Elliptical

1.) Watch must be worn on your wrist!
2.) Watch hand MUST be on the MOVING Elliptical Arm.
— i.e. your hand and watch must move with the elliptical or the app will not work.
3.) Hold the elliptical arm with your watch hand ‘loosely’. This allows your watch to have more sudden movement. For example, when you pull the elliptical arm, allow your watch hand to pull away from the handle (1/2 inch or 1 cm) and when you push the elliptical arm, your hand will quickly push against the elliptical handle. This sudden movement is needed for the watch to interpret a revolution.

Sensor Support (ANT+/BLE)

Internal Heart rate
External Heart Rate
Footpod
Bike Cadence
Bike Speed
Temperature (Internal/Tempe)

Elliptical Configuration
Stride Length setting allows adjustment to match your elliptical distance and RPM.
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Using Bike Cadence Sensor, this setting corrects RPM for the use of a Bike Cadence sensor.
-Some Bike Cadence sensors require divide by 2 – use if cadence is doubled.

Displays Speed and graphs in Steps/Minute. Defualt is MPH or Km/H

Second Screen Top, bottom Fields (any of the following can be used)
Third Screen Top, Bottom Field (any of the following can be used)

4.) Adjust distance and speed.
–Configure in watch, use menu button, while in activity. (VAHR long press screen)
–Configure in connect app or Garmin express https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?332843-How-to-App-Settings
***Every elliptical brand/model reports distance differently, so configuration is necessary. The default will provide distance and speed for other brands but values will differ. The easiest way to adjust is to A.) workout for 5 minutes, B.) the adjust Stride Length value until the watch distance matches.
5.) enable backlight use menu button
6.) Chest HRM (RUN, RUN2 red or blue), or Running Dynamics Pod will give improved results. (using together not recommended)
7.) Bike Cadence Sensor with HRM best result
8.) For IQ 2.x watches without HRM or Bike Cadence, use the High Frequency Accelerometer Function.
-This greatly increase accuracy of the watch, this setting must be set before starting the activity.
-Chest-HRM cadence and bike cadence sensor are ignored when used

Distance is wrong after Calibration
How the elliptical app generates speed and distance is based on cadence. With that in mind, cadence comes from four sources(from least to most accurate): all watches (basic accelerometer), IQ 2.0 watches (high frequency accelerometer), HRM (with cadence) or the bike cadence sensor.
If you’re using watch only (IQ 2.x watch) without HRM or Bike Cadence, use the High Frequency Accelerometer Function. This greatly increase accuracy of the watch, this setting must be set before starting the activity.
If you’re using watch only improve accuracy by keeping your hand on the moving arm and use the loose grip method. Hold the elliptical arm with your watch hand ‘loosely’. This allows your watch to have more sudden movement.
For example, when you pull the elliptical arm, allow your watch hand to pull away from the handle (1/2 inch or 1 cm) and when you push the elliptical arm, your hand will quickly push against the elliptical handle. This sudden movement is needed for the watch to interpret a revolution.
If you’re using the Chest-HRM cadence or the bike cadence sensor disable the High Frequency Accelerometer Function. Since the cadence from the HRM and bike sensor are more accurate. The HRM and bike sensor cadence are ignored when the Accelerometer Function is used.
Every elliptical brand/model reports distance differently, so configuration is necessary.
The default stride length formula will provide distance and speed for other brands but values will differ.
The easiest way to calibrate is to A.) workout for 5 minutes, B.) the adjust Stride Length value until the watch distance matches.

General App How-to and Settings (ALL)
Start/Stop
- Long Press – Watch Default
- Short press starts Elliptical App
- Second short press shows the Resume, Save, Discard menu
  - Select option or press the back button to resume activity
Lap Press / Back
- Provides Normal Lap Information
- *Manual Rep/Set counting
Power Button
- Long Press – Watch Default Control Menu
- Short press – not used
Up Button
- Long Press – Elliptical Menus
  - App Menu
  - Activity menu
- Short press – screen display up
Down Button
- Long Press – Watch Default
- Short press – screen display down
TouchScreen Hold – Elliptical Menus
- App Menu
- Activity menu
TouchScreen – Up/Down – Scrolls Screen Display
TouchScreen Set/Lap – swipe Left to Right

(CIQ2.0+) Transitions to Next App
Supported in CIQ 2.0+ devices
Allows several activities to be connected together for complete workout of several different activities
(CIQ3) HRV

Elliptical App Settings (IQ Store / Express)

Stride Length – Adjust speed and Distance calculations (Default is 2.0)
Use Bike Cadence Sensor – set app to use bike cadence.
Adjust Bike Cadence Sensor – Allows for different brand cadence sensor adjustment
High Frequency Accelerometer – enables watch High Frequency Accelerometer functions (do not use if using HRM with Cadence or Bike Cadence sensor)
Display Speed – sets the watch and data to display as: Speed, Step Rate or Pace
Display Distance – set the watch and data distance as the Watch units (Km or Mi) or Steps
Lapping mode -sets how the app uses Laps (Manual Button Press only, Auto Lap by Distance or Auto Lap by time)
Auto Lap Distance – distance when auto lap occurs (repeats every distance) enter Mile or Km
Auto Lap Time – time when auto lap occurs (repeats every time in seconds) enter second
Alert Timer – timer in minutes for Vin/Sound alert (0 = Off)
Color Theme – Changes color (Dark or Light)
Color in entire field – set if the color coded fields are fully color or title is color.
Enable HRV / Heart Monitor – Enable Data / Graph for HRV and Heart Monitor function
(CIQ3.2)% Oxygen Saturation – Enables Oxygen Saturation sensor (%SaO2) and SaO2 data/Graphs
(CIQ2.0+) Transitions to Next App
- Supported in CIQ 2.0+ devices
- Allows several activities to be connected together for complete workout of several different activities
  - Apps needs to be installed to transition to occur.
  - Elliptical -> Transition -> Strength+ -> Transition-> RunSafe+
  - Accumulates and saves Total Time, Distance, Calories and Steps to each activity.
  - Final Activity contains the Totals of all.
(CIQ3) HRV
- Supported in CIQ 3.0+ devices
- Enables the HRV calculation, data and graphs
Fields:
- All Devices:
  - Speed, Distance, Pace, Total Timer (ET), Garmin Calories, energy expenditure, Heart rate, Average heart rate, Cadence, Average Cadence, Maximum heart rate, Train effect, Laps, Lap time, Time of Day
  - Temperature options: Watch Temperature and Tempe (External Sensors)
  - CIQ 2.0+
    - Transition Data -> Total Timer, Total Calories, Total Steps
  - CIQ 3.0+
    - HRV Data -> HRV, R-R Heart Rate, R-R Interval time, HRV difference, Abnormal Beats, rMSSD, SDNN
    - xHR – Ectopic beat Count
    - (See Heart Monitor App for meanings)
  - CIQ 3.2+
    - % Oxygen Saturation (Requires SaO2 Watch)
    - Breath Rate (Requires External HRM)
    - Work Out Points (Color Coded) matches the popular Effort Point systems.