REMORA REMOTE CONTROL
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Quick Start:
Your Remora Remote Control system has been configured and tested at the factory to verify that the commu-
nication link between the radio frequency transmitter and the mating receiver-decoder inside the Neo-Classic
300B Preamplifier has been properly established.
Before beginning, ensure that a fresh 9V alkaline battery has been installed in the Remora Remote transmitter.
Yes, we installed a new 9V battery in the Remora Remote when it left the factory.
Turn on the Neo-Classic 300B Preamplifier and after a few seconds, push and hold either the up or down com-
mand buttons. The command is sent via radio signal to the preamplifier and the motorized volume control will
react by moving as directed by the remote switch activation, with motor action occurring as long as a button is
engaged. The Remora Remote transmitter’s multi-colored LED lamp will glow bright GREEN when a com-
mand is being sent.
Notice that the volume control motion will stop when the control reaches the travel end-stops, just as it does
when the knob is turned by hand. Also notice that the remote will stop transmitting if either the up or down
buttons are pressed for more than 30 seconds.
The multi-colored LED lamp on the face of the remote will tell you when the 9V battery needs to be replaced.
The battery is GOOD when the lamp is bright GREEN while the transmitter is active. As the battery voltage
wanes, the green light may flash RED briefly when the transmitter is switched on; that’s when the load on the
battery is heaviest. When the battery is nearing exhaustion, the time interval of the RED flash will expand, and
eventually and the battery nears life end, the lamp may stay RED more or less continuously. When the LED
lamp stays RED, then the moment has arrived for mandatory replacement of the battery.
You may replace the battery at your leisure, since all the Remora Remote transmitter’s settings are held safely
and indefinitely, in the microprocessor’s non-volatile flash memory.
More Details:
Here are some details about the features included with your new Remora Remote system. Some are pretty
obvious; others are riding just below the surface.
First, the Remora radio-frequency remote control system consists of four parts.
1. The microprocessor-controlled battery-operated hand-held RF transmitter
2. The line-operated RF receiver
3. The microprocessor-controlled decoder and motor drive amplifier
4. The dual-deck motorized volume control
Using computer-based hardware on both sides of the system adds flexibility and allows enhanced features to
be added with little impact on system cost. For example, one such feature is the ability of the receiver-decoder
to discriminate between interfering signals, or other Manley Remora Remote enabled preamplifier models so
that it will react only to the prescribed remote transmitter.
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