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title: "Handling the Flow headset"
slug: "handling-the-flow2-headset"
updated: 2025-12-08T22:01:17Z
published: 2025-12-08T22:01:17Z
canonical: "docs.kernel.com/handling-the-flow2-headset"
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# Handling the Flow headset

![Image: alert icon.](https://cdn.document360.io/c97072d7-dbc3-41f6-b55e-b62dbde0527b/Images/Documentation/Important_icon_LONG(14).png)The Flow Headset comes packed in its case with a layer of foam between the headset and the Headset Stand. Remove the foam before first use.

Follow the guidelines listed below to avoid damaging your Flow headset.

- When you remove the headset from the case, remove the Headset Stand with it.
- Whenever possible, use the Headset Stand to support the headset.
- When inverting the headset for [cleaning](/docs/cleaning-your-flow2-system), rest it securely in your lap.
- Never lift or hold the headset by the Hub at the back or by a single plate.
- Hold the headset by the Ear Covers when transferring it from the Headset Stand to a head and vice versa.

### Putting Flow on and off the Headset Stand

- To remove the headset from the Headset Stand:
  - Release the Tension Dial by turning it counterclockwise.
  - Grasp the Ear Covers from the bottom and pull them out to loosen the headset fully.
  - Lift the headset off of the Stand.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c97072d7-dbc3-41f6-b55e-b62dbde0527b/Images/Documentation/Frame%2054%20(3).png)[Video](https://cdn.document360.io/c97072d7-dbc3-41f6-b55e-b62dbde0527b/Images/Documentation/Flow_removal_stand.mp4)
- To put the headset back on the Headset Stand:
  - While holding the headset by the Ear Covers, approach the Headset Stand from behind.
  - Place the bottom rim of the frontal plate inside the lip of the Headset Stand.
  - Gently lay the headset down from front to back, releasing the Ear Covers as the Locking Notches snap onto the the Locking Clips on the Stand.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c97072d7-dbc3-41f6-b55e-b62dbde0527b/Images/Documentation/image-1691171887951.png)

[Video](https://cdn.document360.io/c97072d7-dbc3-41f6-b55e-b62dbde0527b/Images/Documentation/Flow_placement_stand.mp4)

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### The headset should always be kept tightly tensioned

Loosening should only be done temporarily to get the headset on and off of the Headset Stand or a participant's head. The headset should always be tightened when resting on the Headset Stand.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c97072d7-dbc3-41f6-b55e-b62dbde0527b/Images/Documentation/Frame%2056.png)

- To tighten, turn the Tension Dial clockwise until it just begins to resist further tension.
- To loosen, first turn the Tension Dial a half-turn counterclockwise to release the tension. Then pull the Ear Covers as far as they can stretch to fit the headset on or off of a support element or a head.