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- Page 1 ™ ™ INSTEON K eypadLinc V2 Dimmer NSTEON Keypad D immer For models: 2486D KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Installing KeypadLinc Dimmer in a Multi-Way Circuit................9 Configure For Six or Eight Button Operation................... 15 HOW TO SET UP KEYPADLINC DIMMER TO REMOTELY CONTROL AN INSTEON DEVICE ... 16 Linking KeypadLinc Dimmer to a Controlled INSTEON Device .............. 16 Unlinking a Controlled INSTEON Device from KeypadLinc Dimmer ............ - 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......................
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Page 4: About Insteon Keypadlinc Dimmer
INSTEON and X10 devices in your home to match your lifestyle, all from the same switch. Besides controlling other devices, KeypadLinc Dimmer can itself be remotely operated from other INSTEON or X10 Controllers, including other KeypadLinc Dimmers. -
Page 5: How To Install Keypadlinc Dimmer
Dimming an inductive load, such as a fan or transformer, could cause damage to the dimmer, the load device, or both. If the manufacturer of the load device does not recommend dimming, use a non-dimming INSTEON switch such as SwitchLinc V2 Relay. USER ASSUMES ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DIMMING AN INDUCTIVE LOAD. -
Page 6: Preparing To Install Keypadlinc Dimmer
INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Preparing to Install KeypadLinc Dimmer IMPORTANT! If you are not knowledgeable about and comfortable with electrical circuitry, you should have a qualified electrician install KeypadLinc Dimmer for you. If you have any questions, please consult an... -
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 INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Installing KeypadLinc Dimmer 1. For best INSTEON Network performance, be sure you have properly installed at least two SignaLinc RF Signal Enhancers. 2. At the circuit breaker or fuse panel, disconnect the power for all of the circuits in the switch junction box.
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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 Secondaries, are not connected to the LOAD, but only to the powerline (via the LINE and NEUTRAL). All of the KeypadLinc Dimmers can communicate with one another using INSTEON networking on the powerline. After wiring in the KeypadLinc Dimmers, you create the virtual multi-way circuit by setting up all of the KeypadLinc Dimmers to control each other (see HOW TO SET UP KEYPADLINC DIMMER TO REMOTELY CONTROL AN INSTEON DEVICE, below).
- Page 11 LINE wire that you found, the black TRAVELER, and the Black LINE wire on KeypadLinc Dimmer all together with a single wire nut. If another type of Insteon or X10 device is to be installed as the secondary switch, installation is likely as described above, but you should verify the installation instructions specific to that device.
- 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.
- 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.
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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
Any accidental button press will exit Linking Mode early. 2. Select your INSTEON Device from the list below and follow the linking method for that Device. You have about 4 minutes to perform this step before KeypadLinc Dimmer’s Linking Mode times out automatically. -
Page 17: Unlinking A Controlled Insteon Device From Keypadlinc Dimmer
10 seconds until the controlled light flashes again. 3. Follow the same method given above that you used to link your INSTEON Device to unlink it. On most INSTEON Devices, you just push an ON Button for 10 seconds or a SET Button for 3 seconds. -
Page 18: How To Set Up Keypadlinc Dimmer To Be Remotely Controlled By An Insteon Controller
Guide for detailed instructions on how to properly install it and link it to KeypadLinc Dimmer. The following will work for the most common INSTEON Controllers. 1. Select your INSTEON Controller from the list below and follow the method shown to put it into Linking Mode. -
Page 19: Unlinking Keypadlinc Dimmer From An Insteon Controller
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
Local On-Level and Ramp Rate values apply when you tap the On Button or Off Button on KeypadLinc Dimmer itself. Remote-Controlled On-Level and Ramp Rate values apply when another INSTEON Controller tells KeypadLinc Dimmer to turn on or turn off. KeypadLinc Dimmer stores separate On-Levels and Ramp Rates for each button on each Controller that it is linked to. -
Page 21: Setting The Ramp Rate
On-Level and try the Ramp Rate setting again. Locking In a Remote-Controlled On-Level and Ramp Rate Whenever you link an INSTEON Controller to KeypadLinc Dimmer, the current On-Level and Ramp Rate values are stored in KeypadLinc Dimmer’s memory. So, locking in a remote-controlled On-Level and Ramp Rate is really just the same as linking. -
Page 22: How To Cross-Link More Than One Keypadlinc Dimmer
Note: If you intend on setting a ramp rate or ON level; this should be done on each switch prior to cross- linking them. Please refer to the section above on How to set up KeypadLinc Dimmer to remotely control an insteon device for instructions on linking switches. 1. Link Primary Switch to Secondary Switch. -
Page 23: Advanced Features Of Keypadlinc Dimmer
Controller first. See Unlinking KeypadLinc Dimmer from an INSTEON Controller, above. 4. If you are using KeypadLinc Dimmer to control any INSTEON Devices other than the light it is wired to, unlink those Devices from KeypadLinc Dimmer. See Unlinking a Controlled INSTEON Device from KeypadLinc Dimmer, above. -
Page 24: Grouping Buttons
LED indicator of which device/scene is active. Programming groups is much more involved than most Insteon device programming. Following are steps for creating a two button group. When creating groups with more than two buttons, we recommended you contact Smarthome Technical Support for assistance if you have any problems. -
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... -
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
INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide Custom Keypad Labels Use enclosed pre-printed button labels or make your own The KeypadLinc button labels can be changed so you can customize its appearance. You can use the pre-printed labels that shipped with your KeypadLinc or create your own using the enclosed blank labels. -
Page 32: About Insteon
INSTEON device helps to support the overall network. To further ensure reliability, every INSTEON device confirms that it has received a command. If an INSTEON controller does not receive this confirmation, it will automatically retransmit the command up to five times. -
Page 33: About Insteon And X10
How INSTEON May Affect X10 If your existing X10 devices seem to be working less reliably after installing INSTEON devices, remember that INSTEON devices can absorb X10 signals just as X10 devices do, and that INSTEON devices do not repeat X10 signals. -
Page 34: Troubleshooting
Other modules are absorbing Move the other modules or the Controller to another the signal. outlet. Add new INSTEON devices or move around existing My KeypadLinc Dimmer INSTEON devices. All INSTEON devices act as is not linking to or INSTEON Network repeaters. - Page 35 INSTEON Controller so it doesn’t send both INSTEON brightness. and X10 commands. If the INSTEON Device is still available, unlink it from When I press a button on You may have removed an KeypadLinc Dimmer by following the directions in the...
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Page 36: Specifications
INSTEON only, X10 only, INSTEON and X10 Combo Mode Combo Mode Message Order INSTEON, X10, INSTEON cleanup Multi-Way Circuit Support One KeypadLinc Dimmer controls load, Cross-Link any number of KeypadLinc Dimmers or other INSTEON Controllers Setup Memory Non-volatile EEPROM INSTEON Features INSTEON Addresses... - 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.
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Page 38: Certification
INSTEON, Plug-n-Tap, ControLinc, TesterLinc, SignaLinc, LampLinc, ToggleLinc, BoosterLinc, ApplianceLinc, KeypadLinc, FilterLinc, ProbeLinc, KeypadLinc, TempLinc, IR Linc and SmarthomeLive are trademarks of Smarthome, Inc. INSTEON networking technology is covered by pending U.S. and foreign patents.