Smarthome NSTEON KEYPADLINK 2486D - Manual (Page 21)

INSTEON KeypadLinc V2 Dimmer User’s Guide
Setting the Ramp Rate
The Ramp Rate sets the time it will take for the light you are controlling to go from OFF to the On-Level
brightness, or from the On-Level brightness to OFF. This time is adjustable from 0.1 to 9 seconds to
ramp between full-ON and full-OFF. The default is 0.1 second.
1. Adjust the Ramp Rate to be faster by brightening the light, or adjust it to be slower by dimming the
light. Hold down KeypadLinc Dimmer’s On Button or Off Button to brighten or dim the controlled light.
The table below gives the approximate relationship between the brightness you set and the Ramp
Rate you get.
Approximate
Brightness
Level
Ramp
Rate in
Seconds
90-100% 0.1
77-87% 0.2
65-74% 0.3
52-61% 0.5
39-48% 2.0
26-35% 4.5
13-23% 6.5
1-10% 8.5
1% 9.0
NOTE
If the light is ramping to
less than full brightness,
then the time it will take
will be proportionately
less. For instance, if the
light is going to half
brightness, the time it will
take for a given Ramp
Rate will be halved.
2. Double-press the SET Button at the bottom of the switch.
3. KeypadLinc Dimmer will flash the controlled light once to confirm the Ramp Rate setting.
BE CAREFUL
If the attached lighting load flashes twice, you didn’t double-press the SET Button fast enough,
and KeypadLinc Dimmer incorrectly thought you set up the On-Level twice. Re-set the correct
On-Level and try the Ramp Rate setting again.
Locking In a Remote-Controlled On-Level and Ramp Rate
Whenever you link an INSTEON Controller to KeypadLinc Dimmer, the current On-Level and Ramp Rate
values are stored in KeypadLinc Dimmer’s memory. So, locking in a remote-controlled On-Level and
Ramp Rate is really just the same as linking. Just follow the instructions in the section Linking an
INSTEON Controller to KeypadLinc Dimmer, above.
Linking an INSTEON Controller to KeypadLinc Dimmer restores the previous values for the Local On-
Level and Local Ramp Rate. So, linking does not affect the Local On-Level and Ramp Rate.
Locking In a Local On-Level and Ramp Rate
To lock in the current On-Level and Ramp Rate as the Local On-Level and Ramp Rate, all you have to do
is not link KeypadLinc Dimmer to an INSTEON Controller for four minutes. After the four-minute
timeout, the current On-Level and current Ramp Rate will be permanently locked in as the Local On-Level
and Local Ramp Rate.
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