Older Basic Controllers: remote only

For Fanny Pack 1 and Drawstring Backpack 1 with a Basic Controller before version 3. These bags have no app: you control them with the remote.

Switch on

1. At the bottom of the bag there’s a small inside pocket with a USB cable coming out of it. Connect a charged USB power bank there.
2. If nothing happens, press ON/OFF on the remote.
3. If still nothing happens, pair the remote again as described below.

The remote

The remote is in the zipped inside pocket. If a plastic strip is still sticking out of the battery compartment, pull it out.

The bag has two areas: the fibre optic front and the inside light. First press the button for the area you want to set. Then use Auto and Mode + / − to change modes and, depending on the mode, the colour, speed and brightness. The favourite buttons save the settings of both areas with a long press and bring them back with a short press.

On some early bags, red and green are swapped on the inside light. That’s how they were built; nothing is broken.

Pair the remote

This also pairs one remote with several bags, or several remotes with several bags. Two short time windows matter:

• Many power banks switch off after 30 to 60 seconds when the LEDs are off, because the bag then draws almost no power. Make sure the power bank stays on while you pair (its lights are usually on or blinking), and press its button if needed.
• Pairing only works within 20 seconds of plugging the bag into the power bank. Missed it? Unplug and plug in again.

1. Unplug the bag from the power bank and plug it back in.
2. Within 20 seconds, press the two buttons to the left and right of the white button at the same time: Colour − and Brightness −.
3. The bag switches off briefly. That’s the confirmation: the remote is paired.

For more bags, repeat this with the same remote. Pair more remotes within the same 20 seconds.

If something isn’t working

The remote doesn’t respond

Check that the plastic strip is out of the battery compartment and the battery isn’t empty. If that doesn’t help, pair the remote again.

Everything switches off after a few seconds

The bag draws too little power and the power bank switches off. Turn the brightness of both areas all the way up, set the inside light to bright white, which uses the most power, or try another power bank.

More about the bags: Fanny Pack, Drawstring Backpack.