Pentair COLOR SYNC User manual

PENTAIR HOME
COLOR SYNC™ CONTROLLER
FOR PENTAIR COLOR LED LIGHTS
Welcome to Pentair Home
Pentair Home is the perfect solution for you to remotely monitor and
control your pool and spa equipment in your home or business.
Stay connected wherever you go.
Note: For Pentair Home App rst time installation, see page 24.
USER'S GUIDE

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Contents
Pentair Home Dashboard .....................................
Add a Device ........................................................
My Devices ...........................................................
Account Prole ....................................................
Edit Dashboard ....................................................
Schedule (from Dashboard)..................................
Alerts (displayed on Dashboard)...........................
Turning Lights On/Off (from the app) ...................
Turning Lights On/Off (form the controller)..............
Color Settings ......................................................
Hold / Recall Feature ............................................
Timer (One Time Count Down Event) ....................
Schedule (Enable/Disable.....................................
Device Settings....................................................
Notications: Email, Push and Text (SMS)............
Frequently Asked Questions ................................
Troubleshooting the Color Sync Controller...........
Testing Wireless Signal Strength .........................
Sign Up, Create an Account, and Login ................
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CUSTOMER SERVICE / TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Customer Service and Technical Support
(8 AM - 5:00 PM — Eastern/Pacic Times)
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.pentair.com
Sanford, North Carolina
(8 AM - 5.00 PM ET)
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Moorpark, California
(8 AM - 5.30 PM PT)
Phone: [phone] (Ext. 5591)
Fax: [phone]
P/N 618033.A 4/2021
Note: Please refer to the Color Sync Controller Installation Guide
(P/N 618034) and your equipment manufacturer installation guide for
equipment installation instructions.
Frequently Asked Questions: See page 20.
For online Color Sync manuals, visit www.pentair.com
• Color Sync Quick Start Guide (P/N 618032)
• Color Sync Pentair Home App User's Guide (P/N 618033)
• Color Sync Installation Guide (P/N 618034)

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Pentair Home Dashboard
From the Pentair Home Dashboard you can remotely monitor and control
your pool and equipment. Tap the device to display the device controls
and settings. From any other device page, tap the Dashboard icon (lower
left) to return to the Dashboard.
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1Account Prole (see page 7): Edit Prole, Pool Info, Notications,
Contact a Professional, Warranties, Legal, Contact Pentair, Edit
Dashboard, Log Out.
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Pentair Home Dashboard Overview
2 Emaii: If you need help, contact Pentair: Send an email for
General Support, Device Support or Report a bug. You can also
contact a pool service professional: From the Color Sync main
page, tap the Device Settings icon (see page 17).
3Alert Status: Displays an Alert message if a problem is
detected. Select Notications (page 7) to select which
Alert notications to display on the Dashboard. Tap on the
Account icon (screen lower left) to display the Account items
(page 7).
Notications Message: Displays the device current
notication status. See Account icon (lower left) and page 3.
Notications: Select your connected device. Choose which
notications to display on the Dashboard: All Notications,
Push Notications, Email Notications and Text (SMS)
Notications.
4Add a Device: Displays the Add a Device page (see page 5).
Select a new device to install. The device installation (1 of 4)
page displays. Follow the on-screen instructions. See page 22
for device installation steps.
5 Displayed Devices: Other Connected Devices can be displayed
on the Dashboard: Up to four devices can be displayed on the
Dashboard. See page 8.
6Color Sync: Displays the connected Color Sync device. Tap to
access the Color Sync settings page, see page 12.
7Dashboard: Tap this icon from a page to return to the
Dashboard screen.
8My Devices: Displays the My Devices page, see page 6.
View connected devices. Select a device to display the device
controls and features.
9Schedule: Displays the current schedules for a device. See
page 15.
10 Alert Status: Displays an Alert message (recent or severity) if
a problem is detected. Tap on the Alert bell icon [11] to display
the Account items (page 7). Also see page 9.

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Add a Device
From the Dashboard tap Add a Device, then select the device to install.
∙ Tap on the device name on the Dashboard. The Installation
page is displayed. From the Installation page (1 of 4) tap
CONTINUE. Follow the screen prompts to connect the
device to your home network.
∙ See page 22 for device installation steps.

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My Devices
The My Devices page displays the
connected devices. To access the My
Device page, from the dashboard, tap the
Water icon (bottom of page). See page 3.
∙ Access the device controls and
settings: Tap the device name
to view the connected device
controls and settings.
Device product page and
remove equipment: From the
device controls and settings
page, Tap the Settings icon (top
right), see page 17.
∙ Add another Device:
From the My Devices page,
tap the + sign (top right) to
access Add a Device page.
Tap on the device name. The
Installation page displays. From
the Installation page (1 of 4) tap
CONTINUE. Follow the screen
prompts to connect the device
to your home network.

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Account Prole
To access the Account Prole page from the Dashboard, tap the 3-line icon
(top left). See page 3.
• Edit Prole: Edit an existing account
prole: Name, Email, Password, Phone
Number, Address, and Measure
Units and Delete My Account.
• Pool Info: Measure Units: Select
US Standard (°F, MPH,
Inch) or Metric (°C, KPH, mm)
Pool Volume: Tap Calculate Pool
Volume and enter the required
information. Pool Shape: Select
Round, Rectangle or Oblong.
Enter the Deep End (Feet),
Shallow End and Radius (Feet).
Tap SAVE when nished.
• Notications: Applies to News &
Marketing, Color Sync (installed
pumps and sensors): Select:
All Notications (On/Off), Push
Notications (On/Off), Email
Notications (On/Off), Text (SMS)
Notications (On/Off), Note: By default, all notication are
enabled.
Choose which notications you don't want. Notications are
displayed on the Dashboard (See page 3).
• Contact a Professional: Contact a pool professional service.
• Warranty: View product warranty information.
• Legal: View the Privacy Policy and Terms and Services
agreement (see Sign Up on page 4).
• Contact Pentair: Technical Support contact information.
800.831.7133
• Edit Dashboard: Arrange which devices to display on the
Dashboard. See page 8.
• Log Out: Log out of the Pentair Home app.

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Edit Dashboard
To access the Edit Dashboard page, from the Dashboard (see page 3),
tap the 3-bars icon (top left)
• The Edit Dashboard page displays the connected devices.
Select (check) which devices to display on the Dashboard.
• Tap Save and return to the Dashboard, or tap the Return
arrow to return to the Dashboard without changing items.
Displays the Edit
Dashboard page
(see page 6). Select
the installed devices
to display on the
Dashboard. Tap and
hold the 3-bars on the
right side of the device
name to arrange the
order of the Dashboard
devices. Tap Save to
save the Dashboard
conguration and
to return to the
Dashboard. Tap the
Dashboard icon from
another page to return
to the Dashboard.

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Schedule (from Dashboard)
∙ Tap the Schedule icon on the Dashboard to access the weekly
schedules page.
∙ Schedule: The weekly schedules viewing page displays the
current assigned device schedules. Tap on the day and date of
the month to display the device schedules.
∙ Schedule (Enable/Disable): See page 13 for schedule settings.
Alerts (displayed on Dashboard)
To access the Alerts page from the Dashboard, tap the bell icon
(lower right). Tap on the alert message for details about the device.
Alerts categories are displayed as Recent and Severity.
Note:
Alerts and Notications Messages: Displays the device
current notication and alerts status. See Account Prole
on page 7. Notications: Select your connected
device. Choose which notications to display on the
Dashboard: All Notications, Push Notications, Email
Notications and Text (SMS) Notications.

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Turning Lights On and Off
(from the app)
• From the app Dashboard: Tap Color Sync.
Lights page: Tap Off/On to Turn light on (or
off). The button is Green when lights are on.
• Timer: Tap Start to Start
the Timer. Tap Stop to
Stop the Timer. The
timer will stop after the
Timer has reached it's
stop time. See page 11.
Notes:
• Schedule Enabled: Lights will not turn on unless a schedule
setup and the Schedule button is Enabled.
• Schedule Disabled: Lights will not turn if the Schedule button is
Disabled.
• Timer: If a Timer count-down is running will override a running
Schedule (Enabled). After the Timer has reached its stop time,
the Schedule will resume.
• Controller Manual Mode: Manual selection of xed Colors, Light
Shows and the Hold/Recall feature can be made in real-time
which will reect in the Pentair Home app.
• Controller On/Off: Press and Hold the Dial until all the LEDs are
off. The Pentair Home app Lights page On/Off button will be off.
Note If the count-down Timer is running the Timer will stop. The
next time the Light are turned on, the Time will resume until the
Stop time is reached.