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Customizing the Watch Face on a Descent G2 Watch

Descent™ G2 watches offer the ability to customize what data is displayed on the watch face. The selected watch face may change what can be customized, what options are available, or how the data appears. The instructions below are for customizing the pre-loaded watch faces. For instructions on customizing watch faces that have been downloaded from the Connect IQ™ Store, see - How to Customize a Watch Face Through Connect IQ Store.

Customizing the Watch Face

  1. From the watch face, hold UP/MENU.

  2. Select Watch Face.

  3. Press UP or DOWN to preview the watch face options.

  4. Scroll to a saved watch face or select Add New to add a new watch face.

  5. Press START on the face you want to customize, then select an option.

    NOTE: Not all watch faces will have all of the following options.

    • Select Hands to change the style of the watch hands.

    • Select Seconds to change whether or not seconds show on the watch face. 

    • Select Data to change what data options appear.

      1. The field that is being customized will blink.

      2. Press UP or DOWN to scroll through the available data options on the watch face.

      3. Press START to save the changes and move on to the next data field.

      4. Repeat steps for all remaining data fields.

    • Chose Select Sport to change whether VO2 Max data on the watch face shows your Cycling VO2 Max or your Running VO2 Max.

    • Select Accent Color to change the color that is adjustable on the watch face.

    • Select Data Color to change the color of the data that appears on the watch face.

    • Select Lume to enable a low light mode for the watch face while in dark environments.

  6. Select Apply to save changes and use the current watch face.


Available Watch Face Templates

The watch face templates shown below can be customized using the steps above.

Watch Faces Templates Available on Descent G2 Watches

Descent G2 watch face example with digital time and smart watch icons 
Descent G2 watch face example with watch hands and smart watch icons 
Descent G2 watch face example with watch hands and smart watch icons 
Descent G2 watch face example with digital time and smart watch icons 
Descent G2 watch face example with watch hands and heart rate graph 
Descent G2 watch face example with digital time and smart watch icons 
Descent G2 watch face example with watch hands and smart watch icons 
Descent G2 watch face example with digital time and smart watch icons 
Descent G2 watch face example with digital time and smart watch icons
Descent G2 watch face example with digital time and smart watch icons 
Descent G2 watch face example with digital time and smart watch icons 

NOTE: If you delete one of the pre-loaded watch faces, the watch will have to be reset back to default settings to recover the watch face. See your owner's manualfor information about how to reset your watch to default settings.

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