Fitbit Charge Wireless Activity Wristband Manual
Getting Started
Welcome to Fitbit Charge™, the high-performance wristband tracker that helps you meet your fitness goals.
What’s in the box
Your Fitbit Charge box includes:
What’s in this document
This manual gets you started quickly setting up your tracker. The setup ensures that your tracker can synchronize its data with fitbit.com or the Fitbit app, where you can get detailed information on your stats, view historical trends, log food, and much more. As soon as the setup is complete you’re ready to start moving. The remainder of the manual walks you through every function on your Charge and also explains how to keep your tracker up to date with free firmware updates. Just select Charge and then browse the iOS, Android, or Windows categories.
Setting up your Fitbit Charge
You can set up your Fitbit Charge using your computer or the Fitbit apps for iOS®, Android™, or Windows®.
Setting up your tracker on your mobile device
The Fitbit app is compatible with more than 200 mobile devices that support iOS, Android, and Windows 10 operating systems. To get started:
- Make sure the Fitbit app is compatible with your mobile device by checking http://www.fitbit.com/devices.
- Find the Fitbit app in one of these locations, depending on your device:
- The Apple® App Store® for iOS devices such as an iPhone® or iPad®.
- The Google Play™ Store for Android devices such as the Samsung® Galaxy® S5 and Motorola Droid Turbo.
- The Microsoft® Windows Store for Windows 10 mobile devices such as the Lumia™ phone or Surface™ tablet.
- Install the app. Note that you’ll need an account with the applicable store before you can download even a free app such as Fitbit.
- When the app is installed, open it and tap Join Fitbit to get started. You’ll be guided through the process of creating a Fitbit account and connecting (pairing) your Charge to your mobile device. The pairing makes sure the tracker and mobile device can communicate with one another (sync their data).
Note that the personal information you’re asked for during setup is used to calculate your basal metabolic rate (BMR), which helps determine your estimated calorie expenditure. This information is private unless you go into your Privacy settings and opt to share age, height, or weight with Fitbit friends.
Setting up your tracker on your PC (Windows 10 only)
If you don’t have a mobile device, you can set up and sync your tracker on your Windows 10 PC using the same Fitbit app available for Windows mobile devices. To get the app, click the Start button and open the Windows Store (called Store). Search for “Fitbit app.” Note that if you’ve never downloaded an app from the store to your computer, you’ll be prompted to create an account. Open the app and follow the instructions to create a Fitbit account and set up your Charge. You can set up and sync wirelessly if your computer has Bluetooth®, otherwise, you’ll need to use the wireless sync dongle that came in the box with your Fitbit Charge.
3 Setting up your tracker on your PC (Windows 8.1 and below)
If you don’t have a compatible mobile device, you can set up your tracker with a computer and see your Fitbit stats on fitbit.com. To use this setup method you’ll first install a free software application called Fitbit Connect that lets Charge sync its data with your fitbit.com dashboard. To install Fitbit Connect and set up your tracker:
- Go to http://www.fitbit.com/setup.
- Scroll down and click the option to download.
- When prompted, save the file that appears.
- Double-click the file (FitbitConnect_Win.exe). The Fitbit Connect installer opens.
- Click Continue to move through the installer.
- When prompted, choose Set up a New Fitbit Device.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to create a Fitbit account and connect your Charge.
Note that the personal information you’re asked for during setup is used to calculate your basal metabolic rate (BMR), which helps determine your estimated calorie expenditure. This information is private unless you go into your Privacy settings and opt to share age, height, or weight with Fitbit friends.
Setting up your tracker on your Mac
If you don’t have a compatible mobile device, you can set up your tracker with a computer and see your Fitbit stats on fitbit.com. To use this setup method you’ll first install a free software application called Fitbit Connect that lets Charge sync its data with your fitbit.com dashboard. To install Fitbit Connect and set up your tracker:
- Go to http://www.fitbit.com/setup.
- Scroll down and click the option to download.
- When prompted, save the file that appears.
- Double-click the file (FitbitConnect_Win.exe). The Fitbit Connect installer opens.
- Click Continue to move through the installer.
- When prompted, choose Set up a New Fitbit Device.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to create a Fitbit account and connect your Charge.
Note that the personal information you’re asked for during setup is used to calculate your basal metabolic rate (BMR), which helps determine your estimated calorie expenditure. This information is private unless you go into your Privacy settings and opt to share age, height, or weight with Fitbit friends.
Syncing your tracker data to your Fitbit account
Once you’ve set up and started using Charge, you’ll need to make sure it regularly transfers (syncs) its data to Fitbit so you can track your progress, see your exercise history, earn badges, analyze your sleep logs, and more on your Fitbit dashboard. A daily sync is recommended but not required. The Fitbit apps use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology to sync with your Fitbit tracker. Each time you open the app it will sync if the tracker is nearby, and the app will also sync periodically throughout the day if you have the all-day sync setting enabled. If you’re running the Fitbit app on a Windows 10 PC that doesn’t have Bluetooth, you’ll need to make sure the tracker is connected to the computer.
Fitbit Connect on a Mac® also uses Bluetooth for syncing (if available), otherwise, you’ll need to make sure your wireless sync dongle is plugged into the computer. Fitbit Connect on a PC requires that you plug in your wireless sync dongle. You can force Fitbit Connect to sync at any time or it will happen automatically every 15 minutes if:
- The tracker is within 15-20 feet of your computer.
- The computer is powered on, awake, and connected to the Internet.
Getting to know your Fitbit Charge
This section tells you how best to wear, recharge, and care for your tracker.
Wrist placement
Your Charge is designed to be most accurate when worn on your wrist. Though it will track stats such as steps and floors when placed in a pocket or backpack, it is most accurate on the wrist.
Putting on your Charge
- Put on the wristband so the screen is closest to the outside of your wrist and facing you.
- Align both ends of the wristband so they are directly overlapping each other with the clasp over the two holes that best fit your wrist.
- Squeeze both the clasp and the wristband between your thumb and forefinger until you hear a soft click.
You’ll know your Charge wristband is securely fastened if both pegs on the clasp are fully inserted.
NOTE: If you’re having trouble, try securing the wristband of your wrist to get a feel for how it securely clasps, and then try again on your wrist.
Wearing on your dominant vs. non-dominant wrist
To get the most accurate reading from your Charge, configure whether you are wearing the wristband on your dominant or non-dominant wrist. Your dominant wrist is the one you use for most day-to-day activities, such as writing or throwing a ball. To configure this setting:
- Log in to fitbit.com.
- Click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the dashboard.
- Click Settings.
- Find and edit the Dominant Wrist setting.
- Sync your Charge to send the change to your tracker.
Using your Charge in wet conditions
Your Charge is water resistant, which means it is splash and rainproof and can stand up to even the sweatiest workout. Give your tracker a break while showering or swimming and dry it thoroughly after getting it wet.
Battery life and charging
Your Charge contains a rechargeable lithium-polymer battery. With normal use, your fully charged Charge should last about 7 to 10 days before needing a charge.
Determining your current battery level
You can check the level of your battery by logging into fitbit.com and clicking the gear icon on the top-right corner of the page or looking at the Fitbit app. When you press the button on your Charge to cycle through your stats, the first screen will show a battery if there is approximately one day or less of battery life remaining.
Charging your tracker
To charge your Charge, plug the charging cable into the USB port on your computer and plug the other end into the port on the back of the Charge.
Conserving battery life
For tips on maximizing battery life, see help.fitbit.com.
Care
It’s important to clean and dry your Charge regularly. For instructions and more information see http://www.fitbit.com/productcare.
Tracking with Fitbit Charge
Your Charge tracks:
- Steps taken
- Distance traveled
- Floors climbed
- Calories burned
- Active minutes
- Hours slept
- Quality of sleep
Tracking sleep
Your Charge automatically tracks the hours you sleep and your movement during the night to help you understand your sleep quality. You don’t need to press any buttons or otherwise enter a “sleep mode” to begin tracking sleep. Simply wear your Charge to bed. To see your sleep data, sync your tracker and then view the fitbit.com dashboard or Fitbit app. On the dashboard, you can look at the sleep tile or go to Log > Sleep. In the Fitbit app, tap your sleep tile. If you choose, you can also set a goal for the number of hours slept. Note that after waking up in the morning and syncing your tracker it can take up to an hour for your sleep log to appear.
Tracking goals
Your Charge is designed to track your progress towards a main fitness goal that you define on your fitbit.com dashboard. The goal can be set for steps taken, distance 10 traveled, calories burned, or floors climbed. A progress bar below your goal keeps you motivated throughout the day. When you reach your goal, Charge will vibrate and flash to celebrate. To choose the specific goal you want to track:
- Log in to your fitbit.com dashboard.
- Click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the page.
- Click Settings.
- Find and edit the Daily Goal Progress setting.
- Sync your Charge to send the new goal to your tracker.
Once you’ve chosen which goal you want to track, you can set a specific value for that goal on the fitbit.com dashboard page or using the Fitbit app for mobile. For example, instead of the default 10,000 steps per day, you may want your goal to be 15,000 per day. To change your goal value using your dashboard:
- Log into your fitbit.com dashboard.
- Find the tile that corresponds to your goal.
- Click the gear icon in the lower-left corner of the tile.
- Change your Daily Goal value.
- Sync your Charge to send the new goal value to your tracker.
Tracking exercise
As mentioned above, your Charge automatically tracks several stats throughout the day. Using the exercise mode feature, you can choose to track stats for a specific activity as well. For example, if you put your tracker in exercise mode and go for a run, you can view stats measured for that run, such as calories burned or steps taken. When you end exercise mode at the end of the run and sync your data, you’ll see an entry for a “Workout” exercise on your dashboard. The entry provides a summary of the activity’s stats as well as a minute-by-minute graph.
Starting and using exercise mode
To use exercise mode:
- Press and hold the button until a stopwatch icon appears. The timer starts counting immediately and elapsed time is displayed.
- To view stats being tracked during the exercise, press the button to advance
through the stats, which are displayed in the following order:- elapsed time
- calories burned
- steps taken
- distance covered
- floors climbed
- time of day
Ending exercise mode
When you finish the activity, press and hold the button to end exercise mode. Elapsed time will appear for about 4 seconds and then your Charge returns to all-day mode. When you sync your Charge, your exercise data is uploaded to your fitbit.com dashboard
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