Paired with Polar H10 Issue

I let the wrist HR run when I’m not exercising but prefer HR from the H10 otherwise. I did a treadmill workout the other day and could tell the HR was coming from the watch and not the H10 because I could see the HR (from the H10) on the treadmill, which was different than on the watch. I don’t see a way to turn off wrist HR for exercise - do I need to toggle it every time I go for a run? Also, I see two instances of the H10 on the watch, presumably ANT+ and BT, so I’m not sure if that could be an issue. If anyone has any thoughts, I’d appreciate them. Thx.

0 Mcoria88 over 3 years ago

Enable "Jacket mode" in power options on the run activity profile. That'll turn off the HR from the watch itself

0 kaz911 over 3 years ago

Did you pair the H10 via ANT? (Add sensor - then pair the H10 as the ANT version)

I have done multiple runs with H10 with no issues so far both on TM and outside.

0 lateralus over 3 years ago in reply to Mcoria88

Thx - I'll try that.

0 lateralus over 3 years ago in reply to kaz911

Not sure how to tell whether it's connected via BT or ANT. But I have my runs uploaded to Runalyze and BT is preferred for accuracy.

0 djwalker1260 over 3 years ago

If an external heart rate strap is active and paired with the Epix when an activity starts the Epix will use it and not the wrist. It works fine for me with my H10 and is the same way my FR945 worked.

0 kaz911 over 3 years ago in reply to lateralus

Wear the H10.

Now go into "Sensors & Accessories" in the Settings part of the watch (Hold middle left button until it shows watch face - then scroll down to Sensors and Accessories)

Scroll down to the entry for the H10 (If it is paired it will show there)

If you are wearing the H10 - it will show "Connected"

If you are not wearing the H10 - it will show "Searching"

If the H10 is not on the list under "sensors and accessories" - you have not paired the H10 with your watch.

If that is the case - then in same menu - select "Add New" - then select "External Heart Rate"

Wait for the search to complete - and select the H10 ANT version (Default) - The BLE H10 will show below the ANT version.

You can use either - but don't connect both. But I do prefer pairing Garmin Watches with external sensors via ANT.

0 JBHORNER over 3 years ago

It looks like the answer is shown below by noting it should be added via ANT+. The issue is with the H10, not the Epix. The H10 appears to only allow one BT connection, which is taken by your treadmill. I traveled this road in the past by trying to use both my Apple Watch and a Garmin device at the same time, as well as a non-Garmin device.

0 phoglund_ over 3 years ago in reply to JBHORNER

JBHORNER said:
The H10 appears to only allow one BT connection

H10 have the possibillity to use two BT connections, but you need to activate the second one. I use the Polar Beat app to configure my H10. Maybe its also possible to use Polar Flow app nowadays.

Ive just had my epix a few days and just have had my H10 connected with ant. Working great.