Totem Compass
Features Glossary

Your guide to understanding how each feature & animation works on your Totem Compass.
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Vibe Mode

Action: Hold the Totem Compass in a vertical orientation.

Animation: Purple and Pink lights will pulse on either side of the Halo based on the ambient noise around the Totem Compass. Battery life will last ~10 hours in this setting.

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Night Vibe

Action: Click the Power Button once while your Totem Compass is powered on.

Animation: The LEDs around your Totem's Halo will dim. Useful for tracking Bonded peers in darker environments or conserving power while displaying sound reactivity. Battery life will last ~14 hours in this setting.

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Eco Mode

Action: Click the Power Button twice while your Totem Compass is powered on.

Animation: Sound reactivity will be disabled, and your Touch Crystal will subtly twinkle while hanging vertically. Battery life will last ~24 hours in this setting.

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Battery Level Indicator:
100% Charged

Action: Power on your Totem Compass

Animation:full green Halo indicates your Totem Compass is fully charged.

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Battery Level Indicator:
50% Charged

Action: Power on your Totem Compass

Animation: half-filled yellow Halo indicates your Totem Compass is 50% charged.

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Battery Level Indicator:
25% Charged

Action: Power on your Totem Compass

Animation: A quarter-filled yellow Halo indicates your Totem Compass is 25% charged. Touch Crystal functionality is disabled at 25% battery level or lower.

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Low Power Mode

Animation: Your Touch Crystal will turn red and begin to slowly "breathe" in and out, indicating your Totem Compass is in low power mode. Touch Crystal functionality is disabled in Low Power Mode.

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Bonding

Action: Move two (2) Totem Compasses together (~1 inch away) in Compass Mode. Wait 3 seconds, then press & hold Touch Crystal at the same time.

Animation: Halo will fill with Aqua lights, then will change to the color of your Bonded peer and collapse to a single point on the Halo. The Bond light will then jump into your Touch Crystal.

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Maximum Bonds Reached

Animation: If you attempt to Bond more than four (4) peers, the Halo will quickly flash a color quadrant, displaying all four (4) Peer colors.

Action: You must delete an existing Bonded peer before you can Bond with another Totem Compass.

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Already Bonded

Animation: If two Totem Compasses are already Bonded and attempt to re-Bond, the Halo will illuminate and flash twice, displaying the color of the Bonded peer. This lets you know that you are already Bonded with that peer.

Action: Bond a different Totem Compass

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Bonded Peer Color Check

Action: Hold two Bonded Totems 1-6 inches apart.

Animation: Your Bonded peer will be displayed inside the Touch Crystal initially. The Touch Crystal will then illuminate, displaying the color of your Bonded Peer.

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Compass Mode

Action: Hold the Totem Compass in a horizontal orientation

Animation: The Touch Crystal will illuminate after 3 seconds of holding your Totem Compass in horizontal orientation, indicating that it is ready for use.

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Satellite Connection Nearby

Action: Power on your Totem Compass

Animation:  Two (2) LEDs will rotate around the Halo at modulating speeds, then will enlarge to indicate that your Totem Compass is close to establishing a satellite connection.

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Satellite Connection Established with Bonded Peer

Action: Power on your Totem Compass, wait 10-45 minutes

Animation: Two (2) rotating LEDS will jump into your Touch Crystal, indicating that your Totem Compass has established a satellite connection and is already Bonded to a peer.

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Satellite Connection Established without Bonds

Action: Power on your Totem Compass, wait 10-45 minutes

Animation: Two (2) rotating LEDS will stop rotating and display a white North Light, indicating your Totem Compass has established a satellite connection with no Bonded peers.

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Bonded Peer is 50-25M away

Action: Travel in the direction of the Bond Light while your Totem is in Compass Mode.

Animation: Your Bond Light(s) will spread when you get closer to the Bonded peer(s) you are navigating to.

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Bonded Peer is < 25M away

Action: Travel in the direction of the Bond Light while your Totem is in Compass Mode.

Animation:  Your Bond Light will jump inside your Totem Compass' Touch Crystal, indicating your Bonded peer is very close by. Time to look around!

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Bonded Peer is out of Range

Action: Travel in the direction of the Bond Light while your Totem is in Compass Mode.

Animation: Your Bond Light will "breathe" in and out, indicating your Bonded peer is out of range.

Tip: we recommend moving in the direction of the breathing Bond Light, even when out of range.

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SOS Alerts Enabled

Action: Press and hold the SOS button on the back of your Totem Compass for 3 seconds.

Animation: A red LED behind the SOS button will blink, indicating you are sending an SOS alert to your Bonded peers.

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Receiving SOS Alert in Vibe Mode

Animation: The Touch Crystal will blink "SOS" in morse code, alerting you that a Bonded Peer is sending you an SOS alert.

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Receiving SOS Alert in Compass Mode

Action: Tilt your Totem into Compass Mode while a Bonded peer is sending you an SOS alert

Animation: The Bond Light indicating the peer that sent an SOS alert will blink rapidly throughout navigation

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Bond Management Enabled

Action: Triple-tap the Touch Crystal while your Totem Compass is in Compass Mode

Animation: A ring of pink light will appear on your Halo, indicating you have enabled Bond Management. The pink Halo represents the color of your first Bonded peer.

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Cycle through Bonded Peers

Action: Single-tap the Touch Crystal while in Bond Management to cycle through your Bonded peers.

Animation: The color of your Totem Compass' Halo will change to represent the colors of your Bonded peers.

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Remove Bonded Peer

Action: Press and hold the Touch Crystal while in Bond Management

Animation: The selected Bond color on your Halo will disappear, indicating Bond removal.

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HotSpot Launched

Action: Triple-click the SOS button while your Totem is powered on to update your software.

Animation: The Halo lights up Pink and animates in a rotating motion, indicating that the device is actively scanning for your HotSpot.

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Searching for WiFi

Action: Triple-click the SOS button while your Totem is powered on to update your software.

Animation: When the Totem Compass is searching for a Wi-Fi connection, the LED ring animates in a rotating motion, visually indicating an active scan.

The Touch Crystal will twinkle with Blue, Purple, and Pink lights. The Halo rotates continuously with White light, representing the device's attempt to locate and connect to an available network.

This animation continues until a Wi-Fi network is found and successfully connected.

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Software Update in Progress

Action: Triple-click the SOS button while your Totem is powered on to update your software.

Animation: When the Totem Compass is downloading a software update, the Touch Crystal will twinkle with Blue, Purple, and Pink lights and the halo will progressively fill with White light to indicate the download progress.

Once the download is complete, it will reboot and power on with the updated crystal color.

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Software Update Failure

Action: Triple-click the SOS button while your Totem is powered on to update your software.

Animation: The Halo will blink Orange.

The software will discard any partially downloaded updates and will reboot using the previous software version.