SwitchLinc Timer Owner’s Manual
Using SwitchLinc Timer in Virtual Multi-Way Circuits
Once SwitchLincs have been installed, you can create a
virtual
multi-way circuit to control a single load.
Rather than connect each switch directly to the load, virtual multi-ways use INSTEON messaging to
control the load. Two components make up a virtual multi-way circuit:
•
SwitchLinc Primary – wired directly to the load
•
SwitchLinc Secondaries – other SwitchLincs in the circuit, but not wired to the load
The diagram below shows how to wire a 3-way circuit with two SwitchLincs. After the SwitchLincs have
been wired-in, you create a virtual multi-ways by Cross-Linking each of the desired SwitchLincs to one
another (see
Cross-Linking INSTEON Devices
).
NOTE:
Actual location of the wires on SwitchLinc may differ with device revision or model.
SwitchLinc
Secondary
SwitchLinc
Primary
•
The SwitchLinc Primary’s LOAD wire gets connected to the actual load that is being controlled
•
The LOAD wire for any SwitchLinc Secondaries will not be connected to anything, so cap those
LOAD wires off with a wire nut
•
Notice that one of the TRAVELER wires (TRAVELER 1, the red one) is not used, so you will cap it off
at both ends with a wire nut. The other TRAVELER (TRAVELER 2, the black one) you will convert to
a LINE wire. In the junction box where the SwitchLinc Secondary is, connect TRAVELER 2 to the
existing LINE and also to the SwitchLinc Secondary’s LINE wire. In the junction box at the other end,
you will connect TRAVELER 2 to the SwitchLinc Primary’s LINE wire.
•
All SwitchLincs, whether they are Primaries or Secondaries, must be connected to NEUTRAL and to
GROUND. Note that the switches you are replacing will not normally have a connection to NEUTRAL.
If there is no NEUTRAL wire in the junction box, please consult an electrician or call INSTEON Gold
Support Line at 800-762-7845.
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