Garmin Venu Sq 2 Owners Manual - Page 3

Table of Contents

Introduction

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1

Overview

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1

Touchscreen Tips

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1

Locking and Unlocking the

Touchscreen

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2

Icons

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2

Setting Up Your Watch

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2

Apps and Activities

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2

Starting an Activity

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3

Tips for Recording Activities

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3

Stopping an Activity

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3

Adding a Custom Activity

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3

Adding or Removing a Favorite

Activity

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3

Health Snapshot™

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4

Indoor Activities

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4

Recording a Strength Training

Activity

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4

Recording a HIIT Activity

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5

Calibrating the Treadmill Distance

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5

Outdoor Activities

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5

Going for a Run

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6

Going for a Ride

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6

Going for a Pool Swim

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6

Setting the Pool Size

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7

Swim Terminology

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7

Golfing

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7

Downloading Golf Courses

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7

Playing Golf

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7

Hole Information

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8

Changing the Pin Location

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8

Viewing the Direction to the Pin

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8

Viewing Layup and Dogleg

Distances

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9

Viewing Hazards

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9

Measuring a Shot with Garmin

AutoShot™

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10

Keeping Score

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10

Setting the Scoring Method

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10

Tracking Golf Statistics

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11

Recording Golf Statistics

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11

Viewing Your Shot History

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11

Viewing Your Round Summary

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11

Ending a Round

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12

Activities and App Settings

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12

Customizing the Data Screens

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13

Alerts

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13

Setting an Alert

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14

Auto Lap

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14

Marking Laps Using the Auto

Lap Feature

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14

Using Auto Pause®

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15

Using Auto Scroll

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15

Changing the GPS Setting

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15

Appearance

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15

Watch Face Settings

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16

Changing the Watch Face

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16

Creating a Custom Watch Face

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16

Editing a Watch Face

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16

Glances

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17

Viewing Glances

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19

Customizing the Glances

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19

Heart Rate Variability and Stress

Level

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19

Using the Stress Level Glance

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20

Body Battery

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20

Viewing the Body Battery

Glance

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20

Tips for Improved Body Battery

Data

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20

Women's Health

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21

Menstrual Cycle Tracking

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21

Pregnancy Tracking

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21

Hydration Tracking

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21

Using the Hydration Tracking

Glance

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22

Using the Varia Camera Controls

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22

Controls

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23

Customizing the Controls Menu

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25

Setting Up a Shortcut Control

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25

Garmin Pay

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25

Setting Up Your Garmin Pay Wallet .. 25

Paying for a Purchase Using Your

Watch

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26

Adding a Card to Your Garmin Pay

Wallet

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26

Managing Your Garmin Pay

Cards

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26

Changing Your Garmin Pay

Passcode

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27

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Garmin Venu Sq 2 Owners Manual - Page 3

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Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Introduction	7
Overview	7
Touchscreen Tips	7
Locking and Unlocking the Touchscreen	8
Icons	8
Setting Up Your Watch	8
Apps and Activities	8
Starting an Activity	9
Tips for Recording Activities	9
Stopping an Activity	9
Adding a Custom Activity	9
Adding or Removing a Favorite Activity	9
Health Snapshot™‎	10
Indoor Activities	10
Recording a Strength Training Activity	10
Recording a HIIT Activity	11
Calibrating the Treadmill Distance	11
Outdoor Activities	11
Going for a Run	12
Going for a Ride	12
Going for a Pool Swim	12
Setting the Pool Size	13
Swim Terminology	13
Golfing	13
Downloading Golf Courses	13
Playing Golf	13
Hole Information	14
Changing the Pin Location	14
Viewing the Direction to the Pin	14
Viewing Layup and Dogleg Distances	15
Viewing Hazards	15
Measuring a Shot with Garmin AutoShot™‎	16
Keeping Score	16
Setting the Scoring Method	16
About Stableford Scoring	17
Tracking Golf Statistics	17
Recording Golf Statistics	17
Viewing Your Shot History	17
Viewing Your Round Summary	17
Ending a Round	18
Activities and App Settings	18
Customizing the Data Screens	19
Alerts	19
Setting an Alert	20
Auto Lap	20
Marking Laps Using the Auto Lap Feature	20
Using Auto Pause®‎	21
Using Auto Scroll	21
Changing the GPS Setting	21
Appearance	21
Watch Face Settings	22
Changing the Watch Face	22
Creating a Custom Watch Face	22
Editing a Watch Face	22
Glances	23
Viewing Glances	25
Customizing the Glances	25
Heart Rate Variability and Stress Level	25
Using the Stress Level Glance	26
Body Battery	26
Viewing the Body Battery Glance	26
Tips for Improved Body Battery Data	26
Women's Health	27
Menstrual Cycle Tracking	27
Logging Your Menstrual Cycle Information	27
Pregnancy Tracking	27
Logging Your Pregnancy Information	27
Hydration Tracking	27
Using the Hydration Tracking Glance	28
Using the Varia Camera Controls	28
Controls	29
Customizing the Controls Menu	31
Setting Up a Shortcut Control	31
Garmin Pay	31
Setting Up Your Garmin Pay Wallet	31
Paying for a Purchase Using Your Watch	32
Adding a Card to Your Garmin Pay Wallet	32
Managing Your Garmin Pay Cards	32
Changing Your Garmin Pay Passcode	33
Training	33
Unified Training Status	33
Syncing Activities and Performance Measurements	33
Activity Tracking	33
Auto Goal	34
Using the Move Alert	34
Sleep Tracking	34
Intensity Minutes	34
Earning Intensity Minutes	34
Garmin Move IQ™‎	35
Activity Tracking Settings	35
Turning Off Activity Tracking	35
Workouts	35
Starting a Workout	35
Using Garmin Connect Training Plans	36
Adaptive Training Plans	36
Starting Today's Workout	36
Viewing Scheduled Workouts	36
History	36
Using History	37
Viewing Your Time in Each Heart Rate Zone	37
Personal Records	37
Viewing Your Personal Records	37
Restoring a Personal Record	37
Clearing Personal Records	38
Viewing Data Totals	38
Deleting History	38
Heart Rate Features	38
Wrist-based Heart Rate	39
Wearing the Watch	39
Tips for Erratic Heart Rate Data	39
Viewing Heart Rate Information	40
Setting an Abnormal Heart Rate Alert	40
Broadcasting Heart Rate	40
Turning Off the Wrist-based Heart Rate Monitor	41
About Heart Rate Zones	41
Setting Your Heart Rate Zones	41
Fitness Goals	41
Heart Rate Zone Calculations	42
About VO2 Max.‍ Estimates	42
Getting Your VO2 Max.‍ Estimate	43
Getting Your VO2 Max.‍ Estimate for Cycling	43
Viewing Your Fitness Age	43
Pulse Oximeter	43
Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings	44
Changing the Pulse Oximeter Tracking Mode	44
Tips for Erratic Pulse Oximeter Data	44
Navigation	44
Saving Your Location	44
Deleting a Location	45
Navigating to a Saved Location	45
Navigating Back to Start	45
Stopping Navigation	45
Compass	45
Calibrating the Compass Manually	45
Wireless Sensors	46
Pairing Your Wireless Sensors	46
HRM-Pro Running Pace and Distance	47
Tips for Recording Running Pace and Distance	47
Calibrating Your Speed Sensor	47
User Profile	47
Setting Up Your User Profile	47
Gender Settings	48
Music	48
Downloading Personal Audio Content	48
Connecting to a Third-Party Provider	48
Downloading Audio Content from a Third-Party Provider	49
Disconnecting from a Third-Party Provider	49
Connecting Bluetooth Headphones	49
Listening to Music	49
Music Playback Controls	50
Connectivity	50
Phone Connectivity Features	50
Pairing Your Phone	51
Viewing Notifications	51
Replying with a Customized Text Message	51
Receiving an Incoming Phone Call	51
Managing Notifications	52
Enabling Bluetooth Notifications	52
Turning Off the Bluetooth Phone Connection	52
Turning On and Off Phone Connection Alerts	52
Finding Your Phone	52
Using Do Not Disturb Mode	53
Wi‑Fi Connectivity Features	53
Connecting to a Wi‑Fi Network	53
Phone Apps and Computer Applications	53
Garmin Connect	53
Using the Garmin Connect App	54
Updating the Software Using the Garmin Connect App	54
Using Garmin Connect on Your Computer	54
Updating the Software Using Garmin Express	55
Manually Syncing Data with Garmin Connect	55
Connect IQ Features	55
Downloading Connect IQ Features	55
Downloading Connect IQ Features Using Your Computer	55
Garmin Golf App	55
Safety and Tracking Features	56
Adding Emergency Contacts	56
Adding Contacts	56
Incident Detection	56
Turning Incident Detection On and Off	57
Requesting Assistance	57
Turning On LiveTrack	57
Clocks	57
Setting an Alarm	57
Deleting an Alarm	58
Using the Stopwatch	58
Starting the Countdown Timer	58
Syncing the Time with GPS	58
Setting the Time Manually	58
Customizing the Watch	59
Phone and Bluetooth Settings	59
Battery Manager	59
System Settings	59
Time Settings	59
Time Zones	60
Customizing the Display Settings	60
Changing the Units of Measure	60
Garmin Connect Settings	60
Device Information	60
About the AMOLED Display	60
Charging the Watch	61
Viewing Watch Information	61
Viewing E-label Regulatory and Compliance Information	61
Product Updates	61
Setting Up Garmin Express	62
Specifications	62
Battery Life Information	62
Device Care	62
Cleaning the Watch	63
Changing the Bands	63
Troubleshooting	63
Is my phone compatible with my watch?	63
My phone will not connect to the watch	64
My headphones will not connect to the watch	64
My music cuts out or my headphones won't stay connected	64
My watch is in the wrong language	64
My watch does not display the correct time	65
The temperature reading is not accurate	65
Maximizing Battery Life	65
Restarting the Watch	65
Resetting All Default Settings	66
Acquiring Satellite Signals	66
Improving GPS Satellite Reception	66
Activity Tracking	66
My step count does not seem accurate	66
Getting More Information	66
Appendix	67
Data Fields	67
VO2 Max.‍ Standard Ratings	69
Wheel Size and Circumference	70