Garmin VENU 2 SERIES Owner's Manual
VENU® 2 SERIES
Owner’s Manual
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Table of Contents
Introduction..................................... 1
Device Overview...................................... 1
Touchscreen Tips............................... 2
Locking and Unlocking the
Touchscreen.................................... 2
Using the Controls Menu.................... 2
Icons.................................................... 3
Setting Up Your Watch........................... 3
Smart Features................................ 3
Pairing Your Smartphone....................... 3
Connected Features............................... 4
Phone Notifications............................ 4
Enabling Bluetooth
Notifications.................................... 4
Viewing Notifications...................... 4
Replying to a Text Message........... 5
Receiving an Incoming Phone
Call................................................... 5
Managing Notifications.................. 5
Turning Off the Bluetooth
Smartphone Connection................. 5
Using Do Not Disturb Mode................5
Finding Your Phone.............................6
Connect IQ Features............................... 6
Downloading Connect IQ Features.... 6
Downloading Connect IQ Features
Using Your Computer......................... 6
Wi‑Fi Connected Features...................... 6
Connecting to a Wi‑Fi Network.......... 7
Music...............................................7
Downloading Personal Audio
Content.................................................... 7
Connecting to a Third-Party Provider.... 7
Downloading Audio Content from a
Third-Party Provider............................ 8
Disconnecting from a Third-Party
Provider............................................... 8
Connecting Bluetooth Headphones.......8
Listening to Music.................................. 8
Music Playback Controls........................9
Garmin Pay...................................... 9
Setting Up Your Garmin Pay Wallet....... 9
Paying for a Purchase Using Your
Watch.................................................... 10
Adding a Card to Your Garmin Pay
Wallet..................................................... 10
Managing Your Garmin Pay Cards.. 10
Changing Your Garmin Pay
Passcode.............................................. 11
Safety and Tracking Features......... 11
Adding Emergency Contacts............... 11
Adding Contacts................................... 11
Incident Detection.................................12
Turning Incident Detection On and
Off...................................................... 12
Requesting Assistance.........................12
Heart Rate Features....................... 12
Wrist-based Heart Rate........................ 13
Wearing the Device........................... 13
Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data....... 13
Viewing Heart Rate Information...... 14
Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate
Alert................................................... 14
Broadcasting Heart Rate to Garmin
Devices.............................................. 14
Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart
Rate Monitor......................................15
About Heart Rate Zones....................... 15
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones........ 15
Fitness Goals.................................... 15
Heart Rate Zone Calculations.......... 16
About VO2 Max. Estimates.................. 16
Getting Your VO2 Max. Estimate..... 16
Viewing Your Fitness Age.................... 16
Pulse Oximeter......................................17
Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings.... 17
Changing the Pulse Oximeter Tracking
Mode.................................................. 17
Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter
Data....................................................17
Activity Tracking............................ 17
Auto Goal...............................................18
Using the Move Alert............................ 18
Sleep Tracking...................................... 18
Intensity Minutes.................................. 18
Earning Intensity Minutes................. 18
Table of Contents i
Garmin Move IQ™..................................19
Activity Tracking Settings.................... 19
Turning Off Activity Tracking........... 19
Glances..........................................20
Viewing Glances................................... 21
Customizing the Glances................. 21
Heart Rate Variability and Stress
Level...................................................... 21
Using the Stress Level Glance......... 21
Body Battery.......................................... 22
Viewing the Body Battery Glance..... 22
Tips for Improved Body Battery
Data....................................................22
Women's Health....................................22
Menstrual Cycle Tracking.................22
Pregnancy Tracking.......................... 22
Hydration Tracking............................... 23
Using the Hydration Tracking
Glance................................................ 23
Apps and Activities........................ 23
Starting an Activity............................... 24
Tips for Recording Activities............ 24
Stopping an Activity..............................24
Adding a Custom Activity..................... 24
Adding or Removing a Favorite
Activity................................................... 24
Health Snapshot................................... 25
Indoor Activities.................................... 25
Recording a Strength Training
Activity............................................... 25
Calibrating the Treadmill Distance.. 25
Outdoor Activities................................. 25
Going for a Run................................. 26
Going for a Ride................................ 26
Viewing Your Ski Runs...................... 26
Going for a Pool Swim.......................... 27
Setting the Pool Size.........................27
Swim Terminology............................ 27
Golfing................................................... 27
Downloading Golf Courses.............. 27
Playing Golf....................................... 27
Hole Information............................... 28
Changing the Pin Location........... 28
Viewing the Direction to the Pin... 28
Viewing Layup and Dogleg
Distances...........................................29
Viewing Hazards............................... 29
Measuring a Shot with Garmin
AutoShot™......................................... 30
Keeping Score................................... 30
Setting the Scoring Method.......... 30
Tracking Golf Statistics................ 31
Recording Golf Statistics.............. 31
Viewing Your Shot History................31
Viewing Your Round Summary........ 31
Ending a Round................................. 32
Garmin Golf App............................... 32
Training......................................... 32
Setting Up Your User Profile................ 32
Workouts............................................... 32
Starting a Workout............................ 32
Using Garmin Connect Training
Plans.................................................. 33
Adaptive Training Plans................33
Starting Today's Workout............. 33
Viewing Scheduled Workouts...... 33
Personal Records................................. 33
Viewing Your Personal Records.......33
Restoring a Personal Record........... 34
Clearing a Personal Record.............. 34
Clearing All Personal Records..........34
Navigation......................................34
Saving Your Location........................... 34
Deleting a Location........................... 34
Navigating to a Saved Location........... 35
Navigating Back to Start...................... 35
Stopping Navigation............................. 35
Compass............................................... 35
Calibrating the Compass
Manually............................................ 35
History........................................... 35
Using History.........................................36
Viewing Your Time in Each Heart Rate
Zone................................................... 36
Garmin Connect.................................... 37
Using the Garmin Connect App........37
Using Garmin Connect on Your
Computer........................................... 38
ii Table of Contents
Customizing Your Device............... 38
Changing the Watch Face.................... 38
Creating a Custom Watch Face....... 38
Editing a Watch Face........................ 39
Customizing the Controls Menu.......... 39
Setting Up a Shortcut Control.............. 39
Activities and App Settings.................. 40
Customizing the Data Screens.........40
Alerts................................................. 41
Setting an Alert.............................. 41
Auto Lap............................................ 42
Marking Laps Using the Auto
Lap Feature....................................42
Using Auto Pause®.......................... 42
Using Auto Scroll.............................. 42
Changing the GPS Setting................ 43
Phone and Bluetooth Settings............. 43
Battery Manager................................... 43
System Settings.................................... 44
Time Settings.................................... 44
Time Zones....................................44
Setting the Time Manually............ 44
Setting an Alarm............................44
Deleting an Alarm..........................45
Starting the Countdown Timer..... 45
Using the Stopwatch..................... 45
Display Settings................................ 45
Changing the Units of Measure....... 45
Garmin Connect Settings..................... 46
Wireless Sensors........................... 46
Pairing Your Wireless Sensors.............46
Foot Pod................................................ 46
Calibrating Your Foot Pod................ 46
Improving Foot Pod Calibration....... 47
Using an Optional Bike Speed or
Cadence Sensor.................................... 47
Calibrating Your Speed Sensor........ 47
Club Sensors......................................... 47
Situational Awareness..........................47
tempe.................................................... 47
Updating the Software Using the
Garmin Connect App........................ 49
Updating the Software Using Garmin
Express.............................................. 49
Viewing Device Information................. 49
Viewing E-label Regulatory and
Compliance Information...................49
Specifications....................................... 49
Battery Life Information................... 50
Device Care........................................... 50
Cleaning the Device.......................... 50
Changing the Bands............................. 51
Troubleshooting.............................51
Is my smartphone compatible with my
device?.................................................. 51
My phone will not connect to the
device.................................................... 51
My headphones will not connect to the
device.................................................... 51
My music cuts out or my headphones do
not stay connected............................... 52
My device is in the wrong language.... 52
My device does not display the correct
time........................................................ 52
Maximizing Battery Life........................52
Restarting the Device........................... 53
Restoring All Default Settings.............. 53
Acquiring Satellite Signals................... 53
Improving GPS Satellite Reception.. 53
Activity Tracking................................... 53
My step count does not seem
accurate.............................................53
The floors climbed amount does not
seem accurate.................................. 54
Getting More Information.....................54
Appendix........................................55
Data Fields............................................ 55
VO2 Max. Standard Ratings................. 57
Wheel Size and Circumference............ 58
Symbol Definitions............................... 59
Device Information......................... 48
About the AMOLED Display..................48
Charging the Device............................. 48
Product Updates................................... 48
Table of Contents iii
Index..............................................60
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
Action button: Hold to turn on the device.
Press to start and stop the activity timer.
Hold for 2 seconds to view the controls menu, including device power.
Hold until you feel 3 vibrations to launch the assistance feature (Safety and Tracking Features, page 11).
Back (Menu) button: Press to return to the previous screen, except during an activity.
During an activity, press to mark a new lap, start a new set or pose, or advance to the next stage of a
workout.
Hold to view a menu of device settings and options for the current screen.
Touchscreen: Swipe up or down to scroll through glances, features, and menus.
Tap to select.
Double-tap to wake the device.
Swipe right to return to the previous screen.
During an activity, swipe right to view the watch face and glances.
From the watch face, swipe right to view the shortcut feature.
Introduction 1
Touchscreen Tips
• Drag up or down to scroll through lists and menus.
• Swipe up or down to scroll quickly.
• Tap to select an item.
• From the watch face, swipe up or down to scroll through the glances on the device.
• Tap a glance to view additional information, 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 glances, and swipe left to return to the activity data
fields.
• When available, select or swipe up to view additional menu options.
• Perform each menu selection as a separate action.
Locking and Unlocking the Touchscreen
You can lock the touchscreen to prevent inadvertent screen touches.
1 Hold to view the controls menu.
2 Select .
The touchscreen locks and does not respond to touches until you unlock it.
3 Hold any button to unlock the touchscreen.
Using the Controls Menu
The controls menu contains customizable shortcuts, such as 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 39).
1 From any screen, hold for 2 seconds.
2 Select an option.
2 Introduction
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. A slash through an icon means the feature is turned off.
Smartphone connection 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
Setting Up Your Watch
To take full advantage of the Venu 2 series features, complete these tasks.
• Pair the device with your smartphone using the Garmin Connect™ app (Pairing Your Smartphone, page 3).
• Set up Wi‑Fi® networks (Connecting to a Wi‑Fi Network, page 7).
• Set up music (Music, page 7).
• Set up your Garmin Pay™ wallet (Setting Up Your Garmin Pay Wallet, page 9).
• Set up safety features (Safety and Tracking Features, page 11).
Smart Features
Pairing Your Smartphone
To set up the Venu 2 series device, it must be paired directly through the Garmin Connect app, instead of from
the Bluetooth® settings on your smartphone.
1 From the app store on your smartphone, install and open the Garmin Connect app.
2 Select an option to enable pairing mode on your device:
• If this is the first time you are setting up your device, hold to turn on the device.
• If you previously skipped the pairing process or paired your device with a different smartphone, hold ,
and select > Connectivity > Pair Phone to manually enter pairing mode.
3 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 app, follow the on-screen instructions.
• If you have already paired another device with the Garmin Connect app, from the or menu, select
Garmin Devices > Add Device, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Smart Features 3
Connected Features
Connected features are available for your Venu 2 series device when you connect the device to a compatible
smartphone using Bluetooth technology and install the Garmin Connect 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 Wi‑Fi network.
Phone notifications: Displays phone notifications and messages on your Venu 2 series 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, glances, 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 Venu 2 series device and currently within
Bluetooth range.
Find my device: Locates your lost Venu 2 series device that is paired with your smarphone and currently within
Bluetooth range.
Phone Notifications
Phone notifications require a compatible smartphone to be within Bluetooth range and paired with the device.
When your phone receives messages, it sends notifications to your device.
Enabling Bluetooth Notifications
Before you can enable notifications, you must pair the Venu 2 series device with a compatible smartphone
(Pairing Your Smartphone, page 3).
1 Hold .
2 Select > Connectivity > Phone > Notifications.
3 Select During Activity to set preferences for notifications that appear when recording an activity.
4 Select a notification preference.
5 Select Not During Activity to set preferences for notifications that appear when in watch mode.
6 Select a notification preference.
7 Select Timeout.
8 Select a timeout duration.
9 Select Privacy.
10 Select a privacy preference.
Viewing Notifications
1 From the watch face, swipe up or down to view the notifications glance.
2 Select the glance.
3 Select a notification to read the full notification.
4 Swipe up to view the notification options.
5 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. When you
dismiss a notification on your phone or the Venu 2 series device, it no longer appears in the glance.
• To return to the notification list, swipe right.
4 Smart Features
Replying to a Text Message
NOTE: This feature is available only for Android™ smartphones.
When you receive a text message notification on your Venu 2 series 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 may
apply. Contact your mobile carrier for more information.
1 Swipe up or down to view the notifications glance.
2 Select the glance.
3 Select a text message notification.
4 Swipe up to view the notification options.
5 Select Reply.
6 Select a message from the list.
Your phone sends the selected message as a text message.
Receiving an Incoming Phone Call
When you receive a phone call on your connected smartphone, the Venu 2 series 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 , and select a message from the list.
NOTE: This feature is available only if your device is connected to an Android smartphone.
Managing Notifications
You can use your compatible smartphone to manage notifications that appear on your Venu 2 series device.
Select an option:
• If you 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 > Smart
Notifications.
Turning Off the Bluetooth Smartphone Connection
You can turn off the Bluetooth smartphone connection from the controls menu.
NOTE: You can add options to the controls menu (Customizing the Controls Menu, page 39).
1 Hold to view the controls menu.
2 Select to turn off the Bluetooth smartphone connection on your Venu 2 series device.
Refer to the owner's manual for your mobile device to turn off Bluetooth technology on your mobile device.
Using Do Not Disturb Mode
You can use do not disturb mode to turn off vibrations and the display for alerts and notifications. This mode
disables the gesture setting (Display Settings, page 45). For example, you can use this mode while sleeping or
watching a movie.
• To manually turn on or off do not disturb mode, hold , and select .
• To automatically turn on do not disturb mode during your sleep hours, open the device settings in the Garmin
Connect app, and select Sounds & Alerts > Do Not Disturb During Sleep.
Smart Features 5
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.
1 Hold .
2 Select .
Signal strength bars appear on the Venu 2 series screen, and an audible alert sounds on your smartphone.
The bars increase as you move closer to your smartphone.
3 Press to stop searching.
Connect IQ Features
You can add Connect IQ features to your watch from Garmin® and other providers using the Connect IQ app.
You can customize your device with watch faces, data fields, glances, 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.
Glances: 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 app, you must pair your Venu 2 series device with your
smartphone (Pairing Your Smartphone, page 3).
1 From the app store on your smartphone, install and open the Connect IQ app.
2 If necessary, select your device.
3 Select a Connect IQ feature.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your Computer
1 Connect the device to your computer using a USB cable.
2 Go to apps.garmin.com, and sign in.
3 Select a Connect IQ feature, and download it.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Wi‑Fi Connected Features
Activity uploads to your Garmin Connect account: Automatically sends your activity to your Garmin Connect
account as soon as you finish recording the activity.
Audio content: Allows you to sync audio content from third-party providers.
Software updates: You can download and install the latest software.
Workouts and training plans: You can browse for and select workouts and training plans on the Garmin
Connect site. The next time you sync your device, the files are wirelessly sent to your device.
6 Smart Features
Connecting to a Wi‑Fi Network
You must connect your device to the Garmin Connect app on your smartphone or to the Garmin Express
application on your computer before you can connect to a Wi‑Fi network.
To sync your device with a third-party music provider, you must connect to Wi‑Fi. Connecting the device to a
Wi‑Fi network also helps to increase the transfer speed of larger files.
1 Move within range of a Wi‑Fi network.
2 From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
3 Select Garmin Devices, and select your device.
4 Select General > Wi-Fi Networks > Add a Network.
5 Select an available Wi‑Fi network, and enter the login details.
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Music
NOTE: This section is about three different music playback options.
• Third-party provider music
• Personal audio content
• Music stored on your phone
On a Venu 2 series device, you can download audio content to your device from your computer or from a thirdparty provider, so you can listen when your smartphone is not nearby. To listen to audio content stored on your
device, you must connect headphones with Bluetooth technology.
You can also control music playback on your paired smartphone using your device.
Downloading Personal Audio Content
1 Install the Garmin Express application on your computer (www.garmin.com/express).
2 Connect the device to your computer using the included USB cable.
3 Open the Garmin Express application, select your device, and select Music.
TIP: For Windows® computers, you can select and browse to the folder with your audio files. For Apple
computers, the Garmin Express application uses your iTunes® library.
4 In the My Music or iTunes Library list, select an audio file category, such as songs or playlists.
5 Select the checkboxes for the audio files, and select Send to Device.
6 If necessary, in the Venu 2 series list, select a category, select the checkboxes, and select Remove From
Device to remove audio files.
Connecting to a Third-Party Provider
Before you can download music or other audio files to your watch from a supported third-party provider, you
must connect the provider to your device.
Some third-party music provider options are already installed on your device. For more options, you can
download the Connect IQ app.
1 From the controls menu on the device, select .
2 Select .
NOTE: If you want to set up another provider, hold , and select Music Providers > Add Provider.
3 Select the name of the provider, and follow the on-screen instructions.
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Music 7
Downloading Audio Content from a Third-Party Provider
Before you can download audio content from a third-party provider, you must connect to a Wi‑Fi network
(Connecting to a Wi‑Fi Network, page 7).
1 Open the music controls.
2 Hold .
3 Select Music Providers.
4 Select a connected provider.
5 Select a playlist or other item to download to the device.
6 If necessary, select until you are prompted to sync with the service.
NOTE: Downloading audio content can drain the battery. You may be required to connect the device to an
external power source if the battery is low.
Disconnecting from a Third-Party Provider
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2 Select Garmin Devices, and select your device.
3 Select Music.
4 Select an installed third-party provider, and follow the on-screen instructions to disconnect the third-party
provider from your device.
Connecting Bluetooth Headphones
To listen to music loaded onto your Venu 2 series device, you must connect headphones using Bluetooth
technology.
1 Bring the headphones within 2 m (6.6 ft.) of your device.
2 Enable pairing mode on the headphones.
3 Hold .
4 Select > Music > Headphones > Add New.
5 Select your headphones to complete the pairing process.
Listening to Music
1 Open the music controls.
2 Connect your headphones with Bluetooth technology (Connecting Bluetooth Headphones, page 8).
3 Hold .
4 Select Music Providers, and select an option:
• To listen to music downloaded to the watch from your computer, select My Music (Downloading Personal
Audio Content, page 7).
• To control music playback on your smartphone, select Phone.
• To listen to music from a third-party provider, select the name of the provider and select a playlist to
download.
5 Select to open the music playback controls.
8 Music
Music Playback Controls
Select to open the music playback controls.
Select to adjust the volume.
Select to play and pause the current audio file.
Select to skip to the next audio file in the playlist.
Hold to fast forward through the current audio file.
Select to restart the current audio file.
Select twice to skip to the previous audio file in the playlist.
Hold to rewind through the current audio file.
Select to change the repeat mode.
Select to change the shuffle mode.
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.
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.
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2 Select Garmin Pay > Get Started.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Garmin Pay 9
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.
1 Hold .
2 Select .
3 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 app.
Your most recently used payment card appears.
4 If you have added multiple cards to your Garmin Pay wallet, swipe to change to another card (optional).
5 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.
6 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 10 credit or debit cards to your Garmin Pay wallet.
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2 Select Garmin Pay > > Add Card.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions.
After the card is added, you can select the card on your watch when you make a payment.
Managing Your Garmin Pay Cards
You can temporarily suspend or delete a card.
NOTE: In some countries, participating financial institutions may restrict the Garmin Pay features.
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2 Select Garmin Pay.
3 Select a card.
4 Select an option:
• To temporarily suspend or unsuspend the card, select Suspend Card.
The card must be active to make purchases using your Venu 2 series device.
• To delete the card, select .
10 Garmin Pay
Changing Your Garmin Pay Passcode
You must know your current passcode to change it. If you forget your passcode, you must reset the Garmin Pay
feature for your Venu 2 series device, create a new passcode, and reenter your card information.
1 From the Venu 2 series device page in the Garmin Connect app, select Garmin Pay > Change Passcode.
2 Follow the on-screen instructions.
The next time you pay using your Venu 2 series device, you must enter the new passcode.
Safety and Tracking Features
CAUTION
The safety and tracking features are supplemental features and should not be relied on as a primary method to
obtain emergency assistance. The Garmin Connect app does not contact emergency services on your behalf.
The Venu 2 series device has safety and tracking features that must be set up with the Garmin Connect app.
NOTICE
To use these features, your device must be connected to the Garmin Connect app using Bluetooth technology.
You can enter emergency contacts in your Garmin Connect account.
For more information about safety and tracking features, go to www.garmin.com/safety.
Assistance: Allows you to send a message with your name, LiveTrack link, and GPS location (if available) to
your emergency contacts.
Incident detection: When the Venu 2 series device detects an incident during an outdoor walk, run, or bike
activity, the device sends an automated message, LiveTrack link, and GPS location (if available) to your
emergency contacts.
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 web page.
Adding Emergency Contacts
Emergency contact phone numbers are used for the safety and tracking features.
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2 Select Safety & Tracking > Incident Detection & Assistance > Add Emergency Contact.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Adding Contacts
You can add up to 50 contacts to the Garmin Connect app. Contact emails can be used with the LiveTrack
feature.
Three of these contacts can be used as emergency contacts (Adding Emergency Contacts, page 11).
1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or .
2 Select Contacts.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions.
After you add contacts, you must sync your data to apply the changes to your Venu 2 series device (Using the
Garmin Connect App, page 37).
Safety and Tracking Features 11
Incident Detection
CAUTION
Incident detection is a supplemental feature designed for outdoor use. Incident detection should not be relied
on as a primary method to obtain emergency assistance.
Before you can enable incident detection on your device, you must set up emergency contact information in the
Garmin Connect app.
Phone requirements
• The phone must be connected to your Venu 2 series device during a GPS activity.
• The phone must be equipped with a data plan.
• You must be in a location with network coverage where data is available.
• Your emergency contacts must be able to receive text messages (standard text messaging rates may
apply) or email.
Turning Incident Detection On and Off
Before you can enable incident detection on your device, you must set up emergency contacts in the Garmin
Connect app (Adding Emergency Contacts, page 11). Your paired smartphone must be equipped with a data
plan and be in an area of network coverage where data is available. Your emergency contacts must be able to
receive emails or text messages (standard text messaging rates may apply).
1 From the watch face, hold .
2 Select > Safety & Tracking > Incident Detection.
3 Select an activity.
NOTE: Incident detection is available only for outdoor walk, run, hike, and bike activities.
When an incident is detected by your Venu 2 series device with GPS enabled, the Garmin Connect app can send
an automated text message and email with your name and GPS location to your emergency contacts. You have
30 seconds to cancel the message.
Requesting Assistance
Before you can request assistance, you must set up emergency contacts (Adding Emergency Contacts,
page 11).
1 Hold .
2 When you feel three vibrations, release the button to activate the assistance feature.
The countdown screen appears.
TIP: You can select Cancel before the countdown is complete to cancel the message.
Heart Rate Features
The Venu 2 series device has a wrist-based heart rate monitor and is also compatible with chest heart rate
monitors (sold separately). You can view heart rate data on the heart rate glance. If both wrist-based heart rate
and chest heart rate data are available when you start an activity, your device uses the chest heart rate data.
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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, the device should
not move while running or exercising. For pulse oximeter readings, you should remain motionless.
NOTE: The optical sensor is located on the back of the device.
• See Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data, page 13 for more information about wrist-based heart rate.
• See Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data, page 17 for more information about the pulse oximeter sensor.
• For more information about accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.
• For more information about device wear and care, go to www.garmin.com/fitandcare.
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: In cold environments, warm up indoors.
• Rinse the device with fresh water after each workout.
• While exercising, use a silicone band.
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Viewing Heart Rate Information
1 From the watch face, swipe up or down to view the heart rate glance.
The heart rate glance displays your current heart rate in beats per minute (bpm).
2 Select the glance to view a graph of your heart rate since midnight.
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, page 15).
3 Swipe up to view your resting heart rate (RHR) values for the last 7 days.
Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert
CAUTION
This feature only alerts you when your heart rate 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 heart
condition and is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or disease. Always defer to your health
care provider for any heart-related issues.
1 Hold .
2 Select > Wrist Heart Rate > Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts.
3 Select High Alert or Low Alert.
4 Select a heart rate threshold value.
5 Select the toggle to turn on the alert.
Each time you exceed or drop below the custom value, a message appears and the device vibrates.
Broadcasting Heart Rate to Garmin Devices
You can broadcast your heart rate data from your Venu 2 series device and view it on paired Garmin devices.
For example, you can broadcast your heart rate data to an Edge® device while cycling.
NOTE: Broadcasting heart rate data decreases battery life.
1 Hold .
2 Select > Wrist Heart Rate.
3 Select an option:
• Select Broadcast In Activity to broadcast heart rate data during timed activities (Starting an Activity,
page 24).
• Select Broadcast to start broadcasting heart rate data now.
4 Pair your Venu 2 series device with your Garmin ANT+® compatible device.
NOTE: The pairing instructions differ for each Garmin compatible device. See your owner's manual.
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Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart Rate Monitor
The default value for the Wrist Heart Rate setting is Auto. The device automatically uses the wrist-based heart
rate monitor unless you pair a chest heart rate monitor to the device. Chest heart rate data is only available
during an activity.
NOTE: Disabling the wrist-based heart rate monitor also disables features such as your VO2 max. estimate,
intensity minutes, the all-day stress feature, and the wrist-based pulse oximeter sensor.
NOTE: Disabling the wrist-based heart rate monitor also disables the on-wrist detection feature for Garmin Pay
payments, and you must enter a passcode before making each payment (Garmin Pay, page 9).
1 Hold .
2 Select > Wrist Heart Rate > Status > Off.
About Heart Rate Zones
Many athletes use heart rate zones to measure and increase their cardiovascular strength and improve their
level of fitness. A heart rate zone is a set range of heartbeats per minute. The five commonly accepted heart
rate zones are numbered from 1 to 5 according to increasing intensity. Generally, heart rate zones are
calculated based on percentages of your maximum heart rate.
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones
The device uses your user profile information from the initial setup to determine your default heart rate zones.
The device has separate heart rate zones for running and cycling. For the most accurate calorie data during
your activity, you should set your maximum heart rate. You can also set each heart rate zone. You can manually
adjust your zones on the device or using your Garmin Connect account.
1 Hold .
2 Select > User Profile > Heart Rate Zones.
3 Select Default to view the default values (optional).
The default values can be applied to running and cycling.
4 Select Running or Cycling.
5 Select Preference > Set Custom.
6 Select Max. HR, and enter your maximum heart rate.
7 Select a zone, and enter a value for each zone.
Fitness Goals
Knowing your heart rate zones can help you measure and improve your fitness by understanding and applying
these principles.
• Your heart rate is a good measure of exercise intensity.
• Training in certain heart rate zones can help you improve cardiovascular capacity and strength.
If you know your maximum heart rate, you can use the table (Heart Rate Zone Calculations, page 16) to
determine the best heart rate zone for your fitness objectives.
If you do not know your maximum heart rate, use one of the calculators available on the Internet. Some gyms
and health centers can provide a test that measures maximum heart rate. The default maximum heart rate is
220 minus your age.
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