1" EvenPleat Graber Virtual Cord Z-Wave Shades
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Features

Z-wave Compatible
Connects directly to your Z-wave smart hub. No additional bridges or dongles required. Two-way communication lets you see the status of your shades on your hub's app.
Voice Compatible
"Alexa, set the living room shades to 60%". Command your smart shades with your voice. It's as simple as that. Works with Amazon Alexa, Amazon Echo, Google Home and Google Assistant. *requires Samsung's SmartThings hub or Hubitat Elevation hub and voice assistant.
Control Anywhere, Anytime
Control your shades directly from your smartphone using your smart hub's app. See the status of your shades and adjust them from anywhere in the world (as long as you have wi-fi). *requres a Z-wave hub with smartphone app.
Versatile Power Options
Choose from battery power or plug-in power. Battery lasts 6-12 months with 1 open and 1 close per day. Power is swappable and can be switched at a later time if desired. Lithium Ion battereies recommended.
Automated Operation
Set schedules, routines and more. Let in the light in the morning, have your shades adjust during the day to heat certain rooms, or even according to the position of the sun. The possibilities are endless! *requires comptaible z-wave smart hub.
Easy Setup
No assembly required. Installation is simple and shades come pre-programmed. Setting up with a smart hub is a simple pairing process, and included instructions provides easy step-by-step solutions.
Child and Pet-Safe
No dangling lift cords means your shade is free from strangulation hazards and is child and pet-safe. Hang your shades with confidence and peace of mind!
Filters Natural Light
Reduces harsh glare, but still lets natural light through from direct sunlight, illuminating your room. Light control varies depending on fabric chosen. Some fabrics may allow you to see through with varying openness.
Even Pleats
Unique design of the back-ladder support of EvenPleat® ensures that pleats will not sag or flatten
Optional Liners Available
Fabric liners available for added light control and privacy.
Efficient Heat Control
Reduces heat gain from direct sunlight. Provides protection from UV rays.
Using the Optional Control Single Channel remote, a good number of shades can be “virtually” controlled within a distance of 65 feet, from anywhere in the house, making it easy to control shades installed in hard to reach elevations. The remote comes with buttons along with a “my” button to stop the shades at the desired level.
Apart from its obvious utilitarian advantages, these shades rank high in terms of safety, as the virtual cord system eliminates the need for cords, apt for houses with children and pets as it reduces the risk of entanglement and strangulation. The EvenPleat shades have a pleat size of an inch and come with a back ladder support system that not only ensures that the pleats are evenly spaced irrespective of the position they’re in, but also prevents sagging of the pleats for the lifetime of the shades.
The Virtual Cord can be enabled with light sensors that are designed to automatically raise and lower the shades according to the intensity of the light outside. On a hot, sunny day, the shades will automatically lower to let in less light. Apart from maintaining a comfortable indoor atmosphere, these shades take a load of your HVAC system, reducing your power bill considerably.
These shades can automatically lower and raise themselves as per a pre-set schedule aiding privacy and security when the house is left vacant. Better still, the Thru Shaft Motor is designed to allow smooth and quite operation of the shades with a consistent speed, irrespective of how many or how heavy or tall (as large as 144” x 144”) they are. This motor system comes incorporated with a unique communication protocol called iO, designed especially for convenient and reliable operation and features an integrated antenna and a push button concealed as an end cap that can be used for programming, as well as reprogramming, and the operation in the absence of the remote. This way, the whole head rail need not be opened when the settings need to be changed; also, it has an LED feedback that is colour coordinated with the head rail to indicate the operation. This system also comes with the End Limit Safety Programming feature that records, limits, and pre-sets positions, ensuring that the shades don’t slip in spite of age, electrostatic discharge or power failure.

This energy efficient Thru Shaft Motor is a low-voltage motor that requires no expensive electrical hard wiring. The motor can be powered by either an integrated battery case that uses AA or lithium batteries (which has to be attached to the extra bracket included in the head rail before installation), or a plug-in transformer which includes a 6’ power cord and an 8’ extension cable. The shades are easy to install as inside and outside mounts, and work well for window spaces with less depth.
The virtual cord option is not available in the TopDown or the BottomUp option, speciality shapes and window treatments that have multiple shades on one head rail.
The limited warranty for Motorization components and accessories are covered for five years, excluding batteries.
Product Specifications
Option | Standard | |||
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Min Width | Max Width | Min Height | Max Height | |
Virtual Cord 12V Z-Wave Motor | 18" | 120" | 12" | 96" |
Note: Any pleated shade ordered wider than the fabric usable width will be seamed to meet the ordered width.
Inside Mount Depth Requirements
Option | Headrail Dimension | Min Depth Mount | Flush with Casing |
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Virtual Cord 12V Z-Wave Motor | 11/16" x 1 9/16" | 5/8" | 1 7/8" |
Approximate deductions for Graber pleated shades - Inside mount – 3/8 inch, Outside mount – no deduction. Since all Graber shades are custom/handmade there could be a tolerance of measurement (+/-) 1/8th inch.