Setting up an Inlet / Actuator / Curtain WITHOUT Feedback

Setting up an Inlet / Actuator / Curtain WITHOUT Feedback

Setting up an actuator without feedback

These instructions are for actuators that do not require a feedback signal and will be programmed for traditional staged ventilation. The two main steps are configuration and programming.

 

Configuration

1.       Go to the configuration screen.

2.       Press the check hardware icon.


3.       On the left side of the screen, select the group the actuator is in.

4.       On the right side of the screen, select the Actuator Module (ACT-1) that the actuator is connected to. If you have an Expansion Box, you might have to press the right or left arrows.


5.       Press the 1 button.


6.       Make sure the Selected Group is correct.

7.       Enter a name.

8.       Select the type, actuator or curtain.

9.       Press No Feedback.

10.   Press Settings and then Confirm.

 

Programming

NOTE: all durations are in seconds.


1.       Adjust the set points by pressing the up or down arrows.

2.       Repeat the first two steps for each stage you want to adjust.

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