Now that you have your new Garmin Outdoor watch,
we are going to show you how to customize the controls and hot keys
In this video, we will be using a Descent™ Mk2i,
but these steps will apply to other Descent™ Mk2 series watches
Controls allow you to quickly access many of the
commonly used tools including battery saver, Garmin Pay™ wallet and timers
First, we will show you how to add controls to the controls menu
To access the controls menu, press and hold the Light button on the top left
Here you can view all of the pre-set controls
Use the Up and Down buttons, below the Light button, to scroll through the options
To add a new control, press and hold the Up button
Now select “Add Controls”, using the Start/Stop button
All of the additional controls will be listed
Scroll through the available controls
Use the Start/Stop button in the upper right to select a control to add
In this video will be adding sunrise & sunset
Continue to scroll and add controls you would like added to the control menu
Press the back button, on the lower right, twice to return to the main menu
The new controls will be added to the end of the list in a clockwise rotation
Highlight the control you wish to open and press the Start/Stop button
Press and hold the Back button to return to the watch face
Next, we will show you how to change the order of controls within list
Press and hold the Light button to open the controls menu
Then, press and hold the Up button to open settings
Scroll down and select “Reorder Controls”, using the Start/Stop button
Highlight the control you would like to move and press the Start/Stop button
The highlighted image will now include up and down arrows
Press the up or down buttons to move the control’s placement in the controls menu
Pressing the Start/Stop button will confirm the control’s new location
You can repeat this process to move around any of the controls in this menu
Press and hold the Back button to return to the watch face
Now, we will show you how to remove controls from the control menu
Press and hold the Light button to access the controls menu
Followed by pressing and holding the Up button to access settings
Scroll down to “Remove Controls” and press the Start/Stop button
Highlight the control you would like to remove from the controls menu
and press the Start/Stop button
Repeat this process to remove any other controls
Lastly, press and hold the Back button to return to the watch face
Next we will show you how to customize hot keys
Hot keys allow you to quickly access settings or features you use most
by holding a certain button combination
To being customizing your hot keys, press and hold the menu button
Next, scroll down to locate “System” before pressing the Start/Stop button
Now, scroll down to select “Hot Keys”
Here you will see various button combinations
Some are pre-set to quickly access the main features of the watch,
such as watch face and music controls
For this video, we will select the “Start + Down” option
The process will be the same for all the other button combinations
Scroll through the available hot key options
We will be selecting “MOB” or Man Overboard
This will allow us to save our location in the event of going overboard
Your selection will now display what function is tied to the hot key
You can continue to customize other hot keys
Lastly, press and hold the Back button to return to the watch face
To access the hot key, simply hold on the button combination
And that’s it!
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