Pentair IntelliCenter Control System REFERENCE GUIDE
INTELLICENTER® CONTROL SYSTEM
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
522988.C 12/2020
Home Screen 1
Pool/Spa Systems 2
Passcode Protect Features 2
Home Screen Icons 2
Pool 3
Spa 4
Features 5
Lights (GROUPS) 6
Lights (GloBrite White Light & Dimmer) 8
AUX Circuits (Feature Circuits) 9
Groups (Circuit/Light) -Settings 10
Pumps 10
Chemistry (IntelliChlor
Heaters 12
Schedules 13
Service Mode 15
System (Firmware Update) 15
Security (Passcode) 16
Pentair User Portal (ww.intellicenter.com) 16
SCG, IntelliChem Controller) 11
Internet Connection Test 16
Delays (Advanced System Configuration) 17
IntelliCenter Control System Menu 17
Setup Wizard (Advanced System Configuration) 18
IntelliCenter Control System Menu 19
Internet Setup fpr IntelliCenter Control System 20
Air Temp 65° F
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Pool Spa Features Lights
Schedule Usage Chemistry Status
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Home Screen
Pool Spa Features Lights
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Current ambient air
temperature (air sensor)
Badge
Pool
Screen
Spa
Screen
Schedule
Schedule Icon: Setup daily pool/spa operations.
Usage Icon: Keep track of pool/spa equipment usage data.
Chemistry Icon: Access sanitizer controls (IntelliChem
Status Icon: View the current pool/spa status/alerts.
Settings Icon: Setup and configure the system (IntelliChem
(*) Connection indicators on the Indoor and Wireless Control Panel. Padlock: Home screen is passcode protected.
Requires password to access the Home screen. Pentair logo: Connection to intellicenter.com server. Battery Icon:
Wireless Control Panel battery indicator. Green/Amber/Red Dot: Display on the Expansion Panel(s). Green: Indicates
connection with the main Outdoor Control Panel. Amber: Synchronizing with the outdoor control panel. Red: No
connection to the Outdoor Control Panel. Ethernet Icon: Ethernet connection with the Outdoor Control Panel.
System
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Usage Chemistry Status/Alerts Settings
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Controller, IntelliChlor® SCG).
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Controller installed equipment).
Lights
Screen
Features
Screen
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Pool
Tap the Pool icon
to access the Pool
screen: Turn On/
Off pool filter pump
and heater. Set pool
water temperature.
Also, screen two
displays up to six AUX
circuits (On/Off)
Features
Tap the Features
icon to access the
Features
screen: Turn On/
Off an individual
circuit or a group
of circuits. A Green
number badge
displays the number
of active feature
circuits.
Spa
Tap Spa icon to access
the Spa
screen: Turn On/
Off Spa pump and
heater. Set Spa water
temperature.
Also, displays up to six
AUX circuits (On/Off)
Lights
Turn individual/groups
of lights
ON/OFF.
Color Lights:
- All ON/OFF
- Color Set/Edit
- Color Sync
- Color Swim/Edit.
IntelliBrite® Lights:
- Preset shows
- Color presets
- Capture color
Display (Day/Night
Theme)
For optimal screen viewing,
the color touch screen can
be set for daylight, or night
time viewing.
To change the Day/
Night Theme: From
the Home screen, tap
Settings > General > Day/
Night Themes. Select Day
Theme, Night Theme or
Transition Type (Manual
or Auto).
Tap Up/Down Arrows:
To view multiple screens,
tap the UP/Down arrows
located on the right side
of the screen to move
vertically to the next
screen or return to the
previous screen.
MagicStream®
Laminars
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78° Air Temp
Schedule Usage Chemistry Status
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78°
Garden
Locked
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Indoor
Locked
Enter Passcode
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Enter Passcode
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Schedule Usage Chemistry Status
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78°
Garden
ON
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Spa
ON
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Spa
ON
78°
Indoor
OFF
Air Temp 65° F 8:00 A.M.
Pool/Spa Systems
Passcode Protect
Home Screen and Status Icons
Green: System status is good (OK)
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Blue: Status Info.
Orange: Warning status condition.
Red: Alert status condition:
Features and Light Green Number Badge: Indicates the number of
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Features or lights currently activated.
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Status Icon Number Badge: Number of Alerts and Warnings present
in the Status Screen. See Alerts & Notifications Screen. Note: Show/
hide Status Badge icons, see Settings > Alerts and Notifications.
Pool/Spa Systems: The default system configuration on the Home screen displays a Pool and Spa (shared equipment model i5PS, i8PS, or i10PS). A single body of water (model i5P, i8P, or i10P) uses one set of equipment for a single body
of water (pool or spa). Model i10D can be configured for two separate bodies of water (Pool, Pool, or Spa, Spa). Using
the lower drawers On/Off slide button, allows manual control of each separate equipment for the pool or spa filter
pump and heater. Up to two bodies maximum of water can be displayed. The current settings are displayed above the
pool and spa the icon. Note: To configure the pool and spa systems, see Settings > Advanced System Configuration >
Installation Setup > Body configuration.
Passcode Protect: When a screen or individual screen item
is Passcode protected a lock icon is displayed. To access the
Passcode protected screen or item, tap on the screen icon to
display the Passcode four digit screen. Enter the four digit
Passcode. After the Passcode is entered, the screen can be
accessed.
Home Screen Pool and Spa Badges: Green: Schedule Status. A Green (Schedule) badge displayed on the
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on the Home screen Pool/Spa icon indicates that a programmed schedule is in progress. Note: Shared
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equipment one badge for each body.
A Yellow Badge (pump turned on) indicates a delay is in progress. Delays: (Heat Cool-Down (pump),
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Valve Rotation Delay, Pump Priming). To show or hide the Yellow and Blue badge, from the Home screen tap
Settings > General > Badge Colors.
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A Blue Badge indicates that the Pool/Spa pump has been turned on. Example: Using Override Delays
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- Go to Delays and tap Override Delays. Override Delays will cancel all active delays. If a Schedule is
running, a Green Badge will display. If the pool/spa pump is manually enabled (ON/OFF), a Blue badge
will display.
Badge color changing sequence: Yellow changes to Green: A Schedule has started running.
Yellow changes to Blue: Pool/Spa pump has been manually turned ON. Blue: Will stay on until pool/spa pump is
manually turned off. Note: Blue Badge will stay on for the Egg Timer duration (12 Hrs. default). If the Egg Timer is
set to Don't Stop the Schedule will run continuously until manual switched off.
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Tap number key pad to enter the four digit Passcode to
access the Passcode protected screen.
Pool
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Pool Spa Features Lights
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Schedule Usage Chemistry Status
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Pool Temperature
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Pool
°F
Heang
Set Point
77
°F
Pool Filter Pump
Heater
Cooling
Set Point
72
°F
Select Heat Mode
OFF
Heater
Solar Preferred
Solar Only
Heat Pump
Heat Pump Preferred
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°F
Pool
Pool Filter Pump
Pool Temperature
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Pool Heater
Spa Freeze Override Time (0-240 min (4 hrs) - See Delays.
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Set Point
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Pool Filter Pump
Pool Temperature
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Pool Heater
Pool
Heang
Set Point
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The Pool screen displays the current pool water temperature and heat source set point temperature.
Tap the Heater button to select the heat source. Select OFF for no heater installed.
To display the Pool screen, tap Pool on the Home screen. Pool Badge Icons:
A Flame icon (heat source active) is displayed with the current heat set point
temperature. A Snow Flake icon indicates the UltraTemp Heat Pump or Solar
Heat (if enabled) is in cooling mode. A Sun icon indicates solar heat is active.
Select the heat source from the Select Heat Source screen.
Pool Filter Pump On/Off: Tap this button to switch the pool filter pump on or off and to activate the heater (if a heater source is selected).
Note: The heater will activate when the pool pump is on and the temperature Set Point is above the current temperature reading.
Pool Temperature: Displays the current pool water temperature.
Heating Set Point: Use the Up/Down button to increase or decrease the pool water set point temperature.
Pool Heat Mode Button: Tap this button access the Select Heat Mode screen. Heat Mode options are Off, Gas, Solar, Solar Preferred, Heat Pump (Preferred),
UltraTemp Preferred, Hybrid. Select OFF for no heater installed. When the heater is turned on the heater will activate when the pool pump is on and the
temperature Set Point is above the current temperature reading. See Settings > Advanced System Configuration > Installation Setup > Heaters.
Nocturnal Cooling Set Point Temperature control for Heat Pump or Solar: If using a heat pump, use the
Cooling Set Point temperature or solar heat control buttons displayed on the Pool and/or Spa screen to adjust the
nighttime temperature of the pool/spa water. Solar Heater: Nocturnal (nighttime) feature provides automatic cooling
during night time hours for pools that overheat in hot climates to circulate the pool water to the collector panels
when the collector temperature and the pool temperature is hotter than the high limit setting. This process cools the
pool water over time. Note: This feature is also used for UltraTemp/Hybrid and a Heat Pump..
Schedules (Heat Source and Set Temperature): See Schedules to schedule the pool/spa pump to turn on at a
specific time to pre-heat the pool or spa water. From the Schedules Weekly or One Time Only option, select "Heat
Source" and select a heat source, then set the Set Temperature settings.
Spa Freeze Override Time (0-240 min (4 hrs): Override the spa pump circuit that has freeze protection active
to run the pump and heat the spa during freezing temperatures. This also applies if a schedule is running. Freeze
Cycle Time (min): Set the freeze protection time from 5 to 60 minutes to run the pump during freezing temperatures.
Default time is 5 minutes. See Settings > Advanced System Configuration > Delays.
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Spa Temperature
87
Spa
°F
Heang
Set Point
87
°F
Spa Filter Pump
Heater
Spa
Select Heat Mode
OFF
Heater
Solar Preferred
Solar Only
Heat Pump
Heat Pump Preferred
Tap the Home screen Spa icon to display the Spa Pump control settings screen. From this screen tap the Spa Pump button to activate the Spa heat source. A Blue badge displayed on
the Spa icon indicates the Pool/Spa pump button has been manually turned on. The Blue badge displays until the pump button is turned off. The badge
displays the current pool water temperature. If there is a heat source active, a flame icon is displayed with the pool water set point temperatur source.
Spa Badge Icons: A Flame icon indicates that the heat source has been called for. A Snow Flake icon indicates the UltraTemp Heat Pump or Solar Heat
(if enabled) is in cooling mode. A Sun icon indicates solar heat is active. Select the heat source from the Select Heat Source screen.
Spa Pump On/Off: Tap this button to switch the spa filter pump on or off and to activate the heater; if a heater source is selected. See Spa Heater button.
Note: The heater will activate when the pool pump is on and the temperature Set Point is above or equal to the current temperature reading.
Spa Temperature: Displays the current spa water temperature in Fahrenheit.
Heating Set Point: Use the Up/Down button to increase or decrease the spa water set point temperature.
Spa Heat Mode Button: Tap this button access the Select Heat Mode screen. Heat Mode options are Off, Gas, Solar, Solar Preferred, Heat Pump (Preferred),
UltraTemp Preferred, Hybrid Preferred. Select OFF for no heater installed. When the heater is turned on the heater will activate when the pool pump is on
and the temperature Set Point is above the current temperature reading. Note: Heaters are configured from Settings > Advanced System Configuration >
Installation Setup > Heaters.
Spa Manual Heat ON/OFF: If Spa Manual Heat is ON and the Spa pump button (or from the Spa-Side remote, or Wireless Controller) is turned on, the pump will turn on and the heater will
begin to heat the spa (even if the heater is set to OFF). This feature allows you to program the pool pump to filter daily with the heater set to off, and then be ready to heat whenever the
Spa button is pressed. Heat Enabled is switched on by default. See Settings > Advanced System Configuration > Installation Setup > Spa Body Configuration >Spa Settings.
Also see, Manual OP Priority: This feature allow for a circuit to be manually switched OFF and switched ON within a scheduled program, the circuit will continue to run for a maximum of 12 hours
or whatever that circuit Egg Timer is set to, after which the scheduled program will resume. This feature will turn off any scheduled program to allow manual pump override. Default
is OFF. See Settings > General > Manual Operation Priority.
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Features (Individual/Groups Circuits)
Features
Spillway
WaterfallSlide
GroupsIndividual
Features
Spa Pool
Pool PartyNight Spa
GroupsIndividual
Up to 32 individual or Groups of Feature Circuits can be assigned as a Generic circuit or a Spillway circuit. Tap Features on the Home screen to display the Feature circuits screen. From
the Features screen you can manually turn on or off an individual Feature circuit or a group of Features circuits. To assign Feature Circuits, see Settings > Advanced System Configuration
> Installation Setup > Circuits > Feature Circuits .
Features Individual/Groups: From the Features screen you can manually turn on or off individual or Groups of lights or individual circuits for pool devices.
Lights and auxiliary circuits (equipment) displayed are configured from Settings > Advanced System Configuration > Installation Setup > Circuits > Feature
Circuits. Tap Return Arrow to return to the Home screen.
Tap Individual or Groups to display the available feature or group of circuits to switch on or off.
Example: Set different pump speed using IntelliFlo
Note: Functions for circuits GROUPS are assigned in Settings >
Advanced System Configuration > Installation Setup > Circuits.
Feature Circuit (Generic or Spillway): Tap on Circuit Type (function) and select either Generic of Spillway.
Note: Assign the Feature Circuit Name, Visible in Features, Egg Timer (12 Hr. Default), Don't Stop (Continuous) and Freeze Protection.
Home screen Features Green Badge: Displays the number of active feature circuits. To display circuits in the Features screen, see Settings > Advanced System Configuration > Installation Setup >
Circuits > Feature Circuits > Feature Circuit Settings (Visible in Features (Y/N) option).
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pump: To manually control different pump speeds, assign each feature circuit a different pump speed.
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Lights
Lights
All Lights
Night Spa
All Color Lights
Pool Party
Individual Group
Thumper Control
Thumper
Laminar Thumper Toggle
Tap the Thumper buon to toggle the
state of the MagicStream Laminar.
The new seng will be save.
Select Light Color
Blue Green
White
MagentaRed
Lights
All Off
All On
From the Lights screen you can manually turn on or off individual or groups of lights. Lights displayed in the Lights screen are configured from (Settings > Advanced System
Configuration > Installation Setup > Circuits). To access the Lights screen, tap the Lights icon on the Home screen. Tap the Return Arrow to return to the Home screen. Note: A Green
Number Badge displayed on the Home screen Lights icon, shows the number of lights on. Light circuits settings include Egg Timer & Freeze Protect options.
GroupIndividual
Light Shows Screen
Light Colors Screen
All On/All Off Button: Tap this button to turn all light circuits On or Off. Light circuits include: IntelliBrite®, ColorCascade®, GloBrite® Light (Color and
White), Dimmer and MagicStream
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Light ON/OFF Button: From the Lights screen, tap the Individual button to display the assigned light circuits. Tap the light name button to switch the
light ON or OFF. Tap Return Arrow to return to the Home screen.
Four Color Dots Edit Button: Tap this button to display the Light Shows/Colors screen. Light Color options are: White, Blue, Red, Green and Magenta.
Note: Color choice is light dependant. Some lights only display white.
Select a Light Show: From the Light Shows screen, tap one of the displayed Light Shows buttons to switch the light show on or off.
Light Show options are: SAm, Romance, American, Royalty, Party, Caribbean, and Sunset.
Select a Light Color: From the Colors screen, tap one of the displayed Color buttons switch the light color on or off.
Tap Check to return to the Lights screen. Tap the light name button to switch the light on or off.
Tap the Return arrow on the Light screen to return to the Home screen.
Gears Icon: Tap the Gears icon to access the MagicStream laminar Thumper feature.
Tap the Thumper button to activate the built-in light solenoid to create a random wrinkle in the
laminar’s water stream and display a brilliant spot of light that moves along the stream’s arc.
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Lights (Groups)
Lights
Lights Group Sengs
Individual Group Sengs
Lighng Mode
All Lights Same Color
Fixed Color
Rotate Start
Color Sync
Rotate Stop
ON
Lights Group Sengs
Colors
Blue
Light GreenWhite
Magenta
Red
Light Shows
Select Light Color
Green
Light Red
Aqua
Select Display Type
Select Display Type
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Included Lights
All Yard LightsGroup Name
From the Lights > Groups screen you can manually turn on or off a selected groups of lights. Light Groups displayed in the Lights screen are configured from the Settings > Advanced
System Configuration > Installation Setup > Circuits > AUX Circuits screen. To add a group of lights, tap the Four Dots icon to display the Groups screen.
Individual Groups
Lights Group 1
Lanscape Light Group
All Lights OFF
Waterfall Light Group
IntelliBrite
ColorCascade Lighng Group 1
All Lights
Lights in GroupLights in Group
GlowBrite
Light Groups: Tap the Edit Pencil icon to display the Light Settings screen. Tap Light in Group or Group Settings to change the light Fixed Color and Light Shows in a selected group of lights.
Lights In Group: This screen displays the light colors in the light group. Change a Fixed Color: Tap on a light color button type to display the available fixed colors to choose from.
Tap Check to view the changed fixed color.
Group Settings: Lighting Mode Fixed Color:
Tap the All Lights Same Color ON/OFF button.
ON: All lights in the group are set to the same
color. OFF: Each individual fixed color light can
Fixed Color
Fixed Color
Light Show
Light Show
Change a Fixed Colors to a Light Show: Tap the Groups
Settings button, Tap the Lighting Mode button (Fixed Color)
and select Light Show. Select one of the Light Shows. Tap
the Check to return to the Light Settings screen.
display a different color.
The Light Groups Sync, Swim and Set
SAm feature are configured from
Settings > Groups.
Edit (Pencil): Display the Light Settings screen.
Lights in Groups: Displays the light circuit name and color. Note:
All light will display the same color if All Light Same Color is
enabled (ON) from the Group Settings screen. To display different fixed colors
for each light, select All Light Same Color (OFF).
Sync: Tap this momentary button to synchronize (Green light on) all IntelliBrite lights in the group. The Light in the group will go to the beginning of the SAm rotation. After 21 seconds
the lights will start rotating eaach time the button is tapped.
Color Set: Tap this momentary button to activate (Green light on) to set the default color for each light then stop the light on one of the selected 8 colors. To change the light color or
the light delay (from 0 to 60): Tap Settings > Groups. Select the group of lights to change. Tap Color Settings. Set the delays between the lights from 0 to 60 sec.
Swim (Color Swim): Tap this momentary button to activate (Green light on) an effect of moving colors across the pool. From the Swim Settings Delays screen set a delay between the
lights so that the first light syncs and starts rotating, then the second light starts rotating after that, and the third light rotates after that with a delay between the lights.
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