Minoston Wi-Fi Smart Dimmer Switch MS10W User Manual

Wi-Fi Smart Dimmer Switch
• MS10W •

| • Switch x1
• wiring x1
• screws x2
• Faceplate x1
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Specifications:

Power: 120VAC, 60Hz
Wireless Frequency: 2.4GHz
Wireless Standard: IEEE802.11b/g/n
Maximum Load: 500 W incandescent, 150W LED (300W with both sides of heat sink tabs off)
Minimum Load: 5W for LED bulbs For indoor use.

1. Tools
   Please prepare a flat head screwdriver, a wire stripper, and a voltmeter. Just in case you might need them.

2. Turn off circuit breaker
   Find your light control in your circuit breaker and turn it off. Make sure the power is off by flipping your switch several times.

3. Detach old switch
   Unscrew the top and bottom screws of the switch to detach it from the wall.
   IMPORTANT! Verify power is OFF to the switch box before continuing.

4. INSTALL THE WIRES (Refer to the step above the wiring diagram.)

5. Fix the shell (Please use our screws.)

6. Turn on the circuit breaker
   Turn on your switch’s power from the circuit breaker. Press the switch several times to check whether it works.

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| Air-Gap Switch:
The “air gap switch” will cut power to the device if it’s pulled out.
It’s located right below the main switch itself, often next to the LED.
Pull out for Bulb replacement, push back for normal use.
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Wiring Instructions – A Few Quick Reminders

Please do not try installing this device if you are unsure of how electrical circuits operate. Cause it can be dangerous and even life-threatening if you do not install this correctly.  Please consult a qualified electrician if necessary. With that said, here are a few other warnings we’d like to point out for your safety:
Pre-installation preparation
IMPORTANT!

1. The Wi-Fi In-wall Smart Switch must not exceed 150W LED, 500W incandescent.
2.  The switch is designed only for use with permanently installed fixtures.
3. Before installation makes sure the voltage supply is disconnected. And carefully remove the switch from the switch box.
4. The wall box required: 1-gang U.S. wall box. 3½ in deep recommended, 2¼ in deep minimum.

Please contact us at ask@minoston.com if you have any questions during installation.

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Identify the wires.

| LINE (Hot) — Black (connected to power)
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| NEUTRAL — White
| LOAD — Black (connected to lighting)
| GROUND — Green/Bare
| TRAVELER — Red/Other(only in 3-way installations) COMMON

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Please check which option is best for your 3-way installation.

Please change the wiring of the regular switch to make the 3-way configure works properly.

When the smart switch does not work properly, there may be in error conditions:

1. Make sure the Neutral wire of the smart switch is correctly connected.
2. The wiring of this regular switch has not changed.

The wiring of this regular switch has not changed.

Part 2. Manual Control

LED Indicator:
Red: Network failure
Blue: Normal Network configuration mode
Orange: light status indicator
Purple: AP Network configuration mode

OPERATION GUIDE

• Adding your device to the Wi-Fi network:
Please make sure the switch is on the “OFF” position.
Hold the “down” button for more than 10s until the light bulb flashes and the blue LED blinks rapidly to initiate the App-configured Mode.
NOTE: Solid 10s & Flash 1 time: Operation again, Until success.
• If you need to reset the device ( Factory setting)
Network reset
1. Turn off the light(when the light is on)
2. Hold the “down” button until the light bulb flashes ( blue LED blinks rapidly)
Parameter Reset
(all parameters are restored to the factory default)
Press the “up/down” button 20 times quickly, the orange indicator flashes 3 times, the device is restored to the factory default successfully.
NOTE: All previously recorded activity and custom settings will be erased from the device’s memory.

Hold the “down” button
more than 10s| blue LED flashes| Connect to the network
Press the “down” button
10 times quickly| flash 3 times| Change LED status
Press the “up” button
10 times quickly| flash 3 times| Restores status
after power failure
Press the “up” button
8 times quickly| flash 3 times| Output off State Setting
Press the “down ” button
8 times quickly| flash 3 times| Button Function Setting
Press the “up” button
5 times quickly| breathing flash| Setup Max brightness
Press the “down ” button
5 times quickly| breathing flash| Setup Min brightness
Press the button
20 times quickly| flash 3 time| Device Reset

Please contact us at ask@minoston.com if you have any questions during installation.
Minimum Brightness Value Setting
— (indicator flashes 3 times after setting successfully)
1: Press the “down” button 5 times quickly, the orange LED breathing flash into the minimum brightness setting mode.
2: Press and hold the “up/down” button to adjust the brightness of the bulb, and select the appropriate brightness to set the minimum brightness.
3: After selecting, press the “down” button 5 times to confirm, the orange indicator flashes 3 times after confirmed.
4: After that, the brightness of the bulb will automatically be adjusted from the set min brightness to the max brightness, then from the max brightness to the min brightness, finally staying at the set min brightness.
5: The minimum brightness setting is completed.

Maximum brightness value setting
— (indicator flashes 3 times after setting successfully)
1: Press the “Up” button 5 times, the orange LED breathing flash into the maximum brightness setting mode.
2: Press and hold the “up or down” button to adjust the brightness of the bulb, and select the appropriate brightness to set the maximum brightness.
3: After selecting, press the “up” button 5 times to confirm, the orange indicator flashes 3 times after confirmed.
4: After that, the brightness of the bulb will automatically be adjusted from the set max brightness to the min brightness, then from the min brightness to the max brightness, finally staying at the set max brightness.
5: The maximum brightness setting is completed.

Part 3. APP Connection

https://e.tuya.com/smartlife

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Smart Life

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Amazon-Echo

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Google-Home

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1. Please scan the QR code to download the application
“Smart Life”.
2. If you cannot download the Smart Life app, please search “Smart Life” on Google Play (for Android phone) or Apple Store (for iOS phone) to download.
After you download the Smart Life App and register a new account, please follow the instructions below to set up your smart switch.
3. The smart switch can be also used with Amazon Echo and Google Home. Please scan the QR code below and follow the instructions if you have any trouble pairing
with them.

Note:
1)Our products only support a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network.
2)Please operate quickly when the blue LED indicator blinks rapidly.
3) When indicator flash enters the network, complete standard operation within the 30s
4) Purple LED Flashing slowly enters AP Mode (select “AP Mode” follow the below instructions.)

1. Tap ‘+’ to add a device in your app (Our products only support a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network. ）

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3. Hold the “down” button more than 10s until the light bulb flashes and the LED  blinks rapidly Please make sure the switch is on the “OFF” position.

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• Tap “ A ” to turn on/off the light.
• Tap “ B ” to adjust the brightness of the light.
• Tap “ C ” to set a timer to the switch.

If you cannot successfully configure the default mode, try connecting to AP mode.
1 ) Click on “AP Mode” in the upper right corner.
2 ) When the blue LED indicator flashes quickly, press and hold the off button (default is the down button) for more than 5s until the bulb flashes twice to enter the AP mode,  and the purple LED the indicator flashes quickly.
3 ) Click “Confirm light flashes.”
4 ) Enter the Wi-Fi network password.
5 ) Open wireless WLAN settings with “SmartLife-XXXX”.
6 ) Back in the application, continue adding devices, and wait for the connection to complete.

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• Network Configuration

1. Turn off the light first (Please make sure the switch is on the “OFF” position).
2. Press and hold the off button (default is the down button) for more than 10s until the bulb flashes 1 time, and the blue LED indicator flashes quickly.
3. Guidelines for switching between AP Network configuration mode and Normal Network configuration mode:
   — Normal Network configuration mode to AP Network configuration mode: When the blue LED indicator flashes quickly, press and hold the off button (default is the down button) for more than 5s until the bulb flashes twice to enter the AP Network configuration mode, and the purple LED indicator flashes quickly.
   — AP Network configuration mode to Normal Network configuration mode: When the purple LED indicator flashes quickly, press and hold the off button (default is the down button) for more than 5s until the bulb flashes 1 time to enter normal mode, and the blue LED indicator flashes quickly.
   • Device Reset
4. Network reset
   step 1: turn off the light (when the light is on)
   step 2: hold the “Down” button until the light bulb flashes ( LED blinks rapidly)
5. Parameter Reset (all parameters are restored to the factory default)
   step: press the “Up/Down” button 20 times quickly, the LED indicator flashes 3 times, the device is restored to the factory default successfully.

The indicator will flash 3 times after each parameter is set successfully

Parameter| Available settings| Operation
Parameter 1:
LED Indicator Status Setting- This parameter can access you to choose the led indicator to be on when the switch(light) is on/off, or the LED indicator remains on/off at all times.| Value=1 (default)
Orange LED is On when the switch(light) Off and Orange LED is Off when the switch (light) On.
Value=2
Orange LED is On when the switch(light) On and Orange LED is Off when the switch(light) Off.
Value=3
Orange LED is always Off.
Value=4
Orange LED is always On.| Quick press the “Down” button 10 times.
Please note: the switching of each value is in
order, a quick press -Down” button, 10 times
will switch once. eg: Switching from value to
value 4 needs 3 switchings.
Parameter 2:
Restores State after Power
Failure
This parameter can access you to
set the switch to be on/off after power failure.| Value=1 (default)
memory state before power failure
This switch will be returned to the state prior to the power failure after power is restored.
Value=2
The switch is off regardless of the state prior to power failure. Value=3
The switch is off regardless of the state prior to power failure.| Quickly press the “Up” button 10 times.
Please note: the switching of each value is in order, a  quick press “Up” button 10 times will switch once.  g: Switching from value to value 3 needs 2 switchings.
Parameter 3:
Light off State Setting
This parameter can access you to set the light fade out or off immediately.| Value=1 (default) Fade out
Value=2 Instantaneous off| Quick press the “Up” button 8 times
Please note: the switching of each value is in
order, a quick press “Up” button 8 times will
switch once. eg: Switching from value to value
2 needs 1 switching.
Parameter 4:
Button Function Setting
This parameter can access you to set the up button to turn the light on/off.| Value=1 (default)
The up button turns the light on and the down button turns the lights off.
Value=2
The up button turns the light off and the down button tum lights on.| Quick press the “Down” button 8 times
Please note: the switching of each value is
in order, a quick press “Down” button 8
times will switch once. eg: Switching from
value to value 2 needs 1 switching.

Part 4. Troubleshooting

blinks. If yes, retry to add this switch to your network.
•The light bulb blinks when the switch turns off| There is a leakage of electricity or the bulb does not close with the switch| Rewire the switch or replace the bulb.
•Cannot turn the switch on/off manually| 1. Incorrect wiring
2.No electricity
3. The bulb is broken or incompatible| •Make sure the switch wiring is correct• Inspecting circuit breakers; Make sure the
the power supply is restored
•change a light bulb
•The switch does not work with APP control| 1. Network delay or disconnect
2. The phone refuses your permission
3. The switch out of the order| •Check your network connectivity, The switch needs to be reconnected
•Grant permission on your phone settings
•Manually switch on to check the switch
•The switch cannot be connected to the application| 1. Enter the wrong Wi-Fi password
2. Weak Wi-Fi signal
3. Unable to connect to Wi-Fi| •Enter the correct Wi-Fi password
•Check Wi-Fi signal
•Confirm Your Wi-Fi is 2.4GHz

Please contact us at ask@minoston.com if you have any questions during installation.

FCC
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC and Industry Canada license- exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subjected to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC 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.
— Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
— Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
— 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
NOTE : 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:
Important note:
To comply with the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, no change to the antenna or the device is permitted. Any change to the antenna or the device could result in the device exceeding the RF exposure requirements and void the user’s authority to operate the device.

CAUTION – PLEASE READ!
This device (MS10W) is intended for installation in accordance with the National Electric Code and local regulations in the United States, or the Canadian Electrical Code and local regulations in Canada. If you are unsure or uncomfortable about performing this installation consult a qualified electrician.
WARNING – SHOCK HAZARD
TURN OFF THE POWER to the circuit for the switch and lighting fixture at the service panel (circuit breaker) prior to installation.
ALL WIRING CONNECTIONS MUST BE MADE WITH THE POWER OFF to avoid personal injury and/or damage to the switch.

**OTHER WARNINGS**
Risk of Fire
Risk of Electrical Shock
Risk of Burns

WARRANTY
Our Products warrants this product to be free from manufacturing defects for a period of one year from the original date of consumer purchase. This warranty is limited to the repair or replacement of this product only and does not extend to consequential or incidental damage to other products that may be used with this product. This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or permit the exclusion or limitation of incidental consequential damage, so the above limitations may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

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