Yolink YS5705-UC Installation & User Manual page 10

Unscrew the switch from the electrical
box and pull it out with the wires s ll
a ached
Two or three wires will be a ached to the
switch: an incoming hot wire, which is typically
black; a return wire, which carries the load to
the fixture and may be black, red, or any other
c o l o r e x c e p t g r e e n ; a n d s o m e m e s a
grounding wire, which is
copper. There may be other wires in the box,
but you should only be working with the wires
connected directly to the switch
You may find a white wire that has black tape on it connected to the switch. This tape indicates that the
white wire is being used as a black or hot wire in the switch leg, so it's NOT neutral
Compare your new switch with the one you're replacing to find the corresponding loca ons for the
electrical screw connectors
Since the power is off, you can match the connector in a simple way: do not disconnect all wires at once,
other wise it may cause confusion, but unscrew and connect one wire at a me
If you must remove the exis ng switch, labeling the wires first may be helpful
typically green or bare
Hot Wire
(Typically Black)
Wire to
Controlled
Device
Ground
(Typically Green or Bare Copper)
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