Coros APEX User manual

COROS APEX Watch User Manual
Last edit on 12/27/2018
Home Page
Default page can be customized with different watch face options. Information displayed on the home
page includes but not limited to current time/date, day of the week, calories, exercise time, step
counter, floors climbed, remaining battery percentage. Not all of this information will be displayed
together on the home page. Press the BACK key to view all information on the home page.
When you scroll the digital knob on the home page, you can easily view useful data in 5 segments. Press
the CONFIRM key to switch pages within a segment.
Segment 1: calories, step counter, exercise time, floors climbed
Segment 2: last 6 hours heart rate graph, real time heart rate
Segment 3: last 6 hours atmospheric pressure, last 6 hours elevation, last 6 hours temperature
Segment 4: 3D compass, real time GPS coordinates
Segment 5: smart notifications from your phone
Quick Menu – 7 options
Hold the BACK key for 1 second to bring up the quick menu. You can quickly access many useful options
and settings here like watch face, compass, stopwatch, timer, settings (system), Do Not Disturb, alarm.
Unfortunately, you can’t customize the quick menu.
General Menu – 9 options
Press the digital knob or the CONFIRM key once from the home page to open up the menu. You can
view and select different workout modes here. Currently we support 7 different modes including Run,
Indoor Run, Bike, Indoor Bike, Pool Swim, Open Water, and Triathlon (customizable). Other than the
workout modes, you can view workout history in AI Trainer and adjust more system settings in System.
System – 6 options
Do Not Disturb – on/off, during DND mode, wrist-turn backlight will be disabled and phone notifications
will not be displayed
Accessories – Add ANT+, Added List, Broadcast Heart Rate
Alarm – Add New Alarm, customizable time and days to repeat

Watch Face & Theme Color –choose from different watch faces and theme colors
Pair Phone – shows QR code if haven’t paired with a phone
General –more system settings
General – 12 options
Wrist Hand – left/right
Digital Knob – clockwise down/up
Vibration & Tones – vibration (all on/off, key off), key tones on/off, message & call tones on/off, alarm
tones on/off, activity alert tones on/off
Auto Lock – on/off to prevent misoperation. If turned on, home page will lock in 2 minutes after the last
operation on the home page. Press any key to unlock the screen.
Units – imperial/metric for the watch display. If you want to change the unit on the COROS app, please
follow the steps to operate in the COROS app: Profile page > click on profile image > scroll down to
Units.
Date/Time – 24-hour on/off, auto sync on/off when connecting with the COROS app, time zone, set
time/date
Languages – English, Chinese, German, Spanish
Elevation – use GPS to calibrate current elevation, enter elevation manually
Compass – calibrate compass
Device’s Info – 6 digit ID, firmware version, GPS version, hardware version, Bluetooth version, ANT+
device ID
Reset All – reset all settings and delete all data on the watch
Turn Off – after shutdown, hold CONFIRM key for 2 seconds to turn on the watch
Workout Modes
Once you press the CONFIRM key to open up any workout page, the optical heart rate sensor will start
working actively. GPS sensor will also become active in workout modes that require GPS. Press CONFIRM
key during any started workout to Resume, Finish, and view Lap Details. Pause time will display on the
bottom of the pause page. Press BACK key to start a new lap during workout. Workout summary page
will show up once the workout is finished. You can sync workout and activity data to the COROS app
when your watch is active in the app. Swipe left on the target workout to delete it on the All Workout
page.
Special Workout Modes
Interval Training

Train and rest with preset intervals and warm up/cool down options. Press BACK key to skip to the next
section. Press BACK key won’t start a new lap during interval training.
Aerobic / Anaerobic Training
Available for Run and Indoor Run only. Set a Training Effect goal (2.5, 3.5, 4.5) to reach for during the
workout. Start with a 10-minute warm up to bring up your heart rate to the target zone. Then maintain
your heart rate in the target zone during training. You will be alerted if your heart rate falls out of the
target zone. 3 new metrics will provide you insights to your real-time training performance, Stamina,
Aerobic Training Effect, Anaerobic Training Effect. Once you reach the TE goal, you will enter into a cool
down section. End the training at any time to view your workout summary. You can’t use BACK key to
skip to the next section.
Triathlon
Choose from Run, Bike, Open Water and add them to the 3 segments the way you want. Press
CONFIRM key to choose to skip to the next section. If so, paused time will be counted as transition time.
If press BACK key and return to the workout from the paused page, paused time will be added back to
the workout time. Once Triathlon is finished, you can select to view overall and individual segment’s
summary. Press BACK key won’t start a new lap.
Quick Menu during Workout – 6 options
Hold the BACK key for 1 second during any started workout to bring up the quick menu workout version
and adjust the following options: UltraMax (on/off), Compass, Wrist Hand (left/right), Stopwatch
(CONFIRM key to start/pause, BACK key to record laps/reset, scroll up/down to view laps, hold BACK key
to return), Timer (CONFIRM key to set time/start/pause, BACK key to reset/return), Settings (apply
workout specific setting changes to the current workout immediately)
Run
Start: Press to start recording your running data.
Interval Training: Press to start recording interval running data.
Aerobic Training: Press to start recording aerobic training data.
Anaerobic Training: Press to start recording anaerobic training data.
Settings: Adjust the following settings according to your needs.
Interval Settings - repeat times, interval by time/distance/open, rest by time/distance/open, warm up
on/off, cool down on/off)
Auto Lap – on/off, distance
Auto Pause – on/off
Pace Alert – on/off, pace interval
Cadence Alert – on/off, cadence interval
HR Alert – on/off, HR interval (custom, EE, AT, MLSS, LT, MLA)*

Metronome – on/off, beats per 2 minutes
Auto Scroll – on/off, seconds till next data screen
White Background – on/off for improved visibility of data screen
Auto Lock – on/off to prevent misoperation during workout. If turned on, data screen will lock in 10
seconds after the last operation on the watch. Hold any key for 1 second to unlock the screen.
GPS – GPS Normal (uses GPS system only with normal battery consumption), GPS+GLONASS (uses GPS
and GLONASS systems together with better tracking accuracy and increased battery consumption)
Restore Defaults - reset settings to defaults
*EE is 65% – 85% of your lactate threshold HR, AT is 86% – 89%, MLSS is 90% – 95%, LT is 96% – 105%,
MLA is over 105%.
Indoor Run
Start: Press to start recording your running data.
Aerobic Training: Press to start recording aerobic training data.
Anaerobic Training: Press to start recording anaerobic training data.
Settings: Adjust the following settings according to your needs.
Auto Lap – on/off, distance
Auto Pause – on/off
Pace Alert – on/off, pace interval
Cadence Alert – on/off, cadence interval
HR Alert – on/off, HR interval (custom, EE, AT, MLSS, LT, MLA)*
Metronome – on/off, beats per 2 minutes
Auto Scroll – on/off, seconds till auto scroll to the next data screen
White Background – on/off for improved visibility of data screen
Auto Lock – on/off to prevent misoperation during workout. If turned on, data screen will lock in 10
seconds after the last operation on the watch. Hold any key for 1 second to unlock the screen.
Restore Defaults - reset settings to defaults
Bike
Start: Press to start recording your cycling data.
Interval Training: Press to start recording interval cycling data.
Settings: Adjust the following settings according to your needs.

Interval Settings - repeat times, interval by time/distance/open, rest by time/distance/open, warm up
on/off, cool down on/off)
Auto Lap – on/off, distance
Auto Pause – on/off
Speed Alert – on/off, speed interval
Cadence Alert – on/off, cadence interval
HR Alert – on/off, HR interval (custom, EE, AT, MLSS, LT, MLA)*
Auto Scroll – on/off, seconds till next data screen
White Background – on/off for improved visibility of data screen
Auto Lock – on/off to prevent misoperation during workout. If turned on, data screen will lock in 10
seconds after the last operation on the watch. Hold any key for 1 second to unlock the screen.
GPS – GPS Normal (uses GPS system only with normal battery consumption), GPS+GLONASS (uses GPS
and GLONASS systems together with better tracking accuracy and increased battery consumption)
Restore Defaults - reset settings to defaults
Indoor Bike
Start: Press to start recording your cycling data.
Settings: Adjust the following settings according to your needs.
Auto Lap – on/off, distance
Speed Alert – on/off, speed interval
Cadence Alert – on/off, cadence interval
HR Alert – on/off, HR interval (custom, EE, AT, MLSS, LT, MLA)*
Auto Scroll – on/off, seconds till next data screen
White Background – on/off for improved visibility of data screen
Auto Lock – on/off to prevent misoperation during workout. If turned on, data screen will lock in 10
seconds after the last operation on the watch. Hold any key for 1 second to unlock the screen.
Restore Defaults - reset settings to defaults
Pool Swim
Start: Press to start recording your swimming data.
Settings: Adjust the following settings according to your needs.
Pool Length – select from preset lengths or customize in meters or yards.
Distance Alert – on/off, select to get notified after specific laps.

HR Alert – on/off, HR interval (custom, EE, AT, MLSS, LT, MLA)*
White Background – on/off for improved visibility of data screen
Auto Lock – on/off to prevent misoperation during workout. If turned on, data screen will lock in 10
seconds after the last operation on the watch. Hold any key for 1 second to unlock the screen.
Restore Defaults - reset settings to defaults
Open Water
Start: Press to start recording your swimming data.
Settings: Adjust the following settings according to your needs.
Auto Lap – on/off, distance
HR Alert – on/off, HR interval (custom, EE, AT, MLSS, LT, MLA)*
White Background – on/off for improved visibility of data screen
Auto Lock – on/off to prevent misoperation during workout. If turned on, data screen will lock in 10
seconds after the last operation on the watch. Hold any key for 1 second to unlock the screen.
GPS – GPS Normal (uses GPS system only with normal battery consumption), GPS+GLONASS (uses GPS
and GLONASS systems together with better tracking accuracy and increased battery consumption)
Restore Defaults - reset settings to defaults
Triathlon
Start: Press to start recording your triathlon data
Settings: Adjust the following settings according to your needs
Custom – select from Open Water, Bike, Run and add them to the 3 segments the way you want or
restore to the standard triathlon mode.
Auto Lap – on/off
Activity Alert – on/off all the workout alerts for all segments
Auto Scroll – on/off, seconds till next data screen
White Background – on/off for improved visibility of data screen
Auto Lock – on/off to prevent misoperation during workout. If turned on, data screen will lock in 10
seconds after the last operation on the watch. Hold any key for 1 second to unlock the screen.