Silent Gliss 0913 Installation, Programming And Operation Instructions

Single Channel Wall Mounted Switch (0913) Installation, Programming and Operating Instructions.

Front Plate

Patress

PCB Retainer

Universal

Batteries

Addressin

g Switches

Rear Cover

Aerial Cutouts

Pull-out

General

Silent Gliss control panels are designed for use with Silent Gliss
0918 and 0919 motor control units only.

Silent Gliss switches are designed to cope with a number of
different installation situations.

These are predominantly:
Flush fixing into a UK back -box.

Surface mounting with a UK back-box
Surface mounting with no back-box or onto a European DIN

standard or French box.

Tab
Prise Point

In order to fit successfully into all the above situations the wall­plate is made from an assembly of parts, all of which are

supplied as standard and are listed below. The parts can also be
identified from the drawing Fig1.

(Note: Depending on the application not all of the parts may be
used)

1 x Front plate. 2 x 6mm M3.5 fixing screws.
1 x PCB retainer (complete with

PCB and button pad).
1 x Rear cover.

1 x Patress.
1 x Universal backing plate.

backing plate

Front View of Components

2 x 25mm M3.5 fixing screws.
2 x self- tapping screws.

Fig 1.

Fig 2. Rear View of PCB Retainer and Rear Cover

Setting Up and Addressing the Units

Important

This section must be read and followed before
installation of the Silent Gliss wall switch.

Silent Gliss wall mounted switches are supplied with a pullout tab
to prevent inadvertent operation and battery deterioration during

transit. To remove this and to access the address switches
remove the rear cover.

Rear cover removal.

Insert the tip of a small screwdriver or similar into the prise point
(Fig. 2) and gently lift off the rear cover. This should expose the

battery compartment and addressing switches. Care should be
taken not to touch or otherwise damage any of the exposed
electronic components.

Checking for correct operation

With the rear cover removed pull out the tab protecting the
batteries (see Fig.2); the Silent Gliss wall switch should now be
operational. To check this press one of the buttons on the front
of the PCB retainer and the indicating LED should illuminate
briefly for a single flash. If the LED does not flash or it flashes
repeatedly for a short burst (low battery warning) then you
should contact your Silent Gliss dealer.

Set-up and Addressing

To avoid interference between adjacent rooms of a house and
neighbouring houses as well as allowing individual control of
separate curtains/blinds within a room Silent Gliss radio
contollers employ a structured addressing system.
Silent Gliss radio systems use a structure based on house, room
and channel addresses. Using the two banks of DIL switches on
the back of a wall panel or hand control (see Fig.3) a House
address can be selected from one of up to 255 possible
addresses and a Room address from one of up to 255 possible
addresses.

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House 0 is not a valid address and Room 0 is a special

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HOUSEROOM

128

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House address

= 128+16=144

Room address

= 32+4=36.

Note

address which gives overall control for a whole house.
Room 0 should not be selected as a Room address
without careful thought regarding the applic ation.

Setting an address is the way in which interference between
other Radio Controlled Silent Gliss systems, either with other
rooms within your house or neighbouring houses, is avoided. It
should be remembered that a Silent Gliss transmitter may have a
range of over 100m.

Silent Gliss controllers come set with a default address of House
1, Room 4, Channel 1 and whilst the unit will function with this
address it is strongly advised that a specific and logical address
for both House and Room be selected
Modules can be given channel addresses from 1- 8 allowing
control from the 7 button wall-plates and hand-held controllers.

Some advanced grouping arrangements are possible allowing
banks of modules to be controlled as groups within a room.

Systems with advanced programming need to be factory set. For
more details contact Silent Gliss.

Setting an Address

Each Silent Gliss transmitter has two, 8 way banks of switches
for setting its address. The two sets of switches allow the user
to choose from 255 house addresses and 255 room addresses.
To set the address, remove the rear cover (refer to controller
manual for details), whereupon the banks of switches will be now
become visible. To set an address, use a small terminal
screwdriver or similar device and carefully move some of the
switches into the ‘ON’ position. Addressing uses binary encoding
and the value of the switches is shown below.

Setting receiver addresses.

Once a House and Room number have been selected on a
control panel these need to be transmitted to each receiving
module along with a valid channel number. This is done by one
of two methods using a Silent Gliss wall switch or hand-held
transmitter. The method varies depending on whether a 8 or
single channel version is being used.

Note

When addressing from a single channel version only channel one
can be set. If a single channel transmitter is being used in the
same room as an 8 channel version then it is strongly advised to
program using the 8 channel controller.

To send an address to a receiver unit, the unit needs to be put
into receive mode. To do this hold the magnet provided against

the side casing in the position indicated by the label and as
shown below.

Fig 4. Set -up Magnet Positioning

Once the magnet is in the correct position an internal LED will
illuminate. If the magnet is held in position for approximately 5
seconds the LED will start to flash, this flashing indicates that the
module is ready to receive an address from a transmitter.

128

64

32

16

8
4

BINARY VALUE

2
1

ON

64
32
16

8
4

BINARY VALUE

2
1

Fig 3.

Addressing Switches

Once the addresses have been set it is strongly recommended to
keep a note of the settings and to keep these in safe place.

Whilst it is easy to set the addresses, those of the receiver units
are normally only set once. To do so requires access to the units
and once set these may be installed in inaccessible positions. If,
therefore the wall-plate address get changed for any reason and
the original settings cannot be remembered then access to the
receiver units will be needed for reconfiguration.

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Sending an address from a single channel transmitter

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Hold magnet against casing until LED illuminates

LED flashes to

confirm address

command is sent

Operation

From either a Silent Gliss single channel wall switch or hand-held
transmitter (both are functionally identical) press and hold both
buttons for 5 seconds. After 5 seconds the unit will automatically
send a channel 1 address. The red LED on the transmitter will
flash to confirm that this has been sent. As soon as the receiver
gets a valid address it automatically drops out of set -up mode.

Note

If a receiving unit, in set -up mode, does not receive a valid
address within 3 minutes the receiver will automatically drop out
of set -up mode.

Setting an address from a single channel wall switch

Step 1

Set address
switches on
controller

Step 2

Single Channel Transmitters

Single channel transmitters only allow simultaneous control of all
channels in a room.

Installation

Before assembly ensure that the rear cover is firmly fixed and
that the aerial is positioned in a way as to not foul other
components.

Warning

Silent Gliss wall-switches are designed to operate at
safety extra low voltages (6V). When fixing the wall-

plates to existing back-boxes there may be mains wiring
present, if this is the case then the wiring should be

made safe, properly insulated and any metal back-boxes
earthed. Earthing of the back box is essential if a

decorative metal front plate is being used. Should there
be any doubt in how to do this contact a qualified

electrician.
Silent Gliss Ltd accepts no responsibility for any damage
or injury caused by incorrect installation of a Silent Gliss
product.

Surface fixing to UK back box.

Step 3

Remove magnet when LED starts to flash
Module is now in set-up mode

Step 4

Press and hold both
buttons for 5 seconds

Orientate the patress so that the bossed inserts are aligned
vertically and locate the PCB retainer in the patress. Then using
the 25mm fixing screws fix the front plate to the retainer and
patress and back-box.

Flush fixing to a UK back-box

Fit the PCB retainer in the back-box so that the clear flange is
flush to the wall. Then using the 12mm fixing screws (or 25mm
if neede d) secure the front plate to the PCB retainer and back­box.
Note. Transmission range is greatly enhanced if the aerial can
be positioned outside of the back-box. This is because the front
plate and back-box will form a ‘Faraday cage’, which will give
very poor radio transmitting conditions. To position the aerial
correctly a hole must be cut in the back- box and a small
diameter hole drilled into the wall. Straighten the aerial and
push the aerial into the hole. The best radio transmission will be
achieved when all of the aerial fully extended and outside of the
back-box. If, because of physical constraints, it is not possible to
drill the hole in a position close to where the aerial emerges from
the PCB retainer, then the rear cover can be removed and the
aerial re -positioned in a more convenient aerial cut-out (see fig

2).

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Surface fixing with no back-box

Take the universal backing plate and screw this to the wall
(screws not included) using the fixing slots. Rotate the patress
so that the bossed inserts are aligned horizontally and then,
using the 2 x self -tapping screws, fix the patress to the universal
backing plate taking sure not to over-tighten the screws. Insert
the PCB retainer into the patress and then using the 2 x 6mm
fixing screws, secure the front plate to the patress fixing the
screws through the PCB retainer and into the bossed inserts.

Surface fixing to European back-boxes.

For fixing to European DIN or French standard back- boxes the
Silent Gliss universal backing plate has been designed so that

two of the fixing slots match European DIN standard back-box
fixings and two match standard French back-box fixings. To

mount the assembly, orientate and mount the universal backing
plate as applicable (screws not provided) and then follow the

instructions for ‘Surface fixing with no back-box’.

Care and maintenance

Battery replacement

The Silent Gliss series of wall-switches are designed to be
powered by batteries. The designed battery life is better than 3
years (based on 30 button presses daily) but the batteries will
eventually need replacing. In normal use the LED on the front
panel illuminates momentarily when a button is pressed to
indicate that a (radio) transmission has been made. When the
batteries are approaching the end of their useful life the LED will
continue to blink after a button has been pressed. When this
starts to happen the batteries should be replaced as soon as
possible.

Always use two CR2016 type batteries.

To replace the batteries unscrew the front plate and remove the
PCB retainer, taking care not to damage the aerial (note that
when flush mounted the aerial may be located in a hole outside
the back -box). Remove the rear cover and carefully slide out the
batteries. Replace with new batteries ensuring that the positive
(+) terminal makes contact with the battery clip and the negative
(-) terminal with the pad on the circuit board.
To ensure reliable operation always ensure that battery contacts
and battery surfaces are kept clean of any grease, moisture or
other contamination.

Warning

Lithium batteries may explode if handled incorrectly.
Always dispose of used batteries in accordance with
manufacturer’s recommendations.

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