Unicum AN1244 Operating manual

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DATE
VERSION
MODIFICATIONS
08/2020 01 AN1244A/AN1274A
05/2021 02 Modifications alarms, SWx
WARNING
Basic safety rules must always be respected including those contained in this user guide; not applying these
instructions may provoke damages, injuries or even death.
AN1244
AN1274
Control box

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Important security instructions
WARNING
Swimming pool can represent a major danger for your children. Drowning can happen
very suddenly and quickly. You must actively survey any children using the swimming
pool even if they can swim. Physical presence of an adult person is mandatory when a
pool is open.
WARNING
Please check carefully that none and no object is inside the swimming pool before and while operating the cover.
WARNING
Keep away from children any device that may operate the cover (key, remotes, etc) .
Cover operation must me done by an adult person.
PLEASE FOLLOW CAREFULLY ALL INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
FOR YOUR SECURITY – Product installation must be performed by a qualified and authorized technician who
has been trained to swimming pool equipment installation. Before installing this product, please read the whole
user manual and follow all instructions paying particular attention to warnings that may prevent product failure
or other material damages. Any improper installation or usage of the control box will make the warranty void.
Electric wiring and connection to mains network MUST be done following applicable security norms.
An improper installation or usage may create an undesired electrical danger which could cause material or
personnel damages.
WARNING
FOR INSTALLATION TECHNICIANS: this guide contains important information concerning installation, usage
and security recommendations that must be communicated to the final user. Not learning and applying these
instructions may cause important material damages and injuries or even death.

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Technical specifications
This control box is compatible with following motors:
AN1244: PL3210, PL1218, DL3010 and DL1318
AN1274: PL6010, PL3218, PL7710, DL6010, DL7710 and DL3018
•« Pulse mode » or « Hold mode » can be selected independently on both directions (open/close).
•Overload detection in case of motor slow down during cover operation
•Security Loop (for emergency stop or alarms coming from sensors)
•Auxiliary Relay (for electrolyser or pump management)
•One-digit display for alarm notification and troubleshooting.
FUSES CARACHTERISTICS:
AN1244
F1 = Fuse ATO 10A
F2 = Fuse 5x20 3.15A Time lag
AN1274
F1 = Fuse ATO 15A
F2 = Fuse 5x20 4A Time lag
CHARACTERISTICS AN1244 AND1274 Unit
Power feed tension 230 230 V AC
Frequency 50 50 Hz
Monophasic AC Network L/N/PE L/N/PE
Maximum power 210 360 VA
Zero load tension 30 30 V DC
Maximum load current 10 15 A
Dimension (HxLxP) 291x241x87 291x241x88 mm
Weight 3,5 4,7 kg
Waterproof class IP50 IP50
Operation temperature range 0 to 50 de 0 to 50 °C
Admissible humidity 0 to 85 de 0 to 85 %

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Installation
Control box physical installation
Installation must be made in compliance with electrical norms valid in each specific country; in France norm NF-C
15-100 or in Europe norm HD 384-7-702 must be applied. More in general, please refer to local equivalent
regulations.
Control box must be installed in a technical room and not exposed to ice or very cold weather. The place must be
protected from rain and from direct sun exposure; it must be placed far from heat sources and from water.
It must be installed at the right height from floor, ideally between 1.2 and 1.5-meter, vertical position, cable glands
towards the floor; wall must be flat enough to bear the weight of the control box.
Control box positioning and drilling:
1. Mark on the wall the four positions corresponding to the four external holes in the corners of the box; you
can use the drilling position template paper which is included with the package.
Fig.1 – External holes position
WARNING : Not respecting this recommendation will make the warranty void.
2. Drill four holes on the mounting wall surface.
3. Insert four plastic anchors nylon polyamide (M6x30) tightly inside the holes.
4. Screw the control box onto the wall (screw – VBA TF 4x30 INOX A4)
WARNING
FOR YOUR SECURITY – Installation must be performed by an authorized and trained technician following NF-C
18-510 or EN 50110-1.
Definition of a qualified installation technician as per NF C 18-510: « professional having a proven technical
culture, knowledge and experience and training in electricity allowing him to analyse electrical risks thus avoiding
related dangers ».

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Control device installation
1.2.1. Three positions key switch
1.2.1.1. Key switch characteristics:
Key switch must respect to local electrical security standards and regulations.
Electrical symbol for key switch
Key switch must be IP65 waterproof in order to allow an outdoor installation, close to the pool.
Example of limit switch
The key switch must have a good quality and must prevent any possible false contacts that may degrade its normal
operation.
1.2.1.2. Direction identification on the key switch:
Positions and rotation directions must be clearly identified on the key switch and must remain understand all along
cover pool lifetime.
Fig.3 – Example of identification
1.2.1.3. Key switch localisation:
Key switch must be physically placed in a way that user can have full view ont the pool in order to verify the absence
of people or obstacles during cover closing phase.
Key switch must be installed high enough to keep it away from children in order to avoid that they may operate the
cover without the presence of an adult person.
1.2.1.4. Key switch maintenance:
Key switch is an essential security device. For this reason, it must be replaced whenever a minimum defect appears.

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Electrical cable wiring
Generalities
Verify that wires don’t present any defect or non-conformity.
Cables must be protected so that nobody can be wrenched or crushed.
With respect to electrical norms, a yellow/green cable can be used only for ground connection.
Do not forget to screw cable glands when wiring is done; this guarantees correct waterproof level.
WARNING
All electrical connections have to be made with DC power OFF.
WARNING
FOR YOUR SECURITY – Installation must be performed by an authorized and trained technician following NF-C
18-510 or HD 384-7-702 in Europe.
230VAC
monophasic
mains
network
Key switch
Motor
Auxiliary
relay
(Electroliser)
Sa ety loop
Sensor

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NOTE: submerged cable can’t be repaired nor being connected to others inside « zone 0 ».
230VAC AC monophasic cable:
An electrical separation device must be settled upstream the control box. It must be easily reachable and found and
should be locked in open position. The device can be a disconnecting switch for 6 A current minimum or any other
system that can be connected in an optimal security scenario and in compliance with local regulation.
Note 1: Installation responsible must select the device according to external constraints (humidity).
Note 2: Power supply of the box must be protected according to the earth link scheme (grounding) in compliance
with local regulation.
Note3: For TT operating conditions, the circuit must be protected upstream by a bipolar differential circuit breaker
with a sensitivity of 30 mA, 6 A intensity and a type C trigger curve.
Use a cable H07 VV-F with a cross section of at least 1.5 mm² with 2 wires + ground.
Guide the cable through the provided cable gland.
Three positions key switch
Use a three-wire cable 1.5 mm2, type H07 VV-F for connecting to the board.
Pass the cable through a cable gland.
Connect the key switch to the KEY SWITCH terminal block on the board.
Respect marked references « F C » (F closing) and « O » (Opening) shown on the board and on the switch.
Connect key switch common input to « + » on control board.
Sensor:
•Use a cable with two wires 1 mm
2
- type H07VV-F
•Respect cable colours correspondence between motor cable and « SENSOR/CAPTEUR » terminal block, as
per below table.
Board
Motor wire
Notes
0V
Bl
ue
Only for three wires sensors
+24V
Brown
S1
Black
Zone 0
Zone 1
Zone
2

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2 wires sensor
3 wires sensor
•Pass the cable through a cable gland.
.
Checking correct sensor cabling:
Green LED « S1» displays sensor signal.
Motor stopped: led off or on (not blinking).
Motor running with correct sensor cable wiring: led flashes with regular frequency.
Motor running with wrong sensor cable wiring or sensor defect: led off or on (not blinking).
•When sensor has malfunctions (both in Automatic or Programming mode) motor stops and INFO / ALARM one-
digit display will show error « »; wiring and sensor status have to be checked.
Auxiliary relay:
(for external device management; e.g. electrolyser or pump)
Dry contact 3A 30VDC, with common (COM) and contacts normally closed (NC) / normally open (NO).
Mode
P
ool cover p
osition
Etat du relais
Led «
AUX
»
Automatic
Completely open (NO)
Moving (NC)
Completely closed (NC)
Manual Depending on motor
rotation direction
Open direction
(NO)
Close direction
(NC)
To be connected to AUXILIARY REL terminal block.
Security loop:
This security loop is designed to connect one or more (serial connection) devices or sensor which may stop
motor movement in case of critical or abnormal situation. Example of possible devices: water level sensor,
emergency stop button, etc.
The connected device has to be equipped with a dry contact which is normally closed when inactive and open in
case of alarm condition; this circuit opening will activate security loop and stop or prevent motor movement.
To be connected to SECURITY terminal block.
This function is activated by moving to « ON » the dip-switch - 3- of « SW1 ».

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Motor:
Use for connection one cable 2 wires type HO7 RN-F, 4 mm² section (minimum) and up to 10mm² depending on the
distance between motor and control box.
Motor cable colours: red and grey wires.
To be connected to MOTOR terminal block (positions 1 et 2)
Pass the cable through a cable gland.
Cabling verification:
Press button « MANU » to enter in FORCED mode (see chapter 3.6) and verify
that motor rotation sensor is coherent with three position key switch settings.
ATTENTION: in FORCED mode sensor signal is not taken into account; it is
therefore possible to move the cover even outside its normal working range thus
damaging the cover. Please use this mode with a lot of caution and always
keeping eyes and direct control on the pool.
In case cover moves in the wrong direction and if contact switch is correctly cabled, reverse grey and
red motor wire connections.
Emergency stop
Water level sensor
When opening, O/O green led blinks.
When closing, F/C green led blinks.

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Control box configuration and programming
General information
To power-on the control box, press the red switch on the side and put on position « I »
The switch will light up and the board run its start-up sequence. During board
initialization procedure you’ll see code « » blinking on INFO/ALARM display for a
few seconds.
Control box has been conceived and sized in order to work continuously up to 10
minutes maximum. Beyond this time try to let the board at rest for half an hour to allow
components cooling down.
Temperature working range is between 0°C and 50°C max.
Micro-switches programming
Micro-switches « SW1 »
OFF ON
1
Contact held to open Open with one pulse
2
Contact held to close Close with one pulse (Not compliant with NF P90-308
and forbidden in France)
3
Safety loop disabled Safety loop active
4
Available Available
5
Available Available
6
Available Available
Power-on switch
= ON
= OFF

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INFO/ALARM Display
Blinking Start-up procedure ongoing.
Fix Automatic Mode.
Blinking Unused.
Fix Unused.
Blinking Limit switch programming to be done
Fix Unused.
Blinking Unused.
Fix Safety loop open.
Blinking Sensor defect.
Fix Sensor power supply problem
Blinking Unused.
Fix Fuse « F1 » to be replaced.
Blinking Important Archimede force.
Fix Excessive Archimede force.
Blinking Unused
Fix Overload
Blinking Unused.
Fix Software problem.
Blinking Electronic board defect.
Fix Power feed defect.

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Programming mode (to be used by qualified personnel)
This mode allows limit switch programming thus fixing pool cover working cycle and distance to run.
Programming procedure:
1. Move and set the cover to the correct open position (pool completely open) (use MANU mode if necessary).
This position will be recorded as zero; make a careful choice of this position avoiding winding too much
the cover. Please refer to cover supplier’s installation prescriptions.
2. Push on « PROG. » button – A blue LED lights up.
3. Move your cover with the key switch and bring it to position « completely
closed”.
4. Press « PROG. » button again to terminate programming sequence. Blue LED
is off. Control box enters in « Automatic” mode and INFO/ALARM display will
show « ».
Automatic mode
WARNING
Always keep your eyes and survey while moving the cover.
This mode allows a normal usage of the cover with automatic stop when limit switch is reached.
In this mode, cover can be controlled by different devices (key switch, hand remote, smartphone, etc…)
Cover is automatically stopped at limit switch position thanks to the previous programming phase. As said in the
previous chapter, this mode is activated when programming sequence has been executed successfully.
In this case INFO/ALARM display shows « ».
When the cover is one of the two limit position, control box prevents the activation in one of to rotation sense. If cover
is fully open and operator try to further open it, motor will not move. Vice versa for closing position and closing
direction.
3.5.1. Pulse mode on opening for control devices
Pulse mode allows the user to activate pool opening with just a short pulse of control device instead than
holding continuously the command during motor movement.
This function is obtained for opening by activating dip-switch « 1 » of « SW1 » to « ON ».

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Factory setting is OFF (micro-switch 1 on SW1 set to OFF) corresponding to hold mode for open device.
This function is inactive when control box is in « MANUAL » or « PROGRAMMATION » even if the dip-switch is set
to ON.
3.5.2. Pulse mode on closing for control devices
Pulse mode allows the user to activate pool closing with just a short pulse of control device instead than
holding continuously the command during motor movement.
This function is obtained for opening by activating dip-switch 2 – of « SW 1 » to « ON ».
Factory setting is OFF (micro-switch 1 on SW1 set to OFF) corresponding to hold mode for close device.
This function is inactive when control box is in « MANUAL » or « PROGRAMMATION » even if the dip-switch is set
to ON.
MANUAL Mode (to be used by qualified personnel only)
Manual mode allows moving the cover even beyond cover limit positions; sensor signal is not considered
any more.
Activating MANUAL mode erases any previous parameter programmed; in particular limit switch
positions will need to be re-programmed if user wants to go back to AUTOMATIC mode.
This mode can be activated pressing « MANU » button as shown below; an orange LED just above the button will
light up to confirm mode transition.
WARNING
This function is not compliant with norm NF P90-308 and is forbidden in France.

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Operator will be allowed to move the cover using one of the available control devices.
The user has to pay the maximum attention in order not to damage the cover. In MANUAL mode the
control is completely manual so no automatic stop or overload check is done.
Exiting « MANUAL » mode can be done only programming again limit switch position. (see also
« PROGRAMMATION » mode).
Defects and alarms
4.1 Security loop
This security loops allows connecting one or more devices that can stop the motor in case of abnormal
condition or alarm (water level low, emergency stop, etc.)
Security loop can be activated with micro-switch 3 on « SW1».
External device has to be equipped with a contact normally closed which opens in case of abnormal condition, thus
blocking the motor.
In this case, INFO/ALARM display will show « » fix.
4.2 Sensor defect
Note: When sensor is correctly working the green LED « S1 » will blink regularly.
In case sensor breaks,
•INFO/ALARM display will show « » blinking.
•Green LED « S1 » may stay off or on fix.
Note: In fact when motor is stop, LED S1 can be light on or off depending on motor’s angular position.
This alarm raises also during opening and closing phase after 3 seconds without any signal received from sensor. In
this case please verify sensor connections on terminal block.
This manual cannot be activated when in « MANUAL » mode.
4.3 Sensor power supply problem
INFO/ALARM display will show « » fix.
«
orange
» LED indicates
« MANUEL » mode

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In this case please verify sensor connections on terminal block.
If alarm persists even disconnecting completely sensor cable, please contact our service team.
4.4 Fuse fault
INFO/ALARM display will show « » fix.
Verify pool cover status and cabling before restarting the motor. In case of defect, change motor fuse
4.5 Important Archimede force
INFO/ALARM display will show « » blinking.
This alarm is risen just for information.
4.6 Excessive Archimede force
INFO/ALARM display will show « » fix.
This alarm is risen just for information.
4.7 Software defect
INFO/ALARM display will show « » fix.
In this case switch off completely the control board, wait 5 seconds and power it up again. If alarm persists contact
our service team
4.8 Electronic board defect
INFO/ALARM display will show « » blinking.
This alarm informs about a major hardware problem on the board. Motor activation is inhibited. Please send back the
board for analysis and eventual repair.
4.9 Power feed defect
INFO/ALARM display will show « » fix.
In this case switch off completely the control board, wait 5 seconds and power it up again. If alarm persists contact
our service team.
Motor fuse

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Intervention (to be done by qualified personnel only)
WARNING
Important: when main power switch is on position « O » (no backlight), all board is out of tension except for the
area marked « SOUS TENSION ».
WARNING
Before any intervention on the control box, cut main power supply and wait at least 15 seconds to allow proper
discharge of capacitors.
WARNING
In case of board major fault before starting intervention on cables and wiring disconnect the separation device
upstream in order to work in a completely safe way.
5.1 Maintenance
Control box doesn’t need special maintenance. User is invited to check periodically the status of control devices,
especially for remotes. Replace any control device when they show signs of malfunctions.
This is valid only for private pools. In case of commercial pools, maintenance protocol may be stricter and must be in
accordance with local regulations.
5.2 Onboard motor control during maintenance operations
WARNING
Using these buttons is strictly forbidden when not having direct sight on the pool.
During maintenance and troubleshooting operation, it is possible to operate the motor directly on control box ; this
feature must not be used if it’s not possible to see directly the pool to survey cover movements effectively.

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In MANUAL and PROGRAMMING mode « SW5 » and « SW6 » respectively close and open the cover in hold mode,
no matter the configuration on micro-switches 1 et 2 of « SW1 ».
In AUTOMATIC mode buttons control cover movement in hold or pulse mode depending on setting done on micro-
switches 1 et 2 of « SW1 ».
Warranty application
Warranty is applicable only for normal usage corresponding to a maximum continuous usage of 10
minutes. Beyond this time please wait half an hour for cooling board components.
Warranty is not applicable in the following cases:
Replacements of components done by the user.
Incorrect installation not following this guide prescriptions.
Installation not compliant with legal norms.
External devices not entertained and provoking consequent problems on the board.
Fault linked to storm or electric over tensions.
Fault linked to water projections or usage in wet environment.
Any abnormal usage of this and related pool equipment.