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Adding Hot Keys to the Instinct 3 AMOLED

The Instinct® 3 AMOLED watch offers hot key options which allows for the customization of buttons to quickly access specific settings or options. This allows for assigning shortcuts to the watch buttons instead of needing to make the selections from the watch menus. The steps and video below will walk you through the process to set up adding hot keys to your watch.

Customizing the Hot Key buttons

  1. Hold UP/MENU to open the menu.

  2. Select System.

  3. Select Hot Keys.

  4. Select the button you wish to change the Hot Key option for.

  5. Select the option.

For a list of available hot keys and options, select an option below.


Available Buttons and Combinations

  • Hold START

  • Hold BACK

  • Hold DOWN

  • START + DOWN

  • START + UP

  • BACK + LIGHT

  • BACK + UP


Hot Key Options

NOTE: Not all Hot Key Options will be available for each of the Button combinations 

  • None 

  • ABC

  • Alarm Clock

  • Baro. Watch Mode

  • Broadcast HR

  • Calendar

  • Change Sport

  • Controls

  • Display

  • Display Settings

  • Do Not Disturb

  • Dual Grid

  • GPS

  • History

  • Kill Switch (NOTE: only on Instinct® 3 Tactical Edition - AMOLED | Instinct® 3 Tactical Edition - Solar)

  • Lap

  • Lock/Unlock Device

  • Messenger

  • Metronome

  • MOB (Man Overboard)

  • Moon Phase

  • Music Controls

  • Navigation

  • Notifications

  • Phone

  • Pulse Ox

  • Red Shift

  • Reference Point

  • Screenshot

  • SET

  • Settings

  • Sight 'N Go

  • Sleep Mode

  • Stopwatch

  • Sunrise & Sunset

  • Sync Time

  • Timers

  • Torch

  • Wallet

  • Watch Face

  • Weather