Garmin’s new Fenix 9 Pro is a damn good watch. Mapping is fast and clear, the titanium case feels durable yet lightweight, and the built-in flashlight is a must-have—although this all comes at a steep price of $1,099.99. Whether you were first in line to order this latest Fenix, or you’re still considering if it’s right for you, here are five tips to get even more out of one of the best adventure watches money can buy.
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First, make sure you have your map as its own dedicated data screen.
Scroll down and select Activity Settings.
Scroll all the way down and select Add New.
Next, here’s how to overlay your live stats.
Select Layout to change how many data fields overlay on the map. Scroll or use the UP and DOWN buttons to cycle through options (typically allowing one to two data fields overlaid at the top or bottom).
Select Edit Data Fields.
Click on a specific flashing field, browse through the data categories (e.g., Pace, Heart Rate Fields, or Distance), and assign your desired metric to that slot.
Experimenting with different display options. Credit: Meredith DietzUse "Record Only" mode as a breadcrumb trail. On an unfamiliar route, the watch quietly lays down your path without following a preloaded course. If you get turned around, you can use that trail to retrace your steps back to the start.
Turn on tilted perspective maps. The 3D-style view makes terrain easier to read at a glance and pans more smoothly while you navigate trails.
If you hike, add Climb Pro to a data screen. When you're following a course, it shows the climbs coming up, including how much ascent is left and the grade. You can add it in the activity's data screen settings. Knowing a steep pitch is 400 feet away is a big help when you're deciding how to pace yourself.
Watch Settings > System > Shortcuts and assign quick actions, such as saving your current location or launching the stopwatch, to button combinations like hold Start + Up.
If you're a regular interval trainer, I recommend assigning your lap button to also trigger auto-pause. It sounds small, but it's a nice way to cut fumbling when you'd otherwise have to manually stop and restart the clock between laps.
Strip down your data screens
Your Fenix 9 can show you a huge amount of information, but sometimes less really is more. Mid-interval, pushing at an intense pace, your brain does not have the bandwidth to process eight fields of numbers. Pace, heart rate, and cadence is plenty for most workouts. Everything else, like elevation, calories, and lap count, can live on a secondary screen you glance at during recovery jogs rather than hard efforts.
Press START/STOP and select the activity profile you want to edit.
Select Data Screens.
Select Layout to pick the number of fields, anywhere from 1 to 8.
When you're stripping down your data screens, consider updating your training settings so suggested workouts use heart rate zones instead of pace. As a long distance runner, I know that pace targets fall apart on hills, in heat, or on tired legs. Heart rate, meanwhile, tracks how hard your body is actually working.
You can customize the activity settings to broadcast your heart rate data automatically when you begin an activity. You can also do it manually:
Select Health & Wellness > Wrist Heart Rate > Broadcast Heart Rate.
Open the pairing menu on the receiving device (like a bike computer or treadmill) and connect to your watch.
Stack duplicate activity profiles
If you own a Fenix, I'd wager you're a multi-sport athlete. Instead of constantly editing your primary Run or Strength profile, duplicate it in Garmin Connect and build specialized versions, such as "Track Run" and "Easy Trail Run." Each can have its own data layout and alert settings, so switching workouts means picking a profile instead of rebuilding screens on the fly.
Green night-vision flashlight. The built-in LED flashlight lets you cycle past white and red to a green mode, which helps preserve your night vision.
Water eject. After a swim or a downpour, hold the upper-left button (or whichever button you've assigned to open your Controls menu), scroll to Water Ejection, and select it. The watch plays a series of tones to push water out of the speaker. Wipe it dry afterward. If you don't see the option, add it to your controls in the watch settings. The feature also runs automatically after you save or discard a swimming or water-related activity, and you can start a fake swim workout to trigger it.
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