Fitbit Charge 6 Fitness Tracker User Manual

Fitbit Charge 6 Fitness Tracker

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Boost your routine with Fitbit Charge 6*, the only premium fitness tracker with Google built-in. With the fitness tools you need to stay motivated and crush your goals, running your day and your routine has never been easier. Take a moment to review our complete safety information at support.google.com.
Charge 6 is not intended to provide medical or scientific data.

*Fitbit Charge 6 works with most phones running Android 9.0 or newer or iOS 15 or newer and requires a Google Account, Fitbit mobile app, and internet access. Some features require a Fitbit mobile app and/or a paid subscription. See fitbit.com/devices for more information.

What’s in the box

Your Charge 6 box includes:

The detachable bands on Charge 6 come in a variety of colors and materials, sold separately.

Charge your tracker

A fully-charged Charge 6 has a battery life of up to 7 days. Battery life and charge cycles vary with use and other factors; actual results will vary.

To charge Charge 6:

1. Plug the charging cable into the USB port on your computer, a UL-certified USB wall charger, or another low-energy charging device.
2. Hold the other end of the charging cable near the port on the back of the tracker until it attaches magnetically. Make sure the pins on the charging cable align with the port on the back of your tracker.

Charging fully takes about 1-2 hours. While Charge 6 charges, double-tap the screen or press the button to turn it on and check the battery level. Swipe right on the battery screen to use Charge 6. A fully charged tracker shows a solid battery icon.

Set up

Set up Charge 6 with the Fitbit app for iPhones and iPads or Android phones. The Fitbit app is compatible with most popular phones. See fitbit.com/devices to check if your phone is compatible.

To get started:

1. Download the Fitbit app:
   1. Apple App Store for iPhones
   2. Google Play Store for Android phones
2. Install the app, and open it.
3. Tap Sign in with Google, and follow the on-screen instructions to set up your device.

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 the related help article.

See your data in the Fitbit app

Open the Fitbit app on your phone to see your health metrics, activity, and sleep data, choose a workout or mindfulness session, and more.

Unlock Fitbit Premium

Fitbit Premium is your personalized resource in the Fitbit app that helps you stay active, sleep well, and manage stress. A Premium subscription includes programs tailored to your health and fitness goals, personalized insights, hundreds of workouts from fitness brands, guided meditations, and more.
Customers can redeem a Fitbit Premium trial subscription in the Fitbit app. 1 For more information, see the related help article.

1 New and returning Fitbit Premium users only. Must activate membership within 60 days of device activation (requires valid payment method). Automatically renews at $9.99/mo* after the trial ends. Cancel before to avoid recurring fees. Content and features may change, and are not available in all regions. This membership cannot be gifted. See here for more details. T&C apply. * UK regional renewal rate is £7.99/mo.

Wear Charge 6

Wear Charge 6 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 6 a finger’s width above your wrist bone. In general, it’s always important to give your wrist a break on a regular basis by removing your tracker for around an hour after extended wear. We recommend removing your tracker while you shower. Although you can shower while wearing your tracker, not doing so reduces the potential for exposure to soaps, shampoos, and conditioners, which can cause long-term damage to your tracker and may cause skin irritation.

For optimized heart-rate tracking while exercising:

• During a workout, experiment with wearing your tracker a bit higher on your wrist 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.
• Wear your tracker on top of your wrist, and make sure the back of the device is in contact with your skin.
• Consider 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).

Fasten the band

1. Place Charge 6 around your wrist.
2.  Slide the bottom band through the first loop in the top band.
3. Tighten the band until it fits comfortably, and press the peg through one of the holes in the band.
4. Slide the loose end of the band through the second loop until it lies flat on your wrist. Make sure the band isn’t too tight. Wear the band loosely enough that it can move back and forth on your wrist.

Handedness

For greater accuracy, you must specify whether you wear Charge 6 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 6 on your dominant hand, change the Wrist setting in the Fitbit app:

From the Today tab in the Fitbit app, tap the devices icon Charge 6> Wrist>Dominant.

Wear and care tips

• Clean your band and wrist regularly with a soap-free cleanser.
• If your tracker gets wet, remove and dry it completely after your activity.
• Take your tracker off from time to time.

For more information, visit the Fitbit Wear & Care page.

Change the band

Charge 6 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 58. Fitbit Charge 5 bands are compatible with Fitbit Charge 6.

Remove a band

1. Turn over Charge 6 and find the band latches.
2. To release the latch, use your fingernail to press the flat button toward the band.
3. Gently pull the band away from the tracker to release it.
4. Repeat on the other side.

Attach a band

To attach a band, press it into the end of the tracker until you hear a click and it snaps into place. The band with the loops and peg attaches to the top of the tracker.

Basics

Learn how to manage settings, navigate the screen, and check the battery level.

Navigate Charge 6

Charge 6 has a color AMOLED touchscreen display and 1 button. Navigate Charge 6 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, unless you turn on the always-on display setting. For more information, see “Adjust always-on display” on page 22.

Basic navigation

The home screen is the clock.

• Firmly tap the screen twice, press the button, or turn your wrist to wake Charge 6.
• Swipe down from the top of the screen to access Quick Settings, the Payments app, the Find Phone app, and the Settings app. While in quick settings, swipe right or press the button to return to the clock screen.
• Swipe up to see your daily stats. To return to the clock screen, swipe right or press the button.
• Swipe left and right to see the apps on your tracker.
• Swipe right to go back to a previous screen. Press the button to return to the clock screen. For best results, place your thumb and index finger on either side of the tracker and squeeze to press the button.

Quick settings

For a faster way to access certain settings, swipe down from the clock face. Tap a setting to adjust it. When you turn off a setting, the icon appears dim with a line through it.

Button shortcut

Double-press the button to open contactless payments.

Adjust settings

Manage basic settings in the Settings app. Swipe down from the clock screen and tap the Settings app to open it. Tap a setting to adjust it. Swipe to see the full list of settings.

Display

Quiet modes

Other settings

Check battery level
From the clock face, swipe up. The battery level is at the top of the screen.

If your tracker’s battery is low (20% or lower), a warning appears and the battery indicator turns orange. If your tracker’s battery is critically low (8% or lower), a second warning appears and the battery indicator flashes.

When the battery is low:

• If you’re tracking an exercise with GPS, GPS tracking turns off
• Always-on display turns off
• You can’t use quick replies
• You won’t receive notifications from your phone

Set up device lock

When you set up contactless payments, you’re asked to set up a personal 4-digit PIN code.Manage your PIN code in the Fitbit app:

From the Today tab in the Fitbit app, tap the devices icon>Charge 6>Device Lock.
For more information, see the related help article.

Adjust always-on display

Turn on the always-on display to show the time on your tracker, even when you’re not interacting with the screen.
To turn the always-on display on or off:

1. Swipe down from the clock face to access quick settings.
2. Tap the Settings app Display settings Always-on display.
3. Tap the Always-on display to turn the setting on or off. To set the display to automatically turn off during certain hours, tap Off-hours. Note that if you have a sleep schedule set up in the sleep mode settings, off-hours can’t be adjusted.

Turning on this feature impacts your tracker’s battery life. When the always-on display is turned on, Charge 6 requires more frequent charging. The  Always-on display automatically turns off when your tracker’s battery is critically low. For more information, see the related help article.

Turn off the screen

To turn off your tracker’s screen when not in use, briefly cover the tracker face with your opposite hand, press the button when on the clock face, or turn your wrist away from your body. Note that if you turn on the always-on display setting, the screen won’t turn off.

Activity and Wellness

Charge 6 continuously tracks a variety of stats whenever you wear it, including hourly activity, heart rate, and sleep. Data automatically syncs with the Fitbit app throughout the day.

See your stats

Swipe up from the clock face to see your daily stats, including:

If you set a goal in the Fitbit app, a ring shows your progress toward that goal. Find your complete history and other information detected by your tracker in the Fitbit app on your phone.

Track a daily activity goal

Charge 6 tracks your progress toward a daily activity goal of your choice. When you reach your goal, your tracker vibrates, and shows a celebration.

Choose a goal

Set a goal to help you get started on your health and fitness journey. To begin, your goal is to take 10,000 steps per day. Choose to change the number of steps, or pick a different activity goal. For more information, see the related help article. Track progress toward your goal on Charge 6. For more information, see “See your stats” on the previous page.

Track your hourly activity

Charge 6 helps you stay active throughout the day by keeping track of when you’re stationary and reminding you to move.

Reminders nudge you to walk at least 250 steps each hour. You feel a vibration and see a reminder on your screen at 10 minutes before the hour if you haven’t walked 250 steps. When you meet the 250-step goal after receiving the reminder, you feel a second vibration and see a congratulatory message.
For more information, see the related help article.

Track your sleep

Wear Charge 6 to bed to automatically track basic stats about your sleep, including your time asleep, sleep stages (time spent in REM, light sleep, and deep sleep), and sleep score (the quality of your sleep).
Charge 6 also tracks your estimated oxygen variation throughout the night to help you uncover potential breathing disturbances, as well as your skin temperature to see how it varies from your personal baseline and SpO2 levels, which estimate the amount of oxygen in your blood. To see your sleep stats, sync your tracker when you wake up and check the Fitbit app, or swipe up from the clock face on your tracker.
For more information, see the related help article.

Set a sleep goal

To start, you have a sleep goal of 8 hours of sleep per night. Customize this goal to meet your needs. For more information, see the related help article. Get insights into your long-term sleep behaviors With a Premium subscription, understand and take steps to help improve your sleeping habits with a monthly sleep profile. Each month, wear your Fitbit device to sleep for at least 14 days out of the month. On the 1st of each month, check the Fitbit app to receive a breakdown of your sleep with 10 monthly metrics, along with a sleep animal that reflects long-term trends in your sleep behaviors. For more information, see the related help article.

Learn about your sleep habits

With a Fitbit Premium subscription, see more details about your sleep score and how you compare to your peers, which can help you build a better sleep routine and wake up feeling refreshed. For more information, see the related help article.

Manage stress

Track and manage your stress with mindfulness features.

Customize your exercise settings

Customize settings for each exercise type on your tracker. Settings include:

Settings vary based on the exercise. To customize the settings for each exercise type on your tracker:

1. Swipe to the Exercise app, then swipe up to find an exercise.
2. Tap the exercise to choose it.
3. Swipe up through the exercise settings. Tap a setting to adjust it.
4. When you’re done, swipe down until you see the play icon.

Check your workout summary

After you complete a workout, Charge 6 shows a summary of your stats. Check the Exercise tile in the Fitbit app to see additional stats and a workout intensity map if you used GPS.

Check your heart rate

Charge 6 personalizes your heart rate zones using your heart rate reserve, which is the difference between your maximum heart rate and your resting heart rate. To help you target the training intensity of your choice, check your heart rate and heart rate zone on your tracker during exercise. Charge 6 notifies you when you enter a heart rate zone. For more information, see the related help article.

Troubleshooting

If Charge 6 isn’t working properly, see our troubleshooting steps below.

Heart-rate signal missing

Charge 6 continuously tracks your heart rate while you’re exercising and throughout the day. If the heart rate sensor on your tracker has difficulty detecting a signal, dashed lines appear.

If your tracker doesn’t detect a heart-rate signal, first make sure heart-rate tracking is turned on in the Settings app on your tracker. Next, make sure you’re wearing your tracker correctly, either by moving it higher or lower on your wrist or by tightening or loosening the band. Charge 6 should be in contact with your skin. After holding your arm still and straight for a short time, you should see your heart rate again.
For more information, see the related help article.

GPS signal missing

Environmental factors including tall buildings, dense forests, steep hills, and thick cloud cover can interfere with your tracker’s ability to connect to GPS satellites. If your tracker is searching for a GPS signal during an exercise, you’ll see GPS connectingappear at the top of the screen. If Charge 6 can’t connect to a GPS satellite, the tracker stops trying to connect until the next time you start a GPS exercise.For best results, wait for Charge 6 to find the signal before you start your workout.

Other issues

If you experience any of the following issues, restart your tracker:

• Won’t sync
• Won’t respond to taps, swipes, or button press
• Won’t track steps or other data
• Won’t show notifications

For instructions, see “Restart Charge 6” on page 53.

General Info and Specifications

Sensors and Components
Fitbit Charge 6 contains the following sensors and motors:

• Optical heart-rate tracker
• Multipurpose electrical sensors compatible with the ECG app and EDA Scan app
• Red and infrared sensors for oxygen saturation (SpO2) monitoring
• 3-axis accelerometer, which tracks motion patterns
• Ambient light sensor
• Built-in GPS receiver + GLONASS + Galileo, which tracks your location during a workout
• Vibration motor

Materials

The housing on Charge 6 is made of anodized aluminum and surgical-grade stainless steel. The band that comes with Charge 6 is made of flexible, durable silicone similar to that used in many sports watches. While all stainless steel and anodized aluminum can contain traces of nickel, which can cause an allergic reaction in someone with nickel sensitivity, the amount of nickel in all Fitbit products meets the European Union’s stringent Nickel Directive.

Wireless technology
Charge 6 contains a Bluetooth 5.0 radio transceiver and NFC chip.

Haptic feedback
Charge 6 contains a vibration motor for alarms, goals, notifications, reminders, and apps.

Battery
Charge 6 contains a rechargeable lithium-polymer battery.

Memory
Charge 6 stores your data, including daily stats, sleep information, and exercise history, for 7 days. See your historical data in the Fitbit app.

Display
Charge 6 has a color AMOLED display.

Band size

Environmental conditions

Learn more
To learn more about your tracker, how to track your progress in the Fitbit app, and how to build healthy habits with Fitbit Premium, visit help.fitbit.com.

Return policy and warranty
Find warranty information and our return policy in the Google Hardware Warranty Center.

Regulatory and Safety Notices
Visit support.google.com for our full safety and regulatory information.

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