Bad Elf Flex: Basics of Operation

Bad Elf Flex: Basics of Operation

Powering On and Off

To turn the Bad Elf Flex on, press and hold the power button for 3 seconds. It will take approximately 20 seconds to start up and to begin searching for satellites.


To turn the Bad Elf Flex off, press and hold the power button until the display turns off.

Using Your Bad Elf Flex

We’ve designed the Flex to be as simple and intuitive as possible. See the pictures and illustrations below for a description of the primary components of the user interface.


Status information - LCD & LEDs

The LCD display is the primary user interface of the Bad Elf Flex.


Status Icons

The status bar at the top of the screen provides status of the GNSS engine, Bluetooth, and battery. Each of the icons represents the current state of a particular function of the Bad Elf Flex. The table below contains descriptions of each icon.



For further assistance, please contact our support team via support@bad-elf.com.

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