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    Cat. No. 61-2677C OWNER’S MANUAL Please re ad before using th is equipm ent. Mini Remote Co ntrol Center D 61-2677CD.fm P age 1 Tuesday, July 6, 1999 11:05 AM[...]

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    2 © 1999 T andy Corpo ration. All Rights Reserved. RadioSha ck and Pl ug ’N Pow er are reg istered tr ademarks used by T andy C orpor atio n. INTRODUCTION With your Radio Shack Min i Remote Control Cente r you ca n discov er th e co nv eni enc e, com fort , and sec uri ty o f a Plug ’N Power ® syste m. You can turn off all li ghts and app lia[...]

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    3 CONT ENT S Preparation .. ................. ........... ................. ........... ........... .. 4 House Codes ............ ........... ........... ................. ........... .. 5 Unit Codes .......... ...... ..... ...... ...... ..... ........... ...... ........... .. 6 Installation ... ........... ........... ................. ...........[...]

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    4 PREPARATION Plug ’N Power co ntrol lers, su ch as yo ur Mini Remote Con- trol Cen ter send out high-fr equency s ignals thro ugh yo ur househ old ’s w iri ng sy st em . Th e Pl ug ’N Power modul es (no t includ ed) receive th e controller’ s signa ls and turn the co n- nected lights or appli ances on or off. Be sure to carefu lly read thi[...]

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    5 Two differen t type s of cod es — h ouse c odes and unit codes — allow you to cont rol many diff erent module s or groups of m odules w ithin your home. It is i mportant th at you unde rsta nd how t hese codes a re used before you se t up your syste m. HOUSE CODES The house c ode is the mas ter code for a Plug ’N Power system. Set HOUSE COD[...]

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    6 UNIT CODES In each Plug ’N Power sys tem, you ca n operate up to 16 di fferent m odules or groups o f module s. Set UNIT CODE to the desired co de ( 1 – 16 ). The controlle r lets you inde pende ntly cont rol eac h grou p of modules that you set t o the sam e uni t code. The M ini Re mote Control Center is intended for small Plug ’N Power s[...]

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    7 INSTALLATI ON SETTING UP THE C ONTROL CENTER Because the Mini Re mote Control Ce nter contr ols th e modules through your ex ist- ing house wirin g, set up of th e controller is easy. Pl ug the controller ’s AC cord into a convenie nt AC outlet, the n set HOUSE CODE to any on e of the 16 hous e codes ( A thr ough P ). SETTING UP THE M ODULES Th[...]

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    8 Appliance M odules — These modu les are de sig ne d to c ontr ol sma ll ap pl ian ce s that dr aw up to 500 W of po wer and have a two- pro ng, po lari zed AC pl ug. You can also u se appli ance mod ules to contr ol resist ive-lo ad motors r ated at 15 amps , 1 / 3 hors epower. App liance mo d- ules are not affe cted by the controller’ s ALL [...]

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    9 Lamp Dimmer M odules — Th ese m od- ules are desi gned to c ontrol la mps, an d can be di mmed from the contro ller. You can conn ect u p to 300 W of i ncand escent lighting to th ese mo dules. Lam p dimmer modules respon d to th e control ler’s AL L LIGHTS ON comm and. Caution: Use the modules onl y for lighti ng device s. Some devices might[...]

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    10 Caution: Do not us e t he lam p d im mer , wall sw i tc h, o r 3-way wall s witch mo dules with flu orescent lighti ng. 3-Wa y Wa ll Swi tch Mod- ules — T hese mo dules are simila r to wal l swit ch mod- ules, ex ce pt th at th ey a re de- signed to contro l a light tha t is current ly controlled by two different wall sw itch es. The 3-way m o[...]

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    11 Wall Outl et Modul es — Thes e modu les co mp let ely rep lac e existing wall outlet s, but you control on ly one of a modu le’s receptacl es from your c ontroller. Th e other rec eptacle is al- ways on. You can c o nnec t app lianc es t hat dr aw a t otal of up to 1800 W to an outle t modul e. Be- cause yo u mig ht use an outlet modul e to [...]

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    12 • Low-vo ltage elec tricity flow s through the circui t con- trolled by a switch mo dule, even w hen the swi tch is of f. This i s nece ssary for prop er op eration o f the switc h module . Y ou c an compl etely turn off t he elec tricity by setting the swi tch’s disabl e switc h to of f (left). Caution: Do not u se a wal l outlet m odule to[...]

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    13 CONNECTING LIGHT S OR APPLIANCES TO M ODULES Caution: Before yo u con- nect any li ght or ap pliance to a module , press ALL UNI TS OF F . This as sures that all of the modu les are powered o ff. Set the power sw itch on th e light or a pplian ce to the on pos i- tion, then p lug the light or applian ce dire ctly into the pl ug’s power m odule[...]

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    14 OPERATION Operati on of a Plug ’N Powe r system is simple, but be sure that you have a complete chart o f your sys tem clos e by so you know ex actly wh at you are con trolling. See the “Plug ’N Power Syste m Chart” on Page 24. Note: Each swi tch on your co ntrolle r performs two fun ctions — ON or OFF , BRIGHT or DIM , and so on. The [...]

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    15 1. Set the min i contro ller’s sele ctor switc h to the desir ed unit code range ( 1 – 4 or 5 – 8 ). 2. T o turn on all th e dev ices co nnecte d to modu les w ith the same un it code settin g, press ON for the desire d unit code switch ( 1 / 5 , 2 / 6 , 3 / 7 , or 4 / 8 ). 3. T o turn of f all the de vice s connec ted to m odules w ith th[...]

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    16 Note: The modu les mus t be s et to the s ame hous e code as the con troller, but not necessa rily the s ame u nit codes . In fact , modules set to u nit co des 9 – 16 resp ond to ALL LIG HT S ON even though you r mini c ontrol ler cannot i ndepen dently control m odule s set to uni t codes abov e 8 . (If you are using the mini controlle r as [...]

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    17 DIMMING LIGHTS You can dim any lights that are connecte d to lamp di mmer modul es. 1. Set the min i contro ller’s sele ctor switc h to the desir ed unit code range ( 1 – 4 or 5 – 8 ). 2. Press the ON switch for the un it code of the lam p dim- mer mo dules yo u want to dim ( 1 / 5 , 2 / 6 , 3 / 7 , or 4 / 8 ). 3. Hol d down DIM until the [...]

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    18 MANUAL CONTROL OF LIG HTS AND APPLIANCES Even thou gh you r lights and applia nces ar e connec ted to Plug ’N Power modu les, y ou can s till turn most of them on and off m anual ly. • For mos t products , simply tu rn the p ower swit ch off and back o n again. • For 3-way lam ps, yo u migh t have to t urn the lam p’s switch s everal ti [...]

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    19 INTERCOM INTERFE RENCE Some interc oms al so se nd sign als th rough the house wirin g. If you hav e this t ype o f system , it is l ikely t hat it will in terfere with the operati on of your Plu g ’N Power system . However, it wi ll int erfe re only when bo th syst ems are in use at th e same tim e (if you l eave an i nterco m in a ch ild’s[...]

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    20 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • Do not attemp t to cont rol light s or app lianc es that ex - ceed the rati ngs of the modu les. If you want to contro l applian ces th at exc eed the ratings of th e stand ard mod- ules, a sk yo ur Radio Shack sa lespe rson fo r assist ance. • Do not c onn ect a hea ting appli anc e to y our P lug ’N Power syst em. ?[...]

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    21 • The swit ch and outlet modul es require direct conne c- tion to your ho use wiri ng. If you are n ot familia r with typ- ical hous e wirin g inst allati ons, we suggest that yo u have these types of modules profess ionally installed . In any cas e, be sure that the electr icity is turned off a t the circuit breake r while you are ins tallin [...]

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    22 T ROUBLESHOOT ING If your M ini Rem ote Con trol Cent er is not wor king a s it should , the se sug gesti ons mi gh t hel p el im in ate t he pr obl em . If the contro ller still do es n ot operat e prop erly, ta ke i t to yo ur local R adioS hack st ore for a ssistan ce. Problem Remedies A particular m odule doesn’t respond to the c ontroller[...]

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    23 None of the modules respond to th e co ntro ller. Be sure t he controller is plugged into an AC outlet . Be sure the controller is set to the same house code as the modules. T ry plugging the light or appli- ance into a dif ferent AC outlet with the module in the same outlet. Then try a different out- let for the module. Lights and/or appliances[...]

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    24 PLUG ’N POWER SYSTEM CHART Module Unit Code Modul e Location Connected Device 61-2677CD.fm P age 24 Tuesday, Ju ly 6, 1999 11:05 AM[...]

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    25 CARE To enjoy y our M ini Remote Control Center fo r a long time: • Keep the mi ni contro ller dry . If it gets wet, wipe it dry im- me diate ly . • Use and st ore the mi ni co ntro lle r on ly in no rma l te mp er- ature envi ronmen ts. • Handle th e mini contr oller gen tly and care fully . Don’t drop it. • Keep the mini co ntroller [...]

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    26 NOTES 61-2677CD.fm P age 26 Tuesday, Ju ly 6, 1999 11:05 AM[...]

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    27 61-2677CD.fm P age 27 Tuesday, Ju ly 6, 1999 11:05 AM[...]

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    07A99 Printed in China Limit ed On e-Y ear W ar rant y This product is warranted by RadioShack against manuf actu ring defects in m aterial a nd workm ans hip under normal use for o ne (1) year from the d ate of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAK[...]