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Introduction
The
X10
Maxi Controller lets you remotely control lights and appliances from anywhere in your
home. You can keep it by the bedside and turn off the TV without getting out of bed. You can turn
off your child’s radio or night light from your bedroom. You can turn on ALL lights connected to
Lamp Modules and Wall Switch Modules with the push of a button if you hear a suspicious noise
at night. You can even turn off everything in the system with one button to save energy. How
many times have you gone to bed and left a downstairs light on because you didn’t want to get out
of bed to turn it off? Now you don’t have to.
Caution:
Be very careful when you use your
X10
Maxi Controller with any kind of appliance. If
you accidentally turn on an empty coffee pot for example, you could burn out the element and
even create a fire hazard. Switching on an unattended heater could also cause a serious fire
hazard.
The
X10
Maxi Controller activates lights and appliances throughout your home from any
convenient location. The Maxi Controller transmits signals to the Modules over your existing
house wiring. You plug lamps into Lamp Modules, plug appliances into Appliance Modules and
replace wall light switches with Wall Switch Modules. You can then control virtually everything
electrical in your home. You can also dim and brighten lights.
How it works
The Maxi Controller tells the Modules what to do. Command signals are sent over your existing
house wiring to the Module or Modules of your choice. The Modules respond to the command
signals. The Lamp Module turns on and off, and dims and brightens any incandescent lamp up to 300
watts. The Appliances Module turns on and off appliances such as a TV, (not “instant on” TVs), a
window fan, or a stereo. It can also be used for a lamp - but cannot dim it. The Wall Switch Module
turns on and off, and dims and brightens an incandescent light up to 500 watts, which is normally
operated by a wall switch.
Having 16 choices for the Housecode lets you set up several independent systems in one home
without interaction among them. Also, you can avoid interference with, or from a neighbor’s system
by choosing a different Housecode letter.
Using the Maxi Controller
Setting up the Maxi Controller
1. To install your Maxi Controller, simply plug the power cord into any functioning wall outlet.
2. Using a small screwdriver, choose one the 16 letters on the Maxi Controller’s Housecode dial.
All
X10
Modules have a similar red Housecode dial. Set the Maxi Controller and
all the Modules
to be controlled by it
to the same Housecode letter.
3. Plug a lamp or appliance into an X10 Lamp or Appliance Module.
To turn ON a light or appliance
Press and release the number button corresponding to the Unit Code set on the Module to be controlled.
Then press the ON button.
To turn
ALL
lights on (i.e. all lamps connected to Lamp Modules or Wall Switch Modules set to the
same House Code) press the
All Lights On
button. This key does not affect Appliance Modules.
To turn OFF a light or appliance
Press and release the number button corresponding to the Unit Code set on the Module to be controlled.
Then press the OFF button.
To turn off
ALL
modules, including Appliance Modules, press the
All Units Off
button.
To Dim or Brighten lights
Press and release the number button for the Lamp Module or Wall Switch Module you want to Dim
or Brighten (you can’t Dim or Brighten Appliance Modules). Then press the Dim button to dim or
the Bright button to brighten the light. Hold the button pressed until the desired brightness level is
reached.
You can control Modules in groups by pressing 1, 2, 3, etc. followed by On, Off, Bright, or Dim.
Modules that are set to 1, 2, and 3, etc., will then turn on and off or brighten and dim at the same time
(as a group).
The Finder Label is a convenient place to indicate the locations of lights and appliances controller by
your system. There is one box for each unit key.
Number buttons
Housecode dial
On, Off, Bright,
Dim, All Lights
On, and All Units
Off buttons
Finder label
