Automatic Sleep Mode
To conserve battery life,
iSwitch
automatically
enters a low-power sleep mode if it remains unused
for an hour. Pressing any external switch (integral or
external) or any button on the unit instantly wakes
it again. While asleep, the connection with the iPad
is lost but is automatically re-established within a
few seconds of wake-up.
If the unit remains unpaired for more than 5
minutes, it will also enter low-power sleep mode.
Press any button or switch to wake the unit.
Manual Sleep Mode
When the unit goes to sleep automatically,
pressing any of the switches will wake it. This
is very convenient, but if the unit is to be
transported while not in use, inadvertent presses
of any switch will wake the unit, reducing battery
charge. To avoid this situation, there is an option
to manually put the unit to sleep:
Simply press and hold the channel button (F)
until all the LEDs light, then release. The
iSwitch
is then asleep and will not wake when a switch is
pressed. Instead, press either Channel or Mode
(F or H) briefly to wake the unit.
Battery Life and Battery Charging
A fully charged battery gives approximately 40
hours of use. When the battery is getting low, the
Charging LED (E) begins to blink red. This is an
indication that you should charge the battery soon.
Plug the charging cable into the charging socket (D)
and then into a USB socket on a computer. Ensure
the computer is turned on.
While charging, the Charging LED will be illuminated
green. Once charging is complete (a matter of a few
hours if fully discharged) the charging LED will be
extinguished. You can then unplug the cable.
Note that you can continue using
iSwitch
while it
is charging
iSwitch
plugs into a computer USB port for
charging purposes only - it does not give a
functional connection this way.
Maintenance
Your
iSwitch
has no user
serviceable parts. If repair
is necessary the unit should
be returned to Pretorian
Technologies or an authorised
distributor.
iSwitch
contains a lithium
ion battery that isn’t user
replaceable. Although the unit
uses the very latest battery
technology, it may eventually
need to be replaced.
Disposal of batteries is often
subject to local laws. Please
consult your local authorities
for information relating to your
locale. Never dispose of a battery
in fire.
Re-Connecting your iSwitch
If, when waking up your
iSwitch
, the rotating
pattern does not appear on the display, this
indicates that the unit is already connected to
another iPad in the vicinity. In this case you will
need to ‘forget’ this connection before you can
re-connect with another unit.
Similarly, if you have been using your
iSwitch
with a particular iPad that is still in the vicinity
and you wish to swap it to another, you will also
need to forget the existing connection.
Go to the Bluetooth menu on your iPad
(Settings
Bluetooth) and tap the blue tab
adjacent to the unit name, for example:
Pretorian-V59.0-ABC1
Then tap on ‘Forget this device’. At this point
the unit is no longer connected with the original
iPad and will appear as a ‘discoverable’ device on
all iPads in the vicinity. You can then re-connect
with a different iPad by again tapping on the unit
name in the Bluetooth menu.
