How to program a FAAC gate remote: which system is yours?
The Door Hero is not connected with FAAC. The steps here come from FAAC's own pages.
FAAC Technologies Australia Pty Ltd gives a Melbourne head office, and its website lists the FAAC, Centsys, HUB, Magnetic and CoMETA brands. FAAC's Australian site says the company has worked since 1965 and offers automation for swing and sliding gates, garage doors, industrial doors and barriers.
Centsys is on that list. A gate motor sold under the CENTSYS name has its own guide: Centurion gate remotes.
FAAC remotes run on more than one radio system. Its Australian page for transmitters and receivers names 433 to 868MHz FDS, FDS BD, 868MHz SLH LR, 433MHz SLH LR, SLHP LR and 433MHz RC. The one remote with steps on this page is the XT 433 SLH LR. For any other FAAC remote, check the manual for your model.
Have these ready
- The remote's model name, from the remote or its packaging
- The receiver's model, if its label is visible without opening anything
- A remote that already opens the gate, so you can copy it
- The new remote, with its batteries in
- A clear view of the gate, and nobody in its path
Copying an XT 433 SLH LR from a remote that works
Start on the old remote
FAAC's page on its 433 MHz transmitters says to press P1 and P2 together on the remote that is already memorised, then release them. Its LED flashes.
Hold the working button within 8 seconds
Press and hold the button that opens your gate. FAAC says the LED then stays on.
Put the remotes face to face
Keep holding that button and hold the two remotes face to face.
Press the new remote's button
Hold the button on the new remote until its LED flashes twice.
Finish on the new remote
Let go of everything, then press the newly memorised button on the new remote twice in a row. FAAC gives this as the step that completes the copy.
Try it from a safe spot
Stand where the whole gate is in view and nothing is in its way, then press the new remote once.
Memorising the first XT 433 SLH LR
Step back from the receiver
FAAC says to stand at least half a metre away from the receiver.
Press P1 and P2 together
Press both, then release. The remote's LED flashes.
Put the receiver into learning mode
Do this within 8 seconds. How a receiver enters learning mode depends on the receiver: FAAC gives one method, set out below, and for other receivers you need to check the manual for your model.
RP, Decoder and Minidec receivers
For these receivers, FAAC's page gives a board button method. Press and hold the button on the receiver board, then press and release the remote button you want memorised. When the receiver's LED lights steadily for a couple of seconds, release the board button, then press the new button twice.
FAAC says other receivers need their own instructions. Getting to a receiver board can mean opening the motor or a control box, and if that takes you near mains wiring, leave it to the door specialist.
How FAAC remote codes work
FAAC's Australian page for its 433MHz SLH LR system says it works on 433.92 MHz and the code changes every time the remote is used. FAAC also says it is fully compatible with the earlier SLH system, and that coded remotes can be replicated, even remotely from receivers, through its patented self learning system.
Its 433MHz RC system changes code with each use as well, since RC stands for rolling code. FAAC's page for that system lists the XR2 433 C, XR4 433 C, RP1 433 RC and RP2 433 RC receivers.
Before buying a replacement, match it to the radio system of the receiver on your gate.
FAAC remote batteries
| Battery, as FAAC gives it | Programming steps on this page | |
|---|---|---|
| XT 433 SLH LR | 2 lithium 3V CR2032 | Yes |
| XT4 433 RC | Alkaline, type 23A | No: check the manual for your model |
Coin cells and children
The XT 433 SLH LR runs on CR2032 coin cells. Australia's button battery information standard says the warning on a lithium button battery must state it can cause severe or fatal injuries in 2 hours or less if swallowed or placed inside any part of the body. Queensland Fair Trading lists remote controls among the everyday products holding these batteries, and says to keep spares locked away and to tape used ones before taking them to a B-cycle drop-off point. If a child may have swallowed one, the standard's warning says to seek medical attention immediately.
Clearing remotes and other FAAC models
There are no steps on this page for deleting every remote from a FAAC receiver, or for adding an XT4 433 RC. For either job, check the manual for your model.
If a remote has been lost and you want it locked out, say so when you tell us the job, so the door specialist knows to clear the receiver.
Gate faults, repairs and wiring
A gate that ignores every remote may have a fault of its own. Our gate motor not working guide covers the checks that are safe to make.
For repairs, see automatic gate repairs, and for a new motor, automatic gates. Any new power point or hard-wired mains supply for a FAAC motor belongs with a licensed electrician.
The door specialist who takes the job may or may not work on FAAC equipment, so name the make and model when you send it.
What to tell the door specialist
- The remote's model, and the radio system if the packaging names it
- The receiver or motor model from its label
- Whether you tried the copy method or the receiver button
- What the remote's LED did at each step
- How many remotes you need, and whether one is lost
What you can do, and what to leave
You can
- Copy an XT 433 SLH LR from one that already works
- Swap the batteries, taping the old coin cells
- Keep everyone clear of the gate while testing
Leave to a door specialist
- Opening the motor or a control box to reach the receiver
- Clearing every remote from the receiver
- Remotes on a system this page has no steps for
- Mains wiring and power points, by a licensed electrician
What we would do
Before ordering a new FAAC remote, take a photo of the old one front and back, plus the receiver's label if you can see it without opening anything. With several FAAC radio systems in use, those photos are the quickest way to get a remote that suits your gate.