Contents: 1 INTRODUCTION................3 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS.............3 2.1 Markings................3 2.2 Buttons and leds..............3 2.3 Customer-specific settings..........4 2.4 Operation modes..............4 2.5 Selection time ..............4 Assisting speech outputs.............4 Button response time............5 Transmission of IR commands..........5 PROGRAMMING................6 Programming of single commands........6 Programming of commands of an entire page.....6 Programming of a self-learning individual command..7...
1 Introduction This instruction manual describes the functions of Apollo-15dlx, later named as Apollo. Apollo has speech outputs and it can be used with its own matrix keyboard and also with external ability switch. Butterfly Apollo is a remote controller whose operation is based on the transmission of infrared (IR) remote control signals.
The figure displays the buttons of the transmitter. Numeric buttons 0–9 mean the buttons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0 on the transmitter. The alphabetic buttons mean the buttons A, B, C, D and E. Figure 1.1 Buttons and leds of Apollo-15 keypad film. Prog-led Transmitter led...
4. Setting mode The setting mode can be accessed only when Apollo-15 is ‘awake’, i.e any of the leds is on. To get into the setting mode push the buttons A and B, in which case the Prog-led of the Apollo-15 starts to blink (see Figure1.1).
2.6 Assisting speech outputs The Apollo-15dlx transmitter can be supplied with assisting speech outputs to name different pages and button functions of the transmitter. For instance, if page 3 is selected the device can be programmed to respond, for instance, ‘TV’. This property helps to remember what individual commands are set for different pages.
3 Programming The recommended programming order is setting the pages of the device, starting from the first device, and setting the commands of the page from the first button. Furthermore, the recorded commands should be immediately entered on the programme chart. Any of the settings can be altered later: new commands and pages can be added, or commands and even entire pages can be removed, etc.
5) Select the button to which you wish to teach the command by pushing 0–E. The device ‘beeps’ three times to indicate the selection. 6) Teach the command by placing the Apollo-15 and the copied transmitter opposite each other, and push the button to be copied from the copied transmitter once. To indicate the success the device will tell the amount of bits of the IR command (e.g.
3.6 Setting speech outputs to a button Adding assisting speech outputs to a button is carried out as follows: 1) Wake up the device by pushing a button from 0 to 9. The led of the selected page lights up. 2) Enter the programming mode by pressing C + D + E simultaneously;...
3.8 Adding adaptivity Adaptivity can be recorded either by copying the adaptivity code from another device, or by entering the lock code (appendix 1). Adding of adaptivity is carried out as follows: 1) Wake up the device by pushing a button from 0 to 9. The led of the selected page lights up. 2) Enter the programming mode by pressing C + D + E simultaneously;...
4 Adjustment of settings Transmitter settings: sound and buzzer volume, selection time, response time and scanning time can be adjusted to match the user’s abilities. Adjustment of settings is carried out as follows: 1) Wake up the device by pushing a button from 0 to 9. The led of the selected page lights up. 2) Enter the settings adjustment mode by pushing the buttons A + B.
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Table 4.3 Setting of the selection time. Time between selecting a page and switching off the led. Button 4. Response time Table 4.4 Adjusting of response time (keypad response time). Table 4.5 Adjusting of scanning time (the speed of scanning using an external switch). PAGE BUTTON FORMAT COMMAND...
5. Ability switch functions Apollo is normally operated with membrane keyboard. There is also an option for external ability switches. Apollo has six different basic options for ability switches. The mode is selected with Parameter 6 (P6). If the user is using external Ability Switch all other options are available: 1.
Row scanning mode 4: 1a) Push the ability switch short (Parameter P5) and Apollo starts to automatically scan the lines on selected page, the LEDs indicates the active line. All the lines are not necessarily scanned, controller will skip unused ones. The scanning speed depends on the settings. 1b) When the LEDs representing the desired line is selected, push the switch again.
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switch. Now the current function is accepted and Apollo transmits the remote control IR-signal associated with it and/or possible other additional functions. 2a) Push the STEPPING switch long (Parameter P5) and Apollo starts to step automatically through the pages (every Page’s signal light switches on in turn). All the Pages are not necessarily stepped, controller will skip unused ones.
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NOTE! If you keep the ACCEPTANCE switch pressed for long, Apollo continues transmitting the remote control signal associated with the function until you release the switch. This feature can be utilized in such functions where the length of the signal transmission is of significance, such as when dimming the lights, adjusting the volume, adjusting the height of the bed, etc.
6 Factory settings The Apollo-15 transmitter has been pre-set by the manufacturer, so that at the set-up stage it is not necessary to start programming from the scratch, instead the device has a number of commands that...
8 Optinal extras 9 CE Compliance The Apollo-15 transmitter is intended as an aid for disabled persons and persons with impaired mobility. The device complies with the EMC and electrical safety regulations required by the CE marking. 93/42/EEC. 10 Appendices 9.1 Description of IR formats Appendix 1)
Description of IR formats Appendix 1) PikoLock 56kHz freguency Four byte Pikostems’ lock code. Designed especially for door opening code, but can be applied to almost any programmable IRapplication. PikoFormat 56kHz freguency Pikosystems’ general format. Can be applied to almost any programmable IRapplication. DeltaFern ...
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PikoFormat 38 PikoFormat with 38kHz carrier frequency. Can be applied to almost any programmable IR application. PikoPlug Format for light controller plug connected to Pikosystems’ socket. Ensto IR-format for Ensto’s light controller installable on the wall. ...
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