Broadcasting Heart Rate to Garmin Devices
You can broadcast your heart rate data from your watch and view it on paired devices. Broadcasting heart rate
data decreases battery life.
TIP: You can customize the activity settings to broadcast your heart rate data automatically when you begin an
activity (
Activities and App Settings, page 42
). For example, you can broadcast your heart rate data to an Edge
device while cycling.
1 Press
.
2 Select Settings > Sensors & Accessories > Wrist Heart Rate > Broadcast Heart Rate.
3 Press the action button.
The watch starts broadcasting your heart rate data.
4 Pair your watch with your compatible device.
NOTE: The pairing instructions differ for each Garmin compatible device. See your owner's manual.
5 Press the action button to stop broadcasting your heart rate data.
Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart Rate Monitor
The wrist-based heart rate monitor is enabled by default. 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 the all-day stress feature, intensity minutes,
and the wrist-based pulse oximeter sensor.
1 Press
.
2 Select Settings > Sensors & Accessories > 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.
Heart Rate Features
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