Questions about presets

rockdiver · Nov 13, 2020

Just received the Photon V2+ and I was looking at the remote and seen on tje left side there is sunny clody and moon and custom there are other icons for sps bloom slave lps then on the right side there is random effects lighting cloudy partly cloudy.
On the left side I can only access the sunny cloudy and moon and custom and on the right side only the lighting.
The instructions don't say how to access the other presets
Any help would be great.
The light looks awesome seems very well built very excited !!
No so excited about programming it but I'm sure it will be easy once I get into it.
I attached a pic cant really see the icons tho

rockdiver · Nov 13, 2020

This light is great the programming idk about. Really need to finish that app. Love the light but am second thinking buying it because the programming ! Hour by hour channel by channel.
With an app or on the computer would be MUCH simpler.
I have a 48 long 20 deep tank and mixed reef. Looking for a good sunrise to sunset program.

Fishfinder · Nov 13, 2020

Ya you have to go hour by hour and channel by channel for your custom preset. But do it once and then it’s done forever.

takes about 15 minutes

rockdiver · Nov 14, 2020

Thanks fishfinder. I am a newbie when it comes to this and just trying to find the best settings when I really dont know a thing about them. So I am doing alot of reading ! Will be nice once they come out with the app. Will hopefully be able to change things but I am sure I will get used to it. The light is awesome.

Fishfinder · Nov 14, 2020

My main daylight is 70% blue channels, 20% the other channels. I have a 3 hour ramp in morning and evening that starts full blue and ramps the white in.

rockdiver · Nov 28, 2020

@Reef Breeders Never did get an answer about the other icons on the remote from the start of this thread. How to access them
Received the mounting brackets very nice! Hooked it all up then reminded me about the icons on the remote. Sure would like to know how to get to them, please
Again excellent light very happy

Fishfinder · Nov 28, 2020

None of the icons work on the remote, except for the 4 presets

rockdiver · Nov 28, 2020

Hmm why put them there then. Future plans hopefully near future ? @Reef Breeders

Fishfinder · Nov 28, 2020

I think it’s a stock remote, for different companies

rockdiver · Nov 28, 2020

Really ? Stock remote. I have alot invested in reef breeders for them to have a remote that is not just made for their lights not to mention no app. Was looking at their wave pumps 4 of them but I think I will wait to see if they / he reply to any of this.
Like the lights but need more control well not more but easier. Yes the remote is doable but its 2020 going on 2021.
I knew I would have to program it thru the remote when I purchased it but an app would make such a good selling point not to mention bring it to the forefront of the rest

Fishfinder · Nov 29, 2020

The remote isn’t the best. But it only takes a few minutes to create a custom setting. The lights are great, look and grow well. I can put up with the remote for how good the lights are and the price point

rockdiver · Nov 29, 2020

Yep totally get it and agree.
Hey I have a question since this is really the first morning I'm using the lights.
I have them set to go on at 7am and they went on at 6am. I looked at the remote and all channels were zero ?
They did go to my settings at 7am

Fishfinder · Nov 29, 2020

Maybe DST needs to be set?

Reef Breeders · Nov 29, 2020

rockdiver said:
Really ? Stock remote. I have alot invested in reef breeders for them to have a remote that is not just made for their lights not to mention no app. Was looking at their wave pumps 4 of them but I think I will wait to see if they / he reply to any of this.
Like the lights but need more control well not more but easier. Yes the remote is doable but its 2020 going on 2021.
I knew I would have to program it thru the remote when I purchased it but an app would make such a good selling point not to mention bring it to the forefront of the rest

It is not an "off the shelf" remote used by others- it's more in the way LCD screens work. In order for the icons to show up, they need to be pre-implanted in the screen. The factory made a screen that had more icons, and settled on using less in the final version. The ghost of those icons shows up at the right viewing angle, but they aren't actually built into the firmware.

We have invested a ton of time and money into a new wireless app- the hardware for that has been in Beta testing all year and is running over 100 lights right now. We will be releasing an upgrade kit to make your lights app ready in 2021

Reef Breeders · Nov 29, 2020

rockdiver said:
Yep totally get it and agree.
Hey I have a question since this is really the first morning I'm using the lights.
I have them set to go on at 7am and they went on at 6am. I looked at the remote and all channels were zero ?
They did go to my settings at 7am

That's the built in ramping function. The lights work up to your first settings over the course of an hour. ie, 0% at 6:00, and 10% at 7:00 means they will come on at 1% at 6:06, 2% at 6:12, and so on.