Garmin INSTINCT Owner's Manual

Garmin INSTINCT Owner's Manual

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Ronald Greenwood
March 8, 2025

How to set time

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Mr. Anderson
March 8, 2025

To set the time on a Garmin Instinct, follow these steps:

1. Hold MENU, then select System > Time.
2. Time Format: Choose between 12-hour, 24-hour, or military format.
3. Set Time:
- Select Auto to set the time zone automatically using GPS.
- Select Manual to adjust the time manually.
4. Time: If set to Manual, adjust the time as needed.
5. Sync with GPS: Manually sync the time with GPS to update for time zone changes and daylight saving time.

This ensures accurate time settings based on your preference.

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Summary of Contents for Garmin INSTINCT

  • Page 1 INSTINCT ™ Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 © 2018 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Garmin. Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content of this manual without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements.
  • Page 3: Device Overview

    Pairing Your Smartphone with Your Device Hold to view GPS coordinates and save your location. Select to return to the previous screen. To use the connected features of the Instinct device, it must be BACK Hold to view the clock menu.
  • Page 4: Activities And Apps

    For more information about activity tracking and fitness metric Indoor Activities accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy. The Instinct device can be used for training indoors, such as running on an indoor track or using a stationary bike. GPS is Starting an Activity turned off for indoor activities.
  • Page 5: Heart Rate Features

    Interval: One or more consecutive lengths. A new interval starts Heart Rate Features after a rest. The Instinct device has a wrist-based heart rate monitor and is Stroke: A stroke is counted every time your arm wearing the also compatible with chest heart rate monitors (sold separately).
  • Page 6 Broadcasting Heart Rate Data to Garmin Devices setup to determine your default heart rate zones. You can set You can broadcast your heart rate data from your Instinct device separate heart rate zones for sport profiles, such as running, and view it on paired Garmin devices. For example, you can cycling, and swimming.
  • Page 7: Activity Tracking

    10 minutes. You can view the event type moving. After one hour of inactivity, Move! and the move bar and duration on your Garmin Connect timeline, but they do not appear. Additional segments appear after every 15 minutes of appear in your activities list, snapshots, or newsfeed.
  • Page 8: Interval Workouts

    Garmin Connect. • If you added a cool down to your interval workout, select SET After you have added a few workouts to the Garmin Connect to end the interval workout. calendar, you can send them to your device. All scheduled...
  • Page 9: Racing A Previous Activity

    Select Label, and select a description for the alarm • Select Downloaded to select an activity you downloaded (optional). from your Garmin Connect account. Select the activity. Starting the Countdown Timer The Virtual Partner screen appears indicating your estimated From any screen, hold SET.
  • Page 10: Setting Alerts

    Projecting a Waypoint You can create a new location by projecting the distance and bearing from your current location to a new location. If necessary, select GPS > Add > Project Wpt. to add the project waypoint app to the apps list. Select Yes to add the app to your list of favorites.
  • Page 11: Stopping Navigation

    During an activity, select GPS > Back to Start. • To toggle between panning up and down, panning left and right, or zooming, select GPS. Select an option: • To pan or zoom the map, select UP and DOWN. • To navigate back to the starting point of your activity along •...
  • Page 12: Syncing Activities

    Connected features are available for your Instinct device when you connect the device to a compatible smartphone using You can set the Instinct device to alert you when your paired smartphone connects and disconnects using Bluetooth wireless Bluetooth wireless technology. Some features require you to install the Garmin Connect Mobile app on the connected technology.
  • Page 13: Garmin Explore

    You can download the Garmin Explore app from the app store on your smartphone, or you can go to explore.garmin.com. Customizing Your Device Widgets Your device comes preloaded with widgets that provide at-a- glance information.
  • Page 14: Activities And App Settings

    • Select Reorder to change the location of the widget in the widget loop. Turn on your VIRB camera. • Select Remove to remove the widget from the widget On your Instinct device, select UP or DOWN from the watch loop. face to view the VIRB widget. Select Add Widgets.
  • Page 15: Auto Lap

    performance in challenging environments and faster position Alert Name Alert Type Description acquisition. Using the GPS and another satellite together can Cadence Range You can set minimum and maximum reduce battery life more than using the GPS option only. cadence values. Using the UltraTrac option records track points and sensor Calories Event,...
  • Page 16: Customizing Your Activity List

    Each time you complete a lap, a message appears that displays Turning On and Off the Lap Key the time for that lap. The device also beeps or vibrates if audible You can turn on the Lap Key setting to record a lap or a rest tones are turned on (System Settings, page 16).
  • Page 17: Sensors Settings

    Customizing the Controls Menu Select Settings > Sensors & Accessories > Compass > North Ref.. You can add, remove, and change the order of the shortcut Select an option: menu options in the controls menu (Viewing the Controls Menu, page •...
  • Page 18: Navigation Settings

    You can set Hold MENU. your normal sleep hours on your Garmin Connect account. Select Settings > System > Units. Hot Keys: Allows you to assign shortcuts to device keys (Customizing the Hot Keys, page 16).
  • Page 19: Wireless Sensors

    17). purchasing optional sensors, go to buy.garmin.com. Manual calibration is recommended if you know your calibration factor. If you have calibrated a foot pod with another Garmin Pairing Your Wireless Sensors product, you may know your calibration factor. The first time you connect a wireless sensor to your device Hold MENU.
  • Page 20: Device Maintenance

    Device Care Select an option: NOTICE • To install Instinct bands, align one side of the new band Do not use a sharp object to clean the device. with the holes on the device, push in the exposed watch Avoid chemical cleaners, solvents, and insect repellents that can pin, and press the band into place.
  • Page 21: Troubleshooting

    • To install QuickFit 22 bands, remove the watch pin from Can I use my Bluetooth sensor with my the Instinct band, replace the watch pin on the device, and watch? press the new band into place. The device is compatible with some Bluetooth sensors. The first time you connect a sensor to your Garmin device, you must pair the device and sensor.
  • Page 22: Maximizing The Battery Life

    • Use a watch face that is not updated every second. Getting More Information For example, use a watch face without a second hand You can find more information about this product on the Garmin (Customizing the Watch Face, page 15).
  • Page 23 Avg. Strk/Len: The average number of strokes per pool length GPS: The strength of the GPS satellite signal. during the current activity. GPS Elevation: The altitude of your current location using GPS. Avg. Strk Rate: Swimming. The average number of strokes per GPS Heading: The direction you are moving based on GPS.
  • Page 24: Wheel Size And Circumference

    Lap Pace: The average pace for the current lap. Off Course: The distance to the left or right by which you have strayed from the original path of travel. You must be Laps: The number of laps completed for the current activity. navigating for this data to appear.
  • Page 25: Symbol Definitions

    Tire Size Wheel Circumference (mm) Fuse. Indicates a fuse specification or location. 24 × 1-1/8 1795 WEEE disposal and recycling symbol. The WEEE symbol is 24 × 1.75 1890 attached to the product in compliance with the EU directive 2012/19/EU on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment 24 ×...
  • Page 26 October 2018 190-02354-00_0A...

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