FAAC gate remotes in New Zealand
The Door Hero is not connected with FAAC. The steps here come from FAAC's own pages. The FAAC Technologies group lists FAAC Technologies New Zealand, headquartered in Christchurch, as an importer and distributor of gate automation, with aero.net.nz as its website.
Aero NZ Ltd calls itself a company of FAAC Technologies and has distribution centres in Auckland and Christchurch. Aero says it supplies the trade first, and that end users usually go through the businesses that fit its products.
The door specialist who picks up your job may or may not work on FAAC equipment. Say it is FAAC up front, so nobody turns up expecting a different make.
Check which FAAC remote you have
FAAC's page on its 433 MHz transmitters gives coding steps for the XT 433 SLH LR and battery details for the XT4 433 RC. Everything step by step on this page is for the XT 433 SLH LR.
With an XT4 433 RC, or any FAAC remote not named here, check the manual for your model. FAAC also says receivers other than its RP, Decoder and Minidec need their own instructions, so the receiver matters as much as the remote. Look for the model on the remote, its box or the paperwork from whoever fitted the gate.
Coding the first XT 433 SLH LR remote
Stand at least half a metre from the receiver
FAAC gives this distance for memorising the first XT 433 SLH LR.
Press P1 and P2 together, then let go
Both buttons are on the remote. Its LED starts flashing once you release them.
Put the receiver into learning mode within 8 seconds
How you do that depends on the receiver. FAAC's routine for its RP, Decoder and Minidec receivers is set out next.
Learning mode on FAAC's RP, Decoder and Minidec receivers
Press and hold the board button
This is the button on the receiver itself, not one on the remote. Keep holding it.
Press and release the remote button you want stored
Carry on until the receiver's LED lights steadily for a couple of seconds.
Let go of the board button
One step to go.
Press the new remote button twice
FAAC's page ends the routine here. Try the remote from a spot where you can see the whole gateway.
Copying a new XT 433 SLH LR from a working one
Wake the working remote with P1 and P2
On the remote that already runs the gate, press P1 and P2 at the same time and release. Its LED flashes.
Hold the stored button inside 8 seconds
Press and keep holding the button that already opens the gate until the LED stays lit.
Put the two remotes face to face
Keep your finger on the old remote while you line the new one up against it.
Press the button you want on the new remote
Hold it until the new remote's LED flashes twice.
Let go of everything, then press the new button twice
FAAC says those two quick presses on the newly stored button finish the copy.
Lost a FAAC remote?
A missing remote can still open the gate until its code is cleared from the receiver, and the way to clear codes differs between receivers. This guide has no FAAC steps for wiping a receiver's memory, so check the manual for your receiver, or ask the door specialist to clear it and code back the remotes you keep.
Keep one working remote safe until any new ones are copied. FAAC's copying method starts from a remote the receiver already knows, and without one you are back at the receiver board.
Keep remote batteries away from children
FAAC's page says the XT 433 SLH LR runs on two 3V CR2032 lithium batteries, and the XT4 433 RC on an alkaline type 23A. New Zealand's Product Safety team names remote controls among the products that use button batteries, and asks parents to make sure the batteries in remotes are securely fastened. KidsHealth says to go straight to the nearest hospital emergency department if you think a child has swallowed one or put one in their nose or ears. In an emergency, call 111.
Button batteries in New Zealand remotes
The button battery policy statement is not mandatory here, so don't count on a child-resistant battery cover on every remote. Store spares up high and check the case closes firmly after a battery change. Our remote and button battery guide goes further.
When the FAAC remote isn't the fault
If every remote and every other control fails at once, the gate motor is the more likely suspect. Work through the gate motor not working guide, and read electric gate repairs for what a repair visit covers. Other makes are linked from the general remote programming guide, and choosing a new motor starts at electric gates.
Power for a gate is a separate job. The EWRB says new power points and other fixed wiring are prescribed electrical work for registered and licensed electrical workers, who must issue a Certificate of Compliance.
What to tell the door specialist
- That the remote is a FAAC, and its model: XT 433 SLH LR, XT4 433 RC or another
- The receiver's name if you know it, such as RP, Decoder or Minidec
- Whether one remote still opens the gate
- Whether a remote is missing and the codes need clearing
- How many remotes you want coded when the job is done
What you can do, and what to leave
You can
- Copy an XT 433 SLH LR from one that works, using FAAC's steps
- Fit fresh CR2032 cells in an XT 433 SLH LR
- Find the remote's and the receiver's model names
- Store spare remotes and batteries out of children's reach
Leave to a door specialist
- Clearing a lost remote from the receiver without its manual
- Coding an XT4 433 RC or another receiver
- A gate that stops for every remote and control
- New wiring or a power point at the gate, by a licensed electrician
What we would do
Copy the new remote before the old one dies or goes missing. FAAC's copying method starts from a handset the receiver already knows, while coding from scratch means finding the receiver and its board button. A spare copied today saves a callout later.