Rompa 18523 User manual

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1. ProductName
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BubbleWallPanelbyROMPA®
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2. ProductCode
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18523
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3. Colour
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Blackorwhite
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4. BriefDescription
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Thebestofbothworlds‐apanelandabubbletubeinone.Abrilliantproductfrom
ROMPA®creatinganenthrallingfusionandbrilliantSnoezelen®roomfeature.
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5. Contents
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•1xPanel
•1xPowerSupplyControlUnitwithleadsattached
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6. Snoezelen®Stimulations
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•Sight
•Sound
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7. BestUse
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Useinadarkenedenvironment,formaximumvisualimpact.
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8. CompatibleROMPA®Products
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17274–SuperInteractiveSwitchBox
20698–BCBWaterTreatmentFluid
19847–8ColourWirefreeController
19939–WiFiInteractiveCarpetswitchSetbyROMPA®
18870‐TalkingCubebyROMPA®
20402–MiniTalkingCube
20563–WiFiMicrophonebyROMPA®
19214–ColourChangingPanelbyROMPA®
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9. StartingUp
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•Fillwithwater.
•Plugintomainssocket.
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10. DetailedDescription
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Thebestofbothworlds‐apanelandabubbletubeinone.Abrilliantproductfrom
ROMPA®creatinganenthrallingfusionandbrilliantSnoezelen®roomfeature.Watchthe
bubblesmoveandcolourschange,orcontroltheseinteractivelywithoneofROMPA®'s
manycompatibleswitchesandswitchingsystems.CompatiblewithSuperInteractiveSwitch
Box17274,Extremelyvisualandeye‐catching.NotsuitableforuseinPorters.
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OPERATION
1. TherearetwoscrewholesoneachsideofthePowerSupplyshouldyouwishtowall
mounttheunit,orsecureittothefloor.Note:pleasewallmountinawellventilated
area.Nofixingsaresuppliedasthesedependonthesurfacetheunitwillbeattachedto.
ThePowerSupplyboxweighs1.3kg.
2. PlugthePowerSupplyintotheBubbleWallPanel(locatethehexagonshapedsocketat
thetoprightofthepanelandconnectthecircularendofthepowersupplyleadintoit).
3. PlugtheotherendofthePowerSupplyinatthewall.
4. Switchonatthewall.Theremaybeaslightdelay.
5. Theunitwillbegintoflash,displayingasequenceofcolouredlights,andbubbleswill
begintoriseuptheBubbleWall.Turnthewheelinthecentreofthecontrols(labelledI
below)toadjustthespeedofthelightchange.
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Pleasenote:
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TheConnectormarkedJisforthe17274LEDSuperInteractiveSwitchBoxonly.
Connectinganyothercabletothissocketmaycausepermanentdamagetothe
BubbleWalls.
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Ensurethatwaterdoesnotcomeintocontactwiththeelectroniccircuitboardsin
theBubbleWall.Pleasetakeextremecarewhenfilling/emptyingtheBubbleWallto
ensurethattheelectronicsremainsdry.
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Younowhaveseveraloptions:
1. AllowyourBubbleWalltofunctionpassively–thatistosaythatthecolourswillchange
insequence.
2. Usearound5buttonswitchboxtocontrolbubblesandjust4colours–red,blue,green
andyellow.Pleaseseewww.rompa.comfordetailsofthese–17274LED.Connectthe
switchtothesocketlabelledJintheimageonthepreviouspage.
3. UsetheBubbleWalltorespondtoWiFiproducts,suchastheTalkingCube,8Colour
WirefreeControlleretc.WhenusedinconjunctionwithWiFiproducts,theBubbleWall
willbelitinthecolourchosenbytheuser.
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USINGTHESUPERINTERACTIVESWITCHBOX17274
(THEROUND5BUTTONSWITCHBOX‐NOTINCLUDEDIN18523)
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•Toselectacolouredlightpressoneofthefourbuttons(red,green,yellow,blue)onthe
top.
•Tostopthebubblespressthecentralbuttononthetop.Releasethebuttontomakethe
bubblesstartagain.OntheundersideoftheSwitchBoxthereisadiallabelledBUBBLES
withtwooptions–NORMALLYONandNORMALLYOFF.Switchbetweenthesesothat
onewaythebubblesstartifthecentralbuttonispressedandtheotherwaythebubbles
willstopifthecentralbuttonispressed.
•Toadjustthespeedofthelightchange/flashrateusetheSPEEDandDELAYbuttons
underneathlabelledCOLOURS.
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YOUCANADDANEXTERNALSWITCH(JACK)–WhenaROMPA®switchispluggedintothe
JackSocket(M)onthesideofPushButtonSwitchBox,mostothercontrolswillbeover‐
ridden,i.e.PushButtons,Coloursetc.
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ThereareninepossibleoptionswhenaROMPA®switchisused.Usethedialsonthe
undersideoftheSuperInteractiveSwitchBox:
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1. WiththelefthanddialsettoCOLOURSandtherighthandonetoFLASHON,thenthe
BubbleswillbeonallofthetimeandtheLightswillcomeonwhentheROMPAswitchis
activated.
2. WiththelefthanddialsettoBUBBLESandtherighthandonetoFLASHON,thenthe
LightswillbeonallofthetimeandtheBubbleswillcomeonwhentheROMPAswitchis
activated.
3. WiththelefthanddialsettoCOLOURSandtherighthandonetoFLASHOFF,thenthe
BubblesandLightswillbeonallofthetimeandthelightswillstopwhentheROMPA
switchisactivated.
4. WiththelefthanddialsettoBUBBLESandtherighthandonetoFLASHOFF,thenthe
BubblesandLightswillbeonallofthetimeandtheBubbleswillstopwhentheROMPA
switchisactivated.
5. WiththelefthanddialsettoCOLOURSandtherighthandonetoHOLD,thenthe
BubbleswillbeonallofthetimeandtheLightswillstartwhentheROMPAswitchis
activatedandwillonlystopwhentheROMPAswitchisactivatedagain.
6. WiththelefthanddialsettoBUBBLESandtherighthandonetoHOLD,thentheLights
willbeonallofthetimeandtheBubbleswillstartwhentheROMPAswitchisactivated
andwillonlystopwhentheROMPAswitchisactivatedagain.
7. WiththelefthanddialsettoBOTHandtherighthandonetoFLASHON,thenthe
BubblesorLightswillbeoffandtheywillonlycomeonwhentheROMPAswitchis
activated.
8. WiththelefthanddialsettoBOTHandtherighthandonetoFLASHOFF,thenthe
BubblesandLightswillbeonallofthetimeandtheLightsandBubbleswillstopwhen
theROMPAswitchisactivated.
9. WiththelefthanddialsettoBOTHandtherighthandonetoHOLD,thentheLightsand
BubbleswillbeonallofthetimeandbothwillstopwhentheROMPAswitchisactivated
andwillonlystartwhentheROMPAswitchisactivatedagain.
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TheBubbleWalldoesnotcontainatimer.
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11. Safety
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•Alwayssupervisetheuseofthisproduct.
•Regularlychangethewateranduseasuitablewater‐cleansingagent.
•Handlethisproductwithcare.
•Forindooruseonly.
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12. TechnicalSpecification
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Size:  115x72.5x11cm
Weight:45kgwhenfull
Capacity:4.4litresofwater
Powersupply:240Volt(U‐110V)110VOutput12VAC60W
240VOutput12VAC60W
Output:12vDC5A60Wmax
Cover: phthalate‐free
CE: ThepowersupplyisULlisted–E1494743G58,andmeetstherequirementsof
BSEN61558‐1andBSEN61558‐2‐6
ClassIITransformer
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13. Installation
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1. Chooseasafeandsuitablelocationforyourpanel.ThepanelisONLYtobeusedin
dryenvironments.Theambienttemperatureshouldnotexceed40°C.
2. Nofixingsareincludedinthisproductforthewall.Whenfixingittothewallplease
consultasuitablyqualifiedprofessionalbuilderorfromanestatesdepartmentto
understandtheconstructionofthewallthepanelistobefixedto,sothatthe
correctfittingscanbeused
3. Attachfixingssuchasmirrorplatestothebackofthepanel.Checkthefixingse.g.
mirrorplatesyoubuycaneasilysupport20kg.Youmaywishtoattachtwomirror
platestothebackofthepanelatthetopandtwoonthebackatthebottom.When
attachingfixingstothebackofthepanelpleaseproceedwithcaution–beaware
thatthereareelectricalassembliesinsidethepanel.
4. ThisPanelshouldnotbeusedinaPorter18518/18522.
5. Tofillwithwater,Locatethefourscrewcoversonthefrontofthepanel–twoone
thirdofthewaydownandtwoonethirdofthewayup.Removethefourscrew
coversfromthefrontoftheBubbleWall.Slideaflatedge(e.g.bluntknife)under
thecoverstoremovethem.
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Removethefourpositive(cross‐head)screwsandwashers.Putthesefourscrews,
screwcoversandwashersinasafeplace!Carefullypullthefrontoff.Checkthe
drainagevalveofthehoseisclosed.
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Carefullyfillthecavitywithwaterusingapipeorjugtoavoidspillsandsplashes.Do
notfillthecavitycompletely‐leaveapproximately2”fromthetopasthiswillrise
oncethepanelisswitchedonandthebubblesbegin.Useafunnelorsimilaras
requiredtofillthecavityviathecentraltube(shownbelow).
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Replacethefrontandscrewsandscrewcovers.Sincethebottomofthepanelfrontis
deeperthanthetopitisnotpossibletoputthepanelfrontonupsidedown.
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14. CareandMaintenance
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•WipetheexteriorofthePanelwithaclean,softandveryslightlydampenedcloth.
DonotallowthePaneltobecomewet.Neverusesolventsorliquiddetergents
insidetheBubbleWall.
•DonotstrikethePanel–handleitwithappropriatecare. 
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TOEMPTYTHEBUBBLEWALL
1. Removethefourscrewcovers,screwsandwashersthatsecurethefrontoftheBubble
Wall.Puttheseinasafeplace.
2. Removethefront.
3. Reachinsidethepanelandgentlylocatethedrainhosewiththebluevalveontheend.
4. Holdthebluevalveoverabucketorrecipienttocatchthewater.
5. Releasethebluevalvebyturningit.
6. Turnbluedrainvalveanti‐clockwisetostartflowandclockwisetostoptheflow.
7. Refillthepanelasrequired,checkingthatthedrainagevalveisclosed.
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SincethisproductcontainsLED(lightemittingdiodes)ratherthanspotlights,itwillnotbe
necessarytochangeanylamps.
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GENERALCARE
1. Topthewaterlevelupasrequired.Subjecttothewarmthintheroomandtheuseof
thispanel,thewaterlevelmayneedtoppingupevery4to7days.
2. Toremoveanydirtinsidethepanelfollowtheaboveinstructions,rinsethecasewith
thevalveopenandoncefinishedclosethevalve.
3. Topreventthegrowthofmicrobesinthewater,changethewatermonthly.Emptythe
panelaltogetherifitisnottobeusedforlongperiods.UseBCBWaterTreatmentFluid
everymonth.
4. Donotaddbleach,coloureddyesorsalttothewater
5. Oncethisproductiseventuallyexhausted,disposeofitappropriately.
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