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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.

• 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.

Tips for Improved Body Battery Data

• Your Body Battery level updates when you sync your device

with your Garmin Connect account.

• For more accurate results, wear the device while sleeping.

• Rest and good sleep charge your Body Battery.

• Strenuous activity, high stress, and poor sleep can cause

your Body Battery to drain.

• Food intake, as well as stimulants like caffeine, has no

impact on your Body Battery.

Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data

If the pulse oximeter data is erratic or does not appear, you can

try these tips.

• Remain motionless while the device reads your blood oxygen

saturation.

• Wear the device above your wrist bone. The device should

be snug but comfortable.

• Hold the arm wearing the device at heart level while the

device reads your blood oxygen saturation.

• Use a silicone band.

• Clean and dry your arm before putting on the device.

• Avoid wearing sunscreen, lotion, and insect repellent under

the device.

• Avoid scratching the optical sensor on the back of the device.

• Rinse the device with fresh water after each workout.

My device does not display the correct time

The device updates the time and date when you sync your

device to a computer or mobile device. You should sync your

device to receive the correct time when you change time zones,

and to update for daylight saving time.

If the watch hands do not match the digital time, you should

align them manually

(Aligning the Watch Hands, page

Confirm that your time is set to automatic

page

8).

Confirm that your computer or mobile device displays the

correct local time.

Select an option:

• Sync your device to a computer

Your Computer, page

• Sync your device to a mobile device

with the Garmin Connect App, page

The time and date are updated automatically.

Aligning the Watch Hands

Your vívomove 3/3S device contains precision watch hands.

Intense activities can alter the position of the watch hands. If the

Troubleshooting

11).

(Time Settings,

(Syncing Your Data with

7).

(Syncing Your Data

7).

watch hands do not match the digital time, you should align

them manually.

TIP: Alignment of the watch hands may be necessary after a

few months of normal use.

Hold the touchscreen to view the menu.

Select

> Align Hands to 12:00.

Tap or until the minute hand points to the 12 o'clock

position.

Select

Tap or until the hour hand points to the 12 o'clock position.

Select

The message Alignment Complete appears.

NOTE: You can also use the Garmin Connect app to align

the watch hands.

Maximizing Battery Life

• Decrease the screen brightness and timeout

Settings, page

8).

• Turn off wrist gestures

(Appearance Settings, page

• In your smartphone notification center settings, limit the

notifications that appear on your vívomove 3/3S device

(Managing Notifications, page

• Turn off smart notifications

• Turn off Bluetooth wireless technology when you are not

using connected features

• Stop broadcasting heart rate data to paired Garmin devices

(Broadcasting Heart Rate Data to Garmin Devices, page

• Turn off wrist-based heart rate monitoring

Stress Settings, page

7).

NOTE: Wrist-based heart rate monitoring is used to calculate

vigorous intensity minutes, VO2 max., stress level, and

calories burned

(Intensity Minutes, page

My device display is difficult to see outside

The device detects ambient light and automatically adjusts the

backlight brightness to maximize battery life. In direct sunlight,

the screen gets brighter, but it may still be difficult to read. The

automatic activity detection feature can be helpful when starting

outdoor activities

(Activity Tracking Settings, page

Restoring All Default Settings

You can restore all of the device settings back to the factory

default values.

Hold the touchscreen to view the menu.

Select

> .

Select an option:

• To reset all of the device settings to the factory default

values and save all user-entered information and activity

history, select Reset Default Settings.

• To reset all of the device settings to the factory default

values and delete all user-entered information and activity

history, select Delete Data and Reset Settings.

An informational message appears.

Tap the touchscreen.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Updating the Software Using the Garmin

Connect App

Before you can update your device software using the Garmin

Connect app, you must have a Garmin Connect account, and

you must pair the device with a compatible smartphone

On and Setting Up the Device, page

(Appearance

8).

6).

(Bluetooth Settings, page

7).

(Heart Rate and

2).

8).

1).

7).

5).

(Turning