GARMIN VÍVOACTIVE Smartwatches User Manual
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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.
Device Overview
- A. Action button: Press to turn on the device.
- Press to start and stop the activity timer.
- Hold for 2 seconds to view the controls menu, including device power.
- Hold for 5 seconds to request assistance
- B. Back button: Press to return to the previous screen, except during an activity. During an activity, press to mark a new lap, start a new set or pose, or advance to the next stage of a workout. Hold to view a menu of device settings and options for the current screen
- C. Touchscreen: Swipe up or down to scroll through widgets, features, and menus. Tap to select. Swipe right to return to the previous screen. During an activity, swipe right to view the watch face and widgets. From the watch face, swipe right to view the shortcut feature.
Touchscreen Tips
- Drag up or down to scroll through lists and menus.
- Swipe up or down to scroll quickly.
- Tap to select an item.
- From the watch face, swipe up or down to scroll through the widgets on the device.
- From a widget, tap to view additional widget screens, if available.
- During an activity, swipe up or down to view the next data screen.
- During an activity, swipe right to view the watch face and widgets, and swipe left to return to the activity data fields.
- Perform each menu selection as a separate action.
Locking and Unlocking the Touchscreen
You can lock the touchscreen to prevent inadvertent screen touches.
- Hold (A) to view the controls menu.
- Select
.
The touchscreen locks and does not respond to touches until you unlock it. - Hold any button to unlock the touchscreen.
.Using the Controls Menu
The controls menu contains customizable shortcuts, such as locking the touchscreen and turning the device off. NOTE: You can add, reorder, and remove the shortcuts in the controls menu.
- From any screen, hold (A) for 2 seconds
- Select an option.
Icons
A flashing icon means the device is searching for a signal. A solid icon means the signal was found or the sensor is connected.
Smartphone connection status
Heart rate monitor status
Foot pod status
LiveTrack status
Speed and cadence sensor status
Varia™ bike light status
tempe™ sensor status
vívoactive alarm status
Setting Up Your Watch
To take full advantage of the vívoactive features, complete these tasks.
- Pair your smartphone with the Garmin Connect™ app.
- Set up Wi‑Fi® networks.
- Set up music.
- Set up your Garmin Pay™wallet.
- Set up safety features.
Smart Features
Pairing Your Smartphone To set up the vívoactive device, it must be paired directly through the Garmin Connect app, instead of from the Bluetooth® settings on your smartphone.
- From the app store on your smartphone, install and open the Garmin Connect app.
- Select an option to enable pairing mode on your device:
- If this is the first time you are setting up your device, press(A) to turn on the device.
- If you previously skipped the pairing process or paired your device with a different smartphone, hold (B), and select
> Pair Phone to manually enter pairing mode.
> Pair Phone to manually enter pairing mode.Connected Features
Connected features are available for your vívoactive device when you connect the device to a compatible smartphone using Bluetooth technology. Some features require you to install the Garmin Connect app on the connected smartphone. Go to www.garmin.com/apps for more information. Some features are also available when you connect your device to a wireless network. Phone notifications: Displays phone notifications and messages on your vívoactive device.
LiveTrack:
Allows friends and family to follow your races and training activities in real-time. You can invite followers using email or social media, allowing them to view your live data on a Garmin Connect tracking page. Activity uploads to Garmin Connect: Automatically sends your activity to your Garmin Connect account as soon as you finish recording the activity. Connect IQ™: Allows you to extend your device features with new watch faces, widgets, apps, and data fields. Software Updates: Allows you to update your device software. Weather: Allows you to view current weather conditions and weather forecasts.
Bluetooth sensors: Allows you to connect Bluetooth-compatible sensors, such as a heart rate monitor. Find my phone: Locates your lost smartphone that is paired with your vívoactive device and is currently within range. Find my device: Locates your lost vívoactive device that is paired with your smartphone and currently within range.
Phone Notifications
Phone notifications require a compatible smartphone to be in range and paired with the device. When your phone receives messages, it sends notifications to your device.
Enabling Bluetooth Notifications
Before you can enable notifications, you must pair the vívoactive device with a compatible smartphone
- Hold(B).
- Select> Phone > Notifications.
- Select During Activity to set preferences for notifications that appear when recording an activity.
- Select a notification preference.
- Select Not During Activity to set preferences for notifications that appear when in watch mode.
- Select a notification preference.
- Select Timeout.
- Select a timeout duration.
- Select Privacy.
- Select a privacy preference.
Viewing Notifications
- From the watch face, swipe up or down to view the notifications widget.
- Select a notification.
- Scroll to read the full notification.
- Swipe up to view the notification options.
- Select an option:
- To act on the notification, select an action, such as Dismiss or Reply. The available actions depend on the type of notification and your phone operating system. When you dismiss a notification on your phone or the vívoactive device, it no longer appears in the widget.
- To return to the notification list, swipe right.
REFERENCE LINK
https://www.garmin.com/vivoactive
