First of all, push the "power on /off button" for 3 seconds to turn the Hyper fetch Mini on. The "power on/off indicator" (green light) will turn on. To turn off the Hyper Fetch Mini, push the "power on/off button" for another 3 seconds. Secondly, press "power on/off button" to choose the distance 10ft, 20ft or 30ft. Thirdly, put the balls in the ball basket on the top of the Hyper Fetch Mini. Finally, when balls are placed into the ball basket, the Hyper Fetch Mini will throw a ball every 10 seconds. Remarks There is a tennis ball sensor in the toy. It will scan every 10 seconds. Once detecting the ball, it will trigger the launch system to launch the ball out.