Seymour AV Center Stage XD Instructions Manual

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Electric Screen Contents ................................................................................................................... 2

Electric Screen Installation Instructions.............................................................................................. 5

Wall Mount..................................................................................................................................... 5

Ceiling Mount................................................................................................................................. 6

Gen4 4-wire and Somfy

Gen4 4-wire wall switched ONLY................................................................................................... 9

Gen4 4-wire motor control box options........................................................................................... 9

Gen4 4-wire connection ............................................................................................................... 10

Gen4 4-wire IR control ................................................................................................................. 10

Gen4 4-wire RF control................................................................................................................ 11

Gen4 4-wire motor control box wall-switched, or relay controlled ................................................. 11

Gen4 nonstandard options........................................................................................................... 12

Somfy control............................................................................................................................... 12

Somfy 4-connector splitter ........................................................................................................... 12

Somfy IR control .......................................................................................................................... 12

Somfy RF control ............................................................................................................................. 12

Gen4 Standard RF Motor Limits Setting (RF motors with LED dongle) ............................................ 13

Gen4 Limits Setting Flowchart ..................................................................................................... 14

Gen3 Standard RF Motor Limits Setting (RF motors without LED dongle) ....................................... 15

Gen3 Limits Setting Flowchart ..................................................................................................... 16

Gen4 RF remote replacement...................................................................................................... 17

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................... 17

Waves.......................................................................................................................................... 17

"Ca-chunck" clanking sound when bar goes into case ................................................................. 18

Motor bogs down in the upper position before stopping ............................................................... 19

RF remote doesn't work ............................................................................................................... 19

Motor Control Options ................................................................................ 9

GET THE SCREEN,

KEEP THE SOUND™

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Summary of Contents for Seymour AV Center Stage XD

Page 1 GET THE SCREEN, KEEP THE SOUND™ Electric Screen Contents ........................2 Electric Screen Installation Instructions....................5 Wall Mount............................. 5 Ceiling Mount..........................6 ® Gen4 4-wire and Somfy Motor Control Options ................9 Gen4 4-wire wall switched ONLY....................9 Gen4 4-wire motor control box options................... 9 Gen4 4-wire connection .......................
Page 2: Electric Screen Contents
Electric Screen Contents 1) Pull the inner box out of the outer box using the white plastic pull straps that are mounted to the inner box. Make sure you use both handles per side so they will adequately lift the approximately 50 to 70 pound load.
Page 3 2) The contents of the white accessories box will of course vary depending on what motor option and control peripherals you bought. a. All screens come with a bag of 5, 18-8 stainless steel #12-2” screws to mount the DIN bar to the wall or ceiling.
Page 4 Screen up Stop Screen down c. If you selected the Gen4 4-wire controlled screen (option “F” or “V”), you may have also added the Gen4 motor control box. If so, this would also be in the accessories box and would look like the pictures below, unless you got the 230v that omits the 72” white power cord.
Page 5: Electric Screen Installation Instructions
3) Slide off the screen case protective velvet bag and set aside. 4) Leave the internal, foam wrap on the screen. We taped it so that you can install the screen with this wrap on and avoid scratching up the case. 5) PLEASE, save your box and packaging supplies.
Page 6: Ceiling Mount
8) You can slide the case on the wall to make sure it's where you want. 9) When it's where you want, there are six screws along the bottom of the case. Tighten these so that the screen will be securely affixed to the DIN rail. 10) Remove the foam wrap off the case.
Page 7 the case for shipment. Loosen these two screws to get the rail out and note how the French cleat design works. You'll be doing the opposite on the ceiling. 5) Locate the bag in the white remote box that has the five stainless steel truss-head screws.
Page 8 NOTE: There have been installations where the ceiling was curvy enough and the DIN bar was mounted flush enough so that it also had too much curve in it to mate to the case easily. If you encounter this issue and have the space, you can alternatively engage the case onto the bar on one or two screws on the end, and simply slide the case along, extending but not tightening the case screws as you slide it along.
Page 9: Gen4 4-Wire Wall Switched Only
® Gen4 4-wire and Somfy Motor Control Options If you opted for the 4-wire or Somfy motor option, then there are a million ways to control your screen. While it’s certainly possible with either option to be able to drop your screen with your iPod from the office, the more common approaches will be covered here.
Page 10: Gen4 4-Wire Connection
b) Plugging the screen motor’s 4-wire connector into the control box, and c) Plugging in or wiring the control peripheral of your choosing. Gen4 4-wire connection If you ordered the motor control box with your screen, we will have already attached the control box connector to it.
Page 11: Gen4 4-Wire Rf Control
that it’s confusingly labeled “close”) is screen down. Most people simply download the IR codes on our screens page http://www.seymourav.com/screensretractable.asp The IR receivers that state a length (e.g. 24”, 72”) come with the phone plug on the end of the cord. The more permanently mounted “wall mount”...
Page 12: Gen4 Nonstandard Options
Gen4 nonstandard options Less common modules we can special order include Z-wave, RS-232, USB to DE9 serial, and serial to Ethernet adapters. Just in case you NEED to drop the screen using your iPod from work. Somfy control The Somfy motor option comes with a ~24” control cable with a little phone handset plug on the end. These smart motors can be controlled many different ways.
Page 13: Gen4 Standard Rf Motor Limits Setting (Rf Motors With Led Dongle)
Gen4 Standard RF Motor Limits Setting (RF motors with LED dongle) Your RF remote has a couple programming functions built in, so unless you’re intending on tweaking the configuration of the screen, please do NOT continuously hold down button combos. ...
Page 14: Gen4 Limits Setting Flowchart
screen. The smarter approach would be to stop the motor before reaching your target.  Press Stop. Now you’ve entered the precise or small-bump setting for the motor. The motor will now only travel following your button commands.  Bump up/down. Long presses will travel the motor longer, and little quick presses will bump the motor.
Page 15: Gen3 Standard Rf Motor Limits Setting (Rf Motors Without Led Dongle)
Gen3 Standard RF Motor Limits Setting (RF motors without LED dongle) Your RF remote has a couple programming functions built in, so unless you’re intending on tweaking the configuration of the screen, please do NOT continuously hold down button combos. ...
Page 16: Gen3 Limits Setting Flowchart
 Bump up/down. Long presses will travel the motor longer, and little quick presses will bump the motor. Hit your lower limits target, while making sure the cables are ok per the above mention.  Press Stop. This will exit lower limits mode you just programmed. The beeping will change for a couple beeps to confirm and the motor will do a little bump.
Page 17: Gen4 Rf Remote Replacement
™ The new Center Stage XD has features built into the weave to eliminate waves in almost every case, so if you find yourself struggling too much, consider using our generous upgrade policy and get the XD material.
Page 18: Ca-Chunck" Clanking Sound When Bar Goes Into Case
If you have vertical wave patterns along the sides, then your vertical turnbuckles have too little tension and need to be tightened. Another clue is the bottom black tabs won’t be grabbed much at all and will be hanging too loosely. If you have horizontal wave patterns along the sides, then your vertical turnbuckles are too tight and they are lifting the bar.
Page 19: Motor Bogs Down In The Upper Position Before Stopping
Motor bogs down in the upper position before stopping Your upper limits are set too high. The bar can’t be retracted too far into the case before it will burden the motor. You want your upper limits to engage before this happens. Find that upper limit setting where the bar visibly retracts into the case as much as possible, but still can be moved a little with your fingers.