User's Manual

Remote controls revolutionised the way we
could do things. They changed the way we
watch TV. They changed the way we listen to
music. They even changed the way we park
ous cars. And then they stopped revolutionising
and instead evolved to become more and more
complex. They became bigger. They became
weighed down with too many buttons, too many
coufusing things that you could to.
Your Aeotec by Aeon Labs Key Fob Gen5 takes
the remote back to what it should be. It’s easy
to use. It’s simple. It’s small. It’s there when you
need it and it’s out of sight when you don’t. And
while your Key Fob remote is back to what it
should be, it remains forwards looking. Your
Aeotec by Aeon Labs Key Fob Gen5 has been
designed to give you everything you need from
a Z-Wave remote control.
Aeotec by Aeon Labs Key Fob Gen5.
Key Fob Gen5
Familiarise yourself with your Key Fob
Gen5.
The compactness of your Aeotec by Aeon Labs
Key Fob Gen5 means that the one device
operates in three different modes: setup, group,
and scene modes.
When you remove it from the packaging, your
remote control is in Setup Mode. This allows
you to do everything from creating a new
Z-Wave network through to removing devices
from one. In this mode the buttons operate as
follows:
Key Fob Gen5
When you change your remote to be in Group
Mode or Scene Mode, the buttons operate as
follows.
For particular setup functions you’ll need to use
your remote’s Mode and Learn buttons.
Your remote’s three different modes
function as follows:
Your Aeotec by Aeon Labs Key Fob Gen5 is a
fully featured Z-Wave remote control and scene
controller that uses wireless tehnology to talk to
your Z-Wave network. To prepare it for both
setup and use, you’ll first need to insert its
batteries.
With your Key Fob prepared for setup, it’s now
time to activate its Z-Wave functions. If you’re
adding your Key Fob to an existing Z-Wave
network, carry on with the following
instructions. If you’re creating a new Z-Wave
network with your Key Fob, then skip to ‘For a
new Z-Wave network’.
Z-Wave network set up and you’re either
starting our or intending to set up only a small
system. As the primary controller of a new
Z-Wave network, your Key Fob will be able to
operate in setup and group modes.
In this case you need to associate Z-Wave
hardware(e.g.Smart Switches and Micro
Controllers) with the Key Fob. This will, by
default, set up a new Z-Wave network for you.
To create a new Z-Wave network, refer to
‘Adding devices to your Z-Wave network’ in the
Advanced Functions part of this manual, and
follow the instructions.
Once done, your Key Fob will work as a remote
control within, and the primary controller of,
your new Z-Wave network.
When using your Key Fob in Group Mode
you
are able to control different Z-Wave devices
with each of your remote’s 4 buttons. In Group
Mode, each button is capable of controlling up
to 50 Z-Wave devices.
During the following steps you’ll associate
Z-Wave devices with a particular button and
also determine precisely how the button will
affect the device. For instance, a button may
turn an Aeotec by Aeon Labs Micro Smart
Dimmer on to 50% brightness. As such, you
need to ensure that each Z-Wave device is not
at the same settling as the desired outcome. In
this example, before beginning, the Micro
Smart Dimmer should be turned off.
Now that your Key Fob is a part of a Z-Wave
network, It’s time to change your remote’s
mode. Your Key Fob remote control has three
key modes: Setup Mode, Group Mode, and
Scene Mode. Out of the box, it’s in Setup Mode.
Your Key Fob’s three modes change the way
that its buttons work, and you can understand
the differences between the different modes by
reading the ‘Familiarise yourself with your
remote control’ part of this guide.
To change your remote to Group Mode:
Your Key Fob works perfectly as an additional
remote control within an existing Z-Wave
network. To create this scenario, you’ll need to
be near your existing
primary Z-Wave controller
and have the Key Fob with you.
If you wish to change your remote’s mode to
Scene Mode, you’ll need to send it an
instruction via your gateway. If you’re unsure of
how to do this, please refer to the gateway’s
user manual.
Your Key Fob will now work as a remote control
within your Z-Wave network. Skip to ‘From
setup to use’ to contunue configuring your Key
Fob.
Your Key Fob can be set up as the primary
controller of a Z-Wave network. This is ideal for
a situation where you don’t already have a
Slide the rear battery cover away from your
remote to expose the battery compartment.
Insert the provided battery into the
compartment, ensuring that the + side of the
battery, which is the flatter of the two sides
and has text, is facing up.
Reattach the rear battery cover to your
remote and firmly close it.
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Slide open the main panel of the Key Fob so
that you can see the internal light.
Using the provided Button pin, press the
Mode button.
The light will illuminate for a second to
confirm that the mode has been
successfully changed to Group Mode.
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If your Key Fob
is in either Setup Mode or
Scene Mode, follow the instructions of the
‘Changing the buttons’
mode’ section to put
your Key Fob into Group Mode.
Ensure that
the Z-Wave device you want to
control is turned off. See the introductory
paragraph above for clarification.
Take your Key Fob to within 3 metres
of the
device you wish to remove from
your Z-Wave
network.
Slide open the main panel of your Key Fob.
Press, hold and do not release for several
steps 1 of the 4 buttons that you want
to use
control a device. Your remote’s green LED will
blink quickly when it’s ready to associate
devices with a button.
Press the
Z-Wave network button on the
device that you wish to control. If you’re
unsure of how to do this, refer to its user
manual.
Your remote’s green LED will stop blinking
and stay on to let you know that the device
can now be controlled by the button.
Change the Z-Wave device’s status to match
the desired outcome of the associated button’s
being pushed. For instance, turn your Z-Wave
device from off to on if that’s what you want
your Key Fob’s button to do. Should the device
have degrees of functionality, such as lighting
that can be dimmed or blinds that can be half
opened, set the Z-Wave device to the desired
level.
Slide open the main panel of your Key Fob
so that you can see its light.
Press the Include button on your primary
Z-Wave controller. If you’re unsure of how to
do this, refer to its user manual.
Using the provided Button pin, press the
Learn button on the rear Key Fob.
If successful, the green and red LED on the
front of your Key Fob will alternatively blink
followed by the green LED illuminating for 2
seconds.
If unsuccessful, the red LED will illuminate
for 2 seconds. Of this occurs, repeat the
process again ensuring that your
primary
Z-Wave controller is in Include mode.
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Quick start.
For an existing Z-Wave network
For a new Z-Wave network
From setup to use
Selecting which devices to
control: Group Mode
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