Gadgets, in addition to smartphones and tablets, are becoming increasingly popular. Today, these include, for example, fitness bracelets. They are used so that their owner can track their activity during the day, receive notifications from their mobile phones, use the "sleep scheduler" and so on.
In today's article, we will talk about one of the most popular bracelets in the world. It's about the Xiaomi Mi Band. The instruction in Russian for this gadget will allow you to understand it even if you had no experience interacting with such devices. However, you can not get it. In this article we will summarize all the most useful information and make it more understandable.
Beginning of work. Assembly
Having bought the device, you get it in a specific box of rough cardboard with the Mi logo on the lid. This is the traditional packaging design style from Xiaomi, nothing new. In order to start working with the bracelet, you need to get it out of the box and assemble it. Now we will tell you how to do it.
In fact, everything is simple when it comes to Xiaomi Mi Band. The instruction in Russian, which was available in the kit, states: you need to get the base from the package (this is a rubber strap that will be on your hand) and the module. The latter is the metal core of the device, the “brain” of your bracelet. It contains a processor, all sensors and batteries. Next, you need to connect the specified elements.
On the strap you will see a special recess, made in the form of a core. It is there that you need to put the latter. It should ideally fit without any extra effort on your part, no matter which side you do. All, then you just need to put the bracelet on your hand and use it.
The instruction on the Mi Band in Russian does not describe how the strap is fixed. This is an intuitive procedure: you need to thread one end of it through a ring located on the other, and then fix the tip in the hole you need. This will create a special “double” mount designed to hold the accessory in your hand as reliably as possible.
Smartphone Software
In order for the device to be able to successfully perform all its functions, you must synchronize it with your phone (or, for example, a tablet). This will allow you to make bracelet settings, read received data from it, and connect some additional options. Synchronization is done via Bluetooth (more on that later), but for now let's talk a little about software.
The instruction on the Mi Band in Russian indicates that in order for the phone to "understand" your gadget, an application must be preinstalled on it. It must be downloaded from Google Play or the AppStore, depending on the version of the operating system of your phone.
Also note that the bracelet can interact exclusively with Android OS version no lower than 4.3 and iOS no lower than 5.0.
Synchronization
Direct “communication” between the device and the phone is, as already mentioned, through the Bluetooth wireless interface. This is done very simply: just activate the module on your smartphone, and then go to the application (downloaded earlier). According to the instruction on the Mi Band in Russian, after the smartphone finds your bracelet, the latter should react by flashing blue sensors. To confirm the synchronization, you must click on one of them several times. After that, you can be sure that the gadget is synchronized with the mobile device from which you will be connected to it.
Indicators
As you understand, the Xiaomi Mi Band (the instruction in Russian also asks you to pay attention to this) does not have a display for more clear information output. Instead, a system of flashing indicators is used, by the color and number of which you can understand what the device requires from you.
Blue indicators indicate your progress towards your goal (previously in the settings). For example, one light is up to ⅓ of the intended number of movements, two more than ⅓, three lights with a blinking top - more than ⅔ of the total. And if all three indicators are lit continuously in blue, it means that you have completed your plan.
According to the instruction in Russian describing the Mi Band, there is nothing complicated about it. However, do not forget that color indicators relate not only to your plan of physical activity. They can signal other events.
Charging
In particular, if your bracelet burns with three red lights, you should know that it is dead. Therefore, the instruction on the Mi Band in Russian shows the procedure that needs to be done in order to recharge the battery of your device.
So, first you need to put the metal core of the device in a special device for charging, which came with the gadget. The other end of this cord is USB. It must be connected to the PC in order for the charging process to begin.
Here indicators also have a role. If the sensors glow green, this either indicates that the charging process is ongoing (one burning element); or about the device’s battery completely ready for use (all three elements).
Malfunctions
Instructions for Mi Band owners in Russian also contain a list of possible malfunctions. There is this section so that you can determine the cause of some errors and problems that appeared during operation as you use the device.
In the future, with these malfunctions, you can contact the customer support service center to make repairs. So, in this list there are: problems with indicators (which for some reason do not light up); the inability to correctly configure the gadget; errors with the step sensor (incorrect determination and calculation); lack of ability to charge the device.
The list of possible problems also includes physical damage to the device: cracks in the case, for example.
Guarantees
Also, if you buy an original device (meaning those that came to Russia legally), the manufacturer provides special guarantees. They are related to the list of problems from the list of faults that we mentioned above.
There are two terms during which the user can contact the company: 15 days if one of the indicated problems is discovered. In this case, you can replace the bracelet with a new one or make a free repair using the company's tools (if this is really a problem from the list).
The user is also given a guarantee for 12 months, and if a problem arises, the owner of the bracelet can get a free repair of his device in Xiaomi service centers.
Other information
The instructions in Russian in the Mi Band (iOS 8 or Android - the smartphone platform does not matter) also contain additional information about the materials from which the core and strap of the bracelet are made, as well as data on their toxicity and allergenicity indicators. Here, the developers placed information on the technical characteristics of the model, its degree of protection against water and dust (IP67), operating temperature ranges (-10 ... + 50), materials, dimensions and more.