Sekonda Active Plus Smart Watch Instructions

Charge Your Smart Watch

Connect and charge your watch using the magnetic USB cable provided.

Your smart watch should be charged for at least three hours before using it for the first time.

[Image Description: A Sekonda Active Plus Smart Watch connected to a magnetic USB charging cable.]

Turn On Your Smartwatch

Remove the printed screen protector. Below this is an additional screen protector. It is advised that you keep this on your watch to protect it from wear and tear.

Press and hold the top button for 5 seconds to turn your smart watch on.

The home screen of the watch will be displayed.

From the home screen, swipe to the right to access the menu screen. From here you can tap on any of the function icons to enter the related menu.

Swipe from left to right to go back in any menu.

The screen will turn off when your smart watch is not in use. To wake up the screen press either button.

With 'turn wrist to wake' turned on, the screen will also wake up when you turn your wrist. This will be turned on by default.

Download and Install the App

To download the app please search for "HitFit Pro" in the app store on your phone.

Alternatively, scan the appropriate QR code using your smartphone camera or QR code reader app.

The HitFit Pro app is compatible with the following smartphones:

• Android (version 7.0 and above)
• Apple iOS (version 12.0 and above)

Connect Your Smart Watch to the App

1. Open the app and accept the permissions.
2. Tap either "Sign In" or "Guest" to continue without creating an account.
3. On the next screen, enter your personal information and goals, such as your step count target.
4. The app will then prompt to search for devices to connect to.
5. Your watch has a unique Bluetooth name beginning with "Sekonda" followed by letters and/or numbers. You can find your watch's Bluetooth name by swiping down from the home screen, tapping the cog symbol [settings icon ⚙️], and navigating to System > System Version.
6. Select the correct Bluetooth name from the list on your phone to connect to your smart watch.
7. The watch will display the correct time after pairing is successful.

After connecting, a message may be displayed prompting you to update to the latest version of the firmware. Follow the on-screen instructions to do this. This is important to ensure all features of your watch work correctly.

Please factory reset your watch after your first connection to the app to remove any bugs or faults.

Synchronise Data with the App

After your watch is paired with the app, you can synchronise data the watch has recorded.

Please sync your app daily to avoid loss of recorded data. Data on the watch is reset at midnight every day.

To sync your data, connect to the app. On the home screen, swipe down to sync data with the watch. "Syncing..." will be displayed at the top of the page.

Set Up on Your Smart Watch

From the home screen, swipe down and tap the cog symbol [settings icon ⚙️].

Screen Display

• Tap "Brightness" to set the screen brightness.
• Tap "Screen Time" to set how long the screen will stay on for. The screen can be set to stay awake for a maximum of 9 seconds.
• Tap "Turn Wrist Wake" to set how long the screen will stay on for after you turn your wrist.
• Tap "Always On" to set the display to stay on for a longer amount of time. Choose from 5/10/15/20 minutes, or Always On. Please note that having the screen time set to longer will consume battery life more quickly. To turn on/off the Always On display, swipe down from the home screen and tap the watch symbol.
• Tap "Vibration" to set the strength of the vibration used for notifications.
• Tap "Heart Rate" to turn on/off continuous heart rate monitoring.
• Tap "Battery" to turn on/off power saving mode. Bluetooth will be disconnected.
• Tap "Unit Setting" to choose between Metric or Imperial measurements.
• Tap "Date" to manually set the date on the watch.
• Tap "Time" to manually set the time on the watch.
• Tap "Time Display" to choose between 12-hour and 24-hour display.

Set a Password

1. Swipe down from the home screen and tap the cog symbol [settings icon ⚙️].
2. Tap "Password", then "Password Switch" to enable using a password to access your smart watch.
3. Choose a 6-digit password and enter it twice to confirm.
4. The password will be set, and you will now need to enter it to access the menus of your smart watch.
5. To turn off the password, go back to the password menu and tap "Password Switch" again. Enter your 6-digit password, and the password will be turned off.

Set the Language

On Your Smart Watch:

1. Swipe down from the home screen and tap the cog symbol [settings icon ⚙️].
2. Tap "Language".

Available languages are: English, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, German, French, Czech, Slovakian, Hungarian, Italian, Romanian, Turkish, Croatian, Dutch, Danish, Estonian, Greek.

On the HitFit Pro App:

Open the app and navigate to the menu by tapping on the profile icon in the top right of the screen.

Set Notifications

On the HitFit Pro app, select "Message Push" and set which notifications you would like to be displayed on your smart watch.

Other Settings

• Watch Alarm: Set up to five alarms by tapping the plus symbol [+] in the top right.
• Find Phone: Tap this, and your watch will vibrate to help you find your phone.
• Drink Water Reminder: Set up your watch to give you reminders at set intervals.
• Sedentary Reminder: Set up your watch to give you reminders at set intervals.
• Camera: Use your watch as a remote shutter for taking photographs.
• Heart Rate Monitoring: Turn on to allow your watch to monitor your heart rate at all times.
• Gesture Control: With this enabled, the screen of your watch will wake up when you turn your wrist.
• Left/Right Hand: Select which wrist you wear your watch on.

App Usage Notes

For the app to function correctly, please take note of the following:

• Do not pair the watch directly with the Bluetooth in your phone's settings. Always pair the watch through the app.
• Do not turn off Bluetooth in your phone's settings.
• If you wish to receive notifications from the app, you must accept the app's permissions.

Using Your Smart Watch

The Smart Watch Interface

• Navigation: Swipe right to display functions. Swipe up and down to scroll through the list and tap a function to select it.
• Daily Activity: Swipe left to display daily activity: steps, distance, and calories burned. Continue swiping left to show heart rate, temperature, blood pressure, blood oxygen, sleep data, sports modes, and weather. Swipe left again to see a plus symbol [+]. Tap this to customise the options shown when you swipe left from the home screen.
• Quick Access: Swipe down to display symbols showing Bluetooth connectivity and battery level. You can also access Do Not Disturb mode, settings [settings icon ⚙️], Always On Display (AOD), alarms, and brightness settings.
• Notifications: Swipe up to view new messages/notifications.

Buttons

• Press either button to wake up the screen.
• Within any menu, press the top button to return to the home screen.
• Press the lower button to enter the sports menu.
• To turn your smart watch off, hold the top button down for 5 seconds. A message showing "Want to shut down" will be displayed. Tap the green tick mark [confirm ✔️].

Changing Your Watch Dial Style

On the home screen (the screen displaying the clock) of your watch, press and hold the middle of the screen.

Swipe left or right to choose a dial style and tap to select it.

Downloading More Dial Styles

1. Open the HitFit Pro app and tap the watch face icon [watch face icon] in the bottom right of the screen.
2. Browse different dial designs.
3. To select a dial and add it to your watch, tap it and then tap "Push".

Make sure your watch is close to your phone. The app will display "Syncing..." for a few seconds while data is transferred.

The new dial will then be displayed on your watch.

Adding a Photo to Your Watch Dial

1. Open the HitFit Pro app and tap the watch face icon [watch face icon] in the bottom right of the screen.
2. Tap "Create Your Own Watch Face".
3. Tap "Use favorite photos as watch face background".
4. Tap the plus symbol [+] under "History".
5. You will be given the option to take a photo or access the album within your phone to select an existing photo.
6. Scroll down. Under "Colour", you can select white or black to change the time/date colour.
7. Select whether you would like the time/date to be positioned at the top, bottom, or center of the dial.
8. Tap "Push" to add the dial to your watch.

Functions

Swipe right to access the menu. The watch will display a list of the below functions. Scroll up or down and tap to select an option.

• Daily Activity: Displays the user's total steps, distance walked, and calories burned for the current day. Data is cleared at midnight daily. Access this screen by swiping left from the home screen.
• Temperature: Measures your temperature. The top reading shows surface skin temperature, and the bottom reading shows body temperature. Measurement takes 60 seconds. Note: Room temperature must be between 18-30°C for accurate body temperature measurement.
• Sports: Select from 14 sports modes to record data during the activity. Data recorded can include time, heart rate, steps, and calories burned. Press the lower button to end data recording. Full sports list: Walking, Running, Treadmill, Hiking, Elliptical, Exercise Bike, Rowing Machine, HIIT, Football, Yoga, Fitness, Tennis, Cricket, Rope Skipping.
• Sports Record: Shows your sports activity history for the day.
• Heart Rate: Measures your heart rate. The watch will vibrate when finished.
• Sleep Monitor: Displays total sleep time for the previous night, including deep and light sleep duration. Measures sleep times between 21:30 and 12:00 the next day.
• Blood Pressure: Measures your blood pressure. The watch will vibrate when finished.
• Blood Oxygen: Measures your blood oxygen. The watch will vibrate when finished.
• Message: When connected to your phone via Bluetooth, notifications from your phone are sent to your watch. View new messages/notifications here. Ensure push notification permissions are accepted on your phone for this to function correctly.
• Weather: After connecting to the HitFit Pro app, displays local weather information. Scroll down to see weather for the upcoming week. To update weather information, synchronise the watch with the app. Ensure location permissions are enabled on your phone.
• Alarms: View alarms set within the HitFit Pro app. Alarms can be turned on/off from this menu. Note: "Disable switch on watch" must be turned off in the app to enable on/off control on the watch.
• Calendar: View calendar events.
• Calculator: Basic calculator function.
• Female Care: In the HitFit Pro app, scroll down on the home screen and tap "Female Care". Enter your details to set up this function. This can then be viewed from your smart watch menu. Select "Female" when setting up your profile for this function to appear.
• Relax: Select one or two minutes. Tap to start. The watch guides your breathing for the selected duration.
• Timer: Tap to start the timer. Tap again to pause.
• Countdown: Choose 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or set your own countdown duration.
• Music: With your phone connected via Bluetooth, music playback can be controlled through the watch interface. Volume can be adjusted via the watch interface.
• Find Phone: After connecting to your phone via Bluetooth, selecting this option causes the phone to vibrate and beep, aiding location. This option can also be accessed by swiping down from the home screen.
• Settings: Access various watch settings.

Changing the Strap

The strap on the smart watch is removable and interchangeable with other 22mm watch straps.

Turn the watch over and locate the quick release mechanism.

[Image Description: Close-up of the underside of the watch showing a quick-release pin mechanism for strap attachment.]

Slide the quick release across to separate the strap from the watch.

Safety and Care Instructions

International Protection Rating (Water Resistance)

Your smart watch is IP68 rated, meaning it has complete protection from dust ingress and is protected from continuous immersion in water up to a depth of 1.5 metres for a maximum of 30 minutes. Please note that salt water or certain chemicals in water may damage or weaken the watch seals, especially with repeated exposure.

To ensure your watch stays in good functioning condition, it is recommended that you:

• Do not press the buttons while your watch is submerged.
• Do not use the watch when swimming, diving, or snorkelling.
• Do not attempt to charge the watch while it is wet.

Please note that the watch's touch screen will not function while submerged in water.

If your watch is exposed to water, always dry it fully with a soft cloth.

If your watch is exposed to any other liquids such as salt water, swimming pool water, soapy water, perfume, sunscreen, hand sanitiser, cosmetics, or other chemical products, wash it with clean water and dry it fully with a soft cloth.

The watch's functionality may be affected if these instructions are not followed.

General Care:

• Do not attempt to disassemble your smart watch. This may cause a safety hazard, could damage your watch, and/or affect water resistance.
• Do not use hair dryers, blowers, or any other heated equipment to dry your watch. Do not operate your watch near radiators or heat sources, as this could cause damage.
• Do not place heavy objects or exert strong pressure on your smart watch.
• Avoid using the watch in extremely high or low temperature environments.
• Avoid using the watch in high humidity environments, as this could affect water resistance.
• Protect your smart watch from prolonged exposure to direct sunlight.

Please note that the measurement results of this device are for reference only and are not intended for medical use. Users should always follow the advice of their doctor or other trusted medical professional.

When using your smart watch on aeroplanes, in hospitals, or near medical electronic systems, please follow authority standards and be aware that wireless signals transmitted could impact the functionality of sensitive electronics.

Product Specification

Managing Your Watch Connection

How to Unpair Your Smart Watch from Your Phone

1. Open the HitFit Pro app and tap the profile icon in the top corner of the screen.
2. Tap "Device".
3. Tap "Unpair". The app will ask if you wish to unpair the watch. Tap "Ok" [confirm ✔️].

How to Restore Your Watch to Factory Settings

To clear all data from your watch and restore it to factory settings, swipe down from the home screen and tap the cog symbol [settings icon ⚙️]. Scroll down to "System", then tap "Reset".

If for any reason you need to return your watch, please restore your smart watch to factory settings before sending it.