X-10 POWERHOUSE PS561 Owner's Manual page 30

If you cannot turn lights on or off
from the [Light On] or [Light Off]
buttons on the Remote Control:
Be sure you set the Housecode and
Unit Code on the module(s) to the
same letter and number as the
Console.
Be sure the light you are trying to
control has its on/off switch in the
on position. Be sure bulb is good.
module into another outlet
Plug the
near the Console.
Check that the battery indicator on
the Remote Control comes on when
you press a button. Replace the bat-
tery and re-install the Remote Con-
trol if necessary.
If you have more than one Console
(so you can store up to 8 different
phone numbers), be sure to set both
to the same Housecode and Unit
Code.
WARNING: You can only use two
Consoles if each one has its own sep-
arate phone line and each one is set up
to call different phone numbers.
If you open a door or window and
the alarm does not trip:
Check that the system is armed.
Be sure the INSTALL/RUN switch
on the Console is in the RUN 1 or
RUN 2 position.
Check to see if the alarm trips
when you press [TEST] on the
Door/Window Sensor.
If the alarm does not trip when you
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press [TEST], check that the indica-
tor on the sensor comes on when
you press [TEST].
If the indicator does not come on,
replace the battery and re-install the
sensor if necessary.
If the alarm trips from the [TEST]
button but does not trip when you
open the door or window:
Check that the magnet and switch
are properly aligned.
Check the connections to the mag-
netic switch's terminals.
Check that the switch inside the
battery compartment on the Door/
Window Sensor is set correctly
(N.O. or N.C.) depending on which
type of magnetic switches you are
using (N.C. type supplied with the
sensors).
that the magnet is not
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mounted directly on a metal surface
(use a plastic or wood spacer).
Check that the magnet and switch
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are not too far apart (3/8" apart
maximum on wooden surfaces, 3/
16" apart maximum on metal sur-
faces).
If appliances turn off during an
alarm:
The system flashes lights by repeti-
tively transmitting All Lights On -
All Units Off. Therefore any applianc-
es (connected to Appliance Modules)
which were on at the time of the
alarm, turn off from the All Units Off
code, and stay off.