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RELINK
This is a convenient feature that quickly relinks a device under test when you have unlinked it and
disabled its local setup. It is also handy to re-link to a device at a different level/state.
1) Tap RELINK button to relink Diagnostic Keypad to unit under test.
UNLINK
Unlinking is important when testing is complete on any device.
1) Tap UNLINK button to remove link from unit under test.
Common Problem Solving Techniques
Testing RF-Only Devices for Access Point/Dual-Band Device Placement
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Place the RF-only device in the desired location.
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Plug Diagnostic Keypad into the desired outlet.
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Link Diagnostic Keypad as a controller of the RF-only device.
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Put the RF-only device into linking mode again.
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It will remain in that mode and be testable for approximately 4 minutes.
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Use DISTANCE mode to test communications to the RF-only device.
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If the communications are consistent, the Access Point/dual-band device is in a good location.
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If the communications are not consistent, relocate either the RF-only device or the Access
Point/dual-band device and retest.
If you relocate the Access Point/dual-band device, move Diagnostic Keypad with it.
Locating Noise Problems
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Enable TRAFFIC mode (disable REPORT and DISTANCE).
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Activate scenes from various locations (or activate DISTANCE mode to create traffic).
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If you hear more beeps, that means more noise in the INSTEON band.
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Beeping indicates bad CRC (a message in which the Cyclic Redundancy Check indicates that there
is at least one incorrect bit in the message).
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Move the tester to different outlets throughout the house to find the outlet with the closest proximity to the
noise source (Diagnostic Keypad will emit the fastest beeping).
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With the tester plugged in, try removing devices that might be a source of noise (e.g., power supplies,
laptops, chargers or video game consoles).
ON/OFF
TOGGLE
BEEP
REPORT
TRAFFIC
DISTANCE
LOCK/
UNLOCK
RELINK
UNLINK
ON/OFF
TOGGLE
BEEP
REPORT
TRAFFIC
DISTANCE
LOCK/
UNLOCK
RELINK
UNLINK
