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
Enabling Bluetooth Notifications
Before you can enable notifications, you must pair the Descent device with a compatible mobile device (Pairing
Your Smartphone, page 5).
1 Hold MENU.
2 Select Phone > Smart Notifications > Status > On.
3 Select During Activity.
4 Select a notification preference.
5 Select a sound preference.
6 Select Not During Activity.
7 Select a notification preference.
8 Select a sound preference.
9 Select Privacy.
10 Select a privacy preference.
11 Select Timeout.
12 Select the amount of time the alert for a new notification appears on the screen.
13 Select Signature to add a signature to your text message replies.
Viewing Notifications
1 From the watch face, press UP or DOWN to view the notifications widget.
2 Press START.
3 Select a notification.
4 Press START for more options.
5 Press BACK to return to the previous screen.
Receiving an Incoming Phone Call
When you receive a phone call on your connected smartphone, the Descent device displays the name or phone
number of the caller.
• To accept the call, select .
NOTE: To talk to the caller, you must use your connected smartphone.
• To decline the call, select .
• To decline the call and immediately send a text message reply, select Reply, and select a message from the
list.
NOTE: This feature is available only if your device is connected to an Android
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smartphone.
Replying to a Text Message
NOTE: This feature is available only for smartphones with Android.
When you receive a text message notification on your Descent device, you can send a quick reply by selecting
from a list of messages. You can customize messages in the Garmin Connect app.
NOTE: This feature sends text messages using your phone. Regular text message limits and charges from your
carrier and phone plan may apply. Contact your mobile carrier for more information about text message
charges or limits.
1 From the watch face, press UP or DOWN to view the notifications widget.
2 Press START, and select a text message notification.
3 Press START.
4 Select Reply.
5 Select a message from the list.
Your phone sends the selected message as an SMS text message.
42 Connected Features