Halo sport, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Guide Halo Neuroscience February 2017 ...

Page 2: ...0 Poor contact screen 10 Halo Sport tones 11 What to do during a Neuropriming session 11 Adjusting the amplitude 12 Pausing and resuming 12 What to do after a Neuropriming session 12 CHARGING YOUR HALO SPORT 14 Connecting the USB cable 14 Checking the battery status 14 Battery information 14 HALO SPORT INDICATOR LIGHT 15 Color and duration 15 BLUETOOTH 16 About Bluetooth technology 16 Pairing your...

Page 3: ...e software 23 STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE 24 Quick dry case 24 Storing Halo Sport 24 Halo Sport maintenance 24 Serial Number location 24 Technical information 25 Replacement parts and accessories 25 Limited warranty 25 TROUBLESHOOTING 26 PRODUCT INFORMATION 27 Undesired reactions 27 Warnings 27 Precautions 27 FCC Statement 28 ICC RSS Gen Statement 28 3 Halo Neuroscience 735 Market St 4th floor San Fran...

Page 4: ... Halo Sport or the accessories appear to be damaged do not attempt to use the headset Contact Halo Neuroscience support immediately for replacements Customer support contact information can be found at support haloneuro com 4 Halo Neuroscience 735 Market St 4th floor San Francisco CA 94103 support haloneuro com ...

Page 5: ...he light E is slowly blinking green once every three seconds your Halo Sport is already paired to a Bluetooth device To disconnect your Halo Sport from your current Bluetooth device and pair to a different one refer to Page 17 Powering o your Halo Sport Press and hold the power button D until the indicator light E turns solid green and starts to fade away then release The light will turn off and sta...

Page 6: ...pp features Unlock the full potential of your Halo Sport Easily connect and disconnect your Halo Sport via Bluetooth Choose your Neuropriming session Start pause and resume your Neuropriming session Keep your Halo Sport up to date with the latest software Where to download Device and operating system compatibility For the latest supported Bluetooth devices and operating systems visit our Knowledge...

Page 7: ...st 3 Make sure the headset you are trying to pair to says Available to pair If is does not see Disconnecting a Bluetooth Device on Page 17 4 Select your headset and wait for the pairing request 5 When you are prompted to pair select Pair Note you need to pair Halo Sport in the Halo Sport App not in your smartphone s Bluetooth Settings Halo Sport can only be paired to one Bluetooth device at a time...

Page 8: ...etc that want to practice hand specific skills There is one session for right hand emphasis and one for left hand emphasis Each has a positive effect on both hands but may have a greater effect on the targeted hand You should choose which side would be more valuable to you For example a violinist may use the L session to practice their fingerwork or the R session to focus on their bowing If your goal ...

Page 9: ... Repeat for the other Primers as necessary Placing Halo Sport on your head 1 With the Primers installed place Halo Sport on your head like any pair of headphones For best results place directly on the center of your head instead of moving the headset from the front of your head into place This will ensure the Primers do not scrape through your hair losing water and that you get the best contact Ha...

Page 10: ...m the headset you can check your Halo Sport App for details If you re enter close range of your Bluetooth device Halo Sport will automatically link back up with your Bluetooth device and the Halo Sport App will display updated status Poor contact screen If Halo Sport is unable to make good contact with your scalp the Poor Contact screen will appear The bars above the headset represent how good or ...

Page 11: ...me three beeps Beeping will continue until poor contact is fixed or 5 minutes have elapsed Neuropriming session will end This is accompanied by a blinking yellow light See Page 15 4 System error A short 3 tone beep accompanied by a red flashing light See Page 15 What to do during a Neuropriming session Depending on your activity you can do one of the following during your Neuropriming session 1 Warm...

Page 12: ...ausing and resuming During your Neuropriming session you can choose to pause it 1 Press the Pause button or the countdown timer on the Halo Sport App 2 Wait for the Resume screen to appear before you take the headset off 3 To resume make sure you have the headset on correctly 4 Select the Resume button What to do after a Neuropriming session After you complete a Neuropriming session the benefits wil...

Page 13: ...sults we recommend focusing on thoughtful deliberate quality training repetitions during the next hour This can be reps that target skill and proper technique or strength and explosion 13 Halo Neuroscience 735 Market St 4th floor San Francisco CA 94103 support haloneuro com ...

Page 14: ...g go to the Halo Sport app and the charging screen will appear The percent charged will appear on the bottom of the screen To check battery status when the headset is not charging go to the Connect Your Headset screen and a battery indicator will appear next to your Halo Sport headset On the headset if the battery is low the light will blink orange indicating you need to charge your Halo Sport bef...

Page 15: ...ecting to a Bluetooth device Smooth green yellow green rotation Neuropriming session is active Blinking yellow Neuropriming session paused by user or due to poor contact Blinking orange Headset battery is low Charge before starting another Neuropriming session Blinking red Headset battery is critical and will shut off Plug into charger Solid orange Headset is charging Solid green Headset is fully c...

Page 16: ...is being made Then it will continue to blink green once every 3 seconds Pairing your Bluetooth device Android 1 Open the Halo Sport App on your iOS device 2 Your Halo Sport should appear in the list as Halo Sport XXXXX where XXXXX is the last 5 digits of your headset s serial number 3 Make sure the headset you are trying to pair to says Available to pair If is does not see Disconnecting a Bluetoot...

Page 17: ...button is held the indicator light will fade away continue to hold the button and then after a few more seconds will start blinking green about one time per second Once it starts to blink again let go of the button 3 Halo Sport is now unpaired You can now connect it to another Bluetooth device 17 Halo Neuroscience 735 Market St 4th floor San Francisco CA 94103 support haloneuro com ...

Page 18: ...vidual signs into their own account on the same device With this method Halo Sport does not need to be unpaired 3 For temporary use for instance if you want to allow a friend to try Halo Sport you can request an exception to usage limits within the Halo Sport app Select this option and briefly describe the reason upon approval from Halo s server the other user can start a Neuropriming session 4 If ...

Page 19: ...tween uses and allow Halo Sport to fully dry Recharging the Primers Your Primers act like sponges they absorb water to help make good contact with your scalp Over many uses this ability to absorb water may decrease which could make it harder to get good contact If you notice this happening use the Recharge Pack to restore the Primers hydrophilicity In normal cases this won t be necessary until aft...

Page 20: ...r running shoes or the padding in your bike helmet Primers can become physically worn out after extended use At this time you may want to replace your Primers You can purchase more Primers from the Halo Neuroscience website at www haloneuro com 20 Halo Neuroscience 735 Market St 4th floor San Francisco CA 94103 support haloneuro com ...

Page 21: ...e and select Play If you have another audio device like bluetooth headphones or the device s speaker enabled on your device you may have to go to settings to change the output device Earpads Halo Sport comes with two sets of earpads acoustically transparent left image and acoustically isolating right image The acoustically transparent earpads come pre installed and allow you to hear sounds clearly...

Page 22: ...ful you will hear a click and you can pull off the ear pad 2 Place the replacement ear pad with the R or L facing upwards ensuring that R and L are on the correct sides Make sure the ear pad is correctly seated on the ear cup 3 Apply force and turn clockwise a You will hear a click noise when the earpad is installed properly Repeat for the other earcup 22 Halo Neuroscience 735 Market St 4th floor Sa...

Page 23: ...rt is charged above 50 but unplugged from the charger 4 Select Update Headset 5 The software update process will begin It will take between 5 10 minutes to complete 6 When completed you will be prompted to turn the headset back on 7 Press the silver power button 8 The Halo Sport App will reconnect to your Halo Sport 9 You can continue using your Halo Sport On some versions of the Halo Sport App yo...

Page 24: ...n the headset to dry Before storing the headset for more than a few months be sure the battery is fully charged You can store Halo Sport accessories in the case if you prefer spray bottle charger cables Store Halo Sport in a dry moderate temperature location Halo Sport maintenance 1 Wipe and dry Halo Sport with a clean cloth after each Neuropriming session 2 When Halo Sport is not in use remove Pr...

Page 25: ...uency range 20Hz 20 000Hz Contains TX IC 216Q 1316 Total Harmonic Distortion THD 5 1kHz CE R TTE Conformity Replacement parts and accessories Replacement parts and accessories can be purchased on Halo Neuroscience s website at www haloneuro com If you cannot find the replacement part or accessory you are looking for contact Halo Neuroscience customer support Customer support contact information can...

Page 26: ...et the Primers See Page 19 Make sure you place Halo directly on the center of your head See Page 9 Push down on the top of the headset while combing the Primers back and forth slightly If you have used your Primers many times recharge them Visit support haloneuro com for troubleshooting videos No audio Make sure the audio cable is plugged in correctly Increase the volume on your device Verify devi...

Page 27: ...please consult your physician before using this device Do not use while driving operating machinery or in any situation in which you are at risk for injury Do not use if the housing has been damaged Do not use on children Only use Halo Sport when positioned like normal headphones over the vertex of the head Do not use over the neck or other body regions Halo Sport should only be used as directed o...

Page 28: ...r there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation betwee...