How do I use the Elevate LCD Bluetooth remote control?

Summary

The DURA-LIFT Elevate LCD Bluetooth remote lets you pair, control, and set travel limits for your Elevate motorized storage lifts, one at a time or in groups. Use the up and down arrows to move through menus and press OK to select.

This article covers pairing a new lift, controlling a single lift, setting travel limits, deleting a lift, and using groups to control several lifts together.

Applies to: DURA-LIFT Elevate LCD Bluetooth Remote Control (user manual v1.0).

Buttons and screen

The top line of the LCD screen shows the current menu title and the remote's battery level. The highlighted line is the item currently selected.

Main menu

Use the up and down arrows to highlight an option, then press OK to open it.

Pair a new lift to the remote

1. From the Main Menu, select 2. Device Manage and press OK.
2. Open pairing:
   • No lifts paired yet: If the device list is empty, press MENU to start pairing.
   • Lifts already paired: Select any paired lift, press MENU, then select 4. Pair New Device and press OK.
3. The remote shows a list of nearby lifts, each named DuraLift- followed by a 4-character code (for example, DuraLift-3BF2). Select your lift and press OK.
4. The screen shows Pair... while it connects, then Pair Success when the lift is paired.

Control one lift, set its limits, or delete it

Open a lift's action menu: From the Main Menu, select 2. Device Manage and press OK. Select the paired lift, then press MENU. The action menu (Delete, Control, Set Limit, Pair New Device) only appears after you select a lift and press MENU.

Control a single lift

1. In the lift's action menu, select 2. Control and press OK.
2. Press the up or down arrow to move the lift.
3. Press STOP to stop it.

Set travel limits for a single lift

Travel limits set how high and how low the lift will go.

1. In the lift's action menu, select 3. Set Limit and press OK.
2. Use the up and down arrows to jog the lift to the position you want.
3. Press MENU to switch between the upper limit and the lower limit.
4. Press OK to confirm each limit.

Delete a lift from the remote

1. In the lift's action menu, select 1. Delete and press OK.
2. The lift is unpaired from the remote. If it was part of a group, it is removed from that group at the same time.

Use groups to control several lifts together

The remote has 4 groups (Group1 to Group4). A lift must be paired to the remote before you can add it to a group.

Open a group: From the Main Menu, select 1. Select Group and press OK. Select a group and press OK to open its Group Action menu: Group Control, Change Group Limits, and Manage Devices.

Add or remove lifts in a group

1. In the Group Action menu, select 3. Manage Devices and press OK. The screen lists the lifts in the group, or shows Group Dev Empty! if there are none.
2. Press MENU to open the Add/Delete menu.
3. To add a lift: select 2. Add and press OK. Choose a lift from your paired lifts and press OK.
4. To remove a lift: select the lift in the group list, press MENU, select 1. Delete, and press OK.
5. Press BACK at any time to return to the previous screen without making a change.

Control all lifts in a group

1. In the Group Action menu, select 1. Group Control and press OK. The remote connects to every lift in the group.
2. Press OK to switch to jog mode, then use the up and down arrows to move the lifts. Press STOP to stop.
3. To add or remove lifts while in Group Control, press MENU.

The remote has 5 seconds to connect to every lift in the group. If any lift does not connect in time, the connection stops. Go back to the Main Menu and try again. If a lift disconnects during use, the remote automatically tries to reconnect.

Set travel limits for a group

1. In the Group Action menu, select 2. Change Group Limits and press OK.
2. Use the up and down arrows to jog the lifts to the position you want.
3. Press MENU to switch between the upper limit and the lower limit.
4. Press OK to confirm each limit.

Common issues

I can't find Delete, Control, Set Limit, or Pair New Device. These options only appear after you select a paired lift in Device Manage and press MENU. Pressing OK alone won't open them.

My device list is empty, so I can't pair. In Device Manage, press MENU while the list is empty to start pairing.

Group Control stops connecting. The remote has 5 seconds to connect to every lift in the group. If one doesn't connect in time, the connection stops. Return to the Main Menu and try again.

A lift disappeared from my group. Deleting a lift in Device Manage also removes it from any group it was in. Pair it again, then add it back to the group in Manage Devices.

I can't add a lift to a group. Only lifts already paired to the remote appear in the Add list. Pair the lift first in Device Manage.

How do I check the remote's battery or firmware? The battery level shows in the top corner of the screen. For battery status, firmware version, and MAC address, open 3. Info from the Main Menu.

Still need help?

Email our Elevate support team at Elevatesupport@duralifthardware.com. Include your lift model and the name shown on the remote's screen (for example, DuraLift-3BF2) so we can help faster.

Related

• Motorized Storage Lift FAQ
• Elevate motorized storage lifts