Aeotec Smart Switch 6 User Manual

Smart Switch 6

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1

Aeotec by Aeon Labs Smart Switch 6.

Aeotec Smart Switch 6 is a low-cost Z-Wave Switch plug-in

module specifically used to enable Z-Wave command and
control (on/off) of any plug-in tool. It can report immediate
wattage consumption or kWh energy usage over a period
of time. In the event of power failure, non-volatile memory

all programmed information relating to the unit’s

retains

operating status.

Its surface has a Smart RGB LED, which can be used for
indicating the output load status or strength of the wireless
signal. You can congure its indication colour according to
your favour.

The Smart Switch is also a security Z-wave device
and supports Over The Air (OTA) feature for the
products firmware upgrade.

2

Familiarize yourself with your Smart Switch.

(Note: this gure is a sample of USA version. For other
versions, the product appearance would be dierent).

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Quick start.

3

Getting your Smart Switch up and running is as simple as
plugging it into a wall socket and adding it to your Z-Wave
network. The following instructions tell you how to add
your Plug to your Z-Wave network via Aeotec by Aeon
Labs’ Z-Stick or Minimote controller. If you are using other
products as your main Z-Wave controller, such as a Z­Wave gateway, please refer to the part of their respective
manual that tells you how to add new devices to your
network.

If you’re using a Z-Stick:

1.

Decide on where you want your Plug to be placed and
plug it into a wall outlet.

2.

If your Z-Stick is plugged into a gateway or a computer,
unplug it.

3.

Take your Z-Stick to your Plug.

4.

Press the Action Button on your Z-Stick.

5.

Press the Action Button on your Plug.

6.

If Plug has been successfully added to your Z-Wave
network, its RGB LED will be solid. If the adding was
unsuccessful, the red LED will be on for 2 seconds
and then remain colourful gradient status, repeat the
instructions from step 4.

7.

Press the Action Button on the Z-Stick to take it out of
inclusion mode and then return it to your gateway or
computer.

If you’re using a Minimote:

Decide on where you want your Switch to be placed

1.
and plug it into a wall so
Take your Minimote to your Plug.

2.
Press the Include button on your Minimote.

3.
Press the Action Button on your Plug.

4.
If Plug has been successfully added to your Z-Wave

5.
network, its RGB LED will be solid. If the adding was
unsuccessful, the red LED will be on for 2 seconds
and then remain colourful gradient status, repeat the

cket.

instructions from step 4.
Press any button on your Minimote to take it out of

6.
inclusion mode

With your Smart Switch now working as a part of
your smart home, you’ll be able
your home control software. Please refer to your
software’s user guide for precise instructions on
configuring Plug to your needs.

The colour of RGB LED will change according to the
output load power level when it is in Energy mode:

Version LED indication Output (W)

Green [0W, 900W)

US

Yellow [900W, 1600W)

Red [1600W, 2000W)

Green [0W, 1000W)

AU

Yellow [1000W, 2000W)

Red [2000W, 2500W)

Green [0W, 1500W)

EU

Yellow [1500W, 2500W)

Red [2500W, 3000W)

You can also congure the brightness of RGB LED when

the Smart Switch is in Energy mode, Momentary Indicate
mode, or Night Light mode.

to configure it from

Removing your Plug from a Z-Wave network.

Your Smart Switch can be removed from your Z-Wave
network at any time. You’ll need to use your Z-Wave
network’s main controller
instructions will tell you how to do this using a Aeotec by
Aeon Labs’ Z-Stick or Minimote controller. If you are
using other products as your main Z-Wave controller,
please refer to the part of their respective manuals that tells
you how to remove devices from your network.

If you’re using a Z-Stick:

1.

If your Z-Stick is plugged into a gateway or a
computer, unplug it.

2.

Take your Z-Stick to your Plug.

3.

Press the Action Button on your Z-Stick.

4.

Press the Action Button on your Plug.

5.

If your Plug has been successfully removed from your
network, its RGB LED will remain colourful gradient
status. If the removal was unsuccessful, the RGB LED
will still be solid (Energy mode state when the output
is on or Night light mode state when the output load

is o), repeat the instructions from step 3.

Press the Action Button on the Z-Stick to take it out of

6.

to do this and the following

removal mode.

If you’re using a Minimote:

Take your Minimote to your Smart Switch.

1.
Press the Remove Button on your Minimote.

2.
Press the Action Button on your Smart Switch.

3.

Plug has been successfully removed from

If your

4.
your network, its RGB LED will remain the colourful
gradient status. If the removal was unsuccessful, the
RGB LED will still be solid (Energy mode state when
the output is on or Night light mode state when the

output load is o), repeat the instructions from step 2.

Press any button on your Minimote to take it out of

5.
removal mode.

Advanced functions.

Changing LED mode.

You can change the mode of how the LED acts through
configuring the Smart Switch. There are 3 different
modes: Energy mode, Momentary indicate mode, and

Night light mode.

Energy mode will allow the LED to follow the state of the
Smart Switch, when the switch is on, the LED will be on,

and while the switch is o, the current colour LED will be
o and then remain the purple colour of 10% brightness.

Momentary indicate mode will momentarily turn the LED

on for 5 seconds then turn o after every state change

in the switch. Night light mode will allow the LED to be

turned on and o during your selected time of day you
have congured for it.

Parameter 81 [1 byte dec] can be set to:

(0) Energy Mode
(1) Momentary Indicate Mode
(2) Night Light Mode

Security or Non-security feature of your Smart
Switch in Z-wave network.

Including Smart Switch as a non-secure device:

If you want your Smart Switch is a non-security
device in your Z-wave network, you need to press
the Action Button once on Plug when you use a
controller/gateway to add/include your Plug. If the
inclusion is successful, the green LED will be on for 2
seconds and then return to Energy mode state when
the output load is on state (the RGB LED remains solid)
or Night light mode state when

the output load is o state (the RGB LED remains solid
with 10% brightness of purple colour). If the inclusion is

unsuccessful, the red LED will be on for 2 seconds and
then remain the colourful gradient status.

Including Smart Switch as a secure device:

In order to take full advantage of all functionality the
Plug, you may want your Plug is a security device that
uses secure/encrypted message to communicate in
your Z-wave network, so a security enabled controller/
gateway is needed and then you need to press the
Plug’s Action Button 2 times within 1 second when your
security controller/gateway starts the network inclusion.
If the inclusion is successful, the blue LED will be on for
2 seconds and then return to Energy mode state when
the output load is on state (the RGB LED remains solid)

or Night light mode state when the output load is o
state (the RGB LED remains solid with10% brightness

of purple colour). If the inclusion is unsuccessful, the
red LED will be on for 2 seconds and then remain the
colourful gradient status.

Reset your Smart Switch

If at some stage, your primary controller is missing
or inoperable, you may wish to reset all of your Oomi
Plug’s settings to their factory defaults. To do this, press
and hold the Action Button for 20 seconds and then
release it. Your Oomi Plug will now be reset to its original
settings, and the green LED will be solid for 2 seconds
and then remain the colourful gradient status as a

conrmation.

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Technical specications.

M

odel number: ZW096.
Max standby power: 0.5W.
USB output: DC 5V±0.3V, 1000mA.

Op

erating temperature: 0°C to 40°C.

Relative humidity: 8% to 80%.

Z-Wave operating distance: Up to 100 feet/30
metres indoors or 300 feet/100 metres outdoors.
AC input:

Version
AU
BR
CN
EU
IL
IN
UK
US

6

Warranty.

If you are in need of any technical support during or
subsequent to your products’ warranty, please get in touch
with our support team via http://aeotec.com/support. The
Company you bought this product from has also guaranteed
to assist you with any of your support needs, and you can
also contact them for accordingly.

This guarantee made by the company who you purchased the

Input Working band
230V 50Hz, Max: 10A 921.42MHz
220V 60Hz, Max: 10A 921.42MHz
220V 50Hz, Max: 10A 868.42MHz
230V 50Hz, Max: 13A 868.42MHz
230V 50Hz, Max: 10A 868.42MHz
230V 50Hz, Max: 6A 865.22MHz
230V 50Hz, Max: 13A 868.42MHz
120V 60Hz, Max: 15A 908.42MHz

product from includes the transfer of Aeon Labs’ full warranty
to that Company. They’ve guaranteed that they’ll be able to
assist you, the Customer, with all technical support and repair
needs on our behalf.

Aeon Labs warrants to the original purchaser of Products,
that is the Company who you have purchased from, that for

the Warranty Period (as dened below), the Products will be

free from material defects in materials and workmanship.
The foregoing warranty is subject to the proper installation,
operation and maintenance of the Products in accordance
with installation instructions and the operating manual
supplied. Warranty claims must be made to the Company
who you have purchased from in writing within thirty (30)
days of the manifestation of a problem.

Aeon Labs' sole obligation under the foregoing warranty is,
at Aeon Labs' option, to repair, replace or correct any such
defect that was present at the time of delivery, or to remove
the Products and to refund the purchase price to Company.

The Warranty Period begins on the date the Products is
delivered and continues for 12 months. Any repairs under
this warranty must be conducted by an authorized Aeon Labs
service representative and under Aeon Labs' RMA policy. Any
repairs conducted by unauthorized persons shall void this
warranty.

Excluded from the warranty are problems due to accidents,
acts of God, civil or military authority, civil disturbance, war,
strikes, fires, other catastrophes, misuse, misapplication,
storage damage, negligence, electrical power problems, or

modication to the Products or its components.

Aeon Labs does not authorize any person or party to
assume or create for it any other obligation or liability in
connection with the Products except as set forth herein. Aeon
Labs will pass on to Company all manufacturers’ Material
warranties to the extent that they are transferable, but will
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needs, Company must prepay shipping and transportation
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accept the risk of loss or damage during such shipment
and transportation. Aeon Labs will ship the repaired or
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FCC NOTICE (for USA)

THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY

RADIO OR TV INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED
MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT.SUCH MODIFICATIONS
COULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE
EQUIPMENT.
STORE INDOORS WHEN NOT IN USE. SUITABLE FOR DRY
LOCATIONS. DO NOT IMMERSE IN WATER. NOT FOR USE
WHERE DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO WATER.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

This device may not cause harmful interference, and

1

This device must accept any interference received,

2

including interference that may cause undesired
operation. This equipment has been tested and found
to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following
measures

:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

dierent from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consul the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.

Warning

Do not dispose of electrical appliances as unsorted
municipal waste, use separate collection facilities.
Contact your local government for information
regarding the collection systems available.

Certications (regional):

Z-Wave and Z-Wave Plus are registered
trademarks of Sigma Designs and its
subsidiaries in the United States and other
countries

FCC ID: XBAFT096