Cololight Colo Play is a Cyber-Themed Knob Controller

Control method

Colo Play is a cyber-themed knob controller with a knob and four mechanical keyboard-style buttons. The following are operating instructions for the knob and buttons.

Knob

Confirm selection
Switch clock
Clockwise rotation| Next
Anticlockwise rotation| Previous

Button

Function button

Start using

When using Colo Play for the first time, you need to make some basic settings, follow the startup wizard, select language and time zone, configure Wi-Fi and connect to PC.

Language

Startup wizard / Function buttons >> Language

Time zone

Startup wizard / Function buttons >> Time zone

Wi-Fi

Startup wizard / Function buttons >> Wi-Fi

Top right: backspace
Bottom left: switch character type
Bottom right: confirm
Long press button| Upper left: return from any interface

PC connection

Download Colo Play Desktop from the Cololight website (cololight.com), or enter the URL xxx to download.

Main applications

Clocks

The device has 5 built-in clocks, which can be switched by pressing the knob in the Clocks.

Keypad

Default

Right: volume +
Short press knob| Play / Pause
Short press button| Top left: mute
Upper right: boss key (WIN+D)
Bottom left: previous song Bottom right: next song
Long press button| Upper left: return from any interface*

*The default keypad can only be returned by long pressing the upper left button.

Customize

For configuration on the PC client, refer to Colo Play Desktop >> PC client configuration >> custom configuration of the keypad in this user manual.

PC Switch

 PC Switch WoL (Wake on Lan) Start Tutorial The motherboard needs to support the WoL function, and this function should be enabled in the BIOS interface.
Enter the MAC address of the host computer. If you use the USB port of the PC for power supply, you need to set the USB port on the PC for continuous power supply.

Top right: backspace
Bottom left: switch character type
Bottom right: confirm
Long press button| Upper left: return from any interface*

Dashboard

This feature requires Colo Play Desktop to be downloaded and kept running in the background.

Follower Counter

Enter the ID（tutorial to find Youtube ID：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oDy2sWPF38） to get the number of Youtube fans, and the number of fans will be automatically updated every ten minutes.

Colo Inspire

Colo Controller

The device will automatically search for all Cololight devices under the current Wi-Fi. Select one or all Cololights to control.

Upper right: dynamic lighting effects
Bottom left: rhythm lighting effects
Bottom right: monochrome lighting effects
Long press button| Bottom left: enter device listening mode
Upper left: return from any interface

Device listening mode

Colo Play acts as the microphone of Cololight to collect sound, and Cololight follows the rhythm of the music received by Colo Play.

Retro games

Factory built-in retro games, you can download new games in the download interface.

Colo Play Desktop

Main functions and download methods

• Main functions of Colo Play Desktop:
• Custom configuration of the keypad
• PC running information acquisition
• Wi-Fi configuration

The keypad function needs to connect the Colo Play to the USB port of the PC.

Download Colo Play Desktop from the Cololight website (cololight.com), or enter https://cololight.com/pages /coloplay-desktop-download to download.
Run the coloplay_desktop.exe file.

PC client configuration

Custom configuration of the keypad

Select the corresponding button with the mouse, select the button to record, and enter the shortcut key on the keyboard, and the software will automatically obtain the entered shortcut key and send it to the device.

When Colo Play enters the keypad function, the display of the corresponding key will also change accordingly, indicating that the configuration is successful.

PC data capture

Select the second option on the left menu bar to view PC data.

PC MAC address capture

Select the second option on the left menu bar to view the network card information and configure the MAC address of the PC Switch.

Wi-Fi configuration

Double-click to select Wi-Fi, enter the Wi-Fi password to configure Wi-Fi for Colo Play.

Settings

Click the first icon in the upper right corner to enter the settings.

Version

In the version information, you can view the current software version and update the version.

General

Select Common, you can set the language, and set the Colo Play PC client to start automatically at startup.

Help

You can view FAQs.

About us

Click to get more information about Cololight.

Colo Play settings

Short press the knob when starting up, or press the “function button” on the back of the device to select “exit to settings” to enter the setting interface. Language, network, and time zone can be set, and the specific setting steps are consistent with the start using.

Sound

Enter the sound settings, you can adjust the volume and turn on and off the follower prompt tone sound.

Backlight

Enter the backlight setting to adjust the brightness of the screen.

Keylamp

Enter the button light setting, you can change the RGB lighting effect, brightness, and control the on/off of the RGB lighting effect.

App Order

Enter the app order interface, you can view the apps on the current home page, change the order, replace or remove the apps on the home page.

App List

Enter the app list, view the currently downloaded applications, and delete them.

About

Enter About, you can view the version, device MAC address, SSID, IP address, restore, empty the file system, and reboot. Select the version to check and upgrade the device.

References

• Cololight® Official - Smart RGB LED Gaming Lights
• American Express
• COLO PLAY Desktop ｜ Cololight Official
• y8pvr9ozka.feishu.cn/docx/ESnMdZH3moDrAPx8pOCcdmiSnLf

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