INSTEON KeypadLinc Dimmer User’s Guide
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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. Refer to your INSTEON Controller’s User’s
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
.
A.
SwitchLinc Dimmer
– Press and hold the Second KeypadLinc Dimmer’s
Paddle
Top
for 10 seconds, then release. To confirm that it is in Linking Mode, the
SwitchLinc Dimmer will flash the light that it is wired to once and begin blinking the
top LED in its LED Bar.
B.
ControLinc
™
Tabletop Controller
– Choose the ON/OFF Button Pair you want to
use for controlling KeypadLinc Dimmer. Press and hold the
ON Button
of the pair
for 10 seconds. To confirm that it is in Linking Mode, ControLinc’s Status LED will
begin blinking.
C.
Other KeypadLinc
™
– Choose the button you want to use for controlling
KeypadLinc Dimmer. Press and hold the desired button for 10 seconds. To confirm
that it is in Linking Mode, KeypadLinc will flash the light that it is wired to once and
begin blinking the button that you pushed.
D.
Other INSTEON Controllers
– See the INSTEON Controller’s User’s Guide.
2. Press and hold the
On Button
for 10 seconds on the KeypadLinc
Dimmer that is being controlled. To confirm linking, the
KeypadLinc Dimmer will blink its LED and flash the light that it is
wired to. Depending on the INSTEON Controller, you have about
4 minutes to perform this step before Linking Mode times out
automatically.
NOTE
When a KeypadLinc Dimmer secondary button is linked, its LED backlight will
toggle on and off to reflect the current state of the device or scene. This
functionality is not available for the primary on/off buttons of KeypadLinc Dimmer.
