diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7bbc4bd..486f659 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@shimmerresearch/shimmer-web-sdk",
-  "version": "0.1.8",
+  "version": "0.1.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@shimmerresearch/shimmer-web-sdk",
-      "version": "0.1.8",
+      "version": "0.1.9",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@eslint/js": "^10.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5250f3..7befd55 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@shimmerresearch/shimmer-web-sdk",
-  "version": "0.1.8",
+  "version": "0.1.9",
   "description": "Web Bluetooth and Web Serial API for Shimmer sensor devices (Shimmer3R, Verisense IMU/Pulse+)",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/shimmer-web-sdk.cjs",
diff --git a/src/devices/verisense/operationalConfig.ts b/src/devices/verisense/operationalConfig.ts
index 53a5364..1bd7ed6 100644
--- a/src/devices/verisense/operationalConfig.ts
+++ b/src/devices/verisense/operationalConfig.ts
@@ -809,8 +809,10 @@ export const VERISENSE_OPERATIONAL_FIELD_SCHEMA = [
   },
   {
     key: 'INACTIVE_TIMEOUT_MINUTES',
-    label: 'Inactive Timeout (minutes)',
-    desc: 'Minutes of no activity before the device stops recording and sleeps. 0 disables inactivity detection.',
+    label: 'Inactive Timeout (minutes, 0 = off)',
+    desc:
+      'Minutes the device must be completely stationary before it stops recording (1-63; 0 = stationary detection off, record regardless of movement). ' +
+      'CAUTION: with "Resume Rec On Activity" disabled, hitting this timeout also turns Logging OFF in the stored config - the device will not record again until it is reconfigured.',
     kind: 'inactiveMinutes',
     index: OP_IDX.INACTIVE_TIMEOUT,
     min: 0,
@@ -819,7 +821,10 @@ export const VERISENSE_OPERATIONAL_FIELD_SCHEMA = [
   {
     key: 'RESUME_REC_ON_ACTIVITY',
     label: 'Resume Rec On Activity',
-    desc: 'Automatically resume recording when activity is detected after an inactivity sleep. Only has an effect when Logging is enabled and the inactive timeout is above 0.',
+    desc:
+      'Enabled: recording pauses at the inactive timeout and automatically resumes when movement is detected. ' +
+      'Disabled: hitting the timeout stops recording permanently and turns Logging off in the stored config. ' +
+      'Only has an effect when Logging is enabled and the inactive timeout is above 0.',
     kind: 'inactiveResume',
     index: OP_IDX.INACTIVE_TIMEOUT,
     options: [