Smart Home Systems

User Manual

V4.2
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MyPlace User Manual

Contents
1 - INTRODUCTION 3

2 - CONTROLS 4

3 - HOME PAGE 5

4 - GROUP PAGE 6

5 - SCENES PAGE 7

6 - SCENES EDITOR PAGE 8

7 - EVENTS PAGE 9

8 - EVENTS EDITOR PAGE 10

9 - SAMPLE EVENTS SETTING 14

10 - SETUP PAGE 15

11 - OPTIONS PAGE 16

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1 - INTRODUCTION
Welcome to your new MyPlace smart home system.

The information provided in this user manual will help you to get the most from
your new home system.

Upon first power up, the system will take a few minutes to initialise.
If you walk away from your screen it will go to sleep, to wake the screen simply
double tap on a corner of the screen.

This is your home screen, press the large My button to start the MyPlace app.
Once the MyPlace app has loaded press the purple MyPlace tab to start controlling
your garage door, fans and roller blinds in your home.

MyPlace will send a garage door notification to your wall mounted touch screen &
smart device when you forget to close your garage door. You will need an internet
connection to receive the notification.

HINT: Voice Control (Smart Khaya) and Garage door notification need remote
access enabled to work.

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Press here
Press toto open
turn or your
all of closeaircons Exhaust
your garage
ON ordoor.
OFF.
Tips:
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Garage Door
- If you have 2 or more garage doors, then the first garage door will be controlled here.
OPEN CLOSE
To change this, use your wall mounted touch screen to rearrange the garage door order on
theOpen
group page. Closed
CLOSE Pool Cover OPEN CLOSED Pool Cover OPEN

Favourite Buttons

2 -The
CONTROLS
Light button (dimmable)
buttons that you use the most on each device are shown here, along with any Groups
Garage Garage
that have been “starred” on the Groups page. Group buttons have a light grey background
colour and is shown first in the list followed by the single buttons.
The following
Types ON shows
of buttons the types of buttons that
in the app OFFmay be found in your MyPlace
system. Lounge Lounge
Up/Down Button (Garage & Blinds)
Press here to open or close your garage door.
Up/Down
Tips: Button (Garage & Blinds)
- If you have 2 or more garage doors, then the first garage door will be controlled here.
To change this, use your wall mounted touch screen to rearrange the garage door order on
UP DOWN
the group page.
Tips:
- Brightness can beBlinds
adjusted even when the lights are off Blinds
Favourite Buttons
- Flick the lights wall switch 4 times for 100% brightness
The buttons that you use the most on each device are shown here, along with any Groups
that have button
ON/OFF been “starred” on the Groups page. Group buttons have a light grey background
(not dimmable)
Up/Down/Stop
Other and
colour Buttons Button*
is shown first (Stop
in the list Blinds)
followed by the single buttons.

Types of buttons Press to move

in the app the blinds up or down.
ON OFF
ON OFF
UP DOWN
Up/Down Button
OFF
Flood
(Garage Light
& Blinds) ON
Exhaust OFF
Flood Light
Exhaust ON
Blinds Blinds

OPEN STOP CLOSE

UP DOWN
CLOSE Pool Cover
Blinds OPEN Blinds CLOSED Pool Cover
Blinds OPEN

Hue light button (dimmable)

Light button (dimmable)
Press to stop the blinds from moving.
Other Buttons
Other Buttons
ON OFF
ON OFF
Cinema
ON Cinema
OFF
Lounge Lounge
OFF Exhaust ON OFF Exhaust ON

OPEN CLOSE
Tips:
- Add your existing hue lights by setting it up in Setup > Options
Poolpage
Tips: CLOSE Pool Cover OPEN CLOSED Cover OPEN
- Brightness can be adjusted even when the lights are off
- Flick
Group the lights wall switch 4 times for 100% brightness
button
Light button (dimmable)

Highlighted
ON/OFF button (not dimmable) button indicates
Group button status of the group
ON OFF
ON OFF
ALL ON ALL OFF
Lounge Lounge
OFF Flood Light
Outdoor ON OFF Flood Light
Outdoor ON

MIXED

Tips: OFF Outdoor ON

- Brightness can be adjusted even when the lights are off

Hue lightthe
- Flick button
lights(dimmable)
wall switch 4 times for 100% brightness
Purple band shows that one or more items are ON in the Group.
ON/OFF button (not dimmable)
* Please check
ONwith your installer if your configurationOFF
supports the stop function.

ON OFF
Cinema Cinema
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3 - HOME PAGE
This page summarises the main functions connected on your MyPlace system.

Home Groups Scenes Events Setup Help

C D
A Living Bedrooms
MyWelcome
Air
Kitchen Alfresco

MyGoodbye
B Study Kids Room

06:57 PM
Garage Dining Lounge

Patio Bed 1

A - Aircon
If you have a MyAir system, you can switch your aircon On and Off from this button.
The colour of the button shows the mode that your aircon is currently running.

B - Garage Door
If you have connected your Garage door to the MyPlace system, press this button
to open or close your garage door. If you have two or more garage doors, then the
first garage door from the groups page will be controlled here.

C - Favourite Groups & Buttons

The middle section of the Home screen displays the most used buttons (device
specific). Any groups that have been starred in the Group screen will also be
shown in this section. Starred groups will be shown first, followed by the most used
buttons.

D - Favourite Scenes
These are your four favourite scenes that have been starred from the Scenes screen.
The four scenes can be changed at any time by selecting and deselecting the stars
on the Scenes page. Pressing a favourite scene button will run that scene.

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Now 21°C Place

Dining Motion detected

Now 24°C

4 - GROUP
Bed 2
PAGE
1 minute ago
No motion
24°C
The Groups page enables you to group items into useful groups, such as creating
a group for all blinds in your dining room. This allows you to control all of the
grouped blinds
Time from
since the last a single button.
Light Level
Sensor
motion was detected temperature

All motion sensors connected to your licensed Hue bridge will show in this page. It
Light Levels
display the name of the sensor, how long since the motion was detected, the light
intensity
dark and the
dimambient cosy
temperature. bright

Group Tab

Press to expand or Press the group buttons to change

collapse group. all items in the group together.

Home Groups Scenes Events Setup Help

Backyard Off On
Motion Sensors

Gate Living Close

No motionOpen Cinema Motion detected
Less than a minute ago 24°C Now dim 21°C

A Master No motion Dining Motion detected

Blinds 18 minutes ago cosy25°C Now bright 24°C

Bed 1 No motion Bed 2 No motion

Cinema Living
20 minutes ago dark27°C 1 minute ago dark24°C

Blinds C D E
B
Press the star button to pin a group to
favourites
Living section of MyPlace Homepage.
Theatre Study Kitchen

Tip: The star option is only available if all buttons inside the group are the same type.

The highlighted button shows

the current status of the group
A - Press to expand or collapse group.
B - Press the item button toFavourite
individually change its status.
button when
Close Open
C - Press the centre of the button to stop blinds from moving.
de-selected.

D - Press the group buttons to change the status of all items in the group.
E - Press the star button toFavourite
pin aselected.
group to the favourites section of MyPlace
button when

Home.
The purple band shows that
not all items in the Group
Groups can be created, renamed have
or deleted through
the Manage Groups button
the same status.
found on the Setup screen. Up to 10 groups can be created.
Organising Groups
Creating & renaming groups
Pressing
New groups and holding
can be created onpressing
or renamed by a switch icon in
the Manage thebutton
Groups Group screen will allow you to drag
found onthe switch
the Setup into a new position or group.
page.

Changing groups
Buttons can be reordered or moved from one
group to another on the wall mounted touch Cinema
Cinema
screen by long pressing on a button and then
dragging the button to a new position.

Note:
If a group contains different types of buttons then it cannot be selected as favorite.

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5 - SCENES PAGE
Scenes allow you to set the aircon, lights and other items, the way you want them
from a single button. Scenes can be triggered by manually pressing the Scene
button or enabling the scene to run in certain day and time.

NOTE: Scenes can be found under MyPlace tab if you have multiple tabs.

D E
A B

A - Master Scenes
There are 4 master scenes that perform preconfigured functions as follows;
• MyWelcome - Turns ON all lights in the system
• MyGoodbye - Turns OFF all the lights
• MyEco - Saves energy by dimming all the dimmable lights to 80%
• MySunset - Turns on all the lights at sunset.

NOTE: All Master scenes except MyEco can be edited from your wall
mounted touch screen by pressing the Edit (pencil) button.

B - Custom Scenes
You can add up to 12 custom scenes.
C - Press the star button to pin a group to the favourites scenes section of
MyPlace Home
D - This shows that the events is included in the scene
E - This shows the day and time when the scene will run automatically.

F - Creating a Custom Scene

To create a new Custom Scene press the + button.
This will bring up the Scene Editor screen.

If you also have multiple tabs, you can

select which of them you want to add
and configure in the scene.

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6 - SCENES EDITOR PAGE

The Scene Editor screen as shown below is where you can configure any new or
existing scenes.

Rename Scene
B F

E
D

Set the Scene Window

This window allows you to control what the scene will do to your aircon, lights and
other items when it runs.

A - If you have MyAir or MyLights, you can add or remove them to this scene.
B - Unticked checkbox will be ignored when the scene runs.
C - Highlighted Buttons indicate what will happen when the scene runs.
D - Ticked checkbox are included in the scene.
E - Press to change the state of the item.

F - Set the Time Window

This window allows you to set a time and choose which days for your scene to run.
The schedule can be enabled and disabled.

Note: MyTime is only applicable if you also have MyLights installed.

The AC stop time is only applicable if you also have MyAir installed.

G - Saving, Running and Deleting a Scene

All changes to a Scene must be saved by pressing the save button.
You can run a scene from the editor screen by pressing the “Run Now” button.
If the scene is no longer needed then it can be deleted by pressing the trash
button.

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7 - EVENTS PAGE
Events give you the ability to set and run ‘tasks’ when specific events happen
around your home during a designated period of time.

A B

E F

A - This shows what task is enabled on this event.

B - Press to edit an event.
C - This shows when an event is disabled.
D - Press the button to create an event.
E - This shows the time when an event is active.
F - Press the event name to display the summary of the event.

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8 - EVENT EDITOR PAGE

Events will monitor the selected condition(s) during the selected time period and
day(s). When the conditions are met, the selected task will run.

NOTE: Make sure your wall mounted touchscreen is connected to your Wi-Fi.
To start creating an event, set your post code first in options page.

A B C

D E

A - Conditions
These are the conditions that need to be met first before a task will trigger.
• Multiple Occurrence – this can triggers the task multiple times.
• Single Occurrence – this can triggers the task once per day. You can select
multiple “single occurrence” conditions and all of them must be met for
task to trigger.

B - Tasks
These are the actions that will take place when a condition(s) was satisfied. Please
follow this link for more information.

C - Active Times
These is where you set the schedule when the event will be active.

D - Trash Button
Press to delete the event.

E - Save Button
Press to save and exit the event.

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page without saving. edit the monitor name.
Events
These
Eventsare the conditions or events your monitor will be observing.

8selected
- EVENT EDITOR PAGE
When multiple
These events areor
are the conditions selected
events then
your all the conditions
monitor must be satisfied before the
will be observing.
task(s) are run.
When multiple events are selected then all the conditions must be satisfied before the
selected Occurence
Multiple task(s) are run.
Conditions > Multiple Occurence
These types of events can trigger the task multiple times whenever the condition is
Multiple Occurence
Motion Sensors
Motion
This
These Sensors
condition
types willcan
of events be trigger
satisfied
thewhen there istimes
task multiple motion or no motion
whenever detected.
the condition is This is
This event will be satisfied when there is motion or no motion detected.
only applicable if you have motion sensor added in your Licensed Hue Bridge. This is only
applicable
Motion if you have motion sensor added in your Philips Hue System.
Sensors
This event will be satisfied when there is motion or no motion detected. This is only
applicable if you haveConditions
motion sensor added in your Philips Hue System.
Motion sensors
Conditions
Trigger:
Motion was detected On motion
Motion sensors The idle time of motion
No motion was Trigger:
On no motion for 2 mins sensor. It can be set
detected On motion from 2 mins to 24 hours
Sensors:
Selected sensor On no motion for
Hallway
2 mins
Bedroom
Sensors:
Pantry Garage
Hallway
Cinema Bedroom
Pantry
Light Sensitivity: Garage
Light level when light
Cinema level on the sensor is
The light sensitivity can
condition where Light dim
Sensitivity:
or below be set to any level or a
the event can when light level on the sensor is range of light level
trigger
dim or below

Garage Door
Garage Door
This event will be satisfied when any garage door is opened or closed.
This condition will be satisfied when any garage door is opened or closed. This
Garage Door
only applicable
This event will beifsatisfied
you have MyGarage
when
Conditions module
any garage door isof MyPlace.
opened or closed.
Motion sensors
Conditions
Garage door
Motion sensors The status of garage
When any garage door is opened
Garage door can be set to opened
The
or
The status of
closed
status of garage
garage
When any garage door is opened door can be set to
can be set to opened
opened or closed
or closed
Single Occurence
These types of events can trigger the the task once a day after the condition is met.
Single Occurence
These types of events can trigger thePress to adjust
the task once a day after the condition is met.
temperature.
Press to adjust
Conditions temperature.

Suburb temperature
Conditions
when temp is above 28°
Suburb temperature
Clear temp
when and Sunny weather
is above 28°

Clear and Sunny weather

Press to select
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Motion sensors
Garage door
Motion sensors
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Garage door The status of garage
When any garage door is opened
can
The be set to
status of opened
garage
When any garage door is opened or closed
can be set to opened
or closed

8 - Single
EVENT
Single
Occurence
Occurence
These types
EDITOR PAGE
of events can trigger the the task once a day after the condition is met.
These types of events can trigger the the task once a day after the condition is met.
Conditions > Single Occurence Press to adjust
temperature.
Press
Press to adjust
adjust
temperature
temperature.
Conditions
Conditions
Suburb temperature
A Suburb
when temperature
temp is above 28°
when temp is above 28°
Clear and Sunny weather
B Clear and Sunny weather

Press to select
an event.
A - Suburb
Presstemperature
to select
an event.
This condition will be satisfied when the current temperature of your location is
above or belowSuburb
the settemperature
temperature. Clear and Sunny weather conditions
This event will be satisfied
Suburb temperature when the This
Clearevent
and will be satisfied
Sunny when the
weather conditions
B - Clear and
current
This Sunny
will weather
temperature
event of yourwhen
be satisfied location
the forecast in your location is “Sunny”
This event will be satisfied when theor
is above/below
This condition
current will be the
temperature set temperature.
satisfied when
of your location “Clear”.
the forecast in your
forecast location
in your is “Sunny”
location or or
is “Sunny”
“Clear”.is above/below the set temperature. “Clear”.

Conditions
Conditions
C Zone temperature
Zone temperature
when any zone temp is
when any zone temp
above 28° is
above 28°
D Hue sensor temperature
Hue sensor
when temperature
any hue sensor temp is
when any hue sensor
below 29° temp is
below 29°

Pressto
Press toselect
select
above or below
above/below.
Press to select
above/below.
C - Zone temperature
This condition will be temperature
Zone satisfied when the zone temperature is above
Hue sensor or below the
temperature
set temperature.
This event will be satisfied when the This event
Huewill be satisfied
sensor when the
temperature
Zone temperature
zone temperature is above/below
This event will be satisfied the
when the hue
Thissensor temperature
event will is above/below
be satisfied when the
D - Hueset
sensor temperature
temperature.
zone temperature is above/below the the set temperature.
hue sensor temperature is above/below
This condition will be satisfied when the hue sensor
set temperature. the settemperature
temperature. is above or below
Tasks
the set temperature. This requires a Licensed Hue Bridge.
Tasks
These are the tasks that will run after an event has occurred.
These are the tasks that will run after an event has occurred.

Send Notification Auto action

This task Send
will send a notification to
Notification This task will initiate your things to run
Auto action
all
This task will send acall
paired phones. A button will according to the set configurations.
This task will initiate your things to run
notification
appear in the notification when a
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Tasks
when any zone temp is Place
These
above are
28°the tasks that will run after an event has occurred.

Hue sensor temperature

when any hue sensor temp is
Send Notification Auto action
below 29°

8 - EVENTS EDITOR PAGE

This task will send a notification to This task will initiate your things to run
all paired phones. A call button will according to the set configurations.
appear in the notification when a
Press to select phone number is attached.
Tasks
above/below.
These are the tasks that will run after the condition(s) is satisfied.
Press to remove Press to edit
Zone temperature Hue sensor
the phone # temperature the auto action
This event will be satisfied whenPress
the to remove
This eventthe
willphone number
be satisfied when the
zone temperature is above/below the hue sensor temperature is above/below
set temperature. Tasks the set temperature.

Tasks
A Send notification
These are the tasks that will run after an event
attached has #:
phone occurred.

1300850191
Send Notification Auto action
This task will send aBnotification to action This task will initiate your things to run
Auto D
all paired phones. A call button will according to the set configurations.
C whenLaunch
appear in the notification a MyApp
phone number is attached.
Ring
Press to remove Press to edit
the phone # the auto action

Tasks Press to change the set app

Press to change
Send notification
the set app
A - Send Notification
attached phone #:
This Launch to
task will send a notification
1300850191
MyApp
all paired phones. When you set a phone
number in this task, a call button willopen
Auto action
This task will open an app. If you appeara notification in
after opening the notification. This will
your phone, the app will load if it exist.
give you
Launch MyApp
an option to have a quick call to the phone number set.
NOTE: Launch an app only supports the following apps:
Ring
NOTE: The Arlo | Ring | *Fronius
notification | *Solar
will not go toEdge
the |number
Spotify | set.
SonosThe number set will show
*Not supported on Apple iPhone
in the notification on your paired phones. or iPads

Auto Action Press to change

B - Auto action the set app
Press
This task to returnyour
will MyApp
Launch initiate to previous Press
things to run according to the set to save and
configurations.
page
This task will open an app. If youwithout saving. in
open a notification return to previous page.
your phone, the app will load if it exist.
C - Launch MyApp
NOTE: Launch an app only supports the following apps:
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| Ringtask will| *Solar
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SpotifyIf| Sonos
you open a notification in your phone, the app will
*Not load back Auto Action - Hot summer set
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supported Apple iPhone or iPads

Auto Action
Select Item(s)
D - Edit
Press to return Auto action
to previous Press to save and
PressPress
page without to edit
saving.to the auto action.
MyPlace
return to previous page.
select or
deselect an MyAir
NOTE:
back Don’t
item(s). Auto forget
Action - Hotto press
summer the set button to save the configuration made in
MyLights
the auto action.
Select Item(s)

Press to MyPlace
select or Configure Item(s)
deselect an MyAir
item(s). MyLights Aircon
Press to set the
Mode
aircon to turn Press to set the
ON/OFF.
Configure Item(s) cool heat fan dry aircon mode.
Aircon
Press to set the Press
Modethe button 23° Press to set the
aircon to turn Press
lowto medium
set the high auto
to set the aircon mode.
aircon’s fan speed.
ON/OFF. cool heat fan dry
aircon’s Zones
Press the button temperature. Press to set the 23°
to set the
23° Kitchen low medium100%
high auto Bed 3
aircon’s fan speed.
Press the zone
aircon’s Zones
Theatre 23° Dining 26°
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9 - SAMPLE EVENTS SETTING

When you closed the garage door to go to work
• received notification that the garage is closed
• move down the blinds in your rooms

Event Name: out for work

Condition Task Active Times
Garage door is closed Send notification This event is active
Auto action between:
7:30 AM and 8:00 PM
Auto action configuration
On these days:
MyPlace: Monday, Tuesday,
will move down: Wednesday, Thursday,
Master bed 1,Master bed Friday
2

When you want to save energy

• Turn OFF aircon and all lights when there is no motion at home for 1 hour
• move down all blinds in your home

Event Name: Empty home

Condition Task Active Times
Motion sensor – no Auto action This event is active
motion detected for 1 between:
hour Auto action configuration 9:00 AM and 10:00 PM

Sensors: MyAir: On these days:

Bedroom, Hallway, Aircon: off Monday, Tuesday,
Living, Home office, Wednesday, Thursday,
Cinema room MyLights: Friday, Saturday, Sunday
will turn off:
Hue lamp, Cinema room,
Master, Hallway, Kitchen,
Dining, Bed 1, Bed 2,
Bed 3, Guest room

MyPlace:
will move down:
Cinema room, Master,
Hallway, Dining, Bed 1,
Bed 2, Bed 3, Guest room

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10 - SETUP PAGE
The Setup Screen allows you to configure your MyPlace system. From this screen
you can perform the following actions:

A C

B D

A - Rename motion sensors, garage, blinds and other items

B - Configure MyPlace settings
C - Enable / Disable Remote Access
D - Manage Groups (create, rename & delete)
E - Advanced Information about your system
F - Status messages and codes will appear here

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11 - OPTIONS PAGE

A
B
C
D
E
F
G

A - Location
Set your suburb post code for MySunset and Events to work properly.

B - Garage door alert

Set how long the garage is left open before it send an alert. It will continue to send
notification every 30 minutes until the garage door is closed.

C - Licensed Hue Bridge

Connect your Licensed Hue Bridge to MyPlace.

D - Google Home or Amazon Alexa

Enable or disable Smart Khaya

E - Paired Accounts
Link your account to Smart Khaya to Google Home or Amazon Alexa

D - Garage Door Security Pin

Enable or disable pin code when opening or closing the garage using Smart Khaya

E - Garage Door PIN

Set your Garage Door Security Pin here.

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The advantage of
Australian-made
MyPlace is designed by Advantage Air, an
Australian company based in Perth, Western
Australia. Since 1990, we’ve been dedicated
to making peoples’ lives more comfortable.
5-Year Warranty
Advantage Air components are well known
in the industry for their quality and durability.
To prove our confidence, we provide a 5-year
warranty on all electronic controls.

We started with designing and

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