OHR automatically off when chest strap is worn?

probably a lame question, but i decided to start wearing a chest strap on certain runs when i was really trying to closely monitor my HR. the OHR, IMHO, has been far superior to that on my 935, but it still has occasional cadence locks where my HR will go way up for moments during a run.

anyway, the watch correctly detects my chest strap and appears to be using it (much steadier data and no pulses of cadence lock), but as far a i can tell, it seems that the OHR is still running as the green light is still on unless i take the watch off. i have the OHR set to "auto" which i would assume should shut the OHR when i'm using chest strap.

anyone have a similar experience or insights to share on how to make sure the OHR is off when using a chest strap? or is this a bug?

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tmk2 over 3 years ago +1

The optical sensor may stay on for several reasons, for example:

1. You use Garmin Pay, and the watch needs to know if it is worn or not. It does this by looking for your pulse.

2. You have PulseOx on…

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0 tmk2 over 3 years ago

The optical sensor may stay on for several reasons, for example:

1. You use Garmin Pay, and the watch needs to know if it is worn or not. It does this by looking for your pulse.

2. You have PulseOx on.

0 derek87 over 3 years ago in reply to tmk2

thanks for insights.

1. i do use Garmin Pay, but rarely...i would think it's only using OHR when i have it "active" (ie, have entered my PIN)

2. i don't use PulseOx and it's OFF all the time.

any other potential reasons?

0 seilogramp over 3 years ago

derek87 said:
it still has occasional cadence locks where my HR will go way up for moments during a run.

Mine does the same, even when using the strap, especially during the winter where humidity is low and I'm wearing layers. Since I got the 945 LTE, I have not tried using the strap again. I will have to test and see if I have the same issues as do you.