Instructions for LED Jellyfish costume

Components

These electronic components power and control the LED lights on the jellyfish costume. The parts fit inside of the velcro necklace which sits around your neck and attaches to the jellyfish costume. To see how it functions before wearing, you can skip steps 2-4.

Electronics necklace

Holds battery pack and other electronic components, connecting to main jellyfish body.

Battery pack

Holds 3 AA Alkaline batteries.

On/off switch

Controls power to costume.

Mode button

Cycles through five LED light patterns. Either blue or green large button.

Instructions

1. Add batteries

Add 3 new AA alkaline batteries. When tested batteries lasted for 7+ hours.

Batteries added to battery pack.

2. Slide components, battery holder first, into necklace

Being careful of wires and connections, slide the electronic components into the necklace sleeve.

Electronic components in necklace with connection wire sticking out.

3. Put necklace on

Once components are inside, put around neck and use velcro to secure. Connection wires should face your back. This connector will connect to a corresponding connector on jellyfish costume.

Necklace on with connection wires sticking out.

4. Put jellyfish on over head.

Put the iridescent jellyfish costume on. The main head piece is arranged in an infinity loop with 2 layers. There is a twist which is intended and will blend in once on and you position the fabric as you want it.

Connection wire should be placed toward back. Wire may not be exactly in the middle and that's ok. You can position tentacles and top fabric to your liking once it's connected.

Top view of jellyfish body.

Detail of jellyfish fabric with connector that will attach to electronics necklace components.

5. Connect wires coming from necklace to those on jellyfish

Carefully connect the black wire connectors coming from the necklace to those coming from jellyfish. Make sure It can be helpful to have a friend help with this step. Make sure the wire colors from each side match up. When disconnecting these when finished used equal care and made sure you hold onto black plastic connector, not wires, to pull apart.

Jellyfish LED wiring connected to controller and battery pack.

Properly connected wires. Squeeze and pull black connectors to disconnect NOT WIRES.

5. Turn on and select mode

Using touch, find the on/off switch and mode selector in the fabric necklace, pressing while components are in necklace. This takes some getting used to but hopefully it won't be too difficult. Have fun wearing your jelly!

When finished wearing

When finished with costume, follow steps in reverse order being extra careful with wires. If you prefer to leave wires connected and remove necklance and jellyfish fabric at the same time that's ok too. Whatever you find works best. Remove batteries if storing for multiple months and store costume in safe place.