Markilux MX-1 User manual

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1) Optional configuration
1Face fixture 2drop valance, during extension 1) 3Arm bearing with tilt-lock mechanism,
integrated windlock mechanism
4LED-Spots in the front profile  5LED-Line in the front profile1) 6LED ambient lighting
in the front profile 
7LED-Spots underneath the cassette 8bionic tendon and hidden cable con-
duits in the arms 9Hidden gutter with water drainage holes to the side
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Table of contents
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markilux important notes 3
DANGER
Marks an imminent danger that leads to death or serious injuries.
ATTENTION
Marks important information that must be taken into account.
WARNING
Marks a possible imminent danger from electrical current that can lead to death or serious injuries.
Explanation of the signal words
1 Reading the instructions................................................................................7
2 Awning with motorised operation..................................................................7
3 Modification or retrofitting............................................................................7
4 What you should also know ...........................................................................7
5 Awning with shadeplus (optional)..................................................................8
6 Awning with lighting (optional)......................................................................8
7 Replacement of a faulty illuminant for lighting ..............................................9
7.1 Overview spare parts lighting LED-Spots...........................................................................9
7.2 LED-Spots in the cassette (bottom)....................................................................................9
7.3 LED spotlights in the front profile.................................................................................... 10
7.4 LED ambient lighting....................................................................................................... 10
7.5 LED line........................................................................................................................... 10
8 Maintenance and care..................................................................................10
9 Disassembly and disposal............................................................................11
9.1 Dismantling .................................................................................................................... 11
9.2 Disposal.......................................................................................................................... 11
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markilux important notes
Important information for the users of markilux awnings
1. Manufacturing number
Every markilux awning was produced individually according to your guidelines and has a fabrication number on it, through which this
product becomes a unique product identifiable at any time.
2. Marking of important safety instructions
With this triangular warning, notes regarding dangers are
marked which can result in bad injuries or even death.
Furthermore it marks important information on the function
of the awning!
5. Wind resistance class
3. Reading of "Important Instructions" and the "Operating Instructions"
4. Proper use of an awning
With this triangular warning, notes are marked which respond
to dangers by electric shock resulting in bad injuries or even
death.
The instructions handed by the authorized markilux specialist must be read before the first awning use. It is important to read all instructions
for the safety of persons. All instructions are to be stored by the customer and have to be handed over to the new owner in case of an
eventual transfer of the awning to Third Parties.
0-14°
The awning is a sun protection construction.
Improper use may lead to significant hazards.
If the awning inclination is less than 25% =
14° measured at the horizontal or the awning
is not extended entirely, then it must not be
burdened by rainwater. If this is the case,
there is a risk of the formation of water
troughs in the awning cover and the awning
may become damaged or even detached
from the wall.
Alterations like rebuilding or enlargements
which are not intended by the manufacturer
may only be carried out with the markilux
manufacturers written approval. Additional
awning burdens by means of object
attachments or or rope wearing can result in
damage or dropping of the awning and are
therefore not allowed.
Wind resistance class 0 1 2 3
Wind speed V (km/h) maximum values < 28 28 38 49
Wind speed V (m/s) maximum values < 7.8 7.8 10.6 13.6
The awning meets the requirements of the above stated wind resistance class. Explanation
see "Handover certificate from the specialist dealer". The CE indicates that
correspondence with the requirements of the applicable European directives is proven. The
corresponding declarations of performance and EU declarations of conformity can be
requested through the markilux specialist dealer.
Windwiderstandsklasse 2
markilux 6000, 5010, 3300, 970, 990, 1700, 1710,
1600, 930, 1300, MX-1 compact, MX-2, MX-3
710, 730, 740, 893, 8850
wind resistance class 3
markilux 620 tracfix, 770 / 870,
7800 / 8800
wind resistance class 2 or 3
markilux 625 tracfix (depending on the size),
776 (depending on the size) / 876 (depending on the size),
779 (depending on the size) / 879 (depending on the size)
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7. Leaves, snow and foreign bodies
9. Motor in the event of a power-cut
6. Use in case of snow, ice, thunderstorm, storm and absence, also with automatic control
8. Obstacles
The awning must not be extended at snowfall or risk of frost. There is risk of the awning to be
damaged or crash down. When a storm or bad weather front is approaching, severe gusts of
wind can occur suddenly to which even an automatic control mechanism cannot react with
suicient speed. An automatic control enhances the awning comfort, but does not excuse
from the duty of care! During absence for longer periods, e.g. holidays or during the night, an
automatic control system does not guarantee an enduringly faultless operation of your
awning.
Attention! It is recommended to retract the awning before freezing wetness starts, at
approaching storm respectively bad weather fronts or at absences. A possibly existing
automatic function is to switch o!
Foliage and other foreign objects located on the awning cover, inside the awning box and in the guidance bars are to remove immediately.
There is risk of the awning to be damaged or crash down. Snow accumulation behind the awning must be avoided by installing a snow guard
(snow fence or similar) or by regularly removing the snow load.
In the awning extension area, no obstacles may be located. There is danger for persons to be
squashed in there. In order to avoid this, a safety distance of at least 50 cm has to be
observed.
A motor-driven awning cannot be retracted without electricity. In very windy areas with frequent power cuts the use of an emergency power
supply should be considered. Otherwise always retract the awning if the power is scheduled to be cut!
Attention! When working in operation radius (e.g. cleaning or service works), make sure the awning to be currentless (e.g. power switch
o, remove plug coupling at drive cable, ...) There is risk of squeezing and falling down.
10. Uncontrolled operation during cleaning and maintenance jobs
There is a risk of crushing body parts and falling. For works on manually operated units the crank should be removed and stored safely. If
awnings are operated by various persons, a locking device switching of prime importance (controlled circuit breakers from outside) must be
actuated, so that every awning retraction and extension is made impossible. Persons not familiar with proper awning use must not operate
them.
1. 2.
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11. Repair and spare parts
The awning is to check regularly for signs of wear or damage at covering, frame and its fixtures (with electric connection: also the power
supply lines). The durability of the fixtures should be checked on an annual basis by means of a visual inspection or by an annual servicing of
the marklilux specialist dealer. If damages occur, an authorised markilux specialist dealer is to be entrusted with the adjustment. Only spare
parts released by the manufacturer may be used.
Attention! Risk of injury! Please never try to repair disorders on your own! Awnings which need to be fixed must not be used. Talk to
your authorized markilux specialist about a preventive maintenance agreement!
12. Crushing and shearing zones
Attention! Depending on the type of awning there are crush and shear zones, e.g. between front profile and cassette and between
moving parts. Items of clothing or limbs can be grabbed by the unit and pulled in. If the awning is assembled at a height less than 2,5 metres
above accessible traic ways, then the awning may only be actuated by a pushbutton switch which allows viewing the moving parts.
Electric controls, radio-controlled motors with click in-switches are not permitted for such installations.
13. Metallic and pearl glimmer coatings of the awning frame
The look of plastic coatings of metal and plastic parts in metallic and/or pearl glimmer colour vary. These visual dierences concern in
particular the intensity and characteristic of the metallic eect, which may also lead to a change in the perception of the basic shade.
14. Disassembly and disposal
Attention: Risk of injury! When disassembling and disposing of the shading system, the parts under tension (e.g. folding-arms,
counter tension systems or servo gear unit) have to be relaxed completely or secured beforehand. A markilux specialist should be
commissioned for this!
15. Maintenance and care, characteristics cover and awning frame
Whether a cleansing is necessary or not depends strongly on environmental influences (traic, air pollution, industrial gases etc.). Depending
on the degree of pollution, a regular cleansing is recommended.
Attention! Always use an appropriate ascending aid and never rest again or attach to the awning!
15.1 Awning cover in wet condition
If possible, retract the awning when it is dry only! If the awning must be retracted wet, it has to be extended as soon as possible in order to
dry. By the cover permanent weight, a deflection is possible which increases in wet condition. This occurrence does not influence the awning
function and running qualities.
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15.2 Cleaning the awning cover
The awning cover is equipped with special impregnation which reduces at every cleansing. For post-impregnation, commercial tent
impregnation can be used. By re-impregnation, no new condition of the cover can be achieved yet.
Remove dust periodically with a so brush in dry condition. Remove leaves, twigs and similar debris immediately. Remove small stains on
the awning cover with commercial, preferably liquid mild detergent added to water (water temperature approx. 30°C, soap solution 5 %).
Rinse thoroughly with water until all traces of the detergent have been removed.
15.3 Cleaning the awning frame
For cleansing of the awning frame, use commercial detergent for sensitive surfaces (pH-value between 5 and 8). Aggressive acids and scraping
materials (like grinding fleece, emery, sand, pumice, etc.) are not allowed because they could alter the surface totally.
15.4 Characteristics resulting from the production and manufacture of awning fabrics
Awning covers are industrially manufactured textile products which serve both a functional and a decorative purpose. Although only
first-class, quality controlled fabric is used in production, there are limits to the degree of perfection that can be achieved. Awning owners
occasionally complain about certain imperfections in the fabric due to lack of knowledge. Defects actually to complain are only those which
influence the cover life span. The following specified imperfections influence the awning cover durability and usage practicality in no way.
• Dogleg and wrinkle creases
At processing, like e.g. trimming, sewing and
winding up of the cover onto the awning
frame, dogleg traces can result which can not
be avoided. Viewed against the light, the user
of the awning has the impression that he
sees dark stripes.
• Chalk and write eect
As with the previously mentioned processes,
the cover may show a light change in colour
(pigment shiing) at folded spots caused by
kinking the fibre.
• Winding folds / waviness
Winding folds/rippling: This occurs due to the
permanent coiling and uncoiling of the cover
on the
roller. This eect can be explained by the
fact, that the material is thicker close to the
seams, coils more loosely between the seams
of the cover. This eect can occur both
directly next to the seam as well as also in the
middle of web.
• Other irregularities
Irregularities caused by the production
process which cannot be avoided, such as
• Knots, thread thickening and thinning,
which can be seen in the cloth as points
of light or as nubs
• Colour deviations in cloths produced in
webs (e.g. in triangular shades)
• Individual thread breakages and
expansions at the seams with resulting
sagging
• Sagging of the cloth due to its own
weight or aer the formation of a "water
sack".
can occur, and are unavoidable in
production.
15.5 Flexing of the awning frame
The profile of the wider systems' awning frame can flex as well because of own weight. This occurrence does not influence the awning
function and running qualities.
16. Tested awning cover
17. Legal disclaimer
The graphics and text sections in these instructions have been created with care. No liability can be borne for any errors and their eects. We
reserve the right to undertake technical modifications to the product and to these instructions! The instructions contain copyright-protected
information. All rights reserved! The listed product or trade names are copyright trademarks.
The „Oeko-Tex Standard 100“ certificate guarantees that markilux awning fabrics do not contain any
dyes or chemicals that are hazardous to health.
Sunvas, sunsilk and sunbow fabrics generally achieve the highest possible sun protection factor for
textiles (UPF 50 +). The UPF (Ultraviolet Protection Factor) indicates how much longer you can be
exposed to the sun with sun protection. Fabrics with a sun protection factor UPF 50 + allow, in purely
mathematical terms, fiy times longer sunbathing without getting sunburned, taking into account the
individual skin‘s own protection time.
sunvas and sunsilk are innovative awning fabrics with a self-cleaning eect when it rains (minimum 14 degree tilt angle of awning required for
rain run-o). The highly dirt-repellent finish ensures that the colours will remain bright for years.
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1 Reading the instructions
Read the operating instructions and all documents pertaining to the product (handover protocol, important notes etc.)
carefully and in their entirety before using the product.
STOP
2 Awning with motorised operation
Protection against overheating:
Multiple extension and retraction of the awning in rapid succession
results in an automatic motor switch-o to preserve it from
overheating. Aer cooling down the motor switches itself on again in
operating readiness.
In partially extended position and flat pitches (less than 14°) there is the increase risk of water collecting on the cover
surface. The optimum cover tension is achieved when the awning is extended.
3 Modification or retrofitting
The following modifications can be carried out retrospectively on your awning by your markilux specialist.
• Replacement of the awning cover
• Retrofitting an automatic control system. In principle a motor drive must be available. Ask your specialist dealer about sun
and wind sensors, remote control, Vibrabox etc.
4 What you should also know
Due to the compact awning construction and depending on the width and the projection, contact between cover and folding
arms may occur during extension and retraction. This has no detrimental eect on the functionality and / or operating life of
the awning.
Extend the awning by pressing the buttons button for extension /
retraction. With radio-controlled operation, your markilux specialist
must exactly explain the functions on the radio remote control to
you, since, depending on the equipment, he can set these for you
individually.
Observe here the separate operating instructions of the motor
and, if available, of the controller manufacturer. The end stop for
extension / retraction of the awning is limited. The end stop for the
extension direction will be set by your specialist dealer.
markilux hand-held remote control io (868
MHz) markilux hand-held remote control RTS (433 MHz)
io 1-channel io 5-channel io / RTS
back
RTS 1-channel RTS 4-channel
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1=UP- button
2=STOP- button
3=DOWN- button
4=Scroll wheel
5=Channel selection button
6=AUTO / MANU- switch
7=PROG- button
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5 Awning with shadeplus (optional)
The instructions mentioned under point 2 are to be adhered to.
Note: Shadeplus cover must always
be retracted before the entire awning is
retracted. If the main motor of the awning is
equipped with a control, never leave the
shadeplus cover unattended, as the awning
can retract unintentionally.
When it is windy, please take particular care that the shadeplus cover with its valance profile does not carry out any
uncontrolled movements. Retract your shadeplus cover immediately if it gets windy.
6 Awning with lighting (optional)
The LED lighting can heat up a lot. The lighting has to be switched o for some some minutes to cool down before you
touch the individual lamps.
Never hang objects or the like in front of the spotlights and make sure that there are no objects directly under the front
profile in either the retracted or extended position. Observe in particular the safety clearances in "Important notes".
Do not touch or pull the mains leads (230 V) and the cables visible at any movement point of the folding arm. No objects
must be suspended from these mains leads.
The mobility of the mains lead is limited in temperatures below zero. Therefore it has to be ensured, whether the electrician has
protected the connection of your lighting via an RCCB (30mA), so that any eventual cable breakage does not pose any hazard.
For safety reasons, the electronic transformer switches o automatically at a temperature of 80°C and on again aer an
appropriate cooling down phase.
Automatic switching o: Thanks to an integrated timer, the spotlights switch o automatically (io-homecontrol technology
aer 2 / 6 / 12 hours (individually adjustable); RTS wireless technology: aer 24 hours). The lighting can be reactivated by
double-clicking either the switch or the remote control.
The radiation intensity of these LED lamps is harmless to people and underruns the RG 2 area acc. EN 62471. However, it is
suggested not to look for a long time at the centre of the light source.
1= LED spots on the front profile (cannot be combined with pos. 2)
2 = LED line on the front profile (cannot be combined with pos. 1) 3 = LED ambient lighting
4= LED-Spots in the cassette, bottom
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7 Replacement of a faulty illuminant for lighting
These instructions for the replacement of defective illuminants at your markilux folding-arm awning is to be read and observed.
Exclusively LED lights, which have a very long service life are used for the lighting of your markilux MX-1 and MX-1 compact.
If the LED ambient lighting and LED line are defective, please contact your specialist dealer.
If an LED-Spot is defective you can change it yourself.
Regularly check the awning for signs of wear and damage to cables and lamps. If damages occur, an authorised markilux
specialist dealer is to be entrusted with the adjustment.
Awnings which need to be fixed must not be used. Only spare parts released by markilux may be used.
Electrical installation or repairs must be carried out according to the installation specifications
DIN VDE 0100 by a qualified electrician only.
The lighting system must be disconnected from the electricity supply during work on the system (unplug, switch o fuse).
Switch on the lighting only when all cable connections have been established completely.
7.1 Overview spare parts lighting LED-Spots
The following replacement parts are available via your markilux specialist dealer:
chapter Lighting type Article no.
7.2 1 piece LED-Spot with plug in the front canopy (top and bottom) 721581
7.3 1 piece LED spotlight with plug in the front profile 714701
7.2 LED-Spots in the cassette (bottom)
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721581
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1. Carefully pry open the cover of the
spot lights (1) using an appropriate tool
(2).
The surface of the canopy can get
scratched if handled incorrectly.
2. Disconnect the plug (3) of the
defective spot light from the mains and
plug in the new spot light.
Article no. new LED spot light with plug:
721581
3. Replace the cover (1) of the spot light
and seal watertight using a sealant.
The cover must be sealed
watertight. Penetrating rain water may
damage the awning.
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1. Loosen the hexagon nut (2) with a
SW 13 spanner. Subsequently, turn
the defective LED-Spot light (1) anti-
clockwise by 90° too bring the clamp
plate (3) in running direction of the
groove and remove.
2. Disconnect the plug (3) of the
defective spot light from the mains and
plug in the new spot light.
Item no. new LED-Spot 12 Volt with
plug: 714881
3. Place the new LED spotlight (1) into
the track, turn clockwise by 90° to
hook the clamp plate (3) in the groove.
Subsequently retighten the hexagon
nut (2).
For proper cleaning of the awning cover and the awning frame of your markilux awning, kindly pay close attention to the
cleaning instructions in chapter "Important notes".
The screen profile for LED ambient lighting (optional) in the front profile is made of acrylic glass (PMMA). Dirty cover
profiles should always be cleaned with water. Use mild soaps or detergents suitable for delicate fabrics in lukewarm water.
Abrasive cleaners, strong detergents, spray cleaner for glass, scouring cloths or brushes as well as solvents such as acetone,
carbon tetrachloride, paint thinner or alcohol mixtures with more than 5% alcohol content may be aggressive to the surface
and should never be used.
Repair and maintenance jobs such as the replacement of spare parts, a damaged outer flexible line or other electrical
components, must be carried out exclusively by the specialist dealer.
Repair and maintenance jobs such as the replacement of spare parts, a damaged outer flexible line or other electrical
components, must be carried out exclusively by the specialist dealer.
7.3 LED spotlights in the front profile
7.4 LED ambient lighting
7.5 LED line
8 Maintenance and care
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9 Disassembly and disposal
9.1 Dismantling
9.2 Disposal
Packaging
Batterien
Electrical units
The awning must be removed only by a markilux specialist company.
The packaging protects the product from transport damage. The packaging materials are selected according to
environmental and disposal aspects and are therefore recyclable.
Returning the packing to the materials circuit saves raw materials and reduces the accumulation of waste.
It is therefore essential that you dispose of packaging materials that are no longer required in accordance with the
applicable legal regulations.
Electrical units are not worthless waste. Valuable raw materials can be recovered through environmentally friendly
disposal.
This product is marked in accordance with Directive 2012/19/EU on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE)
At the end of its service life, this product must not be disposed of with normal household waste, but must be taken
to a collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. The symbol on the product, the
instructions for use or the packaging indicates this.
By reusing, recycling or other forms of recycling electrical units, you make an important contribution to the
protection of our environment.
It is therefore essential that you dispose of electrical units in accordance with the applicable legal regulations.
Batteries and battery packs can contain toxins that are harmful to the environment. Batteries and battery packs
must not be disposed of in normal household waste
It is therefore essential that you dispose of batteries and battery packs in accordance with the applicable legal
regulations.
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