SwitchLinc Dimmer 1000W User’s Guide
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Unlinking a Controlled INSTEON Device from SwitchLinc Dimmer
If you are no longer going to use an INSTEON Device that has previously been linked to SwitchLinc
Dimmer, it is very important that you unlink it, because otherwise SwitchLinc Dimmer will retry any
commands intended for the unused INSTEON Device, thus slowing down your system.
1. Set SwitchLinc Dimmer to
Linking Mode
by pressing and holding the
Paddle Top
for 10 seconds
until the top LED in the LED Bar begins blinking slowly and the controlled light flashes.
2. Set SwitchLinc Dimmer to
Unlinking Mode
by pressing and holding the
Paddle Top
again
for 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.
4. Go back to the SwitchLinc Dimmer that you placed in Unlinking Mode. If linking was successful, the
top LED in its LED Bar will not be blinking but will remain steadily on.
Creating an INSTEON Scene
INSTEON Scenes let you activate dramatic lighting moods with the press of just one button. INSTEON
Scenes are very easy to set up – just link more than one INSTEON Device to SwitchLinc Dimmer. Then,
when you press either the Paddle Top or Paddle Bottom on SwitchLinc Dimmer, all of the INSTEON
Devices linked in the scene will respond as a group. You can link multiple INSTEON Devices to multiple
of INSTEON Controllers.
To add an additional INSTEON Device to a scene controlled by SwitchLinc Dimmer, simply follow the
same procedure as above in
Linking SwitchLinc Dimmer to a Controlled INSTEON Device
. To remove an
INSTEON Device from a scene, see
Unlinking a Controlled INSTEON Device from SwitchLinc Dimmer
.
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You can avoid having to hold SwitchLinc Dimmer’s Paddle Top down for 10 seconds for each
INSTEON Device in a scene by placing SwitchLinc Dimmer in
Scene Setup Mode
, also called
Multilink Mode
.
1. Set SwitchLinc Dimmer to Scene Setup Mode by
pressing and holding the
Paddle Top
for 10
seconds, then pressing the
SET Button
at the
bottom of the paddle. SwitchLinc Dimmer’s top
LED in the LED Bar will blink slowly.
2. Follow the linking method given above for the INSTEON Device you want to include in the scene.
On most INSTEON Devices, you just push an ON Button for 10 seconds or a SET Button for 3
seconds. SwitchLinc Dimmer will flash its controlled light to confirm linking, and the top LED in its
LED Bar will continue to blink slowly.
3. On some INSTEON Devices, you may be able to set up additional features, such as On-Levels or
Ramp Rates at this time.
4. Continue Steps 2 and 3 for any additional INSTEON Devices you want to link to the scene.
5. When you are finished linking INSTEON Devices to SwitchLinc Dimmer, complete Scene Setup by
pressing the
Paddle Top
(actually,
any
button press will terminate Scene Setup). The top LED in
SwitchLinc Dimmer’s LED Bar will stop blinking and remain steadily on. You have about 4
minutes of inactivity before SwitchLinc Dimmer’s Scene Setup Mode times out automatically.
