X10 SC503 User Manual

Model SC503

Maxi Controller

Owner’s Manual

X10.com, a division of X10 Wireless Technology, Inc. 3824 North 5th St., Suite C,

North Las Vegas, NV 89032

Introduction

The X10 Maxi 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 a downstairs light on because you didn’t want to get out of bed to turn it off? Now you don’t have to.

Caution: Be very careful when you use your X10 Maxi Controller with any kind of appliance. If you accidentally turn on an empty coffee pot for example, you could burn out the element and even create a fire hazard. Switching on an unattended heater could also cause a serious fire hazard.

The X10 Maxi Controller activates lights and appliances throughout your home from any convenient location. The Maxi 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 lights.

How it works

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

Setting up the Maxi Controller

1.To install your Maxi Controller, simply plug the power cord into any functioning wall outlet.

2.Using a small screwdriver, choose one the 16 letters on the Maxi Controller’s Housecode dial. All X10 Modules have a similar red Housecode dial. Set the Maxi Controller and all the Modules to be controlled by it to the same Housecode letter.

3.Plug a lamp or appliance into an X10 Lamp or Appliance Module.

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Using the Maxi Controller

Having 16 choices for the Housecode lets you set up several independent systems in one home without interaction among them. Also, you can avoid interference with, or from a neighbor’s system by choosing a different Housecode letter.

Finder label

Number buttons

To turn ON a light or appliance

Housecode dial

On, Off, Bright, Dim, All Lights On, and All Units Off buttons

Press and release the number button corresponding to the Unit Code set on the Module to be controlled. Then press the ON button.

To turn ALL lights on (i.e. all lamps connected to Lamp Modules or Wall Switch Modules set to the same House Code) press the All Lights On button. This key does not affect Appliance Modules.

To turn OFF a light or appliance

Press and release the number button corresponding to the Unit Code set on the Module to be controlled. Then press the OFF button.

To turn off ALL modules, including Appliance Modules, press the All Units Off button.

To Dim or Brighten lights

Press and release the number button for the Lamp Module or Wall Switch Module you want to Dim or Brighten (you can’t Dim or Brighten Appliance Modules). Then press the Dim button to dim or the Bright button to brighten the light. Hold the button pressed until the desired brightness level is reached.

You can control Modules in groups by pressing 1, 2, 3, etc. followed by On, Off, Bright, or Dim. Modules that are set to 1, 2, and 3, etc., will then turn on and off or brighten and dim at the same time (as a group).

The Finder Label is a convenient place to indicate the locations of lights and appliances controller by your system. There is one box for each unit key.

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