AbleNet HouseMate Quick start guide

Brand: AbleNet

Model: HouseMate

Type: Quick start guide

1. Open HouseMate Home Control App

a. If this is the ﬁrst time opening the app,

you will be asked if you would like to enter

Technician Mode - Select OK

b. If you are not asked to enter Technician

Mode, in the bottom right corner of the app

you will see a spanner wrench icon .

Press the wrench icon for 5-seconds to enter

Technician Mode.

i. If you see the padlock icon instead

of the spanner wrench icon, completely

close and restart the app

2. In the upper left corner of the app select Project >

Setup your Devices > HouseMate Hardware > Pair

your Hardware

3. In the pop-up window select Skip

4. In the next pop-up window select Continue

5. On the HouseMate for iOS hardware, press the

HouseMate Button

6. In the bottom right corner of the app, press the

back arrow icon to exit Technician Mode

Quick Start Guide

HouseMate for iOS

www.ablenetinc.com

(800) 322-0956

PN 98000054 (07/16 Rev. A - FN 70500252)

Step 1: Install Battery

1. HouseMate for iOS ships with the internal Li-Ion

battery disconnected. Use the included Hex

Wrench to remove the three hex screws from

the bottom of HouseMate for iOS to access the

battery.

2. Connect the battery to HouseMate for iOS.

3. Once the battery is connected, use the included

mini USB wall charger to charge HouseMate for

iOS. While charging the status LED on HouseMate

for iOS will illuminate orange.

Step 3: Pair Hardware Step 4: Add IR Devices

HouseMate for iOS can control almost any infrared (IR)

controlled device. Included in the HouseMate Home

Control app are pre-loaded IR codes for some common

devices, or you can record IR signals directly into

HouseMate for iOS. To record IR signals you will need

the device remote.

Record IR Devices to HouseMate for iOS

1. Open HouseMate Home Control App

2. In the bottom right corner of the app, press the

spanner wrench icon for 5-seconds to enter

Technician Mode

a. If you see the padlock icon instead of the

spanner wrench icon, completely close and

restart the app

3. On the main screen of the HouseMate Home

Control App you will see pre-existing cells for

House, Intercom, TV, Music, DVD, TV2, Keypad,

and Stand by. Select one that you would like to

program.

Step 2: Download App

1. Download the HouseMate Home Control app

from the App Store and install on iOS device

HouseMate Home Control

by Brian Dillon

HouseMate for iOS Requires

iPhone or iPad with iOS 8.4 or newer

Bluetooth connection

iOS Switch Control (only for switch access)

Hex Screw Locations

5-Switch Input

Single or

Dual Switch Input

Relay Out

Charging Port

1/4-20 Threaded Insert

HouseMate Button

HouseMate LED Ring

Hardware Overview

Package Includes

HouseMate for iOS Hardware

USB Charger and Charging Cable

2.5mm Hex Wrench

Quick Start Guide

Step 4: Add IR Devices Continued

4. Once you have selected a cell from the main

screen of the HouseMate Home Control App you

will see all of the pre-existing controls for that

device. Press and hold the cell of a function you

would like to record until the pop-up window

appears. Select Record Signal from the pop-up

window.

5. Select Record Single Code

6. Select Continue

7. The HouseMate for iOS Hardware will begin to

slowly beep. Follow instructions on screen of iOS

device.

a. HouseMate for iOS will record the length of

the IR signal in real time and will only record

for 4-seconds for a single function before it

stops recording.

b. When a signal is successfully recorded to

HouseMate for iOS, the HouseMate button on

top will quickly blink red one time

8. Repeat process for other cell functions

9. In the bottom right corner of the app, press the

back arrow icon to exit Technician Mode

Step 5: Switch Access (Optional)

Users who require an alternative method of accessing

the HouseMate Home Control App can use one or two

switches and iOS Switch Control.

Option 1: AbleNet Blue2 Bluetooth Switch

See product Quick Start Guide for Bluetooth pairing

and operation instructions.

Option 2: HouseMate for iOS and Wired Switch

1. On iOS device open Settings App > Bluetooth

2. Turn Bluetooth slide to On

3. On HouseMate for iOS hardware, press the

HouseMate Button; top will ﬂash red

4. On iOS device, select HouseMate Switch from

available Bluetooth devices. Once paired it will say

Connected on the iOS device.

5. Plug switch into TRS jack on HouseMate for iOS

hardware

Step 5: Switch Access Continued

Once your switch is connected, conﬁgure iOS Switch

Control. To access iOS Switch Control go to Settings

App > Accessibility > Switch Control.

For additional information on iOS Switch Control go to

www.ablenetinc.com > Resources > More Resources >

Consumer Technology as AT

Time Out Setting

HouseMate will go into a sleep mode and disconnect

from your iOS device after about 5-minutes to conserve

battery life. To change this setting:

1. Open HouseMate Home Control App

2. In the bottom right corner of the app, press the

spanner wrench icon for 5-seconds to enter

Technician Mode

a. If you see the padlock icon instead of the

spanner wrench icon, completely close and

restart the app

3. In the upper left corner of the app go to Project

> Setup Your Devices > HouseMate Hardware >

Hardware Settings > Powerdown Setting/Set-Top

Mode > and choose a new Time Out setting

Warranty and Repair

AbleNet offers a limited two-year warranty on the

HouseMate iOS product. For full warranty details, visit

www.ablenetinc.com.

For additional support contact AbleNet Technical

Support at [email protected] or

(800) 322-0956.

For more information on AbleNet products and

services, contact:

AbleNet, Inc.

2625 Patton Road

Roseville, MN 55113

(800) 322-0956 (US & Canada)

www.ablenetinc.com

Regulatory

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to

comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits

are designed to provide reasonable protection against

harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there

is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause

harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment

off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between equipment and

receiver.

Full Instruction Manual

For full instruction manual go to www.ablenetinc.

com and search keyword HouseMate. Full instruction

manual will be available on HouseMate for iOS product

page.

AbleNet HouseMate Quick start guide

AbleNet HouseMate Quick start guide

AbleNet HouseMate Quick start guide

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