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Creating Scenes

Video Tutorial: Watch the companion video V26: Creating Scenes for a visual walkthrough.

Overview

Scenes let you save preset lighting configurations that can be activated with a single tap. Whether it's a presentation mode, full brightness for cleaning, or a relaxed ambiance, scenes make it easy to switch between lighting setups instantly.

What Is a Scene?

A scene is a saved snapshot of light settings—brightness levels, color temperatures, and on/off states for selected lights or groups. When you activate a scene, all included lights immediately switch to their saved levels.

Default Scenes

The app provides three default scenes:

Scene Function
All Off Turns all lights off
Full Light Sets all lights to maximum brightness
Auto Light Returns lights to automatic sensor control

Custom Scenes

You can create custom scenes for any purpose: - Presentation: Dims front lights, brightens screen area - Meeting: Balanced lighting throughout room - Cleaning: Full brightness, cool white - After Hours: Minimal illumination for security

Creating a New Scene

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Navigate to the Scenes page.
  2. Tap the + button in the upper left corner.
  3. Enter a descriptive name for your scene (e.g., "Presentation Mode").
  4. Tap OK to create the scene.
  5. Select an icon to represent your scene.
  6. At the bottom of the editor, choose Lights, Groups, or CS107D/S sensors to include.
  7. Tap on lights or groups to select them for this scene.
  8. Long press on any light or group to set its level.
  9. Adjust brightness, color temperature, or other settings.
  10. Repeat for all lights/groups in the scene.
  11. Tap Save to store your scene.

Setting Light Levels in a Scene

Each light or group in a scene can have different settings:

To Set Levels

  1. In the scene editor, long press on a light or group.
  2. The dimming controls appear.
  3. Adjust:
  4. Brightness: Drag slider or enter percentage
  5. Color temperature: For tunable white fixtures
  6. On/Off: Include as on or off in scene
  7. Return to scene editor.
  8. Repeat for each light/group.

Mixed Settings

Scenes can include a variety of settings: - Some lights at 100% - Some lights at 50% - Some lights off - Different color temperatures for different zones

Scene Capacity Limits

Item Limit
Scenes per zone 66 (includes Quick Create and template scenes)
Scenes per light 32

Note: If you add a 33rd scene to a light, the first scene is removed from that light.

Activating a Scene

To Activate

  1. Navigate to the Scenes page.
  2. Tap the scene icon (quick tap).
  3. All lights immediately switch to their saved levels.

Scenes can also be activated via: - Switches (see V32) - Schedules (see V39) - Ceiling sensors (CS107D/S)

Common Scene Examples

Scene Name Configuration
Presentation Front lights 20%, screen area off, back lights 50%
Full Brightness All lights 100%
Meeting All lights 80%, neutral white (4000K)
Cleaning All lights 100%, cool white (5000K)
After Hours Perimeter 30%, center off
Energy Save All lights 50%
Warm Evening All lights 60%, warm white (2700K)

Best Practices

  1. Use descriptive names: Make it clear what the scene does
  2. Choose meaningful icons: Helps identify scenes quickly
  3. Test before saving: Activate lights to verify appearance
  4. Document your scenes: Keep a record for maintenance
  5. Consider transitions: How will people switch between scenes?

Quick Reference

Action Steps
Create scene Scenes → + → Name → Select lights → Set levels → Save
Activate scene Scenes → Tap scene icon
Set light level In editor, long press light → Adjust → Return

Based on Keilton+autani App User Guide v9.7