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  • Page 1 EM6505 e-Domotica e-Centre 2 Control Panel...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ENGLISH EM6505 e-Domotica e-Centre 2 Control Panel Table of contents 1.0 Introduction ......................4 1.1 Functions and features ..................4 1.2 Packing contents ....................4 2.0 Installing the e-Centre 2..................4 3.0 First installation wizard ..................5 3.1 Step 1 – Choose your language.................6 3.2 Step 2 – Setup date and time ................6 3.3 Step 3 –...
  • Page 3 ENGLISH 4.9 Alarm Setup to notify contact persons and record a camera ......32 4.9.1 Contact Persons ..................32 4.9.2 Notifications....................32 4.9.3 Assign Camera ..................32 4.10 Phone call configuration ................32 5.0 Using the e-Centre 2 control panel ..............33 5.1 Devices ......................33 5.1.1 Settings window..................34 5.1.1.1 Change backlight..................34 5.1.1.2 Change volume ..................34 5.1.1.3 Device information and network information ...........34...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1.1 Functions and features The EM6505 e-Domotica e-Centre 2 Control Panel is a multifunctional device which can control certified Z-wave devices and surveillance IP camera’s all at once. You can think of the EM6511 Remote Control, EM6550 On/Of Switch, EM6551 Dimmer, EM6581 Motion Sensor the EM6590 smoke detector and many more.

  • Page 5: First Installation Wizard

    ENGLISH Start-up your computer. Open a web browser like Firefox, Chrome or Internet Explorer. Empty the address bar and enter http://ecentre/ to open the local webpage of the e-Centre 2. If you cannot open this location, use the IP-address of the e-Centre to open the webpage.

  • Page 6: Step 1 - Choose Your Language

    ENGLISH Each step of the wizard will be explained in the following chapters. Because the e-Centre has many options, you might need to go back and forth in the Wizard, this is not a problem. All information will be saved when you click ‘Next’ or ‘Previous’...
  • Page 7 ENGLISH Hints: The default range of the e-Centre to find Z-wave products is about 1 to 5 meters. • You might need to enable the option ‘Normal/High Power’ to include devices used on a wide range. For example, if you have built in Z-wave devices (like the EM6514 Wall Switch Sensor or EM6556 Mini Switch) in ceilings or walls on a larger distance from the e-Centre.

  • Page 8: Step 4 - Setup Scenes

    ENGLISH 3.4 Step 4 – Setup Scenes Image 3 – Setup scenes Now that you have added several e-Domotica devices you can create scenes using these added devices. Within a scene you can change the state of one or more devices.

  • Page 9: Configure A Scene

    ENGLISH You can create scenes to your own desire. It is also possible to combine several states in one scene. For example, switch off lights near your TV and switch on lights near your dinner table. 3.4.2 Configure a scene Image –...
  • Page 10 10 | ENGLISH A new page will appear with several options. Image 5. Add a product to a new scene The next steps are divided into two situations, one with a selected Switch and one with a selected Dimmer. Note: Enable the Expert mode function if you are more experienced with Z-wave and setting up devices.

  • Page 11: Change The Order Of The Scenes

    11 | ENGLISH Value: Enter a desired value, for example a percentage between 1 and 99, or a certain step. You might need to try this first and change the setting later again. 10. Click ‘Save’ to return to the previous page. 11.

  • Page 12: Step 5 - Setup Alarm Settings

    12 | ENGLISH 3.5 Step 5 – Setup Alarm Settings Image 7 - Alarm groups Step 5 allows you to setup several alarm groups at your own desire. This is only necessary if you have are using a motion sensor or smoke sensor for example. The following alarm groups are available in the e-Centre 2: Smoke alarm •...
  • Page 13 13 | ENGLISH Click ‘Edit’ to setup or change the settings of a smoke alarm. You will see the following page. Image 8 – Smoke alarm group page Select one or more smoke sensors for this smoke alarm. Alarm Events: You can use a scene (created in one of the previous chapters) to be triggered on different events.

  • Page 14: Water Alarm

    14 | ENGLISH Siren Sound Duration: Change this setting if you want to have the siren to go off a longer or shorter period (in minutes). Maximum number of Siren Count: The number of times the siren should go off. Portal Settings: Enable this option if you want to send a signal to the e-Domotica Portal once a smoke alarm is detected.

  • Page 15: Absence Alarm

    15 | ENGLISH Select one or more flood sensors for this water alarm. Alarm Events: You can use a scene (created in one of the previous chapters) to be triggered on different events. Alarm not available: Once the water alarm is not available the selected scene will be triggered.
  • Page 16 16 | ENGLISH Click ‘Edit’ to setup or change the settings of the absence alarm. You will see the following page. Image 10 – Setup absence alarm First setup the PIN settings for this alarm. By default a PIN code 1234 is enabled using the alarm. In certain situations, you do not want to use a PIN code, so you can disable this by clicking on the checkbox.
  • Page 17 17 | ENGLISH Select the Alarm Sensors. You can select one or more alarm sensors to be used in for this absence alarm. Set one or more Alarm Events. You can let the e-Centre execute a selected scene on one of the alarm events. Below a list of the events and a example Alarm not available: If you want the e-Centre to execute a scene if the alarm is not available, select the desired scene.

  • Page 18: Custom Absence Alarm A & B

    18 | ENGLISH 3.5.4 Custom Absence Alarm A & B You can setup custom absence alarms A & B, for example ‘Short Absence’ and ‘Long Absence’. These options are available to allow you to choose between certain absence types. If you control your heating system via the e-Centre you can use one of these alarms to keep your heating on while you are away (for a short time) and to switch of the heating if you are longer away.
  • Page 19 19 | ENGLISH The difference between the Absence Alarm and Night Alarm is that you still can enable/disable scenes on the main window after arming the Night alarm. This enables you to switch on the lights at night, but also have the alarm armed together. It is recommended to select only the sensors which cannot detect you during the night.
  • Page 20 20 | ENGLISH By default no PIN code is set for this alarm group. You can check the option ‘Use a PIN code to enable this alarm’ to enable a PIN code for this alarm. You can now setup a PIN code at your desire. You can change the PIN code by clicking on ‘Change PIN’.

  • Page 21: Custom Night Alarm C & D

    21 | ENGLISH Siren Sound Duration: This is the time (in minutes) the e-Centre should play the Siren Sound. Maximum number of Siren Count: This is the maximum number of times the Siren should play. Set the Portal settings, if your e-Centre is (to be) connected to the portal. This enables you to contact yourself and/or contact persons when this alarm is fired.

  • Page 22: Time Triggered Scene

    22 | ENGLISH On this page you can setup common automated scenes (also called macros). For example execute a scene on a certain predefined time or when motion is detected. These special wizards will guide you through the possibilities. Click on the ‘Add’ button to add and configure an automated scene. 3.6.1 Time Triggered Scene If you want a certain scene to be triggered on a predefined time, you can use this special wizard.

  • Page 23: Sensor Triggered Scene

    23 | ENGLISH Image 16. Click on the x button (shown in the red circle) to close this window) 3.6.2 Sensor Triggered Scene You can use the EM6581 Motion Sensor to trigger a scene. For example, enable the lights in a room when motion is detected by the sensor. Click ‘Choose’...

  • Page 24: Delayed Off Sensor

    24 | ENGLISH 3.6.3 Delayed off sensor This special wizard can be used to switch off a Switch or Dimmer after a predefined delay. For example, you can use an EM6581 to detect motion and switch on a light and switch off after a delay. Click ‘Choose’...
  • Page 25 25 | ENGLISH Image 19 – Step 7 – Setup e-Domotica IP Cameras The e-Centre can find the camera if the camera is connected (wired or wirelessly) to the same network were the e-Centre is connected to. At the top of the page you see a list ‘Configured Cameras’, this will be the list of connected cameras.

  • Page 26: Step 8 - Setup Wireless Network

    26 | ENGLISH Add a description for this camera. Select a location from the list. Enter the username of the camera. This is ‘admin’ by default for all cameras. If you have changed this, use the new username. Enter the password of the camera. This is ‘admin’ by default for all cameras. If you have changed this, use the new username.
  • Page 27 27 | ENGLISH Image 21 – Step 8 – Setup a wireless connection Tip! A hidden SSID will be displayed without the network name, but with the security type and signal strength. To connect to a hidden network you need to enter the exact SSID name at step 4 (see below).

  • Page 28: Step 9 - Optimise E-Domotica Products

    28 | ENGLISH 3.9 Step 9 – Optimise e-Domotica Products Image 23 – Optimisation of the Z-wave network Now you can install the e-Domotica products to their final location. Once you have placed every product to your desired location. Because the distance between all products and the e-Centre is changed you need to optimise the wireless Z-wave network for optimal performance.

  • Page 29: Connect The E-Centre 2 To The E-Domotica Online Portal

    29 | ENGLISH next chapter. If you do not have an internet connection, you can exit the wizard and use your e-Centre. 4.0 Connect the e-Centre 2 to the e-Domotica online Portal If the e-Centre is connected to an internet connection, you can register your e-Centre to the online e-Domotica Portal.

  • Page 30: Using An Existing Account

    30 | ENGLISH Once you are logged in, you can start with a short installation wizard to guide you through basic settings of the e-Domotica portal. All functions of the portal will be explained in this chapter. 4.1.2 Using an existing account If you already have an account on our e-Domotica Portal, you can use your e-mail address and password of this account to register your e-Centre.

  • Page 31: Alarm Reports

    31 | ENGLISH Enter the working e-mail address of the contact person. Enter a working phone number, if necessary. Enter a working mobile/SMS number, if necessary. Click ‘Save’ to save this contact person. Repeat the above 8 steps if you want to add more contact persons. 4.5 Alarm reports The Alarm reports page will show received alarm reports which were sent by your e- Centre.

  • Page 32: Enable Or Disable Your Alarm Remotely

    32 | ENGLISH 4.8 Enable or disable your alarm remotely On the Alarm Control page you can arm or disarm your alarm remotely. For example, you went on a vacation and forgot to arm the alarm. 4.9 Alarm Setup to notify contact persons and record a camera The Alarm Setup page allows you to notify contact persons about an alarm event and/or to assign a camera to an alarm group.

  • Page 33: Using The E-Centre 2 Control Panel

    33 | ENGLISH 5.0 Using the e-Centre 2 control panel Now that you have finished the installation wizard of both the e-Centre and the portal you can start to use the e-Centre touch screen. The functions of the touch screen will be described in this chapter.

  • Page 34: Settings Window

    34 | ENGLISH 5.1.1 Settings window The Devices window will also show a button called ‘Settings’. Press this button to set the backlight or volume level and to see specific information about this unit and network information. 5.1.1.1 Change backlight If you want to change the brightness of the backlight of the touch screen, press on the backlight bar.

  • Page 35: Cameras

    35 | ENGLISH Image 26 – Information screen Press on one of the buttons on this screen to see the graph of the energy measurement device. 5.3 Cameras Press ‘Cameras’ to view the live images of the connected IP-Cameras. If you use only one camera you will see the image directly.

  • Page 36: Coming Home

    36 | ENGLISH 5.6 Coming Home If you want to disarm the alarm after coming home or in the morning you can press the coming home button. You will see a numeric panel to enter your disarm PIN code. 5.7 Messages and information bar Press on the envelop button to open new messages reported by the e-Centre 2.

  • Page 37: Control The E-Centre Remotely

    37 | ENGLISH 6.2 Control the e-Centre remotely If you want to control your e-Centre remotely you can use the following address on smart phones and tablets: http://m.e-domotica.com You will first see a login page were you can enter your username and password from the e-Domotica portal.

  • Page 38: Other Pages On The E-Centre 2 Webpage

    38 | ENGLISH Press on the middle button on the toolbar. Press ‘Add to desktop’ Enter a desired name and save this setting 7.0 Other pages on the e-Centre 2 webpage In this and the following chapters other functions and pages of the e-Centre 2 will be explained.

  • Page 39: Example Using Events - Setup An Hotel Switch

    39 | ENGLISH Image 28 – Add a new Scenario Enter a name for this scenario and select a scene you have created earlier to use in this scenario. You can add one or more events, or, one or more conditions to execute the selected scene.
  • Page 40 40 | ENGLISH Click ‘Add’ to add an action performed by this scene. Select the device you want to invert (a lamp) from the ‘Device’ pull-down list. Select ‘Switch’ from the ‘Feature’ list. Select ‘Invert’ from the ‘Action’ list. Click ‘Save’ to save this action for the scene. You will automatically return in the Scene edit page.

  • Page 41: Example Using Events And Conditions - Switch On Year, Month, Week, Hour, Day Or Minute

    41 | ENGLISH You can also use a different scene to be executed. Note that if you want to use a different scene to only switch on certain devices you also need to add second scenario to execute a scene which will switch off these devices. You can use this chapter also to use in a toilet or room situation with just one EM6514 Wall Switch Sensor.

  • Page 42: Settings Page

    42 | ENGLISH Image 30 – Example of a scenario with events and conditions. 7.2 Settings page A link to the Settings page is shown at the bottom of each webpage of the e-Centre 2. On this page you can change several settings of the e-Centre 2, create backups, and perform firmware updates.

  • Page 43: Restore A Backup

    43 | ENGLISH Locally on your computer, or • Remotely on the e-Domotica Portal, if your e-Centre 2 has been registered to the • e-Domotica Portal. In both situation a .tar file is being saved, which you can restore at a later time or •...

  • Page 44: Reset Your E-Centre 2 To Factory Defaults

    44 | ENGLISH If a backup has been saved earlier, the date and time of the backup file will be displayed. Click on the ‘Restore’ button to continue. Click ‘OK’ Wait until the e-Centre has been rebooted. This might take a few minutes. 8.0 Reset your e-Centre 2 to factory defaults If problems have occurred during the installation or use of the e-Centre 2, you might need to reset the e-Centre 2 back to the factory settings to start over again.

  • Page 45: Service And Support

    2 10.0 Service and support This users manual has been carefully written by Eminent’s technical experts. If you have problems installing or using the product, please fill out the support form at the website www.e-domotica.com/support.

  • Page 46: Warranty Conditions

    When having bought a second- hand Eminent product the remaining period of warranty is measured from the moment of purchase by the product’s first owner. The Eminent warranty applies to all Eminent products and parts inextricably connected to and/or mounted on the main product.

  • Page 47: Declaration Of Conformity

    To ensure your safety and compliance of the product with the directives and laws created by the European Commission you can obtain a copy of the Declaration of Conformity concerning your product by sending an e-mail message to: info@eminent- online.com. You can also send a letter to: Eminent Computer Supplies P.O.

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