User's Manual

Cooper ThinkEssential User’s Manual
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NOTE: Some options, such as ADD DEVICE and REMOVE DEVICE may still be unavailable
when changes are allowed if your USB stick is a Secondary Controller in the network.
Only Primary Controllers can add or remove devices to or from a network.
Creating scenes and groups
ThinkEssentials makes it easy to set up scenes and groups. These two features are very
similar but are uniquely powerful.
Scenes activate a certain set of devices together, with each device changing to its
own preset level. An example of this is “movie mode”, where the living room lights dim
to the OFF position, the living room blinds close, and the kitchen light turns on to 20% for
a bit of background light. Other popular scenes include “romantic”, “dinnertime”, etc.
Be creative!
Groups turn on or off a set of devices together. The devices do not change to preset
modes, but instead all of them turn on or off. This is very useful for turning on porch or
holiday lights or outdoor lighting at sunset, and turning them off again around midnight,
as one example.
Adding scenes and groups
To add a scene or group:
1. Click the ADD SCENE or ADD GROUP button, respectively. This button is found at
the bottom of the list of scenes or groups.
2. The software will prompt you to name the scene or group. Enter a name, and
then press the button to continue. You may also be presented with additional
instructions.
3. To include devices into this scene or group, simply click on the icon of the device.
The device’s icon will be circled on the screen indicating that it is now part of the
scene or group.
a. When including devices into a scene, the device’s level will be recorded
for use when the scene is activated. To change the device’s desired level
for the scene, press-and-hold the left mouse button or right-click on the
device’s icon and utilize the pop-up options.
b. There are two special scenes built into the scenes tab: ALL ON and ALL
OFF. These scenes will turn the selected devices to the ON or OFF position
when activated, and changing these scenes will affect the ALL ON and