Troubleshooting – INSTEON Micro On/Off - 2443-222 (US), 2443-422 (EU), 2443-522 (AUS/NZ) Manual User Manual

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2443-222/2443-422/2443-522 - Rev: 1/21/2014 8:28 AM

Troubleshooting

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution

The LEDs on Micro
module are not turning on
at all

Micro module is not getting
power

Make sure the circuit breaker is turned on

Check junction box wires to ensure all
connections are tight and no bare wires are
exposed

Check the light fixture to ensure all
connections are tight and no bare wires are
exposed

The switch I'm replacing
only has two wires

Micro module needs a neutral
wire in order to operate

Look in the rear of the junction box for a group
of wires tied together with a wire nut. Those
are commonly neutral wires.

Pull a neutral from nearby junction box

Micro module is not
receiving signals from
INSTEON or X10
controllers

The controller is plugged into
a power strip

Powerline signals can’t travel through some
power filters. Plug controller into wall outlet.

Other modules are
attenuating the signal or
causing noise on the line

Plug other modules into a signal filter or move
the modules or controller to another outlet

INSTEON devices act as network repeaters.
Add new or move existing INSTEON devices
and retest.

Micro module and the
controller are on opposite
powerline phases

Make sure there are at least 2 dual-band
INSTEON products are properly installed to
bridge the phases

The light turned on by
itself

Another controller, a timer, or
stray X10 signals triggered
Micro module

Install a power line signal blocker in your home
to keep X10 signals from neighboring homes
from interfering. Consider not using Micro
module in X10 mode.

Micro module may have an
undesired responder
membership

Use software to remove membership or
perform a factory reset and re-setup Micro
module

Micro module responds to
on commands but not off
commands

load connected to Micro
module is producing electrical
noise that is interfering with
the Micro module reception of
powerline signal

Install an inline signal filter between the load
and Micro module

Install additional INSTEON devices to boost
the INSTEON signal

When I try to turn on my
light with another
controller, the light will
turn on, then back off

Micro module may be set up
with an INSTEON on-level at
a high brightness and an X10
address on-level at a low
brightness

Remove the X10 address from Micro module

Remove the X10 address from INSTEON
controller

When I press a button on
Micro module, it takes a
long time for other
INSTEON devices it is
controlling to respond

Micro module is trying to
control a responder that is not
responding and may have
been removed

Connect power to the responder

If the INSTEON device is still available,
remove it from Micro module and then re-add it

Perform a factory reset

Micro module doesn't

Micro module ships without

Add an X10 address

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