Markilux 1700 - Advanced Operation and Servicing; Motor Operation; Conversion or Retrofitting; Servicing the Rain Gutter and Water Drains

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4. Motor operation
4.1.Extendtheawningbypressingthepush-buttonswitchforextension/retraction.Withradio-
controlledoperation,yourmarkiluxspecialistmustexactlyexplainthefunctionsontheradioremote
controltoyou,since,dependingontheequipment,hecansettheseforyouindividually.
Hereobservetheseparateoperatinginstructionsofthemotorand,ifavailable,thecontroller
manufacturer.
4.2.Theendstopfortheextending/retractingtheawningislimited.Ifthecoverisnottautwhenthe
unitisextended,thenthemotorendpositionsaretobereadjustedbyyourmarkiluxspecialist.
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Attention:Inpartiallyextendedpositionsandwithatpitchanglesoflessthan14°tothe
horizontalthereisanincreasedriskofwatercollectingonthesurfaceofthecover.Theoptimal
covertensioniswiththeawningextended.
4.3.Multipleextensionandretractionofthe
awninginrapidsuccessionresultsinanautomatic
motorswitch-offtopreserveitfromoverheating.
Afterhavingcooleddown,themotorswitchesback
intooperationalavailabilityautomatically.
5. Conversion or retrotting
Thefollowingmodicationscanbecarriedoutretrospectivelyonyourawningbyyourmarkilux
specialist.
● Changetheawningcover
● Installationofamotor
● Retrottingwithautomaticcontrolsystems.Inprincipleamotordrivemustbeavailable.Askyour
specialistretaileraboutsunandwindsensors,remotecontroletc.
6. Servicing the rain gutter and water drains
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Attention:Toensureproperfunctioningoftheraingutter(1)in
thefrontprole(2),thisandthewaterdrains(4)inthesidecaps
(3)ofthefrontprolearetobecleanedatregularintervals
Whencleaningisnecessarygreatlydependsontheenvironmental
conditionsandthelocation.Theproximityoftreesencouragese.g.
theformationofmossandalgae,inadditionfoliageandsimilar
particlescancauseblockages.
Iftheawningisattheweathersideandhasnotbeeninoperation
foralongerperiod,acollectionofwatercanforminthefrontprole
duetodrivingrain.
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Attention:Inthisevent,whenextendingensurethatthereare
noobjectssensitivetowaterlocatedundertheawning!
8. What you should also know
Fromanawningcoverprojectionof3.5m,intheretractionand
extensionphasethecovermayrestonthefoldingarms-however
whenfullyextendeditistensionedagain.Thisfactdoesnotimpair
thefunctionandrunningcharacteristicoftheawning.
Cross-sectionofthefrontprole:
1Raingutter 2Frontprole
Viewoffrontprolefrombelow:
2Frontprole 3Endcap
4Waterdrainage 5Awningcover
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