Installation and System Setup

Thank you for investing in Taptile™ touch products. To ensure long and trouble free use of these products please familiarise yourself with all the components and read through this manual BEFORE starting any installation works.

Use this manual in conjunction with the installation guides for the wireless receivers. We recommend installing theWireless receiversbefore commencing installation of the Taptile™ Sensor.


IF IN DOUBT ABOUT ANY ASPECT OF THE INSTALLATION CONSULT A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN.

Keep instructions for future reference.

This product should be installed in accordance with the applicable parts of the building regulations, and the current edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations (BS 7671: Requirements for electrical installations) and appropriate statutory regulations. In the Republic of Ireland the installation must be in accordance with the ETCI National Rules for Electrical Installations – ET 101.

Before commencing work switch off the mains supply and remove the appropriate fuse(s) or circuit breaker.

Electrical installations in bathrooms, kitchens, gardens, floor and heating systems, swimming pools, saunas and extra-low voltage lighting are classed as special installations and must be certified by an approved competent electrical contractor conforming to Part P, requirements of BS 7671:2001 and appropriate statutory regulations.

Taptile uses wireless communication which complies with the EMC directives EN 300 220-1/2:2010 & EN 301 489-3:2002. Should the Taptile system be subjected to levels of interference above and beyond those specified by the directive then adverse effects may be encountered. It is therefore recommended that provision is made for implementation of alternative configurations.

Check that your lamps are compatible with Taptile™ light dimmers. They have been designed to work specifically with incandescent loads. Use with other types of load may damage both the lamp and the dimmers. Taptile™ is compatible with the shown bulb types. The dimmers work with dimmable LEDs, dimmable CFL, mains voltage halogen, and dimmable low-voltage systems with an electronic transformer. If in doubt, check with the retailer from where you bought the product.

NOT FOR USE WITH NON-DIMMABLE FLOURESCENT BULBS OR NON-DIMMABLE LED BULBS. FOR DIMMABLE LEDS, LOW LOADS MAY CAUSE POOR DIMMING OPERATION, OR CAUSE THE LAMPS TO FAIL TO SWITCH OFF.


  • Taptile™ uses our patented touch technology to detect your finger through up to 10mm of tiling, glass or work surface even when wet. It has 9 touch zones, which are configurable.
  • It has a radio transmitter that sends instructions to your dimming or switching receivers, so there is no wiring.
  • You can buy extra Taptile™ units to control the same lighting circuits of appliances from multiple locations around the kitchen. This means you can place one by the door and one next to the sink,island area, etc.

Preparing the front surface

The Taptile™ Sensor will work with no marking on the front surface of your chosen substrate, but it is useful to use a facia, stencil-marking, or your own décor in order to mark where the 9 touch areas are.

IMPORTANT: Make sure you test your prepared system before final installation in the wall, splashback or work surface.

Prepare the front marking on your substrate before fixing the Taptile™ Sensor to the rear.

To fix the Taptile™ Sensor to the rear of the substrate, remove the release liner of the self-adhesive strips, and align the Taptile™ Sensor on the rear with the markings on the front. It is important these are alignedaccurately.

Check the correct orientation of the Taptile™ unit. The antenna should be protruding from the top left corner of the panel. Make sure the surface you wish to attach the Taptile™ Sensor to is clean and dry beforepressing the Taptile™ Sensor firmly into position. Apply pressure for 1 minute. Any airgap between the tile and the Taptile™ Sensor can affect the sensitivity of the touch areas, and long-term adhesion. It is essential that you are confident that the Taptile™ will remain in place once installed. It is possible to help adhesion by adding sealant around the outside of the Taptile™ Sensor after it has been fixed in place, however performance should be thoroughly tested before final fixing as some sealants can affect the performance of the Taptile™ Sensor. All sealants will need to dry fully as wet sealant can also affect the Taptile™ Sensorperformance.

NB. You can also arrange vertically, as long as the antenna remains in the same orientation relative to the Taptile™ Sensor.

Arranging the Radio Antenna

It is important that the radio antenna is in the correct position. It should be:

  • Straight
  • At right angles to the Taptile™ Sensor

Tape the antenna to the substrate in this position. It is possible for the antenna to still work in other orientations, but you must test thoroughly with the sensor in place on the rear of the substrate before securing in place permanently.

Note: Foil covered ceiling board can affect the radio link to the Wireless Inline Dimmers. You may need to experiment with the position of the Wireless receiversand install with long-enough cable that allows them to be positioned where they receive the radio signals from the Taptile™ Sensor.

Connecting the power

Once the position of the Taptile™ Sensor has been decided you will need to select the location of the mains connection (outside of wet area) and ensure a suitable route can be made for the low voltage cabling.

Each Taptile™ is powered by its own mains adaptor which must be fitted outside of the wet area and connected to a suitable mains power socket. A 3meter cable is provided to deliver the low voltage to the Taptile™ Sensor. The connection is made via an IP67 waterproof connector.

Decide on the best routing for the low voltage cable, channelling the thin (3mm) cable and plastering or rendering over as appropriate. Leave approx 100mm of cable loose at the end where the Taptile™ Sensor will be fitted for an easy final connection. Remove enough wall material to accommodate the size of the Taptile™ Sensor if installing behind a tile or a glass splash-back.

If installing beneath a worktop, ensure the Taptile™ Sensor is no more than 6-10mm from the top surface. This thickness will depend on the material of your work surface. The more porous your material the thinner the thickness should be, rout the material as necessary, removing enough toaccommodate the size of the Taptile™ Sensor.

  • The Sensor must be left untouched and stable to initialise for a minimum of 10 seconds upon every power up
  • The radio antenna position is important for your system to work properly (see page )
  • There should be no air gap between the Taptile™ Sensor and thesubstrate it is attached to.
  • It’s best not to position the Taptile™ Sensor where it would be excessively splashed by water. Whilst Taptile™ works with wet hands, soap, etc., excessive amounts can cause false activation of the switches.
  • Installing the Taptile™ Sensor to function through thick porous substrates such as chipboard and some stone may result in limited performance, if any. Where Taptile is required to work with such substrates the thickness of the substrate should be reduced until acceptable performance is achieved. (Typically 8mm)
  • The Taptile™ Sensor cannot be used to detect through any metallic substrate.


Your Taptile™Sensor has a unique transmission code to ensure that it doesn’t interfere with other systems. Because of this, it is necessary to “pair” the Taptile™Sensor with the Wireless Inline Dimmers/Switches. Each of the three switch circuits on the Taptile™Sensor are used to control Wireless Dimmers/Switches independently.

TheWireless receivers have “learn” buttons as shown below. When this button is pressed, the LED next to it will flashslowly (Approximatelyonce per second). While flashing,the Wireless receivers listen for a radio code sent from a Taptile™ Sensor. In order to send this code simply press the up or down button of the switch you would like to pair to.

Note: Pressing the up or down button will determine whether you configure that particular circuit to work as a dimmer or simply an on/off switch. Of course the appropriate receiver must match whatever mode is configured.

NB. The Touch Sensor must only be operated when behind a tile or else finger presses may not be detected.

Starter Kit Set Up

  1. Install the Wireless receivers with the lights and make sure power is applied. (See Wireless Receiver installation manuals for more information). You will see a red light on the Wireless Receivers and Dimmers once they have power.
  1. Power on the Taptile™ Sensor. The Sensor will beep 3 times.

Wait at least 10 seconds for the sensor to initialise

  1. Upon power up the Taptile™ Sensor automatically enters a setup mode. This mode can only be exited by a long touch (>0.5 seconds) of Key 1 or by no touches for >60 seconds.It is advised you set up your system and fully test it before final installation of the Taptile™ Sensor. When testing in this way make sure that the Taptile™ Sensor is firmly positionedaway from any metallic objects and does not move at any point to prevent false/unintended activation of the keys. Do not touch directly onto the sensor;during setup and testing it is best to provisionally secure the sensor behind your substrateusing gaffa tape or the like before permanently fixing the sensor in place using the adhesive strips fitted to the sensor.
  1. The 3 switch circuits on the Taptile™ Sensor need to be paired with eitherWireless Dimmers to control brightness, or Wireless Switches to simply turn lighting or appliances on/off. Assuming you are installing our starter kit configuration, Circuit 1 will require pairing with the TT402 wired to your main dimmable lighting; Circuit 2 will require pairing with the TT402 wired to your secondary dimmable circuit and Circuit 3 will require pairing with the TT403 wired to your non-dimmablecircuit i.e. an appliance or plinthlighting.
  1. First, press the “learn” button on the TT402 wired to your main lighting. The red LED will begin to flash at a steady pace for 10 seconds. During this time, while the LED is flashing, press Key 4 on switch circuit 1 of the Taptile™ Sensor. You should hear a beep and a red LED on the rear of the sensor should flash to indicate a successful key press. This will simultaneously inform the sensor that you wish circuit 1 to be used as a dimmer as well as pair it to the TT402. If the pairing is successful, the red light on the wireless receiver will stop flashing and the lights on your main lighting will flash twice. The lights will then set themselvesto full brightness. If the lighting is not set to full brightness then the pairing has been unsuccessful and should be repeated.
  1. Repeat the process using the next TT402 wireless receiver,this timepressing key 6 on switch circuit 2. If the pairing is successful, the red light on the wireless receiver will stop flashing and the main circuit you have just paired which was fully on will turn itself off and the newly paired lighting circuit will flash twice followed by setting itself to full brightness.If the light is not set to full brightness then the pairing has been unsuccessful and should be repeated.
  1. When pairing your non dimmable switch circuit 3,press the learn button on the TT403 and the red light will begin to flash. To complete the pairing, press Key 9 on circuit 3. As well as pairing the device, this informs the Taptile™ Sensor that circuit 3 controls a non-dimmable TT403 Wireless Inline Switch.If the pairing is successful, the red light on the wireless receiver will stop flashing and the secondary circuit you have just paired which was fully on will turn itself off. You will hear the TT403 switch twice followed by setting itself to on.If the light or appliance is not set to on then the pairing has been unsuccessful and should be repeated.
  1. Once you have finished the above steps and all pairings are complete, exit Setup Mode by pressing Key 1 for more than 5 seconds. All circuits will turn off. You are now ready to use your Taptile™ system. Test the system to ensure everything works.

Pairing a New Receiver

You may wish to install additional receiversin order to control larger loads as detailed on pages 4 and 13.Additional or replacement receivers can be installed before or after the set up process described before.

1.Wire in your new receiver following the instructions supplied.

2.Disconnect power to the Taptile™ Sensor. Wait 10 seconds.

3.Power on the Taptile™ Sensor. The Sensor will beep 3 times.

Wait at least 10 seconds for the sensor to initialise.

4.The Taptile™ Sensor will now be in setup mode. It will exit setup mode automatically if no keys are pressed after 60 seconds.

5.Decide which Circuit Switch you wish to use to control the new receiver.

6.Press the white “Learn” Button on the receiver. The red LED will begin to blink at a steady pace.

7.On the Circuit Switch you wish to pair with, press the UP key if the new receiver is a TT402/403 Dimmable receiver. Press the DOWN key if the new receiver is a TT403 Switching Receiver.

8.If pairing is successful, the circuit attached to the new receiver will turn on then off twice and then set itself to maximum brightness/ON. If not, pairing has not been successful. Wait at least 10 seconds and try again.

9.When pairing is complete, hold Key 1 for 5 seconds to exit setup and begin using Taptile™.
Notes

1.If you are configuring a system different to that supplied in the starter kit it should be understood any of the three circuits can be paired with dimmable TT402-Ks and TT302-Ks or non-dimmable TT403-Ks.Keys can be programmed in any order

2.If a pairing attempt is unsuccessful, wait for the LED to stop flashing and then try again. If still unsuccessful, ensure the Taptile™ Sensor is powered and firmly secured.

3.When the Taptile™ Sensor is not secured into position it is possible to activate any of the 9 keys by touching the rear as well as the front of the Taptile™ Sensor. Any movement of the Taptile™ Sensor may stop your finger being detected. Ensure it is temporarily secured during this stage of the testing.

4.If a Wireless Inline Dimmer or Switch was missed when exiting Setup Mode, disconnect power to the Taptile™ Sensor, wait 10 seconds, reconnect the power, then pair the remaining Dimmers or Switches as normal.

5.Should you wish to pair more than one Taptile™ Sensor with the same set of wireless receivers, simply repeat the process for the second sensor as you did for the first. Pairing the second sensor will not invalidate the pairing of the first sensor.

6.Should a lighting circuit load exceed the rating of a wireless dimmer or switch, the load can be split in to two parallel circuits both of which having individual wireless receivers paired to the same switch on the Taptile™ Sensor.

7.Once satisfied that the system is working, finish installation of the Taptile™ Sensor.Once installed, test the system again.

8.Pairing can be done at any time simply by pressing the pairing button on the receiver, waiting for the red light to flash and then pressing the relevant up button on the sensor. However this method can-not be used to set the dim verses on/off function of a switch circuit.

How do I know if my sensor is detecting touches?

When the sensor successfully detects a switch actuation you will hear a speaker beep and a red light will flash visible from the rear of the sensor.

What happens if I do the pairing wrong?

It is possible to accidentally pair 2 Wireless receivers to the same button, pair 2 keys to one Wireless receiver or configure a switch as a dimmer when it should be a switch or vice- versa. If this happens, it is possible to delete the pairing memory from the Wireless receivers. On each Wireless receivers, hold down the learn button for more than 6 seconds. The LED will start to blink rapidly. Press the learn button again, and the attached load will flash twice to confirm deletion of all pairing codes. The LED will go back to a steady red.Disconnect power to the Taptile™ Sensor for 10 seconds, reconnect and restart the above pairing process.

What if I have to pair more than one Taptile™Sensor?

You can pair multiple Taptile™Sensors with your Wireless Inline Dimmers. Simply repeat the pairing process with the extra Taptile™Sensors. The Wireless receivers remember multiple pairing codes. If at any stage you have to delete the pairing codes from the Wireless receivers you will have to re-pair all of your Taptile™Sensors.