LampLinc Owner’s Manual
Cross-Linking INSTEON Devices
Cross-Linking Two INSTEON Devices
Cross-Linking devices allow you to track the on/off status of the load on all Linked INSTEON Responders. For
this example we will use a primary device controlling the load and one secondary device in a virtual 3-way.
They will be referred to as: the Primary Device (the device wired to the load or load-controlling) and the
Secondary Device (the additional device in the circuit).
1) Link the Primary Device as a Controller of the Secondary Device:
a) Set the Secondary Device to the desired state (i.e., on/off, set Ramp Rate and On-
Level/brightness level)
b) Put the Primary Device into Linking Mode. (For most devices, press & hold an On or Scene button
for 10 seconds or the Set button for 3 seconds.)
c) Press & hold the Set button on the Secondary Device for 3 seconds
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If the Secondary Device is a multi-scene device (e.g., KeypadLinc), tap the Scene button
you wish to control until its LED illuminates and then press & hold the Set button for 3
seconds
2) Cross-Link the Secondary Device as a Controller of the Primary Device:
a) Set the Primary Device to the desired state (i.e., on/off, set Ramp Rate and On-Level/brightness
level)
b) Put the Secondary Device into Linking Mode. (For most devices, press & hold an On or Scene
button for 10 seconds or the Set button for 3 seconds.)
c) Press & hold the Set button on the Primary Device for 3 seconds
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If the Primary Device is a multi-scene device, tap the Scene button you wish to control
until its LED illuminates and then press & hold the Set button for 3 seconds
Upon successful completion, each device will now track the on/off status of the load (and the LEDs of the
devices it has been Cross-Linked to).
Cross-Linking More Than Two INSTEON Devices
When you have more than two devices controlling a single load, you can the Multi-Linking
feature to Link one
device to multiple others in one step. To Cross-Link all the devices together, you will perform a series of Multi-
Linking circuits.
For this example, we will use a primary device controlling the load and two secondary switches in a virtual 4-
way. They will be referred to as: the Primary Device (load-controlling), the Secondary Device 1, and the
Secondary Device 2.
1) Start the circuit by setting the Primary Device to Linking Mode. (For most devices, press & hold an On or
Scene button for 10 seconds or the Set button for 3 seconds.)
2) Tap the Set button on the Primary Device to set it to Multi-Linking Mode. If the Primary Device does not
have a Set button, use the same On or Scene button you used to put the Primary Device into Linking
Mode.
3) One at a time, press & hold the Set buttons on each of the Secondary Devices for 3 seconds
4) To finish the circuit, tap the Set button on the Primary Device. If the Primary Device does not have a Set
button, use the same On or Scene button you used to put the Primary Device into Linking Mode.
5) Create the next circuit by repeating steps 1-4, substituting the Secondary Device 1 for the Primary Device
6) Create the next circuit by repeating steps 1-4, substituting the Secondary Device 2 for the Primary Device
Upon successful completion, each device in the above scenario will now track the on/off status on the load (and
the LEDs of the devices it has been Cross-Linked to).
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