System Settings
Hold MENU, and select System.
Language: Sets the language displayed on the watch.
Time: Adjusts the time settings (
).
Backlight: Adjusts the screen settings (
Changing the Screen Settings, page 119
).
Touch: Allows you to enable or disable the touchscreen during general use, activities, or sleep.
Satellites: Sets the default satellite system to use for activities. If necessary, you can customize the satellite
setting for each activity (
).
Sound and Vibe: Sets the watch sounds, such as button tones, alerts, and vibrations.
Sleep Mode: Allows you to set your sleep hours and sleep mode preferences (
).
Do Not Disturb: Allows you to enable the Do Not Disturb mode. You can edit your preferences for the screen,
notifications, alerts, and wrist gestures.
Hot Keys: Allows you to assign shortcuts to buttons (
Customizing the Hot Keys, page 120
).
Auto Lock: Allows you to lock the buttons and touchscreen automatically to prevent accidental button presses
and touchscreen swipes. Use the During Activity option to lock the buttons and touchscreen during a timed
activity. Use the Not During Activity option to lock the buttons and touchscreen when you are not recording a
timed activity.
Format: Sets general format preferences, such as the units of measure, pace and speed shown during activities,
the start of the week, and geographical position format and datum options (
Changing the Units of Measure,
).
Perf. Condition: Enables the performance condition feature during an activity (
Performance Condition, page 63
).
Data Recording: Sets how the watch records activity data. The Smart recording option (default) allows for
longer activity recordings. The Every Second recording option provides more detailed activity recordings, but
may not record entire activities that last for longer periods of time.
USB Mode: Sets the watch to use MTP (media transfer protocol) or Garmin mode when connected to a
computer.
Back Up & Restore: Allows you to enable automatic backups of watch data and settings and back up your data
now. You can restore data from a previous backup using the Garmin Connect app.
Reset: Allows you to reset user data and settings (
Resetting All Default Settings, page 126
).
Software Update: Allows you to install downloaded software updates, enable automatic updates, or manually
check for updates (
). You can select What's New to view a list of new features
from the last software update you installed.
About: Displays device, software, license, and regulatory information.
Time Settings
Hold MENU, and select System > Time.
Time Format: Sets the watch to show time in a 12-hour, 24-hour, or military format.
Date Format: Sets the display order for the day, month, and year for dates.
Set Time: Sets the time zone for the watch. The Auto option sets the time zone automatically based on your
GPS position.
Time: Allows you to adjust the time if the Set Time option is set to Manual.
Alerts: Allows you to set hourly alerts, as well as sunrise and sunset alerts that sound a specific number of
minutes or hours before the actual sunrise or sunset occurs (
).
Time Sync: Allows you to manually sync the time when you change time zones, and to update for daylight
saving time (
).
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