This post is an addendum to Post #1 of this thread.
This addendum is applicable to the procedures necessary to take advantage of Pentair Lighting - Color Hold/Recall / J&J Electronics - Color Lock/Return features when integrated with the Pentair IntelliCenter automation system.
NOTE: I have no experience with the Pentair IntelliTouch or EasyTouch automation systems, so I do not know if these same procedures are applicable to those Pentair automation systems or not. If anyone knows whether the IntelliTouch or EasyTouch also has this feature, please contribute your experiences.
Upon further experimentation this evening, I actually stumbled upon the actual Hold and Recall buttons on the IntelliCenter. It's kind of "hidden" in the lighting menus. It also should be noted that I have extensively searched the IntelliCenter User's Guide, IntelliCenter Installation Guide and the IntelliCenter Quick Reference Guide. There is absolutely NO reference to the Pentair Lighting Hold/Recall feature, yet there it is, hidden in the IntelliCenter lighting menus.
The following steps outline the procedures to utilize the Pentair Lighting Hold and Recall features with the IntelliCenter.
NOTE: These procedures can only be accomplished at the IntelliCenter Control Panel. These procedures are not available on the Web-Client or the iOS app at this time anyway.
1. From the home screen, tap the Lights button.2. From the Lights screen, tap the Four Color Dots Edit Button. View attachment 1101983. Tap the Light Shows button.4. Select a slow-moving light show (as explained in Post #1 of this thread.5. Once the preferred light show is running, tap the Gears icon.View attachment 110199 This action will take you to the Pentair Lighting Light Hold/Recall screen (as illustrated).6. Observe the light show, when the color that you prefer to save is observed, then immediately tap the Hold button and then the checkmark icon.7. The light will be turned off and then the system will turn the light relay On/Off thirteen (13) times.8. Then navigate back to the Pool Light Light Hold/Recall screen. Now tap the Recall button and then the checkmark icon. The system will turn the light relay On/Off fourteen (14) times which will recall the color that you selected.
NOTE: There is a major limitation with this whole lighting Hold/Recall feature as it pertains to the IntelliCenter. When you turn the light off and then it is turned back on either manually or by a schedule later, the light color will not automatically go back to your saved color. You MUST go to the control panel, navigate back to the Pool Light Light Hold/Recall screen and then tap the Recall and tap the checkmark. Then the color will revert to your saved color. In my opinion, these extra steps required at the control panel and the fact that you can not recall your saved color from at least a mobile app, are ridiculous. I have already called Pentair Technical Support and I have received a case # on this issue. If I don't hear back from them, I will continue to follow up to see if we can get this oversight fixed in a future update.
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Although far from perfect, I guess this "discovery" makes it a little bit better as far as the automation is concerned.
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UPDATE: 7/13/19 It appears now that there will be a future firmware release that will fix the issue that I noted above.
Almost a year later, I haven't seen this update. Any word from Pentair in your meetings with them? This has to be the most frustrating part of my system..
