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9.4  Create new customers 

 
To create a new customer, click on „new customer“. Then enter a name and an address for the 
new customer. 

 

 

9.5  Create sites 

 
To assign a site to a customer, click on a customer and then on „new site“. Enter a name and if 
needed an address for the site and press OK. 
For each site, you can specify the latitude and offset times for sunrise and sunset. These values 
are under extras -> settings. These values are used by the astro function to adjust automatically 
switching times during the year, according to the changing times of the day and night (see also 
page 16). 
 
Please note that you must specify an integer value for the sunrise and sunset offsets. If you 
enter "30", the switching time occurs 30 minutes later than defined. If you enter "-30", the 
switching time occurs 30 minutes earlier. 
 
Following example shows 2 customers „customer 1 Ltd.“ und „customer 2“ with two sites each 
„main building“ and „cafeteria“:  
 
 

 

 

Summary of Contents for GF0043

Page 1: ...nnel GF0050 50 channel Display handheld transmitter with timer astro function and USB interface LIVINGROOM AWNING 1 AWNING 2 BLIND 1 BLIND 2 BLIND 3 LIGHT 1 EDIT WOHNZIMMER MARKISE 1 MARKISE 2 JALOUSIE 1 JALOUSIE 2 JALOUSIE 3 LICHT 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 LIVINGROOM AWNING 1 AWNING 2 BLIND 1 BLIND 2 BLIND 3 LIGHT 1 EDIT ...

Page 2: ...5 7 5 1 ACCESS EXIT MENU 15 7 5 2 SET TIME AND DATE 15 7 5 3 SET THE TIMER 16 7 5 4 SET ASTRO FUNCTIONS 16 7 5 5 LANGUAGE SETTING 17 7 5 6 USB CONNECTION TO A PC 17 7 5 7 DEVICE INFORMATION 18 7 5 8 RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTS 18 8 TIMER MENU 19 8 1 ACCESS DELETE MENU 19 8 2 SETTING THE TIMER 19 8 3 TIMER STATUS 22 9 PC MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 23 9 1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 23 9 2 OVERVIEW GF0043 50 MANAG...

Page 3: ...d the electrical products shall only take place when you are sure that there is no risk to people animals or property The radio remote control should be kept out of reach of children If service work or adaptations are necessary the device is to be immediately taken out of service and secured against inadvertent use 3 Intended use The comfort handheld transmitter is only to be used for its intended...

Page 4: ...ndividual labelling of the receivers and timer programming via a MS Windows PC Alternative labelling of the receivers with terms of an internal library Any number of receivers can be assigned to the 50 codings Large navigation keys for an easy and intuitive operation and to send the radio commands to the receivers Multifunction keys to perform the functions shown on the transmitter display for exa...

Page 5: ...akes place within 10 seconds the snooze function is activated The display light shuts off but all keys keep active When actuating a key again the display light turns on 5 3 Deep sleep mode You get the transmitter to enter the deep sleep mode when all keys are not actuated for 1 minute The display shuts down Only the OK key keeps active To wake the transmitter back up simply press the OK key The pr...

Page 6: ... bin delete settings Sun automatic on Sun automatic off Timer function on off Astro function on off 6 2 Navigation keys The navigation keys have several functions Select menu items UP and DOWN or SEND the selected radio command Navigation key OK to ACTIVATE the device to SEND 1 channel and to CONFIRM some functions SELECT menu items RIGHT or LEFT Area name can be selected from the library Selected...

Page 7: ... to area 1 this name will be displayed To select a receiver use the vertical navigation keys UP DOWN in order to move the black selection bar accordingly Downwards selection Activate 1x Upwards selection Activate 1x 6 5 Send a radio command Press OK key Select the required direction with the navigation keys and press key to send the radio command The awning can be stopped with the opposite key Whe...

Page 8: ...mp back one area Area 3 receiver light is on second position Actuate 1x the navigation key DOWN Press key OK to send immediately the sending command one channel actuator The light is switched on 6 7 Shortcut keys only GF0050 Actuate the shortcut keys to select directly the receiver in each area 1 5 Please first select the desired area with the horizontal navigation keys Up to 10 receivers can be c...

Page 9: ...tter GF0043 has 3 areas The 50 channel transmitter GF0050 has 5 areas The horizontal navigation keys enable you to switch between the areas to the right or left Press the multifunction key at least 4 seconds The GEIGER logo with a progress bar shows Keep the key depressed until the progress bar is completed The display then shows area 1 and other multifunction keys Actuate 1 x the multifunction ke...

Page 10: ...on keys to scroll page by page and select a name with UP DOWN Page by page Example in order to select the area name office please proceed as follows To take over the new area name office actuate 2x the multifunction key Area 1 is now called office You can now create a receiver Press key The display switches to device setting You can now create a device with the menu item name Press OK key UP DOWN ...

Page 11: ...shing cursor Check boxes on the left side show the status of each code switch Black marking active No marking no function Flashing marking code switch setting Activate the horizontal navigation key to the right to get to the top coding switch With the vertical navigation key you can set the position for the 1st switch position 0 Your current selected switch position is indicated by a blinking curs...

Page 12: ...ly set to the next following channel If the selected receiver is not controlled by a sensor then go directly to point 7 4 To set a sensor coding you can use any of the switch positions 1 6 The coding of switches 7 9 is automatically generated by the sensor Press 3 times the navigation key DOWN to get to the last coding switch Activate the navigation keys in order to set the desired coding for the ...

Page 13: ...e a 9 pole coding switch in order to set the appropriate coding 7 3 Selection of various receivers Following icons pairs are available for various receivers Retracted awning Venetian blind DOWN Venetian blind UP Rolling shutter DOWN Rolling shutter UP Light OFF Light ON Dimmer Dimmer É Window closed Window open Roof window closed Roof window open Heating OFF Heating ON Gate closed Gate open Garage...

Page 14: ...ected receiver is displayed in the header If the cursor is set on name and confirmed with the OK key a new name from the library can be selected for the receiver The selection is made using the UP DOWN navigation keys and is confirmed and saved with the OK key The settings for the coding can be changed with the option code entry If changes are made they must be confirmed in the code entry menu wit...

Page 15: ...settings 7 5 2 Set time and date Select the first item Time Date in the settings menu and confirm with OK key The menu for entering time and date displays Use the horizontal navigation keys to move the blinking cursor for input either to the left or to the right Cursor to the left Cursor to the right The value can be set accordingly with the navigation keys UP DOWN at the spot where the cursor is ...

Page 16: ...h between ON or OFF for the astro function Activate the multifunction key to access the astro settings menu in which you can set the latitude and the offset times Following latitude values can be selected 30 35 40 45 50 52 54 56 58 60 A list of cities on the specified latitudes can be found in the appendix on page 30 Use the horizontal navigation keys to move the blinking cursor for input either t...

Page 17: ...he settings menu 7 5 6 USB connection to a PC If the handheld transmitter is connected to a PC with a USB cable the active PC connection is shown automatically on the display The display transmitter can now be used with the programming software Press the multifunction key to disconnect the active USB connection The display returns to the settings menu To manually restart the USB connection press k...

Page 18: ...ultifunction key to return to the settings menu 7 5 8 Reset to factory defaults Press key to open the settings menu see point 7 5 1 Select the eighth menu item factory defaults with the navigation keys UP DOWN and confirm with the OK key A prompt displays to ask if the changed settings should be really deleted Press multifunction key to reset the display handheld transmitter to factory defaults no...

Page 19: ... have been previously created Select one area using the horizontal navigation keys Select one receiver in the chosen area using the navigation keys UP DOWN After you have set the cursor on the desired receiver confirm the selection with key The display shows the selection and entry of timers for the selected receiver A maximum of 6 timers are available for each receiver Select one timer using the ...

Page 20: ... with the OK key This determines here e g if the timer extends or retracts the awning at the programmed time You access the timer menu by using the multifunction key Important the settings are not accepted By using the navigation keys UP DOWN and RIGHT LEFT you access in the timer menu the selection of the days of the week Place the blinking cursor on the desired day and select with the OK key If ...

Page 21: ...ltifunction key You return to the menu for selecting areas and receivers by using the multifunction key NOTE Depending on the date and latitude the astro function provides the corresponding switching times for sunrise and sunset If a timer entry with a fixed switching time is combined with the astro function please note following Sunrise The later time timer or astro is always used for the switchi...

Page 22: ...isplayed The time at the bottom right is the current astro time shift This time only shows if the astro function for this timer has been previously activated A programmed timer can be disabled without going through the set up menu by using the multifunction key The switching time is still displayed Following icon appears If a timer is disabled the astro function for this timer is automatically dis...

Page 23: ...d you can connect your transmitter to your computer with the included USB cable The first time a short message indicates that a new hardware is found Please make sure to first install the software and the driver and then connect the device You can now start the software for managing your handheld transmitter 9 2 Overview GF0043 50 Management software You can create customers and sites in the inter...

Page 24: ...rise and sunset These values are under extras settings These values are used by the astro function to adjust automatically switching times during the year according to the changing times of the day and night see also page 16 Please note that you must specify an integer value for the sunrise and sunset offsets If you enter 30 the switching time occurs 30 minutes later than defined If you enter 30 t...

Page 25: ...r select one entry from the list which describes your device The assigned symbols will also show on your transmitter Select the code for channel 1 key 1 which usually has the function open or up This code must also be taught on the corresponding device Optionally select a code for channel 2 key 2 for the function close or down In general this code is identical to the code for channel 1 except for ...

Page 26: ...eceivers each GF0050 you can create 5 areas with max 10 receivers each If you have created 10 devices and you write these devices on a GF0043 display transmitter only the devices 1 6 will be overwritten In this case the software displays an additional warning message 9 8 Enter info text on transmitter The customer can access to an info text via transmitter This text can mention the contact data of...

Page 27: ...lick on the link import transmitter right of the progress bar OK a transmitter is connected with the PC 9 10 Create radio coding plans It is often helpful to print out the encoding plans for documentation purposes or in order to set the codings for the receivers Click on file to select here create radio coding plan PDF if you want to create a PDF coding plan and create radio coding plan Excel if y...

Page 28: ...nized proceed as follows Disconnect the transmitter from the computer and wait a few seconds Reconnect the transmitter If the transmitter is not recognized after a maximum of one minute disconnect the transmitter from system Uninstall and reinstall the software Pay special attention when installing Windows Vista to allow the installation of the driver Start the software and connect the transmitter...

Page 29: ...to EU directives electronic products and batteries should be disposed of separately from the household waste via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities 13 Technical Data Transmission frequency 434 MHz Batteries 3 x Micro 1 5 V Type AAA or LR03A Power saving mode light switches off after 10 s device powers off after 60 s GF0043 3 x 6 codings GF0050 5 x...

Page 30: ...30 of 32 15 Appendix Latitude positions that can be configured and city names 30 Cairo 35 Gibraltar 40 Madrid 45 Zagreb 50 Cologne 52 Hannover 54 Kiel 56 Copenhagen 58 Oslo 60 Helsinki ...

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Page 32: ... For technical questions please call our service team at 49 0 7142 938 333 They will be happy to assist you Gerhard Geiger GmbH Co KG Schleifmühle 6 D 74321 Bietigheim Bissingen T 49 0 7142 9380 F 49 0 7142 938 230 info geiger de www geiger de ...

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