Crosswind MIP

Hybrid Tactical AOS

Analog soul. Digital intelligence.

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Supported devices22

Enduro™ 2Memory-in-pixel · 280 × 280

Enduro™ 3Memory-in-pixel · 280 × 280

fēnix® 7Memory-in-pixel · 260 × 260

fēnix® 7 ProMemory-in-pixel · 260 × 260

fēnix® 7 Pro - Solar Edition (no Wi-Fi)Memory-in-pixel · 260 × 260

fēnix® 7SMemory-in-pixel · 240 × 240

fēnix® 7S ProMemory-in-pixel · 240 × 240

fēnix® 7XMemory-in-pixel · 280 × 280

fēnix® 7X ProMemory-in-pixel · 280 × 280

fēnix® 7X Pro - Solar Edition (no Wi-Fi)Memory-in-pixel · 280 × 280

fēnix® 8 Solar 47mmMemory-in-pixel · 260 × 260

fēnix® 8 Solar 51mmMemory-in-pixel · 280 × 280

fēnix® 9 Pro Solar 47mmMemory-in-pixel · 260 × 260

fēnix® 9 Pro Solar 51mmMemory-in-pixel · 280 × 280

Forerunner® 255Memory-in-pixel · 260 × 260

Forerunner® 255 MusicMemory-in-pixel · 260 × 260

Forerunner® 955Memory-in-pixel · 260 × 260

Forerunner® 955 SolarMemory-in-pixel · 260 × 260

quatix® 7Memory-in-pixel · 260 × 260

quatix® 7X SolarMemory-in-pixel · 280 × 280

tactix® 7Memory-in-pixel · 280 × 280

tactix® 8 Solar 51mmMemory-in-pixel · 280 × 280

User guide

In this guide

Appearance

Colors: Neutral, Yellow, Gray, Red, Pink, Blue, Teal, Green, Orange, Violet. Hand, second hand, and marker colors add Vivid Yellow, Vivid Orange, Vivid Red, Vivid Pink, Vivid Violet, Vivid Blue, Vivid Teal, Vivid Green.

1.1

Background

Options: Dark (default), Dark Camo, Light, Light Camo.

1.2

Camo Color 1, Camo Color 2, Camo Color 3

The three Camo pattern colors. Defaults: Neutral, Green, Teal. Camo backgrounds only.

Crosswind MIP, Camo Color 1 · 2 · 3: Neutral · Red · Teal — **Neutral · Red · Teal**1 / 10
Light Camo

1.3

Digital Window Mode

Options: Standard (default), High Contrast.

1.4

Digital Window Background Color

Default: Blue.

1.5

Digital Window Foreground Color

Text and icons. Default: Teal.

1.6

Hand Style

Options: Type 1 (default), Type 2, Type 3.

1.7

Hour + Minute Hand Color

All 18 colors. Default: Vivid Orange.

1.8

Hand Shadow

Options: On (default), Off.

1.9

Second Hand Color

All 18 colors. Default: Vivid Red.

Crosswind MIP second hands in six colors — Second hand color examples

1.10

Always on seconds

Shows seconds in low-power mode as a dot in Second Hand Color circling the dial. Options: On (default), Off.

If the watch reports too much power use, the dot stops until the watch face restarts.

Crosswind MIP, Always on seconds: On — On1 / 2

1.11

Hour Marker Color, Minute Marker Color, 12h Marker Color

All 18 colors. Defaults: Vivid Teal, Vivid Blue, Vivid Orange.

Crosswind MIP hour markers in four colors — Hour marker color examples

Crosswind MIP minute markers in four colors — Minute marker color examples

Crosswind MIP 12 o'clock marker in four colors — 12h marker color examples

1.12

6h Marker Mode

Options: Date + Battery (default), Date, Battery + Percent, Battery, Simple.

1.13

Outer Data Layout

Spreads the primary and secondary colors over the four outer fields. Options: Uniform, Top / Bottom, Left / Right, Diagonal (default).

Uniform uses only the primary color.

Crosswind MIP, Outer Data Layout: Uniform — **Uniform**1 / 4

1.14

Outer Data Primary Color

Default: Yellow.

1.15

Outer Data Secondary Color

Default: Orange. Not used with Uniform.

Crosswind MIP outer fields with four secondary colors — Secondary color examples

1.16

Data Layer Position

Options: Below Hands (default), Above Hands.

Progress bars always stay below the hands.

Data

Six data fields, the digital window center, and tap shortcuts.

2.1

Touch Launch

Tapping a visible field opens its launch target. Options: On (default), Off.

2.2

Top Row, Bottom Row

Each row menu holds Mode, both fields, and their launch targets. Mode options: Off, One field, Two fields (default).

One field shows the left field centered.

Crosswind MIP, Top and bottom row mode: Off — **Off**1 / 3

2.3

Digital Window Left, Digital Window Right

Each menu holds Field and Launch Complication.

2.4

Digital Window Center

Options: Status (default), Digital Time, Zulu Time, Date, Seconds.

The content moves up or down automatically so the hands don't cover it.

Crosswind MIP, Digital Window Center: Status — **Status**1 / 5

2.5

Choosing a field

Open a field, then tap a category repeatedly to step through its metrics. The category showing a value holds the current choice.

Defaults: Top left Weather, Top right Altitude, Digital Window Left Active Calories, Digital Window Right Heart Rate, Bottom left Steps, Bottom right Floors ascended.

2.6

Launch targets

Launch Complication lists Auto plus every complication on your watch, including other apps.

Auto (default) opens the glance matching the field's metric, if one exists.

2.7

Available metrics

All fields offer the same 62 metrics.

Activity: Steps, Steps To Goal, Step Goal Progress, Calories, Active Calories, Active Cal. %, Distance, Floors ascended, Floors descended, Meters Climbed, Meters Descended, Active Day, Active Week, Move Bar.

Health: Heart Rate, Resting HR, Body Battery, Stress, Pulse Ox, Respiration, Sleep Score.

Date & Time: Month, Date, Week Number, Calendar, Time, Seconds, Alt Time Zone 1, Alt Time Zone 2, Sunrise / Sunset, Dawn / Dusk, Remaining Sun / Dark, Moon Phase.

Training: Recovery Time, VO2 Max (Run), VO2 Max (Bike), Training Status, Week Run Dist, Week Bike Dist, Week Run Time, Week Bike Time.

Weather: Weather, Feels Like, Temp. min/max, Precip Chance (Garmin), Humidity, Wind, UV (Garmin), Pressure, Ground Pressure (OWM), Barometric Trend (Garmin), Cloud Cover, Rain (1h) (OWM), Wind Gust (OWM), Visibility, Dew Point (Garmin).

System: Battery, Battery Days, Notifications, Alarm Count, Altitude, Solar Input.

(OWM) fields need OpenWeatherMap.

Crosswind MIP showing activity fields — Activity

Crosswind MIP showing health and fitness fields — Health and fitness

Crosswind MIP showing date, time, and sun fields — Date, time, and sun

Crosswind MIP showing training and weather fields — Training and weather

Crosswind MIP showing weather and system fields — Weather and system

Date & Time

Time and date formats, alternate time zones, and display offset.

3.1

Time format

Options: 9:05 (default), 09:05, 0905 (Military), 0905Z (Zulu).

Zulu shows UTC.

Crosswind MIP, Time format: 9:05 — **9:05**1 / 4

3.2

Date format

Options: 5.7., 05.07., 5/7, 05/07, 7/5, 07/05, 5 JUL, JUL 5, WED 5 (default), 5 WED.

3.3

Alt Time Zone 1, Alt Time Zone 2

Offsets for the Alt Time Zone fields. Options: UTC-12:00 to UTC+14:00 in 30-minute steps; default UTC+00:00.

Fixed offsets don't follow daylight saving time.

3.4

Displayed Time Offset

Runs the displayed time ahead. Options: +0 min (default) to +30 min in 5-minute steps.

The watch clock doesn't change. Alt time zones include the offset; Zulu time doesn't.

Crosswind MIP with offsets of 0, 15, and 30 minutes — +0, +15, and +30 min

3.5

Show AM/PM

Adds a or p to 12-hour times (10:08a). Options: Off (default), On.

Weather

Weather provider, status, and refresh actions.

4.1

Weather Source

Options: Garmin (default), OpenWeatherMap.

OpenWeatherMap needs an OWM API Key from the Connect IQ app.

4.2

OWM Refresh

Options: 15 min, 30 min (default), 60 min.

4.3

OWM Status

Shows the OpenWeatherMap state, such as Up to date or OWM API key missing, and the last update time.

4.4

Clear OWM Cache

Deletes stored OpenWeatherMap data and downloads it again.

4.5

Refresh Data

Reloads the values shown on the watch face.

Battery Saver

Low-battery handling of always-on seconds.

5.1

Battery Saver Trigger

Battery level that turns battery saver on. Options: Off, 5%, 10% (default), 15%, 20%.

5.2

Disable AOS

Turns off Always on seconds during battery saver. Options: On (default), Off.

This is battery saver's only effect.

Reset to Defaults

Restore the original settings.

6.1

Confirm Reset

Restores all defaults except your OWM API Key. Cancel keeps your settings.

FAQ

Quick answers.

7.1

Why does a field show --?

No value is available yet, or your model doesn't provide it.

7.2

Why does tapping a field do nothing?

Touch Launch is off, the target isn't available, or Auto has no matching glance.

7.3

Why are the (OWM) weather fields empty?

Select OpenWeatherMap and enter your OWM API Key; OWM Status shows what is missing.

7.4

Why did the seconds dot stop in low-power mode?

Battery saver turned it off, or the watch limited power use. It returns when battery saver ends or the watch face restarts.

Crosswind MIP

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