OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Your flowlight-FS has a large variety of modes and features enabling
infinite unique patterns, and effects. We’ve organized them into 4 pages
of modes to keep it easy to navigate with a few types of button presses.
BUTTON PRESSES
Click: 0.3 seconds or less. A quick click, like a computer-mouse click.
Multiple clicks, like a double-click on a computer mouse, will access
different pages - 2 clicks for page 2, 3 clicks for page 3, and so on. You
may discover this by accident by trying to cycle through the modes too
quickly, and find a mode you’ve never seen!
Press: 0.3-0.75 seconds. The classic button-press, this is what feels
“normal” to most people.
Long-press: 0.75-1.5 seconds. An indicator flash lets you know you can
let go. This puts you into the “adjust” state to adjust the mode you are in.
Hold: 1.5 seconds or more. If the light is on, it will turn off, it will also
remember your mode and any adjustments you might have made to it.
When you press the button again, it returns to where you were. If it is off,
it will display its battery’s life estimate, then turn back off.
Save: 3.5 seconds. If you continue holding past “off”, the pattern will be
saved to the Favorites page and the light will turn back on.
NAVIGATING PAGES AND MODES ::
The flowlight-FS has 4 pages, each with 10 modes.
Page 1: classics
1 click or press of the button from “off” brings you to page 1 mode 1 (p1m1). “Rainbow” the first of the
“classic modes like bold, fire, water and other elemental modes. The last mode on this page (p1m10) is a
new instant-classic: pulse, which responds to your moves, like stalls, bumps and wraps.
Modes:
Rainbow
•
Rainbow drops
•
Bold
•
Lantern
•
Fire
•
Water
•
Earth
•
Air
•
Spirit
•
Pulse
Page 2: party
Click the button quickly 2x - you’ll see the indicator flash 2x to let you know you’re now on page 2.
Subsequent presses take you through the 10 modes in that page, and each mode is adjustable. This
page celebrates all that is fun and festive - it’s where you’ll find much-loved modes like candy, petals,
and microdots, and cult-favorites like watermelon, freedom, and solar-flare.
Modes:
Candy • Petals • Love • Watermelon • Freedom • Microdots • Unicorn • Blue blazer • Solar flare • Strobe
Page 3: perform
3 quick clicks takes you to page 3. The indicator flashes 3 times and you’re now ready to perform. These
modes are superbright, and battery life is the last thing on your mind. This page contains all the modes,
with their full power unleashed. Just press the button to cyle through them, but be warned: the
brightest ones may drain your battery in under an hour!
Modes: Flamebow • Alicorn • Liquid sugar • Rainbow dash • Fireball • Froth • Jammin • Bolder • Sunset • Daybreak
Page 4: favorites
4 quick clicks takes you to page 4 “favorites”. Here you’ll see your most recently saved pattern. You can
select from your last 10 saved patterns by pressing the button to cycle through them. You can save any
mode and adjustments you make to it by holding down the button until the light turns off and turns
back on. This will also save a copy of any mode/pattern in Favorites to slot 1 (p4m4). You can use this to
re-order your favorite modes without adjusting them!
3 superbright LEDs
advanced micro-controller
single button, easy use
voltage regulator
color indicator
100% optical shell,
durable polycarbonate
no tools battery door
rechargeable AAA cell*
custon battery spring
easy attachment points
State-of-the-art, latest
technologies, design,
versatile, attractive,
easy-to-use, intuitive,
sustainble alternative to
chemical glowsticks.
Designed from the
ground up with great
engineering, awesome
design, good taste and
love.
FEATURES
37g w/ battery
23 mm
130 mm
Take me home!
To get back to page 1 from any other page, press the button to cycle through the modes until
the light turns off. A single click or press will bring you back to the beginning: page 1 mode 1.
Note: If you press too quickly (less than 0.3 sec. each) it might register as a “click” and change
what page you are in. if this is happening just go slightly slower :)
Tip: 5 quick clicks or more will take you to page 1 mode 1 instantly.
ADJUSTING MODES
Every mode has 1 parameter that can be adjusted. In most cases it’s the color/hue, in others
it’s the speed/density of the pattern, or the brightness. To put a mode into its adjust state, do a
long-press (hold for more than 0.75 sec., let go when the indicator flashes). The mode will then
cycle slowly through its adjustment. When you see what you like, a button press will stop the
adjust cycle, selecting that adjustment.
OPENING YOUR BATTERY DOOR
The battery door is integrated into the unique design of the body, spreads light around the
battery and can be removed without tools. However it can be tricky to open, like a puzzle-box
;) Basically there is a tiny “latch” inside near the button that needs to be released. There is a
slight lip at the tip of the door near the button and the lip needs to go down towards
battery, and forwards towards the head/button to release the latch.
You should be able to do this with your thumb. but if it’s dirty or stuck you may need to use a
hard object like a battery, or the tail of another flowlight works really well, to push down and
forwards on the tip of the door. Do not push on the main body of the door itself – this will
prevent it from unlatching. Don’t worry, you WON’T break it!
Once you have released the battery door, you can pull the door firmly to separate the door
from the light and access the battery compartment. Visit flowtoys.com for video instructions,
or email [email protected] if you have any questions.
Inserting and removing the battery
The positive end of the battery (pointy end) points to the head of the flowlight (pointy end).
Push the battery forwards and down. The springs are quite firm so push hard.
There is a transparent pull-tab in the battery compartment – make sure it’s not blocking the
contacts and that it goes under the battery for easy removal. A very firm tap on a table or other
semi-hard object will also pop the battery out of the compartment.
Push the front lip of the door
down and forwards towards the
button firmly. The back of the door
should pop out. It may help to use a
small object like a battery or the end
of another flowlight.
Pull the door out to access the
battery compartment. The antenna
are very strong and durable. You can
pull hard to remove the door. This
is normal.
To remove the battery, pull on the
clear battery pull tab, or tap the tail
of the flowlight firmly against a firm
surface. Battery may be snug,
Insert battery “+” end first towards
the pointy head of the light. Ensure
clear tab is placed correctly. Push
battery “-” end down. Insert antennae
of battery door. Push door down and
back to secure it. Power up & enjoy!
