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Radio Shack Wireless Remote Control System - page 1
Cat. No. 61 -2576 OWNER’S MANU AL Please read before using this equipment. Wireless Remote Control System 61-2576.fm Page 1 Wednesday, September 8, 1999 1:50 PM ...
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2 FEATURES With y our RadioSh ack Pl ug ’N Pow er Wirel ess Remote Control System , you ca n disco ver the c onvenien ce, com- fort, and s ecurity of a Plug ’N Pow er system. Yo u can turn on or off all lights or applian ces plugg ed into your Plug ’N Pow er Wireless Remote Control Sy stem with the touch of one button from any where ins ide o ...
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3 PLUG ‘N POWER PRECAUTIONS Turning l ights an d applia nce on an d off by r emote c ontrol is a great con venie nc e, bu t ther e c an b e so me un ex pec t- ed conseq uences. F or exampl e, you migh t unknowing ly turn on an em pty co ffee pot in a not her room , an d i t co ul d be damaged by overheatin g or could even start a fire. You migh t ...
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4 • Use extr eme care when contr olling p otentia lly dan- gerous pr oducts as par t of your Plug ’N Power sys- tem. Use a separa te unit code ex clusiv ely for such applianc es. • If you want to contr ol fluor escent, merc ury vapor , sodium, or low voltag e lights, see y our local RadioShac k store fo r assista nce. • Do not use Lamp Dimm ...
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5 CONTENTS Plug ‘N Power Precaut ion s ... ....... ...... ....... ...... ........ 3 Safety P recautions ... ................... ................... ........ 3 How Plug ‘N Power Works .............. ................... ........ 6 Setting Co des ................. ............. ................... ........ 6 House Code ................... ....... ...
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6 HOW PL UG ‘N PO WER WO RK S Plug ’N P ower c ontr ollers such as yo ur W irel ess Re mote Control Sy stem se nd high frequen cy signa ls through yo ur househol d wiring. The remote c ontrol sends radio fre- quency s ignals to the control system’ s receive r, which re - transmits the signals ov er your hous e wiring to othe r Plug ’N Power ...
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7 House Code The house c ode is a mast er code for a Plug ’N Powe r system. Yo u must se t the remote c ontrol center m ode and a ll the modules it contr ols to th e same ho use code . There ar e 16 codes to cho ose from (A th rou gh P) . You can ope rate two or m ore indepe ndent Plug ’N Power system s in your home by using a different hous e ...
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8 Unit Code Each Wireless Remote Control Ce nter can op erate up to 16 dif ferent module s or groups of modu les. E very modu le ha s a unit code dial with settings from 1 throug h 16. You can s et the cont rol cente r to con- trol any module or g roup of modu les set to the sam e house c ode. The uni t code dial on the c ontro l ce nter set s the ...
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9 PLACING THE CONTROL CENTER MODULE Beca use the con trol center’s module is a rec eiver an d also a tra nsmi tter, you ne ed to con sider the best lo catio n for its installa tion. If you onl y want to use the contr ol center module to con- trol some thing plugg ed into it , then conn ect it to an ou tlet near the la mp or applianc e you want to ...
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10 PREPARATION IN STALLI NG BAT TERIES Your rem ote control r equires four AAA batte ries (not su p- plied) fo r power. For th e best perf ormance and l ongest life, we r ecommend RadioSha ck alkali ne batter ies. Cautions: • Use only fresh b atteri es of the r equi red size a nd rec - ommended typ e. • Do not mix old and new b atteries, di ffe ...
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11 Warning: Dispose of ol d batteries prom ptly and pr operly. Do no t burn o r bury th em. Caution: If you do not plan to us e the remote control for a mont h or more , remov e the batte ries. Bat teries can leak ch emicals th at can des troy elec tronic part s. SETTING THE SYSTEM 1. Use a sm all sc rewdriver to set t he house code dia ls on both ...
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12 5. P ress ON/OFF on the receiver to make sure the l ight or appli ance turns on and off. 6. If 1 – 8/9 – 16 on t he rem ote co ntro l i s s et to 9 – 16 , press th e button under ON or OFF ne xt to 1 and 9 (labele d on your remote ) to turn the light or appliance on or off. 7. Use your fingerna il or another object to remove th e clear co ...
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13 SETTING UP ADDITIONA L MODULES The foll owing are typ es of Plug ’N Power modul es avai l- able from RadioShac k. We inclu de a brief de scriptio n here, but be sure to r ead and foll ow the instr uctions tha t come with each module. Other type s of m odules a re also availab le. If you ha ve spec ial Plug ’N Power n eeds, ask for assis tanc ...
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14 Lamp Dimmer Modules (Cat. No. 61-2682) — These modules a re des ig ned t o co ntro l lam ps, and y ou ca n dim the co nnected l amps fro m a Plug ’ N Power cont roller . You can c onnect inc andesc ent lamps o f up to 300 wa tts to these m odules. Lamp Dimmer Modules r espond to the AL L LIGHTS ON command. Use the modu le only for incandesce ...
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15 Caution: Do not use Lamp Dimmer modules, W all Switch Mod ules, or 3-Way Wall Swi tch Modul es with fluo- rescen t lightin g. 3-Way Wall Switch Modules (RSU 1191103 9) — These modules are s imilar to Wall Swit ch Module s, exce pt that they ar e designed t o control a light th at is prese ntly co n- trolled from two differen t wall switc hes. ...
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16 Wall Outlet Modules (Cat. No. 61- 2685) — Thes e module s comp letel y replace e xistin g wall o utlets, but you can only control the top outlet fro m a Plug ’N P ower con troller. The bottom outlet is always on. You can connec t applian ces or l amps that draw a tota l of up to 1800 watts to the ou tlet modu le. Bec ause yo u mig ht use the ...
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17 Set the s elector s witch dia l on the remote c ontrol to 1–8 if you want t o contro l the lamp and appli ance se t from 1 to 8, or contr ol from 9 to 16 if you se t the selector swi tches to 9–16 . CONNECTING LIGHTS AND APPLIANCES TO MODULES After se tting th e desire d house code s and sel ector switch, p lace the s upplied labels i n the ...
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18 Follow th e procedure in “Contr olling Addit ional Modu les” to test ea ch rec eiver mod ule. S ee “I ntercom Sy stems” o n Page 28 if your system do es not work properly . CONTROLLING ADDITIONAL MODULES 1. Set the rem ote contr ol's slid e switch to the group of 8 modules you want to control ( 1–8 or 9 –16 ). For ex am- ple, if ...
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19 Caution: Be sure to turn off the powe r at the mai n circuit br eaker panel be fore insta lling Wall Switch Modules or W a ll Outlet M odules. 3. Set the hou se code dia l on all your Plug ’N Po wer modules to the sa me letter as you set on the remot e control module. 4. Set the un it code dial on y our Plug ’N Power modul es to a numbe r be ...
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20 DIMMING OR BRIGHTENING LIGHTS CONNECTED TO MODULES Turn on th e modu le by pres sing the button on the remot e control th at corresponds to the mod ule's unit code. The n press or on the remo te c on tro l t o di m or brig ht- en the li ght. Hold th e button do wn until y ou see t he de- sired b righ tness le vel. Note: Beca use the contr o ...
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21 • Y ou alway s hav e ma nua l c ontr ol of Wall Switch Mo d- ules by simply us ing their on/off butto ns. ADDING ANOTHER CENTER You can al s o a dd additi ona l re mot e c on tr ols (a va ila bl e a t your lo cal Ra dioShac k store) to your sy stem. Fo r exam- ple, you could pl ace a re mote control in each room or even in y our car, s o you c ...
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22 ADDING OTHER CONTROLLERS You can easily increa se the size an d flexib ility of your Plug ’N P ower system by adding more modu les or other Plug ’N P ower co ntrollers . Mini Remote Co ntrol Center (Cat. No . 61-2677C ) — lets you instantly c ontrol up to eigh t Plug ’N Power mod- ules and di m lights, too. This co ntroller al so has AL ...
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23 Wireless Ho me Securit y System (Cat. No . 49-2551A) — let s you w ork with a total of 16 wireless s ensor trans - mitters, la mp modules , motion det ectors, and other ac- cesso ries to custo m ize your home secu rity syste m. Programmable Control Center & Timer (Cat. No. 6 1- 2470) — lets you control up to eig ht groups of li ghts or a ...
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24 T ROUBLESHOOTING If your system is not w orking as it shou ld, try these sug- gestions. Symptom Sugge stion The remo te control does no t turn the con- trol cente r rec ei ver on or of f. Make sure the red light on the remote c ontrol lights when you pres s a butt on. The batte ries in the remo te con- trol mig ht be weak. Repl ace the batteries ...
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25 The con trol center module does not turn on or off us ing another type of Plug ’N Power contr olle r. T ry plugging the control cen ter receive r and the othe r Plug ’N Power co ntroller into the same AC outlet. If it does not work in any AC ou t let ev en wh en co nn ect e d to the sa me duplex (top and bo t- tom) of th e AC outlet, repl ac ...
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26 Y ou cannot c ontrol other Plug ’N Power module s from yo ur remote con trol (continu ed). Make s ure that you have pow er to the AC o utlet and the light or appli anc e is o n. Plug ano ther Plug ’N Power c o n- troller an d the module s into th e same AC outlet, the n try to control the modu les aga in. If yo ur c ontro l- ler is th e only ...
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27 CARE AND MAINTENAN CE Your RadioSh ack Plug ’N P ower Wireless Re mote Con- trol S ystem is an exam ple of supe rior desig n and craf ts- manshi p. The fol lowing s uggestio ns will h elp you c are for your sy stem so it will ser ve you for years. Keep the system d ry. If it ge ts wet, wipe it dry imme diately. Liq uids might con tain min- era ...
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28 IN TE RCOM SYS TE MS Intercom system s which send voic e signals o ver exis ting electric al wiring m ay in terfere with the abil ity to c ontrol other mo dules fro m your c ontrol cen ter when the inter- com is in use. If the in tercom s ystem has its own sep a- rate wiring, it will not cause a prob lem. Intercom s will not interfer e with th e ...
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29 POWER INTERRUPTIONS When the po wer is restor ed after an outage , Lamp Mod- ules an d Wal l Switc h Modu les w ill n ormally be OFF. You can use the re mot e c ont ro l to turn Lamp a nd W al l Swi tc h modules on a fter a powe r fail ure. Applian ce m odules (in- cluding the control cen ter rece iver) hav e a latching r elay mechani sm and wil ...
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30 FCC STATEMENT This equipment genera tes and uses rad i o freq uency e n- ergy, a nd if no t instal led and used pro perly, that is, in strict accord ance with t he manufac turer's ins tructio ns, may cau se in terferen ce to radi o and televis ion rec eption . It has been t ype tes ted and found to c omply with the lim- its for re mote cont ...
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31 NOTES 61-2576.fm P age 31 Wednesday, September 8, 1999 1:50 PM ...
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09A99 Printed in C hina Limited Ni ne ty-Day Warranty This product is warranted by Radi oS hack against manufacturing defe cts in material and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days f rom the date of purchase from RadioS hack company-owned stores and authorized Ra- dioShack franchis ees and dealers. EXCEPT A S PROVIDED HEREIN, Ra - dioSh ...
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