The Domus CHAM-REM-5C is an RF and Bluetooth remote control forRGB+TW LED installations dimming, colour, colour-change speed andsaved scenes.

On its own it controls nothing

Its datasheet is explicit: it is to be used with the CHAM-BT-RF-5C receiver.

• This is a handset, not a controller. Without the matching receiver in theinstallation there is nothing for it to pair with and nothing it can do.
• That requirement appears in no product field only in the datasheet prose.Buy the receiver with it unless you already have one in place.
• If you do already have a CHAM-BT-RF-5C installed, this is exactly the right part a replacement or an additional handset for a second room.
• Tell us what is already installed and we will confirm the pairing before youorder.

And it needs batteries

• 2 AAA, giving 3V. No source says whether they areincluded, so assume not and put a pair in the van.
• This is the second control accessory in two batches with an unstated batteryrequirement the BLAZE-PRO PE Cell sensor needs a CR2025 for its remote, also notincluded. A pattern worth knowing before a commissioning visit.

What it can do

• Dim the LED strip.
• Change the colour, across RGB and tuneable white.
• Speed up or slow the colour-change mode which is the control peopleactually want and rarely get. A colour cycle running too fast reads as a nightclub; slowed right down itbecomes ambient and almost unnoticeable.
• Save scenes you use regularly, so a setting you liked can be recalled rather thandialled in again.
• RF and Bluetooth RF does not need line of sight, so the receiver can sitabove a ceiling or inside joinery and still respond.

A small physical detail worth knowing

It has a magnet on the back and a mounting bracket. So it can liveon a wall like a light switch rather than disappearing into a sofa which on a colour-changinginstallation is the difference between a system people use and one they stop using.

What is not recorded

• Operating temperature 040C is on the sheet. Note the lowerlimit is 0C, which is higher than most components here not one to leave in anunheated garage in a cold climate.
• No range figure for either the RF or the Bluetooth link, which on a remote is thequestion people ask first. Ask us.
• No dimensions, no IP rating and no voltage recorded the 3V is in thesheets driver field rather than a voltage field.
• No statement of how many receivers one handset can address, or whether severalhandsets can share one receiver.

Two record entries that do not describe a remote

• Built-in LED as the bulb type on a handheld remote the twelfthproduct found carrying a lamp type on hardware with no lamp.
• Colour temperature: RGB, one of 22 products in this catalogue with anon-temperature in that field.

Where it works

• Residential RGB and RGB+TW installations coves, joinery, feature walls.
• As a second handset for a room at the other end of an existing installation.
• Wall-mounted on the bracket, where it will actually get used.
• Not on its own it needs a CHAM-BT-RF-5C receiver.
• Not in an unheated space below 0C.

Specifying it

RF and Bluetooth remote control for RGB+TW LED. Dimming, colour, colour-change speed and savedscenes. Magnet on the back plus a mounting bracket. Powered by 2 AAA (3V). Operating range040C. Requires a Domus CHAM-BT-RF-5C receiver on its own it controls nothing, and that isstated only on the datasheet. Battery inclusion is not stated; assume not. No RF or Bluetooth range,dimensions or IP rating is recorded, and no source says how many receivers one handset addresses. Our record lists a bulb type and a colour temperature of “RGB”; it is a handheld remote. Warranty notrecorded.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

Will this control my LED strip on its own?

No and this is the thing to settle before ordering. Its datasheet says it is to be used with the CHAM-BT-RF-5C receiver, so without that receiver in the installation there is nothing for the handset to pair with. That requirement appears only in the datasheet and in no product field. If you already have a CHAM-BT-RF-5C installed this is exactly the right part; if you do not, you need both. Tell us what is already there and we will confirm.

Does it come with batteries?

No source says, so assume not and take a pair of AAAs with you. It runs on 2 AAA giving 3V. Worth noting this is the second control accessory in as many batches with an unstated battery requirement the BLAZE-PRO PE Cell sensor needs a CR2025 for its remote and does not include it either. Both are the sort of thing that turns a commissioning visit into two visits.

What can I actually adjust with it?

Dimming, colour across RGB and tuneable white, the speed of the colour-change mode, and saved scenes. The speed control is the one people rarely get and usually want: a colour cycle running at its default rate reads as a nightclub, and slowed right down the same installation becomes ambient and almost unnoticeable. Saved scenes mean a setting you liked can be recalled rather than dialled in again from scratch.

What is the range?

Not recorded, which on a remote is the question most people ask first no figure is given for either the RF or the Bluetooth link. What we can tell you is that RF does not need line of sight, so the receiver can sit above a ceiling or inside joinery and still respond, which is usually the practical concern. Ask us and we will get the range from Domus.

Can I have two remotes for one installation?

Probably, and it is a reasonable thing to want in a large room or across two floors but no source states how many handsets one receiver accepts, or how many receivers one handset can address. Tell us the layout and we will check with Domus before you order a second.

Where should I keep it?

On the wall. It has a magnet on the back and comes with a mounting bracket, so it can live somewhere obvious like a light switch rather than disappearing into a sofa. On a colour-changing installation that is genuinely the difference between a system people use and one they stop bothering with after a month.

Can I leave it in a garage or an unheated room?

Not in a cold climate. Its operating range is 040C, and that lower limit is higher than most of the components in this catalogue many run to 20C or below. In an unheated garage that drops below freezing overnight, keep the handset indoors and bring it out when you need it.