Growatt ShineLink-X User manual

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Growatt monitoring
device setup guidance
SHAWN

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ShineLink Monitoring Devices Overview
Safety

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Monitoring Devices Overview
Safety
ShineLink-X
•USB port, for TL-X series
•Tricolor indicating light (RGB)
•Reset button underneath
•QR code
ShineLink
•RS232 port, for other types of
inverter with RS232 port
•Tricolor indicating light (RGB)
inside the rubber cap
•Reset button inside the
rubber cap
RF Sticks

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Safety
Start using the ShineLink
Please plug the ShineLanBox into your home router and plug the dongle into the
communication port underneath your inverter, If the port is occupied by the original WiFi
dongle, you have to replace the old one with the new RF stick.

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Safety
Start using the ShineLink
In most of the cases, when these
two devices are correctly installed,
they will automatically talk to each
other, you can check this by
watching the indicators on the
ShineLanBox and the dongle.
When the connection is
established successfully, the top
two lights should be solid green
and the third light should be
flashing intermittently.
Solid Green
Flashing Green

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Safety
Both ShineLink-X and ShineLink have the same indicator
information
1. Flashing Blue Fast
•RF Stick is waiting to be paired with the ShineLanBox
2. Flashing Blue Slow
•RF Stick has been connected with the ShineLanBox
Indicators on the dongle

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Safety
Start using the ShineLink
If the second light, the one next to the cloud icon, is flashing green, which means
the ShineLanBox are not able connect to your router, please try to use a different
Ethernet port on the back of your router.
If the top two lights are green and the third light is completely off, please follow
the instructions on the next page as this will help you to make these two devices
paired again properly.

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Re-connect the dongle with the ShineLanBox
Re-pair the LanBox and the RF stick
(No need to Reset if third light on the box is flashing green)
1) Push the reset button at the bottom of the ShineLanBox until all four lights are on.
2) Go to your inverter, push the reset button on the RF stick for 6 seconds until LED become solid
blue.
3) Go back to the ShineLanBox, short push the reset button, then you can find that the bottom light
starts to flash.
4) Go to your inverter again, short push the reset button on the RF stick. Re-pair finish, the bottom
light should be completely off and the third light starts to flash. Please wait until, the LED on the RF
stick shows slowly flashing Blue.

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Shinephone App registration
After setting the RF stick and the ShineLanBox
Please start setting your account in the ShinePhone App as follow

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Shinephone App registration
Download the ShinePhone App and
start the register process
Before you begin, please pair
the dongle with the
ShineLanBox first.

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Please use your own email address as username
Enter the same email address again
Installer code can leave as blank
Shinephone App registration

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Please enter ‘my plant’
Enter the exact date of installation
Open the permission to get the
address on the phone and select
add automatically. The following
information about the address will
be filled in automatically
Fill in the inverter rated power
Australia Time Zone
From GMT +7 to GMT +10
Check the state first

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Add Datalogger
Scan the bar code at the back of the ShineLanBox,
after scanning, this datalogger will be added into
your account and you will be able to monitor your
solar system.

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Contact us
Growatt New Energy Australia Pty Ltd
C1, 27-29 Fariola Street, Silverwater, NSW 2128
Service Hot Line
[phone]
1800 476 928