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Three button Mounted Switch RPS03-** Installation, Programming and Operating Instructions. 

 

General 

 

The rako three button control panels are designed for use with the Rako 
RACUB motor control units only with raise lower and stop functions. 

 

Rako 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. 
 

In order to fit successfully into all the above situations the wall-plate 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). 

2 x 25mm M3.5 fixing screws. 

2 x self-tapping screws. 

1 x Rear cover. 

 

1 x Patress. 
1 x Universal backing plate. 

 

 

 

 

Fig 1.  

Front View of Components 

 

 

 

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 Rako 

wall switch. 
 

Rako 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 Rako 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 Rako 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 rako radio controllers employ a structured 

addressing system. 

Rako 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.   

 

Note 

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

gives overall control for a whole house.  Room 0 should not be selected 

as a Room address without careful thought regarding the application. 

 
Setting an address is the way in which interference between other Radio 

Controlled Radio systems, either with other rooms within your house or 
neighbouring houses, is avoided.  It should be remembered that a Rako 

transmitter may have a range of over 100m. 
 

Rako 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 

Rako. 

 

Setting an Address 

 

Each Rako 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 

Front Plate 

Patress 

PCB Retainer 

Universal 
backing plate 

Batteries 

Addressing 

Switches 

Rear Cover 

Aerial Cutouts 

Prise Point 

Pull-out 
Tab 

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