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
Creating a PacePro Plan on Your Watch
Before you can create a PacePro plan on your watch, you must create a course (Creating and Following a
Course on Your Device, page 87).
1 From the watch face, select START.
2 Select an outdoor running activity.
3 Hold MENU.
4 Select Navigation > Courses.
5 Select a course.
6 Select PacePro > Create New.
7 Select an option:
• Select Goal Pace, and enter your target pace.
• Select Goal Time, and enter your target time.
The device displays your custom pace band.
TIP: You can press DOWN and select View Splits to preview the splits.
8 Select START to start the plan.
9 If necessary, select Yes to enable course navigation.
10 Select START to start the activity timer.
Segments
You can send running or cycling segments from your Garmin Connect account to your device. After a segment
is saved to your device, you can race a segment, trying to match or exceed your personal record or other
participants who have raced the segment.
NOTE: When you download a course from your Garmin Connect account, you can download all of the available
segments in the course.
Strava
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Segments
You can download Strava segments to your Descent device. Follow Strava segments to compare your
performance with your past rides, friends, and pros who have ridden the same segment.
To sign up for a Strava membership, go to the segments widget in your Garmin Connect account. For more
information, go to www.strava.com.
The information in this manual applies to both Garmin Connect segments and Strava segments.
Viewing Segment Details
1 From the watch face, press START.
2 Select an activity.
3 Hold MENU.
4 Select Training > Segments.
5 Select a segment.
6 Select an option:
• Select Race Time to view the time and average speed or pace for the segment leader.
• Select Map to view the segment on the map.
• Select Elevation Plot to view an elevation plot of the segment.
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