Behavioral dynamics Gen5 motivaider User manual

The 
Gen5 
MotivAider®
 
The ultimate tool for people who are serious 
about changing their own behavior and habits 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
oSections marked with an asterisk deal with advanced settings and features. If you wish to use the 
MotivAider in its most basic way, you can skip these sections. 
 
oFor abbreviated printable operating instructions (4 pages), click here 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 
 
USER’S GUIDE 

The 
Gen5 
MotivAider
 
 
Copyright 2018 Behavioral Dynamics, Inc. 
MotivAider®is the registered trademark of Behavioral Dynamics, Inc. 
 
 
The MotivAider is a remarkably simple device that enables people of all ages to make desired changes 
in their own behavior and habits. Invented by a clinical psychologist, the MotivAider® has been 
continuously improved since its introduction in the 1980's. 
The MotivAider facilitates behavior change by using an automatically repeated private vibration signal 
to keep its user's mind focused on making whatever change the user wishes to make. 
The Gen5 MotivAider has advanced features and capabilities that make it ideal not only for individuals 
who wish to change their own behavior and habits, but also for teachers, behavior change 
professionals, behavioral scientists and others who are engaged in helping others make behavioral 
changes. 
The MotivAider comes preset to operate in a simple way that works well for most users. However, by 
accessing the Gen5 MotivAider’s Advanced Settings, users can exercise greater control over how the 
device works so they so they can respond to special needs, preferences and circumstances and 
achieve the best possible results. 
 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 

The MotivAider Method 
 
(1) Decide on a specific behavioral objective or goal. 
(2) Determine what action you must take to achieve that behavioral objective or goal. 
(3) Devise a brief personal message ─ a word, a phrase, a short sentence, even a mental picture ─ 
that will get you to take action necessary to achieve your goal. For example, if your goal is to 
improve your posture, you might try a straightforward personal message like “Straighten up,” or a 
more motivating personal message like “I’m no slouch!” (Learn more) 
(4) Mentally associate your personal message with the MotivAider’s vibration signal so that whenever 
you feel the vibration, you’ll think your message and be urged to take the desired action. 
(5) Set the MotivAider to send you vibration signals as often as necessary to keep your mind focused 
on your chosen behavioral objective or goal. 
 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 

Basic Operation   
First, don’t be alarmed if the screen goes blank. To conserve battery power, your MotivAider is 
designed to automatically go to “sleep” when there’s no activity for approximately 15 seconds. To 
wake it up, just hold down the Mode (M) key for a couple of seconds until the display is no longer 
blank, then release the M key. 
You’re now at the HOME screen. What you see on the screen is the prompting interval. 
The prompting interval is what determines how often you’ll get vibration signals. This is 
the MotivAider’s most basic setting, and it’s the only setting that many users will ever 
have to change. 
The Prompting Interval: The prompting interval is expressed as the number of 
Hours:Minutes:Seconds that will pass between vibration signals or prompts. The shorter the interval, 
the more frequent the prompts. For example, a prompting interval of 00:10:00 means that you’ll get 
vibration signals every 10 minutes, while a prompting interval of 00:00:10 means that you’ll get 
vibration signals every 10 seconds. 
You’ll notice that “REGULAR” appears below the prompting interval. REGULAR refers to the type of 
interval. REGULAR means that you’ll be getting vibration signals at fixed intervals, that is, intervals of 
uniform length rather than varying lengths. We’ll explain later how you can set your MotivAider to 
send vibration signals at average or random intervals. 
Changing the prompting interval: To change the prompting interval from its default value of 
00:10:00 (10 minutes), press the Select key (SEL) to reach a time field (Hours, Minutes or Seconds) 
you wish to change. With the selected field blinking, use the Scroll keys (<- and +>) to enter the 
desired value for that field. Then press SEL again to save the value you entered and move to the next 
time field. [TIP: To zero out the entire prompting interval, press and hold down both Scroll keys at 
the same time.] 
Using the MotivAider with basic settings only: Once your desired time interval is displayed, 
you’re ready to use the MotivAider in its most basic way.  
Press and hold M for a couple of seconds until you see that the MotivAider is counting down. The 
MotivAider will send you a vibration signal when the countdown reaches zero. Then it will 
automatically start counting down again from the time interval you entered, and it will send you 
another vibration signal when the countdown reaches zero. The MotivAider will keep repeating this 
process until you tell it to stop. 
Note that to prevent accidental input, some keys are automatically disabled during prompting. 
When you want the MotivAider to stop prompting, just hold down M for a couple of seconds until 
you’re back at the HOME screen with the display blinking.  
When you’re not using your MotivAider, leave it at the HOME screen. Remember, to conserve battery 
power, it will go to sleep if there’s no input after about 15 seconds.  
Whenever you’re ready to use the MotivAider again, hold down M for a couple of seconds until you see 
the HOME screen. The MotivAider will have remembered the prompting interval you previously set, so 
to start prompting again using the same interval, all you need to do is hold down M again for a couple 
of seconds until the countdown appears on the screen. 
 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 

Getting Started 
 
Once you’ve decided on a specific behavioral objective or goal, determined what action you must take 
to achieve that behavioral objective or goal, and devised a brief personal message that will remind 
and motivate you to take that action, you’re ready to mentally associate your personal message with 
the MotivAider’s vibration signal so that whenever you feel the vibration, you’ll think your message 
and be reminded and urged to take the desired action. 
1. With your MotivAider at the HOME screen, repeat to yourself several times, "When I feel the 
vibration, I will think, {your personal message}.”
2. Press and release the TEST key while holding the MotivAider against your body. While feeling the 
vibration, recite your personal message. Repeat this several times. 
3. Now, decide on a prompting interval and enter it. If you have no idea how often to send vibration 
signals, start with the default prompting interval of 10 minutes (00:10:00). You can change the 
prompting interval at any time. [TIP: Although you can enter prompting intervals as short as you 
wish in combination with any interval type you choose, be aware that vibration signals could 
overlap if the time between any two vibration signals is 10 seconds or less.] 
4. Start prompting. hold down M for a couple of seconds until you see the time counting down to the 
next vibration signal. 
5. Now, clip the MotivAider to your waistband or belt, or place it in your pocket. (You can either 
remove the clip or use the clip facing out to secure the MotivAider to your pocket.) When the 
countdown reaches 00:00:00, you’ll feel the vibration, and your MotivAider will start counting 
down again. 
6. During the first few hours of use with a new personal message, make a point of reciting the 
message to yourself whenever you feel the vibration. This will reinforce the connection between 
the vibration and your personal message. 
7. Prompting will continue as long as you want it to. Whenever you want prompting to stop, just hold 
down M for a couple of seconds until you return to the HOME screen. 
8. Make adjustments as needed, for example, in how often you receive signals or in the wording of 
your personal message. Make only one change at a time and check results after each change. 
9. Once you're getting good results, you can gradually phase out the MotivAider by sending signals 
less and less often. You can discontinue using the MotivAider when prompting is no longer necessary 
to maintain the desired behavior. 
 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 
Don't
 
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Advanced Settings *

Here’s an overview of how to make changes in the MotivAider’s Advanced Settings:

1. From the HOME screen, press and release M to access the Advanced Settings menu. Use the +>

key to scroll through the available setting categories, which include INTERVAL, SIGNAL, SCREEN,

AUTO, USERS and UTILITY. [TIP: You can also use the <–key to go back to a category you

passed.]

2. When you reach a desired category, press SEL to access the options available within that

category, then use the +> key to scroll through the available options. [TIP: If you see the

category name again before you’ve selected a desired option, just press SEL and you’ll be able to

scroll through the options again.]

3. With a desired option or feature on the screen, press SEL to enable that feature or option, or in

some cases, to see the available values (such as On and Off) for the selected option or feature.

Use the +> key to move through the available values until you see the one you want (use the <-

key to back up if necessary), then press SEL to save that value.

4. After making a change, press and release M to return to the HOME screen, or scroll through the

other categories and options to make more changes. Once you’re done making changes, you can

either return to the HOME screen to check or change the prompting interval, or you can start

prompting directly from any Advanced Settings screen.

5. Whether you’re at the HOME screen or an Advanced Setting screen, to start prompting, press and

hold M for a couple of seconds until you see the MotivAider counting down.

INTERVAL

SIGNAL

SCREEN

AUTO

USERS

UTILITY

Regular

Average

Random

Strength:

>>>>>

Length: 12345

Pulse: On Off

Count(down)

Hide

Session: On

Off

Save: 1234

Load: 1234

Reset (User)

Reset (ALL)

Default settings are underlined

CONTENTS

Introduction

The MotivAider Method

Orientation and Operating Basics

Getting Started

Advanced Settings: An Overview *

How to Change the Interval Type *

How to Customize the Vibration Signal *

How to Change What Appears on The Screen

During Prompting *

How to Set Up a Prompting Session *

How to Create and Manage User Profiles *

How to Restore All Original Settings *

How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced

Settings *

How to Pause and Resume Prompting *

Installing and Removing the Belt Clip

About the Battery

Warranty

Support

How to Change the Interval Type * 
 
Your MotivAider is capable of sending signals at regular, average or random intervals. 
•Select REGULAR to receive prompts at uniform intervals, such as every 10 minutes. 
•Select AVERAGE to receive prompts at intervals that vary in length from half as long to twice 
as long as the interval you enter. 
•Select RANDOM to receive prompts at intervals of random lengths that fall between the 
minimum and the maximum interval length you specify. 
To change the interval type, from the HOME screen, press and release M. You’ll see INTERVAL on the 
screen. Now press SEL to access the available interval types. You’ll see REGULAR, which is the default 
interval type, on the screen. To access the remaining two interval types, use the +> key. When the 
interval type you want is on the screen, press SEL to save your selection. 
The interval type you select will be displayed on the screen when you return to the HOME screen. 
If you’ve selected RANDOM, when you return to the HOME screen, you’ll be prompted to enter a 
minimum (“RAN MIN”) and maximum (“RAN MAX”) time interval.]  
 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 

How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
 
You can adjust three properties of the vibration signal. 
•STRENGTH determines the intensity of the vibration signal 
•LENGTH determines how long each vibration signal lasts 
•PULSE determines whether each vibration signal consists of a continuous vibration (Pulse OFF) 
or distinct < 1 second pulses (Pulse ON). 
To change the SIGNAL settings, from the HOME screen, press and release M, then use the +> key to 
reach SIGNAL. Press SEL, and you’ll see the first signal property, STRENGTH, on the screen. Use the 
+> key to reach the other two properties. With any property you wish to change on the screen, press 
SEL, then use the Scroll keys until the level or value you want is blinking, then press SEL to save that 
level or value. 
To make it easier to configure the vibration to your liking, you can preview the effect that any changes 
you make will have on the vibration. Just press and release the TEST key to immediately get a 
vibration signal that reflects all your current SIGNAL settings. 
 
 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 

How to Change What Appears on The Screen During Prompting * 
 
When the MotivAider is prompting, by default, it will display the amount of time remaining until the 
next prompt. However, for greater privacy and/or to extend battery life, you can use the HIDE feature 
to prevent the MotivAider from showing anything at all on the screen while it’s prompting. 
•With COUNT (the default) active, the countdown to the next prompt is continuously displayed. 
•With HIDE active, the countdown will be displayed for around 15 seconds, and then the display 
will go blank. However, even with HIDE active, you can check on the countdown progress 
anytime by pressing and holding M for a couple of seconds until the countdown appears. The 
countdown will remain visible for around 15 seconds. [TIP: Remember, using HIDE will extend 
battery life.] 
 To change the SCREEN setting, from the HOME screen, press and release M, then use the +> key to 
scroll to SCREEN. Press SEL, and you’ll see COUNT. To reach HIDE, press the +> key. With whichever 
setting you want on the screen, press SEL to save your selection. 
 
 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 

How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
 
You can use the SESSION feature to have prompting stop on its own after prompting for a desired 
period of time. For example, suppose you’ve set the MotivAider to send vibration signals every 10 
minutes.  If you enable SESSION and enter a SESSION length of two hours, you’ll get vibration signals 
every 10 minutes for the next two hours. The MotivAider will then stop prompting and return to the 
Home screen. If you enable SESSION, “AUTO” will appear on the screen to remind you that the 
MotivAider is set to stop prompting on its own. 
To use the SESSION feature, from the HOME screen, press and release M, then press +> until you 
reach AUTO, then press SEL. When you see SESSION, press SEL again, then use the +> key to scroll 
between On and Off. With the value you want on the screen, press SEL. 
If you select On, you’ll be prompted to enter the desired session length (“set period”). After you enter 
the length in Hours:Minutes:Seconds, press SEL to save it. [TIP: You can pause a session that’s 
already in progress by pressing and holding M for a couple of seconds to return to the HOME screen. 
The next time you start prompting, your session will continue from where it left off.] 
 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 

How to Create and Manage User Profiles * 
 
The Gen5 MotivAider allows you to create and manage up to four User Profiles, which are complete 
collections of settings. You can create distinct user profiles for different individuals who use the same 
MotivAider, different behavior change projects, different days of the week, different situations (such as 
work vs. home), or anything else you choose. The active user profile is always displayed on the screen 
as “USER #.”    
•You can SAVE all your current settings –including the prompting interval –as a user profile. 
•You can LOAD any of four user profiles that you previously created and saved. 
•You can RESET the active user profile to all factory-default settings without affecting the other 
user profiles. 
To access User Profiles, from the HOME screen, press and release M, then use the +> key to scroll to 
USERS. Next, press SEL, and you’ll see SAVE. Use the +> key to reach the other two options, LOAD 
and RESET. 
With an option you want on the screen, press SEL. For SAVE or LOAD, you’ll be prompted to enter a 
user profile number. Use the Scroll keys until the desired profile number is blinking, then press SEL to 
enter it. For RESET, just press SEL to restore all factory default settings for the active user only. 
 
 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 

How to Restore ALL Original Settings * 
 
RESET allows you to easily restore all factory default settings for all user profiles. 
To initiate a complete reset, from the HOME screen, press and release M, then use the +> key to 
scroll to UTILITY. Press SEL. When you see RESET on the screen, press SEL again. 
 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 

How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced Settings * 
 
If you’d like, you can prevent unwanted access to all of the MotivAider’s Advanced Settings. (A 
teacher, for example, might use this feature when setting up a MotivAider for use by a student.) 
To enable LOCK, from the HOME screen, hold down TEST and SEL at the same time until “LOCK” 
appears on the screen. To UNLOCK, hold down TEST and SEL at the same time until “LOCK” 
disappears. 
 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 

How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
 
The Gen5 MotivAider allows you to pause prompting during a countdown and then resume the 
countdown (and prompting) whenever you’re ready. 
To PAUSE, hold down SEL and M at the same time until the countdown stops (it will take a couple of 
seconds). To resume the countdown, hold down SEL and M at the same time until the countdown 
starts again. [TIP: PAUSE/RESUME is best for relatively brief pauses. To stop prompting for an 
extended period of time, such as overnight, hold down M for a couple of seconds to go to the HOME 
screen.] 
 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 

 
 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
 
To remove the belt clip, use a screwdriver to loosen the screw that secures the belt clip to the case, 
then push the clip downward towards the bottom of the case to free the clip. [IMPORTANT: If you’re 
going to use the MotivAider without the clip, be sure to tighten the screw after removing the clip.] 
To reinstall the clip, first loosen the screw, then position the clip against the case back between the 
vertical guides with the round opening in the clip over the screw. Next, push the clip up as far as it will 
go, then fully tighten the screw. 
 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 

 
 
About the Battery 
 
The Gen5 MotivAider comes with a single industrial alkaline AA battery. We strongly recommend, 
however, that you replace this battery with a longer-lasting 1.5 volt, 3000 mAh AA non-rechargeable 
lithium battery, such as the EnergizerUltimate Lithium battery (L91). 
When battery power is low, you’ll see a “LO BATT”warning on the screen. However, the battery 
should be replaced sooner if you notice significant fading of the display or weakening of the vibration 
signal. [TIP: Storing the MotivAider at temperatures well below room temperature will reduce battery 
life.] 
To change the battery, first loosen the screw that secures the belt clip, then push the clip downward 
towards the bottom of the case so you can access the battery compartment by pushing up on its 
cover. After installing a new battery, close the battery compartment cover, then slide the belt clip all 
the way back up into place, then fully tighten the screw. [TIP: The MotivAider will retain all your 
settings when you remove the battery, so there’s no need for you to reset it.]  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 

 
 
Warranty 
 
Behavioral Dynamics, Inc. warrants the MotivAider® (except battery) to be free of defects in materials 
and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of purchase. Subject to the conditions 
below, we will promptly repair or replace (our option) any defective unit that was purchased from us 
or one of our authorized resellers. 
This warranty does not cover defects caused by unreasonable use or damage. The warranty is void if 
repairs are attempted by anyone but our own service personnel. Except where state law prohibits such 
exclusion, Behavioral Dynamics, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any special, incidental or 
consequential damages. 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
The MotivAider Method 
Orientation and Operating Basics 
Getting Started 
Advanced Settings: An Overview * 
How to Change the Interval Type * 
How to Customize the Vibration Signal * 
How to Change What Appears on The Screen 
During Prompting * 
How to Set Up a Prompting Session * 
How to Create and Manage User Profiles *
How to Restore All Original Settings * 
How to Prevent Unwanted Access to Advanced 
Settings * 
How to Pause and Resume Prompting * 
Installing and Removing the Belt Clip 
About the Battery 
Warranty 
Support 
Contact Us 