Acmeda Automate RF 500 Series Installation manual

Electronic Limit Tubular Motor
Electronic
Electronic Limit + Built-in Receiver
433MHz CE
All controls support 433MHz
All controls support 230V/50Hz
FEB 2014
AUTOMATE EL MOTORS / PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS
These instructions show how to install, program and use Acmeda’s electronic limit tubular motors:
• Automate EL S45
• Automate Q EL S45 (quiet motor)
• Automate EL S60 (with collision control technology)
• Automate EL A50 (for open awnings)
• Automate EL A50/C (for cassette awnings)
• Automate C EL (Curtain motor)
These motors can be controlled with Automate RF 500 series remote devices:
• Automate RF501 (single channel)
• Automate RF515 (15 channel)
• Automate RF505 (5 channel timer)
RF500 series Remote Control
1
2
3
AC
1
2
3
Only use
Acmeda tail
CIRCUIT INSTALLATION
R
F
5

PROGRAMMING A MOTOR IN 5 SIMPLE STEPS
FRONT BACK
SINGLE CHANNEL REMOTE RF501 FIVE CHANNEL TIMER REMOTE RF505
FIFTEEN CHANNEL REMOTE RF515
REMOTE OVERVIEW
BEFORE YOU BEG I N: PLACE CR2450 Έ3VΉBATTERY INTO REMOTE AND CHECK ALL MOTORS ARE SWITCHED OFF
WHEN PRESSING BUTTON SEQUENCE ALWAYS PRESS AND RELEASE EACH BUTTON
STEP 1
STEP 2
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PAIRING A MOTOR TO A REMOTE
P2 (x2) UP (x1) or
DOWN (x1)
Motor will beep with each buƩon pressed.
To co nfirm pairing, motor will beep
3 Ɵmes and jolt up and down.
• Switch motor power on (motor will beep & jolt).
• Ensure pairing commences within 10 seconds aer motor has completed beeps and jolted.
• Press buons according to motor and roller posion shown below.
CHECK BLIND DIRECTION
Press UP & DOWN buons and ensure blind is moving in correct direcon.
If working correctly proceed to Step 3.
Up and down buƩons only need to be pressed down once.
They do not need to be depressed for blind to operate up and down. UP/DOWN
TO CORRECT BLIND DIRECTION
Press buon on motor head for 5 seconds to change orientaon of blind.
Motor beeps & jolts to confirm change of direcƟon.
Check blind direcon again before proceeding to Step 3.
UP
STOP
DOWN
LCD Screen
Channel Selecon P2 (Program
Buon)
Baery Slot
[CR2450 (3V) baery]
Remove cap to access buons and baery
MOTOR POSITION
LeRight
ROLLER ORIENTATION
Back roll
P2 (x2)
Up (x1)
P2 (x2)
Down (x1)
Front roll
P2 (x2)
Down (x1)
P2 (x2)
Up (x1)
MODE
(RF500 only)
TIMER
(RF500 only)
P
(
x1
)
or
N
P
2
(
x2
)
UP

STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
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LIMITS ARE NOW SET
FOR AUTOMATE Q S45 & S60 MOTOR ONLY SET FAVOURITE POSITION
a. Set desired lower limit posion (using UP and DOWN buons).
b. If needed, put motor in Stepping Mode by pressing
P2 while motor is moving.
c. Once blind is at desired posion, press STOP for 5 seconds unl
motor confirms posion.
To co nfirm limit, motor will jolt down and up.
It is possible to programme mulƟple motors on each channel.
To program another motor on the same channel, turn OFF motor 1, turn ON motor 2 and repeat steps from 1 to 5.
a. Press P2 buon (x1).
b. Press UP buon (x1).
c. Press P2 buon (x1).
To co nfirm seƫng mode, motor will beep 3 Ɵmes and jolt up and down.
P2 (x1) UP (x1) P2 (x1)
SET UPPER LIMIT FIRST
*To program an A50/C Motor go to Step 5
a. Set desired upper limit posion first (using UP and DOWN buons).
b. When a more accurate seng is required put motor in
Stepping Mode by pressing P2 while motor is moving up/down.
c. Once blind is at desired posion, press STOP for 5 seconds unl
motor confirms posion.
To co nfirm limit, motor will jolt down and up.
UP (x1) Hold STOP for 5 sec
SET LOWER LIMIT
DOWN (x1) Hold STOP for 5 sec
TO SEND BLIND TO FAVOURED POSITION,
PRESS THE STOP BUTTON FOR 5 SECONDS. Hold STOP for 5 secUP/DOWN
PUT MOTOR IN LIMIT SETTING MODE
• Use UP and DOWN to find your favourite posion.
• Press STOP for 5 seconds unl motor confirms posion.
To co nfirm limit, motor will jolt.
UP
/
DOWN
D
OWN
(
x1
)
UP
(
x1
)
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(
x1
)
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It is possible to create a subgroup of motors controlled by the same channel.
a. Press P2 (x2) on channel already programmed (example Channel 1)
b. Press P2 (x1) to copy channel sengs to group control channel
(example Channel 5)
To co nfirm channel transfer, motor will beep x3 Ɵmes and jolt up and down.
REPEAT STEPS A & B TO COPY SETTINGS OF ALL MOTORS THAT ARE PART OF THE SUBGROUP INTO CHANNEL 5
MOTOR IS NOW PAIRED TO ANOTHER CHANNEL
a. Ensure MOTOR 1 is ON and all other motors are off.
b. Use channel selecon arrows to select preferred channel.
c. Complete steps 1 - 5 [Programming a remote in five simple steps]
NOTE: If remote is on Channel 0, motor will not pair with remote.
It is possible to programme mulple motors on each channel.
It is possible to programme mulple motors on each channel. Connue to follow the same procedure for more motors.
CHANNEL SELECTION
Channel number
will display on
screen
CHANNEL DISPLAY
ONLY ONE MOTOR CAN BE ON
PROGRAMMING WITH A MULTI CHANNEL REMOTE
ONCE ALL BLINDS HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED, IT IS POSSIBLE TO OPERATE ALL BLINDS TOGETHER
For a 15 Channel Remote: Choose channel 0 to operate all blinds
For a 5 Channel Timer Remote: Highlight all channels by pressing channel selecon.
P2 (x2)
CHANNEL 1
P2 (x1)
CHANNEL 5
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A mulchannel remote allows you to control several blinds or groups of blinds on one device.
Each channel can be programmed like a single channel remote, by following the below instrucons.
MOTOR ONE
a. Turn MOTOR 2 ON
b. Use channel selecon arrows to select NEXT preferred channel
c. Complete steps 1 - 5 [Programming a remote in five simple steps]
MOTOR TWO
CHANNEL SELECTION
Channel number
will display on
screen
CHANNEL DISPLAY
MOTOR GROUP SETTINGS
USE THE SAME PROCEDURE TO COPY CHANNEL SETTINGS FROM ONE REMOTE TO ANOTHER.
15 CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL
P
5
P
HANNEL DISPLAY
HANNEL DISPLAY
A
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S
ELECTI
ON
A
NNE
LS
ELE
CTI
ON
1
R
15
CHANNEL
0
15
14
P
2
(
x2
)
)
P
2
(
x1
)
5
CHANNEL
345
12

RETURN TO FACTORY SETTINGS
CANCEL LIMITS FROM MOTOR
a. Press P2 buon (x1)
b. Press STOP buon (x1)
c. Press P2 buon (x1)
a. Press P2 buon (x1)
b. Press DOWN buon (x1)
c. Press P2 buon (x1)
TO RE-PROGRAM MOTOR PROCEED TO STEP 1 OF PROGRAMMING A MOTOR IN FIVE SIMPLE STEPS
P2 (x1) DOWN (x1) P2 (x1)
STOP
P2 (x1) P2 (x1)
REMOVE COLLISION CONTROL FUNCTION
To co nfirm cancellaƟon of remote
motor will beep x3 Ɵmes and jolt
up and down.
To co nfirm cancellaƟon of remote
motor will beep x3 Ɵmes and jolt
up and down.
CANCELLING LIMITS AND REMOTES
IF YOU CANCEL LIMITS ON A MULTICHANNEL REMOTE, ALL CHANNEL SETTINGS WILL BE CANCELLED.
TO RE-SET LIMITS PROCEED TO STEP 3 OF PROGRAMMING A MOTOR IN 5 SIMPLE STEPS
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To modify limits you need to cancel all limits previously applied, by following the below instrucons.
a. Press P2 (x1)
b. Press STOP
c. Press DOWN
d. The motor will beep and jolt to confirm that the collision control funcon has been removed.
FOR AUTOMATE S60 MOTOR ONLY
TO RESTORE THE COLLISION CONTROL FUNCTION RETURN TO FACTORY SETTINGS AS SHOWN IN SECTION ABOVE.
P2 (x1)
DOW
N (x1)
P2
(x1)
P2 (x1)
P2
(x1)
P2 (x1)
STO
P
DOWN (x1)
)
STOP (x1)
DO
)
)
ST

FIVE CHANNEL TIMER REMOTE PROGRAMMING
The RF 505 Remote can acvate the motor twice a day (Opening Time and Closing Time), each day of the week, at the me set
during programming. The remote works in three modes:
• MANUAL (MAN) Timer funcon is not acve
• AUTO (AUTO) Timer funcon is acve
• RANDOM (AUTO) Timer funcon is acve and the remote emits his signals randomly
with +/- 15 minutes vs. scheduled me.
Press Mode buon repeatedly to switch from one Mode to another. The current seng Mode is displayed on the LCD screen.
SET THE CLOCK
a. Switch to Manual mode pressing Mode buon
b. Set Hours
i. Press Timer buon for 3 sec. “Hours” flash on the display
ii. Press Up/Down buon to adjust hours
c. Set Minutes
i. Press any Channel Selecon buon; “Minutes” flash
ii. Press Up/Down buon to adjust minutes
d. Set Day
i. Press Channel Selecon buon; “Day” flash
ii. Press Up/Down buon to adjust day
e. Save sengs
i. Press Timer buon for 3 sec. “Hours” and “Minutes” flash simultaneously
ii. Press Timer once to acvate the clock.
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Minute
Channel Number
Week
24 Hour
Manual, Auto, Random
Opening Time Indicator
Closing Time Indicator
00
00
Su

on
a
sh on the displa
y
00
Su

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STEP 1
STEP 2
TIMER PROGRAMMING
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
a. Switch to AUTO mode pressing Mode buon.
b. Select a channel (i.e Channel 1)
c. Press mer buon for 3 seconds.
Default day: Sunday
Default me: 6:30
d. Press mer buon once.
OPTIONAL: To change the day press the mer buon repeatedly.
a. ‘Hours” flash on the display; use Up/Down buon to adjust hours
b. Press any Channel Selecon once, “Minutes” flash on the screen,
use Up/Down buon to adjust minutes
a. Press Mode buon (Default Closing me is 17.30)
b. ‘Hours” flash on the display; use Up/Down buon to adjust hours
c. Press any Channel Selecon once, “Minutes” flash on the screen,
use Up/Down buon to adjust minutes
a. Press Timer buon to select next day
b. Repeat Steps 2 & 3 as outlined above for each day of the week.
To avoid programming a certain day, set me to --:-- using Up/Down buons.
a. Press Timer buon for 3 seconds.
Hours and minutes flash simultaneously and weekly me
sengs will be automacally saved.
Change Channel and repeat TIMER PROGRAMMING Steps 1-4 to program all other channels (i.e Channel 2-5)
Set the remote on “all channels” to control all motor according to programming.
• TIME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OPENING AND CLOSING MUST BE MORE THAN 32 MINUTES.
SET OPENING TIME
SET CLOSING TIME
SAVE SETTINGS
REPEAT PROCESS FOR EACH REQUIRED DAY
ENTER PROGRAMMING MODE
MODE (x1) TIMER (x1)TIMER
(for 3 secs)
CHANNEL
TIMER (x1)
TIMER (x1) UP/DOWN
UP/DOWN
CHANNEL
CHANNELMODE (x1)
T
IMER
(
x1
)
P/
DOWNU
P
00
H
A
NNE
L
CH
00
M
ODE
(
x1
)
P/
DOWN
UP
00
HA
NNE
L
CH
00
T
IMER
(x1
)
M
ODE
(
x1
)
C
HANNEL
C
IMER
(
x1
)
M
ER
TIM
T
TIMER
(for 3 secs)
T
IMER
(f )

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STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
a. Press the UP buon. The curtain should open.
Press the DOWN buon. The curtain should close.
To reverse direcon;
b. Repeat Step 1a - 1b
c. Press the DOWN buon.
The LED light will flash five Ɵmes.
a. Press the UP buon.
The curtain will hit the edge of the track.
b. Press the DOWN buon.
The curtain will close completely.
a. Direct the Curtain to your desired Favourite posion
using UP/DOWN and STOP buons.
b. Press P2 once. The LED light will flash once.
c. Press STOP 5 mes.
The LED light will flash every Ɵme STOP is pressed (five Ɵmes).
CHECK DIRECTION
AUTOMATIC LIMIT SETTING
SET FAVOURITE INTERMEDIATEPOSITION
PAIR MOTOR WITH REMOTE
a. Press the Seng Buon on the motor for approx. 2 secs.
When the LED light flashes, release Seƫng BuƩon.
b. Press P2 buon on the remote twice.
The LED light will flash every Ɵme P2 buƩon is pressed.
c. Press UP once; the LED will flash five me.
seng buon external swith
interface
LED light
AUTOMATE C-CURTAIN MOTOR PROGRAMMING