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Gen4 RF remote replacement 

The Gen4 motors were designed with the LED 
dongle to not only give you yet another light to blink 
in your home theater, but to give you access to a 
programming button.  This button will assign a RF 
remote to the motor.  If you accidentally pressed this 
button, just follow through the remote assignment 
process. 
 

1)  Press the little red button on the screen’s 

LED dongle.  This will cause the LED to start 
blinking; telling you the motor is looking for a 
partner. 

2)  Press stop on the remote.  This will conclude 

the courtship and partnership will follow. 

3)  Being legal in some states, if you’re joining 

another remote to the happy couple, just repeat steps 1 and 2, and you’ll have two remotes with 
the power to constantly tell your screen what to do. 

 

Troubleshooting 

No one likes it, but it happens: here are some possible issues and fixes.  If we didn’t cover your issue, 
you may be more unique than you’ve been told, so you’ll need to contact us for assistance. 

Waves 

The Center Stage screen uses a woven material, which for acoustical transparency and fineness of 
video resolution is an advantage.  The disadvantage is that the material doesn’t naturally stretch like a 
piece of plastic wrap, so balancing the tension forces across the screen is critical to not having stresses 
build up and cause waves. 
 
The new Center Stage XD

 has features built into the weave to eliminate waves in almost every case, 

so if you find yourself struggling too much, consider using our generous upgrade policy and get the XD 
material. 

 
To adjust the tension, there are two turnbuckles on each side of 
the screen.  The horizontal ones (hereafter called “horizontal”) 
feature a standard thread on the rod joining the black plastic 
piece attached to the screen.  Just focus your eyes on this half 
of the turnbuckle, so when we say “tighten,” you think “righty-
tighty, lefty-loosey.”  The other half with the screw is reverse 
thread and will mess with your mind. 
 
The similar, vertical turnbuckle features its standard thread on 
the eyelet joining the cable, with the little nut.  We put a dollop of 
thread adhesive on this one to keep it from drifting.  If you need 

to adjust this one, it’s a bit tricky and best with three hands and sets of needlenose pliers.  First, pop out 
the little plastic endcap on the weight bar so you can grab the in-bar eyelet.  Then, grab the eyelet at 
the cable loop so it doesn’t twist.  Then, with your third hand and pliers, break the nut out of the way.  
Finally, the turnbuckle barrel can be grabbed and adjusted as necessary. 
 

Summary of Contents for Center Stage XD

Page 1: ...control box wall switched or relay controlled 11 Gen4 nonstandard options 12 Somfy control 12 Somfy 4 connector splitter 12 Somfy IR control 12 Somfy RF control 12 Gen4 Standard RF Motor Limits Settin...

Page 2: ...ure you use both handles per side so they will adequately lift the approximately 50 to 70 pound load Open the inner box yes the straps will have to be peeled off and you ll see the bubble wrap top lin...

Page 3: ...nical wall anchors If you have rigid walls then you can just mount the remote bracket with the screws if you choose They may require a 1 16 pilot hole into hard woods like oak or 3 64 pilot hole into...

Page 4: ...motor control box If so this would also be in the accessories box and would look like the pictures below unless you got the 230v that omits the 72 white power cord d All screens also come with some sw...

Page 5: ...ut and note how the French cleat design works You ll be doing the opposite on the wall 5 Locate the bag in the white remote box that has the five stainless steel truss head screws Grab a level and mou...

Page 6: ...the screen After you are sure the black backing is free to drop and all other blue bits are off the screen plug it in and hit the down button 14 Check that the lower limit is ok remove any remaining b...

Page 7: ...SS screws or your substitute At least three screws securely mounted into your joists are required If you have a very curvy ceiling you can space out a screw or two with washers You don t want the DIN...

Page 8: ...t must be taken off prior to operating the screen 12 We tie small black strings in each corner that attach the black backing layer to the weight bar This ensures that it will retract properly from the...

Page 9: ...your relays are rated for this power draw When the power is applied to the up or down power wire see the chart below the motor will continue travelling until it reaches its mechanically set limits Ty...

Page 10: ...In other words we put the red wire in the black terminal and vice versa If you buy the connector separately it will come with a little plastic tool when you squeeze it with pliers it will force the te...

Page 11: ...ching there are three terminals on the side of the motor control box Common use for these include 1 Wiring a wall switch In this case you ll need a momentary wall switch the kind that springs back to...

Page 12: ...ontacts As outlined above in the Gen4 motor control box instructions you can directly wire a momentary wall switch into these terminals or you can program relay control for 0 5 seconds or less closure...

Page 13: ...kings to confirm You can proceed to the lower limits part below No Crap You ll need to fix the upper limits setting Press Down The motor is first in a continuous travel setting Down is the safer direc...

Page 14: ...Flowchart Graphically here is how the standard RF motor s limits adjustment algorithm works Again I recommend prior to entering this mode to raise the screen all the way up first since it s very unli...

Page 15: ...ting Press Down The motor is first in a continuous travel setting Down is the safer direction Press Stop Now you ve entered the precise or small bump setting for the motor The motor will now only trav...

Page 16: ...the way up first since it s very unlikely you want to adjust the upper limits Hold stop and down for a few seconds The motor starts beeping repeatedly Is the motor in the intended upper limits Press...

Page 17: ...antage is that the material doesn t naturally stretch like a piece of plastic wrap so balancing the tension forces across the screen is critical to not having stresses build up and cause waves The new...

Page 18: ...s see below or a slight separation of the screen material from the border velvet This joint is very strong but don t torque it to where you see visible strain or distortion of the screen shape If you...

Page 19: ...nd that upper limit setting where the bar visibly retracts into the case as much as possible but still can be moved a little with your fingers It needs to float up there not being packed tight and bog...

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