Your COROS watch features a toolbox menu that includes widgets such as the alarm, compass, map settings, and more. The toolbox can be accessed both during activities, and in standby mode.
To access this menu, long-press the Back button on your watch, either from the main watch face or from an activity data screen if you are in the middle of recording an activity.
Keep in mind that not all widgets are accessible while recording an activity, but you can access workout-related functions such as the compass, map and navigation settings, night mode, and more.
Do Not Disturb
Select to switch on/off DND mode.
Alarm
Select to set up a new alarm or manage existing alarms.
- Available alarm mode in Only Once | Every Day | Custom by day of week.
- Snooze time is not customizable.
Compass
Select to open the 3D compass
- Press the CONFIRM button to toggle between the following info.
- Compass and current time.
- Compass, GPS coordinates, elevation and barometer.
Broadcast HR
Select to take a heart rate measurement and broadcast HR to ANT+ or Bluetooth supported devices and apps.
Altitude Performance
Available on COROS APEX Pro/APEX 2/APEX 2 Pro/VERTIX/VERTIX 2/VERTIX 2S
Select to take a blood oxygen SpO2 measurement.
- Press the CONFIRM button to start a new SpO2 measurement.
- Data available on this page
- Top section – Altitude performance index (available if elevation is over 2500m or 8250ft)
- Middle section – SpO2 and time since last reading
- Lower section – elevation
- Scroll down to view the SpO2 (in red, yellow and green) and elevation (in blue) graph in the last 24 hours and 3 days.
UltraMax GPS mode
Select to switch on/off UltraMax GPS mode during outdoor running workouts to extend the battery performance.
Navigation Settings
Select to choose the following settings.
- Select Courses
- Course selection
- Start Course
- Elevation Details
- Start Point Direction
- Positive | Reverse
- Start Point Direction
- Positive | Reverse
- Map Direction
- Heading Up | North Up
- Deviate Course Alert
- ON | OFF
- NOTE: this is not a workout mode and no workout data will be saved.
Map
Select to view and follow a saved route that is closest to your current location.
Stopwatch
Select to use the stopwatch function.
- Press the CONFIRM button to start and pause the stopwatch.
- Press the BACK/LAP button to start a new lap and reset the stopwatch.
- Hold the BACK/LAP button to exit the page without interrupting the stopwatch.
- Available in daily and workout modes.
Timer
Select to setup up to 3 timers with repeatable feature available.
- Setup new times will overwrite previous ones.
- Press the CONFIRM button to start and pause the timer.
- Press the BACK/LAP button to restart the timer or return to the timer setup page.
- In order to repeat a timer, select Repeat > ON.
- Hold the BACK/LAP button to exit the page without interrupting the timer.
- Available in daily and workout modes.
Watch Face
Select to choose among 5 watch faces stored on the watch and theme color options. Download new watch faces from the COROS app.
Night Mode
Available on COROS PACE 2/APEX Pro/APEX 2/APEX 2 Pro/VERTIX/VERTIX
Select for low brightness level always-on backlight.
- Once switched on, the mode will be deactivated automatically after the next sunrise.
Workout Settings (accessible during workouts)
Select to access the workout settings for the current workout.
System
Select to open System menu.