Fitbit Zip Charge 4 User manual

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User Manual
Version 1.0

Table of Contents
Get started 6
What's in the box 6
Set up Charge 4 7
Charge your tracker 7
Set up with your phone or tablet 8
See your data in the Fitbit app 9
Unlock Fitbit Premium 10
Wear Charge 4 11
Placement for all-day wear vs. exercise 11
Handedness 12
Change the band 13
Remove a band 13
Attach a new band 14
Basics 15
Navigate Charge 4 15
Basic navigation 15
Quick settings 17
Adjust settings 18
Check battery level 19
Set up device lock 19
Turn off the screen 20
Care for Charge 4 20
Apps and Clock Faces 21
Change the clock face 21
Open apps 21
Download additional apps 21
Remove apps 21
Lifestyle 23
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Agenda 23
Weather 23
Check the weather 23
Add or remove a city 24
Notifications 25
Set up notifications 25
See incoming notifications 25
Manage notifications 26
Turn off notifications 26
Answer or reject phone calls 27
Respond to messages 28
Timekeeping 29
Use the Alarms app 29
Dismiss or snooze an alarm 29
Use the Timers app 30
Activity and Sleep 31
See your stats 31
Track a daily activity goal 31
Choose a goal 32
Track your hourly activity 32
Track your sleep 32
Set a sleep goal 33
Learn about your sleep habits 33
See your heart rate 33
Practice guided breathing 34
Fitness and Exercise 35
Track your exercise automatically 35
Track and analyze exercise with the Exercise app 35
Track an exercise 35
Customize your exercise settings and shortcuts 37
Check your workout summary 38
Check your heart rate 38
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Custom heart-rate zones 39
Earn Active Zone Minutes 40
Share your activity 41
View your cardio fitness score 41
Control music with the Spotify app 42
Fitbit Pay 43
Use credit and debit cards 43
Set up Fitbit Pay 43
Make purchases 44
Change your default card 45
Pay for transit 45
Update, Restart, and Erase 46
Update Charge 4 46
Restart Charge 4 46
Erase Charge 4 47
Troubleshooting 48
Heart-rate signal missing 48
GPS signal missing 48
Other issues 49
General Info and Specifications 50
Sensors 50
Materials 50
Wireless technology 50
Haptic feedback 50
Battery 50
Memory 51
Display 51
Band size 51
Environmental conditions 51
Learn more 52
Return policy and warranty 52
Regulatory & Safety Notices 53
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USA:Federal Communications Commission(FCC) statement 53
Canada:Industry Canada (IC)statement 54
European Union (EU) 55
IP Rating 56
Argentina 56
Australia and New Zealand 57
Belarus 57
Customs Union 57
China 57
India 59
Indonesia 59
Israel 59
Japan 59
Mexico 60
Morocco 60
Nigeria 60
Oman 60
Philippines 61
Taiwan 61
United Arab Emirates 64
Vietnam 65
Zambia 65
Safety Statement 65
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Get started
Push your goals further with built-in GPS, personalized heart-rate features, up to 7
days of battery life, and more on Fitbit Charge 4. Take a moment to review our
complete safety information at fitbit.com/safety. Charge 4 is not intended to
provide medical or scientific data.
What's in the box
Your Charge 4 box includes:
Tracker with small band
(color and material vary) Charging cable Additional large band (color and material vary)
The detachable bands on Charge 4 come in a variety of colors and materials, sold
separately.
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Set up Charge 4
For the best experience, use the Fitbit app for iPhones and iPads or Android
phones.
To create a Fitbit account, you're prompted to enter your birthdate, height, weight,
and sex to calculate your stride length and to estimate distance, basal metabolic
rate, and calorie burn. After you set up your account, your first name, last initial, and
profile picture are visible to all other Fitbit users. You have the option to share other
information, but most of the information you provide to create an account is private
by default.
Charge your tracker
A fully-charged Charge 4 has a battery life of up to 7 days. Battery life and charge
cycles vary with use and other factors; actual results will vary.
Note: The Charge 4 charging cable has a gray connector on the base of the clip. The
Charge 3 charger doesn’t work with Charge 4.
To charge Charge 4:
1. Plug the charging cable into the USB port on your computer, or a UL-certified
USB wall charger, or another low-energy charging device.
2. Clip the other end of the charging cable to the port on the back of Charge 4.
The pins on the charging clip must lock securely with the gold contacts on the
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back of the tracker. Charge 4 vibrates, and a battery icon appears on the
screen.
Charging fully takes about 1-2 hours. While the tracker charges, you can press the
button to check the battery level. A fully-charged tracker shows a solid battery icon
with a smile.
Set up with your phone or tablet
Set up Charge 4 with the Fitbit app. The Fitbit app is compatible with most popular
phones and tablets. For more information, see fitbit.com/devices.
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To get started:
1. Download the Fitbit app:
lApple App Store for iPhones and iPads
lGoogle Play Store for Android phones
2. Install the app, and open it.
lIf you already have a Fitbit account, log in to your account > tap the
Today tab > your profile picture > Set Up a Device.
lIf you don't have a Fitbit account, tap Join Fitbit to be guided through a
series of questions to create a Fitbit account.
3. Continue to follow the on-screen instructions to connect Charge 4 to your
account.
When you're done with setup, read through the guide to learn more about your
new tracker and then explore the Fitbit app.
For more information, see help.fitbit.com.
See your data in the Fitbit app
Sync Charge 4 to transfer your data to the Fitbit app, where you can view your
activity and sleep data, log food and water, participate in challenges, and more.
Each time you open the Fitbit app, Charge 4 syncs automatically when it's nearby.
You can also use the Sync Now option in the app at any time.
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Unlock Fitbit Premium
Fitbit Premium helps you build healthy habits by offering tailored workouts,
insights into how your behavior impacts your health, and personalized plans to help
you reach your goals. A Fitbit Premium subscription includes health insights and
guidance, advanced sleep tools, customized programs, and 150+ workouts from
fitness brands.
For more information, see help.fitbit.com.
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Wear Charge 4
PlaceCharge 4 around your wrist. If you need to attach a different size band, or if
you purchased another band, see the instructions in "Change the band" on page13.
Placement for all-day wear vs. exercise
When you're not exercising, wear Charge 4 a finger's width above your wrist bone.
For optimized heart-rate tracking while exercising:
lDuring a workout, experiment with wearing your tracker higher on your wrist
(2 finger widths) for an improved fit. Many exercises, such as bike riding or
weight lifting, cause you to bend your wrist frequently, which could interfere
with the heart-rate signal if the tracker is lower on your wrist.
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lWear your tracker on top of your wrist, and make sure the back of the device
is in contact with your skin.
lConsider tightening your band before a workout and loosening it when you’re
done. The band should be snug but not constricting (a tight band restricts
blood flow, potentially affecting the heart-rate signal).
Handedness
For greater accuracy, you must specify whether you wear Charge 4 on your
dominant or non-dominant hand. Your dominant hand is the one you use for writing
and eating. To start, the Wrist setting is set to non-dominant. If you wear Charge 4
on your dominant hand, change the Wrist setting in the Fitbit app:
From the Today tab in the Fitbit app, tap your profile picture >Charge 4 tile
>Wrist >Dominant.
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Change the band
Charge 4 comes with a small band attached and an additional large, bottom band in
the box. Boththe top and bottom bands can be swapped with accessory bands,
sold separately on fitbit.com. For band measurements, see "Band size" on page51.
Charge 3 bands are compatible with Charge 4.
Remove a band
1. Turn over Charge 4 and find the band latches.
2. To release the latch, press down on the flat button on the band.
3. Gently pull the band away from the tracker to release it.
4. Repeat on the other side.
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Attach a new band
To attach a new band, press it into the end of the tracker until you feel it snap into
place.
If you have trouble attaching the band or if it feels loose, gently move the band
back and forth to make sure it's attached to the tracker.
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Basics
Learn how to manage Charge 4's settings, set a personal PIN code, navigate the
screen, and more.
Navigate Charge 4
Charge 4 has a PMOLED touchscreen display and 1 button.
Navigate Charge 4 by tapping the screen, swiping side to side and up and down, or
pressing the button. To preserve battery, the tracker’s screen turns off when not in
use.
Basic navigation
The home screen is the clock.
lSwipe down to see notifications.
lSwipe up to see your daily stats.
lSwipe left to see the apps on your tracker.
lPress the button to go back to a previous screen or return to the clock face.
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Quick settings
Press and hold the button and swipe left on Charge 4 for a faster way to access
certain settings. Tap a setting to turn it on or off. When you turn off the setting, the
icon appears dim with a line through it.
On the quick settings screen:
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DND (Do not disturb) When the do not disturb setting is on, notifications, goal
celebrations, and reminders to move don't cause the tracker
to vibrate or the screen to turn on.
You can't turn on do not disturb and sleep mode at the same
time.
Sleep Mode When the sleep mode setting is on:
lNotifications don't cause the tracker to vibrate or
the screen to turn on.
lThe screen's brightness is set to dim.
lTurning your wrist won't cause the tracker's
screen to turn on.
Sleep mode doesn't automatically turn off unless you set a
sleep mode schedule. To schedule sleep mode to
automatically turn on during certain hours:
1. Open the Settings app and tap Sleep Mode.
2. Tap Schedule to turn it on.
3. Tap Sleep Interval and set your sleep mode
schedule. Sleep mode automatically turns off at
the time you schedule, even if you manually
turned it on.
You can't turn on do not disturb and sleep mode at the same
time.
Screen Wake When the screen wake setting is on, turn your wrist toward
you to turn on the screen.
Adjust settings
Manage basic settings in the Settings app :
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Brightness Change the screen's brightness.
Vibrations Adjust your tracker's vibration strength.
Heart Rate Turn heart-rate tracking on or off.
Do Not
Disturb
Adjust do not disturb settings, including whether the mode should turn on
automatically when you use the Exercise app.
Sleep
Mode
Adjust sleep mode settings, including setting a schedule for the mode to
automatically turn on and off.
Heart
Zone
Alerts
Turn heart-rate zone alerts on or off.
Tap a setting to adjust it.Swipe up to see the full list of settings.
Check battery level
On the clock face, swipe up. The battery level icon is at the top of the screen.
Set up device lock
To help keep your tracker secure, turn on device lock in the Fitbit app, which
prompts you to enter a personal 4-digit PINcode to unlock your tracker. If you set
up Fitbit Pay to make contactless payments from your tracker, device lock is turned
on automatically and you're required to set a code. If you don't use Fitbit Pay,
device lock is optional.
Turn on device lock or reset your PINcode in the Fitbit app:
From the Today tab in the Fitbit app, tap your profile picture >Charge 4 tile
>Device Lock.
For more information, see help.fitbit.com.
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Turn off the screen
To turn off Charge 4's screen when not in use, briefly cover the tracker face with
your opposite hand, press the button, or turn your wrist away from your body.
Care for Charge 4
It's important to clean and dry Charge 4 regularly. For more information, see
fitbit.com/productcare.
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