Fitbit Charge 5 Advanced Fitness User Manual
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Meet Fitbit Charge 5, our most advanced health and fitness tracker that helps you keep a pulse on your stress, physical readiness, heart health, and overall well-being. Take a moment to review our complete safety information at fitbit.com/safety. Charge 5 is not intended to provide medical or scientific data.
What’s in the box
Your Charge 5 box includes:
The detachable bands on Charge 5 come in a variety of colors and materials, sold separately.
Set up Charge 5
Set up Charge 5 with the Fitbit app for iPhones and iPads or Android phones. The Fitbit app is compatible with most popular phones. See fitbit.com/devices to check if your phone is compatible.
To get started:
Download the Fitbit app:
- Apple App Store for iPhones Google Play Store for Android phones
- Install the app, and open it. If you already have a Fitbit account, log in to your account tap the Today tab your profile picture Set Up a Device. l If you don’t have a Fitbit account, tap Join Fitbit to be guided through a series of questions to create a Fitbit account.
- Continue to follow the on-screen instructions to connect Charge 5 to your account.
When you’re done with the setup, read through the guide to learn more about your new tracker and then explore the Fitbit app.
Charge your tracker
A fully-charged Charge 5 has a battery life of up to 7 days. Battery life and charge cycles vary with use and other factors; actual results will vary.
To charge Charge 5:
- Plug the charging cable into the USB port on your computer, a UL-certified USB wall charger, or another low-energy charging device.
- Hold the other end of the charging cable near the port on the back of the tracker until it attaches magnetically. Make sure the pins on the charging cable align with the port on the back of your tracker.
Charging fully takes about 1-2 hours. While Charging 5 charges, double-tap the screen to turn it on and check the battery level. Swipe right on the battery screen to use Charge 5. A fully charged tracker shows a solid battery icon.
See your data in the Fitbit app
Open the Fitbit app on your phone to view your activity, health metrics, and sleep data; log food and water; participate in challenges; and more.
Unlock Fitbit Premium
Fitbit Premium is your personalized resource in the Fitbit app that helps you stay active, sleep well, and manage stress. A Premium subscription includes programs tailored to your health and fitness goals, personalized insights, hundreds of workouts from fitness brands, guided meditations, and more. New Fitbit Premium customers can redeem a trial subscription in the Fitbit app. For more information, see the related help article.
Wear Charge 5
Placement for all-day wear vs. exercise
When you’re not exercising, wear Charge 5 a finger’s width above your wrist bone. In general, it’s always important to give your wrist a break on a regular basis by removing your tracker for around an hour after extended wear. We recommend removing your tracker while you shower. Although you can shower while wearing your tracker, not doing so reduces the potential for exposure to soaps, shampoos, and conditioners, which can cause long-term damage to your tracker and may cause skin irritation.
For optimized heart-rate tracking while exercising:
- During a workout, experiment with wearing your tracker a bit higher on your wrist for an improved fit. Many exercises, such as bike riding or weight lifting, cause you to bend your wrist frequently, which could interfere with the heart-rate signal if the tracker is lower on your wrist.
- Wear your tracker on top of your wrist, and make sure the back of the device is in contact with your skin.
- Consider tightening your band before a workout and loosening it when you’re done. The band should be snug but not constricting (a tight band restricts blood flow, potentially affecting the heart-rate signal).
Basics
Learn how to manage settings, set a personal PIN code, navigate the screen, and check the battery level.
Navigate Charge 5
Charge 5 has a color AMOLED touchscreen display. Navigate Charge 5 by tapping the screen and swiping side to side and up and down. To preserve the battery, the tracker’s screen turns off when not in use.
Basic navigation
The home screen is the clock.
- Firmly tap the screen twice or turn your wrist to wake Charge 5.
- Swipe down from the top of the screen to access quick settings, the Payments app, the Find Phone app, and the Settings app.
- While in quick settings, swipe right to return to the clock screen.
- Swipe up to see your daily stats. To return to the clock screen, swipe right.
- Swipe left and right to see the apps on your tracker.
- Swipe right to go back to a previous screen. Firmly double-tap the screen to return to the clock screen.
Handedness
For greater accuracy, you must specify whether you wear Charge 5 on your dominant or non-dominant hand. Your dominant hand is the one you use for writing and eating. To start, the Wrist setting is set to non-dominant. If you wear Charge 5 on your dominant hand, change the Wrist setting in the Fitbit app: From the Today tab 
Wear and care tips
- Clean your band and wrist regularly with a soap-free cleanser.
- If your tracker gets wet, remove and dry it completely after your activity.
- Take your tracker off from time to time.
Quick settings
For a faster way to access certain settings, swipe down from the clock screen. Tap a setting to adjust it. When you turn off a setting, the icon appears dim with a line through it.
Adjust settings
Manage basic settings in the Settings app. Swipe down from the clock screen and tap the Settings app to open it. Tap a setting to adjust it. Swipe to see the full list of settings.
Check battery level
From the clock face, swipe up. The battery level is at the top of the screen. If your tracker’s battery is low (fewer than 24 hours remaining), the battery indicator turns red. If your tracker’s battery is critically low (fewer than 4 hours remaining), a warning appears on the clock face and the battery indicator flashes. Swipe right to dismiss the warning.
When the battery is low:
- If you’re tracking an exercise with GPS, GPS tracking turns off
- The Always-on display is turned off.
- You can’t use quick replies
- You won’t receive notifications from your phone
Charge 5 to use or adjust these features.
Set up device lock
To help keep your tracker secure, turn on the device lock in the Fitbit app, which prompts you to enter a personal 4-digit PIN code to unlock your tracker. If you set up Fitbit Pay to make contactless payments from your tracker, the device lock is turned on automatically and you’re required to set a code. If you don’t use Fitbit Pay, the device lock is optional.
Notifications from your phone
Charge 5 can show calls, texts, calendars, and app notifications from your phone to keep you informed. Keep your tracker within 30 feet of your phone to receive notifications.
Set up notifications
Check that Bluetooth on your phone is on and that your phone can receive notifications (often under Settings Notifications). Then set up notifications:
- From the Today tab in the Fitbit app, tap your profile picture Charge 5 tile.
- Tap Notifications. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to pair your tracker if you haven’t already. Call, text, and calendar notifications are turned on automatically.
- To turn on notifications from apps installed on your phone, including Fitbit and WhatsApp, tap App Notifications and turn on the notifications you want to see.
Note that if you have an iPhone, Charge 5 shows notifications from all calendars synced to the Calendar app. If you have an Android phone, Charge 5 shows calendar notifications from the calendar app you chose during setup. For more information, see the related help article.
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https://www.fitbit.com/global/us/products/trackers/charge5
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