Qrelay Instructions
Examples of proper use:
1. Controlling groups of shades
separated by 60 feet and 2 rooms
from a Qconnect or Multi-Channel
Remote.
a. A Qrelay can be placed halfway to
outlying groups of shades from the
Qconnect or Multi-Channel Remote.
2. Helping to control shades that are in a
RF dead zone.
a. Sometimes a column or other
structure may be between a
transmitter and a shade, causing the
shade not to respond reliably. Try
locating a Qrelay to the side of an
obstruction, or halfway around it, to
help “steer” the signal around it.
Incorrect use:
1. Placing multiple Qrelays to repeat the
signal multiple times to insure all
shades move.
a. This can cause the Qrelays to
become useless, because of
interference from each other.
b. If 2 or more Qrelays are close
enough to hear the original
transmitting device, they will most
likely try to retransmit the command
at the same time. If this occurs they
will drown each other out and the
shade will not be able to hear the
correct command and will not respond.
2. Using Qrelays to overcome difficult
shade placement.
There are cases where the RF will not
reach the shade, even when sent from
close distance to the shade. If a shade
will not respond to a hand held remote in
close proximity to the shade the Qrelay
will not help.
Qrelay Guidelines
1. Place the remotes in the most optimal position to get the most reliable shade
response. This may require moving them around multiple times.
2. If there are dead spots or areas that cannot be reached by the optimal remote
placement then add
one
Qrelay to fill the dead spot.
3. Should a shade be even further than one Qrelay can manage, then add another at
a distance where the signal can be received to bridge the gap between the
transmitter and the shade and so forth until the shade can be reached.
• Try to add repeaters in a line, not in a group.
• Try to minimize the amount of Qrelays in a project. If one or two work, adding more
may be unnecessary overkill.
4. If the shade responds unreliably to one command, send another command
5 seconds later.
• If the transmitter is a Qconnect, this may be able to be programmed into the
system that controls it.
5. Do not place the Qrelay behind refrigerators, TVs, Microwaves, or other large
obstructions as they may decrease effectiveness.
If the desired shade to move needs to have the command hop through a number of
Qrelays, please consider it will take about 3 seconds per Qrelay.