KAOS: Somfy Motor Programming Guide

Somfy Motor Programming Guide

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Adjusting The End Limits Setting Favorite Position Obstacle Detection Factory Reset & Setup Troubleshooting Technical Data

Adjusting The End Limits

✅ Important: Programming should not be inactive for more than 2 minutes, or the motor will exit programming mode. Feedback from the motor is given by a single "jog" or a series of "jogs" (quick up-and-down movements).

Adjusting the limits when the shade already has limits:

• Use the UP or DOWN buttons to send the shade to the limit you want to change.
• Hold the UP and DOWN buttons simultaneously until the shade jogs once (up to 7 seconds).
• Use the UP and DOWN buttons to move the shade to the desired new position.
• Save the new limit by holding the STOP button until the shade jogs once.

⚠️ Warning: Limits can only be adjusted when the shade is at that limit. If not reachable, reset the motor completely.

For shades with no limits set:

• Initiate Programming: Press UP and DOWN simultaneously; the shade jogs.
• Check Direction: Press UP or DOWN. Change the direction if necessary by holding the STOP button until the shade jogs.
• Manual Adjustment:
  • Move the shade to the desired UPPER limit and press STOP + DOWN.
  • When the shade gets close to the LOWER limit, press STOP.
  • Move to the desired LOWER limit and press STOP + UP.
  • Press STOP to stop the shade.
  • Hold STOP until the shade jogs to validate settings.
  • Briefly press the programming button on the transmitter to finalize; the shade jogs.

Setting "Favorite/MY" Position (Intermediate Position)

• Move the shade to the desired position.
• Hold the STOP button until the shade jogs once.
• Favorite position is saved.

Modify/Delete Favorite Position:

• Modify: Move to the new position, then hold the STOP button until the shade jogs once
• Delete: Move to the favorite position, then hold STOP until the shade jogs once.

💡 Tip: Favorite positions cannot be set at or beyond upper/lower limits.

Obstacle Detection

✅ Important: When Programming, all button presses must be completed within 2 seconds of the previous press.

This function gives the possibility to deactivate the obstacle detection during the downward movement.

To enter the Obstacle Setting Mode:

• Move the screen to half-way position.
• Press MY/STOP and UP briefly and again MY/STOP and UP until the screen jogs.
  • If the motor goes back into USER MODE (short jog) repeat previous step.

To De-activate:

• Press UP, UP quickly within 2 seconds. The screen will jog slowly and is now deactivated.

Confirm the New Setting and Exit the "Setting" mode:

• Hold MY/STOP until the screen jogs to confirm the new setting.

Factory Reset & Setup

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Since Somfy RTS motors use the same procedure to Pair and Unpair an RTS transmitter, you MUST power only one motor at a time when configuring Somfy channels.

To reset the motor and pair it with your remote control:

1. Start with having power applied to the motor.
2. Remove the power for 2 seconds
3. Re-apply power for 10 seconds.
4. Remove the power for 2 seconds.
5. Re-apply power.
   • The shade will begin to move.
6. When it stops moving, press and hold the programming button on the back of the remote until the shade jogs twice (a single Jog is one (1) Up and one (1) Down movement.
   • Do not release the button until the shade jogs twice or you will have to restart the power-cut process.
7. To Pair the RTS remote to the Shade (if using a multi-channel remote, select the needed channel on the remote before programming)
8. Press and hold the UP and DOWN buttons simultaneously until the shade jogs once.

To set the limits of the motor and put it into User mode:

1. If the remote control has already been paired to the Motor from the steps above then continue to Step. 2. Otherwise, with your remote, Press and hold the UP and DOWN buttons simultaneously until the shade jogs once.
2. Check that the motor direction is correct (UP moves the shade up and DOWN moves it down). If incorrect, reverse the motor direction by pressing and holding MY/STOP until the shade jogs once.
3. Move the shade to the desired upper limit. Press and release the MY/STOP and DOWN buttons until the shade starts to move down.
4. If it does not start moving on button release, you'll have to redo this step
5. Once the shade starts to travel down by itself, press MY/STOP when it gets close to the desired lower limit.
6. Move the shade to the desired lower limit and then press and release the MY/STOP and UP buttons until the shade starts to move up.
7. If it does not start moving on button release, you'll have to redo this step.
8. While the Shade is traveling up, press the MY/STOP button to stop the shade anywhere between the newly created Limits.
9. Press and hold the MY/STOP button until the shade jogs once to complete and exit the Motor Programming.
10. Press and release (not hold) the Programming Button on the back of the remote and the shade will jog one time confirming the Programming completion, this finalizes the programming, commits the Programming to memory and puts the shade into User mode.

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Troubleshooting

Observations	Possible Causes	Solutions
The shade does not operate.	Wiring is incorrect.	Check and modify wiring as needed.
	Cable non-compliant.	Verify 3-conductor cable and pin alignment.
	Remote battery low.	Replace battery.
	Remote incompatible.	Replace with a compatible remote.
	Remote unprogrammed.	Program the remote.
The shade stops too soon.	Ring/crown incorrectly set.	Adjust the ring/crown.
	End limits incorrect.	Reset the end limits.

Technical Data

• Radio Frequency: 433.42 MHz
• Power Supply: 120v ~ 60 Hz
• Operating Temperature: -4°F to 158°F
• Protection Rating: IP 44
• Max RTS Control Points: 12
• Max RTS Sensors: 3
• Safety Level: Category 1

For issues, contact Screen Innovations:

Phone: [phone] Option 3

Website: www.screeninnovations.com