2.3 Customer-specific settings
Customer-specific settings mean the properties of the transmitter that can be programmed specifically
for an individual user. These are the number of pages, the number of commands on the pages, the order
of pages, the selection time, and other parameters that can be adjusted during the
programming phase.
2.4 Operation modes
The device has four different operation modes: 1) The control mode, 2) The sleep mode 3) The
programming mode and 4) The setting mode
1. Control mode
The device controls the equipment located in the environment using infrared (IR) signals.
The control mode is indicated by the led displaying the page number (at the upper corner of
the buttons 0–9). Pushing a button results in a led and buzzer sign, unless the sound is
switched off.
2. Sleep mode
The standby mode is a mode, in which the device is ‘asleep’, i.e. none of the leds is on. The
device returns into the standby mode after the set selection time has elapsed from the last
activation of any of the buttons. In the standby mode the device does not consume energy at
all. The device is reactivated from the standby mode by pushing the buttons 0–9.
3. Programming mode
Programming is possible only when Apollo-15 is ‘awake’ and set into the programming
mode. If the device is in a normal operation mode Apollo-15 ‘falls asleep’ always within a
certain number of seconds (selection time) after a button has been pushed, and it wakes up
again, when any of the buttons 0–9 is pushed. The programming mode is accessed, when
all the keys of the bottom line are pushed simultaneously (C + D + E). If the device is set in
the programming mode the transmitter’s Prog-led switches on. (
see Figure 1.1
).
4. Setting mode
The setting mode can be accessed only when Apollo-15 is ‘awake’, i.e any of the leds is on.
To get into the setting mode push the buttons A and B, in which case the Prog-led of the
Apollo-15 starts to blink (
see Figure1.1
).
2.5 Selection time
The selection time set for the Apollo-15 transmitter defines the interval between selecting a page, and
switching off the led (if no buttons are pushed). In other words, selection time is the interval from
pushing a button till the standby mode. Adjusting the selection time is necessary to prevent the device
from being too fast for slow users, and – on the other hand – too slow for fast users. Thus the
possibility of adjusting the selection time improves the ease of using the device. The selection time
can be set within the interval of 3 to 40 seconds. The factory set selection time is 7 seconds.
