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Pattern Tab in the Menu: Create New Custom Patterns

Pattern Tab in the Menu: Create New Custom Patterns

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Step 1) Press the “Pattern” tab at the bottom

Step 2) Press “All Zones” then the box to the right of a zone to select the zone

Step 3) Press x to go back

Step 4) Press “Pattern Mode” to choose a movement

Step 5) Press the – and + next to “# Colors” to select the colors

Step 6) Press the “Adjust” tab at the top to add more effects

Step 7) Press “Save”

  • Press the pattern tab at the bottom of the screen
  • Select the zone:
    • Press ▼ next to “All Zones” to select the zone you’d like to turn on
      • By default, your system is set to a zone called “All Lights”
      • If you have created your own zones, they will show up here
    • Press the box to the right of the zone you want to make the pattern for, when selected it will have a ✓
    • Press x to go back to the page to create a pattern
  • Select a pattern mode:
    • Press the ▼ next to the pattern mode
      • Color – Solid
      • Chase – Lights moving in sequence
      • Paint – Solid color that changes color by stacking 1 light at a time back and forth
      • Stacker – Solid color that chances color by one light tracing through and stacking to the other side (zones have to be set up to use this)
      • Sequence – All lights flashing through the same colors in the pattern at the same time
      • Multi-Paint – Solid color that changes color by spreading out from a point
    • Select the number of colors in the pattern:
      • Press the – and + next to “# Colors”
      • For a uniform solid color, set the “# Colors” to “1”
    • Change the colors in the pattern
      • Press the color you want to change
        • A selected color will become a circle, meaning you can change it
        • An unselected color is a square and must be selected to change
      • Using the rainbow sliding bar, choose a new color
      • The second sliding bar will adjust the shade/intensity of the color
    • To save a color:
      • Press and hold a square under  “Custom” while the color you want to be saved is playing
  • “Adjust” tab in the upper menu
    • Color Transforms
      • Must have two or more colors selected in the pattern
      • There are different color transforms available for different pattern modes (not all color transforms are available for every pattern mode)
      • Select a color transform by pressing the ▼ next to “No Color Transform”
        • No Color Transforms – Doesn’t do any color transforms
        • Repeat – Changes the amount of lights that are each color in a row
          • If the repeat number is 3, there will be 3 of each color in a row
        • Progression – How many colors will show between the transition from one color to another
          • If the progression number set is 3, the lights change color in 3 steps from red to blue (red, dark pink, light pink, white, reverse)
        • Fade – Changes the brightness intensity from color to color
          • If the fade number is 3, the lights change brightness in 3 steps from color to color (off, half on, fully on, half on, off, change color, repeat
        • Skip – Makes the pattern skip lights, instead of changing every light
          • If the skip number is 3, every 3rd light will move the pattern
        • Fill with Black – Turns lights off between each color
          • If the fill with black number is 3, there will be 3 lights turned off between each color
    • Direction – Changes the direction of the pattern
    • # of LED’s – A pattern playing in multiple places at once
      • If the # of LED’s is 2, the lights will be playing 1 pattern in 2 places
    • Effects
      • No Effect – No effect
      • Twinkle – Flashes 1 white light randomly
        • The slider next to “Twinkle” changes the frequency
      • Lighting – Flashes 3 white lights randomly
        • The slider next to “Lighting” changes the frequency
    • Speed – Use the slider to change the speed
    • Brightness – Use the slider to change the brightness
    • Red – Use the slider to take out or put in red into the pattern
    • Green – Use the slider to take out or put in green into the pattern
    • Blue – Use the slider to take out or put in blue into the pattern
  • “Save”
    • Rename the pattern created
    • Choose the category it will be under on the “List” page or create a new category
    • *Note* – Only saved patterns can be recalled by timer or calendar events, or recalled spontaneously