Remotec BW8510US User manual

ZRC-90 (Scene Master)

Operating Instructions

Master your home, Master your life

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Introduction

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ZRC‐90SceneMaster(Figure1)isaZ‐WaveSimpleController.The

gatewayonlyneedtoconfigurelifelineassociationinrelevantnodes

beforethehomecontrolapplicationcantakeactioninthegateway.

ThescenewillbeactivatedviaapushbuttononZRC‐90.Thereis

unlimitedtoZ‐Wavedevicessinceittriggeryourgatewaypre‐set

sceneinwhichtherecanbedifferentkindofdevicesincludingfull

rangeZ‐wavedevices,WiFiandotherdevices.

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ZRC‐90equippedwith8scenebuttonsandLEDindicationatfrontand

back,itcanbemountedbywallbracketatfrontdoororplaceat

coffeetable,anywhereathome.

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Figure1ZRC‐90

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GatewayRequirements

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Pleasemakesureyourgatewaysupportsbelowfunctionsbeforeuse

ZRC‐90.

Z‐WaveCommandClass ControlledSupported

AssociationcommandclassYN

AssociationGroupInformation(AGI)

commandclassYN

CentralScenecommandclassYY

KeyFeatures

‐ Controlsupto8x2pre‐setscenesand8groupsdimmingfunction

‐ Onelearn‐keysetupandsimpleoperation

‐ Reportforkeypressed1time,2times,releasedandhelddown

‐ Unlimitedcontrollingcapabilitythroughgateway

‐ Abletoactasaprimaryorsecondarycontroller

‐ Z‐WavePluscompliant

‐ Superthin,elegantdesignandabletomounttothewall‐bracket

Glossary

DeviceorNode

Devicesandnodesarealltermstodescribe

anindividualZWavedevice.Theseareall

interchangeablewhensettingupyourZ‐

Wavenetwork.

InclusionAddaZ‐Wavedevicetothenetwork.

ExclusionRemoveaZ‐Wavedevicefromthenetwork.

Z‐Wave

Network

AcollectionofZ‐Wavedevicescontrolledby

primaryandsecondarycontrollersoperating

onthesamesystem.AZ‐Wavenetworkhas

itsownuniqueIDcodesothatcontrollers

notinthenetworkcannotcontrolthe

system.

Scene

AcollectionofZ‐Wavedevicesconfiguredto

turntoaspecificlevel,setting,mode,or

performanoperation.Scenesareusually

activatedbyacontroller,timedevent,or

specificconditions.

Primary

Controller

Thefirstcontrollerusedtosetupyour

devicesandnetwork.OnlythePrimary

Controllercanbeusedtoincludeorremove

modulesfromanetwork.Itisrecommended

thatyoumarktheprimarycontrollerfor

eachnetworkforeaseinmodifyingyour

network.

Secondary

Controller

Acontrollercontainingnetworkinformation

aboutothermoduleswithinthenetwork

andisusedforcontrollingdevices.

Secondarycontrolleriscreatedfromthe

PrimaryControllerandcannotincludeor

removemodulestothenetwork.

SUCIDServer

(SIS)

WhenaSUCisalsoconfiguredasanodeID

server(SIS)itenablesallothercontrollersto

include/excludenodes.TheSIS

automaticallybecomesthePrimary

Controllerinthenetworkwhenenabled.

TherecanonlybeoneSISineachindividual

network.Toavoidinconsistency,allnodeID

allocationsaremaintainedbytheSIS.

Inclusion

Controller

TheSISenablesothercontrollersto

include/excludenodesto/fromthenetwork.

WhenSISfunctionalityisenabledthe

controlleralsotakestheroleasthePrimary

Controllerbecauseithasbothlatest

networktopologyandallocatednodeIDs.All

theothercontrollersarecalledInclusion

Controllersbecausetheycan

include/excludenodesto/fromthenetwork.

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ProductOverview

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Figure2SetupandcontrolkeysofZRC‐90

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LED indication for

Operation and Setup

Wall mount bracket

Scene control keyboard

Setup buttons

Upgrade

header

Upgrade slide

switch

Battery door

Back block for

plastic insert

LED indication

for Operation

and Setup

DescriptionofFunctionKeys

KeysFunctions

Scenecontrolbuttons

Learnmode(Clickonce)

Wakeup(Clickonce)

Removedevice(Clickonce)

+ Adddevice(Pressthekeysuntil

LEDlightup)

+ CreatePrimary(Pressthekeys

untilLEDlightup)

+ CreateSecondary(Pressthe

keysuntilLEDlightup)

Resettofactorydefault

(Pressandkeepholding10

secondsthentripleclick)

Slideswitch

OP=Normaloperation(default)

PC=PCfirmwareupgrademode

(Theslideswitchisdesignedfor

firmwareupgradebysupplier,

pleaseswitchto"OP"direction

fornormaloperation.)

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SetupandOperations

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BeforeusingtheZRC‐90,pleaseinstallthebatteries:

 2xAAA(alkalineisrecommended)batteriesarerequiredfor

operation.

 Removethebatterycoveronthebackofyourremote.

 Checkthepolarityofthebatteriesandthe"+/‐"marksinsidethe

batterycompartment.

 Insertthebatteries. 

 Pushthebatterycoverbackinplace.

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CAUTION(batterysafety)

 Usenewbatteriesoftherecommendedtypeandsizeonly.

 Nevermixusedandnewbatteriestogether.

 Toavoidchemicalleaks,removebatteriesfromtheremote

controllerifyoudonotintendtousetheremoteforan

extendedperiodoftime.

 Disposeofusedbatteriesproperly;donotburnorburythem.

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(Pleasecarefullyreadthroughthefollowingsectionsofthisuser

manualandstoreforfuturereference.)

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ZRC‐90canbeincludedandoperatedinanyZ‐Wavenetworkwith

otherZ‐Wavecertifieddevicesfromothermanufacturersand/or

otherapplications.Allnon‐batteryoperateddeviceswithinthe

networkwillactasrepeatersregardlessofvendortoincrease

reliabilityofthenetwork.

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ZRC‐90canactasasecondarysimplecontrollerandtriggerthepre‐

definedscenesthroughthegateway.Pleasefollow“AddZRC‐90into

gatewaynetwork”bytheproceduresof“Learnmode”and“Scene

activationanddeactivation”.

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Z‐WaveLearnmode

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ZRC‐90canalsoreceivenetworkinformationfromothercontrollers

byenter“Learnmode”.

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(Add/RemoveZRC‐90into/fromgatewaynetwork)

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StepSetupKeySetupLEDIndication

onZRC‐90

1

Refertoyourprimarycontroller

instructionstoprocesstheInclusion

/Exclusionsetupprocedure.

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2

Whenpromptedbyyourprimary

controller(gateway),clickonceon

the“L”button.

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(Theprimarycontrollershould

indicatetheactionwassuccessful.

Ifthecontrollerindicatestheaction

wasunsuccessful,pleaserepeat

aboveprocedure.)

LEDwillflashslowly

untilcompletethe

stepofinclusion/

exclusion.

3

Usercanperformscenecontrolby

thekeypadofZRC‐90.

LEDflashoncethen

stayoffifthescene

operationisvalid

or

LEDflashes6times

rapidlythenstayoffif

thecommandor

operationisinvalid

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Notes:

1. Ifthedevicealreadyexistedintothenetwork,theunitwillexit

Learnmodeautomaticallyafter5seconds.

2. Ifthedevicedoesnotexistintothenetworkandnocommand

fromgateway,theunitwillexitLearnmodeautomaticallyafter

30seconds.

Sceneactivationanddeactivation

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Therealactionsofscenewillbedependedoneachgateway

interpretation.

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ZRC‐90keyactionGateway interpretation example

Keypressed1time

(within1seconds)

Sceneactivation

Keyreleased‐

Keyhelddown

(pressandkeep

holdingmorethan2

seconds)

Dimmingup/downforagroupdevice

Keypressed2times

(within1seconds)

Scenedeactivation

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Notes:

1. AssociationGroup‐1willbeadefaultstatusreportchannelinZ‐

Wave+lifelinerequirement.Onlyonenodecanbeassignedto

thisassociationgroup.

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Z‐WaveWakeup(Listeningmode)

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Therearemultipleusagesbyenteringthismode:

 Versioninformation:Togetapplicationsoftwareversion,theZ‐

WaveprotocolversionandthesupportedZ‐Wavecommand

versionofthiscontroller.

 ManufacturerSpecificinformation:TogetthemanufactureID,

producttypeIDandtheproductIDofthiscontroller.

 Associationconfiguration:Tocreateandmaintainassociationsto

ZRC‐90.

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StepSetupKeySetupLEDIndication

onZRC‐90

1

EntertotheListeningmodeby click

onceon“W”button.

LEDwillkeepflashes

slowly

2

Listeningmodewillexit

automaticallyafter30secondsof

inactivity.

LEDstayoff

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Notes:

1. Themodemustnotbeexitedduringcommunicationprocess

withanothercontroller.Pleasewaitforentirecommunication

processtobecompleted.

2. Itisnotallowedtoenteranyuserinputfromtheremote'shard

keyafterentrythismode.

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ZRC‐90actasaprimarycontroller.ItcanperformAdd/Remove

deviceto/fromanetworkandcreateaprimary/secondarycontroller.

PleaseresetZRC‐90tofactorydefaulttoactasaprimarycontrollerif

needperformAddorRemovefunction.

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Add/RemoveDevices

AddingDevicetotheNetwork

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StepSetupKeySetupLEDIndication

onZRC‐90

1

Press“L+R”buttonssimultaneously

untilLEDlightuptoaddthedevice

LEDwillkeepflashes

slowly

intoZRC‐90Z‐Wavenetwork.

2

Presstheprogrambuttononthe

targetdevice.

LEDflashoncethen

stayoffifthedevice

isincludedintothe

network

or

LEDflashes6times

rapidlythenstayoffif

theoperationis

invalid

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Notes:

1. Ifyoucan’taddyourZ‐Wavedevice,thisdevicemighthavebeen

includedinanotherZ‐Wavenetwork.Inthiscase,pleaseremove

thisdevicefollowingthestepsinthe[RemovingDevicefromthe

Network]sectionthenaddthisdeviceagain.

2. Thisstepcanbeskippedifthedeviceisalreadyincludedinthe

network.

3. InaZ‐Wavenetwork,onlytheprimarycontrollerorinclusion

controllercanaddorincludedevicesintoitsnetwork.IfZRC‐90

isconfiguredasasecondarycontroller,itwillreport“Error”if

usersattempttouseZRC‐90toaddadeviceintoitsnetwork.

4. IfnoACKsignalreceivedformorethan30seconds,the“Add

Device”modewillexitautomatically.

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RemovingDevicefromtheNetwork



StepSetupKeySetupLEDIndication

onZRC‐90

1

Clickonceonthe“R”buttonto

removethedevicefromZRC‐90Z‐

Wavenetwork.

LEDwillkeepflashes

slowly

2

Presstheprogrambuttononthe

targetdevice.

LEDflashoncethen

stayoffifthedevice

isexcludedfromthe

network

or

LEDflashes6times

rapidlythenstayoffif

theoperationis

invalid

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Notes:

1. InaZ‐Wavenetwork,onlytheprimarycontrollerorinclusion

controllercanremoveorexcludedevicesfromitsnetwork.If

ZRC‐90isconfiguredasasecondarycontroller,itwillreport

“Error”ifusersattempttouseZRC‐90toremoveadevicefrom

itsnetwork.

2. IfnoACKsignalreceivedformorethan30seconds,the“Remove

Device”modewillexitautomatically.

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CreateaPrimaryController

(TransferringOnlyNetworkInformationtoaNewPrimaryController)

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Youcanjusttransfernetworkinformationtoanothercontrollerso

thatitwillactasanewprimarycontrollerandZRC‐90willactasa

secondarycontroller.Thisprimaryshiftisdonebyfollowingthesteps

below.

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StepSetupKeySetupLEDIndication

onZRC‐90

1Placethetwocontrollerscloseto

eachother.

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2Press“W+L”buttons

simultaneouslyuntilLEDlightup.

LEDwillkeepflashes

slowly

3

Pleasemakesurethetarget

primarycontrollerissetupto

receiveinformationmode.

(e.g.targetprimarycontroller

shouldentrythe“Learnmode”if

thisisaanotherZRC‐90.Please

refertothetargetcontrolleruser

manualformoreinformation)



=>Targetprimarycontrollerwillact

asaprimarycontrollerafterthis

action.

=>OriginalZRC‐90primary

controllerwillactasasecondary

controllerafterthisaction.

LEDwillflashes

slowlyuntilcomplete

thestepof“Createa

PrimaryController



CreateaSecondaryController

(CopyingNetworkInformationtoaSecondaryController)



Youcanaddasecondarycontrollertoyournetworkandcopyallof

ZRC‐90primarycontroller’snetworkinformationtothesecondary

controllerbyfollowingthestepsbelow.



StepSetupKeySetupLEDIndication

onZRC‐90

1Placethetwocontrollerscloseto

eachother.

‐

2Press“W+R”buttons

simultaneouslyuntilLEDlightup.

LEDwillkeepflashes

slowly

3

Pleasemakesurethetarget

secondarycontrollerissetupto

receiveinformationmode.

(e.g.targetsecondarycontroller

shouldentrythe“Learnmode”if

thisisaanotherZRC‐90.Please

refertothetargetcontrolleruser

manualformoreinformation)



=>Targetsecondarycontrollerwill

actasasecondarycontrollerafter

thisaction.

=>OriginalZRC‐90primary

controllerwillstillkeepinaprimary

controllerafterthisaction.

LEDwillflashes

slowlyuntilcomplete

thestepof“Createa

SecondaryController



Resettofactorydefault



ZRC‐90willbeexcludedfromnetworkandrestoredtofactorydefault

setting.

StepSetupKeySetupLEDIndication

onZRC‐90

1

Pressandkeepholding “R” button

notlessthan10seconds.

LEDwilllightupat

first5seconds.

LEDwillturnoffafter

10seconds.

2

Release“R”buttonthentripleclick

on“R”buttonwithin2seconds.

LEDflashestwice

thenstayoffafter

resetprocess

completed.

Batterylowindication



Theunitwilldetectbatterystatusafterkeypressed,theLEDwill

flashes3timesrapidlythenstayoffwhenbatterylowisdetected.

Meanwhile,itwillreportbatterylowstatustogatewayautomatically.



PhysicalInstallation

IncaseyouneedtomounttheZRC‐90intothewallbracket,pleasebe

suretofullyreadthefollowingprecautionsandprocedures.

MOUNTINGLOCATIONPRECAUTIONS

 Beforemounting,checkthematerialandstructureofthe

mountinglocation.Ifthelocationdoesnothavetheproper

materialorstructure,theunitcanfallandcauseinjuries.

 Usecommercialitemsthatbestmatchthewallstructureand

materialforthescrewsandotherfixtures.

 Donotmountnearakitchencounter,humidifier,orother

locationinwhichitcanbeexposedtosmokeorsteam.Doingso

couldcauseafireorelectricalshock.

 Donotmountinlocationswithhighhumidityorlargeamountsof

dust.Doingsocouldcauseafireorelectricalshock.

 Donotmounttolocationssubjecttohightemperatures,high

humidity,orexposuretowater.Doingsocouldcauseafireor

electricalshock.

 Donotmounttolocationssubjecttolargeamountsofvibration,

largejolts,orlargeforces.Thesecouldcauseaninjuryiftheunit

fallsandbreaks.



MOUNTINGPROCEDUREPRECAUTIONS

 Donotmodifypartsorusetheunitinwaysotherthanits

intendeduse.Doingsocouldcausetheunittofallandresultinan

injury.

 Besuretofullycheckthattherearenoelectricalwiresorpipes

insidethewallbeforemounting.

 Ifanyofthescrewsareloose,theunitcanfallandcauseaninjury.

Donotmounttheunitwiththescrewsstillloose.

 Checkthatthetwoscrewsmountedtothewallarefullyinserted

intothekeyholesoftheunit.Otherwise,theunitcanfalland

causeaninjury.

 Donotmounttheunitsothatitsticksoutfromthewalledge.It

couldgethitbypeople’sbodiesorobjectsandcauseaninjury.

 Supplierwillnotbeliableforanyaccidentsorinjuriesthatoccur

duetoimpropermountingorhandling.

 Whenmounting,becarefulnottogetyourfingerspinchedor

injureyourhands.

MOUNTINGPROCEDURE

TheZRC‐90canbemountedtoawallorwoodenracksusingthetwo

keyholesinthewallbracket.



Notes:

1. TheRFreceptionsensitivityandtransmitpowerarevaries

dependingontheantennadirection.

2. Beforemountingtoawall,besuretofullyreadtheprecautions.



MounttothewallbracketDismountfromwallbracket



Figure3Installation



TechnicalSpecifications

Modelno.

BW8510US(ZRC‐90US)

BW8510EU(ZRC‐90EU)

BW8510AU(ZRC‐90AU)

BW8510RU(ZRC‐90RU)

BW8510IN(ZRC‐90IN)

BW8510IL(ZRC‐90IL)

BW8510JP(ZRC‐90JP)

RFfrequency

908.42MHz(ZRC‐90US)

868.42MHz(ZRC‐90EU)

921.42MHz(ZRC‐90AU)

869.02MHz(ZRC‐90RU)

865.22MHz(ZRC‐90IN)

916.02MHz(ZRC‐90IL)

922.50MHz(ZRC‐90JP)

LEDindicationBlue

RFoperatingdistanceupto132ft(40m)outdoorlineofsight,in

unobstructedenvironment

PoweredbyDrybatteryAAAx2pcs

Temperature Operation:0to40°C

Storage:‐20to60°C

Humidity20to85%,non‐condensing

Dimension 110mmx70mmx13.5mm

Weight 60g(mainunitandbatteriesexcluded)

15g(wallmountbracket)



CheckingAccessories

Afteropeningthecoverofthepackingbox,checkthatthefollowing

accessoriesareincluded.

 ZRC‐90SceneMaster

 Plasticinsert

 Wallmountbracket

 Wallanchorx2pcs

 Screwx2pcs

 UserManual

 Warrantysheet

SceneReferenceList



Scene

Button

Actionin

singleclick

Actionin

doubleclick

Remark

1  

2  

3  

4  

5  

6  

7  

8  



(Pleasewritedownthesceneactionincaseyouneedfurtherreference

inthefuture.)

WirelessInformation



Thisdevicehasanopen‐airline‐of‐sighttransmissiondistanceof132

feet(40m)whichcomplieswiththeZ‐Wavestandards.Performance

canvarydependingontheamountofobjectsinbetweenZ‐Wave

devicessuchaswallsandfurniture.EveryZ‐Wavedevicesetupin

yournetworkwillactasasignalrepeaterallowingdevicestotalkto

eachotherandfindalternateroutesinthecaseofareceptiondead

spot.

Radiofrequencylimitations:

1. Eachwallorobject(i.e.:refrigerator,bookshelf,largeTV,etc)can

reducethemaximumrangeof65feet(20m)byupto20to30%.

2. Plasterboardandwoodenwallsblocklessoftheradiosignalthen

concrete,brickortilewallswhichwillhavemoreofaneffecton

signalstrength.

3. WallmountedZ‐Wavedeviceswillalsosufferalossofrangeif

theyarehousedinmetaljunctionboxeswhichcouldalsoreduce

therangebyupto20to30%.

Maintenance



1. Donotexposeyourunittodust,strongsunlight,humidity,high

temperaturesormechanicalshocks.

2. Donotuseoldandnewbatteriestogetherasoldbatteriestendto

leak.

3. Donotusecorrosiveorabrasivecleansersonyourunit.

4. Keeptheunitdustfreebywipingitwithasoft,drycloth.

5. Donotdisassembletheunit,itcontainsnouser‐serviceableparts.

FCCNotice

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCrules.Operationis

subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and

(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including

interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.



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theequipmentandreceiver.

‐ Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom

thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

‐ Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.



Notice:Changesormodificationstothisunitnotexpresslyapproved

bythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuserauthority

tooperatetheequipment.



Warnings

- Donotmodifytheunitinanyway.

- Riskoffire.

- Riskofelectricalshock.

- Riskofburns.

- Donotdisposeofelectricalappliancesandunsortedmunicipal

waste,useseparatecollectionfacilities.Contactyourlocal

governmentforinformationregardingthecollectionsystems

available.

- Thereisnouserserviceablepartsinthisunit.

- Useonlypowersupplieslistedintheuserinstructions.



Caution

- Riskofexplosionifbatteryisreplacedbyanincorrecttype.

- Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtotheinstructions.

F820‐8510‐0000PrintedinChina

Remotec BW8510US User manual

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