you have to individually plot each color using the plus sign and drag the dot to corresponding time and %, takes a while but it works.
technically you don't have to make any preset
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you have to individually plot each color using the plus sign and drag the dot to corresponding time and %, takes a while but it works.
technically you don't have to make any preset
Sonicboom
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I will try again tomorrow when the lights are not dimming
Sonicboom
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Triedthis again tonight, after I have everything set , nothing happens. Lights stay off until I hit Manual mode then they come on. Then I press auto and the settings I just made are gone.
liquidfunk
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Sonic this may be a silly question, but you are hitting SAVE right? You should get a little green confirmation box that drops down at the top. If you don't see that its probably not saving.
did u click on acclimation on first?
Sonicboom
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yup, i had it on, i reset the box and did it again and now i can click the year 
trying the ramp times again.
so it saves the changes as long as i dont click anything else, if i click layout and go back to control it's blank..
wait wait, i think i got it, i deleted the preset and left it as no preset and it looks like it saved.. waking up fish now...
trying the ramp times again. so it saves the changes as long as i dont click anything else, if i click layout and go back to control it's blank..
wait wait, i think i got it, i deleted the preset and left it as no preset and it looks like it saved.. waking up fish now...
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I have a bunch of points
Maybe when I get home from work I can show you a screen shot
But I found if you don't flat line the color at 0% it will turn on randomly in the middle of the night( if that makes sense)
I don't use the lunar cycle(don't trust it yet)
I just set my royal/uv to 1% until about 2 a.m for lunar then I have everything turn off
I work 10 hr shifts so I just want it fool proof until they come out with updates that are reliable
Sonicboom
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Thanks, that bit of info helped as i just noticed my light would have began ramping up after midnight, unless the lunar cycle didn't work. I'm up to 6-8 points so far, I'll check it in the middle of the night and i can play with it all day tomorrow at work.:lolspin:
Cinder01
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I got mine yesterday...
HERE IS MY FIRST REPORT TO AQUA ILLUMINATION
1st Day - Experience 8/20/13
PENDING
OK I received my Director yesterday 8/20/13. I am guessing I have the latest Firmware although it didn't tell me there were updates anywhere I could see. What is the latest Firmware #? Here is my experience:
1. Packaging/Product looked great.
2. Plugged in Dongle and Plug and got Red light. Hit button on top (blinking Red) and hit WPS button on router. Found router right away (Green light).
3. Set-up account at my.aquaillumination.com. No problems there. Used Chrome FYI.
4. Set - Status LED's to Red on (2) Vegas. Both were discovered. Added Name and Photo to Tank. No Problem. Placed Vegas on blue print. No Problem.
5. Went into Manual Mode - Set Intensities and lights worked. I wish this mode had the same settings as the New Controller where you could just set intensities, sunrise/sunset, ramp time, and L-R sweep direction. This would allow you to use the Director right away like the "New Controller" right off the bat.
6. So because there is no way to get a functioning sunrise/sunset in manual mode I had to go to Auto.
7. In Auto Mode it took awhile to understand how it worked. I finally figured it out and started with Cool Whites. Set a ramp curve and hit play. The play line kept skipping around and got stuck a few times but finally made it to the end. The lights did follow the curve ramp I set. I saved that preset and went to Blues. Created a ramp curve and then hit play. I could see the Cool White curve and the Blue I had just created. I hit play, only the white lights worked again. Not sure why. Tried several times. No Luck!
8. If you set it up where the manual mode worked like the New Controller then I would make it to where you can build your timers in a non live mode. My fish were going nuts as I was building the timers and ramps. You should be able to save your work as you go and then hit some kind of run button once you have finished the entire timer/ramp curve set-up.
9. It will take hours to finalize a decent timer/ramp curve set-up and with no way to manually run a (Easy) program I had to disconnect the Director for the night and go back to the New Controller. Need more time to work through Auto Mode.
10. Overall great start, I was impressed with improvements so far and excited to keep my Director on full time.
HERE IS MY FIRST REPORT TO AQUA ILLUMINATION
1st Day - Experience 8/20/13
PENDING
OK I received my Director yesterday 8/20/13. I am guessing I have the latest Firmware although it didn't tell me there were updates anywhere I could see. What is the latest Firmware #? Here is my experience:
1. Packaging/Product looked great.
2. Plugged in Dongle and Plug and got Red light. Hit button on top (blinking Red) and hit WPS button on router. Found router right away (Green light).
3. Set-up account at my.aquaillumination.com. No problems there. Used Chrome FYI.
4. Set - Status LED's to Red on (2) Vegas. Both were discovered. Added Name and Photo to Tank. No Problem. Placed Vegas on blue print. No Problem.
5. Went into Manual Mode - Set Intensities and lights worked. I wish this mode had the same settings as the New Controller where you could just set intensities, sunrise/sunset, ramp time, and L-R sweep direction. This would allow you to use the Director right away like the "New Controller" right off the bat.
6. So because there is no way to get a functioning sunrise/sunset in manual mode I had to go to Auto.
7. In Auto Mode it took awhile to understand how it worked. I finally figured it out and started with Cool Whites. Set a ramp curve and hit play. The play line kept skipping around and got stuck a few times but finally made it to the end. The lights did follow the curve ramp I set. I saved that preset and went to Blues. Created a ramp curve and then hit play. I could see the Cool White curve and the Blue I had just created. I hit play, only the white lights worked again. Not sure why. Tried several times. No Luck!
8. If you set it up where the manual mode worked like the New Controller then I would make it to where you can build your timers in a non live mode. My fish were going nuts as I was building the timers and ramps. You should be able to save your work as you go and then hit some kind of run button once you have finished the entire timer/ramp curve set-up.
9. It will take hours to finalize a decent timer/ramp curve set-up and with no way to manually run a (Easy) program I had to disconnect the Director for the night and go back to the New Controller. Need more time to work through Auto Mode.
10. Overall great start, I was impressed with improvements so far and excited to keep my Director on full time.
Cinder01
New member
I'll try that thanks!
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