This guide walks you through setting up your Omini Light one step at a time. It takes about 10 minutes. All you need is your phone and your home Wi-Fi password.
Omini Light is a bedside alarm clock with a warm night light and a 15 W wireless phone charger, with a 3K SuperHD Wi-Fi security camera built in. You watch it on your phone with the free Tuya Smart app. There is no monthly fee.
Part 1: Get to know Omini Light
Front
- Setting buttons on top, left to right as you face the display: Alarm, Time, SNOOZE, + and −.
- Display: time, date, day and room temperature.
- Camera: looks out from the front of the clock, through the display, the same way the display faces.
- Night light touch button: the silver button on the side.
- Wireless charging pad with a fabric top, and the charging indicator light on the front edge of the base.
Back
- microSD card slot: the thin slot in the middle of the back of the clock. You only need a card if you want to save videos.
- Reset hole: the small round hole just to the right of the card slot (as you look at the back).
- USB-C power port: at the bottom of the back, under the clock.
- If your Omini Light has a silver sticker over the card slot, peel it off before you insert a card.
Underside
Under the base are the backup battery for the clock (a CR2032 coin cell, already installed), the alarm speaker and non-slip feet.
In the box: Omini Light, USB-C power cable, USB wall adapter, CR2032 backup battery (installed), user manual. A microSD card is sold separately.
The clock, night light and wireless charger work as soon as Omini Light is plugged in, whether or not you set up the camera.
Part 2: Before you start
Have these ready:
- ☑ Your phone (iPhone or Android).
- ☑ Your home Wi-Fi name and password. Omini Light is dual-band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz); setup uses your home's 2.4 GHz network.
- ☑ A microSD memory card (optional) if you want to save videos. Use a Class 10 card, up to 256 GB.
- ☑ A pin or straightened paperclip for the reset hole.
Part 3: Set up the camera (8 steps)
Step 1: Peel off the display film
New units have a clear protective film on the front of the display. Peel it off. The camera looks out through the display, so the film blurs the picture and can stop the QR code from being read.
Step 2: Put in the memory card (optional)
Make sure Omini Light is not plugged in. Turn it around so you're looking at the back of the clock. Slide the microSD card into the thin slot and push gently until it clicks. If it stops halfway, take it out, turn it over and try again; don't force it.
To take the card out later, unplug Omini Light, then push the card in once and it pops out.
Step 3: Plug it in
Connect the included USB-C cable to the port at the bottom of the back, and plug the other end into the included wall adapter. Plug the adapter into a wall outlet.
The display lights up, the clock beeps, and the charging light on the front edge of the base flashes red and green, then turns green. Give the camera about 30 seconds to start.
The camera, night light and charger work only while Omini Light is plugged in. Leave it plugged in so the camera can watch around the clock.
Step 4: Get the free Tuya Smart app
On your phone, open the App Store (iPhone) or Google Play (Android), search for Tuya Smart and install it. It may be listed as "Tuya – Smart Life, Smart Living".
Open the app, tap Sign Up, enter your email address, and follow the steps to create a password. When the app asks, tap Allow for notifications (so you get motion alerts) and for location (so the app can see your Wi-Fi network during setup).
Step 5: Reset the camera
When the camera is ready to be added, you hear a prompt tone or a voice prompt such as "Ready to pair". If you don't hear it, or the camera was set up before, reset it:
- Keep Omini Light plugged in.
- Push a pin or paperclip into the reset hole on the back of the clock, next to the card slot.
- Hold it for about 5 seconds until you hear the reset prompt, then let go.
- Wait for "Ready to pair" before you go on.
Resetting the camera does not change the clock, the alarm or the night light.
Step 6: Add the camera in the app
Connect your phone to your home's 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and keep it close to Omini Light and your router. On iPhone, turn off Mobile Data and Wi-Fi Assist for a few minutes while you set up.
On the app's home screen, tap Add Device (or + at the top right). Choose Camera & Lock on the left, then tap Smart Camera (Wi-Fi). Read the four setup tips and tap Next after each one.
The tips show a generic camera. On Omini Light, you show the QR code to the front of the display, and the reset hole is on the back of the clock.
Step 7: Enter your Wi-Fi and show the QR code
- Choose your 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network, type the password carefully (capital letters matter) and tap Next.
- The app shows a QR code. Turn your screen brightness up and hold the phone with the screen facing the front of Omini Light's display, 6 to 8 inches away.
- When you hear the prompt tone, tap "I Heard a Prompt".
No beep? Slowly move the phone a little closer and farther away, and a little left and right across the display, until you hear it.
If you typed the wrong Wi-Fi password, reset the camera (Step 5) and start this step again.
Step 8: Wait while it connects
Connecting can take up to two minutes. Keep your phone near Omini Light. When you see Added successfully, tap the pencil icon to rename the camera if you like (for example, "Bedroom" or "Living Room"), then tap Done.
The camera now shows on your home screen. Tap it to watch live, from anywhere.
If it says "Failed to add the device": check that Omini Light is plugged in, your phone is on the 2.4 GHz network, the password is correct, the display film is off, and you heard a beep after showing the QR code. Then reset the camera (Step 5) and tap Retry. The first try sometimes fails because of the Wi-Fi signal; that's normal.
Part 4: Everyday use
Watch live, take a photo, record a clip
Tap the camera on the app's home screen to open the live view.
- Tap HD / SD to switch the picture quality. Use SD if your connection is slow.
- Tap Photo or Video to save a picture or a clip to your phone. Find them under Gallery.
- Tap the speaker icon to turn the sound on or off. Sound is available only on the Video + Audio version, which is for in-home use only.
Get an alert when there is motion
- In the live view, turn on Motion Detection.
- To change the sensitivity, tap ··· at the top right, then Detection Alarm Settings, and pick High, Medium or Low. Choose Low if you get too many alerts, High if you miss things.
- Tap Messages at the bottom of the camera screen to see recent alerts.
Also check that notifications for Tuya Smart are allowed in your phone's settings.
Save videos to the memory card
With a card in, tap ··· and scroll down:
- Storage Settings: tap Format the first time you use a card. (This erases everything on the card.)
- Recording settings: turn on Local Recording, then choose non-stop recording or event recording only (when there is motion), and set a schedule if you like.
A 256 GB card holds about 128 hours of 3K video. To watch what was recorded, tap Playback, pick a date and drag the timeline. You can download clips to your phone.
Other settings
- Flip Screen (··· → Basic Function Settings): turns the picture upside down if it looks wrong.
- Share Device (in the camera's ··· settings): gives someone in your household their own access with their own Tuya Smart account.
Part 5: Clock, alarm and display
The clock works on its own, separate from the camera and the app. Use the five buttons on top.
| Alarm | Set the alarm time; turn the alarm on or off |
| Time | Set the time and date |
| SNOOZE | 10 more minutes when the alarm rings (up to 3 times); at other times, changes the screen brightness |
| + | Increase a setting; switch between 12-hour and 24-hour time |
| − | Decrease a setting; switch the temperature between °F and °C |
Set the time and date
- Press and hold Time until the hour flashes.
- Press + or − to change it, then press Time to move on to the minutes, year, month and date.
- After the last item, or a few seconds without pressing a button, the clock saves your settings.
Set the alarm
- Press and hold Alarm until the alarm hour flashes.
- Press + or − to set the hour, press Alarm, then set the minutes the same way. Press Alarm to save.
- Press Alarm briefly to turn the alarm on or off. The alarm icon shows on the display when it is on.
When the alarm rings, press SNOOZE for 10 more minutes, or press Alarm to stop it.
Screen brightness
When the alarm isn't ringing, press SNOOZE to step the screen through bright, medium, low and off.
Backup battery
A CR2032 coin cell comes installed under the base. It keeps the time and settings if the power goes out. If the clock starts losing its settings after a power cut, slide open the battery door on the underside and replace the coin cell (+ side up).
Part 6: Night light and wireless charging
Night light
Touch the silver button on the side to go from off to low, medium and high, and back to off. The night light is separate from the screen brightness and from the camera.
Wireless charging
Lay a phone (or earbud case) that supports Qi wireless charging in the middle of the fabric pad, screen up. Phones that support fast wireless charging get up to 15 W; others charge at their own wireless speed.
| Red, breathing | Charging |
| Off | Fully charged |
| Red and green flashing | Check for a metal object on the pad (keys, coins, a metal plate or card in the case) and remove it |
| Green | Ready, nothing charging |
- Use the included wall adapter. A weaker USB adapter can slow charging or stop it.
- Take off thick, metal or magnetic cases and card wallets before charging.
- Never leave metal objects, credit cards, key cards or anything with a magnetic strip on the pad.
Part 7: Where to put it
- Turn the display toward the area you want to watch. The camera sees what the display faces, with an 80° view.
- Keep the front of the display clear of photos, bottles and other objects.
- A dresser, shelf or desk gives a more natural view of the room than a low nightstand.
- Open the live view and turn Omini Light until the area you care about is in frame.
- Omini Light has no infrared night vision. Its night light is made for the nightstand, not for lighting the room. For video at night, leave a lamp or night-light on in the area you want to see.
- Keep it indoors, in a dry place, within good range of your Wi-Fi router.
Part 8: If something isn't working
I don't hear "Ready to pair", or the app can't find the camera.
Reset the camera: hold the reset hole on the back of the clock for about 5 seconds and wait for the ready prompt.
The QR code scan doesn't work.
Peel off the display film, turn your screen brightness up, and hold the phone 6 to 8 inches from the front of the display. Move it slowly closer, farther, and a little left and right.
The app can't find my Wi-Fi network.
Turn on location permission for Tuya Smart in your phone's settings. If your router only shows a 5 GHz network, turn on its 2.4 GHz band. Networks with a sign-in page, like hotel or some guest networks, won't work.
The camera says Offline.
Check that Omini Light is plugged in and your internet is working, and move it closer to the router. If you changed your Wi-Fi name or password, reset the camera and add it again.
The picture is dark at night.
Omini Light has no infrared night vision. Leave a light on in the area you want to see.
The video freezes or is choppy.
Switch the live view to SD, or move Omini Light closer to your router.
The memory card isn't recognized, or nothing is recorded.
Use a Class 10 card, 256 GB or smaller. Unplug Omini Light, push the card in until it clicks, plug it back in, then format the card in Storage Settings and make sure Local Recording is on.
I'm not getting motion alerts.
Make sure Motion Detection is on, the sensitivity isn't too low, and notifications for Tuya Smart are allowed in your phone's settings.
My phone isn't charging.
Make sure your phone supports Qi wireless charging, take off thick or metal cases, and center the phone on the pad. If the light flashes red and green, remove any metal object from the pad.
The clock lost its time after a power cut.
Replace the CR2032 coin cell under the base, then set the time again.
Screens may look a little different depending on your phone and your version of the Tuya Smart app.
Specifications
| Video | 3K SuperHD, 2880 x 1620 |
| Viewing angle | 80° |
| Low light | Low-light video sensor; no infrared night vision |
| Audio | Video-only version, or video + audio version (in-home use only) |
| Wi-Fi | Dual-band, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz (set up on 2.4 GHz) |
| App | Tuya Smart for iPhone and Android (free) |
| Memory card | microSD up to 256 GB, Class 10 (not included); about 128 hours on 256 GB |
| Clock | 12 or 24-hour; alarm with 10-minute snooze (up to 3 times); date, day and room temperature in °F or °C |
| Display | 3 brightness levels or off |
| Night light | Warm white, 2900–3100 K, 3 levels, touch button |
| Wireless charging | Qi, up to 15 W (5 / 10 / 15 W) |
| Power | USB-C, 9 V / 2.1 A; USB-C cable and wall adapter included |
| Clock backup | CR2032 coin cell (installed) |
| Size | About 5.9 x 4.1 x 5.7 in (W x D x H) |
| Weight | About 15.4 oz |
| Use | Indoor |
| Monthly fee | None |
Safety
- Use indoors, in a dry place. Use the included USB-C cable and wall adapter.
- Coin cell batteries are dangerous if swallowed. Keep new and used CR2032 batteries away from children and pets, and keep the battery door closed. If you think a battery may have been swallowed, get medical help right away.
- Unplug Omini Light before inserting or removing the memory card, or before cleaning. Clean the display with a soft, dry cloth.
Use it responsibly
Omini Light is a security camera for your own home, office or property. Let the people who live or work there know a camera is in use, and don't place it in bathrooms, bedrooms used by others, rentals where guests stay, or anywhere people expect privacy. The audio version is for in-home use only. Recording laws vary by state, and recording audio usually requires the consent of the people being recorded. It is your responsibility to follow all local, state and federal laws on video and audio recording.
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