SwitchLinc Timer Owner’s Manual
CONTROLLING SWITCHLINC TIMER FROM AN INSTEON
CONTROLLER
Linking an INSTEON Controller to SwitchLinc Timer
To use SwitchLinc as an INSTEON Responder, follow these steps to Link SwitchLinc and a Controller
together. Refer to the Controller’s Owner’s Manual for detailed instructions on how to properly install and
Link it to SwitchLinc.
NOTE: You may program the built-in timer to start when activated from a Controller. You will have to set
the timer on SwitchLinc, then Link to a Controller. Once the timer is set on SwitchLinc, it will immediately
begin counting down. Upon Linking, the Controller stores the remaining time on the SwitchLinc timer.
Complete steps 13 as quickly as possible to store the full timer amount in the Controller’s memory.
The following will work for the most common INSTEON devices:
1) Use the paddle top on SwitchLinc to set the load to the state you wish to activate from the Controller
– tap to program the timer, press & hold to use SwitchLinc like a standard switch, or turn it off
2) Set the Controller to Linking Mode. (For most Controllers, press & hold an On or Scene button for 10
seconds or the Set button for 3 seconds.)
You will have 4 minutes to complete the next step before Linking Mode automatically times out.
3) Press & hold the paddle top on SwitchLinc until it double-beeps (10 seconds)
4) Confirm that Linking was successful by tapping the button you just Linked to on the Controller
SwitchLinc will respond appropriately
Unlinking SwitchLinc Timer from an INSTEON Controller
If you are going to discontinue using SwitchLinc, 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 complete the next step before Unlinking Mode automatically times out.
2) Press & hold the paddle top on SwitchLinc until it double-beeps (10 seconds)
3) Confirm that Unlinking was successful by tapping the button you just Unlinked from on the Controller
SwitchLinc should no longer respond
CREATING INSTEON SCENES
INSTEON scenes let you activate dramatic lighting moods with the tap of just one button. For example,
you can set all the lights in a scene to dim to 50% or turn certain lights on while turning others off, all with
the tap of a button on a Controller.
INSTEON scenes are very easy to set up – just Link more than one Responder to the same On/Off or
Scene button on a Controller. Then, when you tap any of the Linked buttons on the Controller, all of the
INSTEON devices Linked in the scene will respond as a group.
To set up an INSTEON scene, you can individually Link each device to a Controller. Or save time and
create multiple Links at once (see
Multi-Linking and Multi-Unlinking
).
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