APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 (02) PDF Document

To set up and pair your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5, you need an iPhone Xs or later with iOS 17 or later. Before you begin, ensure your iPhone is updated, Bluetooth is on, and it’s connected to Wi-Fi or a cellular network.

Step 1: Turn on and pair your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5

1. Put your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 on your wrist, fitting it closely but comfortably.

2. Press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears. If it doesn’t turn on, you may need to charge it.

3. Hold your iPhone near your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 and wait for the pairing screen to appear on your iPhone, then tap Continue.

4. Tap Set Up for Myself.

5. Position your iPhone so that your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 appears in the viewfinder in the Apple Watch app to pair the devices.

Step 2: Set up your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5

1. If this is your first Apple Watch, tap Set Up Apple Watch and follow the instructions on your iPhone and APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 to finish setup.

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up the following:

• Enter your Apple ID and password.

• Create a passcode (four or six digits).

• Customize settings for text size and optionally enter personal information for fitness and health.

Step 3: Activate cellular service (for cellular models)

If you have a cellular model of the APPLE WATCH SERIES 5, you can activate cellular service during setup or later in the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

Step 4: Keep your devices close as they sync

Your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 will show the watch face when the pairing is complete and it’s ready to use. You can tap “Get to Know Your Watch” on your iPhone to learn more while it’s syncing.

If you encounter issues while pairing your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5, try the following solutions:

• If you see a watch face when you’re trying to pair: Your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 is already paired with an iPhone. You need to first erase all Apple Watch content and reset settings before you can pair it with a new phone.

• If the camera doesn’t start the pairing process: Tap Pair Apple Watch Manually at the bottom of the iPhone screen and follow the onscreen instructions.

If your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 is paired with your old iPhone and you want to pair it with a new one, follow these steps:

1. Use iCloud Backup to back up the iPhone currently paired with your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5.

2. Set up your new iPhone. On the Apps & Data screen, choose to restore from an iCloud backup, and select the latest backup.

3. Continue the iPhone setup. When prompted, choose to use your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 with your new iPhone.

4. When the iPhone setup is complete, your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 will prompt you to pair it with the new iPhone. Tap OK on your watch, then enter its passcode.

Set up the charger:

1. Place your charging cable on a flat surface in a well-ventilated area.

2. Plug the charging cable into the power adapter (sold separately).

3. Plug the adapter into a power outlet.

Begin charging:

Place the Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Cable on the back of your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5. The concave end of the cable magnetically snaps to the back and aligns it properly.

Your watch will play a chime (unless in silent mode) and a charging symbol will appear on the watch face. The symbol is red when it needs power and turns green when it’s charging.

You can charge your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 in a flat position with its band open, or on its side.

• If using the Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock or MagSafe Duo Charger: Lay your watch on the dock.

• If your battery is very low: You may see an image of the charging cable and a low battery symbol on the screen.

Check remaining power:

Press the side button to open Control Center to see the remaining power percentage. For a quicker check, add a battery complication to your watch face.

Save power with Low Power Mode:

You can turn on Low Power Mode to save battery life. This mode turns off the Always On Display, background heart rate and blood oxygen measurements, and heart rate notifications. Other notifications may be delayed, and certain cellular and Wi-Fi connections are limited.

1. Press the side button to open Control Center.

2. Tap the battery percentage, then turn on Low Power Mode.

3. To confirm, scroll down and tap Turn On. You can also choose to turn it on for 1, 2, or 3 days.

Note: Low Power Mode will automatically turn off when the battery is charged to 80%.

Return to normal power mode:

1. Press the side button to open Control Center.

2. Tap the battery percentage, then turn off Low Power Mode.

Check time since the last charge:

1. Open the Settings app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5.

2. Tap Battery. The screen shows the remaining percentage, a graph of recent charge history, and when it was last charged.

Check battery health:

1. Open the Settings app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5.

2. Tap Battery, then tap Battery Health to see the battery’s capacity relative to when it was new.

Optimize battery charging:

To reduce battery aging, your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 uses on-device machine learning to learn your daily charging routines so it can wait to finish charging past 80% until you need it.

1. Open the Settings app.

2. Tap Battery, then tap Battery Health.

3. Turn on Optimized Battery Charging.

• Turn on: If your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 is off, press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears. The watch face appears when it is on.

• Turn off: Press and hold the side button until the sliders appear, tap the power icon at the top right, then slide the Power Off slider to the right. You can’t turn off your watch while it’s charging.

The Always On feature lets your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 display the watch face and time, even when your wrist is down. When you raise your wrist, the watch functions fully. Note that Always On is turned off in Low Power Mode.

To configure Always On:

1. Open the Settings app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5.

2. Tap Display & Brightness, then tap Always On.

3. Turn on Always On, then tap the following options to configure them:

• Show Complication Data: Choose which complications show data when your wrist is down.

• Show Notifications: Choose which notifications are visible when your wrist is down.

• Show Apps: Choose the apps that are visible when your wrist is down.

By default, you can wake the display of your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 in these ways:

• Raise your wrist. Your watch sleeps again when you lower your wrist.

• Tap the display or press the Digital Crown.

• Turn the Digital Crown upward.

If you don’t want your watch to wake when you raise your wrist or turn the Digital Crown, open the Settings app, go to Display & Brightness, then turn off Wake on Wrist Raise and Wake On Crown Rotation. To temporarily prevent waking on wrist raise, use theater mode.

You can unlock your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 manually with a passcode or set it to unlock automatically when you unlock your iPhone.

• Enter the passcode: Wake your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5, then enter the watch passcode.

• Unlock with your iPhone: Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Passcode, then turn on Unlock with iPhone. Your iPhone must be within normal Bluetooth range (about 33 feet or 10 meters) to unlock your watch.

By default, your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 locks automatically when you’re not wearing it. To change this, open the Settings app on your watch, tap Passcode, then turn Wrist Detection on or off. Turning off wrist detection affects features like Apple Pay, some Activity measurements, and heart rate tracking.

To lock your watch manually, you must turn off wrist detection first. Then, press the side button to open Control Center and tap the lock icon.

If you forget your passcode, you must erase your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5. You can do this in two ways:

• Unpair your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 from your iPhone to erase your watch settings and passcode, then pair again.

• Reset your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 and pair it again with your iPhone.

To protect your information, you can set your watch to erase its data after 10 consecutive incorrect passcode attempts. To enable this, open the Settings app on your watch, tap Passcode, then turn on Erase Data.

To switch to a different watch face on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5, touch and hold the display, then swipe left or right across the screen. To see more available faces, swipe left until you see the New (+) button, tap it, then scroll through the faces. Tap Add, customize the face if you choose to, then press the Digital Crown to use it.

You can add special features called complications to some watch faces to instantly check information like stock prices, weather, or Activity.

1. With the watch face showing, touch and hold the display, then tap Edit.

2. Swipe left all the way to the end to the complications screen.

3. Tap a complication to select it, then turn the Digital Crown to choose a new one (e.g., Activity or Heart Rate).

4. When you’re finished, press the Digital Crown to save your changes, then tap the face to switch to it.

Add a watch face to your collection:

1. With the current watch face showing, touch and hold the display.

2. Swipe left all the way to the end, then tap the New button (+).

3. Turn the Digital Crown to browse watch faces, then tap Add.

View your collection:

Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, then swipe through your collection below My Faces.

Delete a face from your collection:

1. With the current watch face showing, touch and hold the display.

2. Swipe to the face you don’t want, swipe it up, then tap Remove.

You can share watch faces with friends who have an Apple Watch with watchOS 7 or later.

1. On your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5, show the watch face you want to share.

2. Touch and hold the display, then tap the share icon.

3. Tap the name of the watch face. You can choose to not include certain complications.

4. Tap a recipient, or tap Messages or Mail to add a contact and a message.

5. Tap Send.

The Home Screen on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 can display apps in a grid or list view. To switch between views, press the Digital Crown to show the Home Screen, turn the Digital Crown to scroll to the bottom, and choose Grid View or List View.

Open apps from the Home Screen:

• Grid view: Tap the app icon. Turn the Digital Crown to see more apps.

• List view: Turn the Digital Crown to scroll through the list, then tap an app.

To return to the Home Screen from an app, press the Digital Crown once. Press it again to switch to the watch face.

Open an app from the App Switcher:

1. Double-click the Digital Crown to open the App Switcher, which shows your most recently used apps.

2. Turn the Digital Crown to scroll through the apps.

3. Tap an app to open it.

Rearrange your apps in grid view:

1. On your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5, press the Digital Crown to go to the Home Screen in grid view.

2. Touch and hold an app, then drag the app to a new location.

3. Press the Digital Crown when you’re done.

You can also rearrange apps using the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

Remove an app from Apple Watch:

• In grid view, touch and hold the Home Screen, then tap the X on the app you want to remove.

• In list view, swipe left on the app, then tap the delete icon.

Removing an app from your iPhone will also delete it from your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5.

Check storage used by apps:

1. Open the Settings app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5.

2. Go to General > Storage to see the total amount of storage used and how much storage each app uses.

Control Center provides easy access to check your battery, silence your watch, choose a Focus, and more.

• Open Control Center: Press the side button once.

• Close Control Center: With Control Center open, turn your wrist away from you or press the side button again.

Rearrange Control Center:

1. Press the side button to open Control Center.

2. Scroll to the bottom and tap Edit.

3. Touch and hold a button, then drag it to a new location.

4. Tap Done when you’re finished.

Remove Control Center buttons:

1. Press the side button to open Control Center.

2. Scroll to the bottom and tap Edit.

3. Tap the minus icon in the corner of the button you want to remove.

4. Tap Done when you’re finished.

To restore a button you’ve removed, open Control Center, tap Edit, then tap the plus icon in the corner of the button you want to restore.

With Fall Detection enabled, if your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 detects a hard fall, it can help connect you to emergency services and send a message to your emergency contacts. If it detects a hard fall and you have been immobile for about a minute, it will tap your wrist, sound an alarm, and then attempt to call emergency services.

If the birthdate you enter during setup indicates that you’re 55 or older, Fall Detection is turned on automatically. If you’re between age 18 and 55, you can turn it on manually:

1. Open the Settings app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5.

2. Go to SOS > Fall Detection, then turn on Fall Detection.

3. Choose “Always on” to have Fall Detection on at all times, or “Only on during workouts” to have it on only when you’ve started a workout.

Note: If you turn off wrist detection, your watch won’t automatically attempt to call emergency services after a hard fall.

The ECG app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 allows you to take an electrocardiogram. First, ensure you have set up ECG in the Health app on your iPhone.

1. Open the ECG app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5.

2. Rest your arm on a table or in your lap.

3. With the hand opposite your watch, hold your finger on the Digital Crown. You don’t need to press the Digital Crown during the session.

4. Wait while your watch records the ECG.

At the end of the recording, you receive a classification. You can tap Add Symptoms to note any symptoms and then tap Save.

Important: To ensure the best reading after swimming, showering, heavy perspiration, or washing your hands, clean and dry your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5. It may take one hour or more for your watch to completely dry. ECG is designed to function between 32º and 95º F (0° and 35° C).

The Compass app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 shows the direction your watch is facing, your current location, and elevation. You can create Compass Waypoints and use Backtrack to retrace your steps.

Choose a compass view:

• When you first open the app, your bearing is shown at the center of the watch face.

• Turn the Digital Crown down to see a large compass arrow with your heading below.

• Turn the Digital Crown up two screens to see your incline, elevation, and coordinates in the inner ring of the compass.

• Continue turning the Digital Crown to show waypoints you created, your parked car location, and the last estimated location for a cellular connection or Emergency SOS call.

Show compass details:

Open the Compass app, then tap the icon at the top left to see your bearing, incline, elevation, and coordinates. From here, you can also view waypoints, add a bearing, and set a target elevation alert.

Use Backtrack to retrace your steps:

1. Open the Compass app.

2. Tap the Backtrack icon (footsteps), then tap Start to begin recording your route.

3. To retrace your steps, tap the Backtrack icon again, then tap Retrace Steps.

4. Follow the path back to where you first turned on Backtrack.

5. When you’re finished, tap the Backtrack icon, then tap Delete Steps.

The Activity app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 tracks your movement throughout the day with three rings:

• The red Move ring shows how many active calories you’ve burned.

• The green Exercise ring shows how many minutes of brisk activity you’ve done.

• The blue Stand ring shows how many times in the day you’ve stood and moved for at least one minute per hour.

Open the Activity app at any time to see your progress. Turn the Digital Crown to see your current totals for steps, distance, flights climbed, and activity history.

To change your goals:

1. Open the Activity app.

2. Tap the weekly summary icon.

3. Turn the Digital Crown to scroll to the bottom and tap Change Goals.

4. Tap the plus or minus icons to adjust a goal, then tap Next.

5. When finished, tap OK.

If your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 isn’t working correctly, you can restart it.

Restart Apple Watch:

• Turn off: Press and hold the side button until the sliders appear, tap the power icon, then drag the Power Off slider to the right.

• Turn on: Hold down the side button until the Apple logo appears.

You cannot restart your watch while it’s charging.

Force Apple Watch to restart:

If you can’t turn off your watch or if the problem continues, you may need to force a restart. Only do this if you’re unable to perform a standard restart.

To force restart, hold down the side button and the Digital Crown at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

Unpair APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 and remove Activation Lock (for selling or giving away):

1. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

2. Tap My Watch, then tap All Watches.

3. Tap the info icon next to your watch, then tap Unpair Apple Watch.

Your watch is erased, removed from your iCloud account, and Activation Lock is removed.

Erase APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 and settings (if you’re keeping it):

1. Open the Settings app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5.

2. Go to General > Reset, tap Erase All Content and Settings, then enter your passcode.

3. If you have a cellular model, choose to keep or remove your cellular plan.

4. When the process finishes, set up your watch again. When asked, you can restore from a backup.

To find information about your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5, open the Settings app on your watch, then go to General > About. The items you can view include:

• Name

• Software version

• Model number

• Serial number

• Number of songs, photos, and apps

• Capacity and available storage space

• Network

• Carrier (cellular models only)

• IMEI, ICCID, EID, MEID

• MAC and Bluetooth addresses

• Modem firmware (cellular models only)

• SEID

• Legal Info

To view regulatory marks, open the Settings app, then go to General > Regulatory.

Handling: Handle your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 with care. It contains sensitive electronic components and can be damaged if dropped, burned, punctured, or crushed. Avoid heavy exposure to dust or sand.

Exposure to Liquid: Your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 is water resistant but not waterproof. You can wear it during exercise, in the rain, and while washing your hands. It has a water resistance rating of 50 meters, meaning it can be used for shallow water activities like swimming in a pool or ocean. However, it should not be used for scuba diving, water skiing, or other activities involving high-velocity water or deep submersion. Water resistance is not a permanent condition and may diminish over time.

Cleaning and Care:

Keep your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 and the band clean and dry. After workouts or heavy sweating, clean and dry the watch, the band, and your skin.

How to clean your APPLE WATCH SERIES 5:

1. Turn off the watch.

2. Remove the band.

3. Wipe the watch clean with a nonabrasive, lint-free cloth. If necessary, lightly dampen the cloth with fresh water.

4. Dry the watch with a nonabrasive, lint-free cloth.

Avoid cleaning the watch while it’s charging, do not use external heat sources like a hair dryer, and do not use cleaning products or compressed air.