Index ■ Technical features page Program menu: copy page ■ Safety warnings page Program menu: delete page ■ Dimensions ■ NFC menu page page ■ Wiring diagrams page ■ Hour couter menu page ■ Display and keyboard description ■ Reset menu page page ■...
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USER MANUAL The digital time switches of memo AST are electronic devices for the management of electrical loads between sunset and sunrise times (astronomical program). It has a NFC interface that allows it to be coupled with mobile devices (smartphone or tablet and, thanks to the free app that can be downlo- aded from Google Play store, it is possible to program and make settings directly on your smartphone, and then transfer all the data to the time switch.
TECHNICAL FEATURES • Power supply: 230 Vac (-15% ÷ +10%) 50/60 Hz • Protection degree: IP20 • Power consumption: • Insulation: reinforced between accessible parts (front) and all - memo AST1: 1W (3.5 VA) the other terminals - memo AST2: 1.5W (5.5 VA) •...
SAFETY WARNINGS DIMENSIONS n During product installation and operation it is necessary to observe the following instructions: 1) The instrument must be installed by a qualified person, strictly in observance of the connection diagrams shown in this manual. 2) After installation inaccessibility to the terminals without using dedicated tools must be guaranteed.
DISPLAY AND KEYBOARD DESCRIPTION e Turn on the display Access the menu a General indications ESC (1 level back) f Key “C1”: decrease datum/previous menu/ switching channel 1/ b Time indication c Channel 1/channel 2 status indication lock channel 1 Key “C2”: increase datum/next menu/ switching channel 2/ channel status blocked switchings...
INITIAL OPERATION • Once out of the package, memo is off: press the key Date - format: DD/MM/YY wait a moment before activating the display day of the week: Monday Astronomical coordinates - country: Italy • The set language is Italian. To change it, press the key - city: Agrigento at least 3 seconds.
START PAGE (or main) NOTE: the NFC interface is active only when the memo information messages displays the initial (main) page. date The action range of the NFC relay 2 status interface is deliberately limited: hour in order for the memo and the day of the week smartphone to communicate, it is necessary to place the latter...
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Access the store of your device, install and start the free app Memo – Vemer. - 9 - User manual memo AST NFC...
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At the start the app displays the list of the associated memo devices (both Bluetooth and NFC). To associate a new memo NFC, press the symbol “+” in the upper right corner. In the “Choose connection type” screen, select NFC. Place the smartphone on the display of the memo to be associated.
MENU DESCRIPTION “Settings” menu allows you to change: language, date, time, daylight saving time (DST), astronomical coordinates, minimum and maximum duration of the interval between two switchings with random program, PIN for keyboard lock. “Programming” menu allows you to set a new program or to check, to copy, to modify or to delete a set program.
SETTINGS MENU “Settings” menu allows you to view and eventually to modify the the general operation settings of memo, such as: language date time automatic daylight saving time (DST) change position (astronomical coordinates) interval duration between two random switchings keys protection by PIN - 12 - User manual memo AST NFC...
Language setting menu Available languages: Italian, English, Spanish, French, German. Quick access: from the main page it’s possible to access the language setting by pressing the key for at least 3 seconds. - 13 - User manual memo AST NFC...
Date setting menu Parameters modification Parameters modification Possible date formats: day-month-year ( ), year-month-day ( month-day-year ( Choose, by convention, the first day of the week. In Italy, for example, the first day of the week is Monday, in the UK it’s Sunday. Enter the date: day, month, year.
Time setting menu Parameters modification Parameters modification Set the time: hours, minutes. Set the time zone. Range: -14:00 ÷ +14:00 at 15 minutes steps. For Italy set +1:00. - 15 - User manual memo AST NFC...
Daylight saving time (DST)/winter time (CET) change setting menu Daylight saving time (DST)/winter time(CET) change and vice versa can occur in an automatic way. In this case, memo: - increases by an hour in the passage from winter time (CET) to daylight saving time (DST) - decreases by an hour in the passage from daylight saving time (DST) to winter time (CET) For every change it’s necessary to specify: the week of the month during...
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Parameters modification Parameters modification Choose to activate ( ) or to disable ( ) the automatic time change. Set date and time of the winter time (CET)-daylight saving time (DST) change. Set date and time of the daylight saving time (DST)-winter time (CET) change. - 17 - User manual memo AST NFC...
Astronomical coordinates setting menu The setting of the geographical coordinates of the installation place allows memo to calculate, for each day of the year, sunrise and sunset times. To simplify the procedure, in the memo are stored the coordinates of the locations listed below; if your location is among them you can select it from the menu , otherwise it’s necessary to enter the coordinates of latitude and longitude (menu Note: the display on point...
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Parameters modification Parameters modification Choose the installation location. If it’s not present, proceed with steps Set the latitude of installation place. Set the longitude of installation location. Set a possible correction of the calculated sunrise time. Positive values to delay, negative values to anticipate.
Random switchings setting menu Parameters modification The “random switching ” function (activated with the combination described on page 6) allows the channel on which it’s active to automa- tically switch and at random time intervals. In this menu it’s possible to define the minimum and maximum duration of the time interval between two random switchings. Default mini- mum duration is 1 minute, maximum duration is 5 minutes.
Protection PIN setting menu The protection code (PIN) is used to lock the keyboard and prevent changes by unauthorized persons. With active PIN protection, pressing any key, it’s necessary to enter the PIN: if PIN is correct the keyboard unlocks; after 3 minutes without pressing a key, the keyboard will lock automatically.
PROGRAM MENU The menu “program” allows you to: create a new program check created programs change or delete a created program copy all created programs of channel 1 on the channel 2 and vice versa (only for memo AST2) delete all programs of a channel - 22 - User manual memo AST NFC...
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Select days scroll through the days of the week from 1 to 7: - by pressing the key to move to the next day without selecting the current day - by pressing the key to select/deselect the current day and move to the next - 23 - User manual memo AST NFC...
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Memo AST carries out programs of astronomical type, i.e. in the interval delimited by sunrise and sunset*: ON/OFF, ON pulse, OFF pulse, holiday, night programs (see pages 30-31). ON switchings set before sunset are carried out at sunset, OFF switchings set after sunrise are carried out at sunrise (except for some night programs that can have switching on or switching off during the day.
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Important: on the same channel can’t coexist ON pulses and OFF pulses (if an ON pulse is already present, it’s not possible to save a holiday OFF program and vice versa). Important: on the same channel can’t coexist holiday ON programs and holiday OFF programs (if a holiday ON program is already present, it’s not possible to save a holiday OFF program and vice versa).
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of Monday begins and ends before the beginning of the weekly Priority on/off programs program). Instead, the daily program of Sunday is carried out In case in which, on the same channel, on/off programs are provi- because it’s the only one running for that day. ded with different period (daily or weekly) to carry out in the same day, only the program with the highest priority is executed.
Program menu: new astro night Choose Nights nights programs - 28 - User manual memo AST NFC...
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How to select nights Scroll through the nights of the week from the first (1-2) to the last (7-1): - by pressing the key to move to the next night without selecting the current night - by pressing the key to select/deselect the current night and move to the next How to interpret the selection If the night between the days of A and B is selected, the day A is on and underlined while B is on (not underlined).
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Night programs Turning on at sunset, turning off during the night. Turning on during the night, turning Turning on at sunset, turning off at sunrise. off at sunrise. No parameter required. Choose one of the three following cases: Turning on at sunset, turning off at a settable time.
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Turning on at sunset, turning off during Turning on during the night, turning off at the night. sunrise. Choose one of the 3 following cases: Choose one of the three following cases: Turning on at sunset, turning off at a Turning on at a settable time, turning off settable time.
Program menu: new astro daily Enter program parameters Program parameters - on/off: on time and off time - on pulse: time and pulse duration (maximum 59 seconds) - off pulse: time and pulse duration (maximum 59 seconds) - 32 - User manual memo AST NFC...
Program menu: new astro weekly Enter program parameters Program parameters - on/off: day (or days)* and on time, day (or days) and off time - on pulse: day (or days)* and pulse time, pulse duration (max 59 seconds) - off pulse: day (or days)* and pulse time, pulse duration (max 59 seconds) * See “Days selection”...
Program menu: new astro holiday Enter program parameters HOLIDAY OFF: the relay is OFF from the beginning to the end of holiday program. HOLIDAY ON: the relay is ON from the beginning to the end of holiday program. Program parameters - beginning of the program - end of the program - 34 -...
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How to choose the day (or days) in a holiday astro program to set the program: to set the program on the last day: in the first, second, third, fourth or last week of the month of all months of all years in / the day/s (Monday, ...) of the week just specified of the specified VV month of all years the specified month (...
Program menu: check Indication of occupied memory space (76 of 120) How to check a program choose the channel (only for memo AST2) choose the period: daily, weekly, holiday, night. choose the type: on/off, on pulse, off pulse or a night program. Note: a program requires more screens to be displayed: - press the key to move from the first to the second part of the same program...
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Choose the Choose the Choose the channel period type Check programs - 37 - User manual memo AST NFC...
Program menu: modify Indication of occupied memory space (76 of 120) How to modify or to delete a program choose the channel (only for memo AST2). choose the period: daily, weekly, yearly, holiday, night. choose the type: on/off, on pulse, off pulse or a night program Note: a program requires more screens to be displayed: - press the key to move from the first to the second part of the same program...
Program menu: copy (only for memo AST2) Select the origin channel Copy programs “Copy” menu allows copying the programs of a channel (origin channel) on the other channel (channels destination). Note: the programs previously stored on the channel destination will be deleted. - 40 - User manual memo AST NFC...
Program menu: delete Delete programs “Delete” menu is used to delete all stored programs on the specified channel. Note: to delete one single program to see “modify” mode (see page 38). - 41 - User manual memo AST NFC...
BUS VEMER MENU NFC MENU The NFC menu allows you to enable or disable the NFC interface Warning: to make the NFC interface active, the memo must be mains powered and connected to To enable the NFC interface: the main page (see page 8). The NFC interface is therefore not active when browsing through the set NFC ON memo NFC menus.
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HOUR COUNTER MENU “Hour counter” menu allows you to display the hours of use (relay on) of connected loads. The maximum value of the counter is 99999 hours (about 11 years); reached the maximum limit, the counter resets automatically. To reset a counter: 1.
RESET MENU “Reset” menu allows you to restore the initial state of the device. Available resets: Settings reset: deletes all the carried out settings (except the language and the PIN) Holiday programs reset: deletes all saved holiday programs Astro programs reset: deletes all saved astronomical programs Counter reset: resets the counters of all channels Reset all: carries out all the above described resets and deletes the language and PIN protection There is also another reset, of hardware type, which allows you to reset the device in case it responds to the pressing of the keys so...
FIRMWARE MENU This menu shows the firmware installed in the device, where: 022 is the revision index 05 is the month 20 is the day - 46 - User manual memo AST NFC...
Two or more consecutive on events of the same program / Two or more consecutive off events of * In this case, carry out a hardware reset (see page 44). the same program If the error persists, contact Vemer technical support Invalid date (tel.+ 39.0439.879885). Insufficient memory...
BATTERY MANAGEMENT REFERENCE STANDARDS When the battery is close to empty, on the first line of the display Compliance with Community Directives: appears . In this case, the battery must be replaced as 2014/35/EU (LVD) soon as possible. Use only batteries of CR2032. 2014/30/EU (EMCD) To replace the battery: is declared in reference to the harmonized Standards...
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Vemer S.p.A. I - 32032 Feltre (BL) • Via Camp Lonc, 16 Tel +39 0439 80638 • Fax +39 0439 80619 07-2018 e-mail: info@vemer.it - web site: www.vemer.it...
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