Basic Navigation

You can use the two arms to interact with your Precious Block.
The available gestures depend on the app you are using.

This chapter gives you a brief overview of how to wake the block and navigate the menu system.
Specific application specific instructions can be found in the corresponding app sections.

Wake the Block

To wake the block, simply hold both arms until the screen goes blank and the block vibrates.
Then release the arms and you will be launched in to the top-level menu.

Gestures

All applets except the games use the same Gesture system, to make navigation as easy and consistent as possible.

The left arm is responsible for navigating left (or lowering the value), where as the right arm is used for navigating right (or increasing the value).
Both arms use the same gesture system: Click the arm once to move into the corresponding direction or hold the arm and it will continue sending the click event, allowing you to easily move long distances without having to click the arm a bunch.

Besides the single-arm gestures, there are more gestures available by pressing both arms at the same time.
Pressing and releasing both arms together briefly is used to confirm the current selection.
Pressing both arms for a long period of time (more than 1 second) counts as a long press and is generally used as a back gesture.

Recovering

In an ideal world, the firmware should never panic.
But if it ever should, you should be able to restart the block by pressing one of the arms.