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Tips for Improved Body Battery Data
• Your Body Battery level updates when you sync your device with your Garmin Connect account.
• For more accurate results, wear the device while sleeping.
• Rest and good sleep charge your Body Battery.
• Strenuous activity, high stress, and poor sleep can cause your Body Battery to drain.
• Food intake, as well as stimulants like caffeine, has no impact on your Body Battery.
Pulse Oximeter
The Instinct Solar device has a wrist-based pulse oximeter to gauge the saturation of oxygen in your blood.
Knowing your oxygen saturation can help you determine how your body is adapting to exercise and stress. Your
device gauges your blood oxygen level by shining light into the skin and checking how much light is absorbed.
This is referred to as SpO
2
.
On the device, your pulse oximeter readings appear as an SpO
2
percentage. On your Garmin Connect account,
you can view additional details about your pulse oximeter readings, including trends over multiple days (Turning
On Pulse Oximeter Sleep Tracking, page 36). For more information on pulse oximeter accuracy, go to
garmin.com/ataccuracy.
Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings
You can manually begin a pulse oximeter reading by viewing the pulse oximeter widget. The widget displays
your most recent blood oxygen saturation percentage.
1 While you are sitting or inactive, press UP or DOWN to view the pulse oximeter widget.
2 Wait until the device begins the pulse oximeter reading.
3 Remain motionless for up to 30 seconds.
NOTE: If you are too active for the watch to get a pulse oximeter reading, a message appears instead of a
percentage. You can check again after several minutes of inactivity. For best results, hold the arm wearing
the device at heart level while the device reads your blood oxygen saturation.
Turning On Pulse Oximeter Sleep Tracking
You can set your device to continuously measure your blood oxygen saturation while you sleep.
NOTE: Unusual sleep positions can cause abnormally low sleep-time SpO2 readings.
1 From the pulse oximeter widget, hold MENU.
2 Select Sleep Pulse Ox > On.
Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data
If the pulse oximeter data is erratic or does not appear, you can try these tips.
• Remain motionless while the device reads your blood oxygen saturation.
• Wear the device above your wrist bone. The device should be snug but comfortable.
• Hold the arm wearing the device at heart level while the device reads your blood oxygen saturation.
• Use a silicone band.
• Clean and dry your arm before putting on the device.
• Avoid wearing sunscreen, lotion, and insect repellent under the device.
• Avoid scratching the optical sensor on the back of the device.
• Rinse the device with fresh water after each workout.
36 Pulse Oximeter
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