Hartmann&Forbes NEWTON User manual

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Pair
button
Center
(stop/favorite)
Channel
indicator
Up
Down
1 Channel Remote
For single shade
Pair
button
Center
(stop/favorite)
Channel
Selection
Channel
indicator
Down
Right
Left
Up
5 Channel Remote
For 2-4 shades
(4 shades / 1 all)
Pair
button
Center
(stop/favorite)
Previous
Channel
Channel
indicator
Next
Channel
Down
Right
Left
Up
15 Channel Remote
For 5-14 shades
(14 shades / 1 all)
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NEWTON SMART
SHADE SYSTEM
QUICK PROGRAMMING
INSTRUCTIONS
Includes control features & user programming
steps for both roman and roller shades
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RECHARGE THE BATTERY
Battery Is Charging
Use a USB-C cable to charge
the motor. When the LED light
ashes green, battery is charging.
Battery Is Charged
When the LED light is constantly
green; no longer ashing, the
battery is fully charged.
Battery Is Empty
When the LED light ashes
red during operation, battery
needs to be recharged.
To charge the shade, connect it to a standard USB-C 5V power supply
via a USB-C cable.
IMPORTANT
PLUG IN MOTOR USING CHARGING KIT. THIS WILL WAKE UP THE MOTOR.
USB-C charging port
LED (Battery/Reset indicator)
End position button
Reset/Program button
Pull control
EFFECTIVE: APRIL 2023

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Pull Control
Pull once to move the shade to the end position.
Pull again to stop the shade.
Remote Control
Press the up or down button to operate the
shade. Press the center button to stop the shade.
For multi-channel remotes, rst press the
channel button until the desired shade channel is
selected, then operate as described above.
MOVE TO FAVORITE POSITION
Pull Control
Pull and hold to move the shade to the
favorite position.
Remote Control
Press and hold the center button to move
the shade to the favorite position.
SHADE OPERATION
MOVE THE SHADE
Center
Channel
Center
NOTE
Your shade has been preprogrammed, follow instructions below to operate shade.
NOTE
Your shade has been preprogrammed. Follow
instructions below to set a favorite position.
Step 1: Move the shade to a desired
favorite position. Press the program
button on the motor to activate program
mode. The shade starts jogging.
Step 2: Hold the center button to save
this favorite position. The shade briey
stops jogging, indicating the favorite
position has been saved successfully.
Step 3: Briey press the program button
to deactivate program mode. The shade
stops jogging and can be operated.
SET FAVORITE POSITION

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NOTE
Repeat steps 1-3 to remove a shade from a channel.
NOTE
Your shades have been preprogrammed. Follow these instructions if
you would like to adjust limits, reset or delete all settings.
Step 1: Briey press the program button on the motor. The
shade will start jogging, indicating that program mode has been
activated. The shade continues jogging until the program mode is
deactivated. Jogging will stop briey between steps, then resume.
Step 1: Resetting the shade results in deleting the end
positions and connections of the shade with apps and
remote controls. Briey press the program button to
activate program mode. The shade will start jogging up
and down. Hold the reset/program button for at least 20
seconds to reset the shade. The shade will stop jogging
twice. After the second stop, the shade will give one extra
jog to indicate that is has been reset.
Step 2: For multi-channel remotes, select a desired channel for the
shade using the channel selection button on the remote control.
Step 3: Press the pair button on the back of the remote control to
pair the shade with the selected channel. The shade will briey stop
jogging, indicating that the remote has been paired to the shade.
INITIATE PROGRAMMING
Channel
Selection Pair
Button
Channel
indicator
NEWTON SETTINGS
RESET TO DELETE ALL SETTINGS
Brief Press
5x
20 s

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WARNING: RISK OF DAMAGE
Stop the shade before reaching the end position.
Step 1: Briey press the down button to check if the
shade unrolls the correct way. If the shade moves up,
the rotational direction must be changed.
Step 2: Simultaneously press the up and down button
until the shade jogs to change the rotational direction.
Down
Up
RESET LOWER LIMITS
NEWTON SETTINGS
CHECK ROTATIONAL DIRECTION
Step 1: Press and hold the down button until
the shade reaches the desired bottom position.
WARNING: RISK OF DAMAGE
Approach the bottom position slowly.
Down
Center
Up
Step 2: Simultaneously press and hold the center and the
up button until the shade briey stops jogging, then starts
jogging again. The bottom position has been saved.

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Briey press the program button to deactivate program mode.
The shade will stop jogging and can be operated.
DEACTIVATE PROGRAM MODE
RESET UPPER LIMITS
Step 1: Press and hold the up button until the shade
reaches the desired top position.
Step 2: Simultaneously press and hold the center and
down button until the shade stops jogging, then starts
jogging again. The top position has been saved.
WARNING: RISK OF DAMAGE
Approach the top position slowly.
Center
Up
Down
NEWTON SETTINGS

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NEWTON SETTINGS
COPY AND PASTE SHADE SETTINGS TO DIFFERENT CHANNELS
Step 1: Briey press the program button on the shade that you
would like to copy to an additional channel. The shade will start
jogging, indicating that the program mode has been activated.
Step 2: Select a new channel on the remote to which the selected
shade settings will be pasted. Paste the setting by pressing the
pair button. The shade will briey stop jogging indicating the new
channel has been paired.
Step 3: Briey press the program button to deactivate program
mode. The shade will stop jogging and can be operated.
Channel
Selection Pair
Button
Channel
indicator
Brief Press
Brief Press