Activ8rlives BuddyBand2 User manual

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The BuddyBand2 connects via Bluetooth 4.0 (Smart) & upload data to Acv8rlives.

FREE App that works with: iOS 7.1 and above (iPhone 4s or later & iPad 3 or later) and select

Android devices running Android 4.3 and above.

Apple HealthKit compable.

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Fast Start

Please read this manual—it will only take about 5 minutes!

Open the App on your device, with Bluetooth turned on, connect BuddyBand2 to

upload your data and view your data. Page 28 onwards.

Any problems call us 7 days a week! +44 (0)1480 352 821

Charge the BuddyBand2 by connecng with the charging cable included either by

using the USB port of your computer or mains power. Charge for 120 minutes for

full charge. Page 8.

Scan the QR code above and it will take you to the correct App store for your

device. Download the Acv8rlives App onto your device.

Wear your BuddyBand2 on your wrist, waistband or ankle if cycling.

NOTE: The BuddyBand2 has a 6 step “buer”. You need to walk 6 STEPS BEFORE IT

STARTS COUNTING AT STEP 11. This is to make it more accurate by eliminang

random bumps and knocks in daily life. If unsure about how accurate the

BuddyBand2 is, just hold it in front of you and start walking!

The App will guide you through the Registraon process and you will need to enter

your informaon. With Bluetooth turned on, your BuddyBand2 can connect to

your Acv8rlives account. It automacally sets-up your BuddyBand2 for you. Page

11 onwards.

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Introducon

Please read this manual carefully before you use your new device so that you do not injure yourself or

others, or cause damage to your new device through improper use.

The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 Bluetooth 4.0 s a band new simple electronic waterproof and robust

wearable device, with 3D sensor, 24-hour me, upgradable rmware and built-in nocaons. The

Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 allows you to monitor your physical acvity, energy expenditure and

sleep tracking —especially useful as part of an exercise schedule, overall health and wellbeing or

weight loss programme.

The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 Bluetooth 4.0 has several innovave features:

 A host of Nocaons, which include Text, Email, Voice Message, Calendar Reminders, Social

Media, and Incoming Phone calls;

 an Inacvity Alarm alerts by vibraon aer a number of minutes of inacvity, we suggest you

set this for 60 minutes;

 Alarms programmable for three events during your day or night;

 Sleep Tracking, which you can programme or set each night;

 Total Daily Distance;

 Acve Minutes; and

 Custom Trackers that you can programme to measure anything you like, such as inhaler

usage, urinary inconnence, posive mood, smoking cessaon, or cravings, almost anything.

The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 does a lot more than just count your steps—it helps you understand

how your acvity changes throughout the week. It measures your acvity and calculates your energy

expenditure in calories, the distance you have walked or run and the total acve me during each

day.

Included is the latest FREE Acv8rlives Health Monitoring and Food Diary App, tracking your food

intake via our photo-based Food Diary and these images are sent directly to your Free Acv8rlives

account. This latest addion allows users to record data from Acv8rlives‘ growing range of consumer

-focused health monitors and store these data in both the Acv8rlives web-servers and Apple’s

Health App (HealthKit) on iPhones to share data from other health-related Apps.

When you view your data with either the Acv8rlives website or App, this device will help you to

work out how close to your target values you are at any given me. This manual shows you how to

quickly set-up your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 — it will take just 5-10 minutes if you follow this guide

through.

If in any doubt about your health, please consult your medical team rst and follow their advice

closely.

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We are a healthcare company. Our mission is to empower you

to take care of your health and that of your family by self-

management through self-monitoring.

From tracking levels of physical acvity, weight, food intake, cardiovascular and

lung funcon, to a new generaon of at-home tesng for long-term lung

disease, we provide the devices and web-based tools to help you be acve, eat

well and stay healthy. Learn more at www.acv8rlives.com

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Health and Safety Noces

WARNINGS: The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 is waterproof to 2 meters for 30 minutes. Do not

submerge it in water below 2 meters or put into a washing machine or dryer, as this is outside

the scope of usage and would invalidate your warranty.

Seek advice from your Doctor about any long-term condion. This device should not be used

to make a primary diagnosis.

 This device is not a toy. Only recommended for children over 6 years of age.

 Use a so, microber cloth for cleaning. Don’t use harsh cleaning products as these will

cause damage to your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2. Don’t allow sharp objects to scratch the

screen of the LCD Display as this may damage it.

 Do not allow your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 to be subjected to excessive forces, shocks, dust,

temperature changes or humidity over the range specied. Harsh physical treatment may

stop your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 from working properly. Don’t expose your Acv8rlives

BuddyBand2 to direct sunlight for long periods of me.

 Don’t remove the back cover and tamper with the internal components. If you do, you will

invalidate your warranty and may cause irreparable damage. There are no user serviceable

parts.

 The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 contains a rechargeable Lithium baery. It takes about 120

minutes to charge and with typical use, will last 7 days before recharging is required.

 Only use the cered Magnec USB Charging Cable supplied. Avoid rapid chargers as these

decrease the lifeme of your rechargeable baery. The typical lifeme of a rechargeable

baery is 200-300 charges.

 If you are planning to store the device for a long period of me charge it rst before

storage.

 When disposing of this product, ensure that it is collected separately for special treatment

and not as normal household waste.

 The measurement funcons built into the Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 are not meant to

substute professional measurement or industrial precision devices. Values produced by

the unit should be considered as reasonable representaons only.

 The technical specicaons for this product and the contents of the Instrucon Manual are

subject to change without noce.

 Contact Acv8rlives if your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 does not work properly:

t: +44 (0)1480 352 821 or

e: support@acv8rlives.com

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Your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2

Your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 Bluetooth 4.0 has several parts, the Module (LCD DISPLAY and BUTTON),

Magnec USB Charging Cable, three Wristbands and Beltclip. The Module can be ed into the Wristbands or

Beltclip. The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 has a rechargeable baery which cannot be removed. There are no

user-serviceable parts and opening the case will void your warranty.

The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 is made from a comfortable adjustable strap to t all sized wrists, comes with 3

interchangeable bands in Blue, Black and Pink. The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 may not be suitable for people

who have skin sensivity to synthec materials.

LCD Display

BUTTON

Interchangeable

Wristband

MODULE Beltclip Magnec USB

Charging Cable

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Charging Your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2

Your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 has a 100mAh rechargeable lithium baery. It takes about 120 minutes to fully charge

with the Magnec USB Charging Cable supplied.

A full charge give between 4-7 days depending whether you have the Nocaons switched on (see later secon).

You can do this by connecng the magnec end of the USB Charging Cable (with the two small round magnets) to the

reverse side of the Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 Module at the corresponding magnets and the other end of the USB

Charging Cable (at end) to a PC or Laptop. Only use the charger supplied as others are not compable.

If the Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 is running low on power, the LOW BATTERY warning symbol will appear on the

LCD screen. When fully charged the symbol will appear as

Note: Do not tamper or aempt to open the unit in which the rechargeable

baery is housed, your warranty will be invalidated. Substances contained

within the baery may damage the environment or human health if

handled and thus is a risk of electrical shock or burns. When disposing of

this product, ensure that it is collected separately for special treatment and

not as normal household waste.

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How Does the Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 Work?

Now to use your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2! Aach your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 to your wrist, or aach the

Beltclip to your waistband or other clothing, or wear the Beltclip aached to the inside of your sock when

cycling. Pockets are not great for step counters—we forget about them and they end-up in washing

machines and dryers. For this reason and also the Buon gets pressed and reset, it is recommended that you

DO NOT wear your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 in your pocket.

The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 has a 3-axis accelerometer chip and a microprocessor, which measures how

you move (accelerate) in three dimensions and it uses this informaon to calculate the number of steps you

take.

You will noce that the display does not always update as you move. It has a 6 step lter to eliminate

inaccuracies due to non-acvity related movement and bumps and the screen may even go blank. It has an

eco-friendly sleep mode to make the baery last longer but will wake up and update from me-to-me or if

you connue moving. It also records how much me you spend exercising. Useful as part of a rehabilitaon

programme and it is very accurate.

If you aach the Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 to your wrist as you walk, you will see just how accurately it can

“sense” your steps and starts counng these aer you have taken 10 consecuve steps.

Another ability of the Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 is that it will count and store your steps for your last 7 days so

that you can upload these at a later me in the week.

Energy expenditure is calculated based on your stride length and your weight and is shown in calories

(Kcal). The values are approximate but gives you a useful indicaon of how much eort it takes to burn o

the food you have eaten. You will be able to measure how much physical eort it takes to burn-o even 200-

300 Kcal—talk about an incenve to reduce your intake of “junk” calories (a chocolate mun at Starbucks is

500 calories—that takes a lot of walking to burn this snack o!)

Again, an approximate Total Distance value is calculated for you based on your steps and your average stride

length. This is useful for esmang how far you walk at work or at school, for example.

Steps, distance, calories and acvity me are all saved to your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 and can be uploaded

to your personal Acv8rlives account. This is covered in later secons.

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OK, let’s get started with the Bluetooth 4.0 Setup

This guide will instruct you how to:

1 Install the Acv8rlives Health Monitoring and

Food Diary App to your iOS or Android

Smartphone or Tablet;

Instruct you how to operate, use and take care of

your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 acvity tracker

and connect to your Smartphone or Tablet; and

How to take roune readings and upload directly

to your Acv8rlives account.

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If you follow these direcons sequenally, it will take you about 5-10

minutes to learn how to measure your acvity and connect to the

Acv8rlives Smartphone App.

Your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 uses Bluetooth 4.0,

which is also known as Bluetooth Smart or Bluetooth

low energy technology (BLE)

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The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 Bluetooth 4.0 is programmed by and uploads informaon

directly to and from your FREE Acv8rlives account each me your Bluetooth 4.0

Smartphone or Tablet is connected to it (not included).

Download the FREE Acv8rlives Health Monitoring and Food Diary App from the App Store

appropriate to your device. Search for Acv8rlives in the search bar of your App Store or

scan the QR code below and it will take you to the appropriate App Store for your device.

Installing the FREE Acv8rlives App on Your Smartphone

or Tablet requires Bluetooth 4.0 Enabled Devices

iOS 7.1 or above (iPhone 4s or later and iPad 3 or later). Earlier

versions do not support Bluetooth Smart (also known as Blue-

tooth 4.0).

Select Android devices running Android 4.3 or later. Devices

must support Bluetooth Smart (4.0).

Amazon App Store for Android 4.3 or later is now available for

devices that support Bluetooth Smart (4.0).

NHS Choices Health App Library also lists our Acv8rlives

Health Monitoring and Food Diary App, having been reviewed

and passed by the clinical assurance team, which is made up of

doctors, nurses and safety specialists.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 uploads your data directly

to your FREE Acv8rlives account via your Smartphone or Tablet which must be

Bluetooth 4.0 enabled. Included is a FREE Acv8rlives Health Monitoring and

Food Diary App for Smartphones or Tablets (Android 4.3 and above for select

Android devices with Bluetooth 4.0). The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 will not work

fully if you do not have a Bluetooth 4.0 enabled Smartphone or Tablet (not

included).

Android 4.3 and above for selected Android devices with Bluetooth 4.0 are

required to synchronise with your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2.

Your Bluetooth 4.0 Smartphone or Tablet

Wireless connecvity uses Bluetooth 4.0 to Smartphones and Tablets.

These operang systems are compable with the Acv8rlives App:

 iOS 8.1 and above. Must be run on an iPhone 4S or later or an iPad 3 or

later. Earlier versions of these devices are not Bluetooth 4.0 enabled.

 Android 4.3 and above for selected Android devices with Bluetooth 4.0.

Compable Bluetooth 4.0 Smartphones or Tablets

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Register for Your FREE Acv8rlives Account

Once you have installed the Acv8rlives App, open the App

making sure your Smartphone or Tablet is connected to the

internet with Bluetooth 4.0 switched on.

If you have already Registered, you can Login to your

Acv8rlives account. Click the Login icon.

If you have not previously Registered for your FREE Acv8rlives

account, then click the Register icon at the boom right-hand

corner of the App screen.

Compleng Your Registraon

To complete the Registraon for your FREE Acv8rlives

Account, add the correct details for yourself by following

the instrucons on the App and selecng Next at the

boom of each page.

As you complete the informaon, your Acv8rlives

account begins to learn more about you and your health.

These data are used to help you with your self-

management through self-monitoring. You can always edit

these data later if you make an error, but please try to be

accurate in entering your weight, your height and age.

These are important data.

A conversion chart to assist you can be found on our

website under the Informaon tab in the top menu.

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Completed Registraon

Once you have completed your new Registraon

you will be provided with a view of your

informaon and summary of your acvity and

weight targets.

Remember your Username (email) and Password

details associated with your account and keep

these safe.

Quick Tour on Your App

A Quick Tour showing what the Acv8rlives

Smartphone App can do is available from the App

Login page at the boom. Scroll down to see a

quick overview of what you can do with this App.

Help is also available on every page of the App, in

the top right-hand corner.

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Connecng to the Acv8rlives App by

Bluetooth 4.0

Ensure that Bluetooth 4.0 is switched on, on your Smartphone or

Tablet.

Launch the Acv8rlives App on your Smartphone or Tablet.

Pressing this icon in the top le-hand screen will take you to

the Main Menu.

Select the Upload Devices from the Menu and touch the image of

the Acv8rlives BuddyBand2, which then takes you through easy

steps to prepare your device for connecng by Bluetooth 4.0 and

uploading your rst steps.

Looking for a BuddyBand2

The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 now needs to be paired with your

Smartphone or Tablet.

Full instrucons are also built into the App.

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BuddyBand2 Pairing

If your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 looks like this, it is

ready to pair.

If your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 already shows the

me, it needs to be moved into the Pairing mode as

follows Step 1 through to Step 5 (over page).

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Will Not Connect?

If the Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 and device will not

connect, close the App and try again.

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BuddyBand2 Pairing

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The App will display a numerical code of the

Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 that it is seeing.

If this code matches the number on your Acv8rlives

BuddyBand2, conrm by pressing the PINK + sign.

So that your data transmission is secure and cannot be

hacked, there is another security step where you are

asked to conrm whether the unique code on the

Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 is that on the App.

Conrm by pressing YES.

BuddyBand2 Pairing connued

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Your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 has many features,

which you will become familiar with as you start to

use it. There is a Help secon on every screen of

the App to assist you in seng-up and using these

funcons.

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