The following article describes the user interface for ELEMNT BOLT 3, which possesses the legacy ELEMNT six button layout. For details on ELEMNT ACE or ROAM 3 controls, see Button and touchscreen controls for ELEMNT ACE and ROAM 3.
We have sought to enable a 'best of both worlds' approach to device control with the addition of a touchscreen. Most, but not all, user interface controls can still be accessed through buttons-only. Most legacy ELEMNT button control behaviors are retained. Occasionally the addition of certain features mean that a physical button is not available because all available buttons are already occupied with core functions.
The touch screen supports basic tapping, scrolling, swiping on most pages, and two finger pinch/spread zoom functionality on the map screen when unlocked. For more details, see below.
Left side button
Power / Settings menu button
- left side button
- Hold to power the computer on / off.
- Tap to access the Settings menus.
- Hold for 10+ seconds to force restart the computer
Front buttons
Left - History / Current page submenu / Lap
- When in a ride
- On the primary workout page
- Use to start a new Lap
- On the elevation and map pages
- Use to toggle between subpages or submenus for that page
- ex toggle between the Elevation and Climbs pages or toggle between routes or map layers menus on the Map page.
- Use to toggle between subpages or submenus for that page
- On the primary workout page
- When paused
- Use to Stop a ride.
Center - Start / Select
- Use to START, PAUSE, or RESUME a workout, or Select or Toggle a setting in the Settings menu or other menus.
Right - Page change
- Use to cycle through the Workout Data, Elevation / Climb, Navigation / Map, Lap and other contextual pages in the regular page stack.
- Use to cycle through the Ride, Device Settings, and My Sensors pages in the Settings menu page stack.
Right side buttons
Scroll / Zoom buttons
- right side up / down buttons
- Use to
- scroll when in a multi-line menu or
- zoom to see greater or fewer data fields on a data page,
- zoom in/out to see more or less of the map.