52 VELUX
VELUX 53
Hint
No. 1
Window
Locate
House
Yes
No
the program
Energy Balance
is now available.
Enable?
P1
P2
iNFoRmatioN
Energy Balance
The program Energy Balance is a pre-defined program
containing a sequence of operating commands for roller
shutters and/or awning blinds. If the program has been
enabled, the sequence is automatically started at the
pre-defined times. The times have been fixed so that the
sunscreening products will run up or down depending on
whether it is summer or winter, day or night.
For example, during the summer time in Southern Europe,
the sunscreening products will run down in the morning
and up in the evening. In this way, the sun is screened
during the time where it induces considerable heat into the
building. This means less energy consumption for cooling
of the building.
Control parameters
The control of the sunscreening products is automatically
changed to match the summer and the winter period. The
program will automatically be disabled in the transition
period between summer and winter where automatic
operation of the sunscreening products does not contrib-
ute substantially to improving the energy balance of the
building. The transition period is 0 to 8 weeks depending
on the geographical location. See also data sheet with spe-
cific points of time on the CD-ROM (Data Sheet - Energy
Balance). In addition, the control automatically discerns
between weekdays and weekend so that the sunscreening
products are not operated before 8 o'clock in the morning
at weekends.
Settings
The program can be enabled in two settings:
• Standard setting: Automatic control of the roller shutters
only.
• Customised setting: Automatic control of selected roller
shutters and awnings blinds. In addition, the location of
the windows in the building (north/south/east/west) is
taken into account.
The following examples show how to enable the program
Energy Balance, first via Standard setting and then via
Customised setting.
Hint
When using the remote control for the first time, you will
be offered the program Energy Balance if the window is
equipped with a roller shutter or an awning blind:
1
The display text
Menu
in the bottom left hand corner has
been replaced by the text
Hint
.
Press
"Hint" to be offered energy savings.
2
The display asks whether to enable the program Energy
Balance.
• Press
"Yes" to enable Energy Balance and continue
the settings, see item 3 under Standard setting or Cus-
tomised setting.
• Press
"No" to opt out of this option. However, you can
select Energy Balance at any time via Program settings.
