Philips MC Control App for End Users

Install Philips MC Control App

Purpose: Installation of the Philips MC control app on your smartphone. This app will enable end-user control of a lighting system set up in Philips MasterConnect app.

How to do?: The Philips MC control app is available on Google Play Store (for Android-based phones) and on App Store (for iPhones).

[MC control app icon]

Connect to lighting system with Philips MC Control App

Purpose: Philips MC control app allows control of a group of lights by an end user.

How to do?:

• The QR code of the lighting must have been provided by the installer in advance, using the "QR-code generation" functionality in the Philips MasterConnect app - see installer manual.
• Open the Philips MC control app and scan the QR code of the group you want to control.
• Set a name for future use of the group and the Philips MC control app is ready to control the lights.
• Alternatively, open one of the groups that have been generated earlier. The device will connect to the lights.

Remarks:

• Multiple QR codes of different groups can be scanned and stored.
• End-user should allow access to "Camera” and enable “Location services” on the smartphone.
• To actively control the lights, the smartphone or tablet which has the Philips MC control app, must be in range.

Setting of lighting parameters

Purpose: To adjust the illumination to a desired level or setting.

How to do?:

• With the red button you can switch the lighting on and off. [power button symbol]
• By moving the sliders, the brightness and the white tone can be adjusted.
• Preconfigured light scenes can be chosen.

Remarks: Multiple users/phones can connect to the lighting and control it using the same QR code. The number of phones must not exceed the number of lights in the group.

Scenes

Four scenes can be selected. They come with the following default settings:

• Scenes 3 and 4 are fixed.
• The settings of scenes 1 and 2 might have been modified by an installer using a 4B switch, see Philips MasterConnect app Installer Manual.

Removing a group from the overview

Purpose: Removing a group from the app.

How to do?:

• Press the back button in the left corner. [back arrow symbol]
• Click on the 3 dots. [three dots symbol]
• Select the group or zone that needs to be removed and press “Remove”.

About app

Purpose: Provides information on:

• Version of the app
• Privacy policy
• Information on Open-Source licenses
• Terms of use

Supported devices

The Philips MC control app for Bluetooth control of a wireless lighting system can be installed on modern smartphones and tablets with Android or iOS operating system.

Minimum requirements:

• Android 8 or newer
• iOS 14 or newer
• Bluetooth 4.2 or newer

Recommended requirements:

• Android 10 or newer
• iOS 14 or newer
• Bluetooth 5 or newer

Recommended devices:

• LG Nexus 5X
• LG Nexus 6P
• Samsung S7 Edge
• Samsung S8
• Samsung S9
• Samsung S10
• Google Pixel 2
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
• Xiaomi Redmi 8A
• iPhone 7
• iPhone 8
• iPhone X
• iPhone XR
• iPhone 11

Remarks:

• System performance can vary for different combinations of smartphone, version of the operating system, version of the BLE device and how it is implemented in the phone model. Alterations from industry can have an impact too. Therefore, although we expect good performance in most cases, Signify does not guarantee expected performance of the Master Connect App. It is recommended to test your mobile device on a wireless lighting system.
• Huawei phones are not officially supported.

Known Limitations

• It is not supported to mix tunable white and single-color white lights in one group.
• If the firmware of the lights is FW 1.0.5 (sensors sold until July 2020) dimming is limited to 34%.

Annex - Generating QR Code

QR codes can be generated through Philips MasterConnect app. For details see Philips MasterConnect app - Installer Manual.

Purpose: To provide lighting control for end users via smartphone or tablet.

How to do?:

• Generating a QR code can be done on group or zone level.
• To generate QR code for a zone click on the 3 dots on the zone tab and select “Generate QR Code.”
• To generate QR code for a group click on the 3 group dots.

A QR code is ready to be shared and can be printed for placement at the intended application area, making it accessible for scanning by an end-user.

Remarks:

• It is not supported to mix tunable white and single-color white lights in one group.
• For QR generation the installer needs to be in Bluetooth range of the lights.
• Within one group QR codes should be generated either for the whole group or for one or more zones, but not for the group AND a zone.

References

Website: https://www.lighting.philips.co.uk/oem-emea/support/technical-downloads

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