X10 MT10A User Manual
Mini Timer
Owner's Manual
Mini Timer MT10A
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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).
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 ........................... 1 0
Sleep function .......................................................................................... 1 0
Reviewing timer events ........................................................................... 11
If the display reads 18:88 ........................................................................ 1 1
Selector switch ........................................................................................ 11
Controlling modules 1-8 ........................................................................... 11
Alarm settings ............................................................................................. 12
Setting the alarm buzzer ......................................................................... 1 2
To cancel the wake up alarm .................................................................. 1 2
Suspending the wake up function ........................................................... 1 3
Troubleshooting ......................................................................................... 14
Intercom systems .................................................................................... 14
Power interruptions .................................................................................. 14
Battery backup ......................................................................................... 14
Battery test ............................................................................................... 1 4
Other X10 Products ................................................................................... 15
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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.
Quick Tour
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.
1. Mode
Switch
5. Set
Alarm
4. ON/OFF
Rockers
3. Housecode
Dial
2. Time Adjust Rockers
7. All Lights On/All Units Off Rocker6. Bright/Dim Rocker
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.
Introduction
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