Simu WINDY HZ ACCEL - Wind Sensor for Awning Installer Manual

The Windy Hz Accel is a wireless, independent, three-dimensional motion sensor. It enables the awning to be raised automatically when it is being shaken by the wind. The detection of shaking corre- sponds to a sensitivity threshold.

The Windy Hz Accel has been designed for terrace awnings with arms, such as canopy, box or cassette awnings. The Windy Hz Accel is compatible with Hz motors (Hz.02, DMI Hz, ESP Hz), Hz remote controls from Simu.

The sensor does not protect the awning against sudden squalls; keep the awning closed if there is a risk of such a meteorological phenomenon.

SAFETY

This product must be installed by a person with profes- sional knowledge of motorisation and home automa- tion, for whom these instructions are intended.
Never begin installing without first checking the compatibility of this product with the associated equip- ment and accessories. These instructions describe how to install, commission and operate this product.
Moreover, the installer must comply with the current standards and legislation in the country in which the product is being installed, and inform his customers of the usage and maintenance conditions relevant to the product.
Any usage outside of applications defined by Simu constitutes non-compliance, and is therefore not covered by the guarantee.
In this event, as for all usages not consistent with the instructions given here, Simu declines any, responsi- bility for harm or damage.
To prevent damaging the product:

1. Avoid impacts!
2. Do not drop it!
3. Do not submerge it!
4. Do not use abrasive products or solvents to clean the product.
5. Do not clean it using a water spray or high pressure cleaning method. Ensure that the sensor is kept clean and regularly check it is operating correctly.

METHODS OF ADJUSTMENT

Predefined threshold adjustment method

Predefined threshold adjustment sets the detection of shaking to one of the threshold values pre-set in the potentiometer. Each value is a threshold of sensitivity to shaking:
Threshold 1 = HIGH sensitivity to shaking: low inten- sity shaking will cause the awning to close.
Threshold 9 = LOW sensitivity to shaking: high inten- sity shaking will cause the awning to close.

1. Casing
2. Sensor
3. Support
4. Potentiomer
5. PROG button
6. Alkaline batteries AAA

1. Fixing of the support with adhesive
   ☛ SEE ILLUSTRATION C
   
   The adhesive supplied is only to be used for this operation. Always use the adhesive delivered by Simu. The use of any other adhesive is forbidden.

• Position the support on the inside surface of the load bar; the surface must be flat and suitable for gluing the support.
• Check that the position chosen does not prevent the awning from closing and does not damage the sensor.
• Clean the load bar with a cloth.
• Fix the support onto the adhesive.
• Fix the adhesive and the support to the load bar: the arrow engraved into the support must point upwards.

2. Other ways of fixing the support
   ☛ SEE ILLUSTRATIONS D AND F
   The support may be fixed, without washers, using 2 domed cylindrical-head 4-mm-diameter screws (not supplied), 2 countersunk-head screws 4 mm in diam- eter (not supplied), 2 pop rivets 4 mm in diameter (not supplied).

• Position the support on the inside surface of the load bar.
• Check that the position chosen does not prevent the awning from closing and does not damage the sensor.
• Drill two holes into the load bar tomatch the holes in the support and to suit the selected method of fixing (see Technical characteristics, illustration F).
• Fix the support using the selected method of fixing: the arrow engraved into the support must point upwards.

Installing the batteries

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Never use rechargeable batteries to power the Windy Hz Accel sensor.

• Remove the sensor from its casing using a flat screwdriver.
• Insert the AAA batteries provided into the sensor, following the polarity indicated: the LED will come on for 1 sec to confirm that the batteries have been properly inserted.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Power supply: 2 AAA alkaline batteries (LR03) 1,5 V
• Size: 25 x 38 x 153 mm (h x l x L)
• Please separate the storage cells and batteries from other types of waste and recycle them via your local collection facility.
  

COMMISSIONING

Specific safety recommendations

Once the awning has been commissioned, make sure that the threshold set enables the awning to be raised.

Recording of the sensor

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• Take a remote control that is already programmed in the memory of the motor.
• Press the PROG button ( ≥ 3 s.) on the remote control until the motor hunts: the motor is in programming mode.
• Press the PROG button ( < 1 s.) on the Windy Hz Accel sensor until the awning does a short up and down movement: the Windy Hz Accel sensor is programmed in the memory of the motor.

Adjustment to a pre-defined threshold

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• Set the potentiometer to the desired threshold using a flat screwdriver: 1 = high sensitivity to shaking 9 = low sensitivity to shaking
• Insert the sensor into the casing .
• Slide the sensor onto the support until the end stop: the sensor is set.
• Check the setting and modify it in the event of incorrect sensi- tivity to shaking.

Adjustment to a personalised threshold

1. Adjustment of the threshold
   ☛ SEE ILLUSTRATION I

• Set the potentiometer to 0 using a flat screwdriver.
• Insert the sensor into the casing .
• Slide the sensor onto the support until the end stop: the sensor is in «personalised detection» mode.
• Shake the awning to simulate the maximum level of vibration permitted, until the awning rises automatically: the sensor is set.
• Lower the awning then gently shake it to simulate the effect of wind; this should cause the awning to retract:
  • If the awning reacts satisfactorily, this means the sensor is set correctly.
  • If the awning does not react satisfactorily, stop retraction of the awning by pressing the STOP button and go to the next step « Changing the threshold setting ».

2. Modificationof the adjustment of the threshold
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• Lower the awning.
• Release the cover & sensor assembly from the support then wait for 2 secs.
• Engage the cover & sensor assembly on the support : the sensor is in « personalised detection » mode.
  
  If the cover & sensor assembly is disengaged from the support for more than 4 seconds, re-engage it and then repeat the two previous steps.
• Shake the awning to simulate the maximum level of vibration permitted, until the awning rises automatically: the sensor is set.

METHOD OF OPERATION

When the wind comes up

When the wind comes up, the awning will start to vibrate. If the vibration is greater than the set threshold, the awning will rise automatically: it is impossible to lower the awning using the remote control until at least 30 secs after it has been raised.

When the wind dies down

When the wind dies down, the awning can be lowered using the remote control after a time lag of 30 secs. If the sensor is linked to a sun sensor, the awning can be lowered using the remote control after a time lag of 30 secs.
When the day is sunny and windy, deactivate the 'Sun' function so as to protect the awning.

REPAIRS

Replacement of the batteries

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Never use rechargeable batteries to power the Windy Hz Accel sensor.

The specific adjustments of the sensor are retained in the sensor's memory when batteries are changed.

• With draw the sensor from the support .
• Remove the sensor from its casing using a flat screwdriver.
• Replace the AAA alkaline batteries with batteries of identical characteristics according to the polarity indicated: the LED will come on for 1 sec to confirm that the batteries have been correctly inserted.
• Replace the sensor in its casing and then on the support .

Deleting the sensor

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Follow the 'Recording the sensor' procedure to delete the sensor from the motor memory.

Disabling all the sensors

Resetting disables all the sensors (sun, wind, etc) associated with the awning motor!

Problem solving