X10 PHC01 Owner's Manual

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Mini Controller

Owner's Guide

Mini Controller PHC01

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Introduction

The X-10 PRO Mini 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 the downstairs light on because you didn’t want to get out of bed to
turn it off? Now you don’t have to.

Keeping in mind that your X-10 PRO Mini Controller 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 if not used with care. 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 is
draped over it, a fire could result. Do not use the system for the control of high power
heating appliances such as portable heaters.

The X-10 PRO Mini Controller activates lights and appliances throughout your home
from any convenient location. The Mini 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
lamps.

How it works

The Mini 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, 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), window fan or stereo. It can also be used for a lamp ­but cannot dim it. The Wall Switch Module turns on and off, dims and brightens and
incandescent light up to 500 watts, which is normally operated by a wall switch.

Setting up the Mini Controller

1 To install your Mini controller, simply plug the power cord into any functioning 120V

outlet.

2 Using a small screwdriver, choose one the 16 letters on the Mini Controller’s Housecode

dial. All X-10 Modules have a similar red Housecode dial. Set the Mini Controller and all
the Modules to be controlled by it to the same Housecode letter.

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