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Rev E EN
GEWA Connect
Art.no 461180
Version 2.1
419881 Andromeda
Socket UK
419882 Andromeda
Socket FR
419883 Andromeda
Socket CH
419884 Andromeda
Socket DK
Manual

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  • Page 1 Manual GEWA Connect Art.no 461180 Version 2.1 419881 Andromeda Socket UK 419882 Andromeda Socket FR 419883 Andromeda Socket CH 419884 Andromeda Socket DK Rev E EN...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Installation and configuration ................... 8 What’s installed on your smartphone ............... 8 Discover GEWA Connect’s scanning ..............9 Discover how to program GEWA Connect for environmental control ...... 9 Discover the Alert function ..................9 4. Menus reached by the control switch ................10 Click menu ......................
  • Page 4 Sound through Multibox ..................21 8. Move GEWA Connect to another smartphone .............. 22 If GEWA Connect should be used by the same user ..........22 If GEWA Connect should be used by another user ..........22 9. Safety and responsibility ....................22 Technical data ......................
  • Page 5: Introduction

    Android smartphone and pairing it with Multibox, you can operate apps on your phone via an external switch. Via the app GEWA Connect you can use your smartphone as a remote control for appliances and electronics in your home or place of work/study (e.g.
  • Page 6: How Does It Work

    After installing GEWA Connect on your smartphone and pairing it with the Multibox, you can operate apps on your smartphone via an external switch. Via the app GEWA Connect you can use your smartphone as a remote control for appliances and electronics in your home.
  • Page 7: Getting Started

    3.4.1 Prepare the users myAbilia account To be able to use GEWA Connect the user needs a myAbilia account with a licence for GEWA Connect. Go to www.myabilia.com and create a user account.
  • Page 8: Installation And Configuration

    3. Download and install the app. 3.5.1 Log in with myAbilia account The first time the GEWA Connect app is started you will be guided through the installation in a Wizard. Tap on GET STARTED and enter Email address or Username and Password for your myAbilia account.
  • Page 9: Discover Gewa Connect's Scanning

    5. Press and hold down the switch for 2.5 seconds to see the Longpress menu. 6. Choose Swap to switch to Point scanning. 7. GEWA Connect starts scanning vertically. Press the switch to select the area, then press again to close in on a more exact position.
  • Page 10: Menus Reached By The Control Switch

    Goes back to the start screen (same as Home button) Back Goes back one step in the activity stack (same as Back button) GEWA Opens GEWA Connect Connect Turns off the screen Down/Right Scrolls down or right on largest visible view (only visible when a...
  • Page 11: Gewa Settings App

    Android Opens Android Settings Settings Cancel Closes the Longpress menu 5. GEWA Settings app Settings can be changed in the GEWA Settings application. A menu is shown for the available settings: Scanning settings Point scanning speed The speed of the crosshair when it moves across the screen, first vertically then horizontally (1-20, default 5) Row scanning speed The time each object is selected when scanning through...
  • Page 12: Multibox

    5. Do not disconnect the cable before the update is complete. Backup & Restore From here you can make a backup of GEWA Connect’s data, e.g. the page sets for environmental control, scanning settings, etc. Use the backup to restore GEWA Connect on the same device or for moving GEWA Connect to another device.
  • Page 13: Gewa Radio Devices

    Alert The Alert function is used when you want to attract somebody’s attention. The Alert is activated if the switch is pressed for 8 seconds. Your GEWA Connect can activate the Alert in different ways: • Transmit an IR signal.
  • Page 14: Gewa Connect App

    With the GEWA Connect application you can control appliances and electronics in your home via IR and GEWA Radio. When launching GEWA Connect for the first time it is empty. Go to the App menu , switch to Edit mode and start building your own pages for environmental control.
  • Page 15: How To Make A Button With Gewa Link Or 4096 Code

    How to make a button with GEWA link or 4096 code With GEWA Connect you can use environmental control via IR in three different ways; Recorded IR signals from a remote control, use GEWA link signals or GEWA 4096 codes.
  • Page 16: How To Make A Button With A Recorded Ir Signal

    How to make a button with a GR signal With GEWA Connect you can use environmental control via GEWA Radio. The GEWA Radio devices that is to be used with GEWA Connect must be added in advance, see 5.6 GEWA Radio devices.
  • Page 17: How To Make A Button With Macro Function

    * Example: A ceiling lamp controlled by GEWA Radio. How to make a button with Macro function Your GEWA Connect is able to send sequences of IR signals. When you select one button, GEWA Connect automatically carries out what is equivalent to pressing several buttons. To start the TV with a certain channel for instance you need to press several buttons.
  • Page 18: How To Create A New Page

    TV and another for the functions used in the bedroom or livingroom. When creating a new page, the page from where it is created gets a button that goes to the new page. 1. Start the GEWA Connect app. 2. Go to the App menu and select Switch to Edit mode.
  • Page 19: Symbol Library

    Symbol Library The Symbol Library consists of symbols suitable for environmental control. Home Lower bed Music Skip forward Kitchen Raise bed Portable radio Skip back Living room Alarm bell Speaker Record phone Bedroom Smartphone in Red button a dock Bathroom Close door Pager Green button...
  • Page 20: Multibox

    7. Multibox Overview A. Send/record IR F. Phone. Not active. B. Activity indicator G. SW1, input for switch plus relay output Blue flash = sending IR Blue dimming up/down = user activity C. Speaker H. SW2, input for switch plus relay output D.
  • Page 21 By default, an Android device tries to send audio through the Multibox. Since the Multibox has no built-in microphone, GEWA Connect will use the speaker phone on the device (unless you connect a headset to the Multibox). If you want to use a headset connected to the device, we recommend that you disconnect the audio profiles.
  • Page 22 8. Move GEWA Connect to another smartphone GEWA Connect can be used on one smartphone at the time. If you want to move GEWA Connect to another smartphone, follow these steps: The Gewa Connect data is stored in the myAbilia account and is easily restored from there.
  • Page 23 153 g Conformance with the Medical Devices Directive GEWA Connect is marketed as a technical aid for people with physical disabilities, and it complies with the requirements in the Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC which includes e.g. relevant requirements for EMC, electrical safety and risk analysis.
  • Page 24 Latest version of this document and manuals in other languages are available on our website. 461180_Manual-GEWA-Connect_EN_RevE Sept 2018...

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