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Smarthome INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User Manual

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  • Page 1 ™ ™ INSTEON K eypadLinc V2 Dimmer NSTEON Keypad D immer For models: 2486D KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT INSTEON KEYPADLINC DIMMER ....................4 What is INSTEON?............................ 4 Key KeypadLinc Dimmer Features......................4 HOW TO INSTALL KEYPADLINC DIMMER ....................5 Typical Tools You Will Need ........................5 Preparing to Install KeypadLinc Dimmer ....................6 Attach Six Button or Eight Button Plate.....................
  • Page 3 Use enclosed pre-printed button labels or make your own ..............31 ABOUT INSTEON ............................32 Understanding Why an INSTEON Network Is Reliable................32 Further Enhancing Reliability ........................32 Using Smarthome’s SignaLinc RF to Upgrade Your INSTEON Network ..........32 About INSTEON and X10........................33 TROUBLESHOOTING..........................34 SPECIFICATIONS ............................36 KeypadLinc Dimmer Specifications......................

  • Page 4: About Insteon Keypadlinc Dimmer

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide ABOUT INSTEON KEYPADLINC DIMMER Congratulations on purchasing the INSTEON™ KeypadLinc™ Dimmer. With its elegant look, smooth touch, and convenient secondary buttons, you can not only control the lights that you wire it to, but you can remotely control all kinds of other INSTEON and X10 devices in your home to match your lifestyle, all from the same switch.

  • Page 5: How To Install Keypadlinc Dimmer

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide HOW TO INSTALL KEYPADLINC DIMMER Caution Read and understand these instructions before installing, and retain them for future reference. KeypadLinc Dimmer is intended for installation in accordance with the National Electric Code and local regulations in the United States, or the Canadian Electrical Code and local regulations in Canada.

  • Page 6: Preparing To Install Keypadlinc Dimmer

    However, most junction boxes will contain a NEUTRAL wire that you can connect KeypadLinc Dimmer to. If your junction box does not contain a neutral wire, please call SmartHome Tech Support at 800-SMARTHOME (800-762-7846), or consult an electrician.

  • Page 7: Attach Six Button Or Eight Button Plate

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Attach Six Button or Eight Button Plate Each KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer is packaged with a six key and an eight key button plate. • The six key button plate provides a dedicated load ON button at the top of the switch, a dedicated load OFF button at the bottom, and four programmable secondary keys between the ON and OFF buttons.
  • Page 8 If there is Bare Copper no NEUTRAL wire in the junction Light box, please consult an electrician Fixture(s) or call NEUTRAL SmartHome Tech Support White GROUND 800-SMARTHOME Bare Copper NEUTRAL Usually White Main Panel 120 VAC 7.

  • Page 9: Installing Keypadlinc Dimmer In A Multi-Way Circuit

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Installing KeypadLinc Dimmer 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-way circuit. A 3-way circuit uses two switches to control a LOAD, a 4-way circuit uses three switches, and so forth.
  • Page 10 GROUND. Note that the switches you are replacing will not normally have a connection to NEUTRAL. If there is no NEUTRAL wire in the junction box, please consult an electrician or call SmartHome Tech Support, 800-SMARTHOME (800-762-7846). Page 10 of 38...
  • Page 11 INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Step-by-Step Instructions for Installing Multi-Way KeypadLinc Dimmers When replacing a three-way mechanical switch, each switch will have three wires connected to it from the wall box. Four-way or greater circuits will have four wires connected to the switches in the center of the circuit.
  • Page 12 INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide 3. Cap the other TRAVELER house wire. 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 KeypadLinc Secondary. Put a wire nut on the end of the KeypadLinc Secondary’s LOAD wire to ensure that it won’t connect to anything.
  • Page 13 INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide 6. Connect the KeypadLinc Secondary’s GROUND Wire. Connect the bare copper GROUND wire to the other GROUND wires in the junction box. 7. Install Additional KeypadLinc Secondaries. If you have a four-way or greater switching circuit, see Special Treatment for Four- or More-Way Circuits at the end of this section.
  • Page 14 INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide 10. Cap the other TRAVELER wire. The other TRAVELER wire, usually red, will not be used, so put a wire nut on the end of it. 11. Connect the KeypadLinc Primary’s LOAD Wire. Use a wire nut to connect the LOAD wire, usually red, to the KeypadLinc Primary’s red LOAD wire.

  • Page 15: Configure For Six Or Eight Button Operation

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Configure For Six or Eight Button Operation • KeypadLinc Dimmer defaults to operation in six button mode. If the eight button plate is attached to KeypadLinc Dimmer, pull the SET button at the bottom of the switch all the way out, and wait 10 seconds.

  • Page 16: How To Set Up Keypadlinc Dimmer To Remotely Control An Insteon Device

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide HOW TO SET UP KEYPADLINC DIMMER TO REMOTELY CONTROL AN INSTEON DEVICE Linking KeypadLinc Dimmer to a Controlled INSTEON Device To use KeypadLinc Dimmer as an INSTEON Controller, follow these steps to link the buttons of your KeypadLinc Dimmer and a controlled INSTEON Device together.

  • Page 17: Unlinking A Controlled Insteon Device From Keypadlinc Dimmer

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Unlinking a Controlled INSTEON Device from KeypadLinc Dimmer If you are no longer going to use an INSTEON Device that has previously been linked to KeypadLinc Dimmer, it is very important that you unlink it, because otherwise KeypadLinc Dimmer will retry any commands intended for the unused INSTEON Device, thus slowing down your system.

  • Page 18: How To Set Up Keypadlinc Dimmer To Be Remotely Controlled By An Insteon Controller

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide HOW TO SET UP KEYPADLINC DIMMER TO BE REMOTELY CONTROLLED BY AN INSTEON CONTROLLER Linking an INSTEON Controller to KeypadLinc Dimmer To remotely control KeypadLinc Dimmer using another INSTEON Controller, follow these steps to link KeypadLinc Dimmer and the INSTEON Controller together.

  • Page 19: Unlinking Keypadlinc Dimmer From An Insteon Controller

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Unlinking KeypadLinc Dimmer from an INSTEON Controller If you are no longer going to control a KeypadLinc Dimmer with an INSTEON Controller, it is very important that you unlink it, because otherwise the controller will retry any commands intended for the unused KeypadLinc Dimmer, thus slowing down your system.

  • Page 20: How To Set Up On-Levels And Ramp Rates

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide HOW TO SET UP ON-LEVELS AND RAMP RATES Setting the On-Level 1. Hold down KeypadLinc Dimmer’s On Button or Off Button to adjust the brightness of the controlled light to the desired On-Level. 2. Press the SET Button at the bottom of the switch. 3.

  • Page 21: Setting The Ramp Rate

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Setting the Ramp Rate The Ramp Rate sets the time it will take for the light you are controlling to go from OFF to the On-Level brightness, or from the On-Level brightness to OFF. This time is adjustable from 0.1 to 9 seconds to ramp between full-ON and full-OFF.

  • Page 22: How To Cross-Link More Than One Keypadlinc Dimmer

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide HOW TO CROSS-LINK MORE THAN ONE KEYPADLINC DIMMER Cross-Linking in a 3-Way Circuit The purpose of cross-linking switches allows you to track LED brightness levels as well as on/off levels on both the primary and secondary switches. For this example we will use a Primary switch controlling the load and one keypad dimmer in a virtual 3-way.

  • Page 23: Advanced Features Of Keypadlinc Dimmer

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide ADVANCED FEATURES OF KEYPADLINC DIMMER Restoring Power to KeypadLinc Dimmer KeypadLinc Dimmer stores all of its settings in non-volatile memory, so they are not lost even when power is removed. In the event of a power loss, KeypadLinc Dimmer will automatically return the light being controlled to the brightness level it had before the power was interrupted.

  • Page 24: Grouping Buttons

    When creating groups with more than two buttons, we recommended you contact Smarthome Technical Support for assistance if you have any problems. For clarity’s sake, the following instructions will refer to the two buttons to be added to a group as button A and button B.

  • Page 25: X10 Programming Options

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide X10 PROGRAMMING OPTIONS KeypadLinc Dimmer is backward-compatible with X10, meaning that it can respond to X10 commands from an X10 Controller and it can send X10 commands to X10 devices. However, to operate KeypadLinc Dimmer in X10 mode, you must first set up an X10 Primary Address. As It ships from the factory, or after a factory reset procedure, KeypadLinc Dimmer will have no X10 Primary Address set Setting the X10 Primary Address You must do this before KeypadLinc Dimmer will respond to X10 commands.

  • Page 26: Setting The X10 On-Level And X10 Ramp Rate For The X10 Primary Address

    INSTEON KeypadLinc 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 NOTE command KeypadLinc Dimmer’s Primary Address, the Local On-Level and Local Ramp Rate If you want an X10 On-Level and Ramp apply.

  • Page 27: Advanced X10 Programming Options

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide ADVANCED X10 PROGRAMMING OPTIONS You can remotely set up X10 Scene Addresses as well as On-Levels and Ramp Rates using an X10 Controller capable of sending an X10 address (house code and unit code) without sending X10 ON or OFF commands.

  • Page 28: About X10 Scene Address Programming

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Bright- Ramp Bright- Ramp Bright- Ramp ness Rate in ness Rate in ness Rate in Level Seconds Level Seconds Level Minutes 100% 19.0 21.5 23.5 4. Send the following X10 Address sequence to lock in the new Ramp Rate: 5.

  • Page 29: Remotely Setting The Ramp Rate For An X10 Scene Address

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide 3. Send an X10 ON or OFF command. 4. Send the following X10 Address sequence: 5. Send the X10 Scene Address (house code and unit code) that is to be removed. 6. KeypadLinc Dimmer will flash the light it is wired to, indicating that the X10 Scene Address has been removed.

  • Page 30: How To Use Keypadlinc Dimmer

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide HOW TO USE KEYPADLINC DIMMER Using the Buttons The On Button makes your light go ON and the Off Button makes your light go OFF. • Tap the On Button to make your light go at the Local Ramp Rate from whatever brightness it currently has to the Local On-Level brightness.

  • Page 31: Custom Keypad Labels

    KeypadLinc or create your own using the enclosed blank labels. Visit the Smarthome Web site to download replacement label files or a template to allow label creation in word processors that can read the Microsoft® Word format.

  • Page 32: About Insteon

    You can temporarily unplug suspected devices to test whether the INSTEON signal improves. If it does, then you can plug in AC line filters available from Smarthome to permanently fix the problem. Using Smarthome’s SignaLinc RF to Upgrade Your INSTEON Network SignaLinc™...

  • Page 33: About Insteon And X10

    If you have any of these products and the BoosterLinc feature is turned on, please consult your User’s Guide or call 800-SMARTHOME (800-762-7846) for help with turning it off. You may then wish to install newer INSTEON BoosterLinc X10 Signal Boosters, which Smarthome can help you with.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    Set a shorter Ramp Rate. too slow. off right away. Install a powerline noise filter like Smarthome’s #4835 between the load and KeypadLinc Dimmer. The load is producing KeypadLinc Dimmer electrical noise that is...
  • Page 35 If you have tried these solutions, reviewed this User’s Guide, and still cannot resolve an issue you’re having with KeypadLinc Dimmer, please: • Search our online knowledge base at http://smarthome.custhelp.com. • Call our Support Department at 800-SMARTHOME (800-762-7846). •...

  • Page 36: Specifications

    INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide SPECIFICATIONS KeypadLinc Dimmer Specifications General Smarthome Product Number 2486D, INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer Switch Warranty 2 years Operation On-Levels Ramp Rates 0.125 to 9 seconds if programmed locally, (full-ON to full-OFF) 0.125 seconds to 9 minutes if programmed remotely...
  • Page 37 INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Mechanical Button Type 6 or 8 mechanical momentary contact type buttons Button Appearance Transparent plastic caps, holding preprinted or custom button labels, with LED backlighting Wire Nuts 3 included Mounting Mounts in single or multiple-ganged junction box. Controls 200 watts less load for each immediately adjacent electronic dimmer installed.

  • Page 38: Certification

    The repair, replacement, or refund that is provided for above shall be the full extent of Seller’s liability with respect to this product. For repair or replacement during the warranty period, call Smarthome customer service to receive an RA# (return authorization number), properly package the product (with the...

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