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My phone will not connect to the device
If your phone will not connect to the device, you can try these tips.
• Turn off your smartphone and your device, and turn them back on again.
• Enable Bluetooth technology on your smartphone.
• Update the Garmin Connect app to the latest version.
• Remove your device from the Garmin Connect app and the Bluetooth settings on your smartphone to retry
the pairing process.
• If you bought a new smartphone, remove your device from the Garmin Connect app on the smartphone you
intend to stop using.
• Bring your smartphone within 10 m (33 ft.) of the device.
• On your smartphone, open the Garmin Connect app, select or , and select Garmin Devices > Add
Device to enter pairing mode.
• Select UP > > Phone > Pair Phone.
Can I use the cardio activity outdoors?
You can use the cardio activity and turn on GPS for outdoor use.
1 Select START > Cardio > Options > GPS.
2 Select an option.
3 Go outside, and wait while the device locates satellites.
4 Select START to start the activity timer.
GPS stays on for the selected activity until you turn it off.
Tips for Existing Garmin Connect Users
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2 Select Garmin Devices > Add Device.
Maximizing Battery Life
You can do several things to extend the life of the battery.
• Reduce the backlight timeout (Changing the Backlight Settings, page 35).
• Turn off Bluetooth wireless technology when you are not using connected features (Turning Off the Bluetooth
Smartphone Connection, page 15).
• Turn off activity tracking (Activity Tracking Settings, page 33).
• Use a watch face that is not updated every second.
For example, use a watch face without a second hand (Customizing the Watch Face, page 34).
• Limit the smartphone notifications the device displays (Managing Notifications, page 14).
• Stop broadcasting heart rate data to paired Garmin devices (Broadcasting Heart Rate Data to Garmin Devices,
page 18).
• Turn off wrist-based heart rate monitoring (Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart Rate Monitor, page 19).
NOTE: Wrist-based heart rate monitoring is used to calculate vigorous intensity minutes and calories burned.
42 Troubleshooting
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