Remote control: guide to using it from the ICO application 

The ICO application remote control allows you to manage and configure your ICO. Accessible directly from the application interface, it brings together all the technical functions available via Bluetooth. Discover the functions below, organised by category. 

Um diese Funktionen nutzen zu können, muss Ihr Smartphone über Bluetooth mit ICO verbunden sein, bevor Sie auf die verschiedenen Steuerungsschaltflächen zugreifen können.

Access the remote control

To activate the remote control, a Bluetooth connection is required (no direct connection from the phone settings). 

  1. Open the ICO application. 
  1. Press the Remote Control icon (bottom right).

3. Wait for the Bluetooth connection to be established (blue icon).

If you encounter difficulties with Bluetooth, move your smartphone closer to ICO and check that no other Bluetooth devices are connected at the same time.  

Once connected, the remote control provides access to all the technical functions detailed below.  

Functions Measurements

Retrieve measurements 

If the Wi-Fi connection quality is poor, ICO will notify you with the messages ‘It seems I am disconnected’ or ‘Your Wi-Fi seems weak’. In these cases, you can retrieve data from your ICO at any time. 

Retrieving measurements allows you to synchronise the measurements recorded by ICO with your smartphone application.  

ICO can store up to 48 hours of measurements without a Wi-Fi connection.  

Find out more about retrieve measurements

Take a measurement (manually) 

This function allows you to trigger an instant measurement (pH, ORP, TDS, temperature) from the application, without waiting for the automatic measurement.  

⚠️ Limited to 5 measurements per day via the remote control.  

Find out more about take the measures

Wi-Fi connectivity features 

Wi-Fi signal

Displays the status of the last Wi-Fi connection and signal strength. Useful for diagnosing connectivity issues.  

Wifi configuration 

Allows you to connect or reconnect ICO to a Wi-Fi network. This step is performed after establishing a Bluetooth connection.  

Wi-Fi connection test

A quick test that verifies network availability without entering a password. 
Useful feature when in doubt about connectivity – test limited to a few uses.

Find out more about the Wi-Fi connection test

Sensors calibration

La calibration est essentielle pour garantir la measurement accuracy (pH, ORP).  

Find out more about the calibration

pH probe calibration

Allows the pH probe to be calibrated using the appropriate calibration solutions (pH 4 and pH 7).  

ORP probe calibration

Allows calibration of the ORP probe with the corresponding buffer solution.  

Calibration tutorial

Un lien vers une vidéo explicative qui vous guider pas à pas pour les sondes pH et ORP.

Other useful functions

Software update 

You can update your ICO's firmware from the application to benefit from the latest improvements and fixes.  

Learn more How to update your ICO software? – Ondilo 

Battery information

Displays the battery level in real time, useful for checking the remaining battery life of your device.  

Reset ICO

Allows ICO to be restarted in the event of unusual behaviour or before recalibrating the probes.  

Switch off ICO 

Allows you toswitch off the appliance completely from the application (particularly useful for V2 models without a physical ON/OFF button). 

Resetting the device

This function enables you to: 

  • Resetting Wi-Fi 
  • Effacement des paramètres 
  • Clearing the internal memory 

⚠️ This operation will cause you to lose your Wi-Fi connection and should only be used in the event of persistent malfunction.  

To summarise

The ICO remote control is a key tool for managing your device, whether you want to retrieve measurements, optimise connectivity, calibrate probes or perform maintenance operations. 

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