Downloading Audio Content from
Spotify®............................................. 42
Changing the Music Provider........... 42
Disconnecting from a Third-Party
Provider.............................................. 43
Downloading Personal Audio
Content.................................................. 43
Listening to Music.................................43
Music Playback Controls...................... 44
Connecting Bluetooth Headphones..... 44
Changing the Audio Mode.................... 44
Heart Rate Features........................44
Wrist-based Heart Rate.........................45
Wearing the Watch............................ 45
Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data....... 45
Viewing the Heart Rate Widget.........46
Broadcasting Heart Rate Data to
Garmin Devices................................. 46
Broadcasting Heart Rate Data
During an Activity...........................46
Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate
Alert.................................................... 46
Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart
Rate Monitor...................................... 47
Performance Measurements............... 47
Turning Off Performance
Notifications...................................... 47
Detecting Performance
Measurements Automatically.......... 47
Syncing Activities and Performance
Measurements.................................. 48
About VO2 Max. Estimates...............48
Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for
Running.......................................... 49
Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate for
Cycling............................................ 49
Turning Off VO2 Max.
Recording....................................... 49
Viewing Your Fitness Age................. 49
Viewing Your Predicted Race
Times................................................. 50
About Training Effect........................ 50
Heart Rate Variability Status............ 51
Heart Rate Variability and Stress
Level............................................... 51
Performance Condition..................... 52
Viewing Your Performance
Condition........................................ 52
Lactate Threshold............................. 52
Performing a Guided Test to
Determine Your Lactate
Threshold....................................... 53
Getting Your FTP Estimate............... 53
Conducting an FTP Test............... 54
Training Status...................................... 54
Training Status Levels.......................55
Tips for Getting Your Training
Status............................................. 55
Heat and Altitude Performance
Acclimation........................................ 56
Acute Load.........................................56
Training Load Focus......................... 56
Recovery Time................................... 56
Viewing Your Recovery Time........ 57
Recovery Heart Rate...................... 57
Body Battery™........................................ 57
Viewing the Body Battery Widget..... 57
Tips for Improved Body Battery
Data.................................................... 57
Pulse Oximeter............................... 58
Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings........ 59
Turning On All-Day Pulse Oximeter
Readings................................................ 59
Turning Off Automatic Pulse Oximeter
Readings................................................ 59
Turning On Pulse Oximeter Sleep
Tracking................................................. 59
Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data... 59
Training..........................................60
Setting Up Your User Profile................. 60
Fitness Goals..................................... 60
About Heart Rate Zones................... 60
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones..... 61
Letting the Watch Set Your Heart
Rate Zones..................................... 61
Heart Rate Zone Calculations....... 62
Setting Your Power Zones................ 62
Activity Tracking....................................62
Auto Goal........................................... 63
Using the Move Alert......................... 63
Sleep Tracking................................... 63
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