How To Set Time On Garmin Vivosmart

                Garmin Vivosmart 4 User Manual

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Introduction

WARNING
Run into the Important Safety and Production Information guide in the product box for production warnings and other of import data.
Always consult your physician earlier you begin or modify any exercise program.

Setting Up the Device

Earlier yous can apply your device, you must plug it into a power source to turn it on.

To use the vívosmart iv device, you must set it upward using a smartphone or computer. When using a smartphone, the device must be paired straight through the Garmin Connect™ app, instead of from the Bluetooth® settings on your smartphone.

From the app store on your smartphone, install the Garmin Connect app.
Pinch the charging clip (i).
Marshal the clip with the contacts on the back of the device .
Plug the USB cablevision into a ability source to turn on the device (Charging the Device, page 9).
Hello! appears when the device turns on.
Select an option to add your device to your Garmin Connect business relationship:
• If this is the outset device you have paired with the Garmin Connect app, follow the on-screen instructions.
• If y'all take already paired some other device with the Garmin Connect app, from the or menu, select Garmin Devices > Add Device, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Subsequently you pair successfully, a message appears, and your device syncs automatically with your smartphone.

Wearing the Device

Wear the device above your wrist bone.

NOTE: The device should exist snug but comfortable. For more accurate heart charge per unit readings, the device should not motion while running or exercising. For pulse oximeter readings, you lot should remain motionless.

NOTE: The optical sensor is located on the back of the device.

Meet Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data, folio 11 for more information well-nigh wrist-based heart rate.
See Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data, folio xi for more information about the pulse oximeter sensor.
For more information about accuracy, get to garmin.com/ataccuracy.
For more information virtually device wearable and care, go to www.garmin.com/fitandcare.

Using the Device

You lot can press to view the menu.
TIP: Swipe to scroll through the card options.

Viewing Battery Power

You can view the remaining battery power on your device.
Hold the time and appointment screen for a few seconds.
The remaining battery power appears as an image.

Widgets

Your device comes preloaded with widgets that provide at-a-glance information. You can swipe the touchscreen to gyre through the widgets. Some widgets crave a paired smartphone.

Notation: You can use the Garmin Connect app to select the watch confront and add or remove widgets, such every bit music controls for your smartphone (Customizing Activity Options, folio 8).

Step Goal

Your device creates a daily step goal automatically, based on your previous activeness levels. Equally you lot move during the solar day, the device records your progress (1) toward your daily goal (2). Your device begins with a default goal of 7,500 steps per twenty-four hour period.

If you choose non to apply the auto goal feature, you can disable information technology and set a personalized step goal on your Garmin Connect account (Activity Tracking Settings, page 9).

Viewing the Motility Bar

Sitting for prolonged periods of time can trigger undesirable metabolic land changes. The motion bar reminds you to keep moving.

Swipe to view the steps widget.
After one hour of inactivity, the move bar (1) appears.
NOTE: Subsequently a brief timeout, the move bar is replaced past your pace goal for the day.

Additional segments (2) announced after every 15 minutes of inactivity.

NOTE: You lot can reset the move bar by walking a short altitude.

Viewing the Heart Rate Widget

The heart rate widget displays your current heart rate in beats per minute (bpm). For more information on middle rate accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.

Swipe to view the heart rate widget.
The widget shows your current heart rate and your resting center charge per unit (Most Middle Rate Zones, folio 12).

Intensity Minutes

To improve your health, organizations such as the World Health Organization recommend at to the lowest degree 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity activeness, such as brisk walking, or 75 minutes per week of vigorous intensity activity, such equally running. The device monitors your activity intensity and tracks your time spent participating in moderate to vigorous intensity activities (heart rate information is required to quantify vigorous intensity). Yous can piece of work toward achieving your weekly intensity minutes goal by participating in at least 10 sequent minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity activities. The device adds the amount of moderate activity minutes with the corporeality of vigorous activeness minutes. Your total vigorous intensity minutes are doubled when added.

Earning Intensity Minutes
Your vívosmart 4 device calculates intensity minutes by comparing your eye charge per unit data to your average resting heart rate. If heart rate is turned off, the device calculates moderate intensity minutes past analyzing your steps per minute.

Start a timed action for the most authentic adding of intensity minutes.
Exercise for at to the lowest degree 10 consecutive minutes at a moderate or vigorous intensity level.
Wear your device all day and night for the most accurate resting heart rate.

Improving Calorie Accurateness

The device displays an estimate of your total calories burned for the current day. You can improve the accurateness of this estimate by walking briskly for up to 15 minutes.

Swipe to view the calories screen.
Select .
Note: appears when calories demand to be calibrated. This calibration process only needs to be completed one time. If you accept already recorded a timed walk or run, may non appear.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level

Your device analyzes your eye charge per unit variability while yous are inactive to determine your overall stress. Training, concrete action, sleep, diet, and general life stress all bear on your stress level. The stress level range is from 0 to 100, where 0 to 25 is a resting state, 26 to l is depression stress, 51 to 75 is medium stress, and 76 to 100 is a loftier stress state. Knowing your stress level tin help you place stressful moments throughout your day. For best results, y'all should wear the device while sleeping. Yous tin can sync your device with your Garmin Connect account to view your all-twenty-four hours stress level, long-term trends, and additional details.

Using the Relaxation Timer
You can use the relaxation timer to perform a guided breathing exercise.

Swipe to view the stress level widget.
Tap the touchscreen.
Select to start the relaxation timer.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
The device vibrates, signaling y'all to breathe in or out (Setting the Vibration Level, page 8).

Your updated stress level appears when the relaxation timer ends.

Body Battery

Your device analyzes your heart rate variability, stress level, slumber quality, and activity data to determine your overall Body Bombardment level. Like a gas gauge on a car, it indicates your amount of bachelor reserve free energy . The Body Battery level range is from 0 to 100, where 0 to 25 is low reserve free energy, 26 to 50 is medium reserve free energy, 51 to 75 is high reserve energy, and 76 to 100 is very high reserve energy.

Your device also displays a trending arrow indicating if your free energy reserve is increasing, decreasing, or holding steady (2).

Y'all tin can sync your device with your Garmin Connect account to view your nearly up-to-date Body Bombardment level, long-term trends, and boosted details (Tips for Improved Body Battery Data, folio eleven).

Sleep Tracking

While y'all are sleeping, the device automatically detects your sleep and monitors your movement during your normal sleep hours. You tin can set up your normal sleep hours in the user settings on your Garmin Connect account. Slumber statistics include total hours of sleep, sleep levels, and sleep movement. You can view your sleep statistics on your Garmin Connect account.

NOTE: Naps are not added to your sleep statistics. You lot can employ practise not disturb way to turn off notifications and alerts, with the exception of alarms (Using Practice Not Disturb Way, page 7).

VIRB Remote

The VIRB remote role allows y'all to command your VIRB action camera using your device. Go to www.garmin.com/VIRB to purchase a VIRB action camera.

Controlling a VIRB Activity Camera

Before you lot can use the VIRB remote function, you must enable the remote setting on your VIRB camera. See the VIRB Series Owner'due south Manual for more than information. You must also enable the VIRB screen on your vívosmart 4 device (Customizing Activity Options, page eight).

Plow on your VIRB camera.
On your vívosmart 4 device, swipe to view the VIRB screen.
Expect while the device connects to your VIRB camera.
Select an pick:
• To record video, select . The video counter appears on the vívosmart 4 device.
• To stop recording video, select .
• To accept a photo, select .

Bluetooth Connected Features

The vívosmart 4 device has several Bluetooth connected features for your uniform smartphone using the Garmin Connect app.

Notifications: Alerts you to notifications from your smartphone, including calls, texts, social network updates, calendar appointments, and more than, based on your smartphone notification settings.

Atmospheric condition updates: Displays the current temperature and weather forecast from your smartphone.

Music controls: Allows you to command the music player on your smartphone.

Find my phone: Locates your lost smartphone that is paired with your vívosmart device and currently within range.

Find my device: Locates your lost vívosmart device that is paired with your smartphone and currently within range.

Activity uploads: Automatically sends your activity to the Garmin Connect app as shortly as you open the app.

Software updates: Your device wirelessly downloads and installs the latest software update.

Viewing Notifications

When your device is paired with the Garmin Connect app, you tin view notifications from your smartphone on your device, such as text messages and emails.

Swipe to view the notifications widget.
Select View.
The nigh recent notification appears in the center of the touchscreen.
Tap the touchscreen to select the notification.
TIP: Swipe to view older notifications.
The entire message scrolls on the device.
Tap the touchscreen, and select X to dismiss the notification.

Managing Notifications

You can use your compatible smartphone to manage notifications that appear on your vívosmart four device.

Select an selection:
• If yous are using an iPhone® device, go to the iOS ® notifications settings to select the items to show on the device.
• If you are using an Android ™ smartphone, from the Garmin Connect app, select Settings > Notifications.

Viewing Incoming Calls

When your device is paired with the Garmin Connect app, yous tin view incoming calls from your smartphone on your device.

When an incoming phone call appears on your device, select an option:

NOTE: Available options vary based on your smartphone.

Tap the touchscreen and select to accept the call on your smartphone.
Tap the touchscreen and select to decline the call.
Select to dismiss the notification.
Select , if yous have a smartphone with Android, to send an automatic reply to the caller.

Locating a Lost Smartphone

You can employ this feature to aid locate a lost smartphone that is paired using Bluetooth wireless engineering science and currently inside range.

Press to view the menu.
Select .

The vívosmart 4 device searches for your paired smartphone. An aural alert sounds on your smartphone, and the Bluetooth bespeak strength appears on the device screen. The Bluetooth signal strength increases every bit you move closer to your smartphone.

Music Controls

The music control widget allows you to command music on your smartphone using your vívosmart four device. The widget controls the currently active or most recently active media player app on your smartphone. If no media player is active, the widget does non display track information, and you must start playback from your phone.

Connected GPS

With the connected GPS characteristic, your device uses the GPS antenna in your smartphone to record GPS information for walk, run, or bike activities (Recording an Activity with Connected GPS, page 4). The GPS data, including location, distance, and speed, appears in the activity details in your Garmin Connect account.

Notation: To use the connected GPS characteristic, enable smartphone app permissions to ever share location to the Garmin Connect app.

Clock

Using the Stopwatch

Press to view the card.
Select clock icon > stopwatch icon.
Double-tap the touchscreen to start the timer.
Double-tap the touchscreen to stop the timer.
If necessary, select to reset the timer.

Starting the Countdown Timer

Press to view the carte.
Select clock icon > countdown icon.
Swipe to set up the timer.
Tap the center of the touchscreen to select the time and motility to the next screen.
Double-tap the touchscreen to outset the timer.
If necessary, double-tap the touchscreen to intermission and resume the timer.
If necessary, select to reset the timer.

Using the Alarm Clock

Set alarm clock times and frequencies on your Garmin Connect account (Sound and Alert Settings, folio 8).
Printing to view the menu.
Select clock icon > Warning Icon.
Swipe to scroll through the alarms.
Select an alert to turn it on or off.
When the alarm is turned on, appears on the time and engagement widget.

Training

Recording a Timed Activity

Y'all can record a timed activity, which tin can be saved and sent to your Garmin Connect business relationship.

Press to view the menu.
Select training icon.
Swipe to roll through the activeness listing, and select an selection: Note: Y'all tin can employ the Garmin Connect app to add or remove timed activities (Customizing Activity Options, page viii).
Double-tap the touchscreen to start the timer.
Start your activity.
TIP: You tin can double-tap the touchscreen to stop and resume the timer.
Tap to view additional data screens, which appear at the meridian of the touchscreen.
Afterwards you lot complete your activity, double-tap the touchscreen to stop the timer.
Select an option:
• Select to save the activity.
• Select to delete the action.
• Select to resume the activity.

Recording an Activeness with Connected GPS

You tin can connect the device to your smartphone to record GPS information for your walk, run, or bike action.

Press to view the menu.
Select training icon.
Select , , or .
Select to connect the device to your Garmin Connect account.
(call icon) appears on the device.
Notation: If you lot cannot connect the device to your smartphone, y'all can select to continue the activeness. GPS data will not be recorded.
Double-tap the touchscreen to kickoff the activeness timer.
Start your activity. Your phone must be in range during the activity.
Later on you consummate your action, double-tap the touchscreen to stop the activity timer.
Select an option:
• Select to salve the activeness.
• Select to delete the action.
• Select to resume the action.

Recording a Forcefulness Grooming Activity

You lot tin record sets during a strength training activity. A set is multiple repetitions (reps) of a single motion.

Printing to view the menu.
Select training icon > Strength Preparation icon.
Swipe to set up rep counting.
Select Rep Counting.
Tap the touchscreen to turn rep counting on.
Printing to render to the activity timer screen.
Double-tap the touchscreen to start the activity timer.
Offset your first prepare.
The device counts your reps and displays your current middle rate and rep count (Customizing Information Fields, folio nine).
Press to end a prepare. A rest timer appears.
During a residual, select an selection:
• To view additional data screens, tap the summit of the touchscreen.
• To edit your rep count, tap .
• To view the time and engagement or music controls widgets, swipe up or down.
• To pause the activity, double-tap the touchscreen.
Printing to begin the next set.
Repeat steps eight through 10 until your activeness is consummate.
Subsequently yous complete your activity, double-tap the touchscreen to stop the activity timer.
Select an selection:
• Select to save the activeness.
• Select to delete the activeness.
• Select to resume the action.

Tips for Recording Force Grooming Activities

Do not look at the device while performing reps. You should interact with the device at the beginning and end of each set, and during rests.
Focus on your class while performing reps.
Perform bodyweight or gratuitous weight exercises.
Perform reps with a consistent, wide range of motility. Each rep is counted when the arm wearing the device returns to the starting position.
Notation: Leg exercises may non exist counted.
Turn on automated prepare detection to start and terminate your sets.
Save and send your force training action to your Garmin Connect account.

Yous can employ the tools in your Garmin Connect account to view and edit activity details.

Recording a Swim Activeness

Notation: Heart charge per unit is non available while swimming.

Printing to view the carte du jour.
Select > .
Select your Skill Level.
Select a Pool Size.
Double-tap the touchscreen to start the activity timer. The device records activity data only while the activity timer is running.
Start your action.
The device automatically records swim intervals, or pool lengths, displaying them at the top of the touchscreen.
Later on you complete your activity, double-tap the touchscreen to cease the timer.
If necessary, select to edit the number of lengths.
Press .
Select an option:
• Select to edit the number of lengths.
• Select to save the activity.
• Select to delete the activeness.
• Select to resume the activity.

Tips for Recording Swim Activities
• Start the timer before entering the pool.
• For best results, practice not switch stroke types during a swim activeness.
• Dry off the display before editing the number of lengths.
• Edit the number of lengths then the device tin more accurately count your lengths in the future.
• If you don't demand to edit the number of puddle lengths, wait until the auto save timer begins automatically at the end of a timed swim.

Starting a Toe-to-Toe Challenge

You can start a ii-minute, Toe-to-Toe challenge with a friend who has a compatible device.

Press to view the menu.
Select > to challenge another player in range (3 k).
Annotation: Both players must start a claiming on their device.
If the device cannot find any players inside 30 seconds, the challenge times out.
Tap the player's name.
Double-tap the touchscreen to showtime the action timer.
The device counts down for three seconds before the timer starts.
Become steps for 2 minutes.
When 3 seconds remain, the device buzzes until the time expires.
Bring the devices in range (iii m).
The devices display the steps for each histrion and first or 2nd identify.

Players tin can tap to beginning another challenge or exit the menu.

Heart Rate Features

The vívosmart device has a heart rate menu, enabling you to view wrist-based heart rate data.

Pulse Oximeter
The vívosmart device has a wrist-based pulse oximeter to gauge the saturation of oxygen in your blood. Knowing your oxygen saturation tin can help you determine how your trunk is adapting to practice and stress. Your device gauges your blood oxygen level by shining light into the skin and checking how much light is captivated. This is referred to equally SpO 2 .

On the device, your pulse oximeter readings appear equally an SpO ii percent. On your Garmin Connect account, yous can view boosted details about your pulse oximeter readings, including trends over multiple days (Activating Pulse Oximeter Sleep Tracking, page 6). For more information on pulse oximeter accurateness, get to garmin.com/ataccuracy.

Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings
Yous can manually begin a pulse oximeter reading on your device at any time. The accuracy of these readings tin can vary based on your blood flow, the device placement on your wrist, and your stillness.

Wear the device above your wrist bone.
The device should exist snug but comfortable.
Press to view the carte du jour.
Select > .
Agree the arm wearing the device at center level while the device reads your blood oxygen saturation.
Keep still.
The device displays your oxygen saturation as a percentage.

Annotation: You tin customize the pulse oximeter settings in your Garmin Connect account (Activeness Tracking Settings, page 9).

Activating Pulse Oximeter Sleep Tracking
You tin can gear up your device to measure your blood oxygen level, or SpO ii , for upwards to 4 hours during your defined sleep window (Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Information, page eleven).

From the settings card in the Garmin Connect app, select Garmin Devices.
Select your device.
Select Action Tracking > Pulse Ox.
Select Pulse Ox Sleep Tracking.
Note: Unusual sleep positions could cause abnormally low sleep-time SpO 2 readings.

Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert

Caution
This feature only alerts you when your heart charge per unit exceeds or drops below a certain number of beats per minute, as selected by the user, after a period of inactivity. This feature does not notify you of any potential middle status and is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical status or disease. Always defer to your wellness care provider for any heart-related issues.

You tin prepare the eye rate threshold value in your Garmin Connect business relationship (Audio and Alert Settings, page 8).

Press to view the menu.
Select > > Aberrant Heart Charge per unit Alerts.
Select High or Low.
Tap the screen one time to enable the alert.

Each time you exceed or drop below the custom value, a message appears and the device vibrates.

Note: You must enable the alert on your device and your Garmin Connect account.

Broadcasting Heart Rate Information to Garmin Devices
Y'all can circulate your heart charge per unit data from your vívosmart 4 device and view information technology on paired Garmin devices. For example, yous tin can broadcast your heart rate data to an Edge® device while cycling, or to a VIRB action photographic camera during an activity.

NOTE: Broadcasting centre rate data decreases battery life.

Press to view the card.
Select > .
The vívosmart 4 device starts broadcasting your centre rate data.
Notation: You tin swipe to view the fourth dimension and date widget while broadcasting heart charge per unit data.
Pair your vívosmart 4 device with your Garmin Pismire+® uniform device.
NOTE: The pairing instructions differ for each Garmin compatible device. See your owner'south manual.
Printing to stop dissemination your heart rate data.

About VO2 Max. Estimates
VO2 max. is the maximum volume of oxygen (in milliliters) you can consume per minute per kilogram of trunk weight at your maximum performance. In simple terms, VO2 max. is an indication of athletic performance and should increment every bit your level of fettle improves.

On the device, your VO2 max. gauge appears equally a number and clarification. On your Garmin Connect account, yous tin can view additional details about your VO2 max. estimate, including your fitness age. Your fitness age gives you an idea of how your fettle compares with a person of the aforementioned gender and unlike age. Every bit you lot exercise, your fitness age can decrease over time.

VO2 max. information is provided by Firstbeat Analytics. VO2 max. analysis is provided with permission from The Cooper Found® . For more information, see the appendix (VO2 Max. Standard Ratings, page 12), and become to www.CooperInstitute.org.

Getting Your VO2 Max. Guess
The device requires wrist-based heart rate data and a timed 15 minute brisk walk or run to display your VO2 max. gauge.

Printing to view the carte.
Select > .
If you have already recorded a xv infinitesimal brisk walk or run, your VO2 max. approximate may announced. The device updates your VO2 max. judge each time you complete a timed walk or run.
Follow the on-screen instructions to get your VO2 max. approximate. A message appears when the test is complete.
To manually start a VO2 max. test to become an updated gauge, tap your current reading and follow the instructions. The device will update with your new VO2 max. estimate.

Garmin Connect

You can connect with your friends on your Garmin Connect account. Your Garmin Connect account gives you the tools to track, clarify, share, and encourage each other. Record the events of your active lifestyle including runs, walks, rides, swims, hikes, and more.

You can create your free Garmin Connect account when you pair your device with your phone using the Garmin Connect app, or you can go to connect.garmin.com.

Runway your progress: You can track your daily steps, bring together a friendly competition with your connections, and meet your goals.

Store your activities: Later you complete and save a timed activity with your device, you tin can upload that action to your Garmin Connect account and go on it as long as you lot want.

Analyze your information: Y'all can view more than detailed information near your activity, including fourth dimension, distance, heart rate, calories burned, and customizable reports.

Share your activities: You can connect with friends to follow each other'southward activities or post links to your activities on your favorite social networking sites.

Manage your settings: Y'all tin can customize your device and user settings on your Garmin Connect account.

Garmin Move IQ ™

When your movements match familiar exercise patterns, the Move IQ characteristic automatically detects the event and displays information technology in your timeline. The Move IQ events show activity blazon and duration, just they exercise not appear in your activities list or newsfeed.

The Motion IQ feature can automatically outset a timed activity for walking and running using fourth dimension thresholds you gear up in the Garmin Connect app. These activities are added to your activities list.

Syncing Your Data with the Garmin Connect App

Your device automatically syncs data with the Garmin Connect app each fourth dimension y'all open up the app. Your device periodically syncs data with the Garmin Connect app automatically. You tin can also manually sync your information at whatever fourth dimension.

Bring the device almost your smartphone.
Open the Garmin Connect app.
TIP: The app can exist open or running in the background.
Press to view the menu.
Select > .
Wait while your information syncs.
View your current data in the Garmin Connect app.

Syncing Your Information with Your Computer

Before you can sync your data with the Garmin Connect application on your computer, you lot must install the Garmin Express ™ application (Setting Up Garmin Limited, folio vii).

Connect the device to your estimator using the USB cable.
Open the Garmin Limited awarding.
The device enters mass storage way.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
View your data on your Garmin Connect account.

Pairing Multiple Mobile Devices

You can pair your vívosmart 4 device with multiple mobile devices. For case, you can pair your vívosmart 4 device with a smartphone and a tablet.

Install and open the Garmin Connect app on your mobile device (Garmin Connect, page 7).
On your vívosmart four device, press to view the carte, and swipe to select > to enter pairing mode.
Follow the instructions on your mobile device to pair your vívosmart 4 device and complete the setup process.
If necessary, repeat steps 1-3 for each additional mobile device.

Setting Up Garmin Express

Connect the device to your reckoner using a USB cable.
Go to www.garmin.com/express.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

Customizing Your Device

Device Settings

Using Practice Non Disturb Way
You can use do non disturb fashion to turn off vibrations and the backlight for alerts and notifications. For example, you can use this way while sleeping or watching a motion-picture show.

To manually plough on or off exercise non disturb mode, press , select > .
To automatically turn on do not disturb mode during your sleep hours, go to the device settings in the Garmin Connect app, and select Sounds & Alerts > Do Not Disturb During Sleep.

Adjusting the Screen Brightness

Press to view the menu.
Select > .
Select an option:
• To manually suit the brightness, select a number between 1 and 7.
• To allow the device'south ambient light sensor to automatically adjust the brightness based on your surroundings, select Auto.
NOTE: The screen brightness affects battery life.

Setting the Vibration Level

Printing to view the card.
Select > .
Tap the screen to select the vibration level.
NOTE: A higher vibration level decreases battery life.

Wrist Heart Rate Monitor Settings
Press to view the menu, and select > .

Heart Rate Mode: Allows you to plough the wrist center rate monitor on or off. Y'all can utilize the Action Only selection to use the wrist middle rate monitor only during timed activities.

Aberrant Eye Rate Alerts: Allows you lot to set up the device to warning you when your eye rate exceeds or drops beneath a gear up threshold after a period of inactivity (Audio and Alert Settings, page 8).

Organization Settings
Press to view the menu, and select > .
Software: Displays the software version.
Regulatory: Displays the regulatory information.
Reset: Allows you to delete user information and reset settings (Restoring All Default Settings, folio 11).
Unit ID & Licenses: Displays the unit ID and license understanding information.

Bluetooth Settings

Garmin Connect Settings

You tin can customize your device settings, action options, and user settings on your Garmin Connect account. Some settings can also exist customized on your vívosmart 4 device.

• From the Garmin Connect app, select or , select Garmin Devices, and select your device.
• From the devices widget in the Garmin Connect application, select your device.

After customizing settings, you must sync your data to apply the changes to your device (Syncing Your Information with the Garmin Connect App, folio 7) (Syncing Your Data with Your Computer, page 7).

Appearance Settings
From your Garmin Connect device menu, select Appearance.

NOTE: Some settings appear in a subcategory in the settings menu. App or website updates may modify these settings menus.

Widgets: Allows you to customize the widgets that announced on your device and reorder the widgets in the loop.

Home Widget: Allows you to prepare the widget that appears after a menses of inactivity.

Custom Widget: Allows you to enter a custom message that appears in the widget loop.

Watch Face: Allows you to select the watch face up.

Display Options: Allows you to customize your display.

Timeout: Sets the length of fourth dimension before the backlight turns off.

NOTE: A longer timeout decreases bombardment life.

Gesture: Sets the backlight to turn on when you rotate your wrist toward your body to view the device.

Audio and Alert Settings

From your Garmin Connect device menu, select Sounds & Alerts.

Alarms: Allows you to set alarm clock times and frequencies for your device.

Smart Notifications: Allows you to enable and configure phone notifications from your compatible smartphone. You lot can filter notifications by During an Action or Not During an Action.

Abnormal Middle Rate Alerts: Allows y'all to set up the device to alert y'all when your heart rate exceeds or drops below a set threshold subsequently a period of inactivity. You can set the Warning Threshold.

Relax Reminders: Allows you to set the device to warning you lot when your stress level is unusually loftier. The alert encourages yous to take a moment to relax, and the device prompts you lot to begin a guided breathing exercise.

Bluetooth Connection Alert: Allows you to enable an alert informing you when your paired smartphone is no longer continued using Bluetooth applied science.

Do Non Disturb During Sleep: Sets the device to plow on practice not disturb mode automatically during your slumber hours (User Settings, page ix).

Customizing Activity Options

You lot can select activities to display on your device.

From your Garmin Connect device menu, select Activity Options.
Select Edit.
Select the activities to display on your device.
Note: The walking and running activities cannot be removed.
If necessary, select an action to customize its settings, such as alerts and data fields.

Mark Laps
Yous tin can gear up your device to use the Auto Lap® feature, which marks a lap automatically at every kilometer or mile. This characteristic is helpful for comparing your operation over unlike parts of an activity.

Notation: The Machine Lap feature is non bachelor for all activities.

From the settings card in the Garmin Connect app, select Garmin Devices.
Select your device.
Select Action Options.
Select an activity.
Select Auto Lap.

Customizing Data Fields
You lot tin change the data field combinations for the screens that appear while the activity timer is running.

Note: You cannot customize Pool Swim.

From the settings menu in the Garmin Connect app, select Garmin Devices.
Select your device.
Select Activity Options.
Select an activity.
Select Data Fields.
Select a information field to change it.

Activity Tracking Settings

From your Garmin Connect device bill of fare, select Activity Tracking.

Annotation: Some settings appear in a subcategory in the settings bill of fare. App or website updates may modify these settings menus.

Activity Tracking: Turns activity tracking features on and off.

Auto Activity Start: Allows your device to create and salve timed activities automatically when the Move IQ characteristic detects you lot take been walking or running for a minimum time threshold. You can ready the minimum time threshold for running and walking.

Custom Footstep Length: Allows your device to more than accurately calculate the altitude traveled using your custom stride length. Yous can enter a known distance and the number of steps it takes to comprehend the altitude, and Garmin Connect can calculate your step length.

Daily Floors Climbed: Allows you to enter a daily goal for the number of floors to climb.

Daily Steps: Allows you to enter your daily step goal. Yous can employ the Auto Goal option to permit your device to determine your step goal automatically.

Move Alarm: Allows your device to display a message and motility bar on the time of day screen when you have been inactive for too long. The device also beeps or vibrates if aural tones are turned on.
NOTE: This setting decreases battery life.

Movement IQ: Allows y'all to turn on and off Motility IQ events. The Motility IQ characteristic automatically detects activity patterns, such as walking and running.

Pulse Ox: Allows your device to record up to four hours of pulse oximeter readings while yous slumber.

Set equally Preferred Activeness Tracker: Sets this device to be your primary activity tracking device when more than one device is connected to the app.

Weekly Intensity Minutes: Allows y'all to enter a weekly goal for the number of minutes to participate in moderate to vigorous intensity activities. The device also allows you to set a heart rate zone for moderate intensity minutes and a college heart charge per unit zone for vigorous intensity minutes. You can likewise employ the default algorithm.

User Settings

From your Garmin Connect device card, select User Settings.

Personal Information: Allows you to enter your personal details, such as nativity date, gender, height, and weight.

Sleep: Allows yous to enter your normal sleep hours.

Heart Rate Zones: Allows you to judge your maximum middle rate and decide custom heart rate zones.

General Settings

From your Garmin Connect device menu, select General.

Device Name: Allows y'all to set a name for the device.

Wrist Worn On: Allows you to customize which wrist the device is worn on.
NOTE: This setting is used for forcefulness training and gestures.

Fourth dimension Format: Sets the device to brandish fourth dimension in a 12-hr or 24-hour format.

Date Format: Sets the device to brandish the date in a month/day or day/calendar month format.

Language: Sets the device language.

Units: Sets the device to brandish the distance traveled in kilometers or miles.

Device Information

Specifications

Viewing Device Information

Yous tin view the unit ID, software version, and regulatory information.

Press to view the bill of fare.
Select settings icon > (i).
Swipe to view the information.

Charging the Device

WARNING
This device contains a lithium-ion battery. Run into the Important Condom and Production Data guide in the production box for product warnings and other of import information.

NOTICE
To prevent corrosion, thoroughly clean and dry the contacts and the surrounding expanse before charging or connecting to a calculator. Refer to the cleaning instructions in the appendix.

Compression the sides of the charging clip (1) to open up the arms on the clip.
Align the prune with the contacts (2), and release the arms of the clip.
Plug the USB cable into a power source.
Charge the device completely.

¹The device withstands force per unit area equivalent to a depth of 50 m. For more information, get to world wide web.garmin.com/waterrating.

Tips for Charging Your Device

Connect the charger deeply to the device to charge information technology using the USB cable (Charging the Device, folio ix). You tin can charge the device by plugging the USB cable into a Garmin approved AC adapter with a standard wall outlet or a USB port on your figurer.
View the remaining battery graphic on the device information screen (Viewing Battery Power, page 1).

Device Intendance

Observe
Avoid farthermost shock and harsh treatment, because it can degrade the life of the product.
Do non use a sharp object to clean the device.
Never use a hard or sharp object to operate the touchscreen, or damage may result.
Avoid chemical cleaners, solvents, and insect repellents that can impairment plastic components and finishes.
Thoroughly rinse the device with fresh water afterwards exposure to chlorine, salt water, sunscreen, cosmetics, booze, or other harsh chemicals. Prolonged exposure to these substances can impairment the case.
Practice not place in high temperature environments, such as a clothes dryer.
Practice non store the device where prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures tin can occur, because it tin cause permanent impairment.

Cleaning the Device

Detect
Even pocket-size amounts of sweat or moisture can cause corrosion of the electrical contacts when connected to a charger. Corrosion tin can forestall charging and information transfer.

Wipe the device using a material dampened with a balmy detergent solution.
Wipe it dry.

After cleaning, permit the device to dry completely.

TIP: For more information, go to www.garmin.com/fitandcare.

Troubleshooting

Is my smartphone compatible with my device?
The vívosmart 4 device is compatible with smartphones using Bluetooth technology.
Become to www.garmin.com/ble for compatibility information.

My telephone volition non connect to the device

Bring the device inside range of your smartphone.
If your devices are already paired, turn Bluetooth off on both devices, and turn it back on.
If your devices are not paired, enable Bluetooth technology on your smartphone.
On your smartphone, open up the Garmin Connect app, select or , and select Garmin Devices > Add Device to enter pairing style.
On your device, press to view the card, and swipe to select > to enter pairing style.

My device volition not connect to the phone GPS

Bring the device within range of your smartphone.
Enable GPS on your smartphone.
Check your phone'south settings to verify that the phone'southward location services are enabled for the Garmin Connect app.
Get to an open area with a clear view of the sky, away from alpine buildings and trees.
Remain stationary for several minutes.

Activeness Tracking

For more information virtually activity tracking accuracy, get to garmin.com/ataccuracy.

My step count does not seem accurate
If your pace count does not seem accurate, y'all tin try these tips.

Article of clothing the device on your non-ascendant wrist.
Carry the device in your pocket when pushing a stroller or lawn mower.
Behave the device in your pocket when actively using your hands or artillery merely.
NOTE: The device may interpret some repetitive motions, such as washing dishes, folding laundry, or clapping your hands, every bit steps.

The step counts on my device and my Garmin Connect account don't friction match

The stride count on your Garmin Connect account updates when you sync your device.

Select an option:
• Sync your step count with the Garmin Connect application (Syncing Your Information with Your Calculator, page vii).
• Sync your step count with the Garmin Connect app (Syncing Your Data with the Garmin Connect App, folio 7).
Expect while the device syncs your data. Syncing can accept several minutes.
Note: Refreshing the Garmin Connect app or the Garmin Connect application does not sync your information or update your step count.

My stress level does not appear
Before the device can observe your stress level, wrist-based center rate monitoring must exist turned on.

The device samples your eye charge per unit variability throughout the day during periods of inactivity to determine your stress level. The device does non make up one's mind your stress level during timed activities.

If dashes appear instead of your stress level, be still, and wait while the device measures your centre charge per unit variability.

My intensity minutes are flashing
When you exercise at an intensity level that qualifies toward your intensity minutes goal, the intensity minutes flash.
Do for at to the lowest degree 10 sequent minutes at a moderate or vigorous intensity level.

The floors climbed amount does not seem authentic
Your device uses an internal barometer to mensurate elevation changes every bit yous climb floors. A floor climbed is equal to 3 m (10 ft.).

Locate the small barometer holes on the dorsum of the device, near the charging contacts, and clean the area around the charging contacts.
The barometer performance may be afflicted if the barometer holes are obstructed. You can rinse the device with water to clean the area.
Afterward cleaning, allow the device to dry out completely.
Avoid belongings handrails or skipping steps while climbing stairs.
In windy environments, embrace the device with your sleeve or jacket as strong gusts tin can cause erratic readings.

Tips for Erratic Centre Charge per unit Data

If the centre rate data is erratic or does not announced, y'all can try these tips.

Clean and dry your arm before putting on the device.
Avoid wearing sunscreen, lotion, and insect repellent under the device.
Avoid scratching the heart rate sensor on the dorsum of the device.
Wear the device above your wrist bone. The device should be snug simply comfortable.
Warm up for 5 to 10 minutes and get a heart rate reading before starting your activeness.
NOTE: In cold environments, warm up indoors.
Rinse the device with fresh water after each workout.

Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Information

If the pulse oximeter data is erratic or does not announced, you can try these tips.

Remain motionless while the device reads your claret oxygen saturation.
Article of clothing the device above your wrist bone. The device should exist snug merely comfy.
Hold the arm wearing the device at middle level while the device reads your blood oxygen saturation.
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 h2o afterward each workout.

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.
Residue and adept slumber charge your Body Bombardment.
Strenuous activity, high stress, and poor sleep can crusade your Body Bombardment to drain.
Food intake, equally well every bit stimulants similar caffeine, has no impact on your Trunk Battery.

My device does not display the correct fourth dimension

The device updates the time and appointment when you sync your device to a figurer or mobile device. You should sync your device to receive the correct time when y'all change time zones, and to update for daylight saving time.

Confirm that your computer or mobile device displays the correct local time.
Select an option:
• Sync your device to a estimator (Syncing Your Data with Your Computer, page seven).
• Sync your device to a mobile device (Syncing Your Data with the Garmin Connect App, folio 7).
The time and date are updated automatically.

My device is in the wrong language

You can change the device language selection if you have accidently selected the wrong language on the device.

On your smartphone, open the Garmin Connect app, select or , and select Garmin Devices.
Select your device.
Select General > Language.
Select your language.
Sync your device.

Maximizing Battery Life

Decrease the screen brightness and timeout (Adjusting the Screen Brightness, page 8).
Turn off wrist gestures (Appearance Settings, page viii).
In your smartphone notification heart settings, limit the notifications that appear on your vívosmart 4 device (Managing Notifications, page 3).
Plough off smart notifications (Sound and Alarm Settings, page 8).
Plough off Bluetooth wireless technology when y'all are not using connected features (Bluetooth Settings, page 8).
Turn off pulse oximeter sleep tracking (Activity Tracking Settings, page 9).
Finish broadcasting heart charge per unit data to paired Garmin devices (Dissemination Heart Rate Information to Garmin Devices, page half dozen).
Turn off wrist-based heart charge per unit monitoring (Wrist Centre Rate Monitor Settings, page viii).
Note: Wrist-based heart charge per unit monitoring is used to calculate vigorous intensity minutes, VO2 max., stress level, and calories burned.

Restoring All Default Settings

You can restore all of the device settings back to the manufacturing plant default values.

Press to view the card.
Select settings > ( i ) > Reset.
Select an choice:
- To reset all of the device settings to the manufacturing plant default values and salve all user-entered information and activity history, select Reset Default Settings.
- To reset all of the device settings to the manufactory default values and delete all user-entered information and activeness history, select Delete Data and Reset Settings.
  An informational message scrolls in the device.
Printing [ – ].
Select √.

Product Updates

On your computer, install Garmin Express (world wide web.garmin.com/limited). On your smartphone, install the Garmin Connect app. This provides easy access to these services for Garmin devices:

Software updates
Data uploads to Garmin Connect
Production registration

Updating the Software Using the Garmin Connect App

Before you can update your device software using the Garmin Connect app, you must take a Garmin Connect account, and you must pair the device with a compatible smartphone (Setting Upwardly the Device, page ane).

Sync your device with the Garmin Connect app (Syncing Your Data with the Garmin Connect App, page 7).

When new software is available, the Garmin Connect app automatically sends the update to your device. The update is applied when you are not actively using the device. When the update is complete, your device restarts.

Updating the Software Using Garmin Express

Before you can update your device software, you must download and install the Garmin Limited awarding and add your device (Syncing Your Data with Your Computer, page 7).

Connect the device to your computer using the USB cable. When new software is available, the Garmin Express application sends information technology to your device.
After the Garmin Express application finishes sending the update, disconnect the device from your computer. Your device installs the update.

Getting More than Information

Get to support.garmin.com for additional manuals, articles, and software updates.
Become to buy.garmin.com, or contact your Garmin dealer for information virtually optional accessories and replacement parts.
Go to www.garmin.com/ataccuracy. This is not a medical device. The pulse oximeter characteristic is not available in all countries.

Appendix

Fitness Goals

Knowing your heart charge per unit zones can aid you measure and improve your fitness past understanding and applying these principles.

Your middle rate is a expert mensurate of exercise intensity.
Grooming in certain heart rate zones can aid you improve cardiovascular chapters and strength.

If yous know your maximum heart rate, you tin use the table (Heart Rate Zone Calculations, page 12) to make up one's mind the all-time centre rate zone for your fettle objectives.

If you practice not know your maximum heart charge per unit, utilise one of the calculators available on the Internet. Some gyms and wellness centers tin provide a test that measures maximum heart rate. The default maximum centre rate is 220 minus your age.

About Heart Rate Zones

Many athletes use heart rate zones to measure and increase their cardiovascular strength and improve their level of fitness. A center rate zone is a gear up range of heartbeats per minute. The v commonly accustomed heart rate zones are numbered from i to five according to increasing intensity. Generally, heart charge per unit zones are calculated based on percentages of your maximum heart rate.

Heart Rate Zone Calculations

VO2 Max. Standard Ratings

These tables include standardized classifications for VO2 max. estimates by age and gender.

Information reprinted with permission from The Cooper Institute. For more than information, get to www.CooperInstitute.org.

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