables multiple GNSS satellite systems on multiple frequency bands. Multi-band GNSS systems use multiple frequency bands and allow for more consistent track logs, improved positioning, improved multi-path errors, and fewer atmospheric errors when using the watch in challenging environments.
Auto Select: Enables the watch to use SatIQ™ technology to dynamically select the best multi-band GNSS system based on your environment. The Auto Select setting offers the best positioning accuracy while still prioritizing battery life.
UltraTrac: Records track points and sensor data less frequently. Enabling the UltraTrac feature increases battery life but decreases the quality of recorded activities. You should use the UltraTrac feature for activities that demand longer battery life and for which frequent sensor data updates are less important.
You can send running or cycling segments from your Garmin Connect account to your device. After a segment is saved to your device, you can race a segment, trying to match or exceed your personal record or other participants who have raced the segment.
When you download a course from your Garmin Connect account, you can download all of the available segments in the course.
You can download Strava segments to your quatix device. Follow Strava segments to compare your performance with your past rides, friends, and pros who have ridden the same segment.
To sign up for a Strava membership, go to the segments menu in your Garmin Connect account. For more information, go to www.strava.com.
The information in this manual applies to both Garmin Connect segments and Strava segments.
This feature is not available for all activities.
Segments are virtual race courses. You can race a segment, and compare your performance to past activities, others' performance, connections in your Garmin Connect account, or other members of the running or cycling communities. You can upload your activity data to your Garmin Connect account to view your segment position.
If your Garmin Connect account and Strava account are linked, your activity is automatically sent to your Strava account so you can review the segment position.
When you approach a segment, a message appears, and you can race the segment.
Start racing the segment.
A message appears when the segment is complete.
The controls menu lets you quickly access watch features and options. You can add, reorder, and remove the options in the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu, page 75).
From any screen, hold [button icon].
| Icon | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ABC | ABC | Select to open the altimeter, barometer, and compass app. |
| Airplane icon | Airplane Mode | Select to enable airplane mode to turn off all wireless communications. |
| Clock icon | Alarm Clock | Select to add or edit an alarm (Setting an Alarm, page 97). |
| Globe icon | Alt. Time Zones | Select to view the current time of day in additional time zones (Adding Alternate Time Zones, page 100). |
| Mountain icon | Altimeter | Select to open the altimeter screen. |
| Star icon | Assistance | Select to send an assistance request (Requesting Assistance, page 140). |
| Dive icon | Auto Dive | Select to set the type of dive activity that starts automatically when you begin your descent. You can use the Snooze option to temporarily disable this feature. |
| Barometer icon | Barometer | Select to open the barometer screen. |
| Battery icon | Battery Saver | Select to enable the battery saver feature (Customizing the Battery Saver Feature, page 148). |
| Brightness icon | Brightness | Select to adjust the screen brightness (Display and Brightness Settings, page 107). |
| Boat icon | Boat Command | Select to connect to your chartplotter's voice assistant (Using Boat Command, page 19). |
| Boat Mode icon | Boat Mode | Select to convert the Phone Assistant control to the Boat Command control. |
| Heart icon | Broadcast Heart Rate | Select to turn on heart rate broadcasting to a paired device (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data, page 125). |
| Calculator icon | Calculator | Select to use the calculator, including the tip calculator. |
| Calendar icon | Calendar | Select to view upcoming events from your phone calendar. |
| Camera icon | Camera Controls | Select to manually take a photo and record a video clip (Using the Varia Camera Controls, page 113). |
| Clock icon | Clocks | Select to open the Clocks app to set an alarm, timer, stopwatch, or view alternate time zones (Clocks, page 97). |
| Compass icon | Compass | Select to open the compass screen. |
| Display icon | Display | Select to turn off the screen for alerts, gestures, and Always On Display mode (Display and Brightness Settings, page 107). |
| Do Not Disturb icon | Do Not Disturb | Select to enable do not disturb mode to dim the screen and disable alerts and notifications. For example, you can use this mode while watching a movie. |
| Phone icon | Find My Phone | Select to play an audible alert on your paired phone, if it is within Bluetooth range. The Bluetooth signal strength appears on the quatix watch screen, and it increases as you move closer to your phone. |
| Icon | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Select to navigate to your lost phone during a GPS activity (Locating a Phone Lost During a GPS Activity, page 116). | ||
| Flashlight icon | Flashlight | Select to turn on the LED flashlight (Using the LED Flashlight, page 76). |
| Focus icon | Focus Mode | Select to change the current focus mode (Focus Modes, page 122). |
| Garmin Share icon | Garmin Share | Select to open the Garmin Share app (Garmin Share, page 117). |
| History icon | History | Select to view your activity history, records, and totals. |
| Lock icon | Lock Device | Select to lock the buttons and the touchscreen to prevent inadvertent presses and swipes. |
| Message icon | Messenger | Select to view and send messages using the Messenger app (Using the Messenger App, page 15). |
| Music icon | Music | Select to control music playback on your watch or phone. |
| Bell icon | Notifications | Select to view calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your phone notification settings (Enabling Phone Notifications, page 115). |
| Phone icon | Phone | Select to disable Bluetooth technology and your connection to your paired phone. |
| Phone Assistant icon | Phone Assistant | Select to connect to your phone's voice assistant (Using the Phone Assistant, page 114). |
| Power icon | Power Off | Select to turn off the watch. |
| Pulse Oximeter icon | Pulse Oximeter | Select to open the pulse oximeter app (Pulse Oximeter, page 126). |
| Red Shift icon | Red Shift | Select to turn the screen to shades of red to use the watch in low light conditions. |
| Reference Point icon | Reference Point | Select to set a reference point for navigation (Setting a Reference Point, page 138). |
| Save Location icon | Save Location | Select to save your current location to navigate back to it later (Using the Saved App, page 12). |
| Settings icon | Settings | Select to open the settings menu. |
| Stopwatch icon | Stopwatch | Select to start the stopwatch (Using the Stopwatch, page 99). |
| Strobe icon | Strobe | Select to turn on the LED flashlight strobe. You can create a custom strobe mode (Editing the Custom Flashlight Strobe, page 76). |
| Sunrise icon | Sunrise & Sunset | Select to view sunrise, sunset, and twilight times. |
| Sync icon | Sync | Select to sync your watch with your paired phone. |
| Icon | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time Sync icon | Time Sync | Select to sync your watch with the time on your phone or using satellites. |
| Timer icon | Timer | Select to set a countdown timer (Using the Countdown Timer, page 98). |
| Touch icon | Touch | Select to disable touchscreen controls. |
| Touch Lock icon | Touch Lock | Select to enable swiping down from the top of the screen to unlock the touchscreen. |
| Voice Command icon | Voice Command | Select to open the voice command app and say a command (Using Voice Commands, page 13). |
| Voice Notes icon | Voice Notes | Select to open the voice notes app and record a note (Recording a Voice Note, page 12). |
| Volume icon | Volume | Select to open the watch volume controls. |
| Wallet icon | Wallet | Select to open your Garmin Pay wallet and pay for purchases with your watch (Garmin Pay, page 15). |
| Water Ejection icon | Water Ejection | Select to play tones to eject water from the speaker and microphone ports. |
| Weather icon | Weather | Select to view the current weather forecast and current conditions. |
| Wi-Fi icon | Wi-Fi | Select to disable Wi-Fi communications. |
You can add, remove, and change the order of the shortcut menu options in the controls menu (Controls, page 72).
1 Hold to open the controls menu.
2 Hold.
3 Select an option:
WARNING This device may have a flashlight that can be programmed to flash at various intervals. Consult your physician if you have epilepsy or are sensitive to bright or flashing lights.
Using the flashlight reduces battery life. You can decrease the brightness to extend the life of the battery.
1 Hold.
2 Select.
3 If necessary, press to turn on the flashlight.
4 Select an option:
TIP: From any screen, you can quickly press twice to turn on the flashlight. For the first three seconds, you can press or to adjust the brightness or color of the flashlight.
CAUTION Programming the flashlight to flash in a distress pattern will not contact your emergency contacts or emergency services on your behalf. Your emergency contact information will only appear if it has been configured in the Garmin Connect app.
Using the flashlight strobe reduces battery life.
1 Hold.
2 Select > Custom.
3 Press to turn on the flashlight strobe (optional).
4 Select.
5 Press or to scroll to a strobe setting.
6 Press to scroll through the setting options.
NOTE: You can select slow blink to have a lower impact on battery life.
7 Press to save.
Your watch comes preloaded with glances that provide quick information (Viewing Glances, page 81). Some glances require a Bluetooth connection to a compatible phone.
Some glances are not visible by default. You can add them to the glances list manually (Customizing the Glances List, page 81). Some glances appear in a grouping of related metrics, such as health or activity performance.
TIP: You can also download glances from the Connect IQ Store (Connect IQ Features, page 120).
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ABC | Displays combined altimeter, barometer, and compass information. |
| Alternate time zones | Displays the current time of day in additional time zones (Adding Alternate Time Zones, page 100). |
| Altitude acclimation | At altitudes above 800 m (2625 ft.), displays graphs showing altitude-corrected values for your average pulse oximeter reading, respiration rate, and resting heart rate for the last seven days. |
| Altimeter | Displays the approximate elevation based on pressure changes. |
| Barometer | Displays the environmental pressure data based on elevation. |
| Body Battery* | With all-day wear, displays your current Body Battery level and a graph of your level for the last several hours (Body Battery, page 82). |
| Calendar | Displays upcoming meetings from your phone calendar. |
| Calories | Displays your calorie information for the current day. |
| Camera controls | Allows you to manually take a photo and record a video clip when paired with a compatible Varia* headlight or tail light camera (Using the Varia Camera Controls, page 113). |
| Compass | Displays an electronic compass. |
| Countdowns | Displays upcoming countdown events. |
| Cycling ability | Displays your rider type, aerobic endurance, aerobic capacity, and anaerobic capacity (Viewing Cycling Ability, page 95). |
| Cycling performance | Displays cycling performance metrics, such as your VO2 max. and FTP estimates (Performance Measurements, page 83). |
| Dog tracking | Displays your dog's location information when you have a compatible dog tracking device paired with your quatix watch. |
| Endurance score | Displays a score, graph, and a short message that describes your overall endurance based on all recorded activities (Endurance Score, page 94). |
| Fish forecast | Displays predictions for the best days and times for fishing based on your location, the moon's position, and the moon rise and set times. You can view the rating for the day and major and minor feeding times. |
| Floors climbed | Tracks your floors climbed and progress toward your goal. |
| Garmin coach | Displays scheduled workouts when you select a Garmin coach adaptive training plan in your Garmin Connect account. The plan adjusts to your current level of fitness, coaching and schedule preferences, and race date. |
| Golf | Displays golf scores and statistics for your last round. |
| Health Snapshot | Starts a Health Snapshot session on your watch that records several key health metrics while you hold still for two minutes. It provides a glimpse of your overall cardiovascular status. The watch records metrics such as your average heart rate, stress level, and respiration rate. Displays summaries of your saved Health Snapshot sessions. |
| Health status | Displays health metrics, such as your respiration and skin temp. |
| Heart rate | Displays your current heart rate in beats per minute (bpm) and a graph of your average resting heart rate (RHR). |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Hill score | Displays a score, graph, contributing metrics, and a short message that describes your hill climbing performance based on your recorded running activities (Hill Score, page 95). |
| History | Displays your activity history and a graph of your recorded activities (Using History, page 102). |
| HRV status | Displays your seven-day average of your overnight heart rate variability (Heart Rate Variability Status, page 85). |
| Intensity minutes | Tracks your time spent participating in moderate to vigorous activities, your weekly intensity minutes goal, and progress toward your goal. |
| inReach* controls | Sends messages through your paired inReach device (Using the inReach Remote, page 113). |
| Jet lag adviser | Displays your internal clock during travel, and provides guidance to help you acclimate to the time zone of your destination (Using the Jet Lag Adviser, page 96). |
| Last activity | Displays a brief summary of your last recorded activity. |
| Last ride Last run Last swim | Displays a brief summary of your last recorded activity and history of the specified sport. |
| Messenger | Displays your Garmin Messenger app conversations and allows you to reply to messages from your watch (Garmin Messenger App, page 122). |
| Moon phase | Displays the moonrise and moonset times, along with the moon phase, based on your GPS position. |
| Music | Provides music player controls for your phone or watch music. |
| Naps | Displays total nap time and Body Battery level gains. You can start the nap timer and set an alarm to wake you up (Customizing a Default Focus Mode, page 123). |
| Notifications | Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your phone notification settings (Enabling Phone Notifications, page 115). |
| Primary race | Displays the race event you designate as the primary race in your Garmin Connect calendar (Race Calendar and Primary Race, page 95). |
| Pulse oximeter | Allows you to take a manual pulse oximeter reading (Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings, page 127). If you are too active for the watch to determine your pulse oximeter reading, the measurements are not recorded. |
| Race calendar | Displays your upcoming race events set in your Garmin Connect calendar (Race Calendar and Primary Race, page 95). |
| Recovery | Displays your recovery time. The maximum time is four days. |
| Respiration | Your current respiration rate in breaths per minute and seven-day average. You can do a breathing activity to help you relax. |
| Running economy | Displays the energy cost of aerobic running. Several key metrics contribute to your running economy estimate (Running Economy, page 86). |
| Running performance | Displays running performance metrics, such as your VO2 max. estimate and lactate threshold (Performance Measurements, page 83). |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Running tolerance | Tracks your capacity to handle running activities while balancing the risk of injury with performance gains (Running Tolerance, page 94). |
| Scuba diving | Displays your surface interval time, no-fly time remaining, oxygen toxicity units (OTU), central nervous system (CNS) oxygen toxicity percentage, and tissue load, after a dive (Viewing the Scuba Diving Glance, page 97). |
| Sleep coach | Provides recommendations for your sleep need based on sleep and activity history, circadian rhythm, HRV status, and naps. |
| Sleep score | Displays total sleep time, a sleep score, and sleep stage information for the previous night. You can also view any overnight breathing variations (Sleep Tracking, page 128). |
| Steps | Tracks your daily step count, step goal, and data for previous days. |
| Stocks | Displays a customizable list of stocks (Adding a Stock, page 96). |
| Stress | Displays your current stress level and a graph of your stress level. You can do a breathing activity to help you relax. If you are too active for the watch to determine your stress level, stress measurements are not recorded. |
| Sunrise and sunset | Displays sunrise, sunset, dawn, and dusk times, along with a map of the sun's current position and a graph of the day's sunlight. |
| Temperature | Displays temperature data from the internal temperature sensor. |
| Tides | Displays information about a tide station, such as the tide height and when the next high and low tides will occur (Viewing Tide Information, page 18). |
| Training readiness | Displays a score and a short message that helps you determine how ready you are for training each day (Training Readiness, page 93). |
| Training status | Displays your current training status and training load, which shows you how your training affects your fitness level and performance (Training Status, page 89). |
| Weather | Displays the current temperature and weather forecast. You can view the current weather conditions on the map using several map overlays. |
Glances provide quick access to health data, activity information, built-in sensors, and more. When you pair your watch, you can view data from your phone, such as health information, weather, and calendar events.
From the watch face, press to scroll through the glances list.
TIP: You can also swipe to scroll or tap to select options.
Press to view more information.
Select an option:
From the watch face, press to view the glances list.
Select Edit.
Select an option:
TIP: You can select Create Folder to create a folder that contains multiple glances (Creating a Glances Folder, page 82).
You can customize the glances list to create folders of related glances.
From the watch face, press to view the glances list.
Select Edit > Add > Create Folder.
Select the glances to include in the folder, and select Done.
If the glances are already in the glance list, you can move or copy them into the folder.
Select or enter a name for the folder.
Select an icon for the folder.
If necessary, select an option:
Your watch analyzes your heart rate variability, stress level, sleep quality, and activity data to determine your overall Body Battery level. Like a gas gauge on a car, it indicates your amount of available reserve energy. The Body Battery level range is from 5 to 100, where 5 to 25 is very low reserve energy, 26 to 50 is low reserve energy, 51 to 75 is medium reserve energy, and 76 to 100 is high reserve energy.
You can sync your watch with your Garmin Connect account to view your most up-to-date Body Battery level, long-term trends, and additional details (Tips for Improved Body Battery Data, page 82).
These performance measurements are estimates that can help you track and understand your training activities and race performances. The measurements require a few activities using wrist-based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor. Cycling performance measurements require a heart rate monitor and a power meter.
These estimates are provided and supported by Firstbeat Analytics. For more information, go to garmin.com/performance-data/running.
The estimates may seem inaccurate at first. The watch requires you to complete a few activities to learn about your performance.
Functional threshold power (FTP): The watch uses your user profile information from the initial setup to estimate your FTP (Getting Your FTP Estimate, page 87).
HRV status: The watch analyzes your wrist heart rate readings while you are sleeping to determine your heart rate variability (HRV) status based on your personal, long-term HRV averages (Heart Rate Variability Status, page 85).
Lactate threshold: Lactate threshold is the point where your muscles start to rapidly fatigue. Your watch measures your lactate threshold level using heart rate data and pace (Lactate Threshold, page 87).
Predicted race times: The watch uses the VO2 max. estimate and your training history to provide a target race time based on your current state of fitness (Viewing Your Predicted Race Times, page 85).
Performance condition: Your performance condition is a real-time assessment after 6 to 20 minutes of activity. It can be added as a data field so you can view your performance condition during the rest of your activity. It compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level (Performance Condition, page 85).
Power curve (cycling): The power curve displays your sustained power output over time. You can view your power curve for the previous month, three months, or twelve months (Viewing Your Power Curve, page 88).
Running economy: Running economy refers to the energy efficiency of a runner. Several key metrics contribute to your running economy estimate (Running Economy, page 86).
Stamina: The watch uses your VO2 max. estimate and heart rate data to provide real-time stamina estimates. It can be added as a data screen so you can view your potential and current stamina during your activity (Viewing Your Real-Time Stamina, page 88).
VO2 max.: VO2 max. is the maximum volume of oxygen (in milliliters) you can consume per minute per kilogram of body weight at your maximum performance (About VO2 Max. Estimates, page 84).
VO2 max. is the maximum volume of oxygen (in milliliters) you can consume per minute per kilogram of body weight at your maximum performance. In simple terms, VO2 max. is an indication of athletic performance and should increase as your level of fitness improves. The quality 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 accurate VO2 max. estimate.
On the device, your VO2 max. estimate appears as a number, description, and position on the color gauge. On your Garmin Connect account, you can view additional details about your VO2 max. estimate, such as where it ranks for your age and sex.
| Color | Rating |
|---|---|
| Purple | Superior |
| Blue | Excellent |
| Green | Good |
| Orange | Fair |
| Red | Poor |
VO2 max. data is provided by Firstbeat Analytics. VO2 max. analysis is provided with permission from The Cooper Institute. For more information, see the appendix (VO2 Max. Standard Ratings, page 165), and go to www.CooperInstitute.org.
This feature requires wrist-based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor. If you are using a chest heart rate monitor, you must put it on and pair it with your watch (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 110).
For the most accurate estimate, complete the user profile setup (Setting Up Your User Profile, page 144) and set your maximum heart rate (Setting Your Heart Rate Zones, page 146). The estimate may seem inaccurate at first. The watch requires a few runs to learn about your running performance. You can disable VO2 max. recording for ultra run and trail run activities if you do not want those run types to affect your VO2 max. estimate (Activity Settings, page 65).
Start a running activity.
Run outdoors at a moderate or high intensity, reaching at least 70% of your maximum heart rate.
After at least 10 minutes, select Save.
Press or to scroll through the performance measurements.
This feature requires a power meter and wrist-based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor. The power meter must be paired with your watch (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 110). If you are using a chest heart rate monitor, you must put it on and pair it with your watch.
For the most accurate estimate, complete the user profile setup (Setting Up Your User Profile, page 144) and set your maximum heart rate (Setting Your Heart Rate Zones, page 146). The estimate may seem inaccurate at first. The watch requires a few rides to learn about your cycling performance.
Start a cycling activity.
Ride at a steady, high intensity for at least 20 minutes.
After your ride, select Save.
Press or to scroll through the performance measurements.
For the most accurate estimate, complete the user profile setup (Setting Up Your User Profile, page 144), and set your maximum heart rate (Setting Your Heart Rate Zones, page 146).
Your watch uses the VO2 max. estimate and your training history to provide a target race time (About VO2 Max. Estimates, page 84). The watch analyzes several weeks of your training data to refine the race time estimates.
NOTE: The predictions may seem inaccurate at first. The watch requires a few runs to learn about your running performance.
Your watch analyzes your wrist heart rate readings while you are sleeping to determine your heart rate variability (HRV). Training, physical activity, sleep, nutrition, and healthy habits all impact your heart rate variability. HRV values can vary widely based on gender, age, and fitness level. A balanced HRV status may indicate positive signs of health such as good training and recovery balance, greater cardiovascular fitness, and resilience to stress. An unbalanced or poor status may be a sign of fatigue, greater recovery needs, or increased stress. For best results, you should wear the watch while sleeping. The watch requires three weeks of consistent sleep data to display your heart rate variability status.
| Color Zone | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Green | Balanced | Your seven-day average HRV is within your baseline range. |
| Orange | Unbalanced | Your seven-day average HRV is above or below your baseline range. |
| Red | Low | Your seven-day average HRV is well below your baseline range. |
| No color | Poor No status | Your HRV values are averaging well below the normal range for your age. No status means that there is insufficient data to generate a seven-day average. |
You can sync your watch with your Garmin Connect account to view your current heart rate variability status, trends, and educational feedback.
As you complete your activity, such as running or cycling, the performance condition feature analyzes your pace, heart rate, and heart rate variability to make a real-time assessment of your ability to perform compared to your average fitness level. It is approximately your real-time percentage deviation from your baseline VO2 max. estimate.
Performance condition values range from -20 to +20. After the first 6 to 20 minutes of your activity, the device displays your performance condition score. For example, a score of +5 means that you are rested, fresh, and capable of a good run or ride. You can add performance condition as a data field to one of your training screens to monitor your ability throughout the activity. Performance condition can also be an indicator of fatigue level, especially at the end of a long training run or ride.
NOTE: The device requires a few runs or rides with a heart rate monitor to get an accurate VO2 max. estimate and learn about your running or riding ability (About VO2 Max. Estimates, page 84).
This feature requires wrist-based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor.
Running economy measures the energy cost of running. While VO2 max. measures the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilize during intense exercise, running economy reflects how efficiently your body converts that energy into running performance. Running economy is expressed in milliliters of oxygen consumed per kilogram of body weight per kilometer (ml/kg/km). Lower numbers mean that less energy was used.
Requirements: You must record several outdoor run or track run activities using a compatible accessory that measures step speed loss, such as the HRM 600.
Key factors: Running economy uses your profile information, run history, heart rate, speed, and running dynamics. Step speed loss is an essential factor, because it captures how much you slow down when your foot hits the ground (Running Dynamics, page 111). For best results, make sure your height and weight settings are correct (Setting Up Your User Profile, page 144).
Understanding the results: Keep in mind that running economy is ultimately all about aerobic performance. Easy runs of at least 30 minutes on a track or over flat terrain offer the maximum opportunity for gaining insight into this metric. Indoor runs and trail runs are not used to estimate or update your running economy. For more information, go to garmin.com/performance-data/running, and see the appendix (Running Economy Ratings, page 165).
• From the watch face, press to view the running performance glance.
NOTE: You may need to add the glance to your glances list (Customizing the Glances List, page 81).
• From the Garmin Connect app, select • • • > Performance Stats > Running Economy.
You can also add running economy to your home screen data.
Before you can get your functional threshold power (FTP) estimate, you must pair a power meter with your watch (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 110), and you must get your VO2 max. estimate (Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for Cycling, page 84).
The watch uses your user profile information from the initial setup and your VO2 max. estimate to estimate your FTP. The watch will automatically detect your FTP during steady, high intensity rides with a power meter. For best results, you should also ride with a heart rate monitor.
Your FTP estimate appears as a value measured in watts per kilogram, your power output in watts, and a position on the color gauge.
| Purple | Superior |
|---|---|
| Blue | Excellent |
| Green | Good |
| Orange | Fair |
| Red | Untrained |
For more information, see the appendix (FTP Ratings, page 166).
Lactate threshold is the exercise intensity at which lactate (lactic acid) starts to accumulate in the bloodstream. In running, this intensity level is estimated in terms of pace. heart rate, or power. When a runner exceeds the threshold, fatigue starts to increase at an accelerating rate. For experienced runners, the threshold occurs at approximately 90% of their maximum heart rate and between 10 km and half-marathon race pace. For average runners, the lactate threshold often occurs well below 90% of maximum heart rate. Knowing your lactate threshold can help you determine how hard to train or when to push yourself during a race.
If you already know your lactate threshold heart rate value, you can enter it in your user profile settings (Setting Your Heart Rate Zones, page 146). You can turn on the Auto Detection feature to automatically record your lactate threshold during an activity.
Your watch can provide real-time stamina estimates based on your heart rate data and VO2 max. estimate (About VO2 Max. Estimates, page 84).
NOTE: You can change the order of the data screens and edit the primary stamina data field (optional).
Primary stamina data field. Shows your current stamina percentage, distance remaining, or time remaining.
Potential stamina.
Current stamina.
Red: Stamina is depleting.
Orange: Stamina is steady.
Green: Stamina is recharging.
Before you can view your power curve, you must record a ride that's at least one hour long using a power meter in the last 90 days (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 110).
You can create workouts in your Garmin Connect account. The power curve displays your sustained power output over time. You can view your power curve for the previous month, three months, or twelve months.
These measurements are estimates that can help you track and understand your training activities. The measurements require you to complete activities for two weeks using wrist-based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor. Cycling performance measurements require a heart rate monitor and a power meter. The measurements may seem inaccurate at first when the watch is still learning about your performance. These estimates are provided and supported by Firstbeat Analytics. For more information, go to garmin.com /performance-data/running.
Training status: Training status shows you how your training affects your fitness and performance. Your training status is based on changes to your VO2 max., acute load, and HRV status over an extended time period.
VO2 max.: VO2 max. is the maximum volume of oxygen (in milliliters) you can consume per minute per kilogram of body weight in your maximum performance (About VO2 Max. Estimates, page 84). Your watch displays heat and altitude corrected VO2 max. values when you are acclimating to high heat environments or high altitude (Heat and Altitude Performance Acclimation, page 92).
HRV: HRV is your heart rate variability status over the last seven days (Heart Rate Variability Status, page 85).
Acute load: Acute load is an automated sum of your recent exercise load scores including exercise duration and intensity. (Acute Load, page 90).
Training load focus: Your watch analyzes and distributes your training load into different categories based on the intensity and structure of each activity recorded. Training load focus includes the total load accumulated per category, and the focus of the training. Your watch displays your load distribution over the last 4 weeks (Training Load Focus, page 90).
Recovery time: The recovery time displays how much time remains before you are fully recovered and ready for the next hard workout (Recovery Time, page 92).
Training status shows you how your training affects your fitness level and performance. Your training status is based on changes to your VO2 max., acute load, and HRV status over an extended time period. You can use your training status to help plan future training and continue improving your fitness level.
No Status: The watch needs you to record multiple activities over two weeks, with VO2 max. results from running or cycling, to determine your training status.
Detraining: You have a break in your training routine or you are training much less than usual for a week or more. Detraining means that you are unable to maintain your fitness level. You can try increasing your training load to see improvement.
Recovery: Your lighter training load is allowing your body to recover, which is essential during extended periods of hard training. You can return to a higher training load when you feel ready.
Maintaining: Your current training load is enough to maintain your fitness level. To see improvement, try adding more variety to your workouts or increasing your training volume.
Productive: Your current training load is moving your fitness level and performance in the right direction. You should plan recovery periods into your training to maintain your fitness level.
Peaking: You are in ideal race condition. Your recently reduced training load is allowing your body to recover and fully compensate for earlier training. You should plan ahead, since this peak state can only be maintained for a short time.
Overreaching: Your training load is very high and counterproductive. Your body needs a rest. You should give yourself time to recover by adding lighter training to your schedule.
Unproductive: Your training load is at a good level, but your fitness is decreasing. Try focusing on rest, nutrition, and stress management.
Strained: There is imbalance between your recovery and training load. It is a normal result after a hard training or major event. Your body may be struggling to recover, so you should pay attention to your overall health.
The training status feature depends on updated assessments of your fitness level, including at least one VO2 max. measurement per week (About VO2 Max. Estimates, page 84). Indoor run activities do not generate a VO2 max. estimate in order to preserve the accuracy of your fitness level trend. You can disable VO2 max. recording for ultra run and trail run activities if you do not want those run types to affect your VO2 max. estimate (Activity Settings, page 65).
To get the most out of the training status feature, you can try these tips.
Acute load is a weighted sum of your excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) for the last several days. The gauge indicates whether your current load is low, optimal, high, or very high. The optimal range is based on your individual fitness level and training history. The range adjusts as your training time and intensity increase or decrease.
In order to maximize performance and fitness gains, training should be distributed across three categories: low aerobic, high aerobic, and anaerobic. Training load focus shows you how much of your training is currently in each category and provides training targets. Training load focus requires at least 7 days of training to determine if your training load is low, optimal, or high. After 4 weeks of training history, your training load estimate will have more detailed target information to help you balance your training activities.
Below targets: Your 4-week training load is lower than optimal in all intensity categories.
Low aerobic shortage: Try adding more low aerobic activities to provide recovery and balance for your higher intensity activities.
High aerobic shortage: Try adding more high aerobic activities to help improve your lactate threshold and VO2 max. over time.
Anaerobic shortage: Try adding a few more intense, anaerobic activities to improve your speed and anaerobic capacity over time.
Balanced: Your training load is balanced and provides all-around fitness benefits as you continue training.
Low aerobic focus: Your training load is mostly low aerobic activity. This provides a solid foundation and prepares you for adding more intense workouts.
High aerobic focus: Your training load is mostly high aerobic activity. These activities help to improve lactate threshold, VO2 max., and endurance.
Anaerobic focus: Your training load is mostly intense activity. This leads to rapid fitness gains, but should be balanced with low aerobic activities.
Above targets: Your 4-week training load is higher than optimal.
Load ratio is the ratio of your acute (short-term) training load to your chronic (long-term) training load. It's helpful for tracking your training load changes.
| Status | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No Status | None | Load ratio will be visible after 2 weeks of training. |
| Low | Lower than 0.8 | Your short-term training load is lower than your long-term training load. |
| Optimal | 0.8 to 1.4 | The short-term and long-term training loads are balanced. The optimal range is based on your individual fitness level and training history. |
| High | 1.5 to 1.9 | Your short-term training load is higher than your long-term training load. |
| Very High | 2.0 or higher | Your short-term training load is significantly higher than your long-term training load. |
Training Effect measures the impact of an activity on your aerobic and anaerobic fitness. Training Effect accumulates during the activity. As the activity progresses, the Training Effect value increases. Training Effect is determined by your user profile information and training history, and heart rate, duration, and intensity of your activity. There are seven different Training Effect labels to describe the primary benefit of your activity. Each label is color coded and corresponds to your training load focus (Training Load Focus, page 90). Each feedback phrase, for example, "Highly Impacting VO2 Max." has a corresponding description in your Garmin Connect activity details.
Aerobic Training Effect uses your heart rate to measure how the accumulated intensity of an exercise affects your aerobic fitness and indicates if the workout had a maintaining or improving effect on your fitness level. Your excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) accumulated during exercise is mapped to a range of values that account for your fitness level and training habits. Steady workouts at moderate effort or workouts involving longer intervals (>180 seconds) have a positive impact on your aerobic metabolism and result in an improved aerobic Training Effect.
Anaerobic Training Effect uses heart rate and speed (or power) to determine how a workout affects your ability to perform at very high intensity. You receive a value based on the anaerobic contribution to EPOC and the 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.
You can add Aerobic Training Effect and Anaerobic Training Effect as data fields to one of your training screens to monitor your numbers throughout the activity.
| Training Effect | Aerobic Benefit | Anaerobic Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| From 0.0 to 0.9 | No benefit. | No benefit. |
| From 1.0 to 1.9 | Minor benefit. | Minor benefit. |
| From 2.0 to 2.9 | Maintains your aerobic fitness. | Maintains your anaerobic fitness. |
| From 3.0 to 3.9 | Impacts your aerobic fitness. | Impacts your anaerobic fitness. |
| From 4.0 to 4.9 | Highly impacts your aerobic fitness. | Highly impacts your anaerobic fitness. |
| 5.0 | Overreaching and potentially harmful without enough recovery time. | Overreaching and potentially harmful without enough recovery time. |
Training Effect technology is provided and supported by Firstbeat Analytics. For more information, go to firstbeat.com.
You can use your Garmin device with wrist-based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor to display how much time remains before you are fully recovered and ready for the next hard workout.
NOTE: The recovery time recommendation uses your VO2 max. estimate and may seem inaccurate at first. The device requires you to complete a few activities to learn about your performance.
The recovery time appears immediately following an activity. The time counts down until it is optimal for you to attempt another hard workout. The device updates your recovery time throughout the day based on changes in sleep, stress, relaxation, and physical activity.
If you are training with wrist-based heart rate or a compatible chest heart rate monitor, you can check your recovery heart rate value after each activity. Recovery heart rate is the difference between your exercising heart rate and your heart rate two minutes after the exercise has stopped. For example, after a typical training run, you stop the timer. Your heart rate is 140 bpm. After two minutes of no activity or cool down, your heart rate is 90 bpm. Your recovery heart rate is 50 bpm (140 minus 90). Some studies have linked recovery heart rate to cardiac health. Higher numbers generally indicate healthier hearts.
TIP: For best results, you should stop moving for two minutes while the device calculates your recovery heart rate value.
NOTE: Your recovery heart rate is not calculated for low-impact activities, such as yoga.
Environmental factors such as high temperature and altitude impact your training and performance. For example, high altitude training can have a positive impact on your fitness, but you may notice a temporary VO2 max. decline while exposed to high altitudes. Your quatix watch provides acclimation notifications and corrections to your VO2 max. estimate and training status when the temperature is above 22°C (72°F) and when the altitude is above 800 m (2625 ft.). You can keep track of your heat and altitude acclimation in the training status glance.
NOTE: The heat acclimation feature is available only for GPS activities and requires weather data from your connected phone.
If you are injured or sick, you can pause your training status. You can continue to record fitness activities, but your training status, training load focus, recovery feedback, and workout recommendations are temporarily disabled.
You can resume your training status when you are ready to start training again. For best results, you need at least one VO2 max. measurement each week (About VO2 Max. Estimates, page 84).
When you want to resume your training status, select an option:
Sync your watch with your Garmin Connect account.
Your training readiness is a score and a short message that helps you determine how ready you are for training each day. The score is continuously calculated and updated throughout the day using these factors:
| Color Zone | Score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Purple | 95 to 100 | Prime Best possible |
| Blue | 75 to 94 | High Ready for challenges |
| Green | 50 to 74 | Moderate Good to go |
| Orange | 25 to 49 | Low Time to slow down |
| Red | 1 to 24 | Poor Let your body recover |
To view historical training readiness scores, go to your Garmin Connect account.
Running tolerance is a feature designed to help you build mileage while balancing the risk of injury with performance gains. The running tolerance glance on your watch displays your acute impact load for today, a mileage estimate for the current training week, and a chart of your running tolerance and impact load trends over several weeks.
Impact load (mile or kilometer): Your impact mile (equivalent) is the amount of mechanical load on the body generated by running 1 mile on even ground, at an easy pace (baseline). Impact load is estimated using factors such as running intensity, whether you're running uphill or downhill, and running dynamics data. For example, if you run 5 hard miles with hills, your impact load could be 8, meaning that the actual strain was equivalent to running 8 baseline miles. Similarly, if you run 3 slow and easy miles, it could have an impact load of 2.5.
Acute impact load: Acute impact load is a helpful indicator in the capacity you have to run that day, in the context of your weekly running tolerance. The impact load of each new run you record is added directly to your acute impact load, and the influence of that load diminishes gradually as time passes.
Weekly impact load: This value represents the unweighted sum impact of your runs for each training week. You can set the training week in your Garmin Connect settings. For the current training week, it displays how your "bucket" is filling throughout the week. It also provides the basis for the weekly historical view of impact load and running tolerance.
Tolerance: Tolerance reflects the maximum acute load your body can manage based on your running history. It is personalized, and it is adjusted at the beginning of each training week according to a science-based interpretation of your recent and long-term running history. For more information, go to garmin.com /performance-data/running.
Understanding the results: Hard, fast running produces higher ground reaction forces and puts more wear and tear on your body than easy jogging. Walking segments during a run produce only half the impact of normal running. You can review a chart of the actual mileage plotted next to the impact load in your run activity history. A healthy approach to running will always involve listening to your body and using data together.
Your endurance score helps you understand your overall endurance based on all recorded activities with heart rate data. You can view recommendations for improving your endurance score, and the top sports contributing to your score over time.
| Color Zone | Description |
|---|---|
| Pink | Elite |
| Purple | Superior |
| Blue | Expert |
| Green | Well Trained |
| Yellow | Trained |
| Orange | Intermediate |
| Red | Recreational |
For more information, see the appendix (Endurance Score Ratings, page 167).
Your hill score helps you understand your current capacity for uphill running based on your training history and a VO2 max. estimate from the last two months. Your watch detects uphill segments with 2% grade or more during an outdoor running, walking, or hiking activity. You can view your hill endurance, hill strength, and changes to your hill score over time.
| Color Zone | Score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pink | 95 to 100 | Elite |
| Purple | 85 to 94 | Expert |
| Blue | 70 to 84 | Skilled |
| Green | 50 to 69 | Trained |
| Orange | 25 to 49 | Challenger |
| Red | 1 to 24 | Recreational |
Before you can view your cycling ability, you must have a 7-day training history, VO2 max. data recorded in your user profile (About VO2 Max. Estimates, page 84), and power curve data from a paired power meter (Viewing Your Power Curve, page 89).
Cycling ability is a measurement of your performance across three categories: aerobic endurance, aerobic capacity, and anaerobic capacity. Cycling ability includes your current rider type, such as climber. Information you enter in your user profile, such as body weight, also helps determine your rider type (Setting Up Your User Profile, page 144).
From the watch face, press [button icon] to view the cycling ability glance.
You may need to add the glance to your glances list (Customizing the Glances List, page 81).
Press [button icon] to view your current rider type.
Press [button icon] to view a detailed analysis of your cycling ability (optional).
When you add a race event to your Garmin Connect calendar, you can view the event on your watch by adding the primary race glance (Glances, page 77). The event date must be in the next 365 days. The watch displays a countdown to the event, your goal time or predicted finish time (running events only), and weather information.
Historical weather information for the location and date is available right away. Local forecast data appears approximately 14 days before the event.
If you add more than one race event, you are prompted to choose a primary event.
Depending on the available course data for your event, you can view elevation data, the course map, and add a PacePro plan (PacePro™ Training, page 40).
Your watch can suggest daily workouts to help you train for a running or cycling event, if you have a VO2 max. estimate (About VO2 Max. Estimates, page 84).
From the Garmin Connect app, select [menu icon].
Select Training & Planning > Races & Events > Find an Event.
Search for an event in your area.
You can also select Create an Event to create your own event.
Select Add to Calendar.
Sync your watch with your Garmin Connect account.
On your watch, scroll to the primary race glance to see a countdown to your primary race event.
From the watch face, press [button icon], and select a running or cycling activity.
If you have completed at least one outdoor run with heart rate data or one ride with heart rate and power data, daily suggested workouts appear on your watch.
Before you can customize the stocks list, you must add the stocks glance to the glances list (Customizing the Glances List, page 81).
From the watch face, press [button icon] to view the stocks glance.
Press [button icon].
Select Edit > Add.
Enter the company name or stock symbol for the stock you want to add, and select [checkmark]. The watch displays search results.
Select the stock you want to add.
Select the stock to view more information.
TIP: To display the stock on the glances list, you can press [button icon], and select Set as Favorite.
From the watch face, scroll to view the weather glance.
On the first glance screen, press [button icon].
Select Add Location, and search for a location.
If necessary, repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more locations.
Before you can use the Jet Lag Adviser glance, you must plan a trip in the Garmin Connect app (Planning a Trip in the Garmin Connect App, page 97).
You can use the Jet Lag Adviser glance while traveling to see how your internal clock compares to the local time, and to receive guidance on how to reduce the effects of jet lag.
From the watch face, press [button icon] to view the Jet Lag Adviser glance.
Press [button icon] to see how your internal clock compares to the local time, and the overall level of your jet lag.
Select an option:
• To see an informational message about your current jet lag level, press [button icon].
• To see a timeline for recommended actions to help reduce symptoms of jet lag, press [button icon].
You can use the scuba diving glance to monitor your body's recovery after a dive. After a dive, you may need to wait several hours before it is safe to fly on an airplane.
The OTU accumulated during a dive expire after 24 hours.
| OTU | Color Coding |
|---|---|
| Green: 0 to 249 OTU. | |
| Yellow: 250 to 299 OTU. | |
| Red: 300 or greater OTU. |
| CNS | Color Coding |
|---|---|
| Green: 0 to 79% CNS oxygen toxicity. | |
| Yellow: 80 to 99% CNS oxygen toxicity. | |
| Red: 100% or greater CNS oxygen toxicity. |
4 Press [button icon] to view the dive log of your recently recorded dives.
You can set multiple alarms.
1 Select an option:
1 Select an option:
Your alarm will still go off at your selected time in addition to any earlier alarms. For example, if you set your alarm for 8:00 am, the alarm may gently alert you to wake up some time between 7:30 and 8:00 am.
1 Select an option:
1 Select an option:
1 Select an option:
The total stopwatch time ② continues running.
The Review option only appears if there have been multiple laps.
You can display the current time of day in additional time zones.
1 Select an option:
TIP: You can also view your alternate time zones in the glances list (Customizing the Glances List, page 81).
1 Select an option:
TIP: You can also view your alternate time zones in the glances list (Customizing the Glances List, page 81).
Select an option:
TIP: You can also view your countdown events in the glances list (Customizing the Glances List, page 81).
Select Clocks > Countdowns > Add.
Enter a name.
Select a year, month, and day.
Select an option:
Select an icon.
Select an option:
TIP: You can also view your countdown events in the glances list (Customizing the Glances List, page 81).
Select Clocks > Countdowns.
Select a countdown event.
Press, and select Set as Favorite to show the countdown event in the glances list (optional).
Press, and select Edit Countdown.
Select an option to edit:
History includes time, distance, calories, average pace or speed, lap data, and optional sensor information.
When the device memory is full, your oldest data is overwritten.
History contains saved activity data, records, and totals.
The watch has a history glance for quick access to your activity data (Glances, page 77).
From the watch face, hold.
Select History.
A bar graph of your recent activities appears.
Press to view options.
Select an option:
Press to return to the bar graph.
Scroll down to view your activity history.
Select an activity.
Press to view options.
Your device stores the overall multisport summary of the activity, including overall distance, time, calories, and optional accessory data. Your device also separates the activity data for each sport segment and transition so you can compare similar training activities and track how quickly you move through the transitions. Transition history includes distance, time, average speed, and calories.
When you complete an activity, the watch displays any new personal records you achieved during that activity. Personal records include your fastest time over several typical race distances, highest strength activity weight for major movements, and longest run, ride, or swim.
For cycling, personal records also include most ascent and best power (power meter required).
From the watch face, hold.
Select History.
Press to view options.
Select Records.
Select a sport.
Select a record.
Select View Record.
You can set each personal record back to the one previously recorded.
From the watch face, hold.
Select History.
Press to view options.
Select Records.
Select a sport.
Select a record to restore.
Select Previous > ✓.
This does not delete any saved activities.
From the watch face, hold.
Select History.
Press to view options.
Select Records.
Select a sport.
Select an option:
This does not delete any saved activities.
You can view the accumulated distance and time data saved to your watch.
From the watch face, hold.
Select History.
Press to view options.
Select Totals.
Select an activity.
Select an option to view weekly or monthly totals.
From the watch face, hold, and select Watch Settings > Notifications & Alerts.
Smart Notifications: Customizes the smart notifications that appear on your watch (Enabling Phone Notifications, page 115).
Health & Wellness: Customizes the health and wellness alerts that appear on your watch (Health and Wellness Alerts, page 104).
Report Settings: Enables reports, and customizes the report data and theme. You can select Morning Report to create and edit daily messages in the morning report (Customizing Your Morning Report, page 105). You can select Evening Report to set the schedule for the evening report (Customizing Your Evening Report, page 105). You can select Choose Theme to customize the background theme for your reports.
System Alerts: Sets time (Setting Time Alerts, page 106), barometer (Getting a Storm Alert, page 106), or phone connection alerts (Turning On Phone Connection Alerts, page 106).
Notification Center: Enables the notification center for viewing new notifications (Viewing Notifications, page 115).
From the watch face, hold, and select Watch Settings > Notifications & Alerts > Health & Wellness.
Daily Summary: A Body Battery daily summary appears a few hours before the start of your sleep window. The daily summary provides insight on how your daily stress and activity history impacted your Body Battery level (Body Battery, page 82).
Stress Alerts: Notifies you when periods of stress have drained your Body Battery level.
Rest Alerts: Notifies you after you have a restful period and its impact on your Body Battery level.
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts: Notifies you when your heart rate exceeds or drops below a target value (Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert, page 104).
Jet Lag Adviser: Provides jet lag symptom advice for a trip, such as sleep and exercise recommendations (Using the Jet Lag Adviser, page 96).
Move Alert: Reminds you to keep moving (Move Alert, page 105) (Customizing Move Alerts, page 105).
Goal Alerts: Notifies you when you reach your daily steps goal, daily floors climbed goal, and weekly intensity minutes goal.
CAUTION This feature only alerts you when your heart rate exceeds or drops below a certain number of beats per minute, as selected by the user, after at least ten minutes of inactivity. This feature does not notify you when your heart rate drops below the selected threshold during your chosen sleep window configured in the Garmin Connect app. This feature does not notify you of any potential heart condition and is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or disease. Always defer to your health care provider for any heart-related issues.
You can set the heart rate threshold value.
From the watch face, hold.
Select Watch Settings > Notifications & Alerts > Health & Wellness > Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts.
Select High Alert or Low Alert.
Set the heart rate threshold value.
Each time your heart rate exceeds or drops below the threshold value, a message appears and the watch vibrates.
Sitting for prolonged periods of time can trigger undesirable metabolic state changes. The move alert reminds you to keep moving. After one hour of inactivity, a message appears. The watch also beeps or vibrates if audible tones are turned on (System Settings, page 149). You can customize your move alert to be dismissed by walking or other types of movement.
Your watch displays a morning report based on your normal wake time. Scroll to view the report, which includes weather, sleep, overnight heart rate variability status, and more (Customizing Your Morning Report, page 105).
NOTE: You can customize these settings on your watch or in your Garmin Connect account.
Your watch displays an evening report prior to your sleep time. Scroll to view the report, which includes your Body Battery details, tomorrow's workout and weather, sleep coach recommendation, and more (Customizing Your Evening Report, page 105).
NOTE: You can customize these settings on your watch or in your Garmin Connect account.
WARNING This alert is an informational feature and is not intended to be the primary source for tracking changes in the weather. It is your responsibility to review weather reports and conditions, to remain aware of your surroundings, and to use safe judgment, especially during times of severe weather. Failure to heed this warning could result in serious personal injury or death.
You can set your watch to alert you when your paired phone connects and disconnects using Bluetooth technology.
From the watch face, hold, and select Watch Settings > Sound & Vibe. You can also customize these settings for different situations, such as sleep and activities (Focus Modes, page 122).
Volume: Mutes all sounds or adjusts the speaker volume.
Alert Tones: Plays a tone for alerts.
Button Tones: Plays a tone when you press a button.
Vibration: Sets watch vibrations for alerts and button presses.
From the watch face, hold, and select Watch Settings > Display & Brightness. You can also customize these settings for different situations, such as sleep and activities (Focus Modes, page 122).
Brightness: Sets the brightness level of the screen.
Always On Display: Sets the watch face data to remain visible and turn down the brightness and background. This option impacts the battery and display life (About the AMOLED Display, page 155).
Text Size: Adjusts the size of the text on the screen.
Red Shift: Turns the screen to shades of red, green, or orange so that you can use the watch in low light conditions and help preserve your night vision.
Wake On Alert: Turns on the screen when you receive a notification or alert.
Wake On Gesture: Turns on the screen when you raise and turn your arm to look at your wrist.
Timeout: Sets the length of time before the screen turns off.
Touch: Enables the touchscreen. You can select Map Only to enable the touchscreen only on the map screen.
Touch Lock: Locks the touchscreen after the screen turns off. When this setting is enabled, you can swipe down to unlock the touchscreen.
Connectivity features are available for your watch when you pair with your compatible phone (Pairing Your Phone, page 114). Additional features are available when you connect your watch to a Wi-Fi network (Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network, page 117).
The quatix watch has several internal sensors, and you can pair additional wireless sensors for your activities.
Your watch can be paired and used with wireless sensors using ANT+ or Bluetooth technology (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 110). After the devices are paired, you can customize the optional data fields (Customizing the Data Screens, page 64). If your watch was packaged with a sensor, they are already paired.
For information about specific Garmin sensor compatibility, purchasing, or to view the owner's manual, go to buy.garmin.com for that sensor.
| Sensor Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Club Sensors | You can use Approach golf club sensors to automatically track your golf shots, including location, distance, and club type. |
| DogTrack | Allows you to receive data from a compatible handheld dog tracking device. |
| eBike | You can use your watch with your eBike and view bike data, such as battery and range information, during your rides. |
| Extended Display | You can use the Extended Display mode to display data screens from your quatix watch on a compatible Edge® bike computer during a ride or triathlon. |
| External HR | You can use an external sensor, such as the HRM 200, HRM 600, HRM-Fit®, or HRM-Pro series heart rate monitor, to view heart rate data during your activities. Some heart rate monitors can also store data or provide advanced running data (Running Dynamics, page 111) (Running Power, page 112). |
| Foot Pod | You can use a foot pod to record pace and distance instead of using GPS when you are training indoors or when your GPS signal is weak. |
| Headphones | You can use Bluetooth headphones to listen to music loaded onto your quatix watch (Connecting Bluetooth Headphones, page 144). |
| inReach | The inReach remote function allows you to control your inReach satellite communicator using your quatix watch (Using the inReach Remote, page 113). |
| Lights | You can use Varia smart bike lights to improve situational awareness. With a Varia headlight camera, you can also take photos and record video during a ride (Using the Varia Camera Controls, page 113). |
| Power | You can use the Rally™ or Vector™ power meter bike pedals to view your power data on your watch. You can adjust your power zones to match your goals and abilities (Setting Your Power Zones, page 147), or use range alerts to be notified when you reach a specified power zone (Setting an Alert, page 69). |
| Radar | You can use a Varia rearview bike radar to improve situational awareness and send alerts about approaching vehicles. With a Varia radar camera tail light, you can also take photos and record video during a ride (Using the Varia Camera Controls, page 113). |
| Rangefinder | You can use a compatible laser rangefinder to view your distance to the flag while golfing. |
| RD Pod | You can use a Running Dynamics Pod to record running dynamics data and view it on your watch (Running Dynamics, page 111). |
| Shifting | You can use electronic shifters to display shifting information during a ride. The quatix watch displays current adjustment values when the sensor is in adjustment mode. |
| Shimano Di2 | You can use Shimano® Di2® electronic shifters to display shifting information during a ride. The quatix watch displays current adjustment values when the sensor is in adjustment mode. |
| Smart Trainer | You can use your watch with an indoor bike smart trainer to simulate resistance while following a course, ride, or workout (Using an Indoor Trainer, page 43). |
| Spd./Cad. | You can attach speed or cadence sensors to your bike and view the data during your ride. If necessary, you can manually enter your wheel circumference (Wheel Size and Circumference, page 168). |
| Tempe | You can attach the tempe temperature sensor to a secure strap or loop where it is exposed to ambient air, so it provides a consistent source of accurate temperature data. |
| Trolling Motor | You can use your device as a remote control for your Garmin trolling motor (Pairing Your Watch and Trolling Motor, page 21). |
The first time you connect a wireless sensor to your watch using ANT+ or Bluetooth technology, you must pair the watch and sensor. After they are paired, the watch connects to the sensor automatically when you start an activity and the sensor is active and within range. For more information about connection types, go to garmin.com/hrm_connection_types.
See your wireless sensor owner's manual for pairing information.
Stay 10 m (33 ft.) away from other wireless sensors while pairing.
After the sensor is paired with your watch, the sensor status changes from Searching to Connected. Sensor data appears in the data screen loop or a custom data field. You can customize the optional data fields (Customizing the Data Screens, page 64).
The HRM 600, HRM-Fit, and HRM-Pro series accessories calculate your running pace and distance based on your user profile and the motion measured by the sensor on every stride. The heart rate monitor provides running pace and distance when GPS is not available, such as during treadmill running. You can view your running pace and distance on your compatible quatix watch when connected using ANT+ technology or secure Bluetooth technology. You can also view it on compatible third-party training apps.
The pace and distance accuracy improves with calibration.
Automatic calibration: The default setting for your watch is Auto Calibrate. The heart rate accessory calibrates each time you run outside with it connected to your compatible quatix watch.
Automatic calibration does not work for indoor, trail, or ultra run activities (Tips for Recording Running Pace and Distance, page 110).
Manual calibration: You can select Calibrate & Save after a treadmill run with your connected heart rate accessory (Calibrating the Treadmill Distance, page 39).
You can try turning off Auto Calibrate, and then manually calibrate again (Calibrating the Treadmill Distance, page 39).
Running dynamics is real-time feedback about your running form. Your quatix watch has an accelerometer to calculate five running form metrics. To view all of the running form metrics, you must pair your quatix watch with the HRM 600, HRM-Fit, HRM-Pro series accessory, or other running dynamics accessory that measures torso movement. For more information, go to garmin.com/performance-data/running.
| Metric | Sensor Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence | Watch or compatible accessory | Cadence is the number of steps per minute. It displays the total steps (right and left combined). |
| Stride length | Watch or compatible accessory | Stride length is the length of your stride from one footfall to the next. It is measured in meters. |
| Vertical oscillation | Watch or compatible accessory | Vertical oscillation is your bounce while running. It displays the vertical motion of your torso, measured in centimeters. |
| Vertical ratio | Watch or compatible accessory | Vertical ratio is the ratio of vertical oscillation to stride length. It displays a percentage. A lower number typically indicates better running form. |
| Ground contact time | Watch or compatible accessory | Ground contact time is the amount of time in each step that you spend on the ground while running. It is measured in milliseconds. NOTE: Ground contact metrics are not available while walking. |
| Ground contact time balance | Compatible accessory only | Ground contact time balance displays the left/right balance of your ground contact time while running. It displays a percentage. For example, 53.2 with an arrow pointing left or right. |
| Step speed loss | HRM 600 only | Step speed loss is how much you slow down when your foot hits the ground while running. It is measured in centimeters per second. A lower number is typically better, as it indicates you have to do less propulsive work to speed back up. NOTE: Step speed loss metrics are not available while walking. |
| Step speed loss percentage | HRM 600 only | Step speed loss percent is how much you slow down when your foot hits the ground as a percentage of your running speed. This accounts for step speed loss typically increasing with faster running speed. |
This topic provides tips for using a compatible running dynamics accessory. If the accessory is not connected to your watch, the watch automatically switches to wrist-based running dynamics.
Some metrics do not appear while walking (Running Dynamics, page 111).
Garmin running power is calculated using measured running dynamics information, user mass, environmental data, and other sensor data. The power measurement estimates the amount of power a runner applies to the road surface, and it is displayed in watts. Using running power as a gauge of effort may help some runners better than using either pace or heart rate. Running power can be more responsive than heart rate for indicating the level of effort, and it can account for the uphills, downhills, and wind, which a pace measurement does not do. For more information, go to garmin.com/performance-data/running.
Running power can be measured using a compatible running dynamics accessory or the watch sensors. You can customize the running power data fields to view your power output and make adjustments to your training (Data Fields, page 169). You can set up power alerts to be notified when you reach a specified power zone (Activity Alerts, page 68).
Running power zones use default values based on gender, weight, and average ability, and may not match your personal abilities. You can manually adjust your zones on the watch or using your Garmin Connect account (Setting Your Power Zones, page 147).
From the watch face, press ⊙, select Activities, select a running activity, press ⊙, select the activity settings, and select Running Power.
Status: Enables or disables recording Garmin running power data. You can use this setting if you prefer to use third-party running power data.
Source: Allows you to select which device to use to record running power data. The Smart Mode option automatically detects and uses the running dynamics accessory, when available. The watch uses wrist-based running power data when an accessory is not connected.
Account for Wind: Enables or disables using wind data when calculating your running power. Wind data is a combination of the speed, heading, and barometer data from your watch and the available wind data from your phone.
The HRM 600, HRM-Pro series, HRM-Swim™, and HRM-Tri™ heart rate accessories record and store your heart rate data while you are swimming. To view your heart rate data, you can add heart rate data fields (Customizing the Data Screens, page 64).
Chest heart rate data is not visible on compatible watches while the heart rate monitor is underwater.
You must start a timed activity on your paired watch to view stored heart rate data later. During rest intervals when out of the water, the heart rate accessory sends your heart rate data to your watch. Your watch automatically downloads stored heart rate data when you save your timed swim activity. Your heart rate accessory must be out of the water, active, and within range of the watch (3 m) while data downloads. Your heart rate data can be reviewed in the watch history and on your Garmin Connect account.
If both wrist-based heart rate and chest heart rate data are available, your watch uses the chest heart rate data.
NOTICE Some jurisdictions may prohibit or regulate the recording of video, audio, or photographs, or may require that all parties have knowledge of the recording and provide consent. It is your responsibility to know and follow all laws, regulations, and any other restrictions in jurisdictions where you plan to use this device.
Before you can use the Varia camera controls, you must pair the accessory with your watch (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors, page 110).
The inReach remote function allows you to control your inReach satellite communicator using your quatix watch. Go to buy.garmin.com for more information about compatible devices.
Before you can use the inReach remote function, you must add the inReach glance to the glances list (Customizing the Glances List, page 81).
Phone connectivity features are available for your quatix watch when you pair it using the Garmin Connect app (Pairing Your Phone, page 114).
To use the connected features on your watch, you must pair it directly through the Garmin Connect app, instead of from the Bluetooth settings on your phone.
NOTE: This feature is available only if your watch is connected to a compatible phone using Bluetooth technology.
To use the phone assistant, your watch must be connected to a compatible phone using Bluetooth technology (Pairing Your Phone, page 114). Go to garmin.com/voicefunctionality for information about compatible phones.
You can communicate with the your phone's voice assistant using the integrated speaker and microphone in your watch. Go to garmin.com/voicefunctionality/tips for tips about how to set up your phone assistant.
You can customize how notifications from your paired phone sound and appear on your watch during normal use.
NOTE: You can customize notifications during sleep or activities in the Focus Modes settings (Focus Modes, page 122).
You can view your phone notifications on your watch from several menu locations.
When you receive a phone call on your connected phone, the quatix watch displays the name or phone number of the caller.
NOTE: This feature is available only for compatible Android phones.
When you receive a text message notification on your watch, you can send a quick reply by selecting from a list of messages. You can customize messages in the Garmin Connect app.
NOTE: This feature sends text messages using your phone. Regular text message limits and charges from your carrier and phone plan may apply. Contact your mobile carrier for more information about text message charges or limits.
You can turn off the Bluetooth phone connection from the controls menu.
NOTE: You can customize the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu, page 75).
Your quatix watch automatically stores a GPS location when your paired phone is disconnected during a GPS activity. You can use this feature to help locate a phone that is lost during an activity.
For more information, see garmin.com/findmyphonewithgps.
Activity uploads to your Garmin Connect account: Automatically sends your activity to your Garmin Connect account as soon as you finish recording the activity.
Audio content: Allows you to sync audio content from third-party providers.
Course updates: Allows you to download and install golf course updates.
Map downloads: Allows you to download and install maps.
Software updates: You can download and install the latest software.
Workouts and training plans: You can browse for and select workouts and training plans on your Garmin Connect account. The next time your watch has a Wi-Fi connection, the files are sent to your watch.
You must connect your watch to the Garmin Connect app on your phone or to the Garmin Express® application on your computer before you can connect to a Wi-Fi network.
The watch connects to the network, and the network is added to the list of saved networks. The watch reconnects to this network automatically when it is within range.
It is your responsibility to use discretion when sharing information with others. Always ensure you are aware of and comfortable with the individual with whom you share information.
The Garmin Share feature allows you to use Bluetooth technology to wirelessly share your data with other compatible Garmin devices. With Garmin Share enabled and compatible Garmin devices in range of each other, you can select saved locations, courses, and workouts to transfer to another device through a direct, secured device-to-device connection, without the need for a phone or Wi-Fi connectivity.
Before you can use this feature, you must have Bluetooth technology enabled on both compatible devices, and they must be within 3 m (10 ft.) of each other. When prompted, you must also consent to share your data with other Garmin devices using Garmin Share.
Your quatix watch can send and receive data when connected to another compatible Garmin device (Receiving Data with Garmin Share, page 118). You can also transfer your data between different devices. For example, you can share a favorite course from your Edge bike computer to your compatible Garmin watch.
Before you can use this feature, you must have Bluetooth technology enabled on both compatible devices, and they must be within 3 m (10 ft.) of each other. When prompted, you must also consent to share your data with other Garmin devices using Garmin Share.
From the watch face, hold MENU, and select Watch Settings > Connectivity > Garmin Share.
Status: Enables the watch to send and receive items through Garmin Share.
Forget Devices: Removes all of the devices the watch has previously shared items with.
You can connect your watch to multiple Garmin phone apps and computer applications using the same Garmin account.
You can connect with your friends on Garmin Connect. Garmin Connect gives you the tools to track, analyze, share, and encourage each other. Record the events of your active lifestyle including runs, walks, rides, swims, hikes, triathlons, and more. To sign up for a free account, you can download the app from the app store on your phone (garmin.com/intosports), or go to connect.garmin.com.
Store your activities: After you complete and save an activity with your watch, 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 detailed information about your activity, including time, distance, elevation, heart rate, calories burned, cadence, running dynamics, an overhead map view, pace and speed charts, and customizable reports.
Some data requires an optional accessory such as a heart rate monitor.
Plan your training: You can choose a fitness goal and load one of the day-by-day training plans.
Track your progress: You can track your daily steps, join a friendly competition with your connections, and meet your goals.
Share your activities: You can connect with friends to follow each other's activities or share links to your activities.
Manage your settings: You can customize your watch and user settings on your Garmin Connect account.
You can enhance the data, connections, and training available on your Garmin Connect account with a Garmin Connect+ subscription. To sign up, you can download the Garmin Connect app from the app store on your phone, or go to connect.garmin.com.
Active Intelligence (AI): Receive AI insights about your data and activities, including nutrition.
LiveTrack+: Send LiveTrack text messages, receive a personalized profile page, and view previous LiveTrack sessions.
Follow Garmin Trails: Access outdoor trails and courses recommended by Garmin databases and other Garmin users, with pictures, ratings, trip reports, and more.
Track indoor activities: View your indoor activity and workout data in real time, enabling you to adjust your performance during the activity.
Training guidance: Get additional expert support and guidance for select Garmin Coach training plans.
Performance dashboard: View your training data your way with customized charts and graphs, including nutrition metrics.
Social features: Gain access to exclusive badges, badge challenges, and double points for challenges. You can update your profile avatar with customizable frames.
After you pair your watch with your phone (Pairing Your Phone, page 114), you can use the Garmin Connect app to upload all of your activity data to your Garmin Connect account.
Before you can update your watch software using the Garmin Connect app, you must have a Garmin Connect account, and you must pair the watch with a compatible phone (Pairing Your Phone, page 114).
Sync your watch with the Garmin Connect app (Using the Garmin Connect App, page 119).
When new software is available, the Garmin Connect app automatically sends the update to your watch.
When you use more than one Garmin device with your Garmin Connect account, you can choose which device is the primary data source for everyday use and for training purposes.
From the Garmin Connect app, select MENU > Settings.
Primary Training Device: Sets the priority data source for training metrics like your training status and load focus.
Primary Wearable: Sets the priority data source for daily health metrics like steps and sleep. This should be the watch you wear most often.
TIP: For the most accurate results, Garmin recommends that you sync often with your Garmin Connect account.
You can sync activities and performance measurements from other Garmin devices to your quatix watch using your Garmin Connect account. This allows your watch to more accurately reflect your training and fitness. For example, you can record a ride with an Edge bike computer, and view your activity details and recovery time on your quatix watch.
Sync your quatix watch and other Garmin devices to your Garmin Connect account.
TIP: You can set a primary training device and primary wearable in the Garmin Connect app (Unified Training Status, page 119).
Recent activities and performance measurements from your other Garmin devices appear on your quatix watch.
The Garmin Express application connects your watch to your Garmin Connect account using a computer. You can use the Garmin Express application to upload 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 watch. You can also add music to your watch (Downloading Personal Audio Content, page 143). You can also install software updates and manage your Connect IQ apps.
Before you can update your device software, you must have a Garmin Connect account, and you must download the Garmin Express application.
If you have already set up your device with Wi-Fi connectivity, Garmin Connect can automatically download available software updates to your device when it connects using Wi-Fi.
You can add options to the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu, page 75).
You can add Connect IQ apps, glances, music providers, watch faces, and more to your watch using the Connect IQ store on your watch or phone (garmin.com/connectiqapp).
For your safety, Connect IQ features are not available while diving. This ensures that all dive capabilities function as designed.
Watch Faces: Customize the appearance of the clock.
Device Apps: Add interactive features to your watch, such as glances and new outdoor and fitness activity types.
Data Fields: Download new data fields that present sensor, activity, and history data in new ways. You can add Connect IQ data fields to built-in features and pages.
Music: Add music providers to your watch.
Before you can download features from the Connect IQ app, you must pair your Garmin watch or bike computer with your phone (Pairing Your Phone, page 114).
The Garmin Dive app allows you to upload your dive logs from your compatible Garmin device. You can add more detailed information about your dives, including environmental conditions, photos, notes, and dive buddies. You can use the map to browse for new dive locations, and view the location details and photos shared by other users.
The Garmin Dive app syncs your data with your Garmin Connect account. You can download the Garmin Dive app from the app store on your phone (garmin.com/diveapp).
The Garmin Explore website and app allow you to create courses, waypoints, and collections, plan trips, sync tracks, upload activities, and use cloud storage. They offer advanced planning both online and offline, allowing you to share and sync data with your compatible Garmin device. You can use the app to download maps for offline access, and then navigate anywhere without using your cellular service.
You can download the Garmin Explore app from the app store on your phone (garmin.com/exploreapp), or you can go to explore.garmin.com.
WARNING The inReach features of the Garmin Messenger app on your phone, including SOS, tracking, and inReach Weather, are not available without a connected inReach device and an active inReach service plan. Always test the app outdoors before using it on a trip.
CAUTION The non-satellite messaging features of the Garmin Messenger app on your phone should not be solely relied upon as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance.
NOTICE The app works over both the internet (using a wireless connection or cellular data on your phone) and the satellite network. If you are using cellular data, your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data is available. If you are in an area without network coverage, you must have an active inReach service plan for your device to use the satellite network.
You can use the app to message other Garmin Messenger app users, including friends and family without Garmin devices. Anyone can download the app and connect their phone, allowing them to communicate with other app users via the internet (no login is required). App users can also create group messaging threads with other SMS phone numbers. New members added to the group message can download the app to see what others are saying.
Messages sent using a wireless connection or cellular data on your phone do not incur data charges or additional charges on your inReach service plan. Messages received may incur charges if message delivery is attempted over both the satellite network and the internet. Standard text messaging rates for your cellular data plan apply.
You can download the Garmin Messenger app from the app store on your phone (garmin.com/messengerapp).
The Garmin Golf app allows you to upload scorecards from your quatix device to view detailed statistics and shot analyses. Golfers can compete with each other at different courses using the Garmin Golf app. More than 43,000 courses have leaderboards that anyone can join. You can set up a tournament event and invite players to compete.
The Garmin Golf app syncs your data with your Garmin Connect account. You can download the Garmin Golf app from the app store on your phone (garmin.com/golfapp).
Focus modes adjust the watch settings and behavior for different situations, such as sleep and activities. When you change the settings with a focus mode enabled, the settings are updated only for that focus mode.
NOTE: Not all options are available for all focus modes.
TIP: You can customize the Satellites setting for individual activities (Activity Settings, page 65).
NOTE: Not all options are available for both Standard and Activity focus modes.
From the watch face, hold ○, and select Watch Settings > Health & Wellness.
Wrist Heart Rate: Customizes the wrist heart rate monitor settings (Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Settings, page 125).
Pulse Oximeter: Sets the pulse oximeter mode (Setting the Pulse Oximeter Mode, page 127).
Move IQ: Enables Move IQ® events. When your movements match familiar exercise patterns, the Move IQ feature automatically detects the event and displays it in your timeline. The Move IQ events show activity type and duration, but they do not appear in your activities list or newsfeed. For more detail and accuracy, you can record a timed activity on your device.
Your watch has a wrist-based heart rate monitor, and you can view your heart rate data on the heart rate glance (Viewing Glances, page 81).
The watch is also compatible with chest heart rate monitors. If both wrist-based heart rate and chest heart rate data are available when you start an activity, your watch uses the chest heart rate data.
CAUTION Some users may experience skin irritation after prolonged use of the watch, especially if the user has sensitive skin or allergies. If you notice any skin irritation, remove the watch and give your skin time to heal. To help prevent skin irritation, ensure the watch is clean and dry, and do not overtighten the watch on your wrist. For more information, go to garmin.com/fitandcare.
• Wear the watch above your wrist bone.
NOTE: The watch should be snug but comfortable. For more accurate heart rate readings, the watch should not shift while running or exercising. For pulse oximeter readings, you should remain motionless.
NOTE: While diving, the watch should stay in contact with your skin, and it should not bump into other wrist-worn devices.
NOTE: The optical sensor is located on the back of the watch.
If the heart rate data is erratic or does not appear, you can try these tips.
In cold environments, warm up indoors.
Rinse the watch with fresh water after each workout.
From the watch face, hold [button icon], and select Watch Settings > Health & Wellness > Wrist Heart Rate.
Status: Enables the wrist heart rate monitor. The default value is Auto, which automatically uses the wrist heart rate monitor unless you pair an external heart rate monitor.
Disabling the wrist heart rate monitor also disables the wrist-based pulse oximeter sensor. You can perform a manual reading from the pulse oximeter glance.
Source Switching: Selects the best source of heart rate data when wearing your watch and an external heart rate monitor. For more information, go to www.garmin.com/dynamicsourceswitching/.
Broadcast Heart Rate: Broadcasts your heart rate data to a paired device (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data, page 125).
You can broadcast your heart rate data from your watch and view it on paired devices. Broadcasting heart rate data decreases battery life.
TIP: You can customize the activity settings to broadcast your heart rate data automatically when you begin an activity (Activity Settings, page 65). For example, you can broadcast your heart rate data to an Edge bike computer while cycling.
Broadcasting heart rate data is not available for dive activities.
Select an option:
Your watch has a wrist-based pulse oximeter to gauge the peripheral saturation of oxygen in your blood (SpO2). As your altitude increases, the level of oxygen in your blood can decrease. 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 glance (Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings, page 127). You can also turn on all-day readings (Setting the Pulse Oximeter Mode, page 127). When you view the pulse oximeter glance while you are not moving, your watch analyzes your oxygen saturation and your elevation. The elevation profile helps indicate how your pulse oximeter readings are changing, relative to your elevation.
On the watch, your pulse oximeter reading appears as an oxygen saturation percentage and color on the graph. On your Garmin Connect account, you can view additional details about your pulse oximeter readings, including trends over multiple days.
For more information about pulse oximeter accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.
| Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | The elevation scale. |
| 2 | A graph of your average oxygen saturation readings for the last 24 hours. |
| 3 | Your most recent oxygen saturation reading. |
| 4 | The oxygen saturation percentage scale. |
| 5 | A graph of your elevation readings for the last 24 hours. |
You can manually begin a pulse oximeter reading by viewing the pulse oximeter glance. The glance displays your most recent blood oxygen saturation percentage, a graph of your hourly average readings for the last 24 hours, and a graph of your elevation for the last 24 hours.
The first time you view the pulse oximeter glance, the watch must acquire satellite signals to determine your elevation. You should go outside, and wait while the watch locates satellites.
If the pulse oximeter data is erratic or does not appear, you can try these tips.
Your device creates a daily step goal automatically, based on your previous activity levels. As you move during the day, the device shows your progress toward your daily goal.
If you choose not to use the auto goal feature, you can set a personalized step goal on your Garmin Connect account.
To improve your health, organizations such as the World Health Organization recommend at least 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity activity, such as brisk walking, or 75 minutes per week of vigorous intensity activity, such as running.
The watch monitors your activity intensity and tracks your time spent participating in moderate to vigorous intensity activities (heart rate data is required to quantify vigorous intensity). The watch adds the amount of moderate activity minutes with the amount of vigorous activity minutes. Your total vigorous intensity minutes are doubled when added.
Your quatix watch calculates intensity minutes by comparing your heart rate data to your average resting heart rate. If heart rate is turned off, the watch calculates moderate intensity minutes by analyzing your steps per minute.
While you are sleeping, the watch automatically detects your sleep and monitors your movement during your normal sleep hours. You can set your normal sleep hours in the Garmin Connect app or in the watch settings (Customizing the Default Focus Mode, page 123). Sleep statistics include total hours of sleep, sleep stages, sleep movement, and sleep score. Your sleep coach provides sleep need recommendations based on your sleep and activity history, circadian rhythm, HRV status, and naps (Glances, page 77). Naps are added to your sleep statistics, and can also impact your recovery. You can view detailed sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account.
You can use do not disturb mode to turn off notifications and alerts, with the exception of alarms (Controls, page 72).
The quatix device is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition. For more information on pulse oximeter accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.
The optical heart rate sensor on the quatix device has a pulse oximeter feature that can measure your overnight breathing variations. Breathing variation insights are provided to enhance awareness of your sleep environment and general wellness. Occasional or frequent breathing variations may be due to your individual lifestyle factors or your sleeping environment. Contact your doctor or healthcare provider if you're concerned about your level of breathing variations.
You must turn on pulse oximeter sleep tracking to detect breathing variations (Setting the Pulse Oximeter Mode, page 127).
The sleep score glance displays your current breathing variations data.
You may need to add the glance to your glances list (Customizing the Glances List, page 81).
On your Garmin Connect account, you can view additional details about breathing variations, including trends over multiple days.
Your watch can display several types of Garmin map data, including topographical contours, nearby points of interest, ski resort maps, and golf courses. You can use the Map Manager to download additional maps or manage map storage.
To purchase additional map data and view compatibility information, go to garmin.com/maps.
represents your location on the map. When you are navigating to a destination, your route is marked with a line on the map.
Select an option to open the map:
You can select any location on the map. You can save the location or start navigating to it.
You can customize how the map appears in the map app and data screens.
NOTE: If necessary, you can customize the map settings for specific activities instead of using the system settings (Activity Settings, page 65).
From the watch face, hold [button icon], and select Watch Settings > Map & Navigation.
Map Manager: Shows the downloaded map versions and allows you to download additional maps (Managing Maps, page 130).
Dark Mode: Sets the map colors to either a white or black background for daytime or nighttime visibility. The Auto option adjusts the map colors based on the time of day.
Marine Chart Mode: Enables the nautical chart when displaying marine data. This option displays various map features in different colors so the marine data is more readable and the map reflects the drawing scheme of paper charts.
High Contrast: Sets the map to display data with higher contrast, for better visibility in challenging environments.
Orientation: Sets the orientation of the map. The North Up option shows north at the top of the screen. The Track Up option shows your current direction of travel at the top of the screen.
Lock on Road: Locks the position icon, which represents your position on the map, onto the nearest road.
Detail: Sets the amount of detail shown on the map. Showing more detail may cause the map to redraw more slowly.
Symbol Set: Sets the chart symbols in marine mode. The NOAA option displays the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chart symbols. The International option displays the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities chart symbols.
Before you can download maps to your device, you must connect to a wireless network (Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network, page 117).
Before you can download maps to your device, you must connect to a wireless network (Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network, page 117).
You can remove maps to increase the available device storage.
You can choose the map data to show on the map and save map data themes for multiple activities.
You can use your device to navigate to a destination or follow a course.
If the map data installed on your watch includes points of interest, you can navigate to them.
You can navigate back to the starting point of your current activity in a straight line or along the path you traveled. This feature is available only for activities that use GPS.
Your current location ① and the track to follow ② appear on the map.
You can mark a man overboard (MOB) location, and automatically start navigation back to it.
Navigation to your destination stops, but your activity remains active. You can press [button icon] to return to the activity timer.
You can save your current location to navigate back to it later from the Saved app (Using the Saved App, page 12).
NOTE: You can add options to the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu, page 75).
You can save your current location using dual grid coordinates to navigate back to the same location later.
NOTICE It is your responsibility to use discretion when sharing location information with others. Always ensure you are aware of and comfortable with the individual with whom you share location information.
NOTE: This feature is available only if your course-compatible Garmin device is connected to an iPhone® device using Bluetooth technology.
You can share location information and data from Apple® Maps to your compatible Garmin device.
You can use the Garmin Connect app to share a location from Apple Maps to your watch, and navigate to that location (Sharing a Location From a Map Using the Garmin Connect App, page 135).
TIP: The location is saved in the Saved app (Using the Saved App, page 12).
This feature is designed for activities using GPS. If GPS is turned off for your activity, you can view the location later.
TIP: The location is saved in the Saved app (Using the Saved App, page 12).
You can receive shared locations on your watch during a GPS activity and navigate to those locations (Sharing a Location From a Map Using the Garmin Connect App, page 135).
WARNING This feature allows users to download courses created by other users. Garmin makes no representations about the safety, accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of courses created by third parties. Any use or reliance on courses created by third parties is at your own risk.
You can send a course from your Garmin Connect account to your device. After it is saved to your device, you can navigate the course on your device.
You can follow a saved course simply because it is a good route. For example, you can save and follow a bike friendly commute to work.
You can also follow a saved course, trying to match or exceed previously set performance goals. For example, if the original course was completed in 30 minutes, you can race against a Virtual Partner trying to complete the course in under 30 minutes.
Before you can create a course on the Garmin Connect app, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 118).
NOTE: You can send this course to your device (Sending a Course to Your Device, page 136).
You can send a course you created using the Garmin Connect app to your device (Creating a Course on Garmin Connect, page 136).
The watch can create a round-trip course based on a specified distance and direction of navigation.
The watch creates up to three courses. You can press [button icon] to view the courses.
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.
Select an option:
When you deviate from the heading, the compass displays the direction from the heading and degree of deviation.
You can set a reference point to provide the heading and distance to a location or bearing.
Select an option:
TIP: You can set a reference point while you are recording an activity.
You can create a new location by projecting the distance and bearing from your current location to a new location.
NOTE: You may need to add the Project Wpt. app to the activities and apps list.
The projected waypoint is saved with a default name.
CAUTION The safety and tracking features available through the Garmin Connect app are supplemental features and should not be relied on as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance. The Garmin Connect app does not contact emergency services on your behalf.
NOTICE To use the safety and tracking features, your quatix 8 watch must be connected to the Garmin Connect app using Bluetooth technology. Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data is available. You can enter emergency contacts in your Garmin Connect account.
For more information about safety and tracking features, go to garmin.com/safety.
Assistance: When you request assistance, the watch sends a message with your name, LiveTrack link, and GPS location (if available) to your emergency contacts (Requesting Assistance, page 140).
GroupTrack: Keeps track of your connections using LiveTrack directly on screen and in real time (Starting a GroupTrack Session, page 141).
Incident Detection: When the quatix watch detects an incident during certain outdoor activities, the watch sends an automated message with a LiveTrack link and GPS location (if available) to your emergency contacts (Turning Incident Detection On and Off, page 140).
Live Event Sharing: Sends messages to friends and family during an event, providing real-time updates.
NOTE: This feature is available only if your watch is connected to a compatible Android phone.
LiveTrack: Sends a web page link to friends and family to follow your races and training activities in real time. You can use the Garmin Connect app to invite followers using email or social media, allowing them to view your live data.
Emergency contact phone numbers are used for the safety and tracking features.
Your emergency contacts receive a notification when you add them as an emergency contact, and can accept or decline your request. If a contact declines, you must choose another emergency contact.
You can add up to 50 contacts to the Garmin Connect app. Contact emails can be used with the LiveTrack feature. Three of these contacts can be used as emergency contacts (Adding Emergency Contacts, page 139).
After you add contacts, you must sync your data to apply the changes to your quatix device (Using the Garmin Connect App, page 119).
CAUTION Incident detection is a supplemental feature available only for certain outdoor activities. Incident detection should not be relied on as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance. The Garmin Connect app does not contact emergency services on your behalf.
NOTICE Before you can enable incident detection on your watch, you must set up emergency contacts in the Garmin Connect app (Adding Emergency Contacts, page 139). Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data is available. Your emergency contacts must be able to receive emails or text messages (standard text messaging rates may apply).
NOTE: Incident detection is available only for certain outdoor activities.
When an incident is detected by your quatix watch and your phone is connected, the Garmin Connect app can send an automated text message and email with your name and GPS location (if available) to your emergency contacts. A message appears on your device and paired phone indicating your contacts will be informed after 15 seconds have elapsed. If assistance is not needed, you can cancel the automated emergency message.
CAUTION Assistance is a supplemental feature and should not be relied upon as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance. The Garmin Connect app does not contact emergency services on your behalf.
NOTICE Before you can request assistance, you must set up emergency contacts in the Garmin Connect app (Adding Emergency Contacts, page 139). Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data is available. Your emergency contacts must be able to receive emails or text messages (standard text messaging rates may apply).
TIP: Before the countdown is complete, you can hold any button to cancel the message.
NOTICE Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data is available.
Spectator messaging is a feature that allows your LiveTrack followers to send you audio and text messages during your run activity. You can set up this feature in the LiveTrack settings of the Garmin Connect app.
If you want to block spectator messages, Garmin recommends turning it off before you start the activity.
TIP: If you have already started an activity, you can press ○, and select Disable to block spectator messages from the incoming message.
NOTICE Your paired phone must be equipped with a data plan and be in an area of network coverage where data is available.
Before you can start a GroupTrack session, you must pair the watch with a compatible phone (Pairing Your Phone, page 114).
These instructions are for starting a GroupTrack session with a quatix watch. If your connections have other compatible devices, you can see them on the map. The other devices may not be able to display GroupTrack riders on the map.
The GroupTrack feature allows you to keep track of other connections in your group using LiveTrack directly on the screen. All members of the group must be your connections in your Garmin Connect account.
NOTE: There are three different music playback options for your quatix watch.
On a quatix watch, you can download audio content to your watch from your computer or from a third-party provider, so you can listen when your phone is not nearby. To listen to audio content stored on your watch, you can connect Bluetooth headphones. You can also listen to audio content directly through the speaker in your watch.
Before you can download music or other audio files to your watch from a supported third-party provider, you must connect the provider to your watch.
For more options, you can download the Connect IQ app on your phone (Downloading Connect IQ Features, page 121).
NOTE: If you want to select another provider, hold ○, select Watch Settings > Music > Music Providers, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Before you can download audio content from a third-party provider, you must connect to a Wi-Fi network (Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network, page 117).
NOTE: Downloading audio content can drain the battery. You may be required to connect the watch to an external power source if the battery is low.
Before you can send your personal music to your watch, you must install the Garmin Express application on your computer (garmin.com/express).
You can load your personal audio files, such as .mp3 and .m4a files, to a quatix watch from your computer. For more information, go to garmin.com/musicfiles.
NOTE: During an activity, you can swipe left to view the music playback controls.
Music playback controls may look different, depending on the selected music source.
| Control | Description |
|---|---|
| ⋮ | Select to view more music playback controls. |
| ♫ | Select to browse the audio files and playlists for the selected source. |
| 🔊 | Select to adjust the volume. |
| ▶ | Select to play and pause the current audio file. |
| ⏭ | Select to skip to the next audio file in the playlist. Hold to fast forward through the current audio file. |
| ⏮ | Select to restart the current audio file. Select twice to skip to the previous audio file in the playlist. Hold to rewind through the current audio file. |
| 🔄 | Select to change the repeat mode. |
| 🔀 | Select to change the shuffle mode. |
You can change the music playback mode from stereo to mono.
You can update your user profile on your watch or on the Garmin Connect app.
You can update your personal information, such as height, weight, training zones, and more. The watch uses this information to calculate accurate training data.
When you first set up the watch, you must choose a sex. Most fitness and training algorithms are binary. For the most accurate results, Garmin recommends selecting your sex assigned at birth. After the initial setup, you can customize the profile settings in your Garmin Connect account.
Profile & Privacy: Enables you to customize the data on your public profile.
User Settings: Sets your sex. If you select Not Specified, the algorithms that require a binary input will use the sex you specified when you first set up the watch.
Your fitness age gives you an idea of how your fitness compares with a person of the same sex. Your watch uses information, such as your age, body mass index (BMI), resting heart rate data, and vigorous activity history to provide a fitness age. If you have an Index® scale, your watch uses the body fat percentage metric instead of BMI to determine your fitness age. Exercise and lifestyle changes can impact your fitness age.
NOTE: For the most accurate fitness age, complete the user profile setup (Setting Up Your User Profile, page 144).
Many athletes use heart rate zones to measure and increase their cardiovascular strength and improve their level of fitness. A heart rate zone is a set range of heartbeats per minute. The five commonly accepted heart rate zones are numbered from 1 to 5 according to increasing intensity. Generally, heart rate zones are calculated based on percentages of your maximum heart rate.
Knowing your heart rate zones can help you measure and improve your fitness by understanding and applying these principles.
If you know your maximum heart rate, you can use the table (Heart Rate Zone Calculations, page 147) to determine the best heart rate zone for your fitness objectives.
If you do not know your maximum heart rate, use one of the calculators available on the Internet. Some gyms and health centers can provide a test that measures maximum heart rate. The default maximum heart rate is 220 minus your age.
The watch uses your user profile information from the 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 watch or using your Garmin Connect account.
You can use the Auto Detection feature to automatically record your maximum heart rate during an activity (Detecting Performance Measurements Automatically, page 147).
You can use the Auto Detection feature to automatically record your lactate threshold during an activity (Detecting Performance Measurements Automatically, page 147).
You can use the average resting heart rate measured by your watch, or you can set a custom resting heart rate.
The default settings allow the watch to detect your maximum heart rate and set your heart rate zones as a percentage of your maximum heart rate.
| Zone | % of Maximum Heart Rate | Perceived Exertion | Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50–60% | Relaxed, easy pace, rhythmic breathing | Beginning-level aerobic training, reduces stress |
| 2 | 60–70% | Comfortable pace, slightly deeper breathing, conversation possible | Basic cardiovascular training, good recovery pace |
| 3 | 70–80% | Moderate pace, more difficult to hold conversation | Improved aerobic capacity, optimal cardiovascular training |
| 4 | 80–90% | Fast pace and a bit uncomfortable, breathing forceful | Improved anaerobic capacity and threshold, improved speed |
| 5 | 90–100% | Sprinting pace, unsustainable for long period of time, labored breathing | Anaerobic and muscular endurance, increased power |
The power zones use default values based on gender, weight, and average ability, and may not match your personal abilities. If you know your functional threshold power (FTP) or threshold power (TP) value, you can enter it and allow the software to calculate your power zones automatically. You can manually adjust your zones on the watch or using your Garmin Connect account.
You can use the Auto Detection feature to automatically record your threshold power during an activity (Detecting Performance Measurements Automatically, page 147).
The Auto Detection feature is turned on by default. The watch can automatically detect your maximum heart rate and lactate threshold during an activity. When paired with a compatible power meter, the watch can automatically detect your functional threshold power (FTP) during an activity.
From the watch face, hold [image of button], and select Watch Settings > Power Manager.
Battery Saver: Customizes system settings to extend battery life in watch mode (Customizing the Battery Saver Feature, page 148).
Activity Power Modes: Customizes system settings to extend battery life during an activity (Customizing Power Modes, page 149).
Battery Percentage: Displays remaining battery life as a percentage.
Battery Estimates: Displays remaining battery life as an estimated number of days or hours.
Low Battery Alert: Notifies you when the battery level is low.
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 the controls menu (Controls, page 72).
The watch displays the hours of battery life gained with each setting change.
The watch displays the hours of battery life gained with each setting change.
You can customize the power mode settings for individual activities.
The watch displays the hours of battery life available with the selected power mode.
Your device comes preloaded with several power modes, allowing you to quickly adjust system settings, activity settings, and GPS settings to extend battery life during an activity. You can customize existing power modes and create new custom power modes.
From the watch face, hold, and select Watch Settings > System.
Shortcuts: Assigns shortcuts to button combinations (Customizing the Button Shortcuts, page 149).
Passcode: Sets a four-digit passcode to secure your personal information when the watch is not on your wrist (Setting Your Watch Passcode, page 150).
Do Not Disturb: Enables do not disturb mode to dim the screen and disable alerts and notifications.
Compass: Calibrates the internal compass and customizes the settings (Compass, page 150).
Altimeter & Barometer: Calibrates the internal barometric altimeter and customizes the settings (Altimeter and Barometer, page 151).
Depth Sensor: Customizes the depth sensor settings (Depth Sensor, page 152).
Time: Adjusts the time settings (Time Settings, page 152).
Language: Sets the language displayed on the watch.
Voice: Sets the watch voice dialect, voice type, and your dialect for voice controls.
Advanced: Opens the advanced system settings for setting the units of measure, data recording mode, and USB mode (Advanced System Settings, page 153).
Restore & Reset: Configures watch data backups and resets user data and settings (Restore and Reset Settings, page 153).
Software Update: Installs downloaded software updates, enables automatic updates, and allows you to manually check for updates (Product Updates, page 158).
About: Displays device, software, license, and regulatory information (Viewing Device Information, page 154).
You can customize the hold function of individual buttons and combinations of buttons.
NOTICE If you enter your passcode incorrectly three times, the watch locks temporarily. After five incorrect attempts, the watch locks until you reset your passcode in the Garmin Connect app. If you have not paired your watch with your phone, the watch deletes your data and resets to the factory default settings after five incorrect attempts.
You can set up a watch passcode to secure your personal information when the watch is not on your wrist. If you are using the Garmin Pay feature, the watch uses the same four-digit passcode required to open your wallet (Garmin Pay, page 15).
The next time you remove the watch from your wrist, you must enter the passcode before you can view any information.
You must know your existing watch passcode to change it. If you forget your passcode or make too many incorrect passcode attempts, you must reset it in the Garmin Connect app.
The next time you remove the watch from your wrist, you must enter the passcode before you can view any information.
The watch 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 150). You can view the compass from the controls menu (Controls, page 72), glances list (Glances, page 77), or a data screen during an activity (Customizing the Data Screens, page 64).
From the watch face, hold, and select Watch Settings > System > Compass.
Calibrate: Manually calibrates the compass sensor (Calibrating the Compass Manually, page 151).
Display: Sets the directional heading on the compass to letters, degrees, or milliradians.
North Ref.: Sets the north reference of the compass (Setting the North Reference, page 151).
Mag. Variation: Sets the magnetometer variation for the north reference if the North Ref. option is set to User.
Mode: Sets the compass to use a combination of GPS and electronic-sensor data when moving (Auto), GPS data only, or the magnetometer.
NOTICE Calibrate the electronic compass outdoors. To improve heading accuracy, do not stand near objects that influence magnetic fields, such as vehicles, buildings, and overhead power lines.
The watch uses automatic calibration by default. If you experience irregular compass behavior, for example, after moving long distances or after extreme temperature changes, you can manually calibrate the compass.
You can set the directional reference used in calculating heading information.
The watch contains an internal altimeter and barometer. The watch collects elevation and pressure data continuously, even in low-power mode. The altimeter displays your approximate elevation based on pressure changes. The barometer displays environmental pressure data based on the fixed elevation where the altimeter was most recently calibrated (Altimeter and Barometer Settings, page 151). You can view the altimeter and barometer from the controls menu (Controls, page 72), glances list (Glances, page 77), or apps list (Apps, page 5).
From the watch face, hold, select Watch Settings > System > Altimeter & Barometer.
Calibrate: Manually calibrates the altimeter and barometer sensor.
Auto Cal.: Self-calibrates the sensor each time you use satellite systems.
Sensor Mode: Sets the mode for the sensor. The Auto option uses both the altimeter and barometer according to your movement. You can use the Altimeter Only option when your activity involves changes in altitude, or the Barometer Only option when your activity does not involve changes in altitude.
Elevation: Sets the units of measure for elevation.
Pressure: Sets the units of measure for pressure.
Barometer Plot: Sets the length of time to show on the graph for the barometer glance.
Your watch was already calibrated at the factory, and the watch uses automatic calibration at your GPS starting point by default. You can manually calibrate the barometric altimeter if you know the correct elevation.
Your watch contains a depth sensor for diving. When you descend to start a dive, the depth sensor detects the increase in pressure and the watch starts a dive activity.
From the watch face, hold, and select Watch Settings > System > Depth Sensor.
Auto Dive: Automatically starts a dive activity based on your last dive type when you begin your descent.
Snooze: Temporarily pauses the Auto Dive feature.
From the watch face, hold, and select Watch Settings > System > Time.
Time Format: Sets the watch to show time in a 12-hour, 24-hour, or military format.
Date Format: Sets the display order for the day, month, and year for dates.
Set Time: Sets the time zone for the watch. The Auto option sets the time zone automatically based on your GPS position.
Time: Sets the time if the Set Time option is set to Manual.
Time Sync: Syncs the time when you change time zones, and updates the time for daylight saving time (Syncing the Time, page 152).
Each time you turn on the watch and acquire satellites or open the Garmin Connect app on your paired phone, the watch automatically detects your time zone and the current time of day. You can also manually sync the time when you change time zones, and to update for daylight saving time.
TIP: You can press to switch the source.
From the watch face, hold [icon], and select Watch Settings > System > Advanced.
Format: Sets general format preferences, such as the units of measure, pace and speed shown during activities, and the start of the week (Changing the Units of Measure, page 153). You can also set geographical position format and datum options.
Data Recording: Configures how the watch records activity data (Data Recording Settings, page 153).
USB Mode: Sets the watch to use MTP (media transfer protocol) or Garmin mode when connected to a computer.
You can customize units of measure for distance, pace and speed, elevation, and more.
From the watch face, hold [icon], and select Watch Settings > System > Advanced > Data Recording.
Frequency: Sets how often the watch records activity data. The Smart frequency recording option (default) allows for longer activity recordings. The Every Second recording option provides more detailed activity recordings, but may not record entire activities that last for longer periods of time. It records key points where you change direction, pace, or heart rate. Your activity record is smaller, allowing you to store more activities on the device memory.
Log HRV: Enables the watch to record your heart rate variability during an activity (Heart Rate Variability Status, page 85).
Position Enhancement: Enables the watch to record more position details for certain activities, such as running or hiking.
You can back up the settings from an existing Garmin watch and restore those settings to a different, compatible Garmin watch using the Garmin Connect app (Restoring Your Settings and Data from Garmin Connect, page 154). Settings include sport profiles, glances, user settings, workouts, and more.
From the watch face, hold [icon], and select Watch Settings > System > Restore & Reset.
Automatic Backups: Periodically backs up your settings to your Garmin Connect account.
Back Up Now: Manually backs up your settings to your Garmin Connect account.
View Report: Displays any issues from when your watch last restored settings.
NOTE: This setting only appears if some watch settings did not restore properly.
Backup Contents: Displays the type of data that is saved.
Reset: Resets the selected settings to the factory default values (Resetting All Default Settings, page 154).
The watch restarts and restores your settings and data.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Before you reset all default settings, you should sync the watch with the Garmin Connect app to upload your activity data.
You can reset all of the watch settings to the factory default values.
NOTE: You should reset your tissue load only if you do not plan to use the device again in the future. This can be useful for dive shops that provide devices for rent.
NOTE: If you have set up a Garmin Pay wallet, this option deletes the wallet from your watch. If you have music stored on your watch, this option deletes your stored music.
You can view device information, such as the unit ID, software version, regulatory information, and license agreement.
The label for this device is provided electronically. The e-label may provide regulatory information, such as identification numbers provided by the FCC or regional compliance markings, as well as applicable product and licensing information.
By default, the watch settings are optimized for battery life and performance (Tips for Maximizing the Battery Life, page 159).
Image persistence, or pixel "burn-in," is normal behavior for AMOLED devices. To extend the AMOLED display life, you should avoid displaying static images at high brightness levels for long time periods. To minimize burn-in, the quatix 8 display turns off after the selected timeout (Display and Brightness Settings, page 107). You can turn your wrist toward your body, tap the touchscreen, or press a button to wake the watch.
WARNING: This 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 (Device Care, page 157).
Your watch comes with a proprietary charging cable. For optional accessories and replacement parts, go to buy.garmin.com, or contact your Garmin dealer.
1 Plug the cable ([triangle icon] end) into the charging port on your watch.
2 Plug the other end of the cable into a USB-C® computer port or AC adapter (5 W minimum power rating).
The watch displays the current battery charge level.
3 Disconnect the watch after the battery charge level reaches 100%.
| Battery type | Rechargeable, built-in lithium-ion battery |
| Water rating | 10 ATM¹ 4 ATM Dive (EN 13319)² |
| Operating and storage temperature range | From -20° to 45°C (from -4° to 113°F) |
| Charging temperature range | From 0° to 45°C (from 32° to 113°F) |
| Underwater operating temperature range | From 0° to 40°C (from 32° to 104°F) |
| Decompression model | Bühlmann ZHL-16C |
| Depth sensor | Accurate from 0 m to 40 m (0 ft. to 131 ft.) complying with EN 13319 Resolution (m): 0.1 m until 45 m Resolution (ft.): 1 ft. |
| Inspection interval | Inspect parts before each use for damage. Replace parts as needed.³ |
| quatix 8 wireless frequencies and transmit power | M/N: A04806 2,4 GHz: < 13,60 dBm; 13,56 MHz: < -30 dBuA/m @ 10 m M/N: A04808 2,4 GHz: < 13,70 dBm; 13,56 MHz: < -30 dBuA/m @ 10 m |
| quatix 8 SAR values | M/N: A04806 0,22 W/kg torso; 0,10 W/kg limb; 0,11 W/kg head M/N: A04808 0,31 W/kg torso; 0,14 W/kg limb; < 0,10 W/kg head |
The actual battery life depends on the features enabled on your watch, such as wrist-based heart rate, smartphone notifications, GPS, internal sensors, and connected sensors.
| Mode | quatix 8 - 47 mm Battery Life | quatix 8 - 51 mm Battery Life |
|---|---|---|
| Smartwatch mode | Up to 16 days with Gesture Up to 7 days with Always On Display | Up to 29 days with Gesture Up to 13 days with Always On Display |
| Battery saver watch mode | Up to 23 days with Gesture Not applicable for Always On Display | Up to 41 days with Gesture Not applicable for Always On Display |
| GPS only mode | Up to 47 hours with Gesture Up to 37 hours with Always On Display | Up to 84 hours with Gesture Up to 65 hours with Always On Display |
| All satellite systems mode | Up to 38 hours with Gesture Up to 30 hours with Always On Display | Up to 68 hours with Gesture Up to 54 hours with Always On Display |
| All satellite systems plus multi-band mode | Up to 35 hours with Gesture⁴ Up to 28 hours with Always On Display⁴ | Up to 62 hours with Gesture⁴ Up to 49 hours with Always On Display⁴ |
| All satellite systems with music mode | Up to 10 hours with Gesture Up to 10 hours with Always On Display | Up to 18 hours with Gesture Up to 18 hours with Always On Display |
| Max. battery GPS mode | Up to 81 hours with Gesture Not applicable for Always On Display | Up to 145 hours with Gesture Not applicable for Always On Display |
| Expedition GPS mode | Up to 17 days with Gesture Not applicable for Always On Display | Up to 31 days with Gesture Not applicable for Always On Display |
CAUTION Do not remove the exterior guard piece on the right side of the watch between the two buttons. Doing so could damage the watch barometer and cause degraded barometer performance and/or adversely affect other measurements, such as air pressure and dive features, which could result in property damage or personal injury.
NOTICE Do not use a sharp object to clean the device. Never use a hard or sharp object to operate the touchscreen, or damage may result. Do not expose the microphone and speaker openings to sunscreen or other lubricants. Doing so could clog or otherwise adversely affect the microphone and speaker, degrading their performance. 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. Do not wash the device under high pressure, because jets of water or air may cause damage to the depth sensor or barometer. Avoid extreme shock and harsh treatment, because it can degrade the life of the product. Do not store the device where prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures can occur, because it can cause permanent damage. Discontinue use if the device is damaged or if it is stored at a temperature outside the specified storage temperature range.
CAUTION Some users may experience skin irritation after prolonged use of the watch, especially if the user has sensitive skin or allergies. If you notice any skin irritation, remove the watch and give your skin time to heal. To help prevent skin irritation, ensure the watch is clean and dry, and do not overtighten the watch on your wrist.
NOTICE Even small amounts of sweat or moisture can cause corrosion of the electrical contacts when connected to a charger. Corrosion can prevent charging and data transfer.
TIP: For more information, go to garmin.com/fitandcare.
NOTE: Make sure the band is secure. The latch should close over the watch pin.
Your device automatically checks for updates when paired with a phone using Bluetooth technology or when connected to Wi-Fi. You can manually check for updates from the system settings (System Settings, page 149). On your computer, install Garmin Express (garmin.com/express). On your phone, install the Garmin Connect app.
This provides easy access to these services for Garmin devices:
NOTE: Map updates are available through Garmin Express.
You can find more information about this product on the Garmin website.
This is not a medical device.
You can change the watch language selection if you have accidentally selected the wrong language.
To extend the life of the battery, you can try these tips.
NOTE: Wrist-based heart rate monitoring is used to calculate vigorous intensity minutes and calories burned.
Turn on manual pulse oximeter readings (Setting the Pulse Oximeter Mode, page 127).
If your watch stops responding, you can try these steps to restart it.
The quatix watch is compatible with phones using Bluetooth technology.
Go to garmin.com/ble for Bluetooth compatibility information.
Go to garmin.com/voicefunctionality for voice functionality compatibility information.
If your phone will not connect to the watch, you can try these tips.
The watch is compatible with some Bluetooth sensors. The first time you connect a sensor to your Garmin watch, you must pair the watch and sensor. After they are paired, the watch connects to the sensor automatically when you start an activity and the sensor is active and within range.
You can customize the optional data fields (Customizing the Data Screens, page 64).
If your Bluetooth headphones were previously connected to your phone, they may connect to your phone automatically instead of connecting to your watch. You can try these tips.
When using a quatix watch connected to Bluetooth headphones, the signal is strongest when there is a direct line of sight between the watch and the antenna on the headphones.
After swimming, bathing, or exposing the watch to water, residual water in the speaker and microphone ports may cause the watch to be temporarily quieter than usual. The water does not cause harm to the watch, but it may take up to 24 hours for the water to evaporate. Follow the device care instructions when you clean your watch after water exposure (Device Care, page 157). You can use the water ejection feature to help remove water from the ports (Controls, page 72).
During an activity, you might accidently press the lap button. In most cases, ↶ appears on the screen next to a button, and you will have a few seconds to press the button and discard the most recent lap or sport change. The lap undo feature is available for activities that support manual laps, manual sport changes, and automatic sport changes. The lap undo feature is not available for activities that trigger automatic laps, runs, rests, or pauses, such as gym activities, pool swimming, and workouts.
You can reset your current tissue load saved on the dive computer. You should reset your tissue load only if you do not plan to use the dive computer again in the near future. This can be useful for dive shops that provide dive computers for rent.
The device automatically determines the surface pressure using the barometric altimeter. Large pressure changes, such as during a flight, can cause the dive computer to automatically start a dive activity. If the dive computer starts a dive activity incorrectly, you can reset the surface pressure by connecting the dive computer to a computer. If you do not have access to a computer, you can reset the surface pressure manually.
The device may need a clear view of the sky to acquire satellite signals. The time and date are set automatically based on the GPS position.
TIP: For more information about GPS, go to garmin.com/aboutGPS.
For more information on your heart rate sensor, go to garmin.com/heartrate.
Your body temperature affects the temperature reading for the internal temperature sensor. To get the most accurate temperature reading, you should remove the watch from your wrist and wait 20 to 30 minutes.
You can also use an optional tempe external temperature sensor to view accurate ambient temperature readings while wearing the watch.
Demo mode shows a preview of features on your watch.
For more information about activity tracking accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.
If your step count does not seem accurate, you can try these tips.
NOTE: The watch may interpret some repetitive motions, such as washing dishes, folding laundry, or clapping your hands, as steps.
The step count on your Garmin Connect account updates when you sync your watch.
NOTE: Refreshing the Garmin Connect app or the Garmin Express application does not sync your data or update your step count.
Your watch uses an internal barometer to measure elevation changes as you climb floors. A floor climbed is equal to 3 m (10 ft.).
The running dynamics screen displays a color gauge for the primary metric. You can customize the primary metric. The color gauge shows you how your running dynamics data compare to those of other runners. The color zones are based on percentiles.
Garmin has researched many runners of all different levels. The data values in the red or orange zones are typical for less experienced or slower runners. The data values in the green, blue, or purple zones are typical for more experienced or faster runners. More experienced runners tend to exhibit shorter ground contact times, lower vertical oscillation, lower vertical ratio, lower step speed loss, and higher cadence than less experienced runners. However, taller runners typically have slightly slower cadences, longer strides, and slightly higher vertical oscillation. Vertical ratio is your vertical oscillation divided by stride length. It is not correlated with height.
Go to 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 | Step Speed Loss Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple | >95 | >185 spm | <218 ms | <8.2 cm/s |
| Blue | 70–95 | 174–185 spm | 218–248 ms | 8.2-12.1 cm/s |
| Green | 30–69 | 163–173 spm | 249–277 ms | 12.2-19.7 cm/s |
| Orange | 5–29 | 151–162 spm | 278–308 ms | 19.8-25.9 cm/s |
| Red | <5 | <151 spm | >308 ms | >25.9 cm/s |
Ground contact time balance measures your running symmetry and appears as a percentage of your total ground contact time. For example, 51.3% with an arrow pointing left indicates the runner is spending more time on the ground when on the left foot. If your data screen displays both numbers, for example 48–52, 48% is the left foot and 52% is the right foot.
| Color Zone | Red | Orange | Green | Orange | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symmetry | Poor | Fair | Good | Fair | Poor |
| Percent of Other Runners | 5% | 25% | 40% | 25% | 5% |
| Ground Contact Time Balance | >52.2% L | 50.8–52.2% L | 50.7% L–50.7% R | 50.8–52.2% R | >52.2% R |
While developing and testing running dynamics, the Garmin team found correlations between injuries and greater imbalances with certain runners. For many runners, ground contact time balance tends to deviate further from 50–50 when running up or down hills. Most running coaches agree that a symmetrical running form is good. Elite runners tend to have quick and balanced strides.
You can watch the gauge or data field during your run or view the summary on your Garmin Connect account after your run. As with the other running dynamics data, ground contact time balance is a quantitative measurement to help you learn about your running form.
The data ranges for vertical oscillation and vertical ratio are slightly different depending on the sensor and whether it is positioned at the chest (HRM 600, HRM-Fit, or HRM-Pro series accessories) or at the waist (Running Dynamics Pod accessory).
| Color Zone | Percentile in Zone | Vertical Oscillation Range at Chest | Vertical Oscillation Range at Waist | Vertical Ratio at Chest | Vertical Ratio at Waist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple | >95 | <6.4 cm | <6.8 cm | <6.1% | <6.5% |
| Blue | 70–95 | 6.4–8.1 cm | 6.8–8.9 cm | 6.1–7.4% | 6.5–8.3% |
| Green | 30–69 | 8.2–9.7 cm | 9.0–10.9 cm | 7.5–8.6% | 8.4–10.0% |
| Orange | 5–29 | 9.8–11.5 cm | 11.0–13.0 cm | 8.7–10.1% | 10.1–11.9% |
| Red | <5 | >11.5 cm | >13.0 cm | >10.1% | >11.9% |
These tables include standardized classifications for VO2 max. estimates by age and sex.
| Males | Percentile | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70-79 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior | 95 | 55.4 | 54 | 52.5 | 48.9 | 45.7 | 42.1 |
| Excellent | 80 | 51.1 | 48.3 | 46.4 | 43.4 | 39.5 | 36.7 |
| Good | 60 | 45.4 | 44 | 42.4 | 39.2 | 35.5 | 32.3 |
| Fair | 40 | 41.7 | 40.5 | 38.5 | 35.6 | 32.3 | 29.4 |
| Poor | 0-40 | <41.7 | <40.5 | <38.5 | <35.6 | <32.3 | <29.4 |
| Females | Percentile | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70-79 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior | 95 | 49.6 | 47.4 | 45.3 | 41.1 | 37.8 | 36.7 |
| Excellent | 80 | 43.9 | 42.4 | 39.7 | 36.7 | 33 | 30.9 |
| Good | 60 | 39.5 | 37.8 | 36.3 | 33 | 30 | 28.1 |
| Fair | 40 | 36.1 | 34.4 | 33 | 30.1 | 27.5 | 25.9 |
| Poor | 0-40 | <36.1 | <34.4 | <33 | <30.1 | <27.5 | <25.9 |
Data reprinted with permission from The Cooper Institute. For more information, go to www.CooperInstitute.org.
| Color Zone | Rating | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pink | Elite | <185 | <190 |
| Purple | Superior | 185 to 189 | 190 to 194 |
| Blue | Expert | 190 to 194 | 195 to 199 |
| Green | Well Trained | 195 to 204 | 200 to 209 |
| Yellow | Trained | 205 to 214 | 210 to 219 |
| Orange | Intermediate | 215 to 224 | 220 to 229 |
| Red | Recreational | > 224 | > 229 |
These tables include classifications for functional threshold power (FTP) estimates by sex.
| Males | Watts per Kilogram (W/kg) |
|---|---|
| Superior | 5.05 and greater |
| Excellent | From 3.93 to 5.04 |
| Good | From 2.79 to 3.92 |
| Fair | From 2.23 to 2.78 |
| Untrained | Less than 2.23 |
| Females | Watts per Kilogram (W/kg) |
|---|---|
| Superior | 4.30 and greater |
| Excellent | From 3.33 to 4.29 |
| Good | From 2.36 to 3.32 |
| Fair | From 1.90 to 2.35 |
| Untrained | Less than 1.90 |
FTP ratings are based on research by Hunter Allen and Andrew Coggan, PhD, Training and Racing with a Power Meter (Boulder, CO: VeloPress, 2010).
These tables include classifications for endurance score estimates by age and sex.
| Males | Recreational | Intermediate | Trained | Well Trained | Expert | Superior | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-20 | Less than 4999 | 5000-5699 | 5700-6299 | 6300-6999 | 7000-7599 | 7600-8299 | 8300 and greater |
| 21-39 | Less than 5099 | 5100-5799 | 5800-6599 | 6600-7299 | 7300-8099 | 8100-8799 | 8800 and greater |
| 40-44 | Less than 5099 | 5100-5799 | 5800-6499 | 6500-7199 | 7200-7899 | 7900-8599 | 8600 and greater |
| 45-49 | Less than 4999 | 5000-5699 | 5700-6399 | 6400-6999 | 7000-7699 | 7700-8399 | 8400 and greater |
| 50-54 | Less than 4899 | 4900-5499 | 5500-6099 | 6100-6799 | 6800-7399 | 7400-7999 | 8000 and greater |
| 55-59 | Less than 4599 | 4600-5099 | 5100-5699 | 5700-6199 | 6200-6799 | 6800-7299 | 7300 and greater |
| 60-64 | Less than 4299 | 4300-4799 | 4800-5299 | 5300-5699 | 5700-6199 | 6200-6699 | 6700 and greater |
| 65-69 | Less than 4099 | 4100-4499 | 4500-4899 | 4900-5399 | 5400-5799 | 5800-6199 | 6200 and greater |
| 70-74 | Less than 3799 | 3800-4199 | 4200-4599 | 4600-4899 | 4900-5299 | 5300-5699 | 5700 and greater |
| 75-80 | Less than 3599 | 3600-3899 | 3900-4299 | 4300-4599 | 4600-4999 | 5000-5299 | 5300 and greater |
| 80 and older | Less than 3299 | 3300-3599 | 3600-3999 | 4000-4299 | 4300-4699 | 4700-4999 | 5000 and greater |
| Females | Recreational | Intermediate | Trained | Well Trained | Expert | Superior | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-20 | Less than 4599 | 4600-5099 | 5100-5499 | 5500-5999 | 6000-6399 | 6400-6899 | 6900 and greater |
| 21-39 | Less than 4699 | 4700-5199 | 5200-5699 | 5700-6299 | 6300-6799 | 6800-7299 | 7300 and greater |
| 40-44 | Less than 4699 | 4700-5199 | 5200-5699 | 5700-6199 | 6200-6699 | 6700-7199 | 7200 and greater |
| 45-49 | Less than 4599 | 4600-5099 | 5100-5599 | 5600-6099 | 6100-6599 | 6600-7099 | 7100 and greater |
| 50-54 | Less than 4499 | 4500-4999 | 5000-5399 | 5400-5899 | 5900-6299 | 6300-6799 | 6800 and greater |
| 55-59 | Less than 4299 | 4300-4699 | 4700-5099 | 5100-5599 | 5600-5099 | 6000-6399 | 6400 and greater |
| 60-64 | Less than 4099 | 4100-4499 | 4500-4899 | 4900-5299 | 5300-5699 | 5700-6099 | 6100 and greater |
| 65-69 | Less than 3799 | 3800-4199 | 4200-4599 | 4600-4899 | 4900-5299 | 5300-5699 | 5700 and greater |
| 70-74 | Less than 3699 | 3700-4099 | 4100-4399 | 4400-4799 | 4800-5099 | 5100-5499 | 5500 and greater |
| 75-80 | Less than 3499 | 3500-3799 | 3800-4199 | 4200-4499 | 4500-4899 | 4900-5199 | 5200 and greater |
| 80 and older | Less than 3199 | 3200-3499 | 3500-3799 | 3800-4099 | 4100-4399 | 4400-4699 | 4700 and greater |
These estimates are provided and supported by Firstbeat Analytics.
When used for cycling, your speed sensor automatically detects your wheel size. If necessary, you can manually enter your wheel circumference in the speed sensor settings.
The tire size for cycling is marked on both sides of the tire. You can measure the circumference of your wheel or use one of the calculators available on the internet.
Not all data fields are available for all activity types. Some data fields require ANT+ or Bluetooth accessories to display data. Some data fields appear in more than one category on the watch.
TIP: You can also customize the data fields from the watch settings in the Garmin Connect app.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Average Cadence | Cycling. The average cadence for the current activity. |
| Average Cadence | Running. The average cadence for the current activity. |
| Cadence | Cycling. The number of revolutions of the crank arm. Your device must be connected to a cadence accessory for this data to appear. |
| Cadence | Running. The steps per minute (right and left). |
| Lap Cadence | Cycling. The average cadence for the current lap. |
| Lap Cadence | Running. The average cadence for the current lap. |
| Last Lap Cadence | Cycling. The average cadence for the last completed lap. |
| Last Lap Cadence | Running. The average cadence for the last completed lap. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Barometer Chart | A chart showing the barometric pressure over time. |
| Elevation Chart | A chart showing the elevation over time. |
| Heart Rate Chart | A chart showing your heart rate throughout the activity. |
| Pace Chart | A chart showing your pace throughout the activity. |
| Power Chart | A chart showing your power throughout the activity. |
| Speed Chart | A chart showing your speed throughout the activity. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Compass Heading | The direction you are moving based on the compass. |
| GPS Heading | The direction you are moving based on GPS. |
| Heading | The direction you are moving. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Distance | The distance traveled for the current track or activity. |
| Int. Distance | The distance traveled for the current interval. |
| Lap Distance | The distance traveled for the current lap. |
| Last Lap Distance | The distance traveled for the last completed lap. |
| Nautical Distance | The distance traveled in nautical meters or nautical feet. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Ascent Rate | The current rate of ascent toward the surface. |
| CNS | Your current central nervous system oxygen toxicity percentage. |
| Current Gas PO2 | The partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) of the diluent gas during a closed-circuit rebreather (CCR) dive. |
| Dive Number | The number of dives you have completed. |
| Last Dive Depth | The maximum depth achieved during the last dive. |
| Last Dive Time | The amount of time you spent below the surface during the last dive. |
| Maximum Depth | The maximum depth descended during a dive. |
| OTU | Your current oxygen toxicity units. |
| Surface Time | The amount of time elapsed since surfacing from a dive. |
| Time to Surface | The amount of time required to safely ascend to the surface. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Average Ascent | The average vertical distance of ascent since the last reset. |
| Average Descent | The average vertical distance of descent since the last reset. |
| Elevation | The altitude of your current location above or below sea level. |
| Glide Ratio | The ratio of horizontal distance traveled to the change in vertical distance. |
| GPS Elevation | The altitude of your current location using GPS. |
| Grade | The calculation of rise (elevation) over run (distance). For example, if for every 3 m (10 ft.) you climb you travel 60 m (200 ft.), the grade is 5%. |
| Lap Ascent | The vertical distance of ascent for the current lap. |
| Lap Descent | The vertical distance of descent for the current lap. |
| Last Lap Ascent | The vertical distance of ascent for the last completed lap. |
| Last Lap Descent | The vertical distance of descent for the last completed lap. |
| Maximum Ascent | The maximum rate of ascent in feet per minute or meters per minute since the last reset. |
| Maximum Descent | The maximum rate of descent in meters per minute or feet per minute since the last reset. |
| Maximum Elevation | The highest elevation reached since the last reset. |
| Minimum Elevation | The lowest elevation reached since the last reset. |
| Total Ascent | The total elevation distance ascended since the last reset. |
| Total Descent | The total elevation distance descended since the last reset. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Floors Climbed | The total number of floors climbed up for the day. |
| Floors Descended | The total number of floors climbed down for the day. |
| Floors per Minute | The number of floors climbed up per minute. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 3s Force | The 3-second moving average of force applied to the pedal platforms, in Newtons. |
| 10s Force | The 10-second moving average of force applied to the pedal platforms, in Newtons. |
| 30s Force | The 30-second moving average of force applied to the pedal platforms, in Newtons. |
| Avg Force | The average force applied to the pedal platforms during the activity, in Newtons. |
| Force | The force applied to the pedal platforms, in Newtons. |
| Lap Force | The average force applied to the pedal platforms during the current lap, in Newtons. |
| Lap Norm. Force | The normalized force applied to the pedal platforms during the current lap, in Newtons. |
| Last Lap Force | The average force applied to the pedal platforms during the previous lap, in Newtons. |
| Last Lap Norm. Force | The normalized force applied to the pedal platforms during the previous lap, in Newtons. |
| Max. Force | The maximum force applied to the pedal platforms during the activity, in Newtons. |
| Max. Lap Force | The maximum force applied to the pedal platforms during the current lap, in Newtons. |
| Normalized Force | The normalized force applied to the pedal platforms, in Newtons. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Di2 Battery | The remaining battery power of a Di2 sensor. |
| Front | The front bike gear from a gear position sensor. |
| Gear Battery | The battery status of a gear position sensor. |
| Gear Combo | The current gear combination from a gear position sensor. |
| Gears | The front and rear bike gears from a gear position sensor. |
| Gear Ratio | The number of teeth on the front and rear bike gears, as detected by a gear position sensor. |
| Rear | The rear bike gear from a gear position sensor. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Cadence Gauge | Running. A color gauge showing your current cadence range. |
| Compass Gauge | The direction you are moving based on the compass. |
| GCT Balance Gauge | A color gauge showing the left/right balance of ground contact time while running. |
| Ground Contact Time Gauge | A color gauge showing the amount of time in each step that you spend on the ground while running, measured in milliseconds. |
| Heart Rate Gauge | A color gauge showing your current heart rate zone. |
| Heart Rate Zones Ratio | A color gauge showing the ratio of time spent in each heart rate zone. |
| PacePro Gauge | Running. Your current split pace and your target split pace. |
| Power Gauge | A color gauge showing your current power zone. |
| Stamina Gauge (Dist.) | A gauge showing your current stamina distance remaining. |
| Stamina Gauge (Time) | A gauge showing your current stamina time remaining. |
| Step Speed Loss Gauge | A color gauge showing your current step speed loss while running. |
| Step Speed Loss % Gauge | A color gauge showing your average step speed loss percent. |
| Total Ascent/Descent Gauge | The total elevation distances ascended and descended during the activity or since the last reset. |
| Training Effect Gauge | The impact of the current activity on your aerobic and anaerobic fitness levels. |
| Vertical Oscillation Gauge | A color gauge showing the amount of bounce while you are running. |
| Vertical Ratio Gauge | A color gauge showing the ratio of vertical oscillation to stride length. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| % Heart Rate Reserve | The percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate). |
| Aerobic Training Effect | The impact of the current activity on your aerobic fitness level. |
| Anaerobic Training Effect | The impact of the current activity on your anaerobic fitness level. |
| Avg. %HRR | The average percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate) for the current activity. |
| Average HR | The average heart rate for the current activity. |
| Avg. HR %Max. | The average percentage of maximum heart rate for the current activity. |
| Heart Rate | Your heart rate in beats per minute (bpm). Your device must have wrist-based heart rate or be connected to a compatible heart rate monitor. |
| HR %Max. | The percentage of maximum heart rate. |
| HR Zone | The current range of your heart rate (1 to 5). The default zones are based on your user profile and maximum heart rate (220 minus your age). |
| Int. Avg. %HRR | The average percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate) for the current swim interval. |
| Int. Avg. %Max. | The average percentage of maximum heart rate for the current swim interval. |
| Int. Avg. HR | The average heart rate for the current swim 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. |
| Lap %HRR | The average percentage of heart rate reserve (maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate) for the current lap. |
| Lap HR | The average heart rate for the current lap. |
| Lap HR %Max. | The average percentage of maximum heart rate 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. |
| Last Lap HR | The average heart rate for the last completed lap. |
| L. Lap HR %Max. | The average percentage of maximum heart rate for the last completed lap. |
| Time in Zone | The time elapsed in each heart rate zone. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Interval Lengths | The number of pool lengths completed during the current interval. |
| Lengths | The number of pool lengths completed during the current activity. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Bearing | The direction from your current location to a destination. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| Course | The direction from your starting location to a destination. Course can be viewed as a planned or set route. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| Destination Location | The position of your final destination. |
| Destination Waypoint | The last point on the route to the destination. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| Distance Remaining | The remaining distance to the final destination. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| Distance To Next | The remaining distance to the next waypoint on the route. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| Estimated Total Distance | The estimated distance from the start to the final destination. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| ETA at Next | The estimated time of day when you will reach the next waypoint on the route (adjusted to the local time of the waypoint). You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| ETA | The estimated time of day when you will reach the final destination (adjusted to the local time of the destination). You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| ETE | The estimated time remaining until you reach the final destination. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| Glide Ratio to Destination | The glide ratio required to descend from your current position to the destination elevation. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| Lat/Lon | The current position in latitude and longitude regardless of the selected position format setting. |
| Location | The current position using the selected position format setting. |
| Next Fork | The distance to the next fork on a trail based on the NextFork™ map guide. |
| Next Waypoint | The next point on the route. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| Off Course | The distance to the left or right by which you have strayed from the original path of travel. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| Time to Next | The estimated time remaining before you reach the next waypoint in the route. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| Velocity Made Good | The speed at which you are closing on a destination along a route. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| Vertical Dist. to Dest. | The elevation distance between your current position and the final destination. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| Vertical Speed to Target | The rate of ascent or descent to a predetermined altitude. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Active Calories | The calories burned during the activity. |
| Ambient Pressure | The uncalibrated environmental pressure. |
| Barometric Pressure | The current calibrated environmental pressure. |
| Battery Hours | The number of hours remaining before the battery power is depleted. |
| Battery Level | The remaining battery power. |
| COG | The actual direction of travel, regardless of the course steered and temporary variations in heading. |
| Distance to Start Line | The remaining distance to the race starting line. You must be navigating for this data to appear. |
| eBike Battery | The remaining battery power of an ebike. |
| eBike Range | The estimated remaining distance the ebike can provide assistance. |
| Flow | The measurement of how consistently you maintain speed and smoothness through turns in the current activity. |
| GPS | The strength of the GPS satellite signal. |
| Grit | The measurement of difficulty for the current activity based on elevation, gradient, and rapid changes in direction. |
| Intervals | The number of intervals completed for the current activity. |
| Lap Flow | The overall flow score for the current lap. |
| Lap Grit | The overall grit score for the current lap. |
| Laps | The number of laps completed for the current activity. |
| Last Round Reps | The number of repetitions in the last round of the activity. |
| Lift | The angle of lift during a sailing activity. |
| Load | The training load for the current activity. Training load is the amount of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC), which indicates the strenuousness of your workout. |
| Performance Condition | The performance condition score is a real-time assessment of your ability to perform. |
| Reps | During a gym activity, the number of repetitions in a workout set. |
| Respiration Rate | Your respiration rate in breaths per minute (brpm). |
| Rounds | The number of exercise groups performed in an activity, such as jump rope. |
| Steps | The number of steps taken during the current activity. |
| Stress | Your current stress level. |
| Sunrise | The time of sunrise based on your GPS position. |
| Sunset | The time of sunset based on your GPS position. |
| Tack Assist | A gauge to help you determine if your boat is being lifted or headed. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Time of Day | The time of day based on your current location and time settings (format, time zone, daylight saving time). |
| Total Calories | The amount of total calories burned for the day. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 500m Pace | The current rowing pace per 500 meters. |
| Average 500m Pace | The average rowing pace per 500 meters for the current activity. |
| Average Pace | The average pace for the current activity. |
| Grade Adjusted Pace | The average pace adjusted by the steepness of the terrain. |
| Int. Pace | The average pace for the current interval. |
| Lap 500m Pace | The average rowing pace per 500 meters for the current lap. |
| Lap Pace | The average pace for the current lap. |
| Last Lap 500m Pace | The average rowing pace per 500 meters for the last lap. |
| Last Lap Pace | The average pace for the last completed lap. |
| Last Len. Pace | The average pace for your last completed pool length. |
| Pace | The current pace. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Next Split Distance | Running. The total distance of the next split. |
| Next Split Target Pace | Running. The target pace for the next split. |
| Split Distance | Running. The total distance of the current split. |
| Split Distance Remaining | Running. The remaining distance of the current split. |
| Split Pace | Running. The pace for the current split. |
| Split Target Pace | Running. The target pace for the current split. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| % FTP | The current power output as a percentage of functional threshold power. |
| 3s Avg. Balance | The 3-second moving average of the left/right power balance. |
| 3s Power | The 3-second moving average of power output. |
| 3s Power to Weight | The 3-second average power measured in watts per kilogram for the current activity. |
| 10s Avg. Balance | The 10-second moving average of the left/right power balance. |
| 10s Power | The 10-second moving average of power output. |
| 10s Power to Weight | The 10-second average power measured in watts per kilogram for the current activity. |
| 30s Avg. Balance | The 30-second moving average of the left/right power balance. |
| 30s Power | The 30-second moving average of power output. |
| 30s Power to Weight | The 30-second average power measured in watts per kilogram for the current activity. |
| Avg. Balance | The average left/right power balance for the current activity. |
| Average Left PP | The average power phase angle for the left leg for the current activity. |
| Avg. Power | The average power output for the current activity. |
| Avg. Right PP | The average power phase angle for the right leg for the current activity. |
| Avg. Left PPP | The average power phase peak angle for the left leg for the current activity. |
| Avg. PCO | The average platform center offset for the current activity. |
| Avg. Power to Weight | The average power measured in watts per kilogram for the current activity. |
| Avg. Right PPP | The average power phase peak angle for the right leg for the current activity. |
| Balance | The current left/right power balance. |
| Intensity Factor | The Intensity Factor™ for the current activity. |
| Lap Balance | The average left/right power balance for the current lap. |
| Lap Left PPP | The average power phase peak angle for the left leg for the current lap. |
| Lap Left PP | The average power phase angle for the left leg for the current lap. |
| Lap Max. Power | The top power output for the current lap. |
| Lap NP | The average Normalized Power™ for the current lap. |
| Lap PCO | The average platform center offset for the current lap. |
| Lap Power | The average power output for the current lap. |
| Lap Power to Weight | The average power measured in watts per kilogram for the current lap. |
| Lap Right PPP | The average power phase peak angle for the right leg for the current lap. |
| Lap Right PP | The average power phase angle for the right leg for the current lap. |
| Last Lap Max. Power | The top power output for the last completed lap. |
| Last Lap NP | The average Normalized Power for the last completed lap. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Last Lap Power | The average power output for the last completed lap. |
| Left PPP | The current power phase peak angle for the left leg. Power phase peak is the angle range over which the rider produces the peak portion of the driving force. |
| Left PP | The current power phase angle for the left leg. Power phase is the pedal stroke region where positive power is produced. |
| Max. Power | The top power output for the current activity. |
| NP | The Normalized Power for the current activity. |
| Pedal Smooth. | The measurement of how evenly a rider is applying force to the pedals throughout each pedal stroke. |
| PCO | The platform center offset. Platform center offset is the location on the pedal platform where force is applied. |
| Power | The current power output in watts. For skiing activities, your device must be connected to a compatible heart rate monitor. |
| Power to Weight | The current power measured in watts per kilogram. |
| Power Zone | The current range of power output based on your FTP or custom settings. |
| Right PPP | The current power phase peak angle for the right leg. Power phase peak is the angle range over which the rider produces the peak portion of the driving force. |
| Right PP | The current power phase angle for the right leg. Power phase is the pedal stroke region where positive power is produced. |
| Time in Zone | The time elapsed in each power zone. |
| Time Seat. | The time spent seated while pedaling for the current activity. |
| Time Seat. Lap | The time spent seated while pedaling for the current lap. |
| Time Stand. | The time spent standing while pedaling for the current activity. |
| Time Stand. Lap | The time spent standing while pedaling for the current lap. |
| TSS | The Training Stress Score™ for the current activity. |
| Torque Eff. | The measurement of how efficiently a rider is pedaling. |
| Work | The accumulated work performed (power output) in kilojoules. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Repeat On | The timer for the last interval plus the current rest (pool swimming). |
| Rest Timer | The timer for the current rest (pool swimming). |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Average GCT Balance | The average ground contact time balance for the current session. |
| Average Ground Contact Time | The average amount of ground contact time for the current activity. |
| Average Step Speed Loss | The average measure of step speed loss for the current activity. |
| Avg. Step Speed Loss Percent | The average ratio of step speed loss over speed for the current activity. |
| Average Stride Length | The average stride length for the current session. |
| Average Vertical Oscillation | The average amount of vertical oscillation for the current activity. |
| Average Vertical Ratio | The average ratio of vertical oscillation to stride length for the current session. |
| GCT Balance | The left/right balance of ground contact time while running. |
| Ground Contact Time | 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. |
| Lap GCT Balance | The average ground contact time balance for the current lap. |
| Lap Ground Contact Time | The average amount of ground contact time for the current lap. |
| Lap Step Speed Loss | The average step speed loss for the current lap. |
| Lap Step Speed Loss Percent | The average ratio of step speed loss over speed for the current lap. |
| Lap Stride Length | The average stride length for the current lap. |
| Lap Vertical Oscillation | The average amount of vertical oscillation for the current lap. |
| Lap Vertical Ratio | The average ratio of vertical oscillation to stride length for the current lap. |
| Step Speed Loss | The measure of step speed loss in centimeters per second while running. |
| Step Speed Loss Percent | The ratio of step speed loss over speed while running. |
| Stride Length | The length of your stride from one footfall to the next, measured in meters. |
| Vertical Oscillation | The amount of bounce while you are running. The vertical motion of your torso, measured in centimeters for each step. |
| Vertical Ratio | The ratio of vertical oscillation to stride length. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Avg. Moving Speed | The average speed when moving for the current activity. |
| Avg. Overall Speed | The average speed for the current activity, including both moving and stopped speeds. |
| Average Speed | The average speed for the current activity. |
| Avg. SOG | The average speed of travel for the current activity, regardless of the course steered and temporary variations in heading. |
| Lap SOG | The average speed of travel for the current lap, regardless of the course steered and temporary variations in heading. |
| Lap Speed | The average speed for the current lap. |
| Last Lap SOG | The average speed of travel for the last completed lap, regardless of the course steered and temporary variations in heading. |
| Last Lap Speed | The average speed for the last completed lap. |
| Max. SOG | The maximum speed of travel for the current activity, regardless of the course steered and temporary variations in heading. |
| Maximum Speed | The top speed for the current activity. |
| Speed | The current rate of travel. |
| SOG | The actual speed of travel, regardless of the course steered and temporary variations in heading. |
| Vertical Speed | The rate of ascent or descent over time. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Stamina | The current remaining stamina. |
| Distance Remaining | The current stamina distance remaining at the current effort. |
| Stamina Potential | The remaining potential stamina. |
| Time Remaining | The current stamina time remaining at the current effort. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Average Distance Per Stroke | Swimming. The average distance traveled per stroke during the current activity. |
| Average Distance Per Stroke | Paddle sports. The average distance traveled per stroke during the current activity. |
| Average Stroke Rate | Paddle sports. The average number of strokes per minute (spm) during the current activity. |
| Average Strokes Per Length | The average number of strokes per pool length during the current activity. |
| Distance Per Stroke | Paddle sports. The distance traveled per stroke. |
| Interval Strokes Per Length | The average number of strokes per pool length during the current interval. |
| Interval Stroke Type | The current stroke type for the interval. |
| Lap Distance Per Stroke | Swimming. The average distance traveled per stroke during the current lap. |
| Lap Distance Per Stroke | Paddle sports. The average distance traveled per stroke during the current lap. |
| Lap Stroke Rate | Swimming. The average number of strokes per minute (spm) during the current lap. |
| Lap Stroke Rate | Paddle sports. The average number of strokes per minute (spm) during the current lap. |
| Lap Strokes | Swimming. The total number of strokes for the current lap. |
| Lap Strokes | Paddle sports. The total number of strokes for the current lap. |
| Last Lap Distance Per Stroke | Swimming. The average distance traveled per stroke during the last completed lap. |
| Last Lap Distance Per Stroke | Paddle sports. The average distance traveled per stroke during the last completed lap. |
| Last Lap Stroke Rate | Swimming. The average number of strokes per minute (spm) during the last completed lap. |
| Last Lap Stroke Rate | Paddle sports. The average number of strokes per minute (spm) during the last completed lap. |
| Last Lap Strokes | Swimming. The total number of strokes for the last completed lap. |
| Last Lap Strokes | Paddle sports. The total number of strokes for the last completed lap. |
| Last Length Strokes | The total number of strokes for the last completed pool length. |
| Last Length Stroke Type | The stroke type used during the last completed pool length. |
| 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. The total number of strokes for the current activity. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Average Swolf | The average swolf score for the current activity. Your swolf score is the sum of the time for one length plus the number of strokes for that length (Swim Terminology, page 42). In open water swimming, 25 meters is used to calculate your swolf score. |
| Interval Swolf | The average swolf score for the current interval. |
| Lap Swolf | The swolf score for the current lap. |
| Last Lap Swolf | The swolf score for the last completed lap. |
| Last Length Swolf | The swolf score for the last completed pool length. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 24-Hour Maximum | The maximum temperature recorded in the last 24 hours from a compatible temperature sensor. |
| 24-Hour Minimum | The minimum temperature recorded in the last 24 hours from a compatible temperature sensor. |
| Avg Temperature | The average temperature during the activity. |
| Max Temperature | The maximum temperature during the activity. |
| Min Temperature | The minimum temperature during the activity. |
| 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. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Average Lap Time | The average lap time for the current activity. |
| Average Move Time | The average move time for the current activity. |
| Average Pose Time | The average pose time for the current activity. |
| Elapsed Time | The total time recorded. For example, if you start the activity timer and run for 10 minutes, then stop the timer for 5 minutes, then start the timer and run for 20 minutes, your elapsed time is 35 minutes. |
| Estimated Finish Time | The estimated finish time of the current activity. |
| Interval Time | The stopwatch time for the current interval. |
| Lap Time | The stopwatch time for the current lap. |
| Last Lap Time | The stopwatch time for the last completed lap. |
| Last Move Time | The stopwatch time for the last completed move. |
| Last Pose Time | The stopwatch time for the last completed pose. |
| Move Time | The stopwatch time for the current move. |
| Moving Time | The total time moving for the current activity. |
| Overall Ahead/Behind | The overall time ahead or behind of the target pace or speed. |
| Pose Time | The stopwatch time for the current pose. |
| Race Timer | The time elapsed in the current sail race. |
| Set Timer | During a strength training activity, the amount of time spent in the current workout set. |
| Stopped Time | The total time stopped for the current activity. |
| Swim Time | The swimming time for the current activity, not including rest time. |
| Timer | The current time of the activity timer. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Reps to Go | During a workout, the remaining repetitions. |
| Step Duration | The time or distance remaining for the workout step. |
| Step Pace | The current pace during the workout step. |
| Step Speed | The current speed during the workout step. |
| Step Time | The time elapsed for the workout step. |
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