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INSTEON SWITCHLINC 2476D manual

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 ™ ™ INSTEON Dimmer Switch For models: #2476D SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT INSTEON SW ITCHLINC DIMMER ................................................................................................. 4 What is INSTEON? .................................................................................................................................... 4 Key[...]

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    ABOUT INSTEON ............................................................................................................................... ....... 29 Understanding Why an INSTEON Network Is Relia bl e ........................................................................... 29 Further Enhancing Reliabil ity ....................................[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide ABOUT INSTEON SWITCHLINC DIMMER Congra tulations on purchasi ng the INSTEO N ™ SwitchLinc ™ Dimmer. With its elegant look, smooth touch, and stylish LED Bar, you can not only control the lights that you wire it to, but you can add remote control to all kinds of other INSTEON and X10 devices in your ho[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide HOW TO INSTALL SWITCHLINC DIMMER ools You Will Need ove the faceplate from the switch junction box. junction box. remove them. Caution Read and understand these instructions before instal ling, and retain them for future reference. SwitchLinc Dimmer is intended for installation in accordance wi th the Nat[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Preparing to Install SwitchLinc Dimmer IMPORTANT! If you are not knowledgeable about and comfortable with electrical circuitry, you should have a qualified electrician install SwitchLinc Dimmer for you. If you have any questions, plea se consult an electrician or call Smarthome Tech Support 800-SMARTHOME [...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Installing SwitchLinc Dimmer 1. For best INSTEON Network performance, be sure y ou have properly installed at least two SignaLinc RF Signal Enhancers. 2. At the circuit breaker or fuse panel, di sconnect the power for all of the circuits in the switch junction box. Verify that power is off by trying to tu[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Installing SwitchLinc Dimme r in a Multi-Way Circuit Understanding Multi-Way Circuits If more than one switch controls a single set of lights (called a LOAD), the switches are part of a multi-wa y circuit. A 3-way circuit uses two swit ches to contro l a LOAD, a 4-way circuit uses three switches, and so f[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Using SwitchLinc Dimmers in Virtual Multi-Way Circuits In a virtual multi-way circuit, only one SwitchLinc Dimmer, calle d the SwitchLinc Primary , actually controls the LOAD in the multi-way circuit. Any additional SwitchLin c Dimmers, called SwitchLinc Secondaries , are not connected to the LOAD, but on[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Step-by-Step Instructions for Inst alling Multi-Way SwitchLinc Dimmers When replacing a three-way mechanical switch, each switch will have thr ee wires connected to it from the wall box. Four-way or greater circui ts will have four wires connected to the switches in the center of the circuit. For this tut[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide 3. Cap the other TRAVELER w ire. The other TRAVELER wire, usually red, will not be used, so put a wire nut on the end of it. 4. Cap the red LOAD wire from the SwitchLinc Secondary. Put a wire nut on the en d of the SwitchLinc Secondary’ s LOAD wire to ensure that it won’t connect to anything. 5. Conne[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide 6. Connect the S w itchLinc Secondary ’s GROUND Wire. Connect the bare copp er GROUND wire to the other GROUND wires in the junction box. 7. Install Additional SwitchLinc Secondaries. If you have a four-way or greater switching circuit, see Special Treatment for Four- or More -Way Circuits at the end of[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide 10. Cap the other TRAVELER w ire. The other TRAVELER wire, usually red, will not be used, so put a wire nut on the end of it. 11. Connect the S w itchLinc Primary’s LOAD Wire. U s e a wire nut to con nect the LOAD wire, usually red, to the SwitchLinc Primary’s red LOAD wire. 12. Connect the SwitchLinc[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide HOW TO SET UP SWITCHLINC DI MMER TO REMOTE LY CONTROL AN INSTEON DEVICE Linking SwitchLinc Dimmer to a Controlled INSTEON Device To use SwitchLinc Dimmer a s an INSTEON Controll er, follow these steps to link Switch Linc Dimmer and a controlled INSTEON Device together. Refer to your INSTEON Device’s Use[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Unlinking a Controlled INSTEON Device from SwitchLinc Dimmer If you are no longer going to use a n INSTEON Device that has previously been linked to SwitchLinc Dimmer, it is very important t hat you unlink it, because otherwis e SwitchLinc Dimmer will ret ry any commands intended for the unu sed INSTEON D[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide HOW TO SET UP SWITCHLINC DIMMER TO BE REMOTELY CONTROLLED BY AN IN STEON CONTROLLER Linking an INSTEON Controller to SwitchLinc Dimmer To remotely control SwitchLinc Dimmer using anot her INSTEON Controller, follow these steps to lin k SwitchLinc Dimmer an d the INSTEON Controller toget her. Refer to your[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Unlinking SwitchLinc Dimmer fr om an INSTEON Controller If you are no longer going to control a SwitchLin c Di mmer with an INSTEON Controller, it is very important that you unlink it, becau se otherwise t he controller will retry any co mmands intended for the unused SwitchLinc Dimme r, thus slowing down[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide HOW TO SET UP ON-LEV ELS AND RAMP RATES Setting the On-Level and Ramp Rates (Optional) The On-Level is the brightness that the light you are controlling will go to when you turn it on. The On- Level is adjustable from OFF to 100% brightness. The default is 10 0%. The Ramp Rate sets the time it will take f[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Setting the Ramp Rate The Ramp Rate sets the time it will take for the li ght you are controlling to go from OFF to t he On-Level brightness, or from the On-Level bri ghtness to OFF. This time is adjusta ble from 0.1 to 9 seconds to ramp between fu ll-ON and full- O FF. The default is 0.1 second. 1. Hold [...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide ADVANCED FEATURES OF SWITCHLINC DIMMER Restoring Power to SwitchLinc Dimmer SwitchLinc Dimmer stores all of its settings in non-vo latile memory, so they ar e not lost even when power is removed. In the event of a power loss, SwitchLi nc Dim mer will automatically return the light being controlled to the [...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide X10 PROGRAMMING OPTIONS SwitchLinc Dimmer i s X10 ready, meaning that it c an respond to X 10 commands from an X10 Controlle r and it can send X10 commands to X10 devices. However, to operate SwitchLinc Dimmer in X10 mode , you must first set up an X10 Primary Address . As it ships from the factory, or af[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Setting the X10 On-Level and X10 Ramp Rate for the X10 Primary Address When an X10 Controller sends an X10 ON or X10 OFF command to SwitchLinc Dimmer’s Primary X10 Address, the Local On-Level and Local Ramp Rate apply. In other words, SwitchLinc Dimmer acts the sa me way as it woul d if you manually tap[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide ADVANCED X10 PROGRAMMING OPTIONS You can remotely set up X10 Scen e Addresses as well as On-L evels and Ramp Rates using an X10 Controller capable of sen ding an X 10 address (house code and unit code) without sending X10 O N or OFF commands. The following proced ures will not work with a transm itter tha[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide 4. Send the following X10 Address sequen ce to lock in the ne w Ramp Rate: 5. SwitchLinc Di mmer will flash the light it is wired to and blink an LED in its LED Bar, indicating that the Ramp Rate has been set for the X10 Primary Address. About X10 Scene Address Programming SwitchLinc Dimmer can be a membe[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide 3. Send an X10 ON or OFF command. 4. Send the following X10 Address sequen ce: 5. Send the X10 Scene Address (house code and unit code) that is to be removed. 6. SwitchLinc Di mmer will flash the light it is wired to and blink an LED in its LED Bar, indicating that the X10 Scene Address has b een removed.[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide HOW TO USE SWITCHLINC DIMMER Using the Paddle The Paddle Top makes your light go ON and the Paddle Bottom makes you r light go OFF. • Tap the Paddle Top to make your light go at the Local Ramp Rate from whatever brightness it currently has to the Local On-Level bri ghtness. • Tap the Paddle Bottom to [...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide COLOR OPTIONS FOR SWITCHLINC DIMMER Paddle and LED Colors are Changeable You can change the color of SwitchLi nc Dimmer’s LEDs and al so its paddle and trim frame to match th e décor of any room. SwitchLinc Dimmer comes sta ndard with a white p addle assembly, but with an ivory pad dle assembly include[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Insert the new light pipes with the protrusions facing the center 5. Orient the new small light pipe with its protrusion facing toward the center of the frame and snap it into place. If placed in backwards or reversed, it will not click into place. Refer t o the diagram. 6. Orient the new large light pipe[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide ABOUT INSTEON Understanding Why an INSTEON Network Is Reliable INSTEON messages travel throughout the home via Powerline Carrier (PLC) signals on the existing house wiring, and also via wirel ess Radio Frequ ency (RF). As the messages make their way to INSTEON devices being controlled, they are picked up [...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide About INSTEON and X10 Possible BoosterLinc Interference with INSTEON If you have installed older Smarthome Plug-In BoosterLinc™ X10 Signal B oosters or certain other BoosterLinc-enabled product s, the older BoosterL inc technology may interfere with INSTEON communications. Plug-In BoosterLinc X10 Signal[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible Cause Solution Make sure the circuit breaker is turned on. Make sure the air gap (SET Button) is not pulled out. Check junction box wires to ensure all connections are tight and no bare wires are expose d. The LED Bar on my SwitchLinc Dimmer is not turning on at all and it[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Problem Possible Cause Solution Remove the X10 Primary Address or X10 S cene Address from SwitchLinc Dimmer. When I try to turn on my light with another Controller, the light turns on, then back off. SwitchLinc Dimmer may be set up with an INSTEON On- Level at a high brightness and an X10 Primary or Scene[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide SPECIFICATIONS SwitchLinc Dimmer Specifications General Smarthome Product Number 2476D2, INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer Switch Warranty 2 years Operation On-Levels 32 Ramp Rates (full-ON to full-OFF) 0.125 to 9 seconds if programmed locally, 0.125 seconds to 9 minutes if programmed remotely LED Bar Brightne[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Mechanical Paddle Type True rocker action Paddle and Trim Frame Color White installed, Ivory included; Optional Almond, Black, Brown, or Gray with #2400xx kits Wire Nuts 5 included Mounting Mounts in single or multiple-ganged junction box. Control 200 W less load for each immediately adjacent SwitchLinc D[...]

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    INSTEON SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Certification SwitchLinc V2 Dimmer has bee n thoroughly tested by ITS ETL SEMKO, a nationally recognized independent thi rd-party testing labo ratory. The North American ET L Listed mark signifies that the product has be en tested to and has met the requirements of a widely recognized consen sus of U.S an[...]