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TommyTheCat · 10-11-2014, 08:52 PM

swapped out the less wired everything up and on my android phone connected it to the master defi,I felt with correct 8 digit code and connected my phones WiFi to the night owl connection, it connects and then says no response. I tried switching to static but no change. also the halos will not power up at all, don't know if that would be the same reason...
defective master? I checked all connections twice and the master does blink when powered on like it says, and I tested the ground near the fuse box. any ideas? I've tried on two different android phones no change

need help asap and night owl does not answer the phone during weekends. no,halos now and had to hook the fascia back up already...

jgray1978 · 10-11-2014, 09:22 PM

Talk to Joe at NightOwl. They have excellent customer service.

TommyTheCat · 10-11-2014, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jgray1978

Talk to Joe at NightOwl. They have excellent customer service.

I've been calling but both they and SJM are closed weekends, which are the only days I have to actually work on the car. I sent them both emails for now but I'm stuck waiting with no halos at all for now

ZLWonton · 10-11-2014, 09:46 PM

Did you test it all out before installing?

TommyTheCat · 10-11-2014, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Xanytos

Did you test it all out before installing?

Tested what I knew how to test lol. I tested everything before putting the fascia on of course, but after a while I had to just put it on so that I could drive. No halos sucks but I needed the car driveable. The fascia only takes a few minutes to take off but working inside the headlights was annoying
Wasn't sure how to test the LEDs themselves. I just followed the step by step video they provide

TommyTheCat · 10-11-2014, 11:48 PM

I'm not even sure if the switch is supposed be on I, II or O
I tried all three but halos are no go

ZLWonton · 10-12-2014, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TommyTheCat

I'm not even sure if the switch is supposed be on I, II or O
I tried all three but halos are no go

The middle switch is completely off "0". The others are on by ignition only, and on all the time

TommyTheCat · 10-12-2014, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Xanytos

The middle switch is completely off "0". The others are on by ignition only, and on all the time

when should the halos power on for each of those? that power setting is just for the wifi right

either way i tried all three of them with the car on

Joe@NightOwlLEDs · 10-12-2014, 06:38 AM

Ruben,
I did not have any voicemails from you, at least none before I went to bed. I do have an email from you at 10:30 last night that I'll get back in touch with. There is a single-page instruction sheet with the kit that explains the 3 position of the switch. But I think others have jumped in and helped with that. You do need to get connected with the app, so that you can set the default colors for the halos and balance the colors so that white is to your liking.

There is a wifi setting on some android devices. Unfortunately all androids seem to be very different. But this setting in the wifi configuration general settings controls whether the device will disconnect a wifi connection if it does not detect Internet access. This needs to be disabled. This is only on some devices and may be called different things. But this sounds like the issue.

Joe@NightOwlLEDs · 10-12-2014, 06:59 AM

More information:
Assuming you have Samsung devices, I believe they often have a wifi setting under advanced settings called "Auto Network Switch" or something like that. Some AT&T phones at one point also had a thing called "Smart Wifi". But the basic thing is this setting (enabled by default) assumes your wifi access point should have internet access, and if it doesn't, disconnects and keeps looking for a wifi access point that does have internet. I have 3 android devices, and none of them have this setting. I had another user show me this setting on their phone. This is just the nature of android: every manufacturer thinks they can improve android.

layzurguy · 10-12-2014, 07:50 AM

Wifi advanced Settings

sjmautoprod · 10-12-2014, 08:25 AM

I also had no voice mails. We'll get you sorted!

TommyTheCat · 10-12-2014, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by layzurguy

Wifi advanced Settings

My galaxy s4 settings are setup exactly the same, but I still cannot connect to the nightowl properly.
To be clear, it does not keep disconnecting from the nightowl wifi. It says it is connected the whole time, never dropped off unless I unplugged the nightowl from power.

When I go to the app before connecting to wifi, it says on top "WiFi Not Connected" and then again in the middle of the page says the same thing.

After connecting to wifi, it says Searching on top, but the center still says wifi not connected

layzurguy · 10-12-2014, 01:45 PM

I would try uninstall and reinstall of the app, if you didnt already.

10-11-2014, 08:52 PM	#1
TommyTheCat SHKE BKE Drives: 2013 Camaro Join Date: May 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,108	nightowl help... wifi connects but no response? swapped out the less wired everything up and on my android phone connected it to the master defi,I felt with correct 8 digit code and connected my phones WiFi to the night owl connection, it connects and then says no response. I tried switching to static but no change. also the halos will not power up at all, don't know if that would be the same reason... defective master? I checked all connections twice and the master does blink when powered on like it says, and I tested the ground near the fuse box. any ideas? I've tried on two different android phones no change need help asap and night owl does not answer the phone during weekends. no,halos now and had to hook the fascia back up already...

10-11-2014, 09:22 PM	#2
jgray1978 Drives: '12 2SS/RS 45th vert, '14 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Claremore, Oklahoma Posts: 840 View My Garage	Talk to Joe at NightOwl. They have excellent customer service. __________________ 2012 2SS/RS LS3/M6 - C.A.I., Nightshade Tail Lights, ZL1 Fascia and Rockers, NightOwl Halo and Grille LED System, Bravado Americana Wheels With NT05 Rubber.

10-12-2014, 07:50 AM	#11
layzurguy Ride On!!!! Drives: 2012 SS Ragtop Join Date: May 2012 Location: Race City USA Posts: 605 View My Garage	Galaxy Note 3 Wifi advanced Settings Attached Images __________________

10-12-2014, 01:45 PM	#14
layzurguy Ride On!!!! Drives: 2012 SS Ragtop Join Date: May 2012 Location: Race City USA Posts: 605 View My Garage	I would try uninstall and reinstall of the app, if you didnt already. __________________

10-11-2014, 09:46 PM	#4
ZLWonton Drives: 2014 ZL1 BRM Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Orlando Posts: 800 View My Garage	Did you test it all out before installing?

10-11-2014, 11:48 PM	#6
TommyTheCat SHKE BKE Drives: 2013 Camaro Join Date: May 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,108	I'm not even sure if the switch is supposed be on I, II or O I tried all three but halos are no go

10-12-2014, 06:38 AM	#9
Joe@NightOwlLEDs Drives: 2011 SS Convertible Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Suwanee, GA Posts: 373	Ruben, I did not have any voicemails from you, at least none before I went to bed. I do have an email from you at 10:30 last night that I'll get back in touch with. There is a single-page instruction sheet with the kit that explains the 3 position of the switch. But I think others have jumped in and helped with that. You do need to get connected with the app, so that you can set the default colors for the halos and balance the colors so that white is to your liking. There is a wifi setting on some android devices. Unfortunately all androids seem to be very different. But this setting in the wifi configuration general settings controls whether the device will disconnect a wifi connection if it does not detect Internet access. This needs to be disabled. This is only on some devices and may be called different things. But this sounds like the issue.

10-12-2014, 06:59 AM	#10
Joe@NightOwlLEDs Drives: 2011 SS Convertible Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Suwanee, GA Posts: 373	More information: Assuming you have Samsung devices, I believe they often have a wifi setting under advanced settings called "Auto Network Switch" or something like that. Some AT&T phones at one point also had a thing called "Smart Wifi". But the basic thing is this setting (enabled by default) assumes your wifi access point should have internet access, and if it doesn't, disconnects and keeps looking for a wifi access point that does have internet. I have 3 android devices, and none of them have this setting. I had another user show me this setting on their phone. This is just the nature of android: every manufacturer thinks they can improve android.

10-12-2014, 08:25 AM	#12
sjmautoprod Drives: '16 2SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 2,271	I also had no voice mails. We'll get you sorted!