Pentair IntelliCenter Control System REFERENCE GUIDE

INTELLICENTER® CONTROL SYSTEM

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

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 SCG, IntelliChem Controller) 11
Heaters		12
Schedules		13
Service Mode			15
System (Firmware Update)					15
Security (Passcode)				16
Pentair User Portal (ww.intellicenter.com)							16

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Internet Connection Test 16

Delays (Advanced System Configuration) 17

IntelliCenter Control System Menu

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Setup Wizard (Advanced System Configuration)

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IntelliCenter Control System Menu

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Internet Setup fpr IntelliCenter Control System

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Air Temp 65° F

10:10 am

78°

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3

84°

Pool

Spa

Features

Lights

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Schedule

Usage

Chemistry

Status

Home Screen

Current ambient air			System
temperature (air sensor)			time			(*) See below fordescriptions
Badge	Air Temp 65° F			10:10 am
Pool	78°			3		3	Lights
	84°
Screen							Screen
Spa	Pool		Spa	Features		Lights	Features
Screen				6.50	4		Screen
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	Schedule	Usage		Chemistry Status

Schedule Usage Chemistry Status/Alerts Settings

Schedule Icon: Setup daily pool/spa operations.

Usage Icon: Keep track of pool/spa equipment usage data.

Chemistry Icon: Access sanitizer controls (IntelliChem® Controller, IntelliChlor® SCG). Status Icon: View the current pool/spa status/alerts.

Settings Icon: Setup and configure the system (IntelliChem® Controller installed equipment).

(*) 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.

Pool	Spa
Tap the Pool icon	Tap Spa icon to access
to access the Pool	the Spa
screen: Turn On/	screen: Turn On/
Off pool filter pump	Off Spa pump and
and heater. Set pool	heater. Set Spa water
water temperature.	temperature.
Also, screen two	Also, displays up to six
displays up to six AUX	AUX circuits (On/Off)
circuits (On/Off)	Lights
Features
Tap the Features	Turn individual/groups
icon to access the	of lights
Features	ON/OFF.
screen: Turn On/	Color Lights:
Off an individual	- All ON/OFF
circuit or a group	- Color Set/Edit
of circuits. A Green	- Color Sync
number badge	- Color Swim/Edit.
displays the number	IntelliBrite® Lights:
of active feature	- Preset shows
circuits.	- Color presets
	- Capture color
	MagicStream®
	Laminars

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.

1	IntelliCenter Control System Quick Reference Guide

Pool/Spa Systems
Air Temp 65° F		8:00 A.M.					78° Air Temp				Pool/Spa Systems: The default system configuration on the Home screen displays a Pool and Spa (shared equipment -
1			3		3		1	1	3	3	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
ON		OFF	ON		ON		Locked	Locked			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
78°	84°	78°	78°	84°	78°	84°	78° 84°	78°
Gar		Chemi	Spa	tus	Spa		Garden	Indoor Chemistry		Status	pool and spa the icon. Note: To configure the pool and spa systems, see Settings > Advanced System Configuration >
Passcode Protect											Installation Setup > Body configuration.

Passcode Protect: When a screen or individual screen item

Enter Passcode

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is Passcode protected a lock icon is displayed. To access the

Enter Passcode

Tap number key pad to enter the four digit Passcode to

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Passcode protected screen or item, tap on the screen icon to

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access the Passcode protected screen.

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display the Passcode four digit screen. Enter the four digit

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Passcode. After the Passcode is entered, the screen can be

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accessed.

Home Screen Pool and Spa Badges: Green: Schedule Status. A Green (Schedule) badge displayed on the

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Home Screen and Status Icons

on the Home screen Pool/Spa icon indicates that a programmed schedule is in progress. Note: Shared

Green: System status is good (OK)

equipment one badge for each body.

78° A Yellow Badge (pump turned on) indicates a delay is in progress. Delays: (Heat Cool-Down (pump),

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Blue: Status Info.

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Valve Rotation Delay,

Pump Priming). To show or hide the Yellow and Blue badge, from the Home screen tap

Orange: Warning status condition.

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

Red: Alert status condition:

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- Go to Delays and tap Override Delays. Override Delays will cancel all active delays. If a Schedule is

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Features and Light Green Number Badge: Indicates the number of

running, a Green Badge will display. If the pool/spa pump is manually enabled (ON/OFF), a Blue badge

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Features or lights currently activated.

will display.

Status Icon Number Badge: Number of Alerts and Warnings present

Badge color changing sequence: Yellow changes to Green: A Schedule has started running.

in the Status Screen. See Alerts & Notifications Screen. Note: Show/

Yellow changes to Blue: Pool/Spa pump has been manually turned ON. Blue: Will stay on until pool/spa pump is

hide Status Badge icons, see Settings > Alerts and Notifications.

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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Pool

Air Temp 65° F

10:10 am

78°	3	3
84°

Features Lights

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Chemistry Status

	Pool
Pool Filter Pump	Heating
	Set Point
Pool Temperature	F
77°F
Pool Heater

Select Heat Mode
OFF	Heat Pump Preferred
Heater
Solar Only
Solar Preferred
Heat Pump

	Heating	The Pool screen displays the current pool water temperature and heat source set point temperature.
	Pool	Tap the Heater button to select the heat source. Select OFF for no heater installed.
Pool Filter Pump	Set Point
	77
Pool Temperature	°F	To display the Pool screen, tap Pool on the Home screen. Pool Badge Icons:
°F
77		A Flame icon (heat source active) is displayed with the current heat set point
Pool Heater		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.

		Pool	Nocturnal Cooling Set Point Temperature control for Heat Pump or Solar: If using a heat pump, use the
	Pool Filter Pump	Heating	Cooling Set Point temperature or solar heat control buttons displayed on the Pool and/or Spa screen to adjust the
		Set Point
		77	nighttime temperature of the pool/spa water. Solar Heater: Nocturnal (nighttime) feature provides automatic cooling
	Pool Temperature	°F
		Cooling	during night time hours for pools that overheat in hot climates to circulate the pool water to the collector panels
	°F
	77	Set Point	when the collector temperature and the pool temperature is hotter than the high limit setting. This process cools the
		72°F
	Heater		pool water over time. Note: This feature is also used for UltraTemp/Hybrid and a Heat Pump..

Spa Freeze Override Time (0-240 min (4 hrs) - See Delays.

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

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
Spa Filter Pump	Heating
	Set Point
Spa Temperature	F
87°F
Heater

Select Heat Mode
OFF	Heat Pump Preferred
Heater
Solar Only
Solar Preferred
Heat Pump

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)

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® pump: To manually control different pump speeds, assign each feature circuit a different pump speed.

	Features
Individual	Groups
Slide	terfall
Spillway

	Features
Individual	Groups
Night Spa	Pool Party
Spa Pool

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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Lights

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.

	Lights	Group	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
	Individual		White), Dimmer and MagicStream® lights):
	All O	All On
	Lights		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
	Individual	Group	light ON or OFF. Tap Return Arrow to return to the Home screen.
	All Lights		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.
	All Color Lights
	Night Spa		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.
	Pool Party
			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.
	Light Shows Screen
	Select Light Color		Laminar Thumper Toggle		Gears Icon: Tap the Gears icon to access the MagicStream laminar Thumper feature.
	Blue	Green
			Thumper Control	Thumper	Tap the Thumper button to activate the built-in light solenoid to create a random wrinkle in the
	Red	Magenta	Tap the Thumper button to toggle the		laminar’s water stream and display a brilliant spot of light that moves along the stream’s arc.
	White
			state of the MagicStream Laminar.
			The new setting will be save.
	Light Colors Screen

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Lights (Groups)

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.

Lights
Individual	Groups
Lights Group 1
Lanscape Light Group
All Lights OFF
Waterfall Light Group

Lights Group Settings

Lights in Group	Lights in Group
IntelliBrite	GlowBrite
ColorCascade	Lighting Group1
All Lights

Select Light Color

Light Shows	Colors
White	Light Green
Green	Aqua
Blue	Magenta
Red	Light Red

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.

Lights Group Settings				Group Settings: Lighting Mode Fixed Color:					Change a Fixed Colors to a Light Show: Tap the Groups
						Select Display Type
Individual	Group Settings			Tap the All Lights Same Color ON/OFF button.		Fixed Color			Settings button, Tap the Lighting Mode button (Fixed Color)
Lighting Mode	Fixed Color			ON: All lights in the group are set to the same		Light Show			and select Light Show. Select one of the Light Shows. Tap
	ON
All Lights Same Color				color. OFF: Each individual fixed color light can					the Check to return to the Light Settings screen.
Rotate Start	Rotate Stop
Color Sync				display a different color.
					The Light Groups Sync, Swim and Set			Edit (Pencil): Display the Light Settings screen.
Group Name	All Yard Lights				SAm feature are configured from			Lights in Groups: Displays the light circuit name and color. Note:
Included Lights	5				Settings > Groups.
								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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