General System Information On Homematic; General Information On Radio Operation; Start-Up; Inserting And Replacing Batteries - HomeMatic HM-RC-4-2 Bedienungsanleitung

4 General system information on
HomeMatic
This device is a part of the HomeMatic home control
system and works with the bidirectional BidCoS
less protocol. All devices are delivered in a standard
configuration. The functionality of the device can also
be configured with a programming device and soft-
ware. Further resulting functionality and the additional
functions provided in the HomeMatic system combined
with other components are described in the HomeMa-
tic WebUI manual. All current technical documents and
updates are provided under
www.HomeMatic.com.
5 General information on radio
operation
The radio transmission is on a non-exclusive trans-
mission path which means that there is a possibility of
interference occurring.
Other interfering sources can be caused by switching
operations, electrical motors or defective electrical
devices.
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The range of transmission within buildings can greatly
deviate from open air distances. Besides the trans-
mitting power and the reception characteristics of the
receiver, environmental influences such as humidity in
®
wire- the vicinity and local structures also play an important
role.
Hereby eQ-3 AG, declares that this device conforms
with the essential requirements and other relevant
regulations of Directive 1999/5/EC. The full declaration
of conformity is provided under www.HomeMatic.com.
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6.1 Inserting and replacing batteries

6.1.1 Inserting batteries

To start up the device, proceed as follows:
• Open the battery compartment
at the rear by pushing the
battery compartment co-
ver away from the device.
You will need to apply
some pressure to do this.

Start-up

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