Garmin 03405 User Manual

VÍVOACTIVE® 3 MUSIC

Owner’s Manual

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This product is ANT+® certified. Visit www.thisisant.com/directory for a list of compatible products and apps.

M/N: A03405

Using History............................................................................ 14

Viewing Your Time in Each Heart Rate Zone...................... 14

Garmin Connect........................................................................14

Using Garmin Connect Mobile............................................. 14

Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer.......................... 14

Customizing Your Device............................................ 14

Changing the Watch Face........................................................ 14

Creating a Custom Watch Face........................................... 14

Customizing the Controls Menu................................................15

Activities and App Settings....................................................... 15

Customizing the Data Screens............................................ 15

Alerts.................................................................................... 15

Setting an Alert................................................................16

Auto Lap...............................................................................16

Marking Laps Using the Auto Lap Feature..................... 16

Turning On the Manual Lap Function.................................. 16

Using Auto Pause®............................................................. 16

Using Auto Scroll................................................................. 16

Phone and Bluetooth Settings.................................................. 16

System Settings........................................................................ 16

Time Settings....................................................................... 17

Time Zones..................................................................... 17

Setting the Time Manually...............................................17

Setting the Alarm.............................................................17

Deleting an Alarm............................................................17

Starting the Countdown Timer........................................ 17

Using the Stopwatch....................................................... 17

Backlight Settings................................................................ 17

Changing the Units of Measure........................................... 17

Garmin Connect Settings..........................................................17

Device Settings on Your Garmin Connect Account............. 17

User Settings on Your Garmin Connect Account................ 18

Wireless Sensors......................................................... 18

Pairing Your Wireless Sensors................................................. 18

Foot Pod................................................................................... 18

Calibrating Your Foot Pod....................................................18

Improving Foot Pod Calibration........................................... 18

Using an Optional Bike Speed or Cadence Sensor.................. 18

Calibrating Your Speed Sensor........................................... 18

Situational Awareness.............................................................. 18

tempe........................................................................................ 18

Device Information....................................................... 19

Charging the Device................................................................. 19

Product Updates....................................................................... 19

Updating the Software Using Garmin Connect Mobile........ 19

Updating the Software Using Garmin Express.................... 19

Viewing Device Information...................................................... 19

Specifications............................................................................19

Device Care.............................................................................. 19

Cleaning the Device............................................................. 19

Replacing the Bands................................................................ 20

Troubleshooting........................................................... 20

Maximizing Battery Life.............................................................20

Restarting the Device............................................................... 20

Restoring All Default Settings................................................... 20

My device does not display the correct time............................. 20

Acquiring Satellite Signals........................................................ 20

Improving GPS Satellite Reception......................................20

My daily step count does not appear........................................ 20

The floors climbed amount does not seem accurate................ 20

My intensity minutes are flashing..............................................20

Improving the Accuracy of Intensity Minutes and Calories....... 20

Is my smartphone compatible with my device?........................ 21

Getting More Information.......................................................... 21

Appendix....................................................................... 21

Data Fields................................................................................21

VO2 Max. Standard Ratings..................................................... 22

Wheel Size and Circumference................................................ 22

Symbol Definitions.................................................................... 23

Index.............................................................................. 24

ii Table of Contents

Introduction

WARNING

See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information.

Always consult your physician before you begin or modify any exercise program.

Device Overview

Touchscreen: Swipe up or down to scroll through widgets,

features, and menus. Tap to select. Swipe right to go back to the previous screen. During an activity, swipe right to view the watch face and

widgets. Hold to view a menu of device settings and options for the

current screen.

Key: Press to turn on the device.

Hold to view the controls menu, including device power. Press to return to the watch face from any screen, except

during an activity. During activities, press to pause the activity, mark a new lap,

start a new set of reps, or advance to the next stage of a workout.

Touchscreen Tips

• Hold your finger on the touchscreen to view an options menu.

• Drag up or down to scroll through lists and menus.

• Swipe up or down to scroll quickly.

• Tap to select a button, a list item, or a menu item.

• From the watch face, swipe up or down to scroll through the widgets on the device.

• From a widget, tap view additional widget screens, if available.

• During an activity, swipe up or down to view the next data screen.

• During an activity, swipe right to view the watch face and widgets, and swipe left to return to the activity data fields.

• Perform each menu selection as a separate action.

Locking and Unlocking the Touchscreen

You can lock the touchscreen to prevent inadvertent screen touches.

Hold the key.

Select .

The touchscreen locks and does not respond to touches until you unlock it.

Hold the key to unlock the touchscreen.

Using the Controls Menu

The controls menu contains customizable shortcuts, such as turning on do not disturb mode, locking the touchscreen, and turning the device off.

NOTE: You can add, reorder, and remove the shortcuts in the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu, page 15).

From any screen, hold the key.

Select an option.

Icons

A flashing icon means the device is searching for a signal. A solid icon means the signal was found or the sensor is connected.

GPS status

Bluetooth® technology status

Heart rate monitor status

Foot pod status

LiveTrack status

Speed and cadence sensor status

Varia™ bike light status

Varia bike radar status

tempe™ sensor status

VIRB VIRB® camera status

vívoactive 3 alarm status

Smart Features

Pairing Your Smartphone

To use the connected features of the vívoactive 3 device, it must be paired directly through the Garmin Connect™ Mobile app, instead of from the Bluetooth settings on your smartphone.

From the app store on your smartphone, install and open the

Garmin Connect Mobile app.

Select an option to enable pairing mode on your device:

• If this is the first time you are setting up your device, hold the key to turn on the device.

• If you previously skipped the pairing process or paired your device with a different smartphone, hold the touchscreen, and select Settings > Phone > Pair Phone to manually enter pairing mode.

Select an option to add your device to your Garmin Connect

account:

• If this is the first device you have paired with the Garmin Connect Mobile app, follow the on-screen instructions.

• If you have already paired another device with the Garmin Connect Mobile app, from the settings menu, select Garmin Devices > Add Device, and follow the on-screen instructions.

Introduction 1

Connected Features

Connected features are available for your vívoactive 3 device when you connect the device to a compatible smartphone using Bluetooth wireless technology. Some features require you to install the Garmin Connect Mobile app on the connected smartphone. Go to www.garmin.com/apps for more information. Some features are also available when you connect your device to a wireless network.

Phone notifications: Displays phone notifications and

messages on your vívoactive 3 device.

LiveTrack: Allows friends and family to follow your races and

training activities in real time. You can invite followers using email or social media, allowing them to view your live data on a Garmin Connect tracking page.

Activity uploads to Garmin Connect: Automatically sends

your activity to your Garmin Connect account as soon as you finish recording the activity.

Connect IQ™: Allows you to extend your device features with

new watch faces, widgets, apps, and data fields.

Software Updates: Allows you to update your device software. Weather: Allows you to view current weather conditions and

weather forecasts.

Bluetooth sensors: Allows you to connect Bluetooth

compatible sensors, such as a heart rate monitor.

Find my phone: Locates your lost smartphone that is paired

with your vívoactive 3 device and currently within range.

Find my device: Locates your lost vívoactive 3 device that is

paired with your smarphone and currently within range.

Phone Notifications

Phone notifications require a compatible smartphone to be paired with the vívoactive 3 device. When your phone receives messages, it sends notifications to your device.

Enabling Bluetooth Notifications

Before you can enable notifications, you must pair the vívoactive 3 device with a compatible mobile device (Pairing Your

Smartphone, page 1).

Hold the touchscreen.

Select Settings > Phone > Smart Notifications.

Select During Activity to set preferences for notifications

that appear when recording an activity. Select a notification preference.

Select Not During Activity to set preferences for

notifications that appear when in watch mode. Select a notification preference.

Select Timeout.

Select a timeout duration.

Viewing Notifications

From the watch face, swipe to view the notifications widget.

Select a notification.

Scroll to read the full notification.

Select an option:

• To act on the notification, select an action, such as

Dismiss or Reply. The available actions depend on the type of notification

and your phone operating system.

• To return to the notification list, swipe right.

Replying to a Text Message

NOTE: This feature is available only for smartphones with Android™.

When you receive a text message notification on your vívoactive 3 device, you can send a quick reply by selecting from a list of

messages. You can customize messages in the Garmin Connect Mobile 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.

Swipe to view the notifications widget.

Select a text message notification.

Select Reply.

Select a message from the list.

Your phone sends the selected message as an SMS text message.

Receiving an Incoming Phone Call

When you receive a phone call on your connected smartphone, the vívoactive 3 device displays the name or phone number of the caller. You can accept or decline the call. If your device is connected to a smartphone with Android, you can also decline with a text message by selecting from a list of messages on your vívoactive 3 device.

• To accept the call, select .

• To decline the call, select .

• To decline the call and immediately send a text message reply, select , and select a message from the list.

Managing Notifications

You can use your compatible smartphone to manage notifications that appear on your vívoactive 3 device.

Select an option:

• If you are using an Apple® smartphone, use the

notifications settings on your smartphone to select the items to show on the device.

• If you are using a smartphone with Android, from the

Garmin Connect Mobile app, select Settings > Smart Notifications.

Turning Off Bluetooth Technology

Hold the touchscreen.

Select Settings > Phone > Status > Off to turn off Bluetooth

wireless technology on your vívoactive 3 device. Refer to the owner's manual for your mobile device to turn off

Bluetooth wireless technology on your mobile device.

Using Do Not Disturb Mode

You can use do not disturb mode to turn off vibrations and the backlight for alerts and notifications. For example, you can use this mode while sleeping or watching a movie.

• To manually turn on or off do not disturb mode, hold the key, and select .

• To automatically turn on do not disturb mode during your sleep hours, go to the device settings in the Garmin Connect Mobile app, and select Notifications and Alerts > Do Not

Disturb > During Sleep.

Finding Your Phone

You can use this feature to help locate a lost smartphone that is paired using Bluetooth wireless technology and currently within range.

Hold the key.

Select .

Signal strength bars appear on the vívoactive 3 screen, and an audible alert sounds on your smartphone. The bars increase as you move closer to your smartphone.

Press the key to stop searching.

2 Smart Features

Connect IQ Features

You can add Connect IQ features to your watch from Garmin and other providers using the Connect IQ Mobile app. You can customize your device with watch faces, data fields, widgets, and apps.

Watch Faces: Allow you to customize the appearance of the

clock.

Data Fields: Allow you to download new data fields that present

sensor, activity, and history data in new ways. You can add Connect IQ data fields to built-in features and pages.

Widgets: Provide information at a glance, including sensor data

and notifications.

Apps: Add interactive features to your watch, such as new

outdoor and fitness activity types.

Downloading Connect IQ Features

Before you can download features from the Connect IQ Mobile app, you must pair your vívoactive 3 device with your smartphone.

From the app store on your smartphone, install and open the

Connect IQ Mobile app. If necessary, select your device.

Select a Connect IQ feature.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your Computer

Connect the device to your computer using a USB cable.

Go to apps.garmin.com, and sign in.

Select a Connect IQ feature, and download it.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Wi‑Fi® Connected Features

The vívoactive 3 device has Wi‑Fi connected features. The Garmin Connect Mobile app is not required for you to use Wi‑Fi connectivity.

Activity uploads to your Garmin Connect account:

Automatically sends your activity to your Garmin Connect account as soon as you finish recording the activity.

Workouts and training plans: Allows you to browse for and

select workouts and training plans on the Garmin Connect site. The next time your device has a Wi‑Fi connection, the files are wirelessly sent to your device.

Software updates: Your device downloads and installs the

latest software update automatically when a Wi‑Fi connection is available.

Connecting to a Wi‑Fi Network

You must connect your device to the Garmin Connect Mobile app on your smartphone or to the Garmin Express™ application on your computer before you can connect to a Wi‑Fi network (Setting Up Wi‑Fi Connectivity, page 3).

You can connect the device to a Wi‑Fi network to help increase the transfer speed of larger files.

Move within range of a Wi‑Fi network.

From the Garmin Connect Mobile app, select or .

Select Garmin Devices, and select your device.

Select General > Wi-Fi Networks > Add a Network.

Select an available Wi‑Fi network, and enter the login details.

Setting Up Wi‑Fi Connectivity

Select an option:

• Download the Garmin Connect Mobile app, and pair your smartphone (Pairing Your Smartphone, page 1).

• Go to www.garmin.com/express, and download the Garmin Express application.

Follow the on-screen instructions to set up Wi‑Fi connectivity.

Garmin Pay

The Garmin Pay feature allows you to use your watch to pay for purchases in participating stores using credit or debit cards from a participating financial institution.

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Setting Up Your Garmin Pay Wallet

You can add one or more participating credit or debit cards to your Garmin Pay wallet. Go to garmin.com/garminpay/banks to find participating financial institutions.

From the Garmin Connect Mobile app, select or .

Select Garmin Devices, and select your device.

Select Garmin Pay > Create Your Wallet.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Paying for a Purchase Using Your Watch

Before you can use your watch to pay for purchases, you must set up at least one payment card.

You can use your watch to pay for purchases in a participating store.

Hold the key.

Select .

Enter your four-digit passcode.

NOTE: If you enter your passcode incorrectly three times,

your wallet locks, and you must reset your passcode in the Garmin Connect Mobile app.

Your most recently used payment card appears.

If you have added multiple cards to your Garmin Pay wallet,

swipe to change to another card (optional). Within 60 seconds, hold your watch near the payment reader,

with the watch facing the reader. The watch vibrates and displays a check mark when it is

finished communicating with the reader. If necessary, follow the instructions on the card reader to

complete the transaction.

TIP: After you successfully enter your passcode, you can make payments without a passcode for 24 hours while you continue to wear your watch. If you remove the watch from your wrist or disable heart rate monitoring, you must enter the passcode again before making a payment.

Adding a Card to Your Garmin Pay Wallet

You can add up to ten credit or debit cards to your Garmin Pay wallet.

From the vívoactive 3 device page in the Garmin Connect

Mobile app, select Garmin Pay > . Follow the on-screen instructions to enter the card

information and add the card to your wallet.

After the card is added, you can select the card on your watch when you make a payment.

Garmin Pay

™

• See Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data, information about wrist-based heart rate.

• For more information about accuracy, go to garmin.com

/ataccuracy.

page

5 for more

Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data

If the heart rate data is erratic or does not appear, you 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 back of the device.

• Wear the device above your wrist bone. The device should be snug but comfortable.

• Wait until the icon is solid before starting your activity.

• Warm up for 5 to 10 minutes and get a heart rate reading before starting your activity.

NOTE:

• Rinse the device with fresh water after each workout.

In cold environments, warm up indoors.

Viewing the Heart Rate Widget

The heart rate widget displays your current heart rate in beats per minute (bpm) and a graph of your heart rate. The graph shows your recent heart rate activity, high and low heart rate, and color-coded bars to indicate the time spent in each heart rate zone (About Heart Rate Zones

From the watch face, swipe to view the heart rate widget.

, page

6).

Heart Rate Features

vívoactive

The and is also compatible with chest heart rate monitors (sold separately). You can view heart rate data on the heart rate widget. If both wrist-based heart rate and chest heart rate data are available, your device uses the chest heart rate data.

Wrist-based Heart Rate

Wearing the Device

• Wear the device above your wrist bone.

NOTE: The device should be snug but comfortable. For more accurate heart rate readings on the vívoactive 3 device, it should not move while running or exercising.

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

3 device has a wrist-based heart rate monitor

Music

Tap the touchscreen to view your average resting heart rate

(RHR) values for the last 7 days.

Broadcasting Heart Rate to Garmin Devices

You can broadcast your heart rate data from your vívoactive 3 device and view it on paired Garmin devices. For example, you can broadcast your heart rate data to an Edge® device while cycling, or to a

NOTE: Broadcasting heart rate data decreases battery life.

Hold

Select Settings > Sensors & Accessories >

Select an option:

• Select

during timed activities (

• Select

now.

Pair your vívoactive

compatible device.

NOTE:

compatible device. See your owner's manual.

VIRB action camera during an activity.

the touchscreen.

Heart Rate

Broadcast In Activity to broadcast heart rate data

Starting an Activity, page 8)

Broadcast to start broadcasting heart rate data

3 device with your Garmin ANT+

The pairing instructions differ for each Garmin

Turning Off the Wrist Heart Rate Monitor

For the vívoactive setting is Auto. The device automatically uses the wrist-based heart rate monitor unless you pair a chest heart rate monitor to the device.

NOTE:

on-wrist detection feature for Garmin Pay payments, and you

Disabling the wrist heart rate monitor also disables the

3 Music

, the default value for the

Heart Rate

Heart Rate Features 5

NOTE:

do not disturb mode to turn off notifications and alerts, with the exception of alarms (

Naps are not added to your sleep statistics. You can use

Using Do Not Disturb Mode,

page 2).

Intensity Minutes

To improve your health, organizations such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Heart Association least 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity activity, such as brisk walking, or 75 minutes per week of vigorous intensity activity, such as running.

The device monitors your activity intensity and tracks your time spent participating in moderate to vigorous intensity activities (heart rate data is required to quantify vigorous intensity). You can work toward achieving your weekly intensity minutes goal by participating in at least 10 consecutive minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity activities. The device adds the amount of moderate activity minutes with the amount of vigorous activity minutes. Your total vigorous intensity minutes are doubled when added.

, and the World Health Organization, recommend at

Earning Intensity Minutes

Your vívoactive comparing your heart rate data to your average resting heart rate. If heart rate is turned off, the device calculates moderate intensity minutes by analyzing your steps per minute.

• Start a timed activity for the most accurate calculation of intensity minutes.

• Exercise for at least 10 consecutive minutes at a moderate or vigorous intensity level.

• Wear your device all day and night for the most accurate resting heart rate.

Garmin Move IQ

When your movements match familiar exercise patterns, the Move IQ feature automatically detects the event and displays it in your timeline. The Move IQ duration, but they do not appear in your activities list or newsfeed.

The Move IQ feature can automatically start a timed activity for walking and running using time thresholds you set in the Garmin Connect Mobile app. These activities are added to your activities list.

3 device calculates intensity minutes by

™

events show activity type and

Activity Tracking Settings

the touchscreen, and select Settings >

Hold

Tracking Status: Turns off the activity tracking features. Move Alert: Displays a message and the move bar on the

Goal Alerts: Allows you to turn on and off goal alerts, or turn

Move IQ: Allows you to turn on and off Move IQ events.

digital watch face and steps screen. The device also vibrates to alert you.

them off only during activities. Goal alerts appear for your daily steps goal, daily floors climbed goal, and weekly intensity minutes goal.

Turning Off Activity Tracking

When you turn off activity tracking, your steps, floors climbed, intensity minutes, sleep tracking, and Move IQ recorded.

Hold the touchscreen

Select Settings > Activity Tracking > Status >

Activity

events are not

Off

Widgets

Your device comes preloaded with widgets that provide at-aglance information. Some widgets require a Bluetooth connection to a compatible smartphone.

Some widgets are not visible by default. You can add them to the widget loop manually.

Calendar: Displays upcoming meetings from your smartphone

calendar.

Calories: Displays your calorie information for the current day. Floors climbed

toward your goal.

Golf

: Displays golf information for your last round.

Heart rate: Displays your current heart rate in beats per minute

(bpm) and a graph of your heart rate.

Intensity minutes

moderate to vigorous activities, your weekly intensity minutes goal, and progress toward your goal.

Last sport

sport.

Music controls

smartphone.

My day

Notifications

Steps

Stress: Displays your stress level and provides a breathing

VIRB

Weather: Displays the current temperature and weather

: Displays a dynamic summary of your activity today. The metrics include timed activities, intensity minutes, floors climbed, steps, calories burned, and more.

updates, and more, based on your smartphone notification settings.

: Tracks your daily step count, step goal, and data for the

last 7 days.

activity to help you relax.

controls: Provides camera controls when you have a

VIRB device paired with your

forecast.

Viewing Widgets

From the watch face, swipe up or down.

Customizing the Widget Loop

Hold the touchscreen

Select Settings > Widgets.

Select an option:

• Select an item to show or hide it from the app list or

rearrange the app list.

• Select

About My Day

The

My Day widget is a daily snapshot of your activity. This is a dynamic summary that updates throughout the day. As soon as you climb a flight of stairs or record an activity, it appears in the widget. The metrics include your last recorded sport, intensity minutes for the week, floors climbed, steps, calories burned, and more. You can tap the touchscreen for an option to improve accuracy or to view additional metrics.

Viewing the Weather Widget

From the watch face, swipe to view the weather widget.

Tap the touchscreen to view hourly and daily weather data.

Scroll down to view daily weather data.

: Tracks your floors climbed and progress

: Tracks your time spent participating in

: Displays a brief summary of your last recorded

: Provides music player controls for your

: Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network

vívoactive device.

Add to add an item to the widget loop.

Widgets 7

+ 16 hidden pages