New to sabers? Check out our handy instructions/tips videos here! 

To charge the saber (Ecoswing V1 or V2):

Use only the charging cable/battery charger provided. You will need to utilise an DC adapter rated at 5V and no more than 2Amps of output. Plug in the charging cable provided  and you’ll hear the charger sound out the word “charging”. If there is a switch with an LED on it, this LED will pulse during charging. When charging is complete, the saber will sound out the word”ready”.

If the saber comes with a removable battery and seperate battery charger, the LED on the charger will be red during charging, and green when complete. Blue indicates the battery is either not making good contact with the pins in the charger, or the battery has failed.

(DO NOT USE SMART CHARGERS AS MANY OF THEM SWITCH VOLTAGES AND CAN DAMAGE THE ELECTRONICS OF YOUR SABER. ANY USE OF CHARGING EQUIPMENT ABOVE THE SPECIFICATIONS ABOVE CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRONICS IN THE SABER. NEVER USE THE SABER WHILE IT’S PLUGGED INTO THE CHARGER)

Ecoswing V1 (older boards)

To wake the saber from sleep mode:

1.Hold down power button for 1 second. A sound will play, and the light ring around the power button will illuminate. The saber is now “awake” or in “standby”.

Standby mode operation:

1.Pressing the power button will turn the blade on and activate sounds and effects (if no sound, the saber is likely in “mute mode” – see details below)

2. Holding the button down briefly (the light around the button will flash once) will cycle the saber through volume effects. You will hear a vocal confirmation each time you do this (“loud sound, softer sound, no sound”)

3. Holding the button down slightly longer (the light around the button will flash twice) will cycle the saber through different blade effects. Once again, you will hear a vocal confirmation (“stable, pulse, unstable”)

Please take note that some people are sensitive to bright and flashing lights. Always be aware of who is around you when you are using your saber,  and whether they are photosensitive

4. Holding the button down longer (the light around the button will flash three times) will start music playing in the saber. Each time you hold down the button for the three flashes, it will cycle to a new song, until it has cycled through all 5 and the saber will then stop playing music. Please note that this is currently the only way to stop the music playing, and we have suggested that the manufacturer changes this function in future models)

5. Holding down the button longer than this will cycle through the various soundfonts. There are 9 soundfonts, and each time the saber cycles you will hear a vocal confirmation (unless the saber is muted)

6. Holding the button for 10 seconds will put the saber into sleep mode. If the saber sits idle for 10 minutes it will automatically enter sleep mode.

When the blade is lit, the power button operates in the following way: 

1. Tap – blaster deflection

2. Hold the button for approximately 0.5 second, button LED flashes once, then release = Saber blade “lock-up” (flickering) effect

3. Hold the button for approximately 1 second,  button LED flashes twice, then release to cycle blade colors. Once a desired color is reached, tap the button again to set the color

4. Holding the button for approximately 1.5 seconds powers off the blade.

ECOSWING V2 operation

For Ecoswing V2 check out our video here

To wake the saber from sleep mode:

     1. Hold down power button for 1 second. A sound will play, and the light ring around the power button will illuminate. The saber is now “awake”, or in “standby”. 

Standby mode operation:

1. Pressing the power button will turn the blade on and activate sounds and effects (if no sound, the saber is likely in “mute mode” – see details below)

2. Holding the button down briefly (the light around the button will flash once) will cycle the saber through volume effects. You will hear a vocal confirmation each time you do this (“loud sound, softer sound, no sound”)

3. Holding the button down slightly longer (the light around the button will flash twice) will cycle the saber through different blade effects. Once again, you will hear a vocal confirmation (“stable, pulse, unstable”)

Please take note that some people are sensitive to bright and flashing lights. Always be aware of who is around you when you are using your saber,  and whether they are photosensitive

4. Holding the button down longer (the light around the button will flash three times) will toggle motion control either on or off

5. Holding the button down four seconds (the light around the button will flash four times) will toggle “flash on clash” either on or off

6. Holding down the button longer than this will cycle through the various soundfonts. There are 12 soundfonts, and each time the saber cycles you will hear a vocal confirmation (unless the saber is muted)

7.  Holding the button for 15 seconds will put the saber into sleep mode. If the saber sits idle for 10 minutes it will automatically enter sleep mode.

GESTURE CONTROL IN STANDBY MODE

1. Twisting the saber to the right will turn the saber on or off

2. Thrusting the saber forwards quickly will turn the saber on. Thrusting backwards will turn it off.

3. Twisting the saber to the left will cycle sound fonts.

When the blade is lit, the power button operates in the following way: 

1. Tap – blaster deflection

2. Hold the button for approximately 0.5 second, button LED flashes once, then release = Saber blade “lock-up” (flickering) effect

3. Hold the button for approximately 1 second,  button LED flashes twice, then release to cycle blade colors. Once a desired color is reached, tap the button again to set the color

4. Holding the button for approximately 3 seconds will cycle blade colours faster. Tap to select.

5. Holding the button for 4 seconds will turn the blade and sound off, and the saber will return to standby mode.