SOMFY Tilt 50 RTS User manual

Tilt 50 RTS
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CONTENTS
1. PREREQUISITE INFORMATION
1.1 FIELDS OF APPLICATION
The Tilt 50 RTS is a motor specially dedicated to interior applications.
The Tilt 50 RTS can motorize wood venetian blinds.
The Tilt 50 RTS is a battery operated motor, powered with lithium primary batteries or
NiMH batteries mounted with or without a solar pack. The motor can also be powered
by a power supply.
Use only the below Somfy references with this motor :
Ref. 9018685 : 12V RELOADABLE TUBE (8 AA LITHIUM) + Ref. 9014834 : 8 AA
LITHIUM BATTERY PACK
Ref. 9018608 : 12V RELOADABLE TUBE (10 AA NIMH) + Ref. 9018621 : 10AA NIMH
BATTERIES
Ref. 9019034 : SOLAR PACK
Ref. 1822445 : 12V AC/DC Power Supply
Caution : Batteries must be installed as shown on the battery tube.
Do not mix type, brand or used batteries with new.
Warning : The Tilt 50 RTS is compatible only with the «Sunis Indoor WireFreeTM RTS»
sensor.
Warning : The Tilt 50 RTS cannot be used with sealed double glazing.
Please separate storage cells and batteries from other types of waste and recy-
cle them via your local collection facility.
1. Prerequisite information 3
1.1. Fields of application 3
1.2. Liability 4
2. Installation 4
2.1. Installation 5
2.2. wiring 6
2.3. commissioning 6
2.4. Tips and recommendations for
installation 8
3. Use and maintenance 9
3.1. Up and Down buttons 10
3.2. STOP function 10
3.3. Favourite position (my) 10
3.4. Tilting 10
3.5. Additional setting 10
3.6.
Tips and recommendations for use 12
4. Technical data 12

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1.2 LIABILITY
Before installing and using the motor, please read operating and installation guide
carefully. In addition to following the instructions given in this guide, the instructions
detailed in the attached Safety instructions document must also be observed.
The motor must be installed by a motor and home automation professional,
according to instructions from Somfy and the regulations applicable in the coun-
try in which it is commissioned.
It is prohibited to use the motor outside the elds of application described above.
Such use, and any failure to comply with the instructions given in this guide and in the
attached Safety instructions document, absolves Somfy of any liability and invalidates
the warranty.
The installer must inform its customers of the operating and maintenance conditions for
the motor and must provide them with the instructions for use and maintenance, and
the attached Safety instructions document, after installing the motor. Any After-Sales
Service operation on the motor must be performed by a motor and home automation
professional.
If in doubt when installing the motor, or to obtain additional information, contact a Somfy
adviser or go to the website www.somfy.com
Safety warning! Information
Caution!
2. INSTALLATION
Instructions which must be followed by the motor and home automation profes-
sional installing the Tilt 50 RTS motor.
Never drop, knock, drill or submerge the motor.
Install a separate control point for each motor.
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2.1. INSTALLATION
2.1.1. Shaft adaptation
1) Slide shaft to far side of the headrail until
is 9cm / 3.54In from the end.
2) If shaft does not slide 9cm / 3.54In from
the end, mark and cut shaft to remove 9cm
/ 3.54In from the end of the headrail (use
motor to measure mark).
If needed, file the end of the shaft to
remove any rough edges.
2.1.2. Motor preparation
1) Put the motor into the appropriate headrail
adaptor and secure snaps on top of motor.
2) If needed, press the shaft adaptor into the
motor.
2.1.3. Motor/headrail assembly
Position the blind to be fully open
(horizontal).
Slide the motor into the headrail until the
shaft is fully inserted into the motor.
9 Cm / 3.54 In
9 Cm / 3.54 In
1)
2)
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2.2 WIRING
Cables which pass through a metal wall must be protected and isolated using a
sheath or sleeve.
Attach cables to prevent any contact with moving parts.
The cable for the Tilt 50 RTS cannot be removed. If it is damaged, return the
motor to the After-Sales department.
Leave the motor power supply cable accessible: it must be possible to replace it
easily.
Do not unplug the battery when the
motor is working.
Plug the battery with the motor supply cable :
2.3. COMMISSIONING
2.3.1. Programming the RTS control point
Press the Up and Down buttons
simultaneously on the RTS control point:
the motorised product moves up and down
and the control point is preprogrammed in
the motor
2.3.2. Checking the direction of rotation
1) Press the Up button on the RTS control
point:
a) If the motorised product rises (a), the
direction of rotation is correct: Move onto
the section 2.3.3 entitled “Setting the end
limits”.
b) If the motorised product lowers (b), the
direction of rotation is incorrect: Move onto
the next step (2).
2) Press the my button on the RTS control
point until the motorised product moves up
and down: The direction of rotation has been
modied.
3) Press the Up button on the RTS control
point to check the direction of rotation.
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b
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a
b
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a
b
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2.3.3. Setting the end limits
The end limits can be set in any order.
1) Raise the motorised product to the desired
position by pressing the Up button.
2) Press the my and Down buttons at the
same time until the motorised product moves.
The upper end limit is memorised.
3) Press the my button when the motorised
product reaches the desired lowered position.
If necessary, adjust the position of the
motorised product using the Up and Down
buttons.
4) Press the my and Up buttons at the same
time until the motorised product moves.
The lower end limit is memorised. The
motorised product rises and stops in the
raised position.
5) To conrm the end limits, press the my
button until the motorised product moves up
and down.
The end limits are programmed.
Do not set an end limit in a position able to raise the motorised product, as this
could damage the motorised product and/or the motor in the long term.
2.3.4. Recording the RTS control point
The motorisation is in programming mode:
-- Quickly press the PROG button on the RTS
control point to be programmed:
→The motorised product moves up and
down: this RTS control point is programmed
in the motorisation.
If the motorisation is no longer in programming mode, repeat Step 2.3.1 then
perform Step 2.3.4.
1) 2)
3) 4)
5)
PROG.

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2.4. TIPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTALLATION
2.4.1. Questions about the Tilt 50 RTS?
Observations Possible causes Solutions
The motorised
product does not
operate.
There may be some radio
interferences.
Unplug the motor supply cable
and reconnect the battery tube to
the motor.
One or more batteries have been
mounted backwards.
Verify that batteries are all
mounted in the correct manner.
Batteries (inside battery tube) are
weak.
Check whether the batteries are
weak and replace if necessary.
The control point battery is weak. Check whether the battery is
weak and replace it if necessary.
The control point is not
compatible.
Check for compatibility and
replace the control point if
necessary.
The control point used has not
been programmed into the motor.
Use a programmed control point
or program this control point.
2.4.2. Re-setting the end limits
Readjusting the upper end limit
1) Press the Up button to bring the motorised product to the end limit to be readjusted.
2) Press the Up and Down buttons at the same time until the motorised product moves
up and down.
3) Press the Up or Down button to move the motorised product to the new desired
position.
4) To conrm the new end limit, press the my button until the motorised product moves
up and down.
Readjusting the lower end limit
1) Press the Down button to bring the motorised product to the end limit to be
readjusted.
2) Press the Up and Down buttons at the same time until the motorised product moves
up and down.
3) Press the Up or Down button to move the motorised product to the new desired
position.
4) To conrm the new end limit, press the my button until the motorised product moves
up and down.

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2.4.3. Adding or deleting a RTS control point
Find an RTS control point (A) programmed
in the motor.
Press and hold the RTS programmed control
point (A) PROG button or the motor PROG
button until the motorised product moves
up and down: the motor is in programming
mode.
Quickly press the RTS control point(B)
PROG button to add or delete: the motorised
product moves up and down and the RTS
control point is programmed or deleted from
the motor.
2.4.4. Erasing the control point from the memory of the motor
To delete all the programmed control points,
press and hold the motor PROG button until
the motorised product moves up and down
twice.
All the control points are deleted.
2.4.5. Erasing the memory of the motor
To reset the motor, press and hold the PROG
button on the motor head until the motorised
product moves up and down 3 times.
All the settings are erased.
3. USE AND MAINTENANCE
This motor is maintenance-free
These instructions only describe the use with a “Telis modulis” control point. For
use with an other control point, refer to the corresponding manual.
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B
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3.1. UP AND DOWN BUTTONS
Briey press the Up or Down button fully raise
or lower the motorised product.
3.2. STOP FUNCTION
The motorised product is moving.
-Briey press the STOP button: the motor-
ised product stops automatically.
3.3. FAVOURITE POSITION (my)
To use the favourite position (my):
-Briey press my: the motorised product
starts to move, and stops in the favourite
position (my).
To modify or delete the favourite (my) position,
see the section entitled “Additional settings”.
3.4. TILTING
To tilt the slats, use the scroll of the remote
control, until the slats reach the desired posi-
tion.
3.5. ADDITIONAL SETTINGS
3.5.1. Record or Modify the favourite position (my)
1) Place the motorised product in the desired
favourite position (my).
2) Press my until the motorised
product moves up and down: the
desired favourite position (my) has been
programmed.
1)
2)
3)
4)
1
2