Idle Mode - Naigon Electronic Spark Color SC2-R3 Setup Manual

To use your saber, with the micro SD card inserted and the wiring correctly completed, insert the battery or pull
the kill key. You should hear the boot sound or first font sound play (depending on the config setting), and you
should also see the first accent LED blinking rapidly. After this your saber will load into idle mode for the first font.
There are three main modes of operation for the saber: Idle mode, Running mode and Saber Cinema™ mode.
These two modes will be discussed in detail in the next sections.
6.1.

IDLE MODE

Idle mode is when the saber is loaded for a font but not running. This is where the accent LEDs are running the idle
pattern, and the saber is ready for use. In this mode there are two ways to interact with the saber. The first is
hitting the AUX button to advance to the next font. When you are on font three, hitting AUX goes back to font1.
Spark Color 2™ always assumes that there are 9 fonts present on the config card unless configured otherwise, so
make sure they are always present on the micro SD card.
The other way to interact with the saber is by hitting the main button. This puts the saber in running mode. For
more details on that see the next section.
6.1.1. IDLE MODE INTERACTION TABLE
The following table lists all the interactivity that is possible with the saber while in idle mode.
Entry Label
Main button MAIN+/-
Aux button AUX+/-
Aux button AUX+/-
6.2. RUNNING MODE
When the saber is running, there are many actions that are possible. Swings, Blaster Blocks, Clashes, Lockups and
retraction all become available. Further, this is when the main LED runs and accent LEDs follow the patterns for the
actions performed. A detailed description on how to interact with the saber is given in the following subsection.
To stop the saber from running, simply hold down the main button (unlatch if it is a latching switch) until the
retraction sound and effect occur. The saber will then return to Idle mode. From here you can re-insert the kill key
or remove the battery. Do not remove power when the saber is running, as this can cause the micro SD card to get
corrupted, and then it would need to be reformatted. Granted this is very rare but it is better to put the saber into
Idle before disconnecting the power.
Specifically for Spark Color 2™, the color set can be advanced when the saber is running. Simply perform the "flick
the wrist" motion (aka the DualPhase™ motion from R4) to advance the color set.
6.2.1. RUNNING MODE INTERACTION TABLE
The following table lists all the interactivity that is possible with the saber while in Running mode.
Action Description
Press/Latch Pressing the main button (latching when it is a latching switch)
puts the saber into running mode
Press A single press plays the current font; multiple will advance to
the next font(s).
Hold + point Holding the Aux button while the saber is pointed straight
saber down down
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