Marq Athlete
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Marq Athlete Manual
Field names
Circle Progress Styles
The watchface offers various circle progress styles to visualize your data in different ways. Here are the available options:
Empty
Full
No Progress
Left Right Going Down
Left Right Going Up
Single Data Left Right
Single Data Right Left
Single Data Top Bottom
Hand Styles
Choose from various hand styles to customize the appearance of your watch hands. Each style offers a unique aesthetic to match your personal preference:
Aviator
Carbon
Delta
Descent
Pencil
Simple Pointers
Sword
Background Styles
Customize your watchface with different background styles. Each background offers a unique aesthetic and visual appeal to complement your personal style:
Athlete Blank
Athlete Stripes
Athlete Stripes Markers
Athlete Stripes Markers Blank
Damascus Blank
Damascus Lines
Default
Delta
Simple Dots
Simple Stripes
AOD Options
Customize what is displayed when your watch is in Always-On Display (AOD) mode. Choose from various options to balance visibility with battery life:
AOD Display Modes
Choose how much information to display in AOD mode. Each option balances visibility with battery consumption:
Full AOD (default)
Complete watchface
Hands + Dial
Hands and background only
Hands + Dial + Fields
Adds data fields
Hands Only
Minimal power consumption
Hands + Circles
With progress circles
Hands + Center Data
With center data fields
Hands + 2 Fields
Two selectable fields
Turn Screen Off
Maximum battery savings
Lume Colors
Configure the color of elements in AOD mode to create a distinctive low-light appearance that mimics traditional watch luminescence.
Important Note About Lume Color!
When using Full AOD with AOD dial set to "Keep the same":
- Lume acts as a color filter! When you have your dial set as "Green" (0,255,0), and your Lume set to "Red" (255,0,0), your dial will disappear since red does not contain any green.
- Color mixing examples: • If your dial is Magenta (Red+Blue: 255,0,255) and you set Blue as the lume color, it will display as Blue. • If your dial is Magenta (Red+Blue: 255,0,255) and you set Yellow (255,255,0) as the lume color, it will display as Red.
- Best for battery: This method uses the least amount of battery power and is the preferred option.
Visual Examples:
Example 1: Regular Colors (White/Grey Lume)
Regular Mode
AOD Mode - Same Color
Using matching lume colors keeps the appearance consistent between regular and AOD modes.
Example 2: Magenta Dial with Blue Lume
Regular Mode (Magenta)
Blue Lume = Blue Result
Blue lume filters out the red from magenta, leaving only blue visible.
Example 3: Yellow Lume on Magenta
Regular Mode (Magenta)
Yellow Lume = Red Result
Yellow lume (red+green) filters out the blue from magenta, leaving only red visible.
Example 4: Using Different Dial4
Regular Mode (Magenta)
Different Dial = Pure Yellow
By selecting a different AOD dial (not "Keep as is"), the lume color displays exactly as set, without mixing.
Tip: To Avoid Color Mixing
Set the AOD Dial to the same dial style you use in full power mode, but don't select "Keep as is". This uses slightly more battery but keeps the lume color consistent and predictable.
AOD Dials
Select which dial to display in AOD mode. Note that switching dials uses more battery.
AOD Data
When using the "Hands + 2 Fields" AOD mode, select which two data fields you want to display.
Hands / Data Brightness
Adjust the brightness of the watch hands or Data/Dial in AOD mode. Lower brightness values save more battery while higher values improve visibility.
Battery Optimization
This watchface is fully optimized for all supported devices. There are a few things to consider when setting up your configuration:
- 1 For optimal battery life, use the AOD option "Hands Only" with a the same color as the regular hands.
- 2 Frequently updating fields such as seconds, heart rate, and stress use more power since the screen has to be updated more often.
- 3 Especially the left and right circles are cpu intensive, so recommended is to set slow updating data there
- 4 As hand drawing style, use "Best Battery". On some devices, like the Vivoactive5, Instinct3, DecentG2 and ApproachS50 the default and recommended method is direct draw. These devices don't handle transparency properly, causing jagged edges or artifacts when buffering. On these devices it is best to use the non vector hands, or the simple vector hands like Delta or Simple Pointers.
- 5 Drawing the hands behind the data uses more battery since the data now has to be rendered seperately. Exception is when all your data updates frequently.
- 6 If your watch is set to not use AOD, configure the watchface AOD mode to "Turn screen off". On some watch models, data processing continues even when AOD is disabled. By selecting "Turn screen off", you ensure no data is processed while the screen is off, maximizing battery savings.
- 7 On MIPS devices, screen updates are what counts most. To save a bit of battery, turn off "Always on seconds".
- 8 Lastly: Redrawing fields cost more power, but since most watches spent 95% of their time in AOD mode, the AOD settings have by far the most impact.