Rako RCM Instruction Manual

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Instruction Manual RCM Wireless single-room keypad

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Contents 1.0 What is the RCM? 3 2.0 Programming the RCM 3 3.0 Button Configurations 4 4.0 Installation 6 4.1 Installation - Screwless finish plates (RLF/RLM) 6 4.2 Installation - Screwed backbox plates (RVF) 7 4.3 Installation - screwed surface mount plates (RVF) 7 5.0 Initial checks 8 6.0 Appendix - LED Diagnostics 9

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1.0 What is the RCM?

The RCM is a wireless battery-powered keypad for transmitting Rako commands to wireless receivers such as the RMT-500 or RDA-800.

Available in a wide range of button configurations to control lights, blinds, and audio, the RCM provides a versatile solution to suit the needs of all room sizes.

The RCM is programmed using dip switches on the back of the unit.

Advanced programming features are available to customise the functionality of the RCM.

2.0 Programming the RCM

The RCM is programmed using the DIP switches on the back of the unit, there is a row for the House Number and a row for the Room Number.

Dipswitch Value 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 8 5 16 6 32 7 64 8 128

For further information on how the RCM is programmed in the context of a complete system, see the Wireless System Setup Guide.

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NB If the modules look like an RCM but there are no dip-switches fitted, then this module is an RNC module and cannot be addressed without Rasoft Pro and an NFC programming tool. See the Wireless System Setup Guide for more details.

3.0 Button Configurations

The RCM is available in a wide range of button layouts to suit each application. Below are the standard button layouts available.

NB Some keypad layouts require setting up via the Advanced Control Panel Features.

Standard layouts which require no additional setup:

Layout Description Layout Description 4 Scenes/Off/Fade Up and Down. Scene 1 and Off

7 Scenes/Off/Fade Up and Down. Open, stop, and close.

Used for blind control.

Dual blind control, open, stop, and Dual room close. Scene 1 and Off. Used for blind control. The right The right column will be the set Room column will Number + 1. be the set Room

Number + 1.

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8 blind selector, with open and close. Scene 1 and off, with raise Press buttons 1-4 to select a blind and lower. channel, open and close will control the last button pressed.

To control blind channels 5-8, press ‘ALL/-’ then press the relevant channel button, the open and close will control

the last channel pressed.

Customised layouts that require setup in advanced control panel features:

Layout Description 4 Scenes with Scene 1 + Off to control a separate room.

RCM-072 Dual Room 4 Scenes and Off to control two rooms on a single control panel.

4 Scenes and Off with raise and lower with integrated blind control.

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4.0 Installation

Installation should only be carried out by a competent electrician.

RCM modules should be mounted in dry areas only.

Metal backboxes will reduce the transmission distance; to mitigate this, it is recommended to drill out of the backbox and into the wall.

The RCM is a battery-powered device; it must be accessible for battery replacement.

4.1 Installation - Screwless finish plates (RLF/RLM)

Step 1 Screw the grid into the backbox, ensure that the fixing holes for the plate are above the screws, not at the bottom.

RLF RLM Remove the battery ‘pull out’ tab on the Step 2 RCM.

Push the RCM into the grid, the outer bezel of the RCM should sit flush with the grid.

RLF RLM

Clip the front cover plate on the grid with Step 3 a firm push, and ensure that the plate is sitting flush on the wall and is unobstructed.

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4.2 Installation - Screwed backbox plates (RVF) Remove the battery ‘pull out’ tab on the RCM. Step 1

Using the clear plastic mounting grid provided with the RVF, push the RCM through the flat side of the clear plastic mounting grid until the RCM bezel is flush with the front.

RVF Place the cover plate on top of the clear plastic Step 2 mounting grid, and screw the plate and switch into the wall.

RVF

4.3 Installation - screwed surface mount plates (RVF) Remove the battery ‘pull out’ tab on the RCM. Step 1

Push the RCM into the pattress and insert the nuts provided into the plate fixing positions of the RCM.

To mount the pattress on a wall, use two wall screws

(not included) and fix them to the top and bottom of RVF the pattress.

Step 2 Clip the white pattress onto the black pattress screwed to the wall.

NB RVF A black pattress is also available. Place the cover plate over the white pattress and Step 3 screw the plate to it using the screws provided.

Ensure that the plate sits flush in the pattress and nothing is causing obstruction.

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5.0 Initial checks

Press any button on the RCM, and the blue LED in the centre will illuminate momentarily and go off.

Ensure that every button on the switch can be pressed without obstruction.

If there is no blue light when a button is pressed, check that the ‘pull out’ tab has been removed from the battery terminal.

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6.0 Appendix - LED Diagnostics

Battery LED Pulses Description Healthy battery When a button is pressed on the RCM, there should be a single pulse on the blue LED.

One second-long pulse. Low battery or the wrong If the RCM has a low battery. battery, the blue LED will flash when a button is

pressed, there may also be no LED if the battery is flat. Multiple intermittent pulses.

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