Mini Timer Owner's Manual Mini Timer MT10A Contents Introduction ................................................................................................... 3 Quick Tour ..................................................................................................... 5 How to program a timed event .................................................................. 6 Special programming buttons ................................................................... 6 Setting up the Mini Timer ............................................................................ 7 Setting the clock ........................................................................................ 7 Controlling X10 modules .......................................................................... 7 Programming ON and OFF times .............................................................. 9 Setting something to happen every day at the same time ...................... 9 Setting a timed event to occur once only ................................................. 9 Setting a timed event to occur in the 'Security' mode ........................... 10 Sleep function .......................................................................................... 10 Reviewing timer events ........................................................................... 11 If the display reads 18:88 ........................................................................ 11 Selector switch ........................................................................................ 11 Controlling modules 1-8 ........................................................................... 11 Alarm settings ............................................................................................. 12 Setting the alarm buzzer ......................................................................... 12 To cancel the wake up alarm .................................................................. 12 Suspending the wake up function ........................................................... 13 Troubleshooting ......................................................................................... 14 Intercom systems .................................................................................... 14 Power interruptions .................................................................................. 14 Battery backup ......................................................................................... 14 Battery test ............................................................................................... 14 Other X10 Products ................................................................................... 15 Introduction The X10 Mini Timer controls up to 4 X10 Modules automatically (8 instantly). You can have your outside lights as well as inside lights and appliances go on and off at preset times to give your home a lived-in look while you are away. You can program your Modules to go on and off at the same time every day (up to 2 times) or you can set your stereo to wake you up "Once" only, for an early morning flight. There is even a "Security" button which automatically varies your programmed time each day so your home doesn't look like it's controlled by a timer. You can keep the Mini Timer by your bedside and it will wake you up on weekdays. It has a snooze feature so you can sleep a while longer and you can turn the alarm off on weekends. You can manually turn off your child's radio or night light from your bedside and dim your bedside lamp. You can turn on ALL lights connected to Lamp Modules and Wall Switch Modules with the touch of a button if you hear a suspicious noise at night. You can even turn off everything in the system with one button. Before you begin Keep in mind that your X10 System will always turn lamps and appliances on or off the instant you press the buttons. That's obvious - but there can be some unexpected consequences. For example, an empty coffee pot can be remotely turned on. If that should happen, your coffee pot may be damaged from overheating. If an electric heater is turned on by remote control while clothing just happens to be draped over it, a fire could result. Therefore, do not use with high power heating devices such as portable heaters. Always be aware of what appliance you are turning on or off so that potentially dangerous situations will not occur. What it does The Mini Timer plugs into any AC outlet in your home and you set it like a digital alarm clock. Channel number 1 also activates an internal buzzer so you can us it as an alarm clock too! You can program up to 4 X10 Modules from the Mini Timer and you have instant control of 8 Modules. There is a handy snooze feature which lets you cancel the alarm buzzer by pressing any key. This will stop the buzzer and will set the alarm off again in 10 minutes. You can do this indefinitely. Pressing the "Sleep" button after turning a Module On will cause it to go Off in 15 minutes time (or On in 15 minutes if you just turned it Off). You can press the "Sleep" button multiple times to get multiples of 15 minutes "on time" (or "off time"). Advancing to a particular time (in the Prog Set mode) and then pressing a number ON or OFF key will set an on or off time for that Module, every day. However, if (within 4 seconds) you press "Once" you will change that program to occur only once, if you press "security" you will change the program to occur at different times each day (variably). 2 3 Introduction How it works The Mini Timer plugs into any AC outlet in your home and transmits digitally encoded signals over your house wiring instantly or at the times you set. These signals are received by the X10 Modules. You Plug a lamp up to 300 watts into a Lamp Module, an appliance such as a TV, stereo or coffee pot into an Appliance Module and replace important indoor or outdoor security lights up to 500 watts with the Wall Switch Module. Quick Tour Let's quickly review the functions of each part of the keyboard (you can go to page 7 for a step by step tutorial if you prefer). Referring to the diagram below and the cutaway sections that follow you will see that the keyboard on the Mini Timer consists of 7 basic areas. 2. Time Adjust Rockers 1. Mode Switch 3. Housecode Dial 5. Set Alarm 4. ON/OFF Rockers 6. Bright/Dim Rocker 7. All Lights On/All Units Off Rocker 1. Mode Switch. This is used to select whether you want to enter a timed event, review your program of events, or set the clock. 2. Time Adjust Rocker Key. This is used to set the time of the clock and the time you want to set for each programmed event. 3. Housecode Dial. In the top right hand corner is the Housecode dial which you set to the same letter as all of your Modules and any other Controllers you may own. 4. ON/OFF Rocker Keys. In the bottom left hand corner there are 6 rocker keys. The first 4 are used to turn Modules 1 through 4 (or 5 through 8) on and off instantly by pressing either the top of the rocker for ON or bottom for OFF. In the "Prog Set" mode these rockers are used to set on or off times for the selected number (1 to 4 or 5 to 8). 5.Alarm. Rocker key 1 (or 5) also sets the time for the internal alarm buzzer. 6.Bright/Dim Rocker Key. The Bright and Dim rocker key brightens and dims lights connected to Lamp Modules and Wall Switch Modules if pressed after first selecting the Module by pressing the ON rocker corresponding to its Unit Code (1 to 4 or 5 - 8). 7.All Lights On/All Units Off Rocker Key. Instantly turns on ALL Lamp Modules and Wall Switch Modules and instantly turns off ALL Modules including Appliance Modules. 4 5 Quick Tour How to Program a timed event 1.Place mode switch in "Prog Set" position. 2.Advance to the desired time. 3.Press any of the 4 ON or OFF rocker keys to set an on or off time for that Module. This will program the Mini Timer to turn that Module on (or off) at that time every day. Setting up the Mini Timer Setting the clock Plug the Mini Timer into any convenient AC outlet. Place a 9 volt alkaline battery in the battery compartment to protect the time and program for up to 48 hours in the event of a power outage. Test the battery by pressing "Once" or "Security." If the battery is low the battery light will turn on. If the battery is dead or not installed the battery light will be on permanently. Special Programming Buttons 1. Once button. If within 4 seconds after setting an on or off time, you press the "Once" button you will modify the program to carry out your programmed event only once and it will not repeat on the next day. 2. Security button. Press (within 4 seconds after setting an ON or OFF time) to modify the program so that your lights (or appliances) will go on or off at a slightly different time every day (within the programmed hour). 3. Clear Button. Pressing this (in the Review mode) cancels the on time or off time being displayed. 4. Buzzer Switch. In the "ON" position an internal wake up buzzer will sound at the time programmed for Module number 1 (or 5). When this sounds you can turn it off by pressing any button to obtain the "snooze" feature. This will turn the buzzer back on in 10 minutes and will do so each time you operate snooze. The alarm can be cancelled by moving the Buzzer switch to "OFF" and back to "ON" (for wake up the next morning). 5. Sleep Button. Pressing "Sleep" after turning a Module on will turn it off -15 minutes later. Pressing "Sleep" after turning a Module off will turn it on - 15 minutes later. Multiple presses adds multiples of 15 minutes to your on time (or off time). 6. Selector Switch. Used to select whether you want your Mini Timer to control Modules set to Unit Codes 1 thru 4 or 5 thru 8. You can move the selector switch back and forth to achieve instant control of 8 X10 Modules but you will only be able to set times for one group (1 to 4 OR 5 to 8). Battery Light When you first plug in the Mini Timer the display will flash. It will also flash if you have had a power outage and have not installed a 9 volt battery or the battery is dead. 1. Set the mode switch to "Set Clock." 2. Press the right hand "Time" rocker to advance to the correct time. A quick press on the rocker will advance the time by 1 minute. If you hold the rocker down the display will advance to the correct time faster. If you overshoot, you can use the left hand rocker to go back. Controlling X10 Modules Follow the steps below to make sure you can control your Modules before you program the Mini Timer. 1.Install and set up all of your X10 Modules referring to the instructions included with them. Be sure to turn off the power at the main circuit breaker panel when installing Wall Switch Modules. 2.Set all of your Modules to the same Housecode as you set on the Mini Timer. 3.Set each Module to a Unit Code Between 1 and 4 (or between 5 and 8 if you set the Selector Switch on the Mini Timer to the 5-8 position.). 4.Set the Mode Switch on the Mini Timer to the "RUN" position. 5.To turn on a particular Module, press the ON rocker key corresponding to the number you set on the Module you want to control. 6.To turn off a particular Module, press the OFF rocker key corresponding to the number you set on the Module you want to control. 6 7 Setting up the Mini Timer To Dim and Brighten lights connected to a Lamp Module or Wall Switch Module, first select the Module by pressing and releasing the ON rocker key for the desired Module, then press the Bright or Dim rocker key. Hold the key pressed until the desired brightness level is reached. To turn on ALL lights connected to Lamp Modules and Wall Switch Modules (with same Housecode as Mini Timer), press the "All Lights On" key. This key does not affect appliances. To turn off ALL lights AND appliances connected to any kind of X10 Module (with same Housecode as Mini Timer), including Appliance Modules, press the "All Units Off" key. Programming ON and OFF times Setting something to happen every day at the same time. After you have installed all of your Modules and checked that they are working instantly from the Mini Timer you are ready to program timed events. 1. Set the Mode Switch to the "Prog Set" position. 2. Press the "Time" advance rocker key to advance to the desired on or off time. When you first press the rocker the time will advance by 1 minute. If you hold the right hand rocker down the display will "speed up" so you can get to the desired time faster. When you get close to the desired time, you can "tap" the rocker a few times to get to the exact time you want. If you overshoot, you can press the left hand rocker to go back. 3. When you reach the desired time, press the ON or OFF rocker key for the Unit Code you want to program. For example: If you advance to 12:45 PM and then press the ON rocker key for number 2, you will program the Module set to Unit Code 2 to go on at 12:45 PM every day. If you advance to 7:00 AM an ...