Garmin tactix Delta Sapphire, Delta Solar, Delta Solar with Ballistics FAQs & Specs

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Garmin tactix Delta Sapphire, Delta Solar, Delta Solar with Ballistics FAQs

What are the differences between the Garmin tactix Delta Sapphire, tactix Delta Solar and tactix Delta Solar with Ballistics military GPS watches?

The Garmin tactix Delta military tactical watches have almost all the same features with a key difference in each model.

The tactix Delta Sapphire has a domed sapphire crystal lens and has the following batter life:

Smartwatch: Up to 21 days
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 80 days
GPS: Up to 60 hours
GPS + Music: Up to 15 hours
Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 120 hours
Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 46 days

Both the tactix Delta Solar and tactix Delta Solar with Ballistics have a Power Sapphire™ lens for solar charging and consequently get more battery life, which looks like:

Smartwatch: Up to 21 days/24 days with solar*
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 80 days/120 days with solar*
GPS: Up to 60 hours/66 hours with solar**
GPS + Music: Up to 15 hours/16 hours with solar**
Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 120 hours/148 hours with solar**
Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 46 days/56 days with solar*

*Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions

**Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions

The tactix Delta Solar with Applied Ballistics military GPS watch offers:

AB Elite Software so that you can calculate aiming solutions for long-range shooting in the field with a built-in ballistics calculator.
Applied Ballistics Synapse®, which lets you easily create and send custom ballistic profiles to your Garmin, including full access to the Applied Ballistics Bullet Library that contains more than 1,200 custom measured bullets.

Is there a battery-saving mode on either of these watches?

All of the tactix Delta military watches have a Power Manager that lets you view how various settings and sensors impact your watch’s battery life, so you can make battery-extending changes on the fly.

The Garmin tactix Delta Solar and Solar with Ballistics are solar-powered, which is based on sun-exposure and can provide unprecedented battery life if you're in the sun.

What is multi-GNSS in the Garmin tactix Delta military GPS watches?

Multi-GNSS allows you to access multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone. The tactix Delta Sapphire, Delta Solar, and Delta Solar with Ballistics have this feature.

What kind of tactical features do these watches have?

Stealth Mode
Night Vision Mode
Dual Grid Coordinates (with latitude and longitude references offer unparalleled situational awareness.)
Jumpmaster Mode
Kill Switch
Projected Waypoints
tactix Delta is built to the U.S. military standard 810 for thermal, shock and water resistance (rated to 100 meters).

How do I customize a data screen on my Garmin tactix Delta watch?

You can show, hide, and change the layout and content of data screens for each activity.

Hold MENU.
Select Activities & Apps.
Select the activity to customize.
Select the activity settings.
Select Data Screens.
Select a data screen to customize.
Select an option:
- Select Layout to adjust the number of data fields on the data screen.
- Select a field to change the data that appears in the field.
- Select Reorder to change the location of the data screen in the loop.
- Select Remove to remove the data screen from the loop.
If necessary, select Add New to add a data screen to the loop.
You can add a custom data screen, or select one of the predefined data screens.

How do I add a map to an activity?

You can add the map to the data screens loop for an activity.

Hold MENU.
Select Activities & Apps.
Select the activity to customize.
Select the activity settings.
Select Data Screens > Add New > Map.

What is Dual Grid on my Garmin tactix watch?

Some Garmin tactical watches support Dual Grid format for when two sets of coordinates are needed. Dual Grid gives you GPS coordinates in standard position format (latitude and longitude) and in your selected position format (for example, MGRS). This feature can be helpful in the following situations:

Military Operations
Any application you may need two different formats of coordinates
- Example: Dual Grid can be used for comparing latitude and longitude coordinates to map grid coordinates.

NOTE: Only the bottom set of coordinates can be changed

What is the Kill Switch feature?

Some Garmin watches offers a hot key option named Kill Switch. The Kill Switch allows you to reset your watch quickly, dumping any stored data and reverting the watch to factory settings.¹ You may find this option useful if you work in a position where data saved on your watch could be considered sensitive.

Setting the Kill Switch Hot Key

Hold UP/MENU.
Select System.
Select Hot Keys.
Select the hot key you would like the Kill Switch set to.
Select Kill Switch.

1The Kill Switch will perform a full master reset of your watch. Any saved data, sensor or device pairings, custom settings, and device history will be deleted when using the Kill Switch.

2When the Kill Switch is engaged a countdown timer will start, and the watch will power off and back on. It will then display an eraser icon for several minutes before returning to initial setup.

How do I enable/disable Stealth Mode on my Garmin tactical watch?

Stealth Mode can be enabled to turn off track logging and any wireless communication. Activities can still be started to monitor time, pace, elevation, and location, but this information will not be saved on the watch. Stealth Mode can not be enabled during an active activity and can only be enabled from the Control Menu.

NOTE: Save or discard your current activity before enabling Stealth Mode.

Press and Hold Light
Select

When enabled, Stealth Mode disables:

Track/Activity Logging
Bluetooth communication
ANT+ Communication

How do I enable Night Vision Mode on my Garmin tactical watch?

You can enable night vision mode to reduce backlight intensity for compatibility with night vision goggles.

NOTE: When you enable night vision mode, wrist heart rate monitoring is disabled.

Hold LIGHT.
Select .

Where can I find the Garmin tactix Delta Sapphire, Delta Solar, Delta Solar with Ballistics Manual?

Click here to see the tactix Delta Sapphire manual.

Click here to see the tactix Delta Solar manual.

Click here to see the tactix Delta Solar with Ballistics manual.

See more Garmin tactix Delta Sapphire, Delta Solar, Delta Solar with Ballistics FAQs:

Click on this link for more Garmin Military Tactical Watches FAQ.

Garmin tactix Delta Sapphire, Delta Solar, Delta Solar with Ballistics Product Specifications

Garmin tactix Delta Military Watches Material:

LENS MATERIAL: Domed Sapphire Crystal (tactix Delta Sapphire); Power Sapphire™ (tactix Delta Solar and Solar with Ballistics)
BEZEL MATERIAL: Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) coated steel
CASE MATERIAL: fiber-reinforced polymer with metal rear cover and knurled buttons
STRAP MATERIAL: silicone
WEIGHT: Steel: 97 g (case only: 69 g)

Garmin tactix Delta Watches Display:

DISPLAY SIZE: 1.4” (35.56 mm) diameter
DISPLAY RESOLUTION: 280 x 280 pixels
DISPLAY TYPE: sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP); color display
WEIGHT: Steel: 97 g (case only: 69 g)

Are the Garmin tactix tactical watches water-resistant?

Yes! All three Garmin tactix Delta models have a water rating of 10 ATM, which means they can withstand pressures equivalent to a depth of 100 meters and are suitable for splashes, rain or snow, showering, swimming, diving into water, snorkeling, high-speed water sports.

What kind of sensors do these Garmin watches have?

Both of these Garmin tactix Delta watches have the following sensors:

GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor
Barometric altimeter
Compass
Accelerometer
Thermometer
Gyroscope
Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor

View a full list of tactix Delta military watch product specs.

Need further troubleshooting? No problem!

For further technical support, we recommend contacting Garmin's fantastic technical support team—this can be done in two ways:

via Phone: 1-800-800-1020
via Garmin Support Center (support.garmin.com)

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