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INSTALLING

MoodEFX

Note:

 MoodEFX fits most 12VAC 

wedge-based lighting sockets. 
ColorScape lights are not for use with 
spas that have dimming systems or 
electronic transformers**.
1. Access the old lamp according to your 

spa manufacturer’s instructions.

2. Remove the reflector from the back of 

the light enclosure.

3. Remove the old lamp.
4. Insert the ColorScape light into the 

socket. Make sure both connector pins 
are seated firmly in the socket. 
(See Fig. 3.)

5. Replace the reflector on the back of the 

light enclosure.

 

CONTROLLING

MoodEFX

Use the spa’s existing light switch to turn 
MoodEFX on and off.
MoodEFX lights are preprogrammed with 
an assortment of unique light shows.

Turn MoodEFX OFF and then ON again in 

1 second or less, to go to the next show.

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Balboa Water Group
1382 Bell Ave
Tustin, CA 92780
Tel 800 645-3201
Tel 714 384-0382
Fax 714 384-0323

www.moodefx.com

Congratulations on your purchase of a 
Balboa Water Group MoodEFX™ light. 
Welcome to a more colorful world brought 
to you by Balboa and the revolutionary 
patented technology that generates colored 
light and effects using a microprocessor to 
control red, green and blue LEDs.
This guide contains important information 
on installing and using your new MoodEFX 
light. Please read it carefully and save it 
for future reference.

Note:

 The following instructions are for 

MoodEFX 7 and MoodEFX 22 only.

Figure 1

MoodEFX 7

MoodEFX 22

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  DANGER

RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR ELECTROCUTION

Always disconnect power to the spa light at the circuit 
breaker before servicing the light. Failure to do so could 
result in death or serious injury to the installer, spa users, 
or others due to electrical shock.

MoodEFX 7 (PN 22791)  

MoodEFX 22 (PN 22802)

U.S. PATENT 

6,150,774

 

OTHER PATENTS PENDING

©2006 Balboa Water Group. All rights reserved.  

MoodEFX, MoodEFX7, MoodEFX22, and Balboa Direct are registered 

trademarks of Balboa Water Group..

Chromacore

®

 is a registered trademark of Color Kinetics, Inc. 

Specifications subject to change without notice.

Doc. PN 22807_D 

November 6, 2008

Figure 2

Socket

Reflector

MoodEFX light

Light enclosure

Spa wall

Figure 3

Turn MoodEFX OFF and then ON again 

in 4 to 5 seconds to reset to the first show.

Turn MoodEFX OFF for more than 

6 seconds and it “remembers” the last 
show you selected, returning to that show 
the next time MoodEFX is switched on.

DESCRIPTION OF SHOWS

1. SLOW COLOR WASH

*

 

Colors transition gracefully from color to 
color, cycling through the color spectrum. 
Each color cycle takes approximately 
3 minutes.

2. FAST COLOR WASH

*

 

Colors transition from color to color, cycling 
through the color spectrum. Each color cycle 
takes approximately 1 minute.

3. SLOW RANDOM COLOR

*

 

Colors step or jump from one color to the 
next in random order. Each color lasts 
approximately 10 – 15 seconds.

4. FAST RANDOM COLOR 

Colors step or jump from one color to the 
next in random order. Each color lasts 
approximately 5 seconds.

5. HIGH SPEED RANDOM COLOR 

A rapid series of intense flashes of varying 
colored light.

6. CROSS FADE

*

 

Colors cycle back and forth gracefully 
between blue and green. Total cycle lasts 
1 minute.

7–13. FIXED COLORS 

Static display of a single color. Available 
colors include white, pink, lavender, light 
blue, dark blue, light green, and dark green.

*  These effects begin at a slightly faster speed, then slow 

down after one or two seconds. This is to help you identify 

the effect.

** If operating with a dimming system, MoodEFX 22 must 

be powered on full intensity in order to function. Also, 

the dimmer must be turned off in order to advance to 

the next show. MoodEFX 7 will not operate on spas with 

dimming systems.

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