Pairing a remote control with multiple operators
If you want to pair one remote control with several devices so that different buttons on the remote control operate different devices, this is of course possible. If the devices are located in different places, outside the remote control’s range, you can also use the procedure Pairing a remote control with one operator, or a combination of these procedures. The remote control has no memory, so in theory you can pair it with any number of gates (this is not entirely true for two-way remote controls).
The simplest solution is one where
- repeatedly pressing the first button on the remote opens, closes or stops the first gate
- repeatedly pressing the second button on the remote opens, closes or stops the second gate
- repeatedly pressing the third button on the remote opens, closes or stops the third gate
- etc.
Quick procedure
If you have a spare button on the remote control, i.e. one that does not operate any gate, pair it with the relevant operator as follows:
- On the operator, press the pairing button once without holding it down. The pairing LED will then flash once per second.
- The LED will flash like this for 10 seconds. During these 10 seconds, press and hold the button on the remote control that you want to pair.
- When the pairing LED flashes three times in a row at a different rate (with longer or quicker flashes), release the button on the remote control.
- Wait for the pairing LED to finish flashing (approx. 10 seconds), and you’re done.
This procedure works in the vast majority of cases. However, there are situations where, for various reasons, this procedure cannot be applied so easily:
- The button you want to use to operate one gate already operates another gate (at the same location).
- One of the devices has an older FLOXIR/FLOXR receiver model.
- One of the devices is a different brand.
- You want additional commands on some buttons for the same gate (most commonly a pedestrian access input).
The easiest option is to erase all the receivers so that none of the buttons work with any receiver, then pair everything again from scratch.
If you cannot erase everything, or do not want to, it is a good idea to plan things out first:
- It is a good idea to work out which devices you want to operate with which buttons on which remote controls. If this sounds obvious, great. If not, you will need to decide—perhaps read points 2 and 3 as well before making up your mind.
- One step that basically cannot be skipped is identifying the receivers in the operators. You need to do this so you know how to pair remote controls or delete them from a particular receiver.
- Some receivers require you to set the button that all remote controls will use to operate them directly on the receiver. So if you have one two-button remote and one four-button remote, and the receiver is set to operate with the third button, you can try anything you like, but you cannot conjure up a third button on the two-button remote. You need to bear this in mind.
- Some receivers do not let you delete a single remote control; instead, you have to delete all the remote controls stored in that receiver.
- If you have a device from another brand, you will need to connect an external receiver to it (if you already operate the device with a NICE remote control, it most likely already has an external receiver).
- Now you need to find out which button operates which operator. Sometimes one button operates two gates at once. The best way is to press all the buttons on the remote controls at every operator.
Once you have all the information you need, namely:
- you know which receivers and remote controls you have,
- you know how to pair remote controls with these receivers,
- you know how to delete remote controls from these receivers (either one at a time or all at once),
- and you know which button on the remote control should operate which operator,
you can go ahead with the pairing itself.
Frequently asked questions:
I have a NICE ON3EBD remote control and I can’t pair it with the receiver.
After erasing the receiver, you also need to reset the remote controls themselves.
I press a button on the remote control and two gates move.
You need to delete the specific remote-control button from the gate you do not want to move. Some receivers do not have this function, and you will have to delete all the remote controls.
I pair a button, but the gate does not respond to it; it still only moves when I press a different button.
You probably have a FLOXIR/FLOXR receiver, which is set to operate with a specific button in the sequence.
