T+A K8 Installation Manual

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44FD 100 Radio Remote ControlThe K8 can be controlled remotely using the FD 100 bi-directional radio remotecontrol handset if a Gateway module is installed; this is available as an optionalextra. The FD 100 features an integral full-colour screen which provides aconvenient means of controlling virtually all the K8’s functions, even when thereis no direct line-of-sight contact with it. The handset can also display informationrelating to the selected source or the medium currently playing.Connecting the radio aerial Since the FD 100 operates by a radio link, an aerial must be connected to theK8. This is plugged into the socket on the K8 marked ‘Remote ANT’. The aerialshould be free-standing in order to obtain maximum effective range.Pairing the FD 100 Before the K8 can be controlled using the FD 100, the remote control handsetmust first be registered to the K8. This process is known as pairing, and onlyhas to be carried out once. The procedure is as follows:• Press the  button on the K8 to call up the Configuration menu,then select the ‘FD 100 pairing’ menu point using the  button.• To confirm the pairing process of the FD 100, press the  buttonuntil the menu entry changes to 'waiting for FD 100'. (the functionremains active for thirty seconds).• Locate the  button on the FD 100 and hold it pressed in to openthe FD 100’s System Settings menu.• Now select the ‘Start pairing’ point, and press the  button: theremote control handset automatically seeks the K8.• Once the device is found, you will see in the display header the on-screen message ‘Pairing successful’. At the same time changes themenu entry of the K8 to 'Done'. If you wish, you can change the nameof the device at this point (eg. 'Living room').• Confirm the name with the  button.• For faster access the K8 can also be assigned to a Hotkey; this is thenext step (see FD 100 operating instructions).• Select one - or optionally none - of the ‘F’ buttons, and confirm yourchoice by pressing the  button.The FD 100 is now paired with the K8, and is ready for use. For detailed information on using the FD 100 please refer to the operatinginstructions supplied with the remote control handset.