POWER
Checking your battery charge level: When off, press and hold the button. The light
will blink a color indicating your charge level - ranging from red to green - and then
fade out.
Red = really low, less than 10% left
Orange = OK, about 50% left
Yellow = should last a while, 50-90%
Green = good to go! 90% or more
Note: Colors are approximate. Runtimes vary greatly with different modes.
Dead battery indicator: If your podlight blinks red and turns off, the battery is dead.
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
For video instructions please visit flowtoys.com.
Removing and re-inserting the capsule inside the pod:
You should NOT need to remove the capsule, but if you choose to – please BE AWARE!
• DO NOT TEAR the seam between the petals - be gentle here
• DO NOT TWIST when removing the capsule from the pod - this can remove the C-ring
• grip the entire pod and use the leash to pull the capsule out, or push up from the bottom,
through the silicone around the button, get it started and then pull out from the top
ALWAYS BE SURE THE C-RING IS INSTALLED ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR CAPSULE BEFORE
PUTTING IT BACK IN THE POD. The C-ring is CRITICAL to securing the capsule in the pod and allowing
the button to function properly. If the C-ring is stuck inside the pod, push it up from the bottom until it
can be fished out with a finger from the top, and re-install it on the capsule.
Adjusting the length of your leash:
Podpoi are designed to work with adjustable flowleashes for the slickest connection
possible:
• pull the excess cord through the ring near handle to get to your desired leash length
• mark the point where the excess cord meets the small ring (any pen should do)
• pull back some slack on the excess side of the cord, cut at the mark
• melt the end until it makes a substantial disk of melted cord-tip. Tip: practice on the extra cord first!
• let cool, pull the cord tight and enjoy!
After adjustment, all excess leash-cord should be removed, leaving only a small melted
tip and tiny metal o-ring at the swivel, and internal knot connection at the poi-head.
Visit flowtoys.com for detailed video instructions.
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• Computers/laptops with built-in USB jacks
• Powered USB hubs
• Solar USB chargers
• Cell phone/mobile device charging stations
commonly found in airports, malls and events
• Dynamo hand-crank USB power generators
• Wall-power USB adaptors*
• Car-power USB adaptors*
• Portable USB power packs*
*Available on flowtoys.com
Note: Some smaller USB power supplies, such as bluetooth headset chargers, may provide only 200mA of power or
less. This will take longer to charge or may quit charging shortly after it starts as the power supply shuts down.
Common USB power sources:
mode
default pattern
adjustment
charge indicator
breathing color indicator (on USB power)
brightness
n/a
rainbow
saturated fading rainbow
speed of color fade
7
rainbow drops
saturated rainbow blips
strobe speed
21
bold
full-on white
color, sat pastels
6
lantern
warm light - great mood/flashlight
brightness
6
fire
flying fireballs
color palette
12
water
watery waves
color palette
15
earth
blocky layers
color palette
17
air
fluffy clouds in the sky
color palette
16
spirit
ethereal inter-phasing blips
color palette
58
strobe
bright white strobe
strobe speed
13
presets
10 preset patterns (see below)
select pattern
see table
nocturnal
all 20 patterns optimized to run for 15+ hrs
select pattern
15+
favorites*
10 most recently saved patterns
select pattern*
n/a
Charging the battery: There is a micro-USB jack on the side of the light unit in the
podlight. You do not need to remove the light capsule from the pod to charge them.
Simply press the tip of the pod down to spread the petal-seams and expose the inside of
the pod. Locate the USB-jack and plug in! If the jack is not perfectly aligned with one of
the seams, rotate the capsule until it is.
To charge your podlight, plug it into any USB power source with a standard micro-USB
cable. The pod should turn on and begin “breathing” in its charge-level color. When
charging, the indicator light is not entirely accurate until it’s actually green (which means
it’s done). The pod takes about 2 hours to fully charge, but 90% of the charge happens in
the first hour!
You can leave your podlight on as it charges! This makes an excellent mood/nightlight.
You can leave it plugged in and running 24/7 and it will always be ready for use. It may
take 3-4 hours to fully charge if running brightly while charging.
*FAVORITES MODE
Favorites has a special kinetic
behavior during adjust. It will cycle
through its patterns for 5 sec. each,
just like presets or nocturnal modes,
but when you start spinning, it will
pause the cycle and remain on the
currently displayed pattern until you
stop. When you stop, the podpoi will
jump to the next pattern and
continue to cycle every 5 sec. This
feature enables you to create a
“playlist” of recorded patterns, and
“cue” them without having to press
the button, just stall!
Visit flowtoys.com for more details.
preset pattern
description
candy
multi-colored candy bracelet
13
petals
ethereal multi-colored petals
77
love
soft pulsing shades of pink
16
watermelon
juicy pink + green
22
freedom
bold red, white + blue
12
beads
multi-colored beaded necklace
26
microdots
inter-phasing dots of rainbow light
46
unicorn
pastel fantasy rainbow
14
solar flare
bright bursts on golden sun surface
77
flare-up
flickery fire with bright bursts during
stalls (sensitivity may vary between poi)
resets all modes to default adjustment - favorites are saved
off
PODPOI MODES/ADJUSTMENTS
approx.
28
approx.
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flowtime (hrs)
