boAt Watch Storm User Manual

Watch Storm

User Manual

The boAt Watch Storm is the perfect companion for your fitness transformation.

With its daily activity tracker and 9 different sports modes, it will now be fun to track your journey towards health. Stay alert at all times with smart notifications from your phone with vibration alerts for calls, texts, schedule reminders, alarms, & more! The “wellness mode” of the smartwatch monitors your sleep, heart rate, and blood oxygen levels as well as guides you into a meditative state when you need to relax. It also comes with a menstruation cycle tracker that predicts your cycle and health. Its “find my phone” feature will call your phone to easily locate it. The 5 ATM water resistance will keep the watch safe from splashes & sweat too!

Walkthrough Videos

Specifications

Troubleshooting FAQs

Charging

How to charge the smartwatch?

1. Attach the magnetic end of the charging cable which comes with the watch package on the charging pad of the watch which is located on the back of the watch and connect the other end which is an USB-A end to a 5V, 2A rated power adapter or power bank or a computer.
2. The Watch Storm’s display would show the charging status and charging percentage while charging.

Note: If the Watch Storm is connected to a computer USB port for charging, the speed of charging would be less as the power pushed by the USB port of a computer is less than the 5V 2A rated power adapter.

What to do if the smartwatch is not charging or if the battery life is low?

1. ​Check if the charging connector behind the watch is clean and rust free.
2. Try cleaning it with an alchohol swab.
3. If the problem still persists, kindly replace the product.

​How to check battery charge status?
Battery charge status is shown on the watch homepage with the percentage of the charge remaining on the watch Storm’s battery.

What are the charging norms and guidelines?

1. Before using the Watch Storm for the first time, please fully charge the smartwatch first.
2. Charging through wall adapter – Specs of the adapter: 5V, 2A
3. Any other accessories could be used for charging the Watch Storm as long as the above norms are followed.

Incorrect Data Recording

What to do if unable to record sleep data or records incorrectly?

1. Make sure you wear the watch while sleeping in order to track the sleep data.
2. Sleep data is estimated by primarily movement. Once you are laid down, watch will take approximately an hour to assume that you have gone to sleep.

What to so if the heart rate monitor is not taking the reading well. What can be the issue?

1. Check if the user is having hairs, tattoo, skin complexion, scaring, wear the watch too lose or too tight might affect the readings.
2. Check if the heart rate sensor which is there on the bottom of the watch is glowing in green or not. If the sensor is working properly the sensor should glow in green colour.
3. Check if the device was not subject to any mishandling, broken wires or exposed to direct sunlight or hazards like fire and liquid.

Why does the watch show the step count even when I am not walking?
Your watch is tracking the movement if your wrist so if you are doing something that requires a lot of hand movement then step count can be affected.

What to do if the blood Pressure is not showing accurate data?
Blood pressure monitoring is only for the reference, data may not match with the medical equipment. This watch is not a medical grade equipment.

​Connectivity

How to install the boAt Pro gear App?

Step 1: Via QR Code Scanning

Find the QR code on the product manual of the Watch Storm for installing the ProGear App on the media devices of the users.
Open the QR Code Scanner app on the user’s devices and scan the code present on the user manual of the Watch Storm. Thereafter, follow the on-screen instructions to install the ProGear app on the user’s device.

Step 2: Via searching the App on Google Play or Apple Play Store

​On Google Play or Apple App Store, in the search-bar, type ‘boAt ProGear App’ and enter search.
You will see the boAt ProGear app in the search result list.
Click on the install button to install boAt ProGear app on the user’s media device.

How to connect the device with the App?

Step 1:
After installing the boAt ProGear app, turn the watch storm on and open the ProGear app on the user’s device.
Click on the ‘Confirm’ on the ProGear app to switch on the Bluetooth on the user’s device.

Step 2:
The previous process would enable the user to search for the Watch Storm to connect with the ProGear app.

Step 3:
Once the Watch storm is found via Bluetooth, it will show on the ProGear app.
Click on the ‘Storm’ Device and then click on the ‘Confirm Bind Device’ button to start paring Watch Storm with the boAt ProGear app.
Once the connection is successful all the fitness data stored on the Watch Storm will sync automatically on the ProGear app.

What to do if the smartwatch is unable to connect with the phone?

1. Check to see if the device with which is trying to connect Watch Storm are using Android 4.4/ iOS 7.0 or above OS version in their respective devices.
2. Check if users have downloaded and installed boAt ProGear app their smartphones or not. It is necessary to accept and agree to all the T&C and permissions including the location services on the device.
3. Make sure the Watch Storm in not directly connected with the smartphone’s Bluetooth, make sure users are connecting it via the boAt ProGear app.
4. Make sure the Bluetooth of users’ device is on and try to bind the watch with the boAt ProGear app. Once the device is discoverable, it will display on the app screen, click to connect the device with the app.
5. Check if the device is in the range of Bluetooth (10m) and if there are any obstructions in between the headphone and the media device or not.
6. Check if the watch Storm is getting paired with other media devices or not.
7. Check to see if the media device being connected to with the watch Storm, does not have any software issues
8. Check to forget the device on Bluetooth, update the mobile software.

What to do if the smartwatch often disconnects from the phone?​

1. Check to see if the watch Storm is within the 10 m distance from the connected media device or not and there are any obstructions in between or not. If this is the case then bring the watch Storm within 10m distance and there are not any obstructions in between.
2. If, still the Bluetooth is disconnecting, close the app, switch off and on the Bluetooth and start the app again to connect with the watch storm.

Can a user use the smartwatch out of the phone’s Bluetooth range?

1. Yes, step counting, heart rate monitoring, calorie count, spO2, BP, time can be recorded directly on your watch while your phone is not connected.
2. Watch has some internal memory to record this data.
3. Once you are in contact with your phone, you can sync the data to the app.

Product Functionality

What to do if the smartwatch is not getting call or message notifications?

1. Make sure call alert and SNS alert are enabled from the app.
2. Sync the watch after enabling these features
3. Even if the notifications are not coming, switch off your phone’s Bluetooth and again switch on OR restart your phone.
4. Try uninstalling and installing the boAt ProGear app and then start binding process with the watch and check if the issue is still persisting or not.

What to do if the user is not able to adjust volume of the music player?
Watch Storm does not support volume adjustment feature; it can only be adjusted from the connected media device.

What to do if the data is taking too long to sync on the app?

1. In order to sync the data to the boAt ProGear app, connect the watch Storm to the media device via the
2. ProGear app and go to the app’s homepage, drag down the screen. This will start the syncing process and data will be synced to the app.
3. Make sure you are in Bluetooth range and watch and ProGear app are nearby when you are syncing the data.
4. If the app is taking too long time to sync or it gets stuck while syncing, unbind the device with the app and reconnect again.

Note: Try to sync the data of the app at least once in every 7 days to avoid huge data to be synced in a single go and to avoid any data loss.

General FAQs

Technology

What is “Relax” mode in the watch?
Relax mode is the meditative breathing mode to improve your breathing. Select time 1 min or 2 min for how long you want to do the meditation. Watch will vibrate to notify to when to inhale and when to exhale.

Does watch Storm has camera control feature?
No. Watch Storm does not have camera control feature.

Can I adjust the screen brightness and screen out time?
Step-1: Go to the Menu of the watch.
Step-2: Inside the menu, select the ‘Setting’ option.
Step-3: Inside the ‘Setting’ option, select ‘Brightness’ option.
Step-4: Brightness could be changed as per users required preference. There are three levels of brightness of the screen present in the Watch Storm.

What is blood Oxygen feature in the watch?

1. Inside the menu, click on the ‘Blood Oxygen’ icon while wearing the watch on the wrist.
2. Bring your wrist close to your heart and try to hold the arm still.
3. This will enable the watch to show the reading of the spO2 in the blood of the user on the watch’s screen​

How accurate is the Heart Rate and SpO2 data?
Watch Strom does electronic monitoring which is only for the reference, data may not match with the medical equipment. This watch is not a medical grade equipment.

Can we see weather updates on the watch?
No. Weather update feature is not available in Watch Storm.

Device Controls

How do I switch on the Watch Storm?
Long press the button located on the right side of the Watch Storm, it would lead to turning the watch ON
Raise your wrist to wake up the screen of the watch.

How do I switch off the Watch Storm?
While the Watch Storm is On, go to the setting option in the main menu and then tap on shut down shutdown option, this would lead to turning the watch off.

How do I navigate to the main menu?
Swiping left on the Watch Enigma’s home screen would lead to opening the menu.

How do I enter into different modes/options?

1. While the user is inside the menu, tapping the several icons would lead to entering the different modes on the Watch Storm.
2. There are following mode options on the menu of the Watch Storm:
   (i) Sport – For tracking the exercises done by the users.
   (ii) Heart Rate – For measuring the heart rate of the users.
   (iii) Blood Oxygen – For Measuring the saturation level of oxygen (spO2) in the user’s blood
   (iv) Blood Pressure – For measuring the blood pressure of the users
   (v) Relax Mode – For breathing exercise of the users
   (vi) Alarm – To set up alarm for the users
   (vi) Music Control – To control the music from the watch when the users are listening to music
   (vi) Timer – To set up timer for the users when in need
   (vii)Setting – To enter in to the settings of the watch

How do I track the exercises via Sports mode into different modes/options?

1. There are 9 different exercises which can be tracked via Sports Mode.
2. (i) Run (ii) Walk (iii) Bike (iv) Bike (v) Hike (vi) Climbing (vii) Treadmill (viii) Spinning (ix) Yoga
3. Select any one of the exercises before starting that particular exercise.
4. Short press side button to start/pause that particular exercise.
5. To stop that particular exercise tracking session, long press the side button.

How can I measure blood oxygen levels?

1. Inside the menu, click on the ‘Blood Oxygen’ icon while wearing the watch on the wrist.
2. Bring your wrist close to your heart and try to hold the arm still. This will enable the watch to show the reading of the spO2 in the blood of the user on the watch’s screen.

How can I switch on the breath mode?

1. Inside the menu, click on the ‘Breath’ icon while wearing the watch on the wrist.
2. Choose your preferred time for breath in and breath out and relax to undergo the breathing exercise.​

How can I use ‘Music Control’?

1. Inside the menu, click on the ‘Music Control’ icon on the watch to enter into the music control feature.
2. While listening to music users can play, Pause, move back to previous track, jump forward to next track and control the volume of the music.

How can I use the Camera Control Mode?

1. Inside the menu, click on the ‘Shutter’ icon on the watch to access the remote camera on the Storm Watch.
2. Click again on the camera icon to open the camera app on the media device.

How to change the watch faces on the device?
Step-1: Go to the Menu of the watch

Step-2: Inside the menu, select the ‘Setting’ option
Step-3: Inside the ‘Setting’ option, scroll down and select the ‘Watch Faces’ option.
Step-4: Swipe to see all the available watch face options and select your preferred watch face.

Alternate Step: Long Press on the home screen to switch between the watch faces on the watch Storm.

Can the vibrations be modified on the watch?
Yes, there are different types of vibrations associated with each feature. Like for message alert you can change the vibration type from the app while enabling the message alert.

How many sports mode can be accessed at once?
There are total 9 sports mode, you can select any of the mode out of 9 in one go

How to check notifications in watch Storm?
Swipe down on the home screen of the watch to review the notifications of the connected media device.
Swipe up to the last page to delete all notifications.

Water Dust Protection

Does it have water resistance? Is it good for long-term outdoor use?
​Watch Storm comes with support for 5ATM water resistance making it perfect for outdoor use.

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