Setup Instructions


Rename Smart Band

  • From the LYCOS Life home screen, select the menu on the top right corner
  • Choose Settings, Devices and select the Bluetooth device to open the 'Device Bluetooth' menu
  • Select the device name to rename it

Update User Information and Daily Goal

  • From the LYCOS Life home screen, select the menu on the top right corner
  • Choose Settings then 'Basic Information' to change or edit any of the user information.
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  • To edit the daily goal step count, select the 'Goal' button on the dashboard
  • Select the settings menu on the 'Activity' screen and choose 'Settings'
  • Tap Goal to edit your daily goal
  • OR Select the third icon on the system tray at the bottom of the Home screen to open the Fitness menu. Select 'Daily Goal Set' to edit your daily goal

Check and Update Firmware

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  • From the LYCOS Life home screen, select the menu on the top right corner.
  • Choose Settings, Devices and select the Bluetooth device to open the 'Device Bluetooth' menu.
  • Scroll down to find the band software/firmware version.
  • Tap 'Update Firmware' button to check the latest version available for download.

Change Time-Format on Band

  • From the LYCOS Life home screen, select the menu on the top right corner.
  • Choose Settings, Devices and select the Bluetooth device to open the 'Device Bluetooth' menu.
  • Choose 'Time format' to change switch to a 24/12 hour time format on the band

Enable Notifications

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  • From Lycos Life dashboard choose the Notifications button.
  • Enable Notifications to manage App notifications.

Monitor Heart Rate

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  • Touch the two metal contacts on either side of the display screen until you see 3 to 4 heart symbols appear followed by your BPM. Simultaneously, you may view your ECG/EKG, by selecting the Heart rate Button on the dashboard.

Monitor Sleep tracking

  • Wear the band on your wrist before you go to bed.
  • The Smart Band will detect your sleep status automatically and will record your sleep pattern. When you wake up the next day, be sure to pair your device via Bluetooth and then sync your band with the App using the sync option.
  • Choose the Sleep button on the dashboard to analyze the previous day's sleep data

Monitor Fitness Information

  • The Fitness tab on the LYCOS Life home screen gives you distance traveled, steps taken, time taken and calories burned.
  • Select "More Fitness" for a graphic display of your fitness data

Setup Alarms

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  • From the dashboard choose the Alarms button.
  • From the Alarm screen choose the '+' sign to add up to 5 alarms for any day of the week.
  • You can also access the Alarm screen through the Alarms tab on the LYCOS Life home screen

Setup Activity Alarm

  • From the dashboard choose the Activity Alarm button.
  • Set up Start time, End time, Interval, Days, Turn on Alarm and tap SAVE. The Band alerts you if it detects inactivity for your preset time interval within the time period specified.
  • Please make sure the Smart Band time format matches the time format on your smart phone
  • You can also access the Activity Alarm screen from the top right menu on the Lycos Life home screen. Choose Settings, Fitness and Activity Alarm to set it up

Enable LYCOS Life Lock Screen

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  • From the LYCOS Life home screen, select the menu on the top right corner.
  • Choose Settings then ‘Phone Locking'
  • Choose to enable 'Lycos Life' lock screen to unlock your phone
  • Enable LYCOS LIFE lock screen option.
  • Select the Time options.
  • Allow unlocking using NFC.
  • Select at least one device from NFC unlocking devices.

Security Manager

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  • From the dashboard, choose the Security button. Enter your 4 digit Lycos pin/use the LYCOS Life key to unlock the Security Manager Screen
  • To add a Security record, select the '+' icon.
  • Swipe and continue to Add Security Record screen.
  • Select the desired option and enter information
  • LYCOS LIFE will save and secure your credentials and will make it easier for you to access login passwords and other content.

Lock & Unlock Security Manager Session

  • Select ‘Close Security Session' from the options menu (top-right corner)
  • To lock/ unlock the security session, type the 4 digit PIN or approach the LYCOS Life key on your band to the phone.
  • If your band has not been set up with a LYCOS Life key, choose the options menu on the top right corner of the Security Manager screen and choose 'Sync NFC key to NFC tag'
  • This will open a window to write the Tag on the band.
  • Approach your phone close to the Band to write the LYCOS Life Key on Band.

Write NFC Tags

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  • Select 'NFC Tags' button on the dashboard
  • Select '+' to view the available options.
  • From the Write Content screen, select the desired type of tag you'd like to write, a business card or a telephone number etc
  • Enter the information and select 'Confirm Write' (from top-right corner).
  • You will be navigated to 'Write Tag' to write the entered tag information on the Band/another NFC tag.
  • Storing will begin when you approach the back side of your phone to the NFC tag on your band
  • Once the information is written on Band, you will hear a beep along with the notification, 'NFC Tag Synced'

Format NFC Tags

  • From the NFC screen, select the menu options on the top-right corner and select 'Format Tag'.
  • Now approach the NFC tag to the back side of the phone to clear the tag information.