 The trident is a water pipe that combusts dry herb using a concentrated beam of light. With the press of a button, the laser activates automatically and can be seen through the protective viewing window. The first step is to fully charge the device. A single charge can provide more than 280 uses. Twist open the water reservoir and fill with water up to the line at the base of the metal stem. Unscrew the loading chamber and fill with finely ground, lightly packed herb using the flat end of the included dual tool. Reconnect the chamber. It must lock into place for the laser to fire. Insert the hose or mouthpiece into the hose connector. Press the power button five times to turn on the device. You can select from three heat settings by further pressing the button three times. To fire the laser, press and hold the power button continuously or double tap for a continuous nine second beam. Pull from the mouthpiece until the chamber is fully empty.