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An Orea RTS motor that comes straight out of the box, needs to be programmed.

This means that:

• A remote control will be linked
• The roll out direction will be set
• End limits will be programmed

This ensures that the motor rolls in the right direction and stops at the right position.

As an Orea motor can not have the upper limit set in manual mode, the motor is only suitable for  cassette awnings.

It also means that the standard way of programming an RTS motor does not apply.

Here are the

If you want to operate a roller shutter remotely, but your motor is operated with a switch, you can use the Izymo IO shutter receiver.

You can also remove the switch and only operate it via a remote control or app (via the Tahoma Switch).

This is what we assume in this installation step-by-step plan: You want to use your shutter via an app or a remote control and you no longer need the switch.

Here are the installation instructions to connect your wired roller shutter motor to the Somfy Izymo IO shutter module.

But, If you prefer, you can watch the video as well:

Today I am going to show you two ways you can use to remove a remote control from your Centralis RTS receiver unit.

So let's have a look. You can read the instructions below, or watch this video:

What you need is a thin screwdriver or you can use a paper clip to press the program button on the remote controls.

Option 1: Via the receiver module

The first way of removing remote control is by using the program button on the receiver unit.

You have to be able to access this unit, of course. If that's not an option, wait for the second method. But let's start with this one.

It's always possible that a reset of your Somfy motor is required.

The regular 3-8-3 procedure is not going to work with 12V / battery operated motors.

So how do you reset one of these motors?

Let's look at how you can reset the Tilt & lift 25 RTS

If you prefer to see the step-by-step video, you can watch it below.

Alternatively, you can read the full instructions below the video

So, the steps are as follows:

1. Make sure the motor has power
2. Press the prog button on the motor and hold it for about 10 seconds
3. In these 10 seconds, the motor will jog 3 times
4. The reset is complete after the third jog.

Once the reset is done, the motor is back in