Startup
The hoop will always display a short startup pattern to indicate it’s starting and to test all
of the LEDs. The first LED will light red and the last will light blue, and all of the LEDs will
light either white or green (depending on the software version) in quick succession. If you
don’t see the red and blue LEDs or if any of the other LEDs fail to light, follow the
troubleshooting information found later in this manual.
Out of the box, your hoop is set to shuffle mode and will change to a random pattern
every 10 seconds. The default brightness is about 75%.
Changing Patterns and Modes
Most of the hoop’s functions are controlled by the two remote controls. The small
keychain remote has just the basics. The large remote has more options and buttons to
jump directly to favorite patterns and folders.
The patterns that come loaded on the hoop are organized into 16 folders. The hoop will
start out playing patterns from every folder. You can access a specific folder by pressing
one of the 16 unlabeled color buttons on the big remote. The first button, in the upper left,
corresponds to the first folder, with the folders arranged in alphabetical order. This
manual won’t list the details of the pattern folders because they’re frequently being
updated and occasionally reorganized. Generally each folder sticks to a theme, like
rainbows or characters and logos.
If you press a folder button, the hoop will only play patterns from that folder until you
choose another folder or press the ‘next folder’ button
to exit folder mode.
To make the hoop stay on the current pattern, press the play/pause button or hold the
button. To resume cycling through patterns, press the button again.
When its battery runs low, the hoop will start dimming the LEDs to squeeze a few more
minutes out of the battery. Once the battery is too low to keep the hoop running, it will
switch to showing a single blinking red LED.
In some cases the hoop might die before giving a low battery warning, particularly if you
put in a battery that was already almost dead. If this happens, the pattern will freeze and
will usually appear red or orange. Remove the dead battery promptly; leaving a battery to
run down until it’s completely dead will shorten its life.
