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VivoActive 3 heart Rate Strap instead of Ohr

Former Member over 7 years ago

I recently bought a Vivoactive 3 to use in place of my Fenix 3 (non-Ohr). During my workouts the OHR is terrible in terms of accuracy. So, my question is: Can I pair a BT or ANT+ HR strap to use during workouts only and override the OHR? Otherwise I am very happy with the device for the daily monitoring.

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denisovaa over 7 years ago +1

I have the basic garmin 10997 chest strap. I have used it with success on my vivoactive 3.

You must pair the chest strap as ChrisSinfield1963 mentioned. Once the chest strap is paired, you can view its…

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0 Rueppi over 6 years ago

I paired the H10... I assume the H7 works too

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to denisovaa

Excellent answer. Thanks for a proper explanation.

NOW I am happy.

What I have noticed is that when I turn off the wrist HR my watch face HR stops and it does not take it from the strap.

I'll now look to see what it does if the activity (bike) is selected.