User manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Diving
- Activities and Apps
- Starting an Activity
- Stopping an Activity
- Adding or Removing a Favorite Activity
- Creating a Custom Activity
- Indoor Activities
- Outdoor Activities
- Multisport
- Swimming
- Golfing
- Climbing Sports
- Starting an Expedition
- Connected Features
- Safety and Tracking Features
- Wi‑Fi® Connected Features
- Connect IQ Features
- Garmin Pay
- Music
- Heart Rate Features
- Wrist-based Heart Rate
- Running Dynamics
- Performance Measurements
- Turning Off Performance Notifications
- Detecting Performance Measurements Automatically
- Syncing Activities and Performance Measurements
- About VO2 Max. Estimates
- Viewing Your Predicted Race Times
- About Training Effect
- Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level
- Performance Condition
- Lactate Threshold
- Getting Your FTP Estimate
- Training Status
- Body Battery™
- Pulse Oximeter
- Training
- Setting Up Your User Profile
- Activity Tracking
- Workouts
- Interval Workouts
- PacePro Training
- Segments
- Using Virtual Partner®
- Setting a Training Target
- Racing a Previous Activity
- Personal Records
- Pausing Your Training Status
- Clocks
- Navigation
- Saving Your Location
- Projecting a Waypoint
- Navigating to a Destination
- Navigating to a Point of Interest
- Courses
- Using ClimbPro
- Marking and Starting Navigation to a Man Overboard Location
- Navigating with Sight 'N Go
- Navigating to Your Starting Point During an Activity
- Navigating to the Starting Point of a Saved Activity
- Stopping Navigation
- Map
- Compass
- Altimeter and Barometer
- History
- Customizing Your Device
- Activities and App Settings
- Changing the Order of an Activity in the Apps List
- Widgets
- Customizing the Controls Menu
- Watch Face Settings
- Sensors Settings
- Map Settings
- Navigation Settings
- Power Manager Settings
- System Settings
- Viewing Device Information
- Wireless Sensors
- Device Information
- Device Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- My device is in the wrong language
- Is my smartphone compatible with my device?
- My phone will not connect to the device
- Can I use my Bluetooth sensor with my watch?
- My headphones will not connect to the device
- My music cuts out or my headphones do not stay connected
- Restarting Your Device
- Resetting All Default Settings
- Diving
- Acquiring Satellite Signals
- The temperature reading is not accurate
- Maximizing the Battery Life
- Activity Tracking
- Getting More Information
- Appendix
- Index
Surface interval: Displays your surface interval time, tissue load, and central nervous system (CNS) oxygen
toxicity percentage after a dive.
Training status: Displays your current training status and training load, which shows you how your training
affects your fitness level and performance.
VIRB controls: Provides camera controls when you have a VIRB device paired with your Descent device.
Weather: Displays the current temperature and weather forecast.
Xero
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device: Displays laser location information when you have a compatible Xero device paired with your
Descent device.
Customizing the Widget Loop
You can change the order of widgets in the widget loop, remove widgets, and add new widgets.
1 Hold MENU.
2 Select Widgets.
3 Select Widget Glances to turn widget glances on or off.
NOTE: Widget glances display summary data for multiple widgets on a single screen.
4 Select Edit.
5 Select a widget.
6 Select an option:
• Press UP or DOWN to change the location of the widget in the widget loop.
• Select to remove the widget from the widget loop.
7 Select Add.
8 Select a widget.
The widget is added to the widget loop.
inReach Remote
The inReach remote function allows you to control your inReach device using your Descent device. Go to
buy.garmin.com to purchase a compatible inReach device.
Using the inReach Remote
Before you can use the inReach remote function, you must add the inReach widget to the widget loop
(Customizing the Widget Loop, page 106).
1 Turn on the inReach device.
2 On your Descent watch, press UP or DOWN from the watch face to view the inReach widget.
3 Press START to search for your inReach device.
4 Press START to pair your inReach device.
5 Press START, and select an option:
• To send an SOS message, select Initiate SOS.
NOTE: You should only use the SOS function in a real emergency situation.
• To send a text message, select Messages > New Message, select the message contacts, and enter the
message text or select a quick text option.
• To send a preset message, select Send Preset, and select a message from the list.
• To view the timer and distance traveled during an activity, select Tracking.
VIRB Remote
The VIRB remote function allows you to control your VIRB action camera using your device.
106 Customizing Your Device