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The webserver will communicate with your Radion using the

connecon manager.

Your Radion must be connected to the computer running the

connecon manager using USB.

Registering and Connecting Overview

EcoSmart Live is a web based tool which allows you to congure and program your Radion lights.

Your schedule is stored on the server and may be retrieved or updated at any time using a standard

web browser.

The Connection Manager, a software utility, must be installed on your computer in order . The

Connection Manager relays the information from the website to your lights using your computers USB

connection.

STEP 1: User Registration is available on the www.

ecosmartlive.com homepage. Click the Registration

link to create your account.

STEP 2: You will be prompted to download the con-

nection manager the rst time you login.

During installation, you will need to supply your web-

site login credentials to the connection manager.

STEP 3: Once you have logged in to the website

and have installed and logged into the connection

manager, connect your Radion using the supplied

USB cable.

You are now ready to congure your Radions.

Summary of content (11 pages)

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Registering and Connecting Overview EcoSmart Live is a web based tool which allows you to configure and program your Radion lights. Your schedule is stored on the server and may be retrieved or updated at any time using a standard web browser. The Connection Manager, a software utility, must be installed on your computer in order . The Connection Manager relays the information from the website to your lights using your computers USB connection. STEP 1: User Registration is available on the www.
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Aquarium Setup The fastest way to get your Radions configured for the first time is to use the Aquarium Setup wizard. This wizard will walk you through the process of creating a single group of Radions and programming them with one of our provided schedules. You can cutomize the schedules at any time after the completion of the wizard. Make sure all of your lights are connected to their power supplies and turned on. One light must be connected to the computer using USB.
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STEP 4: On the schedule tab you will select the start day and start night points on your light, as well as the maximum brightness each day. There are several pre-built schedules which you can choose from. Some modes have Night Mode points which will illuminate the fixture at a lower brightiness after the start night time. Click Next once you have made your selections. TIP! You may customize your schedule after the wizard is complete. STEP 5: The wizard will now program the schedule to your fixtures.
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Creating and Customizing a Schedule Main Window There are three main areas of the EcoSmart Live website. The settings menu, the device list, and the daily schedule tab. Settings Menu The settings menu gives access to setup wizards, account profile information, and unit of measure. Device List Once your devices have been associated with your user profile, they will be shown in their respective groups here.
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Daily Schedule Tab The schedule graph visually represents when your light will turn on, turn off, and what colors will be used over a 24-hour period. Other options include clouds and storm probabiltiy.* Once a schedule is programmed to a Radion or group of Radions, they will repeat that schedule daily. Note: Storms and clouds are randomly generated and may not occur at the same time every day. Import & Export Schedule Use these options to import a schedule from a file or export a schedule to a file. (i.e.
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Color Selection Palette The color selection palette is presented whenever you select an existing point to edit or create a new point on the schedule graph. Use this window to adjust the colors, weather, and time of a point in your schedule. Chance of Storms & Clouds Use these sliders to set the chance of storm or clouds occuring between this point and the next. NOTE: storms and clouds are generated randomly and may not occur at the same time every day.
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Customizing Your Schedule You can create a custom lighting schedule for your aquarium by creating and deleting points. Radions will automatically fade the light between each point. The color settings of two points and the time that separates them will determine how noticeable the transition is. • • DAY MODE AND NIGHT MODE: • These two periods are defined by the Start Day and Start Night. These times define: Acclimation Period, Moonlighting, and Night Mode for VortechTM Pumps.
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Group Layout The group layout function allows you to create a traveling sunrise and sunset using your Radion lights. Arrange your lights in their order over the aquarium and choose the offset time. Recommended time is 10 - 15 minutes. Open Group Layout To set an order by which your lights will turn on and off, select the layout button on the group device list. This is located on the left side of the main screen. Set the number of rows and columns The offset time is divided between the columns.
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Creating Groups and Adding Lights In addition to the Aquarium Setup process, you can also use the Device Manager to create and delete groups, as well as add & remove lights from from existing groups. • When the Device Manager opens, it will query and verify that the lights in your profile are available. If a light is not listed, use the controls on the left to add the missing device. Creating and Deleting Groups The groups and lights in your profile will be shown on the right column.
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Adding a Missing Radion There are circumstances where a Radion may not be inititally identified by the software. Adding missing Radions can be corrected using the Group Manager. Add Light(s) Via Wireless Selecting this option will search for missing Radions using wireless commands across all previous versions of firmware. All Radions must be connected to their power supply and powered on. TIP!: This method is useful when adding one or two lights.
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Add Light(s) Via USB Use Add Light(s) Via USB if you are migrating several Radions from the desktop software and they need a firmware update, or you have a Radion which is not being discovered using the wireless process. • • The EcoSmart Live site will go through a series of guided steps to upgrade the firmware and reset your Radion, allowing it to become wirelessly discoverable. Once you complete the process for all missing Radions, the wireless identification process will be invoked.