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Scenes and Smart Living (continued)

 

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Who's There? 

Automatically shows you who's at the front door on the TV 

and Mobile phone and lets you and communicate with them via a video 
widget on your TV  

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I'm Home: 

Prepares the home for your return, setting the lights, blinds, 

temperature, water heater, and even entertainment options.   

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Home Safety: 

Alerts you to changes at home that may be caused by an 

intruder, fire, leaks, the AC, appliances, or other systems.     

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Weekday Morning: 

Detects new daylight and adjusts the lights and 

various devices for a typical weekday. 

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Weekday Evening: 

Detects fading daylight and adjusts lights and 

various devices for a typical weekday evening. 

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Weekend Morning: 

Detects new daylight and adjusts lights and various 

devices for a new weekend day. 

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Weekend Evening: 

Detects fading daylight and adjusts lights and 

various devices for a weekend evening. 

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Power Saver: Convenient but also c

onserves power by turning lights 

on when rooms are occupied and off when no one's around.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once  a scene is selected, to add a device or setting for notifications, do the following:: 

a. 

Select the checkbox beside the device shown in the scene menu

.  If the device’s 

settings can be configured by the scene, an arrow indicator will appear beside  it. 

b. 

 Click on the arrow to configure those settings. 

c. 

Select the checkbox beside the device.  If the device’s settings can be configured by 
the scene, an arrow indicator will appear beside it. 

d. 

 Click on the arrow to configure those settings. 

 

All scenes can remain active or be selectively activated. If a scene is triggered by an 
event or timing, its attributes override the attributes of a previously active scene.  For 
example: If a home has the “Weekday Evening” scene active, at a prescribed time or 
light level at dawn

, it is deactivated when a “Weekday Morning” scene activates. 

 

Some restrictions  or limitations to remember: 

  A maximum of 6 cameras can be connected to one home center 

  The broadband Internet connection

’s performance and stability can have an effect on 

camera and home automation device reaction times 

  A maximum of 32 home automation devices can be connected to one home center. 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for The Home Center

Page 1: ...Makook Smart Living Set Up Guide ROS 8 5 as of 17 Feb 2015 76...

Page 2: ...ving customer service Don t try any repairs yourself Opening the back cover may expose you to high voltage electric shock and other hazards 4 Remote Your remote control requires alkaline batteries Usi...

Page 3: ...Automation 46 Setting up Z Wave Devices Method Using Controller 46 Preferred Method Using Makook TV or web access Apps 47 Scenes Cameras Z Wave Devices Apps and Smart Living 50 Approved Home Automatio...

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Page 5: ...8 9 Home Center Power Cord w AC adapter Remote Control w batteries HDMI Cable Analog A V cable adapter Network Cable A Broadband Internet connection with an Ethernet port A Cable or IPTV box connecti...

Page 6: ...Button to reset to factory settings 11 Analog audio video output 12 12V DC Input power 13 Wi Fi Protected Setup button WPS Looking for an on off switch You won t find it Your Home Center is always on...

Page 7: ...Center 3 CONNECT TO THE TV Connect the Home Center s HDMI port to your TV s HDMI port and the TV service box s HDMI port to the Home Center s HDMI in port 4 POWER IT UP Plug the power adapter into the...

Page 8: ...P address using the DHCP setting Home Center is set for DHCP by default so you should not need to do anything If you need to use PPPoE or a Static IP to connect to the Internet select either and pleas...

Page 9: ...tem Account Password Click on Set and create your Account Password using one that is good for security and is also easy for you to remember 2 ENABLE Wi Fi WITH A SHARED KEY A Go to Settings Router Wir...

Page 10: ...Remote control 3 REMOTE ACCESS To access Home Center remotely from Mobile and other devices you will have to enable remote access Here is how From settings launch the System application Go to Menu Set...

Page 11: ...cted on and fully booted up press and release the rear panel WPS button When the front panel light turns amber you ll have two minutes to press the WPS button of any device that you want connected to...

Page 12: ...n the remote control for 20 seconds 2 The Home Center s LED indicator light will blink red and go off 3 Once the LED light is off remove the power cable for at least 10 seconds 4 Connect again and wai...

Page 13: ...ications go back to watching TV The colored shape buttons are used for different functions depending on the application being used 1 Stand by 2 Mute 3 Favorites 4 More shows additional options if avai...

Page 14: ...iPhone or iPad On your iPhone or iPad go to the App Store look for an app named Makook and install it On your Mac go to the App Store look for an app named Makook and install it After the app guides...

Page 15: ...an app named Makook and install it After the app guides you through set up you ll need to enter your Home Center ID and password Use the convenient Keep me logged in feature to close and come back wit...

Page 16: ...essing the WPS button once on the Home Center and hold at least 5 seconds on the camera or until the indicator amber light starts to blink 3 Wait to see the Device Configured notification on your TV T...

Page 17: ...Set up My Home Monitoring The small and full screen image of a live camera feeds 32 33 Press both WPS buttons...

Page 18: ...ive 5 Click Yes on the confirmation window to format the drive All data on that drive will be erased when it is associated so make sure you use a new drive or one you can permanently commit to the Hom...

Page 19: ...cing application known as PC Mac Companion App Here s how to install it On your PC or Mac browser to login to the Home Center web portal http Jameshome makooksl net Hover on the My Library logo and cl...

Page 20: ...see the following folders that were created automatically 1 DAV This folder contains special files created for managing your Library Drive Do not attempt accessing it as it may cause faulty operation...

Page 21: ...This folder contains special files created for managing your Library Drive Do not attempt accessing it as it may cause faulty operation 2 Documents Stores non media files such as pdf xls doc txt and...

Page 22: ...king on the Windows tray Makook icon 2 Click on the ROS Portal link 3 From the Dashboard screen click on My Library 4 Click on the files tab then the Upload button 5 Navigate to the folder you want to...

Page 23: ...if the computer is connected remotely to the Home Center Allow enough time for your files to show up on all devices This can be a few minutes for a small file to hours for large numbers of files conta...

Page 24: ...er will blink slowly indicating readiness for device inclusion 3 Press the pairing button on the Z Wave device The LED on the controller will stay solid for three seconds to indicate successful pairin...

Page 25: ...move to Connected state To speed up this transition you can press the button of the physical device three times This will wake up the device and it will move to Connected state immediately Note For an...

Page 26: ...iving Apps as of February 2015 o Baby Monitor Provides live audio and video triggered by audio or motion of your sleeping infant wherever you are on TV and Mobile devices o Home Monitor Notifies you o...

Page 27: ...off when no one s around Once a scene is selected to add a device or setting for notifications do the following a Select the checkbox beside the device shown in the scene menu If the device s setting...

Page 28: ...Multisensor Aeon DSC06106 ZW Smart energy switch Aeon DSD37 ZWEU Range extender Everspring AD142 Light dimmers plug Everspring AN158 Power switch meter Fibaro FIB FGD 211 500W Light dimmer wall relay...

Page 29: ...k Pc companion your browser or the Mobile Tablet App 2 Click on Settings 3 Click on Parental Control 4 Create a PIN and save 5 Select the applications that you wish to control access to with a PIN 6 S...

Page 30: ...V Note These files will only be available to view or play on the TV Use the My Library application if you need remote access to your files 1 Go to the My Library tab and find the USB Browser applicati...

Page 31: ...5 Once the files show up on the right highlight the file to see its info 6 You can view photos or play video and music files 7 To expand a file to full screen highlight the file and click ok 60 61...

Page 32: ...screen remote Within the smart phone or table companion apps there is a TV remote control feature With it you can navigate the Home Center menu options Smartphone App main menu Smartphone remote scre...

Page 33: ...will turn solid green when it is successful If it is not successfully connected the front panel will turn red for 5 seconds If this happens check to make sure the TV Companion is within range of the...

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Page 35: ...Where can I access the Makook system settings The ROS system settings are available through any of your ROS interfaces including the TV Menu the WEB page on your PC browser or your mobile phone or tab...

Page 36: ...uter and finally select Wireless In the Wireless page there is a Shared Key field Go to the field and press OK A keypad will show to let you enter your unique Shared Key input When complete press Done...

Page 37: ...CC USA rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may c...

Page 38: ...output power of the Home Center is below the FCC radio frequency exposure limits however these devices should be operated with a minimum distance of at least 20 cm between their antennas and a person...

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