Philips Illuminate User manual

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Instruction Manual
Illuminate™ Customizable Lighting System
Table of Contents
Download App............................................................................................................................................. 3
Getting Started............................................................................................................................................ 3
Assemble Illuminate.................................................................................................................................... 3
Connect your Smart Device to Illuminate................................................................................................... 4
Using Illuminate .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Color Screen ......................................................................................................................... 8
Function Screen .................................................................................................................... 9
Customize Screen............................................................................................................... 10
Customize –EDIT Screen................................................................................................... 11
Customize- Color Ring ........................................................................................................ 12
Music Screen....................................................................................................................... 13
Camera Color *.................................................................................................................... 14
Shake Me *.......................................................................................................................... 15
Voice ................................................................................................................................... 16
Advanced Illuminate features................................................................................................................... 17
Using Add on sets............................................................................................................... 17
Using Multiple Starter Kits................................................................................................... 19
Save Functions.................................................................................................................... 20
Load Functions.................................................................................................................... 21
Use and Care Instructions......................................................................................................................... 21
Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................................ 22
Password Reveal ................................................................................................................ 22
Full Factory Reset ............................................................................................................... 22
Illuminate troubleshooting.................................................................................................... 23
WiFi Default Password:
12345678
After changing password, record
new password here:
_________________________

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General WiFi troubleshooting.............................................................................................. 24
Customer Service ...................................................................................................................................... 26

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Download App
Download the Illuminate app from the iTunes App Store or Google Play by searching for
“Philips Illuminate”, or scan the QR code here.
Getting Started
1. Read all enclosed Safety Instructions and cord tags before starting.
2. At a minimum you will need a Starter Kit to start using Illuminate™ customizable lighting
system.
3. If you want to add additional lights besides those that are included with the starter kit you
will need to purchase the Add On set (sold separately). The Add On set includes an
additional 25 lights and an extender cord to allow you to either place the lights further from
the box, or to add an unlighted space between the sets of lights. The extender cord is not
required for Illuminate™ to operate.
4. You can mix and match Illuminate™ strings with different bulb shapes on them all
connected to the same control box as long as you do not exceed 300 bulbs (12 sets of 25
lights max) connected to the same control box. For example, you can have 3 sets of C9
bulbs and 1 set of icicles (100 bulbs) connected to one control box in any order of bulb
shape.
5. Follow the directions below on how to install the App, connect lights and control your
Illuminate™ set.
Assemble Illuminate™
1. Carefully remove all pieces from the box.
Control Box
(Part A)
Add on lights
(Part B)
Note: representative bulb shape shown
iOS
Android

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2. Plug the round connector on the Control Box (Part A) into the round connector on the
add-on lights (Part B). Line up the pins and the rectangular pins inside the connectors
before making the connection. Tighten the ring clockwise until hand tight (do not over
tighten).
3. To add several sets, or the extender cord, remove cap from the end of the set you want
to connect to by unscrewing the cap counter clockwise and follow the instructions
above.
◊NOTE: Use only Illuminate™ light strings and extender cords with this control box or
you may damage the control box or light strings.
When adding additional sets, please make sure you update the number of sets
connected in the extended settings screen, please see page 15, the “Using add on sets”
section, items 2-5
4. You can connect and mix and match different Illuminate™ light strings with different
bulb shapes on them all connected to the same control box as long as you do not
exceed 300 bulbs (12 sets of 25 lights max). For example, you can have 2 sets of C9
bulbs and 3 set of icicles (125 bulbs) connected to one control box in any order of bulb
shape along with several extender cords between sections of bulbs. NOTE: A
maximum of 4 extender cords is recommended when connecting over 200 lights to a
single control box.
Connect your Smart Device to Illuminate™
Illuminate™can be controlled using the Illuminate™App on your iOS or Android smartphone.
To download the free app, use the QR code located on the cover page, or search for “Philips
Illuminate” on the iTunes App Store or Google Play Store.
1. Plug Illuminate™into a 110V –125V wall outlet.
2. Turn the WiFi on your device to “on”. The Illuminate™ box will appear in the available WiFi
access point list as “Philipsxxxxxxxxxxx,” where “xxxxxxxx” is a random combination of
numbers and letters.
Add on light connector
(Part B)
Control Box Connector
(Part A)

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◊NOTE: If multiple Illuminate™Starter kits are plugged into an outlet, multiple starter
kits will appear in your WiFi list. To control a single box, it is best to rename your
control boxes one at a time by only having one box plugged in at a time during the
renaming process. Names can be as simple as front door, roof line, bushes, etc. To
control multiple boxes, please see on page 14.
3. Once you have connected to Illuminate™, enter the password: 12345678 (this is the
factory default password) on your smart device. Your smart device will now connect
using the WiFi connection directly to your control box. Go back to your home screen
and navigate to the Illuminate™app icon.
◊NOTE: While connected directly to your Illuminate™control box using WiFi, your
internet connection will not work. If you have a wireless router, you can connect to
the internet while controlling Illuminate™, to do this please use the “Network Mode”
as explained in the Advanced Illuminate™features section.
4. Tap the Illuminate™icon to open app (see Figure 1). The loading screen will open.
5. If this is the first time using the Illuminate™app, the Setup Wizard will open. Follow
directions listed with the Setup Wizard. If you have used the Illuminate™app before and
used the Setup Wizard, the Home screen will appear next time you start the app.
Figure 2: Setup Wizard
Follow the steps in the Setup Wizard to connect your Illuminate™Control box to your smart
device.
There are 2 connection methods, use the direct connection method if you do not have a WiFi
router at your location, the WiFi Router Connection is recommended if you do have a WiFi
router at your location:
Figure 1: Illuminate™
App icon

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A. Direct Connection –In this mode communication occurs wirelessly only between your
smart device and the Illuminate™control box. This uses a WiFi connection directly
between your smart device and the control box and not between any other devices or
routers.
◊NOTE: While connected directly to your Illuminate™control box using WiFi, your
internet connection will not work as you have a direct link over the WiFi connection
only between your smart device and the Illuminate™control box.
B. Connect to local WiFi Router –In this mode communication occurs wirelessly through
your WiFi Router. In this mode the smart device and Illuminate control box connect
trough your wireless router to communicate to each other. Your internet connection will
work normally on your smart device using this connection method. This method is also
recommended when controlling multiple control boxes so that you can communicate
with all control boxes at the same time.
6. If you are connecting multiple Illuminate™control boxes to your smart device, see the
Advanced Illuminate™features section on Page 17. If you want to start the Setup Wizard
again, go to the Help Screen.
7. The Illuminate™starter kit(s) will appear in the home screen. Press on box to right to
select the starter kit to control and an “Enter” box will appear, then tap Enter to control the
Illuminate™string. Each function screen is demonstrated in the Using Illuminate section,
starting on page 7.
◊NOTE: Before pressing the enter button you can rename the control box by
pressing on the control box name and holding your finger there until the submenu
comes up allowing you to rename the control box.
Figure 3a: Home Screen with
one Control Box
Figure 3b: Home Screen with
multiple Control Boxes
Figure 3: Home Screen

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Using Illuminate™
This section details each main screen of Illuminate™with a quick explanation of how it works.
◊NOTE: Illuminate™will remember your last command when you:
oTurn them off by unplugging them or turn off power to the outlet controlling
them.
oOr you turn off the app on your device.
Examples:
1. If you set Illuminate™to Warm White or one of the pre-set functions and unplug
Illuminate it will turn back on next time you plug it in to that same color or
function.
2. If you turn off the lights in the app using the icon in the upper right part of the
screen, and then unplug Illuminate™, next time you plug them in, the lights will
not turn on until you turn them on in the app.
3. If the lights are set to dim mode when you turn off the power, they will restart in
dim mode.
4. Illuminate™will continue in the last mode selected if you turn off the app or
device, except when in music mode, camera color, shake me, or voice, which
requires the app and device to remain on for them to function.

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Color Screen
From the Color screen, you can choose from a multitude of static colors for your Illuminate™
lights.
Menu: Navigate
between the
different parts of
Illuminate.
On/Off: Turn the
Illumnate lights on
and off.
Color Wheel: Slide
the + indicator
around the wheel to
select a color.
Current color: Shows
which color is
currently selected.
Specialty color
button: Select from a
pre-made color (Cool
White or Warm
White).
Brightness: Move
the slider to increase
or decrease the
brightness.
Multi-Color: Select
this button to create
a custom color
pattern or use the
default pattern.
Note: Additional pop
up windows will
appear after button
is selected.

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Function Screen
Illuminate™comes with 21 pre-programmed functions, allowing you to easily create a light
show.
Menu: Navigate
between the
different parts of
Illuminate.
Function demo:
Shows an example of
what the function
will look like on the
light string once
applied.
On/Off: Turn the
illumnate lights on
and off.
Function List: Tap a
function to select it,
hold and drag up or
down to see all the
functions.
Speed: Move the
slider to increase or
decrease the speed.

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Customize Screen
To create a truly unique light show, Illuminate™allows you to create a custom color pattern
and apply a pre-made motion to that pattern. The Customize Screen also has a Edit mode,
which is located on its own screen (shown on the next page).
Menu: Navigate
between the
different parts of
Illuminate.
Saved functions: A
list of your saved
functions.
On/Off: Turn the
illumnate lights on
and off.
Edit: Edit the
selected function.
Delete: Delete
the selected
function.
New: Create a NEW
function. Opens the
Customize –EDIT
screen if not already
open.
Send: Sends the selected
function to the
connected Illuminate
light string.

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Customize –EDIT Screen
Use the Customize –EDIT screen to create your custom function.
Menu: Navigate
between the
different parts of
Illuminate.
Color boxes: Tap box
to select color, or
long press to delete.
Important –do not
skip boxes when
programing colors.
Jumping: The string
goes to the next color
without transitioning
between the colors in
your selected pattern.
Fade: The string fades
between the colors in
your selected pattern
Gradual: The string
transitions between the
colors in your selected
pattern.
On/Off: Turn the
illumnate lights on
and off.
Speed: Move the
slider to increase or
decrease the speed.
.
Save: Saves the
function for future
use.
Send: Sends the
selected function to
the connected
Illuminate light string.
Name: Enter a name
for your function.

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Customize- Color Ring
This screen is displayed after selecting a color box from the Customize- EDIT screen.
Color Wheel: Slide
the + indicator
around the wheel to
select a color. Move
+ indicator to center
of the wheel to
select Cool White or
Warm White colors.
Note: Selecting the
outter most portion
of the ring will
product the most
vibrant of the color
selected.
Current color: Shows
which color is
currently selected.
Previously selected
colors: Illuminate will
display the 5
previous colors
selected. To select
one of these colors
simply tap on the
color and it will be
selected.
Cancel: returns the
user to previous
screen and does not
make any changes to
color.
OK: Returns the user
to previous screen
and inputs color
selected into the
color box.

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Music Screen
Illuminate™will create a light show that changes color and flashes to your own music on your
device.
Note: Only user purchased music files will work with the Illuminate™system. If music is
downloaded through a music service (Amazon music, Apple music, etc.) it will not work.
Menu: Navigate
between the
different parts of
Illuminate.
Available Songs:
Press to select from
a list of songs on
your device. Choose
one song or create a
list of multiple songs
On/Off: Turn the
illumnate lights on
and off.
Next song: Tap to
placy next song
(when more than 1
song is selected)
Repeat: Select to
repeat all songs.
Shuffle: Select to to
play songs in random
order.
Previous song: Tap
to placy previous
song (when more
than 1 song is
selected)
Color selection:
Select any of the
availible colors to be
shown while music is
being played.

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Camera Color *
Illuminate™will display the approximate color shown within the crosshairs. Use camera on
your smart device to choose the color you would like Illuminate™to display by long pressing
on the screen.
Press and hold the screen to capture the color in the crosshair.
Note: The Illuminate™color displayed will vary based on variances in cameras of different
devices and lighting conditions/reflections on surfaces being captured.
* - This feature is only applicable to control boxes manufactured in 2015 or later.
On/Off: Turn the
illumnate lights on
and off.
Menu: Navigate
between the
different parts of
Illuminate.
Crosshair: Illuminate
will display color
located within this
crosshair.
Saturation level: Use
this bar to adjust the
staturation of color
being displayed..
Current color: Shows
which color is
currently being
displayed.

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Shake Me *
Illuminate™will jump from color to color when your smart device is shook.
Note: Hold onto your smart device tightly while shaking it to avoid possible damage to the
device if dropped.
* - This feature is only applicable to control boxes manufactured in 2015 or later.
On/Off: Turn the
illumnate lights on
and off.
Menu: Navigate
between the
different parts of
Illuminate.

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Voice *
Illuminate™will react to any sounds being made while play button is pressed.
Tip: Use this mode to pick up music in the room from other sources such as a stereo, and use
it to change the lights to music from streaming music sources when playing through your smart
device speakers or from a Bluetooth speaker located near your smart device (both the
streaming app and illuminate app must be open at same time).
* - This feature is only applicable to control boxes manufactured in 2015 or later.
On/Off: Turn the
illumnate lights on
and off.
Menu: Navigate
between the
different parts of
Illuminate.
Play: While play
button is active any
sounds picked up by
your smart devices
internal microphone
will cause the lights
to change colors.
Press the “pause”
button to stop it
from flashing the
lights.
Sensitivity: This bar
will increase the
sensitivity of your
Illuminate lights, use
this to adjust the
sensitivity of the
lights falshing and
changing colors to
soft or loud sounds.

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Advanced Illuminate™features
Illuminate™allows you to craft your own light show by adding on additional units. Extend the
range of your starter kit with an add on set, add multiple starter kits together, or save the
function of your show to apply again later.
Using Add on sets
Add on sets can be purchased separately. Different types of sets can be attached together,
such as Illuminate™C bulbs, icicles, and mini light sets. A total of 300 bulbs or 1 starter kit
and 11 add on light sets can be connected together.
1. Plug the round connector on the Control Box (Part A) into the round connector on the
add-on lights (Part B). Line up the pins and the rectangular pins inside the connectors
before making the connection. Tighten the ring clockwise until hand tight (do not over
tighten).
2. Illuminate™sets come in increments of 25. For Illuminate™to function correctly, you
will need to tell the control box how many lights are connected. Open the Illuminate
app. The home screen will open. (Hint: The total number of lights designated for each
control box will appear under its name in the Home screen.)
Figure 3: Home Screen
Add on light connector
(Part B)
Control Box Connector
(Part A)
Total number of lights
connected

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3. To change the number of lights that are connected to the box, tap the Menu button.
Select Settings. The Setting Screen will open. Tap the control box name to open the
expanded Settings screen.
Figure 4: Settings Screen
Figure 5: Expanded Settings Screen
4. In the Number of Lights field, tap the arrow. A pop-up screen appears. Select the total
number of lights connected to the control box. (Hint: Each add-on light set is 25 lights.)
The numbers of lights will be saved and the pop-up screen closes.
Figure 6: Number of Lights Pop-up Screen

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5. Tap the Menu icon and select Home. The Home screen appears. Select your
Illuminate™control box and now all of the lights connected to the control box will
respond to your commands.
◊NOTE: Each time you connect a new add on set to the starter kit you will need to
change the total number of lights in the settings menu. If too few lights are
designated, the extra lights will appear blue or possibly random colors or do not turn
on. If too many lights are designated, the patterns in the Function menu will not
work correctly and appear to have pauses in motion.
Using Multiple Starter Kits
For the most robust light show, network multiple starter kits together. Each starter kit can be
controlled individually from the Home screen by first selecting that starter kit in in your WiFi
settings, then selecting it in the Home screen. Or, each starter kit can be connected to your
home WiFi router, allowing you to control several boxes at the same time and not having to
switch WiFi settings each time you need to connect to a different control box.
◊NOTE:
oTo control each box individually, you will need to connect to each box directly
thru WiFi on your device before it will appear in your home screen. Only the
currently connected box on your devices WiFi settings will appear in your
Home screen.
oWhile connected directly to your Illuminate™control box without using a WiFi
router, your internet connection will not work. If you are using Network Mode
with a wireless router, you can connect to the internet while controlling
Illuminate.
1. If networking though a WiFi router was not selected when you first ran the “Setup wizard”
you can select it now. To begin the networking process, connect to your box directly
following the instructions in “Connect your Smart Device to Illuminate™” on page 4. Tap
the Illuminate™icon to open the app. Confirm the starter kit you wish to network through
your WiFi router appears in the Home screen.
2. On the Home screen, tap the Menu button. Select Help and then select the Setup Wizard.
Follow instructions given in Setup Wizard process. Repeat as necessary for each additional
Illuminate™Starter kit being networked together.

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Save Functions
To easily change functions for multiple boxes at one time, set up a group of functions and save
them for future use.
1. While in Network mode for all your Starter Kit control boxes, apply your desired function
to each control box.
2. Tap the Menu icon and select Home. The Home screen opens. From the Home
screen, tap the Menu icon again and select Save Functions. The Save Functions pop-
up screen opens.
Figure 8: Save Functions Pop-up Screen
Figure 7: Help Screen