The Remora system is highly resistant to false operation due to noise or other remote signals, but the range
will be reduced if the competing signals or noise is very strong. If you experience intermittently poor range,
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y try operating the equipment at another location free of possible sources of interference before contact-
ing your dealer or Manley Labs.
Keep the remote and all other parts of the system away from rain or moisture of any sort. The Remora Re-
mote’s circuitry is extremely intolerant of moisture intrusion. In the event the remote transmitter gets wet,
remove the battery immediately, disassemble the case and try to remove as much moisture as possible as soon
as you can. Then let the assembly air-dry in a warm place for a day before re-assembling and testing. DO NOT
disturb any trimpot settings or move the antenna components.
Remove the battery promptly when it becomes weak or discharged or if the remote transmitter is not going to
be used for a protracted period of time. This will help prevent corrosion due to battery leakage.
The motorized volume attenuator may safely be actuated by hand, or by the motor under remote command.
The attenuator has a slip-clutch transmission, so it is safe to occasionally over-ride the motorized action by
hand, or let the clutch slip after the attenuator reaches its end stop. However, the motorized attenuator assem-
bly will last longer if these actions are avoided.
How to establish the digital link (pairing) between the Remora transmitter and the receiver:
Each transmitter and receiver-decoder set is designed to respond to a speci
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c data string as programmed into
the transmitter and later acknowledged by the receiver-decoder. A small set of user-de
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ned user-numbers is
used as part of the data string so that the remote system can be programmed to avoid unwanted operation of
another Remora-enabled Manley preampli
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er that may be nearby, in range of the transmitter.
If necessary, you may alter the speci
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c short user-number of the transmitter. When you do so, the receiver can
easily be reprogrammed to follow the changes and react to the new user-number. Having unique handshake
ID codes is important for RF remotes since unlike infrared systems, the remote’s RF commands can penetrate
walls,
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oors, and doors, which might operate other Manley Remora-enabled gear if they all had the same user-
numbers!
The user-numbers are a pair of single-digit numbers created by hitting the up and down buttons during a
remote transmitter programming session. How to program the user-numbers is one of those procedures that is
harder to write down than to actually do physically.
To get acquainted with the remote transmitter itself, we’ll start with a simple matter of determining the Remo-
ra Remote’s user-number setting without changing the user-number. This requires only one action by you, the
user. You’ll get to see some of the Remora Remote’s “modes” as indicated by the LED lamp.
How to query the Remora transmitter to see what user-number is already programmed:
Press and hold both the up and down buttons for about 0.5 seconds. Release the buttons when you see the LED
change from dim green to
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ashing dim yellow.
The LED will
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ash dim yellow for about three seconds. Be careful not to touch any buttons while the LED is
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ashing dim yellow as the remote is in the program mode during this time.
The
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ashing dim yellow LED will time out and will then go dark for a moment. Then the LED will recite the
user-number by
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ashing a string of GREEN (up) blinks, then a string of RED (down) blinks. The user-number
may range from the smallest value of 1 green, 1 red (1,1) up to a maximum of 7 green and 7 red (7,7). As you
can see, up to 49 different user-numbers are available.
Once the user-number readout event lapses, the remote falls back to normal operation.
How many GREEN blinks? (----- , -----) How many RED blinks?
UP
This is your user-number.
DOWN
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