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    • Set PowerView® Limits on Designer Banded, Roller & Screen Shades

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    Summary:
    Learn how to set or clear top and bottom limits for PowerView® Legacy shades—including Designer Banded, Roller, and Screen styles. Instructions vary by product type and manufacturing date.

    Applies To:
    Designer Banded Shades, Designer Roller Shades, Designer Screen Shades, Legacy PowerView® (prior to Fall 2022)
     

    Before You Begin

    1. Important Notes

    Top Limit Adjustments

    2. Set Top Limit (Roller/Screen After Sept 17, 2017 or Banded After Apr 17, 2018)
    3. Set Top Limit (Roller/Screen Before Sept 17, 2017 or Banded Before Apr 17, 2018)
    4. Clear Electronic Top Limit
    5. Adjust Hard Upper Limit

    Bottom Limit Adjustments

    6. Set Bottom Limit (Roller/Screen After Sept 17, 2017 or Banded After Apr 17, 2018)

     

     

    Important Notes

    • Read through the full instructions before starting.

    • Confirm the manufacturing date of your shade.

    • Ensure the shade is joined to the remote.

    • Use fresh batteries if the remote won’t enter programming mode.

    • To reset factory limits, perform a six-second calibration:

      1. Press and hold the programming button for 6 seconds

      2. The shade will jog, then cycle through its limits

    Tip: A custom top limit helps if the bottom rail docks too tightly or if you’re aligning shades side by side.

    Important: The electronic top limit can’t exceed the hard stop limit. When aligning shades, match to the shade with the lowest hard stop.

    Set Top Limit

    For Roller/Screen (After Sept 17, 2017) or Banded (After Apr 17, 2018)

    1. Press the group button (1–6) on the remote for the shade

    2. Press and hold the programming button on the shade

    3. While holding, press and release OPEN on the remote

    4. Release the programming button

    5. The shade will move to its current top limit

      • Red LED = fine adjustment mode

    6. You have 1 minute to reposition the shade using OPEN, STOP, and CLOSE

    7. Put the remote into programming mode:

      • Hold STOP for 6 seconds until lights blink

      • Make sure no group numbers are selected

    8. Press and hold the programming button again

      • While holding, press OPEN, then release the button

      • The shade will jog to confirm the limit

    9. Exit programming mode:

      • Hold STOP until the lights stop blinking or let the remote time out

    10. Test the shade to confirm the new top limit

    Note: For shades made after October 14, 2019, you can skip Step 8's programming button. Just press and release OPEN to save the limit.

     

    Want to see how this process looks in action?
    This video shows how to adjust the upper limit using a PowerView® Legacy Remote for Designer Roller and Screen Shades:

    Set Top Limit

    For Roller/Screen (Before Sept 17, 2017) or Banded (Before Apr 17, 2018)

    1. Move the shade to its current top limit

    2. Make sure no group buttons are selected

    3. Press and hold the programming button on the shade

      • Do not hold longer than 5 seconds

      • While holding, press and release OPEN

      • Release the programming button

    4. The shade will jog = limit cleared

    5. Reposition using OPEN, STOP, and CLOSE

    6. Enter programming mode:

      • Hold STOP for 6 seconds until lights blink

    7. Press and hold the programming button, press and release OPEN, then release

    8. The shade will jog = new limit set

    9. Exit programming mode

    10. Test the new top limit

    Clear Electronic Top Limit

    1. Run the shade to its current top limit

    2. Make sure no group buttons are selected

    3. Press and hold the programming button, press and release OPEN, then release

      • Caution: Don’t hold longer than 5 seconds to avoid triggering recalibration

    4. The shade will jog = limit cleared

    5. Hold the programming button for 6 seconds to run a calibration

    6. Let the shade move fully up and down without interruption

    Adjust Hard Upper Limit

    1. Try a six-second calibration reset first:

      • Hold the programming button until the shade jogs

    2. If that doesn’t fix the top limit:

      1. Raise the shade fully

      2. Disconnect power and remove the shade

      3. Manually rotate the fabric roll to the desired top position

      4. Confirm the top limit screw is fully seated

      5. Reinstall the idle end (non-motor side)

      6. Align the motor end and insert into the bracket

        • Caution: Do not rotate the motor manually—this can cause damage

      7. Reconnect power

      8. Test the new top limit

    Standard Roll = rotate toward the window
    Reverse Roll = rotate toward the room

    Set Bottom Limit

    For Roller/Screen (After Sept 17, 2017) or Banded (After Apr 17, 2018)

    1. Press the group button (1–6) on the remote

    2. Press and hold the programming button on the shade

      • While holding, press and release CLOSE, then release the button

      • Red LED = fine adjustment mode

    3. Reposition the shade using OPEN, STOP, and CLOSE

    4. Enter programming mode:

      • Hold STOP for 6 seconds until the lights blink

    5. Press and hold the programming button, press and release CLOSE, then release

      • Shade will jog and the red LED will turn off = new limit saved

    6. Exit programming mode

    7. Operate the shade to confirm the bottom limit

    Note: For shades manufactured after October 14, 2019, skip Step 5's programming button. Just press CLOSE to set the limit.

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