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Dropdown

2.  Position each arm, and turn Power

Switch ON.  

(Units calibrate one after another.)

A single beep and a 

blinking green

 

LED indicates the beginning of calibration.  

When completed, you will hear three beeps

and the LED will go off, indicating the Sonar 

Guide is ready for use.

Range

Button

Control Box

(1) Single beep:

  

Power is ON and Sonar 

Guide is calibrating

(3) Three beeps:

Calibrating completed

LED Alerts Guide

Beep Tone Guide

1.  Position Sonar Guide over a hard, flat 

surface.  

(Make sure there are no obstacles 

between the Sonar Guide and the floor.)

CALIBRATING

1

OPERATING

ADJUSTMENTS

3

Power

Switch

Control Box

OPERATING

2

1.  Position Sonar Guide Arms

Position Sonar Guide arms by 

extendeding them away towards 

potential obstacles.

3.  Detecting Obstacles

When an obstacle is detected, the 

LED will turn 

red

      and you will 

hear a voice in the headset say

 

"Obstacle Right", "Obstacle Left"

, or 

just 

"Obstacle"

(no elevation changes).

Sonar Guide detects 

obstacles

 in the user's path of travel below waist level 

at 3 different distance settings, customizable at request. The peripheral 

obstacles outside of the sensor’s range will not be detected. 
Sonar Guide will detect changes in elevation (

drop-offs and step-ups

) of 

3 or more inches

.

LED

Sensor

1.  Range Adjustment

To change the obstacle detection range 

press the Range Button repeatedly until 

desired distance is announced (custom 

settings at request).

2.  Turning Headphones ON & OFF

To turn headphones off press & hold dongle 

button for 3 sec, then press & hold headset 

button for 3 sec until "Power off" is heard. 

3.  Turning Dongle ON & OFF

Dongle stays paired as long as it is ON. To turn it either OFF, 

or ON press and hold dongle button for 3 sec.

Obstacle

Calibrating

Obstacle detected

Elevation change

detected

Blinking GREEN:

Solid RED:

Solid YELLOW:

2.  Detecting Step-Ups and Dropdowns

 

 

When drop-off or step-up is detected, 

the LED will turn 

yellow

       and you 

will hear a voice in the headset say 

one of the following: 

"Dropdown 

Right", "Dropdown Left", "Step-Up 

Right", "Step-Up Left"

, or either just 

"Dropdown"

, or just

 "Step-Up"

 if both 

units detect at the same time 

(even if 

an obstacle is also detected at the same 
time, only the step-up is announced). 

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