How-To Guides

Learn your
lights.

Everything you need to get the most out of your Starise system — setup, app controls, scenes, scheduling, and more.

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Getting Started
Overview: Your Starise System
A walkthrough of everything included — the controller, power supply, app connection, and what each component does.
~5 min
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Getting Started
Downloading & Connecting the App
How to download the app, pair it with your controller over Wi-Fi, and confirm everything is talking before you start customizing.
~4 min
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App & Controls
App Tour: Home Screen & Controls
A full walkthrough of the app interface — brightness, power toggle, quick-select scenes, and where to find all the settings.
~6 min
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Scenes & Effects
Creating Your First Custom Scene
Pick colours, choose an effect, set speed and brightness — then save it so you can recall it with one tap.
~7 min
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Scenes & Effects
Holiday Presets: Christmas, Halloween & More
Load built-in holiday presets and tweak them — warm white for Christmas, orange and purple for Halloween, red and pink for Valentine's Day.
~5 min
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Scheduling
Auto On/Off: Sunset to Sunrise
Set your lights to automatically turn on at sunset and off at midnight — or any custom time. Never touch a switch again.
~4 min
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Scheduling
Holiday Calendar: Set It & Forget It
Program scenes to automatically swap on specific dates — red and green for December, orange for October. Your house runs itself.
~6 min
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Troubleshooting
App Won't Connect? Here's What to Do
Step-by-step fixes for connectivity issues — wrong Wi-Fi band, router settings, and how to re-pair your controller if needed.
~5 min
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Troubleshooting
One Section Not Lighting Up
How to identify which zone has an issue, check connections, and when to call us. Most cases are a loose connector — under 2 minutes to fix.
~4 min

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