Retrofit motorisation roller blinds guides

New battery powered motors need to be fully charged before you use them.

Grab your Somfy power charger and connect it to the charging port on your motor head. When the LED on the motor head turns solid green, it's ready to go and you can disconnect the charger.

Yes, you most definitely can. You can retrofit your existing blinds from DIY Blinds, as well as roller blinds from select manufacturers. Take our quick retrofit quiz to check that your blinds are compatible with Somfy motors.

How to retrofit motorisation for roller blinds
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A damp cloth will do the job nicely. Just make sure to dab gently rather than rub hard, especially if you have blockout blinds.

Yes. Once you've completed the setup of the motor, you can adjust the speed (either slower or faster) using the below steps:

1. Move the blind to 50% open.
2. Once stopped, press and hold Up, My & Down buttons together until the blind jogs. The blind will start moving Up and Down automatically in cycles.
3. To increase the speed - press and hold the UP button until the blind jogs. The speed will be increased. Repeat as needed.
   
4. To decrease the speed - press and hold the DOWN button until the blind jogs. The speed will be decreased. Repeat as needed.
5. To confirm the new speed - press and hold the MY button until the blind jogs.

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Yes. If you are setting up a battery motor. You can setup the first motor using the setup instructions above. Once complete, you need to put the motor to sleep using the below steps:

1. Press and hold the motor head button until the blinds briefly moves Up and Down. Release the button once complete.
2. Briefly press the motor head button, the blind will briefly move Up and Down twice. Motor is in sleeping mode.
3. Setup the next motor on the same channel using the steps in the above guide.
4. The deactivate Sleeping Mode, briefly press the motor head button. The blind will move Up and Down.

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Mistakes happen! No need to worry, you can easily start over if you miss a step during set up.

To erase any settings you added, press and hold the button (Altus) or pin hole (Sonesse) on your roller blind motor head for 13 seconds. Your blind will jog up and down 3 times during the reset process. Now you can start the set up again.

For wired motors, if you make a mistake part way through set up just unplug the motor, wait for 10 seconds then plug the motor back in. Now you can start the set up again.

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