Fitbit Zip One User manual

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WirelessActivity
+ SleepTracker
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Product  Manual

FitbitOneActivity&SleepTrackerProduct
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Gett ingStarted
What’sincluded
YourFitbit.comDashboard
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Wirelesssynctoacomputer
SettingupyourFitbitOneonacomputer
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InstallingFitbitConnectonyourcomputer
PairingyourFitbitOnetrackertoFitbitConnect
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UsingyourFitbitOnewithamobiledevice
PairingyourFitbitOnetoamobiledevice
SyncingyourFitbitOnetoaniOSdevice
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UpdatingyourFitbitOneonamobiledevice
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UpdatingyourFitbitOneonacomputer
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WearingyourFitbitOnetracker
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ControlsandDisplay
TheFitbitOneDisplay
BeginnerMode
PowerSavingMode
TurningoffyourFitbitOne
DisplayScreens
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SilentAlarms
Sett ingupSilentAlarmsfromyourcomputer
Sett ingupSilentAlarmsfromyourmobiledevice
TrackingSleep
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GeneralFitbitOneInformation
BatteryLifeandPower
Memory
SenorsandMotors
SizeandWeight
EnvironmentalConditions
PC/Macrequirements
SupportedBrowsers
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Help
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Statements
FederalCommunicationsCommission (FCC) Statement

Gett ingstarted
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YourFitbitOnepackagewillcontain:
a.FitbitOneWirelessActivity+SleepTracker
b.clip
c.wirelessUSBdongle
d.sleepwristband
e.chargingcable(tobeusedonlyforcharging;notforsyncing)
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A quickstartguideisalsoincluded.
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YourFitbit.comDashboard
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UsingyourFitbitOneinconjunctionwiththefreeFitbit.comDashboardgivesyoutheabilitytolog
andtrackyourphysicalactivities,foodandcalorieintake,sleeppatterns,bodygoalsandmore.
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WhenyoulogintoFitbit.com,yourDashboardwillshow:
•informationsyncedfromyourtracker,includingstepstaken,distancetraveledandcaloriesburned.
•agraphofyourtimespentbeingactivethroughouttheday.
•aFoodPlantohelpyoukeepontrackwithweightlossormaintenancegoalsbymonitoring
caloriesandactivitylevels.
•asleepgraphshowingyourtimeinbedversusactualsleep,timesawakenedandsleepefficiency.
•yourfriendsandgroups,withwhomyoucaninteracttomakeFitbitmorefun.
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Wirelesssynctoacomputer
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SyncingoccursautomaticallyanytimeyourFitbitOneiswithin 20 feetofawirelessUSBdonglethatis
pluggedintoyourcomputer’sUSBport.FitbitConnectsoftwaremustbeinstalledforyourtrackertosync
withFitbit.com.
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SettingupyourFitbitOneonacomputer
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1.EnsureyourFitbitOnehassufficientbatterycharge:holddownthetracker’sbuttonforafewseconds.
Ifthescreendoesnotilluminate,chargeyourtrackerforatleast 5 minutesbeforesettingup.
TochargeyourFitbitOne,alignthegoldcontactsonyourtrackerwiththegoldcontactsontheinsideof
thechargingcable,thenplugitintoyourcomputer’sUSBport.
*Pleasenotethatthechargingcableisforchargingonly;itwillnotsyncyourtracker’sdatatoFitbit.com.
2.Oncethetracker’sdisplayturnson,youwillbereadytosetitup.
3.PlugthewirelessUSBdongleintoaUSBportonyourcomputer.Thisneedstobeconnectedtosenddata
fromyourtrackertoyourFitbitaccount.
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4.OnceyourtrackerischargedandyourwirelessUSBdongleispluggedintoyourcomputer,continuethe
setupprocessbyinstallingFitbitConnect.2

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InstallingFitbitConnectonyourcomputer
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FitbitConnectneedstobeinstalledonyourcomputerinorderforyourtrackertouploaddata
toyourFitbit.comDashboard.
ToinstallFitbitConnect:
1.Gotothesoftwaredownloadpage:www.fitbit.com/start/one.
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2.ClickthepinkDownloadbuttontogetthesoftwareforyouroperatingsystem.
3.IfyouareonaPC,openthe.zipfile,thenopenthe.exefilethatisunzipped.
IfFitbitConnectdoesnotappearonyourdesktop,searchfor“FitbitConnect”intheStartmenu.
IfyouareonaMac,openthe.dmgfile.
IfFitbitConnectdoesnotappearonyourdesktop,searchfor“Fitbit”inSpotlight.
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4.Runtheinstallationfilebydouble‐clickingonit,thenfollowtheonscreeninstructions.
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PairingyourFitbitOnetoFitbitConnect
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1.OnceyouhavedownloadedandinstalledFitbitConnect,openitup.
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2.Right‐clickonFitbitConnect,whichwillbefoundinyourSystemTrayifyou’reonaPC,orinyour
ToolbarifyouareonaMac.
MacuserscanalsolocateFitbitConnectbysearchingfortheprograminSpotlight.
WindowsuserscanalsosearchforFitbitConnectbysearchingintheStartMenu.
ClickontheFitbiticon,thenon“OpenMainMenu”.FromtheMainMenu,click“SetUpDevice”.
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3.OntheAccountSetupscreen,youhavetheoptiontocreateanewaccountorlogintoanexist ingFitbit
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4.Ifyouselect“NewtoFitbit”you’llbepromptedtosignup.
Ifyouselect“ExistingUser”you’llbepromptedtologin.
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*IfyoualreadyhaveaFitbitaccountandwanttouseyourFitbitOnewithyourexistingaccount,
loginusingthatemailaddress,butpleasenotethattherecanonlybeonetracker
perFitbitaccount.IfyouhaveanothertrackerassociatedwiththatFitbitaccount,linkinganewdevice
toitwillunlinktheprevioustracker.TomonitoryourFitbitOneandanothertracker
simultaneously,you’llneedtocreateanewFitbitaccountwithadifferentemailaddress.
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6.Onceyou’veenteredyouremailaddress,youwillbeaskedtofillinafewdetailsaboutyourself.
Thisinformationimprovestheaccuracyofyourcalorieburnanddistancedata.
YoucanadjustyourprivacysettingswithinFitbittocontrolwhatinformat ionissharedwithothers.
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7.Afterfillingoutyourpersonalinformation,youwillbeaskedtoselectwhichdeviceyou  aresettingup.
MakesurethatyourwirelessUSBdongleispluggedintoyourcomputerandthatyourFitbitOneisnearit.
IfyouhaveanytrackersinadditiontoyourFitbitOne,pleasemovethemawayfromyourcomputeratthistime.
ClicktheFitbitOnetile.
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The  softwarewillbegintosearchforyourOne.
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8. A  4 digitpairingnumberwillappearonyourtracker’sdisplayoncetheFitbitConnecthaslocatedit.
Itmaytakeupto 30 secondsforthisnumbertoappear.
Ifthenumberdoesnotdisplay,click“Idon’tseeanumberstartingwith0”.Atthistime,makesurethatyour
trackerischargedandthedisplayison.FitbitConnectwillresumelookingforyourtracker.
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9.Enterthenumberdisplayedonyourtracker’sscreen,thenclick“Next”.
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10.YourtrackerwillnowconnecttoFitbit.com.Thiscantakeuptoaminute.
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11.Onceyourtrackerhasbeenfound,enteragreetingthatyouwillseewhenyoupickupyourFitbitOne.
Thisgreetingcanbeyournameoranycombinationof8lettersornumbers.
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12.Yourpersonalizedgreetingwillnowbesenttoyourtracker.Thiscantakeupto 30 seconds.
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13.WhenyourtrackerhasbeenlinkedwithyourFitbitaccount,youwillseea“You’reallset”screen.
TakesomestepswithyourtrackerandsyncittoyouraccounttoseeyourstatsonyourDashboard.
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UsingyourFitbitOnewithamobiledevice
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TheFitbitOnewillsyncwithcompatibleBluetoothSmartdevices.Currently,theiPhone4S,iPhone5,iPod
Touch,iPadMiniand3rdgenerationiPadwillsynctotheFitbitOne.
DevicesthatdonothaveBluetooth4.0/BluetoothSmartcompatibilitywon’tsyncdirectlywiththeFitbitOne.
ThefreeFitbitmobileappwillalwaysshowallofyourstatsthathavebeensyncedusingacomputer.
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PairingyourFitbitOnetoamobiledevice
1.MakesurethatyourFitbitOneischargedbypressingitsbutton.Ifthescreendoesnotilluminateafterdoing
this,chargeyourFitbitOnebypluggingitintothechargingcable.Thechargingcableshouldbeconnectedtoa
computer’sUSBportoranyUSBchargingoutletforatleast 5 minutesbeforesettingup.
2.Onceyourtrackerischarged,downloadthelatestFitbitappforyourdevice.IfyoualreadyhavetheFitbit
app,youmayneedtoupdateitatthistime.Checkthe App StoretoseeifthereisaFitbitappupdateavailable.
3.OpentheFitbitapp.IfyoualreadyhaveaFitbitaccountandwouldliketosyncyourFitbitOnewiththat
account,tapthe“Login”button.Pleasenotethatonlyonetrackercanbepairedtoyouraccountatatime.
Ifyouhavemultipletrackers,you’llneedtohavemultipleFitbitaccounts.
IfyouarenewtoFitbit(orhaveanexistingFitbitdevicethatyouwouldliketocontinuetousewithadifferent
emailaddress),youcansignupforanewaccountbytappingthe“Getstarted”button.
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4.IfyouarenewtoFitbit,youwillbeaskedforyourpersonalinformationonthefollowingscreen.
5.Ifyoudon’talreadyhaveanaccount,  onthenextscreenyou’llbeaskedfortheemailaddressandpassword
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6.Moveyourtrackerclosetoyourmobiledevice,thentap“SetupNow”.Ifyouseea“LinkNow”buttoninstead,
youalreadyhaveatrackerassociatedwiththeemailyouenteredatlogin.Tap“LinkNow”tosyncthetrackerto
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7.Select“One”.
8.Afterselecting“One”,tap“Start”onthenextscreen.Yourmobiledevicewillbegintosearchforyour
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9.Whenthe“WefoundaFitbitOne”screenappears,tap“Next”.
10.Whenyourtrackerhasbeendiscovered,youwillbeaskedtoenterthenumberonyourtracker’s
displayintoyourmobiledevice.
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11.YourmobiledevicewillnowlinkyourtrackertoyourFitbitaccount.
Click“Done”intheupperrightcornerofthe“You’reallset”screentoreturntotheFitbitappandseeany
statsthathavebeensynced.
Clicking“FitbitOne101”willbringuptwoscreenswithbasicinformationaboutusingyourOne.
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SyncingyourFitbitOnetoaniOSdevice
IfyouhaveaniPhone4S,iPhone5,iPadMini,3rdgenerat ioniPadoriPodTouch,youcansyncthetrackerwith
youriOSdevice.IfyouuseanolderiPhoneoriPad,youcannotsyncyourtrackerdirectlywithyourmobile
device;youwillneedtosyncyourtrackertoFitbit.comusingacomputerfirst.Yourstatswillthenbesentto
yourFitbitmobileapp.
YoumusthaveBluetoothenabledtosyncyourtrackertoyourphone.
ToenableBluetoothfromtheFitbitappgotoMore>Devices>UseBluetooth,andtoggletoON.
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Thereisanoptionforbackgroundsync.Withbackgroundsyncturnedon,yourmobiledevicewill
periodicallysyncwiththetrackerevenwhentheappisnotopen.
Toenablebackgroundsyncing,gotoMore>Devices>One>BackgroundSync,andtoggletoON.
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Thereisalsoaforcesyncoption,whichyoucantaptoforceyourtrackertosynctotheFitbitappondemand.
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UpdatingyourFitbitOneonamobiledevice
UpdatingyourtrackerwillfixbugsandaddnewfeaturesthathavebeenaddedtotheFitbitOne.
FromtheFitbitapp,gotoMore>Devices>One.
Ifadeviceupdateisavailable,youwillseetheoptionto“UpdateFitbitOne”atthebottomofthescreen.
Ifyourtrackerisalreadyuptodate,“UpdateFitbitOne”willnotbeanoptiononyourmobiledevice.
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Ifyouseethe“UpdateFitbitOne”option,bringyourtrackernearyourmobiledeviceandtap“UpdateFitbit
One”,thentap“Next”.
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Itisokaytoleavethisscreenduringtheprocess;yourupdatewillcontinue.WhenyourFitbitOne
isuptodate,a“You’reallset!”screenwillappearonyourmobiledeviceandyourtrackerwillrestart.
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UpdatingyourFitbitOneonacomputer
YoucanupdateyourFitbitOneusingtheFitbitConnectapplication.Ifyouhavepreviouslysetupyour
device,youshouldalreadyhavetheFitbitConnectapplicationonyourcomputer.
1.ClickontheFitbiticonandgoto“MainMenu”.
OnaMac,theFitbitConnectapplicationshouldappearinyourToolbarattoprightofyourscreen.
OnaPC,right‐clicktheFitbiticonshouldappearinyourSystemTray.
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2.FromtheMainMenuofFitbitConnect,selecttheopt ion“CheckForDeviceUpdate”andthensigninto
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3.BringyourtrackerclosetoyourwirelessUSBdongleandpressthetracker’sbuttontomakesureitison.
4.IfyourFitbitOneisnotuptodate,theupdatewillbeginautomatically.Thetracker’sdisplaywillshowa
progressbarwhileitisupdating.Keepyourtrackerclosetoyourcomputeruntiltheupdateiscomplete.
Thiscantakeupto 5 minutes.
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WearingyourFitbitOne
TheFitbitOneismostaccuratewhenwornonorveryclosetothetorso.
A clipdesignedtokeepthetrackersecuredtoyourclothingisincludedinyourpackage.
A sleepwristbandforyourFitbitOneisalsoincluded.Thewristbandisdesignedforsleeptracking,notfor
useduringtheday.
Idealplacestowearyourtrackerare:
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•onabelt•onabra•inapocket•onyourwrist
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ControlsandDisplay
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TheFitbitOneDisplay
TheFitbitOnefeaturesanOLED(OrganicLight‐EmittingDiode)display.Theactivitystatsshownonyour
trackerreseteverymidnight,andyourminute‐to‐minutedataisstoredforupto 7 dayswithoutsyncing.
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BeginnerMode
WhenyoufirstsetupyourFitbitOne,itwillbeinbeginnermode.Thenamecorrespondingtothedisplay
modeyou’reinwillappear(forexample,“STEPS”isdisplayedbefore“7482”andthestepsicon)in
beginnermode.Afterthedisplayhascycledthrougheachscreen 5 times,beginnermodewillend,andyou
willbeinnormaloperatingmode.Innormalmode,thevalueandiconisdisplayedimmediatelyforfaster
viewing.Anytimeyourtrackerisreset,itwillenterbeginnermode.Thiswillhappenifyoushutdownand
thenrestartyourtracker,upgradeyourdevice,orwhenthetracker’sbatterydrainscompletely.
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PowerSavingMode
Yourtracker’sdisplaywillturnofftosavepowerafterseveralsecondsofinactivity.Toseeyourstats
again,pressthetracker’sbutton.
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TurningoffyourFitbitOne
ToturnoffyourFitbitOne,placeitintothecharger(whichmustbepluggedintoyourcomputer’sUSB
port).Holddownthetracker’sbuttonforabout12secondsuntilthedisplayshutsoff.
Releasethetracker’sbutton.Yourtrackerwillnowbeoff,andwillnotrecordanyactivityuntilyouturnit
backonbyholdingthebuttondownforafewseconds.
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DisplayScreens
Pressthebuttononthetracker’sfacetochangethedisplay.
Eachpushcausethedisplaytocyclethroughoneofuptosevenmodes:
•Steps
•Floorsclimbed
•Distance
•Calorieburn
•Flower
•Clock
•SilentAlarm
AnyofthesedisplayscanberemovedbygoingtotheDeviceSettingssectionofyourFitbitDashboard.
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Steps
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Thestepsdisplayedrepresentyourdailytotal.Walkingandrunningstepsaredisplayedasacombined
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FloorsClimbed
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Thefloorsdisplayedarearepresentationoftheelevationyou’veclimbedfromwalkingupstairsand
hills.Eachfloorrepresentsabout10feetofelevationgain.Usingastairexercisemachinewillnotcount
towardsyourfloorstats,asthereisnoactualelevationgain.
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Distance
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FitbitOnecalculatesyourdistancebasedonyourstepcountandstridelength.Yourstridelengthis
estimatedbasedonyourheightandgender.Youalsohavetheoptionofenteringyourownstridelength
forincreasedaccuracy.Distanceunitscanbesettoeithermilesorkilometersbychangingyoursettings.
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CalorieBurn
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Thetotaldisplayedrepresentshowmanycaloriesyou’veburnedsincemidnight,andincludescalories
calculatedbyyourBasalMetabolicRate(BMR).Thismeansthatwhenyouwakeupinthemorning,you
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willseecaloriesburnedevenifyouhaven’tmovedaroundwithyourtrackeron.Whenyou’reactive,
caloriesburnedfromactivitywillbeaddedtorestingcaloriesburned.
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Flower
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Yourflowerwillgrowandshrinkbasedonyouractivityleveloverthepastseveralhours.
Thereare10leavesonafullygrownflower.Moreleavesindicatehigherrecentact ivitylevels.
Yourflowerwilladaptasyoubecomeincreasinglyactive,soitwillbecomeincreasinglychallengingto
fullygrowyourflower.
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Theclockshowsthecurrenttime.Ifthetimeisnotcorrect,syncyourtrackerandmakesurethathave
selectedtheappropriatetimezoneinyourFitbitprofile.
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SilentAlarms
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TheFitbitOnehasavibratingsilentalarmthatcanbeusedtowakeyoufromsleepwithoutdisturbing
yourpartner.
Silentalarmscanbeusedseparatelyfromsleeptracking;youdon’tneedtorecordsleeptouseyour
trackerasanalarm.
Recurringalarms(MondaythroughFriday,forexample)aresupported.Youmaysetupto8alarmsata
time.Silentalarmscanbedisabledbypressingthebuttononthetracker.
YoucansetrepeatingoronetimealarmsfromthewebsiteorthelatestversionoftheFitbitmobileapp.
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SettingupSilentAlarmsfromyourcomputer
•Tosetupasilentalarm,gotoyourFitbit.comDashboard,click“AccountSett ings”fromthe
drop‐downmenuunderyourphotoandname,thennavigateto“SilentAlarms”.
•Onceyouareinthe“SilentAlarms”sectionofyourAccountSettings,youmaybepromptedtoupdate
yourdeviceinordertobeginusingsilentalarms.Fordirectionsonhowtoupdateyourdevice,see
pages13and14ofthismanual.
•Onceyourdevicehasupdated,youmaysetalarmsfromthesilentalarmssectionofyouraccount
settings.
•Clickthe“AddAlarm”button.17

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• Add thetimeyou’dliketowakeup,selectAMorPM,tapeither“Once”foraonetimealarm,or
“Repeats”forareccuringalarm,thentapthepink“Save”button.
•Ifyouaretravelingoutofthetimezonetowhichyourtrackerisnormallyset,youcanclickthe
“change”linktoreflectyourcurrentlocation.Syncyourtrackertomakesurethetimezoneupdateis
made.
•Youmustalsosyncyourtrackerinorderforyouralarmtobesetandgooff.
•Onceyouralarmhasbeensyncedyoucancheckyourdevicetoseethenextscheduledalarmtime.
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SettingupSilentAlarmsfromyourmobiledevice
IfyouhaveamobiledevicewithBluetooth4.0/BluetoothSmartcompatibility,youcansetsilentalarms
fromtheFitbitapp.
1.Tosetasilentalarmonyourphone,opentheFitbitapp,thentap“More”,thentap“SilentAlarm”.
2.Onceyouareinthesilentalarmsection,youmaybepromptedtoupdateyourdeviceinorderto
beginusingsilentalarms(seepage13fordetailedinstructions).
3.Tap“Addanewalarm”,theselectthedayordaysandtimeatwhichyouwantyouralarmtogooff.
4.Tap“Save”.AssoonasyousyncyourtrackertoFitbit,youralarmwillbeset.
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