tp-link L510E Smart Wi-Fi Light Bulb User Guide

tp-link L510ESmart Wi-Fi Light Bulb

Specifications

• Model: Tapo L510 Series (Dimmable), Tapo L530 Series/L531E
  (Multicolor), Tapo L520E (Daylight)

• Dimming range: 1%-100%

• Color temperature: 4000K

Set Up Your Smart Bulb

1. Download Tapo App: Get the Tapo app from the App Store or Google Play, or scan the QR code provided.
2. Log In: Open the app and log in with your TP-Link ID. If you don’t have an account, tap Sign Up to create one.
3. Add Your Smart Bulb: Tap the button in the app, select Add Device, then Lights, and choose your model. Follow the app instructions to set up your smart bulb and add it to your home network.

Work with Amazon Alexa & Google Assistant
After setting up your smart bulbs on the Tapo app, you can connect Tapo to Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant for voice control. Make sure your smart bulbs are online.

Connecting to Voice Assistants

1. Launch the Tapo app.
2. Go to the Me page and tap Third-Party Services.
3. Choose Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant and follow the app instructions to complete the connection.

Basic Device Control
Once your smart bulb is set up, you can control it via the Tapo app.
Note: Multi-color bulbs support color-related and Auto White features.

Device Control Steps

1. View the status of all devices on the home page of the Tapo app.
2. Tap on the device to control and manage it.
3. You can turn the bulb on or off anytime and anywhere.

FAQ
Q: Can I schedule when my smart bulb turns on and off?
A: Yes, you can set schedules and timers for your smart bulb using the Tapo app.

About This Guide

This guide provides a brief introduction to the Tapo Smart Wi-Fi Light Bulb and the Tapo app, as well as regulatory information.
Features available in Tapo may vary by model and software version. Tapo availability may also vary by region. All images, steps, and descriptions in this guide are only examples and may not reflect your actual Tapo experience.

Conventions
In this guide, the following convention is used:

menus, items, buttons and so on.
Underline| Hyperlinks are in teal and underlined. You can click to redirect to a website.
Note:| Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the device.

More Info

• Specifications can be found on the product page at https://www.tapo.com
• Our Technical Support and troubleshooting information can be found at https://www.tapo.com/support/
• A Technical Community is provided for you to discuss our products at https://community.tp-link.com
• Setup and Reset Video can be found at https://www.tp-link.com/support/setup-video/

Introduction

The Tapo smart Wi-Fi light bulb is part of the Tapo smart home family of products, including plugs, switches, cameras and more. Smart Bulb lets you easily control your lights via the Tapo app, no matter where you find yourself. You can adjust brightness, set schedules and timers, and use the Fade On feature to wake you up naturally and Fade Off for a peaceful sleep. Group lights together to control your smart bulbs more easily.

Features

• No Hub Required – Connect to your existing Wi-Fi router.
• Remote Control – Instantly turn the light on/off wherever you are through the Tapo app.
• Schedule – Use Schedules to set your light to automatically turn on and off.
• Timer – Set a countdown timer to automatically turn the light on or off after a certain amount of time.
• Preset for Convenience – Save and preset your favorite lightings for multiple scenarios.
• Sunrise and Sunset Mode – Automatically activate your bulb according to your time zone.
• Away Mode – Set a period of time during which the light will be randomly turned on and off to make it look like you’re home.
• Energy Saving – Reduce energy use up to 85% without losing brightness or quality.
• Restore Last Light State – The bulb automatically returns to its previous power-off state.
• Device Sharing – Invite your family members to manage the bulb together.
• Voice Control – Use Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or SmartThings to control your bulb with voice commands.*
• Voice assistants may vary from product models.

Set Up Your Smart Bulb

Follow the steps below to get started with your new smart bulb. Setup videos can be found at https://www.tp-link.com/support/setup-video/

1. Step 1. Download Tapo App
   Get the Tapo app from the App Store or Google Play, or by scanning the QR code below.
   

2. Step 2. Log In
   Open the app, and log in with your TP-Link ID. If you don’t have an account, tap Sign Up to create one first.

3. Step 3. Add Your Smart Bulb
   Tap the button in the app and select Add Device. Select Lights and then your model. Follow app instructions to set up your smart bulb, and add it to your home network.

Work with Amazon Alexa & Google Assistant

• After set up your smart bulbs on the Tapo app, you can connect Tapo to Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant to voice control your smart bulbs.
• Note: Make sure your Tapo smart bubs are successfully set up on the Tapo app and are online.
• Launch the Tapo app. Go to the Me page and tap Third-Party Services. Choose Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant and follow the app instructions to complete the connection.

Basic Device Control

After successfully setting up your smart bulb, you will see the home page of the Tapo app. Here you can view the status of all devices that you’ve added and manage them. You can tap on the device to control and manage.
Note: Only multi-color bulbs support color-related and Auto White features. Here we take the Tapo L530E as an example.

Home Page
You can turn on or off the bulb any time anywhere and tap the bulb card to enter the status page.

Device Status Page
You can adjust colors and temperature, enjoy main features to control your device, and view its runtime & energy usage.

Device Settings Page
You can edit the basic information, set Last On State, enable gentle on/off, add a group, update firmware and more.

Configure Your Smart Bulb

You can confiure your smart bulb by adjust lighting settings and setting Themes, Presets, Auto White, Schedule, Timer, Away Mode and more.
Note: Only multi-color bulbs support color-related and Auto White features. Here we take the Tapo L530E as an example.

Turn On/Off
Tap the power button to turn the bulb on or off.

Set Presets
With Presets, you can quickly apply your favourite preset at one tap. To edit preset, just select one and tap edit.

Enable Auto White
Tap A under “My Presets” to select a lighting option (Auto Compensate or Auto Match) for your bulb. And the bulb will adjust color temperature or brightness as the ambient lighting throughout the day.

Note: Only multi-color bulbs support color-related and Auto White features. Here we take the Tapo L530E as an example.

Main Features
On the device status page, you can use the Theme, Schedule, Timer, and Away Mode features.

Set Theme
Tap Theme to apply theme to your bulb to fit your home atmosphere. You can custom shift style, speed, and color cycle yourself.

Set Schedule
Tap Schedule to add a schedule for your bulb to automatically turn on/off and adjust the lighting settings to simplify your daily routine.

Set Timer
Tap Timer to set the timer and lighting settings, then your bulb will automatically turn on with the specific settings after the timer ends.

Set Away Mode
Tap Away to preset the Away Mode, set the start and end time, then your bulb will be randomly turned on/off during this period.

Check Runtime & Energy Usage
Slide up to check your bulb’s Runtime and Energy Usage today, past 7 days or past 30 days.

 Smart Actions

Smart Actions automate repetitive tasks, allowing you to blaze through tedium with utmost ease. Set everything up once and never have to worry about it again. With Smart Actions, giving your home that level of intelligence is a snap. Shortcut lets you perform an action with a simple tap. Automation allows you to automate tasks to be performed at a set time. e.g. The light will light on at sunset.

1. Option 1: Edit based on the featured actions

2. Go to the Smart Actions page and you will see the Featured Actions (Shortcut or Automation).

3. Tap on a featured action. Tap EDIT to change the settings as needed and tap APPLY to save changes.
   

4. Option 2: Create your own smart actions

5. Go to Smart page. Tap + on the top right to add a simple and smart action.

6. For Shorcuts: Tap + to add action like turning on the smart bulb.
   For Automation: Tap + to add triggers (When) like the trigger time, and tap + to add action (Then) like turning on the smart bulb.
   

Share Your Smart Bulb

You can invite your family members to manage your Tapo devices together by entering the TP-Link ID (email) you want to share the devices with.

1. Method 1
   On the home page, long press the bulb card and tap Share.

2. Method 2
   Go to Device Status page, slide up and tap Device Sharing.

3. Method 3
   Go to Me page and tap Device Sharing to view your shared devices and devices shared from others.

Reset Your Smart Bulb

There are two types of reset available: a soft reset which resets the Wi-Fi settings only, and a factory reset that erases all of your custom settings and restore them to factory defaults.

Soft Reset (without losing the configuration settings except Wi-Fi)

1. Turn the light switch controlling the smart bulb to the on position first.
2. Switch it off and on 3 times, pausing for two seconds in between.
3. Wait for about 4 seconds and the smart bulb should blink 3 times, which indicates a successful soft reset.

Factory Reset (back to factory default settings)

1. Method 1
2. Turn the light switch controlling the smart bulb to the on position first.
3. Switch it off and on 5 times, pausing for two seconds in between.
4. Wait for about 4 seconds and the smart bulb should blink 3 times, which indicates a successful soft reset.
5. Method 2
   On the home page in Tapo app, long press the card and tap Remove. OR Go to bulb’s Settings page and tap REMOVE at the bottom.
   

Amazon Frustration-Free Setup (FFS)

Note: Only for smart bulbs that support Amazon Frustration-Free Setup.

What is Amazon Frustration-Free Setup (FFS)?
Amazon Frustration-Free Setup can help connect and set up Tapo smart devices in fewer steps, without having to remember and re-enter your Wi-Fi password on each device.

To use this feature, confirm the following

• The device is purchased from Amazon and tick “Link to your Alexa account and to Tapo to simplify setup” at checkout.
• The new Tapo device supports FFS.
• You have an FFS enabled Alexa device or router.
• You have saved your Wi-Fi information to Amazon by using Alexa echo.
• Your Tapo device and router are on the same network as your Alexa echo.

LED Indications during Amazon Frustration-Free Setup

bulb from the app manually

Simple Setup with Echo Device

1. STEP 1

   • Make sure to first set up your Echo device.

2. STEP 2

   • Power on your smart bulb and get close to echo. Go to Step 3 if your Echo or Alexa app notifies “First light found”.
   • Otherwise, refer to the troubleshooting guide.

3. STEP 3

   • Once you’ve completed setup, you can use your smart bulb with Alexa. Just say “Alexa, set first light to blue”.

Troubleshooting Guide

Follow the steps below to manually set up your smart bulb and enable Alexa voice control.

1. Manual Bulb Setup via The Tapo App
   Open the Tapo app and tap the + icon to start the manual setup process.

2. Linking Tapo to Alexa
   On your Tapo app, go to Me > Third-Party Services, select Amazon Alexa, and follow the app guidance to complete the connection.
   For detailed connection instructions, please refer to: https://www.tp- link.com/support/faq/2780/

Support

For technical support, user guide download, and more, please visit www.tapo.com/support

Set Up via the Alexa App

1. Open the Amazon Alexa app. Then tap More and select Skills & Games.
2. Enter Tapo in the search bar and choose Tapo.
3. Tap the ENABLE TO USE button.
4. Log in with your TP-Link ID that has bound to your Tapo device, and tap Authorize. After authorized successfully, the message Tapo has been successfully linked will come up.
5. Power up your Tapo device and the setup will complete automatically in two minutes.

For setting up more Tapo devices, just power up and enjoy!

Done!
If this device displays on the Home page in the Tapo app, it indicates this device has been successfully associated with your Amazon account and joined your Wi-Fi network automatically.
If this device does not display on the Home page in the Tapo app, try setting it up manually. (Tap the + button on the page, select your device model, and then follow the app instructions to complete setup.)

Authentication

FCC Compliance Information Statement

Product Name: Tapo Smart Wi-Fi Light Bulb
Model Number: Tapo L510E/Tapo L520E/Tapo L530E/Tapo L531E
Responsible party:

• TP-Link USA Corporation
• Address: 10 Mauchly, Irvine, CA 92618
• Website: http://www.tp-link.com/us/
• Tel: +1 626 333 0234
• Fax: +1 909 527 6804
• E-mail: sales.usa@tp-link.com

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC 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 cause undesired operation.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
“To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.”

We, TP-Link USA Corporation, has determined that the equipment shown as above has been shown to comply with the applicable technical standards, FCC part 15. There is no unauthorized change is made in the equipment and the equipment is properly maintained and operated.

CE Mark Warning
This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Operating Frequency
2400 MHz -2483.5 MHz (20dBm)
EU declaration of conformity

• TP-Link hereby declares that the device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of directives 2014/53/EU, 2009/125/EC, 2011/65/EU, and (EU)2015/863.
• The original EU declaration of conformity may be found at https://www.tapo.com/support/ce/

RF Exposure Information
This device meets the EU requirements (2014/53/EU Article 3.1a) on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields by way of health protection.
The device complies with RF specifications when the device used at 20 cm from your body.
Restricted to indoor use.

UK declaration of conformity

TP-Link hereby declares that the device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017.
The original UK declaration of conformity may be found at https://www.tapo.com/support/ukca/
Canadian Compliance Statement
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.
CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3(B)
CAN ICES-005(B)/NMB-005(B)
NCC Notice

BSMI Notice

Tapo Smart Wi-Fi Light BulbEquipment name| Tapo L510E/Tapo L520E/Tapo L530E/Tapo L531EType designation (Type)
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Unit| Restricted  al symbolssubstances and its chemic
Lead (Pb)| Mercury (Hg)| Cadmium (Cd)| Hchexroamvailuemnt (Cr+6)| Polbybiprohmeniynlasted (PBB)| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)
PCB| ○| ○| ○| ○| ○| ○
| ○| ○| ○| ○| ○| ○
| −| ○| ○| ○| ○| ○
| −| ○| ○| ○| ○| ○

1. Note 1：“Exceeding 0.1 wt %” and “exceeding 0.01 wt %” indicate that the percentage content of the restricted substance exceeds the reference percentage value of presence condition.
2. Note 2：“○” indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance does not exceed the percentage of reference value of presence.
3. Note 3：The “−” indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption.

Safety Information

• Keep the device away from water, fire, humidity or hot environments.
• Do not attempt to disassemble, repair, or modify the device.
• Do not use the device where wireless devices are not allowed.
• Only use the control provided with or specified by these instructions to control this device.
• For lamps with a weight significantly higher than that of the lamps for which they are a replacement, attention should be drawn to the fact that the increased weight may reduce the mechanical stability of certain luminaires and lampholders and may impair contact making and lamp retention.

WARNING

• RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR BURNS. Switch OFF the light switch controlling the bulb and WAIT for the bulb to cool down before attempting to change it.
• Do not install the Smart Bulb with wet hands or when standing on wet or damp surfaces.
• Compatible with regular light switches. Not suitable for use with standard in-wall dimmers. Not compatible with photosensors, motion sensors, or timers. Dimmable via the app only.
• NOT for use in totally enclosed or recessed luminaires. Suitable for damp locations.
• NOT FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING.
• The increased weight may reduce the mechanical stability of certain luminaires and lampholders and may impair contact making and lamp retention.
• Please read and follow the above safety information when operating the device. We cannot guarantee that no accidents or damage will occur due to improper use of the device. Please use this product with care and operate at your own risk.
• Operating Temperature: 0℃~40℃(32℉~104℉)
• Storage Temperature: -20℃~70℃(-4℉-158℉)
• Operating Humidity: 10%~90%RH, Non-condensing
• Storage Humidity: 10%~90%RH, Non-condensing

Explanation of the symbols on the product label

Symbols may vary from products

References

• Link: Simple, secure one-click payments
• WiFi Networking Equipment for Home & Business | TP-Link
• TP-Link Community
• Tapo | Smart Devices for Smart Living
• Regulatory Compliance | Tapo
• UKCA | Tapo
• Support Videos | TP-Link

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