Instinct 2 Heart rate monitor

Just purchased an instinct 2. The heart rate monitor seems very inaccurate. For a medium to high level intensity workout, my heart rate only reached 120bpm. It would normally be around 150bpm. It also took a some time to register that i was exercising, with the heart rate staying around 70bpm for 5-10 minutes. i Have tried tightening and loosening the watch band - no result

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5571674 8 months ago in reply to bluefish +2

Yep, went for a run and activated the designated function. Heart rate was much more accurate. Thanks for that info.
bluefish 8 months ago +1

5571674 said:
workout
Starting a Workout
https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-31D23DBB-57C2-4DF7-A0C9-8D1A00AB4BE7/EN-US/GUID-3AA7B50B-EBE5-4A29-A15A-316849BA9BDB.html
5571674 8 months ago in reply to bluefish +1

Ok, i will try that tomorrow and report back. Thank you

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0 bluefish 8 months ago

5571674 said:
It also took a some time to register that i was exercising, with the heart rate staying around 70bpm for 5-10 minutes.

You must start the corresponding activity profile manually so that the HR sensor immediately goes into high power mode. Call up the activity profile and start the timer.