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TimerLinc Owner’s Manual  

 

Problem Possible 

Cause 

Solution 

TimerLinc can turn off 
a Responder but 
nothing happens when 
I send an ON 
command from 
TimerLinc.  

The Responder may be 
Linked at its off state.  

Re-Link the Responder to TimerLinc, while the 
Responder’s load is on. See the Responder’s 
Owner’s Manual for more detailed Linking 
instructions.  

The Controller can 
turn off TimerLinc but 
TimerLinc does not 
turn on when I send 
an ON command from 
the Controller.  

TimerLinc may be Linked 
at its off state.  

Re-Link TimerLinc to the Controller, while the load 
is on. See 

Linking an INSTEON Controller to 

TimerLinc. 

 

Unplug TimerLinc for 10 seconds and then 
reinstall.  

TimerLinc is locked 
up.  

A surge or excessive 
noise on the power line 
may have glitched it.  

If the above doesn’t work, perform a factory reset. 
See 

Resetting TimerLinc to its Factory Default 

Settings. 

 

The load is not being 
controlled by 
TimerLinc.  

The load may not be 
getting power.  

Make sure the load’s built-in switch is in the on 
position.  

The LEDs controlled 
by TimerLinc do not 
turn off completely 
when I send an OFF 
command.  

You might be using a low-
wattage LED. Since LEDs 
don’t take a lot of power, 
the trickle-charge that runs 
through TimerLinc may be 
enough to power the load. 

Add to the load with more LEDs or higher wattage 
bulbs – generally higher than a 5 Watt load.  

If you have tried these solutions, reviewed this Owner’s Manual, and still cannot resolve an issue you are 
having with TimerLinc, please call: 

INSTEON Gold Support Line  

800-762-7845 

SPECIFICATIONS, CERTIFICATION, AND WARRANTY 

Specifications 

View specifications for TimerLinc at: 

www.smarthome.com/2456S3T.html

 

Certification 

This product has been thoroughly tested by ITS ETL SEMKO, a nationally recognized independent third-
party testing laboratory. The North American ETL Listed mark signifies that the device has been tested to 
and has met the requirements of a widely recognized consensus of U.S. and Canadian device safety 
standards, that the manufacturing site has been audited, and that the manufacturer has agreed to a 
program of quarterly factory follow-up inspections to verify continued conformance.  

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Summary of Contents for TimerLinc 2456S3T

Page 1: ...TimerLinc INSTEON Plug In Timer Model 2456S3T ...

Page 2: ...INSTEON SCENES 8 SETTING UP TIMERS 9 Adding a Timer to TimerLinc 9 Removing a Timer from TimerLinc 11 ADVANCED FEATURES 12 Enabling Disabling Load Sensing 12 Restoring Power to TimerLinc 12 Resetting TimerLinc to its Factory Default Settings 12 X10 PROGRAMMING OPTIONS 13 Setting the X10 Primary Address 13 Removing the X10 Primary Address 13 ADVANCED X10 PROGRAMMING OPTIONS 14 Remotely Setting an X...

Page 3: ... to other INSTEON devices in minutes Controls standard incandescent loads up to 480 Watts and inductive loads up to 15 Amps Responds to and controls other INSTEON devices as well as X10 devices Indicates INSTEON setup mode activity and operational states with a Status LED Completely customizable choose which days of the week your timers will run Supports up to 28 independent timers 14 On and 14 Of...

Page 4: ...er sends INSTEON commands to other devices Responder reacts to commands sent out by another INSTEON device An INSTEON device may act as a Controller Responder or sometimes both INSTEON networks are also extremely secure Each INSTEON device is assigned a unique INSTEON ID so unless neighbors or would be hackers have access to your particular device s INSTEON ID they won t be able to control your ho...

Page 5: ... on TimerLinc The load will turn on The TimerLinc LCD will read Active SETTING UP TIMERLINC For convenience the TimerLinc clock and date can be set with TimerLinc unplugged from your home s AC power However make sure the battery isolation tab is removed to engage the battery While TimerLinc is unplugged it will not be able to power its load or communicate with other INSTEON devices Setting the Clo...

Page 6: ...digits will begin blinking 6 Tap the Set and buttons until you achieve the current year 7 Tap the Mode or to return to Ready Mode The year digits will stop blinking Setting Daylight Saving Time This feature determines whether TimerLinc will automatically adjust its clock for US Daylight Savings Time DST AUTO automatically adjusts for DST MANUAL does not adjust for DST 1 Tap the Mode button until T...

Page 7: ... LED will stop blinking and turn on solid 4 Confirm that Linking was successful by tapping the On Off button on TimerLinc The Responder will respond appropriately 5 If you wish to Link multiple Responders to the same TimerLinc either repeat steps 1 4 with each Responder Unlinking an INSTEON Responder from TimerLinc If you are no longer going to use an INSTEON Responder that has been Linked to Time...

Page 8: ... it is very important that you Unlink it from any Linked Controllers Otherwise the Controllers will retry any commands repetitively thus slowing down the system The following will work for the most common INSTEON devices 1 Set the Controller to Unlinking Mode For most Controllers press hold an On or Scene button for 10 seconds twice or the Set button for 3 seconds twice You will have 4 minutes to ...

Page 9: ...ed off the load and the next timer is an Off timer After that timers will activate as scheduled 1 Tap the Mode button until TimerLinc reads 1 ACTIVE TIME SET 2 Tap the Day button to cycle through the day of the week options until you reach the day you wish the On timer to activate on For example the timer displayed to the right will activate everyday 3 Press hold the Set or Set button Release when...

Page 10: ...minutes will increase by 10 and then hours will increase by one 8 Tap the Set or Set buttons until you achieve the desired time 9 To add more timers tap the OK button and repeat steps 2 8 10 Tap the Mode button until you reach the desired Ready Mode AUTO All timers will activate as scheduled AUTO RANDOM All timers will activate as scheduled 30 minutes For example a timer scheduled for 5 00 pm will...

Page 11: ...TimerLinc 1 Tap the Mode button until TimerLinc reads 1 ACTIVE TIME SET 2 Tap the OK button until the timer to be deleted is displayed 3 Tap the Day button until the timer s digits are cleared 4 Tap the Mode or to return to Ready Mode Page 11 of 18 ...

Page 12: ...c Status LED will stop blinking and turn on solid 3 Test that Load Sensing has been disabled by turning the load on and off from its built in switch The load will not respond Restoring Power to TimerLinc TimerLinc stores all of its settings such as Links to other INSTEON devices timers etc with non volatile memory Because settings are saved in this non volatile memory they will not be lost in the ...

Page 13: ... it will exit Linking Mode The TimerLinc Status LED will stop blinking and then turn on solid Removing the X10 Primary Address If you are no longer going to control TimerLinc with an X10 Primary Address it is very important that you Unlink it Otherwise TimerLinc will still respond to X10 commands and may cause TimerLinc to turn on by itself 1 Set TimerLinc to Linking Mode by pressing holding the S...

Page 14: ...ds after the X10 scene address is sent However they will ignore ALL ON and ALL OFF commands for the X10 scene address Remotely Setting an X10 Scene Address 1 Using an X10 controller send the CLEAR sequence O16 N16 M16 P16 M16 2 Tap the Set button on TimerLinc to set the load to the desired state on or off 3 Send the following X10 address sequence M16 N16 O16 P16 4 Send the desired X10 scene addres...

Page 15: ...mit the command up to five times While using at least one dual band device is required when using an RF only device at least two dual band devices are recommended in any INSTEON network to ensure reliable communication across two phase home wiring systems For larger applications it is recommended to install at least one dual band devices for every 750 1 000 square feet Search for dual band INSTEON...

Page 16: ...d minimize signal attenuation Unlink any unused Responders from the Controller HINT If you are using home automation software you can easily check scene membership and eliminate unnecessary Links TimerLinc is taking a long time to respond to a Controller The Controller may be sending commands to a Responder that is no longer in use Commands for the unused Responder are being resent and loading dow...

Page 17: ... is in the on position The LEDs controlled by TimerLinc do not turn off completely when I send an OFF command You might be using a low wattage LED Since LEDs don t take a lot of power the trickle charge that runs through TimerLinc may be enough to power the load Add to the load with more LEDs or higher wattage bulbs generally higher than a 5 Watt load If you have tried these solutions reviewed thi...

Page 18: ...her oral or written express or implied including any warranty or merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Any implied warranty including any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose which may not be disclaimed or supplanted as provided above shall be limited to the two year of the express warranty above No other representation or claim of any nature by any person ...

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