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3-Way Wall Dimmer Switch - Receiver
PLW02
3-Way Switch
Switched
Leg
to the
Light
PLW02
Master
Description: The PLW02 3-Way Toggle Style Wall Dimmer Switch Kit is designed to control incandescent bulbs (only) with a rating of 40 to
500W. A pushbutton is provided for local On/Off control on the Master and a single push button on the Slave Switch provides On/Off. A Power
Cutoff Switch located directly below the Local On/Off Pushbutton is provided for bulb changing. Both switches should line-up for normal operation.
Dimming is provided by an X10 Remote Control only.
Note: A 3-Way / 4-Way system, by definition, means two or more existing wall switches which operate one single light (can be multiple
lights if all come on together).
DO NOT USE WITH: APPLIANCES, MOTORS, LOW VOLTAGE LIGHTS OR FLUORESCENT LIGHTS
Specific Requirements:
Blue
Incandescent Bulbs Only
Manual Push On / Push Off.
Dimming is performed by a
remote X10 PRO Controller.
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120VAC, 40-500W. Incandescent Bulbs Only, Bulbs rated below 40W may flicker and/or operate erratically.
A
Black
Power
Cutoff Switch
Control
Traveler
Wires
HOT
RedRed
Blue
Blue
PCW03
Slave
120VAC
HOT
Optional / Supplementary Devices & Modules:
PCW03 - add this switch for 4-Way setup, see next page.
XPT2D - Use this Wall Controller to add additional switch locations when no traveler wires exist. See XPT Installation Instructions.
X10 Protocol:
House Code Dial - Letters A-P Unit Number Dial - Numbers 1-16
Each X10 Receiver Module is set to a unique Unit Number or to an identical Unit Number as desired.
Each X10 Controller operating a specific set of Receiver Modules must be set to the same House Code as the Receivers they are controlling.
Responds to ALL LIGHTS ON command.
Electrical Protocol:
Nearly all residential homes are wired SPLIT-PHASE. Each 120V Phase is NOT directly connected with the other 120V phase. If after installation,
an X10 Receiver does not respond to a remote Controller, then check to ensure that the breaker serving the X10 Receiver is on the same phase as
the Controller. If not, the breaker can be changed to the opposite phase. An alternative solution is recommended, to install a Phase Coupler for
improving remote communications throughout the home. See www.x10pro.com, then select Technical Support and PLC Troubleshooting.
Installation:
1. Turn power OFF at Circuit Breaker.
2. Pull-out the existing 3-way wall switches from the two switch boxes.
3. Remove the common-side wire (by itself) from the two switches. In one switch box, that single wire is HOT, in the other switch box, that single
wire goes to the light.
4. With Breaker ON, determine which wire is HOT. Use a voltmeter and measure between ground and each single wire individually. One will read
120V, the other 0V. Mark the single wires as to which one is HOT and which one goes to the light.
5. The Slave Switch (PCW03) is installed in the switch box which has the HOT wire. The Master Switch (PLW02) is installed in the switch box that
has the wire that goes to the light.
6. With Breaker OFF, remove the existing two wall switches. Three wires (minimum) remain protruding out of each switch box. At the Slave Switch
box, one is HOT, the other two wires are the traveler wires. At the Master switch box, one is the Light wire, the other two wires are the traveler
wires.
7. Install the Slave Switch first. HOT wire goes to either one of the two BLUE wires and one Traveler wire goes to the other BLUE wire, the second
Traveler wire goes to RED wire.
8. Install the Master Switch second. The One HOT Traveler wire goes to BLACK wire, the second Traveler wire goes to RED wire. The Light wire
goes to BLUE wire.
9. Re-check all connections, Turn power ON at Circuit Breaker. Turn the Power Cutoff Switch to ON position.
10. Press switch button once, the light should turn ON. Press button again, the light should turn OFF.
11. You are now ready to control the switch with an X10 Remote Control Module: desktop, wireless handheld, Security Panel, etc. The default
address is "A1". If you wish to change the Address Code, the Code Dials require a small flat screwdriver to turn.
12. Attach switch cover plates.
Tampa, FL 33542
PLW02_03_03/07
Technical Support: (800) 832-4003
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3-Way Wall Dimmer Switch - Receiver
With Additional 4-Way Switch
PLW02
4-Way Switch
Switched
Leg
to the
Light
PLW02
Master
Description: The PLW02 3-Way Toggle Style Wall Dimmer Switch Kit is designed to control incandescent bulbs (only) with a rating of 40 to
500W. A pushbutton is provided for local On/Off control on the Master and a single push button on the Slave Switch provides On/Off. A Power
Cutoff Switch located directly below the Local On/Off Pushbutton is provided for bulb changing. Both switches should line-up for normal operation.
Dimming is provided by an X10 Remote Control only.
PCW03 is the additional Slave Switch used in conjuction with the PLW02 3-Way Wall Switch Kit.
Note: A 3-Way / 4-Way system, by definition, means two or more existing wall switches which operate one single light (can be multiple
lights if all come on together).
Blue
Incandescent Bulbs Only
Manual Push On / Push Off.
Dimming is performed by a
remote X10 PRO Controller.
1
A
Red
Black
Power
Cutoff Switch
Control
Traveler
Wires
HOT
Red
Blue Blue
Red
Traveler
Wires
Blue
HOT
120VAC
Blue
PCW03
Slave
Installation:
1. Turn power OFF at Circuit Breaker.
2. Pull-out the existing 3-way wall switches from the two switch boxes.
3. Remove the common-side wire (by itself) from the two switches. In one switch box, that single wire is HOT, in the other switch box, that single
wire goes to the light.
4. With Breaker ON, determine which wire is HOT. Use a voltmeter and measure between ground and each single wire individually. One will read
120V, the other 0V. Mark the single wires as to which one is HOT and which one goes to the light.
5. The Slave Switch (PCW03) is installed in the switch box which has the HOT wire. The Master Switch (PLW02) is installed in the switch box that
has the wire that goes to the light.
6. With Breaker OFF, remove the existing two wall switches. Three wires (minimum) remain protruding out of each switch box. At the Slave Switch
box, one is HOT, the other two wires are the traveler wires. At the Master switch box, one is the Light wire, the other two wires are the traveler
wires.
7. Install the Slave Switch first. HOT wire goes to either one of the two BLUE wires and one Traveler wire goes to the other BLUE wire, the second
Traveler wire goes to RED wire.
8. The middle box between the Master and the last Slave is identified by have two each of the the same color traveler wires, (i.e. two blacks and two
reds , but can be any combination of similar colored wires).
9. Identify which color you have designated as the HOT traveler from the first slave box, and attach both BLUE wires to each of that same colored
HOT travelers. The last two similar colored wires need to be attached together to the RED wireon the Switch.
8. Install the Master Switch second. The One HOT Traveler wire goes to BLACK wire, the second Traveler wire goes to RED wire. The Light wire
goes to BLUE wire.
9. Re-check all connections, Turn power ON at Circuit Breaker. Turn the Power Cutoff Switch to ON position.
10. Press switch button once, the light should turn ON. Press button again, the light should turn OFF.
11. You are now ready to control the switch with an X10 Remote Control Module: desktop, wireless handheld, Security Panel, etc. The default
address is "A1". If you wish to change the Address Code, the Code Dials require a small flat screwdriver to turn.
12. Attach switch cover plates.
Tampa, FL 33542
PLW02_03_03/07
Technical Support: (800) 832-4003
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