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In the following, I've killed the colors. I don't feel that it looks professional, and it won't display nicely on different monitors, etc... This version can also be more easily converted to a PDF. If you want to add the colors back in, feel free. I've also edited the text for style, consistency and grammar.

THE PROTEUS IS IN YOUR HANDS:

1. Battery Installation: Unscrew the brass ring and insert an 14500 IMR battery with the positive side up. Screw the brass ring back in. If the battery fails to make contact, unscrew the venting cap and adjust the small brass bolt inside.

2. Lock the Proteus: After installing the battery, wait six (6) seconds until Proteus locks. A GREEN light will blink several times followed by a BLUE light which stays on for two (2) seconds. The Proteus is now locked.

3. Attach an Atomizer: Connect an atomizer (equipped with a Titanium Grade 1 Coil) to the Proteus.

4. Detect Configuration: Press the button five (5) times in quick succession. The light will blink RED while detecting your configuration. The Proteus has detected your configuration once the light turns ORANGE and remains on for two (2) seconds. This process can take from twenty-five (25) seconds to sixty (60) seconds depending on the temperature of your atomizer.

5. vape: You're ready to go! Push the button to vape!



LIGHTS THAT WILL APPEAR DURING VAPING:

One (1) short RED blink: The Proteus is vaping at a lower temperature because the battery cannot sustain the set temperature level.

Ten (10) fast GREEN blinks: Your atomizer is fed badly or is running out of liquid. On Golden Greek atomizers, opening the liquid control may resolve the problem. If the problem persists, you probably have to refill your atomizer.

Five (5) slow WHITE blinks: The battery's charge is getting low. Either change your battery or consider moving to a lower temperature to prolong battery life.

Steady BLUE light for two (2) seconds: The Proteus is locked because the button was depressed for more than fifteen (15) seconds. To unlock the Proteus, press the button five (5) times in quick succession.

Ten (10) fast RED blinks: Your atomizer has a lower resistance than VIR can handle or your atomizer is shorting. Check your atomizer or make a new coil. Before you make a new coil, wash your atomizer under running water to remove any small pieces of wires which may be shorting it.



MENU:

Note: The working temperature range is 180-280 degrees Celsius. The Proteus remembers all your settings after the battery has been changed.

Up Menu - Increase Temperature: Push the button three (3) times and keep the button depressed for one (1) second. The RED light will stay on. While the RED light is on, push the button one (1) time to increase the temperature by ten (10) degrees Celsius, two (2) times to increase by twenty (20) degrees Celsius, and so on...

Down Menu - Decrease Temperature: Push the button four (4) times and keep the button depressed for one (1) second. The GREEN light will stay on. While the GREEN light is on, push the button one (1) time to decrease the temperature by ten (10) degrees, two (2) times to decrease by twenty (20) degrees Celsius, and so on...

Lock the Proteus: Push the button five (5) times. A BLUE light will stay on for two (2) seconds, indicating that your Proteus is now locked.

Unlock the Proteus: Push the button five (5) times. A BLUE light will blink three (3) times, indicating that your Proteus is now unlocked.

Check Set Temperature: Go to either the Up or Down Menus and, when either the RED or GREEN lights turn on, release the button. An ORANGE light will start blinking slowly, each blink indicating one step in temperature. Each step is ten (10) degrees Celsius. The total number of blinks will let you know what temperature you are at. One blink indicates 180 degrees Celsius. Two blinks indicates 190 degrees Celsius, and so on...

Stop LED's from Blinking: Push the button one (1) time.



CHANGING THE ATOMIZER:

If you want to vape again on the same atomizer (without changing the coil), lock the Proteus and then disconnect the atomizer. Reconnect the OLD atomizer when you are ready, unlock the Proteus, and vape!

If you want to vape with a different atomizer (or change the coil in your atomizer), let Proteus and disconnect your atomizer. Reconnect the NEW atomizer. Now unlock the Proteus and wait for it to detect your configuration. The Proteus will blink red while detecting your configuration and the process will finish when an ORANGE light remains on for two (2) seconds. This may take from twenty-five (25) to sixty (60) seconds depending on the temperature of your atomizer. You're ready to vape again!



CLEANING YOUR PROTEUS:

Keep threads and contacts clean, otherwise your Proteus will not work as you expect.



VERY IMPORTANT TIPS AND TRICKS:

The threads (i.e, the wraps) of the coil must NOT touch each other.

The legs of the coil (the distance between the coil and posts you attach the coil to) should be as short as possible

The coil should be wound tightly, and with uniform tightness, around the entire length of the wick.
 
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imeothanasis

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I am glad you like it guys. I have to tell you again that Proteus is not just an electronic device. Its a piece of art, really. It carries one invention after the other. Its not only a REAL temperature control device. VIR's length is an electronic masterpiece (I spend 1 year to archive this result), its mechanical button, its battery auto balance function that will let you vape for a very long time, the auto detection of the kind of wires (doesnt exist because of the limited memory of the chip but I did that too).

Even if I thought of it 3 years ago, its still is the best electronic around for the above reasons. And I spend 3 years of my life to make it just perfect. Details, length and innovations are making the big difference on Proteus and I am really proud of it. I am also really proud of you that you will finally keep it in your hands!
 

imeothanasis

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You know the minute Proteus is released, our battle cry will be for 14650 tubes lol.

Of course, I have access to a machine shop so...

Looks great, Imeo! Can't wait to stop burning cotton and producing acrolein and formaldehyde. We will all be comparing temperature notes soon.

it was about time to stop poisoning our selves AD. Vaping is better than analogs but we had to make them almost totally safe. And we did it with Proteus
 

imeothanasis

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I am still wondering who the hell thought of this procedure AB. Burning metals! lol

acrolein and formaldehyde is another big story. Dr Farsalinos found that these ingredients are 15 times lower than analogs when temp is regulated and 40 times more when temp is unregulated!
 

AB Dada

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Many markets exist on one basic fact: get people hooked. From professional sports to ice cream to vaping, creating new "addictions" means bigger profits.

Oxidizing metal is a profit maker. More metal sold, more cotton sold, more juice wasted, less development costs in making a safer product (development costs and time gets in the way of profit).

The good news is that we all still have a choice, though. If people want to inhale acrolein, I won't stop them. But I'll use my freedom to support vendors who delay profit and invest time and money into developing better products.

A VIR box mod (dual 14500!) is going to be my next mod after Proteus! Once I have the VIR size specs, I'll 3D print one ASAP.
 
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