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! [phone]
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: [phone] 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:
1Install 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.