Magic Candle Setup Instructions

Quick Start

TIP:

Use your Magic Candle without your phone! Lift the candle up and set it back down (like clicking a mouse) to switch to Candle mode. Lift and hold the candle up for more than a second to turn it off. Lift and hold again to toggle the flame on and off. To change which presets are activated when you 'click' or lift your Magic Candle, see Configuring The Quick Access Presets below.

Table of Contents

Connecting to WiFi


Install the App

On your computer

Enter your Magic Candle's IP address in your browser on your computer to control your candle without an app. To find the IP address of your Magic Candle, check your Router or use the WLED App.

Colors

Custom Colors

You can select a primary, secondary, and tertiary color for your magic candle. Please note, these custom colors are only used in the 5 custom color palettes that start with a *. All other color palettes use their own colors.

Custom Color Palettes 

Select one of the 5 color palettes that begin with * to use your custom colors, all color palettes below use their own colors.

Built-in Palettes

Over 50 premade color palettes are included! Tap on any to instantly apply it to your candle.

Use your favorite colors with over 100 different effects! See the next section below.

Patterns/Effects

Effects

Tap 'Effects' at the bottom of the app or website to select from over 100 different effects and patterns

Effect Settings

Adjust the effect speed and intensity using the sliders above the effect list

Don't know where to start? See the pre-sets in the section below!

Pre-sets

Default Presets

Default Presets

Your Magic Candle will include a few presets including:

Create Your Own Presets

To create your own Presets, simply set up the candle however you want (specify colors, an effect, speed, brightness, etc.) and then tap the [ + Create preset ] button to save your preset. If you want to turn the candle flame on/off with your preset, see the next section.

Advanced Presets

To adjust advanced preset settings, tap the arrow  on the right side of the preset name. You can 

Advanced Presets

Advanced Presets

To adjust advanced preset settings, tap the arrow  on the right side of the preset name. 

Turn Flame On In Preset

Turn Flame Off In Preset

Follow the previous steps under "Turn Flame On In Preset", just replace the word true with false

Changing The Quick Access Presets

Quick Access Presets

Your Magic Candle includes a button on the bottom of the candle that can be activated by picking up and gently setting the candle back down. This allows you to quickly load your favorite presets without needing to pull your phone out. There are three quick load presets available:

To pick your own presets for the 3 options, tap the Config button on the top right

Select [ Time & Macros ] from the list

Scroll down to Button actions and specify the preset number for each quick load preset (short, long, double).

Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom and tap the [ Save ] button!

Advanced Features

Schedules

Enabling Schedules

Tap the Config button on the top right  and then tap on [ Time & Macros ] (see screenshots above) then:

Scroll down to Time-controlled presets (at the bottom of the page)

Set the hour, minute, and preset number that you want activated at this time.

To run presets only on specific days of the week or days of the year, tap the calendar icon next to the preset.


Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom and tap the [ Save ] button!

Alexa Integration

Control With Your Alexa!

To enable control with your Alexa devices:

Tap the Config button on the top right

Tap on [ Sync Interfaces ]

Scroll down to Alexa Voice Assistant

Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom and tap the [ Save ] button!

Note: You can specify a preset for turning the candle "On" or "Off" via Alexa on the "Time & Macros" settings page. 

More

Sleep (or Timeout) Timer

Tap the timer button to fade the light off automatically after 60 minutes.  

Change Sleep Timer Duration

Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom and tap the [ Save ] button!

Change Sleep Timer Preset

If you want to use the timer as something other than a sleep timer (i.e. timeout light).

Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom and tap the [ Save ] button!

Increase Brightness

Your Magic Candle is pre-set for a 1A USB adapter. To increase the brightness by using a more powerful adapter: tap the Config button on the top right  and then tap on [ LED Preferences ]. Enter the power rating of your adapter in mA (2A = 2000 mA) and tap [ Save ] at the top.

Questions? We'd love to hear from you. Click the "I need help" button to send us an email and we'll help you get your Magic Candle working better than you could have imagined.