The system has a setup mode that is used to initially align the beams and stair lights during final placement. This mode can also be used for testing to make sure everything is set up correctly.

Entering Setup Mode

A wire that is approximately 6 inches will be needed to put the system into setup mode.

• Power the unit down.
• Connect the wire from terminal 5 to terminal 24.
• Power the unit up.
• System is now in setup mode.

IR Beam Alignment

In the setup mode you will have visual confirmation from the stair lights while aligning the beams. This procedure requires at least 2 stair lights be connected to the control unit. If you are only controlling one light you will have to install a second light to get the correct visual indication.

With the control unit in setup mode for the first time all of the stair lights are probably off. This indicates that the both the top and bottom beams are not aligned. Starting with the top beam use a small amount of silicone with a color of your choice to mount the receiver. The receiver is the one with blue heat shrink; align by pointing in the direction of the transmitter. Next mount the transmitter; this is the one with red heat shrink. Once a beam is aligned some stair lights will turn on indicating that the beam is good, for the top beam the stair lights that are connected to terminal 9, 12, 15, 18, and 21 will light. Once the beam is aligned it is now time to fine tune them. Starting with the transmitter adjust it right and left noting the outer limits of where the receiver can detect the beam. The same procedure is used to find the outer limits when moving the transmitter up and down. Once we know the outer limits in both directions the final position we want is in the middle of both of these outer limits. Next do the same procedure for the receiver. This beam should be functioning correctly now, when something passes between the beam the associated stair lights should turn off then immediately turn back on when the obstacle is removed.

Next the bottom beam will be aligned using the same procedure that was used to align the top beam. The successful completion of this step should have all the stair lights on.

Stair Light Alignment

After aligning the IR beams as described in 5.2 all of the stair lights should now be on. Use a small amount of silicone to mount the stair light, adjust until the beam is at the desired location on the step.

System Testing

Now that the beams are mounted / aligned and the stair lights are now mounted in the correct locations you can now take the control unit out of setup mode and test the operation of the system. The following steps are used to take the system out of setup mode.

• Power the unit down.
• Remove the wire from terminal 5 and terminal 24.
• Power the unit up.
• System is now in run mode (this is the normal operating mode).

Once a beam is broken (interrupted) the lights will ramp on together. If the time delay has not been modified the lights will stay on for 20 seconds. After the time delay the light outputs will fade off one by one in the direction the person was walking. For example if the person is walking up the stairs they will break the bottom beam as they enter the stairs. This will cause the lights to turn on. After the time delay the lights will fade off one at a time starting with the lower stairs working their way up until all the lights are back off. This works in the opposite fashion if the top beam was broken to activate the lights.

Once both beams have been activated and the lights turn on and off correctly you are done. The installation is now complete!

Programming Light On Duration

It is possible to change the on time of the lights. The default time that is preprogrammed into the control units is 20 seconds. If you want more or less time you can use the following steps to adjust the time.

Entering Program Mode

Use the following steps to put the unit into program mode.

• Power the system down.
• Cover the top and bottom IR transmitter, a flap of paper works well. Anything that will prevent the receiver from seeing the IR light will do.
• Power up the system.

Reading Program Mode On Time Code

Once in program mode all of the stair lights will flash a pattern representing the current time setting. For example the default on time of 20 seconds is a program code of 3, this is represented by 3 half second flashes followed by a 1.5 second pause. There are 5 codes that are possible to be programmed depending on your on time requirements. When this code is changed it is stored in EEPROM memory, this means that is will remain even if power is lost.

Changing the Program Mode On Time Code

Based on the table shown in section 5.2 select the time you desire and adjust the code by allowing the top IR beam to activate the beam receiver. This will cause the lights to perform a multi flash to indicate your input was registered. The code will now be advanced to the next code. Read the flash code using the procedure in section 6.2. When you advance past code 5 the system will cycle back to code 1.

Once you the system is flashing the code of the time you desire perform the following steps to put the system back to normal using the new on time.

• Power the system down.
• Remove the obstruction from the top and bottom IR transmitter.
• Power up the system.

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