jb media Light-Manager Mini Instruction Manual

Light-Manager Mini
Manual of operation
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Light-Manager Mini for universal remote controls
Thank you for choosing the Light-Manager Mini. The Light-Manager Mini is compatible
with every universal remote control which has the ability to learn infrared codes. This
includes the Logitech Harmony, the Philips Pronto and the evo SL series for example.
It is specially designed for the use with InterTechno and KlikAanKlikUit actuators and
100% compatible systems.
The Light-Manager can be used as a standalone device or as a USB-periphery device
for the PC. In the first case power supply is achieved by the included A/C adapter. In
the latter case the Light-Manager is powered by the USB bus of the PC. The
configuration is done with the PC Software Lightman Studio comfortably.
The Light-Manager allows creating complex light scenes which can consist of a
virtually unlimited number of actuators. Each light scene can be triggered by different
sources:
•the remote control
•the button at the front of the case
•the web-interface
•the iPhone application (device must be connected to PC)
The complexity of light scenes is limited only by the memory space of the Manager,
which is sufficient for
•350 light scenes of 1 actuator
•160 light scenes of 3 actuators
•56 light scenes of 10 actuators
•1 light scene of 600 actuators
This is much more than you will need in practice.

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Included in delivery
The package contains
•Light-Manager Mini
•5V A/C adapter with USB socket
•USB cable of 1 m length
•CD with Lightman Studio software for PCs
•This manual
Lightman Studio Software
The configuration of the Light-Manager is done with the software Lightman Studio.
You get this software in the download section of the website www.jbmedia.de. Please
understand that we do not include a CD in this package, as the CD would contain an
outdated version at time of delivery already. After the program is started you will see
the main application window.
On the left side there is a table containing all light scenes you have defined. In the
upper right part there is the panel Trigger which defines the buttons on the remote
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control used to trigger the scenes. Below you find the panel Actuators which is for
the selection of the actuators and the corresponding actions.
Creating a light scene
A light scene is defined by two parameters, the trigger and the actuators. In the
following we create a light scene which is triggered by the remote control. First press
Add on the trigger panel. A new entry appears in the table called Button 1. Use the
remark input box to assign a name to the light scene, for example Living room on.
ow we have defined that the light scene is triggered by the button on the remote
control which has been assigned the code 1. The only thing missing is the list of
actuators for this light scene. This is done by the Actuators panel.
First open the actuator administration by pressing the button with the green frame. In
the actuator administration you can define all actuators you want to use, and you can
give each a description. This will make the following configuration much easier as the
actuators will be appear by that description, you don’t have to deal with their
addresses anymore.

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To create an actuator please select the housecode and the channel, for example A-1,
then press Add. In the table the actuator appears as Actuator 1 at first. It is
recommended to overwrite this by a meaningful description like Lamp side oard. In
the right column you have the possibility to select if the actuator is a switch or a
dimmer. This selection decides which commands are offered for this actuator later. All
parameters, the description, the system and the type can be changed any time by
clicking on it.
If the actuator has the ability to learn its address instead of adjusting rotary switches,
then the option Actuator is code learning should be checked. In this case the Light-
Manager uses a new transmission protocol which has two advantages: First a 24 bit
housecode is used, which offers enhanced security against unauthorized control.
Second certain actuators, like the micro module, which offer a dimming function, can
be controlled in percentage steps. This feature is perfect for the creation of appealing
light scenes.
If no housecode is selected (-/- chosen from the list) the Light-Manager will send the
associated commands to the currently active actuator. This can be the actuator which
has been selected before by the action Select. This way of operation makes it
possible to choose the desired actuator from the display of your remote control while
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you turn it on and off by hard buttons e.g. the up/down buttons. This reduces the
number of buttons needed in total and increases the comfort of operation
When you have added all actuators close the window by pressing OK please. The field
Select actuator lists all actuators defined before. The corresponding selection of
available actions will be displayed below.

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InterTecho actuators
The commands have the following meaning:
•Turn on: Turns the actuators on. In case of dimmer actuators the dim
procedure can be started and stopped by this command.
•Turn off: Turns the actuator off.
•Toggle: Turns the actuator on and off alternating. So you can control a
switch actuator comfortable by a single button on the remote control only.
•Rotate left/right: These commands are for electric blinds. They turn on and
off the actuator for a short moment (ca. 160 ms), so that the blinds are
rotated by a small angle.
•Dim to: Is available for code learning actuators for dimming function only. A
percentage value for the brightness can be selected in the range of 0-100%
in steps of 6.25%. If the slider is moved the actuator will reflect the current
light level in real time, so you can directly check the result.
•Select: Selects the actuator for actions which are initiated later without
changing the state of the actuator.
Note: The commands rotate left/right are allowed to be used only if the motor
supports short operation periods. Otherwise using these commands can cause
overload resulting in damage to the motor.
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Pauses
Pauses in the range of 100 ms up to 25 seconds can be inserted into a light scene. It
is possible to add multiple pauses one after another to extend the total period of time.
Note: During the execution of a pause no other light control signals are processed.
Editing a light scene
After one or multiple actuators have been added to a light scene it will show up in the
table like:
To move an actuator within a light scene just mark it with the left mouse button, keep
the button pressed and moved it to its new position. If you move the actuator along

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the left border of the column insert marks will appear which makes it easier to select
the new position:
An actuator can be removed by marking it, then pressing the delete key. It is possible
to select a group of actuators and delete them all together.
To modify an item, mark it with the left mouse button. Then the properties of the item
can be changed within the panels Trigger and Actuators.
By doing a double click on an actuator you will automatically be moved into the
actuator administration where all parameters can be modified. When doing a single
click on an actuator its data will be shown in the status bar of Lightman Studio. So it
is easy to keep track of the configuration.
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Front utton
Two light scenes of your choice can be accessed by the front button of the Light-
Manager. For example you can enable your living room lightning without looking for
the remote control. A short press of the button triggers the first light scene, a long
press (> 1 second) triggers the second light scene. The selection of light scenes its
done by the context menu which appears when you press the right mouse button on
the desired light scene:
Transferring the configuration
When you have finished the lightning setup the configuration has to be transferred to
the Light-Manager. This is done with the Transfer button of Lightman Studio. The
process takes a few seconds only.
After this the Light-Manager is ready to use. The USB symbol above the Transfer
button appears as long as the Light-Manager is connected to the PC.

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Configuration of the Harmony
The configuration of a Logitech Harmony remote control is very easy, no learning
procedure is required. Instead the whole configuration is done by the Logitech
Harmony PC software. To add the Light-Manger Mini to your profile please follow
these steps:
Select Add Device  Home Automation  Light Controller  JB Media  Light
Manager Pro. Please note the spelling of Light Manager Pro without a dash. The Mini
uses the same codes as the Pro model, therefore it is not listed individually in the
databse.
That is all and the configuration is almost completed. There are 65 buttons available
now, named Light1 up to Light65. So you have the possibility to control up to 65 light
scenes. If more buttons are required these can be added manually by learning the
codes.
If you plan to use InterTechno impulse switches it is recommended to control the
Light-Manager Mini with an action instead of controlling it from the device layer. To
add an action please select Add Activity  choose manual configuration 
Utility  Generic activity. ow add the Light-Manager Mini to the activity and the
buttons you want to use. Finally choose Settings  Change Options  Leave On
for unused devices. ow the configuration of the activity is finished. The creation of
the activity has a certain background: Only within activities buttons get the so called
hold function on Harmony remote controls. The hold function ensures that the infrared
signal is sent as long as you press a button on the remote control. This is important
for impulse switches. If the button was pressed from the device layer the remote
control would send the infrared signal for a fixed interval of about 1 second regardless
how long the user would press it.
Finally please do not forget to update your remote control!
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Teaching a universal remote control
The remote control has to know the infrared codes to control the Light-Manager. This
is done by the learning function of the remote control. The Manager contains an
infrared transmitter module which allows sending these codes to the remote control.
To start the teaching process place the remote control about 20-30 cm in front of the
Light-Manager.
ow set your remote control into the learning mode und select the key you want to
teach from the remote control tab. Finally press the Learn button.

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The red LED is flashed for a short moment and the remote control should have
learned the code. This procedure is repeated for all keys configured.
Note: If the remote control does not seem to learn the code successfully change the
duration of the infrared transmission. This is done by the options menu with the item
Remote control -> Duration for learning. For most remote controls the medium
adjustment is recommended.
When the teaching process is finished you can check the remote control codes. This is
done by the options menu item Remote control.
If you press a button on the remote control you will see the corresponding number on
the display. A green bar reflects the intensity of the transmission. The red LED of the
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Light-Manager flashes accordingly to the signal received. This is useful to check if any
infrared signal can be received at all.
Hexcode Ta le
The hexcode table can be opened by the options menu. It contains the infrared codes
of all keys configured in the hexadecimal Philips Pronto format. These hexcodes can
be processed by several remote controls like the Philips Pronto or the evo SL. For
these remote controls it is not necessary to perform manual learning.
It is known that the learning capability of Logitech Harmony remote controls fails on
certain PCs. This can be caused by an unstable voltage on the USB bus among other
things. In such a case you can email the hexcode table to the Logitech support
department. They will integrate these codes into your personal profile.
We -Interface
The Lightman Studio software contains a simple but powerful web server. It enables
you to control your lightning by a web interface. To do that you can create your own
html files which have to be placed in the \html subfolder of the Lightman Studio
program folder. Before you can use the web interface the server has to be enabled.
This is done by the options menu with the item We server active. The port the
server listens to can also be selected by the options menu. If the port is in use by
another application already an error message appears.
The control of light scenes is realized by hyperlinks with the extension ?key=n. The
letter n is a placeholder for the number of the key respectively the light scene you
want to trigger through the hyperlink. So the link
<a href=“empty.htm?key=3“>Light Scene 3</a>

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will enable the light scene configured to key 3. In the html folder you will find an
example file.
To open the website in your browser just type http://localhost:81 in the address field.
The value 81 is the number of port which has been assigned to the web server.
Note: To test the function of the website you can use the remote control check
function of Lightman Studio. Select the menu item remote control from the options
menu. If a hyperlink is clicked the corresponding key number appears on the screen.
Note: When using the web interface the Light-Manager Mini must be connected to a
running PC via USB bus. It is possible to use the Light-Manager by Web-Interface as
well as by remote control, even if the PC is in standby. Only make sure that USB
voltage is present.
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Firmware Update
From time to time there will appear new firmware version for the Light-Manager Mini.
These updates are made to integrate new features as well as to fix bugs.
You can start a firmware update from the help menu. After confirming that you really
want to do an update the Light-Manager will cut the connection with Lightman Studio
and a new device will be found by your PC.
The first time you perform a firmware update a driver has to be installed for the new
device. Please select manual install in the Windows driver install dialog. In the next
step you can enter a folder containing the driver. Please select the location
c:\programs\Lightman Studio\firmware and confirm with OK. ow the driver is
about to be installed and the update can be performed.
Change to the program Firmware Updater, which was started by Lightman Studio
automatically. Click on Find Light-Manager, then on Select Firmware. Here you
select the appropriate firmware file. Finally click on Program Firmware to start the
actual update procedure.
Note: Under 64 bit operating systems only signed drivers can be installed. As the
driver for the firmware update has not been signed yet it is necessary to disable the
signing verification for that session. This is done by pressing F8 during Windows start
up. A menu will appear where you can disable this feature temporarily. After that the
driver installation works properly.

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During the update you can verify the progress in the lower left area. When the
procedure is finished the Light-Manager connects with Lightman Studio software
automatically again. With the menu item Version Info from the help menu you can
verify if the update was successful.
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Technical data
Supply voltage: 5 Volts
Power consumption: ~ 0.35 Watts
Dimensions: 6.3 x 6 x 2.2 cm
Radio frequency: 433.92 MHz
Range: ca. 25 m indoor, up to 100 meters in open area
Infrared receiver frequency: 30 – 40 kHz
Infrared Transmitter frequency: 38 kHz
Supported actuators: InterTechno series, KlikAanKlikUit, exa and other 100%
compatible systems
Supported operating systems of the Lightman Studio software:
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
USB-Mode: Human Interface Device (HID), no driver required
Memory retention without power supply: more than 10 years
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