Activ8rlives BuddyBand2 User manual

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BuddyBand2 connects via Bluetooth 4.0 and uploads data to Acv8rlives4 Health+Wellness and Asthma+me Apps.
Works with: Bluetooth Smart Ready device (typically Bluetooth 4.0 or later). iPhone 5 or later, iPad 4th Generaon or later,
iPad Mini 2 or later, all iPad Air and iPad Pro models or iPod Touch 6th generaon. Android devices running 5.0 or later.
Amazon Kindle Fire devices running Amazon Fire OS 5.0 or later. Apple Health App compable.
Updated 08 January 2020

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Contents
Your BuddyBand2 4 and 8
Health and Safety Noces 5
Geng started 6-7
Charging your device 9
How does the device work? 10
Installing Acv8rlives4 App 11
Let’s get started 12-13
Register for Acv8rlives account 14-15
Start-up Screens 16-17
Pairing Your Device 18-19
Pung into Pairing mode 20-21
Navigang screens and Sengs 22-23
Viewing Data 24
Sending data to Cloud 25
Viewing data on PC/Mac and Prinng 26
Apple Health and Quick Record 27
Trouble shoong 28-29
Manual Data Entry and Custom trackers 30
Calculang Stride 31
Specicaons 33
Labels and Symbols 34
Warranty 35

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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-care 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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Your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2
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.
Intended Use:
The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 is a waterproof physical acvity counter, worn on the wrist that has been made in
compliance with 93/42 EEC Direcve for Class I Medical Device, amended by 2007/47/EEC. It connects to the
Acv8rlives4 Health+Wellness Apps, which has been cered as Class 1 Medical Device under 93/42 EEC Direcve,
amended by 2007/47/EEC.
If in any doubt about your health, please consult your medical team rst and follow their advice closely.

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Health and Safety Noces
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.
Please seek medical advice before undertaking strenuous exercise or weight loss programmes. 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 5 years of age and only under responsible
adult supervision.
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 Module as this may
damage it.
The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 may not be suitable for people who have skin sensivity to synthec
materials.
Do not allow your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 to be subjected to excessive forces, shocks, dust, temperature
changes or humidity over the range specied on Page 33. 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 of the Module and tamper with the internal components. If you do, you
will damage the device and you will invalidate your warranty and may cause irreparable damage.
There are no user serviceable parts.
The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 contains small internal components, which present a serious choking
hazard for small children and should only be used by a child over 5years under adult supervision.
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 over 1Amp as these
decrease the lifeme of your rechargeable baery. The typical lifeme of this products 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 counng 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.
For me crical medicaon reminders or medical procedures, do not solely rely on the Alarm feature
within the Acv8rlives BuddBand2 and Acv8rlives4 Health+Wellness App.
If you experience any serious incident that occurs in relaon to this device, please report this to
Asepka Limited (Acv8rlives) and the competent authority of the Member State in which you are
based.
Call us 7-days-a-week, between 09:00—18:00
UK [phone] or support@asepka.com

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Need Help Seng-Up?
View Help Videos within App
Call us 7-days-a-week, between 09:00—18:00
UK [phone]

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Module with LCD and
Sliver Buon
Magnec USB
Charging Cable
Large and Small
Wristband with
Plasc Buckle
User Manual
Customer Support
Line—7-days-a-week
Warranty and
Customer Sasfacon
Your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2
Your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 has several parts, the Module (LCD Display and Silver Buon), Magnec USB
Charging Cable, and comes with a Large and Small Black Wristbands with Plasc Buckle for easy ng. The
Module can be ed into the Wristbands. 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 wristbands are made from silicon, which is comfortable and adjustable. The
Small Wristband has a circumference from 14-21cm and the Large version has a range of 15-23cm.
The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 may not be suitable for people who have skin sensivity to synthec materials.

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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 there is a risk of electrical shock or burns. When disposing of this
product and its integrated baery, ensure that it is collected separately for correct disposal and not as
normal household waste.
Charging Your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2
Your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 has a 100mAh rechargeable lithium baery integrated in the Module. It takes
about 120 minutes to fully charge with the magnec USB Charging Cable supplied.
A full charge gives anywhere up to 7 days life depending on usage.
You can charge your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 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 USB Charging
Cable supplied as others are not compable.
DO NOT USE RAPID CHARGERS or chargers outpung more than 1Amp of current as this will damage the
baery. Laptops, PCs or chargers with 0.5Amp or 1Amp only should be used.
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

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How Does the Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 Work?
Now to use your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2! Once you have set-up using the following secons, aach your
Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 to your wrist or wear the wrist strap around your ankle inside your sock when cycling.
Pockets are not great for step counters—we forget about them and they end-up in washing machines and dryers.
Also the Silver Buon gets pressed and resets inadvertently, 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 detects how you
move (accelerate) in three dimensions and it uses this informaon to count 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, which is useful as part of an exercise or
rehabilitaon programme.
If you aach the Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 to your wrist as you walk, you will see just how accurately it can detect
your steps and starts counng these aer you have taken 6-10 consecuve steps. Your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2
will also pick up connuous arm movements, such as washing windows, sweeping or vigorous ironing and we
consider these as aerobic acvity and will be recorded and converted to steps.
Another ability of the Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 is that it will count and store your steps for up to 30 days, but we
recommend uploading daily to the Acv8rlives4 Health+Wellness App incase you should lose your Acv8rlives
BuddyBand2.
Energy expenditure is esmated based on your stride length and your weight and is shown in calories (Kcal). The
values are approximate but it 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 record 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 is 500 calories—that takes a lot of
walking to burn this snack o!)
An approximate Total Distance value is calculated for you based on your steps and average stride length. This is
useful for esmang how far you walk during the course of 1 day.
Steps, distance, calories and acve 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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1Install the Acv8rlives4 Health+Wellness App to your iOS or Android
Smartphone or Tablet;
How to operate, use and take care of your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2
and connect to your Smartphone or Tablet; and
How to upload directly to your Acv8rlives account.
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Let’s get started with the Set-up and Connect to the Acv8rlives4
Health+Wellness App
The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 is programmed by and uploads informaon directly to and from your Acv8rlives
account each me your Smartphone or Tablet (not included) is connected to it wirelessly by Bluetooth 4.0.
This guide will show you how to:
If you follow these direcons sequenally, it will take you about 5-10 minutes to learn how to record your steps
and connect to the Acv8rlives4 Health+Wellness App.
Intended Use for Acv8rlives⁴ Health+Wellness App:
Acv8rlives⁴ Health+Wellness App is an applicaon soware for mobile device intended for use in the home to
assist people to receive and review informaon from connected medical and non-medical devices, track
medicaon use, for eecve health self-management. The user also can share the data via sharing funcons.
The Acv8rlives⁴ Health+Wellness App is intended for use with adult and pediatric paents over ve years of
age. Acv8rlives4 Health+Wellness App is a Class I Medical Device.
Health and Safety Noces:
Acv8rlives⁴ Health+Wellness App is not intended to monitor vital physiological parameters where variaon
could result in immediate danger.
Long-term health condions (LTHC) can be life-threatening. Always take medicaon as prescribed. If you
experience any LTHC-related symptoms, refer to your Care Plan and follow the instrucons carefully. If you
connue to have symptoms, consult your medical team.
Do not rely on the Acv8rlives⁴ Health+Wellness App to diagnose or treat any long-term health condion.
Only recommended for children 5 years of age and over and only under adult supervision.
Do not rely solely on the Reminder capabilies of the Acv8rlives⁴ Health+Wellness App to take your
prescribed medicaon as directed by your medical team.

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Installing the Acv8rlives4 Health+Wellness App on Your Smartphone or
Tablet (Bluetooth 4.0 Enabled Devices are required to use this device).
Download the Acv8rlives4 Health+Wellness 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.
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Apple devices running iOS 10 or above that are Bluetooth Smart Ready
(typically Bluetooth 4.0 or later) - iPhone 5 or later, iPad 4th generaon or
later, iPad Mini 2 or later, all iPad Air and iPad Pro models or iPod touch
6th generaon.
Android devices running Android 5.0 or later that are Bluetooth Smart
Ready (typically Bluetooth 4.0 or later).
Amazon Kindle Fire devices running Amazon Fire OS 5.0 or later that are
Bluetooth Smart Ready (typically Bluetooth 4.0 or later) - Kindle Fire (5th
generaon or later), Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX (4th generaon or
later).
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please adjust the screen lock funcon on your
Smartphone or Tablet to be longer than 2 minutes to allow the
Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 me to sync with your device.
Short mes of less than 2 minutes cause frequent loss of connecvity.
Help Videos in App, follow this ?
Website www.Acv8rlives.com
YouTube hp://bit.ly/Acv8rlives
Sll Need Help
We are here to help you 7-days-a-
week, so please call us to help you set-
up your device on UK 01480 352821.

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Register for Acv8rlives Account
Once you have installed the Acv8rlives4 Health+Wellness
App, open the App making sure your Smartphone or Tablet
is connected to the internet with Bluetooth switched on.
If you have already Registered, you can Login to your
Acv8rlives account. Click the Login icon and enter your
Username and Password.
If you have not previously Registered for your Acv8rlives
account, then click the Register icon on the App screen.
Compleng Your Registraon
To complete the Registraon for your 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-care through self-
monitoring.
You can always edit these data later in Sengs if you make
an error, but please try to be accurate in entering your
weight, height, age and gender. These are important data.

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Completed Registraon
During the Registraon process you can select the
Acv8rlives devices that you have. Once you have
completed your Registraon you will automacally
be directed to your Dashboard and a summary of
your acvity and weight targets are set into this
Simple Dashboard. These devices will now show up
on your Dashboard so that you can Quick Record by
touching the image of the device and it will start the
Upload process.
Opmising Your Dashboard
By selecng or deselecng the Sengs Cog in the
top right-hand corner you can choose which data
you want to show on your Dashboard. You need to
select either the Advanced or Expert Dashboard in
order to do this. Then choose the Category and then
the Widget you want to add and touch Add to
Dashboard.
Remember your Username (email) and Password
details associated with your account and keep these
safe. You use the same Username and Password to
access your account via the web:
www.acv8rlives.com.
Help and Videos on App
Integrated into the Acv8rlives4 Health+Wellness
App is Help secons that can be reached from the
Menu or from any page which displays a ? in the
top right-hand corner of the screen. Scroll through
this to access helpful informaon, PDF Manual,
Videos and a Quick Guide. Touch the ! Symbol to
reveal helpful hints throughout the App.

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Start-up Screen automacally moves to the Menu.
Make sure that Bluetooth on your Smartphone or Tablet is switched on.

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Dashboard to the Menu, select Upload Devices.
Make sure you have also set your Screen Lock to longer than 2 minutes.

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Pairing Your BuddyBand2
The Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 now needs to be paired with
your Smartphone or Tablet. Ensure that Bluetooth is
switched on.
Open the Acv8rlives4 Health+Wellness App on your
Smartphone or Tablet and from the Dashboard touch the
image of the Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 or select from the
Menu > Upload Devices > Acv8rlives BuddyBand2, which
then takes you through easy steps to prepare your device for
idencaon.
Idenfying Device by its Pairing Code
If your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 screen shows either the
interlocked rings and a two digit gure or the interlocked
rings, cogs and Bluetooth icon on their screens, they are
ready to pair.
If your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 screen does not display
these screens follow the instrucons on Page 20-21.
The rst me you set-up and try to connect your Acv8rlives
BuddyBand2 to the Acv8rlives4 Health+Wellness App, you
will need to idenfy your device for added security to protect
your data. Once connected, no-one else will be able to “listen
in” to capture your data when you are synchronising your
data.

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Select Your BuddyBand2 to Pair
The Acv8rlives4 Health+Wellness App displays a 2-digit
numerical code on the Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 that it
nds within range, and you may see more than one
displayed here if others are in Bluetooth range.
If this code matches the number on your Acv8rlives
BuddyBand2, conrm by touching the number on the
App.
Second Secure Pairing Step
As a further step to ensure that your data transmission
is secure and cannot be hacked, you are asked to
conrm whether the 6-digit unique code on the
Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 is the same as that on the
App.
If the two numbers are the same, conrm by touching
Yes on the App screen and the screen will then ask
Bluetooth Pairing Request > touch Pair. You know this
pairing has been successful when the Acv8rlives4
Health+Wellness App says Monitoring next to the
image of the Acv8rlives BuddyBand2.
Same Number
Same Number

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Pung your BuddyBand2 into Pairing Mode
If your Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 already shows the me, it needs to
be put into the Pairing Mode and you will need to follow Step 1
through to Step 5 as shown below.
This Acv8rlives BuddyBand2 is not paired because there is No
Bluetooth symbol but this will appear aer you follow these 5
Steps.