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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 Connect IQ features from the Garmin

Connect Mobile app, you must pair your fēnix 3 device with your

smartphone running the Garmin Connect Mobile app.

From the Garmin Connect Mobile app, select

IQ Store.

Select your fēnix 3 device.

Downloading Connect IQ Features Using

Your Computer

Connect the device to your computer using a USB cable.

Go to www.garminconnect.com.

From your devices widget, select Connect IQ Store.

Select a Connect IQ feature.

Select Send to Device, and follow the on-screen

instructions.

Widgets

Your device comes preloaded with widgets that provide at-a-

glance information. Some widgets require a Bluetooth

connection to a compatible smartphone.

Notifications: Alerts you to incoming calls and texts according

to your smartphone notification settings.

Calendar: Displays upcoming meetings from your smartphone

calendar.

Weather: Displays the current temperature and weather

forecast.

Activity Tracking: Tracks your daily step count, step goal,

distance traveled, calories burned, and sleep statistics.

Sensor Information: Displays information from an internal

sensor or a connected ANT+ sensor.

Compass: Displays an electronic compass.

Viewing Widgets

Your device comes preloaded with several widgets, and more

are available when you pair your device with a smartphone.

From any screen, hold DOWN.

The clock appears.

Select UP or DOWN.

The device cycles through the available widgets.

If you are recording an activity, select BACK to return to the

activity data pages.

VIRB

Remote

™

The VIRB remote function allows you to control your VIRB

action camera from a distance. Go to

purchase a VIRB action camera.

Controlling a VIRB Action Camera

Before you can use the VIRB remote function, you must enable

the remote setting on your VIRB camera. See the VIRB Series

Owner's Manual for more information. You must also set the

VIRB widget to be shown in the widget loop

Widget

Loop).

Turn on your VIRB camera.

On your fēnix 3 device, select UP or DOWN from the watch

face to view the VIRB widget.

Wait while the device connects to your VIRB camera.

Select an option:

> Connect

www.garmin.com/VIRB

(Customizing the

• To record video, select START.

The video counter appears on the fēnix 3 screen.

• To stop recording video, select STOP.

• To take a photo, select DOWN.

Customizing Your Device

Activity App Settings

These settings allow you to customize each pre-loaded activity

app based on your needs. For example, you can customize data

pages and enable alerts and training features. Not all settings

are available for all activity types.

Hold UP, select Settings > Apps, and select an activity.

Data Screens: Allows you to show or hide data screens for the

selected activity

(Customizing the Data

Alerts: Sets the training or navigation alerts for the selected

activity.

Metronome: Plays tones at a steady rhythm to help you

improve your performance by training at a faster, slower, or

more consistent cadence

Auto Lap: Sets the options for the auto lap feature

Auto Pause: Sets the device to stop recording data when you

stop moving or when you drop below a specified speed

(Enabling Auto Pause

Auto Run: Sets the device to detect ski runs automatically using

the built-in accelerometer.

3D Speed: Sets the device to calculate your speed using both

your elevation change and your horizontal movement over

ground

(3D Speed and

Distance).

3D Distance: Sets the device to calculate your distance traveled

using both your elevation change and your horizontal

movement over ground.

Auto Scroll: You can use the auto scroll feature to cycle

through all of the activity data screens automatically while the

timer is running

(Using Auto

GPS: Sets the mode for the GPS antenna (UltraTrac).

Pool Size: Sets the pool length for pool swimming

Pool

Swim).

Stroke Detect.: Enables stroke detection for pool swimming.

Power Save: Sets the power-save timeout setting for an activity

(Power Save Timeout

Settings).

Background Color: Sets the background color of each activity

to black or white.

Accent Color: Sets the accent color of each activity to help

identify which activity is active.

Status: Shows or hides the selected activity in the apps list.

Move Up: Adjusts the position of the activity in the apps list.

Move Down: Adjusts the position of the activity in the apps list.

Remove: Deletes the activity.

NOTE: This deletes the activity from the apps list and all

user-entered activity settings. You can restore all of the

device settings to the factory default values to add a removed

activity back to the list

(Restoring All Default

Edit Name: Allows you to edit the activity name.

Customizing the Data Screens

You can show, hide, and change the layout and content of data

screens for each activity.

Hold UP.

Select Settings > Apps.

Select the activity to customize.

Select Data Screens.

Screens).

(Running with the

Metronome).

(Auto Lap

Scroll).

(Going for a

Settings).

Customizing Your Device