The hair curler has two different heat settings and three timer settings for different curl effects and an automatic curl direction for a natural finish. You can basically choose how tight/loose you want the curl by changing the heat and timer settings before you start and the curl alternates left and right each time.
Babyliss offer these tips to help you when you are starting off:
• Setting 8 (8 seconds = 3 beeps) - for loose waves
• Setting 10 (10 seconds = 4 beeps) - for soft curls
• Setting 12 (12 seconds = 5 beeps) - for more defined curls