INSTEON 2453-222 User manual

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DIN Rail On/Off
Owner’s Manual
2453-222 (US)
2453-422 (EU)
2453-522 (AUS/NZ)

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About DIN Rail On/Off...................................................................................................................................................3
Installation Preparation ................................................................................................................................................3
Identifying the Electrical Wires in Your Home (North America only)...........................................................................3
Identifying the Electrical Wires in Your Home (Europe/Australia/New Zealand).........................................................3
Identify Switch Type...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Installation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Switch Operation Mode ................................................................................................................................................5
Change Mode..............................................................................................................................................................5
3-Way Toggle Mode (Latching Switches Only, Default)............................................................................................5
Local Control Operations.............................................................................................................................................6
Latching Wall Switch (Default).....................................................................................................................................6
Single Momentary Wall Switch....................................................................................................................................6
Dual Momentary Wall Switch.......................................................................................................................................6
Adjust Local Settings....................................................................................................................................................6
Change LED Brightness..............................................................................................................................................6
Error Blink....................................................................................................................................................................7
INSTEON Setup ............................................................................................................................................................. 7
INSTEON Controllers, Responders and Links ............................................................................................................7
Make DIN Rail a Responder........................................................................................................................................7
Make DIN Rail a Controller..........................................................................................................................................7
Groups.........................................................................................................................................................................8
Scenes.........................................................................................................................................................................8
Make DIN Rail a Controller of Multiple Responders....................................................................................................8
Remove DIN Rail as a Controller (Unlink)...................................................................................................................9
Remove DIN Rail as a Responder (Unlink).................................................................................................................9
Remove DIN Rail as a Controller of Multiple Responders (Unlink).............................................................................9
Factory Reset ..............................................................................................................................................................9
X10 Setup.....................................................................................................................................................................10
Assign an X10 Address .............................................................................................................................................10
Remove X10 Address................................................................................................................................................10
Specifications..............................................................................................................................................................10
Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................................................................12
Phase Bridge Detect Beacon/RF Range Test...........................................................................................................14
Replacing Fuse (US version only).............................................................................................................................14
Certification and Warranty .........................................................................................................................................15
Certification................................................................................................................................................................15
FCC and Industry Canada Compliance Statement ...................................................................................................15
Declaration of Conformity..........................................................................................................................................15
Limited Warranty........................................................................................................................................................15
Limitations..................................................................................................................................................................16

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About DIN Rail On/Off
Installation Preparation
CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
Read and understand these instructions before installing and retain them for future reference.
This product is intended for installation in accordance with the local regulations in the regions intended for sale. Use indoors
only. This product is not designed or approved for use on power lines other than 100-277VAC,50Hz or 60Hz, single phase.
Attempting to use this product on non-approved power lines may have hazardous consequences.
- Use only indoors or in outdoor rated box
- Be sure that you have turned off the circuit breaker or removed the fuse for the circuit you are installing this product into.
Installing this product with the power on will expose you to dangerous voltages.
- Connect using only copper or copper-clad wire
- This product may feel warm during operation. The amount of heat generated is within approved limits and poses no
hazards. To minimize heat buildup, ensure the area surrounding this product is as clear of clutter as possible.
- Each INSTEON product is assigned a unique INSTEON I.D., which is printed on the product’s label.
- To reduce the risk of overheating and possible damage to other equipment, do not use this product to control loads in
excess of the specified maximum(s) or, install in locations with electricity specifications which are outside of the product’s
specifications. If this device supports dimming, please note that dimming an inductive load, such as a fan or transformer,
could cause damage to the On/Off, the load bearing device, or both. If the manufacturer of the load device does not
recommend dimming, use a non-dimming INSTEON on/off switch. USER ASSUMES ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
DIMMING AN INDUCTIVE LOAD.
Identifying the Electrical Wires in Your Home (North America only)
- Line: usually black (may also be called hot, live or power), carries 100-277VAC electricity into the wall box
- Neutral: usually white or white wire bundle, commonly daisy-chained from box to box
- Load: usually black, from a separate cable jacket
- Ground: bare copper wire or metal fixture (if grounded)
Identifying the Electrical Wires in Your Home (Europe/Australia/New Zealand)
- As wire colors vary from country to country, make sure you always check your electrical wires with a voltage meter to
correctly identify line, load, neutral and ground wires
IMPORTANT!
If you have any difficulties or questions, consult an electrician. If you are not knowledgeable about, and comfortable with,
electrical circuitry, you should have a qualified electrician install the product for you.
Tools Needed
Optional
Accessories
Slotted screwdriver
INSTEON Hub
Wire cutter/stripper
Mini Remote
Voltage Meter
Line
Neutral
Paddle top
(on)
LED
Fuse (US only)
Set
button
Sense #2
Connected
load
Sense #1
Paddle bottom
(off/)

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Identify Switch Type
Before you install DIN Rail behind a switch, you must determine which type of switch you have—latching (the default
setting), single momentary or dual momentary—as each is wired differently. If you are using DIN Rail with a single
momentary or dual momentary switch, you will program it for the corresponding switch after installation.
•Latching (default mode): switch has no central position: it can be pressed on both the top and bottom and
remains in that state once released
•Single momentary: switch can only be pressed in one place (like a doorbell) and returns to central position
once released
•Dual momentary: switch can be pressed on both the top and bottom; returns to central position once
released
Installation
1) Turn off breaker/fuse and verify power is off
2) Disconnect wires from light fixture. Strip away wire coating until you have 5/16” (8mm) of bare wire on the ends.
3) After ensuring the wires are not touching, turn on breaker/fuse
4) Use a voltage meter to identify the fixture’s line, load and neutral wires, then turn off breaker/fuse again
5) For reference, write down the INSTEON I.D. (on the side of the module) and the load it is controlling
6) Snap module onto DIN rail. (If installing next to another module, allow 3/4" (2 cm) between modules for heat
dissipation.)
7) Connect wires per diagram which corresponds to your installation
Note: sense lines carry very low current (~0.35mA 240V, ~0.17mA for 120V)
8) After ensuring wires are firmly connected and that there is no exposed wire, turn on breaker/fuse
After a few seconds, load will turn on and DIN Rail LED will turn green
9) Test by tapping DIN Rail paddle top and bottom
Load will turn on and off
DIN Rail LED will turn green when load is on and red when load is off

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Switch Operation Mode
By default, DIN Rail is programmed for a latching switch. If you are installing DIN Rail behind a single momentary or
dual momentary switch, you must change DIN Rail’s local-control switch operation to single momentary mode or dual
momentary mode.
Change Mode
1) If installing a single momentary or dual momentary switch, change mode as follows
a) Press and hold set button until it beeps
LED will start blinking green
b) Press and hold set button until it beeps a second time
LED will start blinking red
c) Press and hold set button until it beeps a third time
LED will start blinking green
d) Perform the step that applies
•For single momentary: slowly tap set button four times
LED will continue blinking green
•For dual momentary: slowly tap set button five times
LED will start double-blinking green
•To switch back to latching: slowly tap set button six times
LED will start blinking green
e) Once the mode is selected, press and hold set button until it double-beeps
LED will stop blinking and turn green if load is on or red if load is off
2) Test mode change by following the switch actions in the Latching, Single Momentary, or Dual Momentary tables
below
Load will respond appropriately
3-Way Toggle Mode (Latching Switches Only, Default)
Because DIN Rail module comes programmed for latching switches, 3-way toggle mode is enabled by default.
Normally, a latching switch reads the switch’s up position as on and down position as off. For example, if you turn
DIN Rail module on from the latching switch and off from another controller, the switch is still in the up (on) position;
turning DIN Rail module back on from the switch would require you to tap the switch down, then up again.
The 3-way toggle mode overrides this sense feature, so in that same scenario—turning DIN Rail module on at the
switch and off from another controller, so switch is in up (on) position—you could then turn DIN Rail module on at the
switch by tapping it down.
If you are installing DIN Rail module behind a single or dual momentary switch, 3-way toggle mode is ignored. If
desired, you can disable (or re-enable) 3-way toggle mode by performing these steps:
1) Press and hold set button until it beeps
LED will start blinking green
2) Press and hold set button until it beeps a second time
LED will start blinking red
3) Press and hold set button until it beeps a third time
LED will start blinking green
4) Press and hold set button until it beeps a fourth time
LED will start blinking red
5) Tap set button
DIN Rail module will beep
LED will start double-blinking red
6) Press and hold set button until it double-beeps
LED will stop blinking
3-way toggle mode is now disabled (or re-enabled)

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Local Control Operations
DIN Rail’s switch operation mode affects how it responds to commands; so it’s important to properly program DIN
Rail for the correct type of switch you are installing. DIN Rail on/off buttons function exactly like the top and bottom of
your wall switch.
Note: LED will blink red for a few seconds if one or more responders do not acknowledge a message.
Latching Wall Switch (Default)
Note that this table refers to the latching switch operation if 3-way toggle mode is disabled (it is enabled by default).
Single Momentary Wall Switch
Dual Momentary Wall Switch
Adjust Local Settings
Change LED Brightness
DIN Rail’s LED is set at a default 50% brightness, but it can be set anywhere from off to 100% brightness by
following these steps.
1) Press and hold set button until it beeps
LED will start blinking green
2) Press and hold set button until it beeps a second time
LED will start blinking red
3) Press and hold set button until it beeps a third time
Connected load/responders
Latching switch
Tap
LED
Top On
(ramped) Green
Bottom Off
(ramped) Red
Connected load/responders
Single momentary switch
Tap
Double-tap
LED
Switch On/Off
(ramped) On/Off (instant) Green/
Red
Connected load/responders
Dual momentary switch
Tap
Double-tap
LED
Top On
(ramped)
On
(instant) Green
Bottom Off
(ramped) Off (instant) Red

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LED will start blinking green
4) Tap set button once
LED will start double-blinking green
5) Press and hold set button until it beeps
LED will turn green (at brightness of connected load)
6) Press and hold DIN Rail on/off buttons to brighten or dim LED to desired brightness
7) Tap set button until it double-beeps
DIN Rail will double beep and return to ready mode
Error Blink
By default, DIN Rail LED blinks red for a few seconds to acknowledge a communication error with a responder. This
setting is adjustable via software or central controller only.
INSTEON Setup
Some products have subtle differences in their setup procedures. Please refer to the other device’s owner’s manual
for details.
INSTEON Controllers, Responders and Links
Let’s define a few terms.
•The INSTEON “transmitter” is called a controller
•The INSTEON “receiver” is called a responder
Note: Some devices are controllers only (e.g., motion sensors, handheld remotes), some are responders only (e.g.,
FanLinc), and some can be controllers and responders (e.g., switches and dimmers).
•The association between the controller and responder is called a link
Note that a link is one way. If you want control the other way (making the responder a controller), and the devices are
capable of it, simply add a link “the other way.”
Make DIN Rail a Responder
Control DIN Rail from another INSTEON device:
1) Press and hold controller button until it beeps
Controller LED will start blinking
2) Tap DIN Rail paddle top or bottom to adjust load to on or off when scene
is activated
Connected load will respond appropriately
3) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it double-beeps
Controller will double-beep and its LED will stop blinking
4) Test by tapping controller button on and off
Connected load will return to the state set in step #2
Note:
- The link just created is one way. See “Make DIN Rail a Controller” to add another link to keep the two products
in synch, or see “Groups” section.
Make DIN Rail a Controller
Use DIN Rail to control other INSTEON devices:
1) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it beeps
DIN Rail LED will start blinking green
Controller
Responder
Link
DIN Rail
(Responder)
Controller

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2) Turn responder on (or any other state such as on 50% or even off)
3) Press and hold responder set button until it double-beeps
DIN Rail will double-beep and its LED will stop blinking
4) Test by tapping DIN Rail paddle top and bottom
Responder load will respond appropriately
DIN Rail LED will turn green when load is on and red when load is off
Notes:
- To add multiple responders, repeat steps 1-4
- The link just created is one way. See “Make DIN Rail a Responder” to add another link to keep the two products
in synch or see “Groups” section.
Groups
Devices in a group share all the same settings (e.g., on-level, ramp rate). This keeps all group members
synchronized. Every device in a group is both a controller of, and responder to, all the other devices. The most
common example of a group is a 3-way lighting circuit (2 switches). For simplicity, we will assume that the desired
group level is on.
The following steps will create a virtual 3-way circuit including device “A” and device “B”:
1) Turn on devices A and B
Device A and B loads will turn on
2) Press and hold device A set button until it beeps
Device A status LED will start blinking green
3) Press and hold device B set button until it double-beeps
Device A will double-beep and its LED will stop blinking (device A is now a controller of device B)
4) Press and hold device B set button until it beeps
Device B LED will start blinking green
5) Press and hold device A set button until it double-beeps
Device B will double-beep and its LED will stop blinking (device B is now a controller of device A)
6) Test by turning load on and off from device A and then device B
The load(s) and both devices A and B LEDs will remain in synch
Scenes
Devices in a scene can each have different settings. This provides for advanced lighting, audio, etc scene creation.
Software is recommended for scene management.
Example of a scene with 1 controller and DIN Rail as a member (with the load on)
1) Press and hold controller button until it beeps
Controller LED will start blinking green
2) Tap controller set button
Controller LED will start double-blinking green
3) Tap DIN Rail on
DIN Rail LED will be green
4) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it double-beeps
5) For each additional scene member:
a. Adjust member to desired scene brightness
b. Press and hold set button until it double-beeps
6) Press and hold controller set button until it double-beeps
Controller LED will stop blinking
7) Test by tapping controller button on and off
DIN Rail and other scene responders will all respond appropriately
Make DIN Rail a Controller of Multiple Responders
1) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it beeps
LED will start blinking green
2) Tap DIN Rail set button
LED will start double-blinking green
DIN Rail
(Controller)
Responder

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3) For each responder you are adding:
a. Adjust responder to desired scene brightness/state
b. Press and hold set button until it double-beeps
4) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it double-beeps
DIN Rail LED will stop blinking
5) Test by tapping DIN Rail on and off
All the responders will turn on and off
Remove DIN Rail as a Controller (Unlink)
If you no longer want DIN Rail to control another device (or are removing DIN Rail) it is important that you follow the
instructions below for each responder.
1) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it beeps
DIN Rail LED will start blinking green
2) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it beeps a second time
DIN Rail LED will start blinking red
3) Press and hold responder set button until it double-beeps
DIN Rail will double-beep and LED will stop blinking
4) Test by tapping DIN Rail on and off
Former responder will not respond
Remove DIN Rail as a Responder (Unlink)
If you no longer want a controller button to control DIN Rail follow these directions. Note: If you ever wish to un-install
DIN Rail, remove all DIN Rail responder links, otherwise controllers will retry commands repetitively, creating network
delays
1) Press and hold controller button until it beeps
Controller LED will start blinking green
2) Press and hold controller button until it beeps a second time
Controller LED will start blinking red
3) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it double-beeps
Controller LED will stop blinking
4) Test by tapping controller button on and off
DIN Rail will no longer respond
Remove DIN Rail as a Controller of Multiple Responders (Unlink)
1) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it beeps
DIN Rail LED will start blinking green
2) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it beeps a second time
DIN Rail LED will start blinking red
3) Tap DIN Rail set button
DIN Rail LED will start double-blinking red
4) For each responder you are removing, press and hold responder set button until it double-beeps
5) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it double-beeps
DIN Rail LED will stop blinking
6) Test by tapping DIN Rail on and off
None of the former responders will respond
Factory Reset
All settings and scenes will be erased and return to factory default settings.
1) Remove scene memberships from all controllers, otherwise controllers will retry commands repetitively, creating
network delays (see Remove DIN Rail as a Responder (Unlink)
2) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it beeps
LED will start blinking green
3) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it beeps a second time
LED will start blinking red
4) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it beeps a third time
LED will start blinking green

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5) Slowly tap set DIN Rail button 3 times
LED will start double-blinking green
6) Press and hold DIN Rail set button (and don’t let go)
DIN Rail will begin a long beep
7) Release DIN Rail set button after beeping has stopped
After a few seconds DIN Rail will double-beep
DIN Rail will turn on and LED will turn green
X10 Setup
DIN Rail ships with no X10 address assigned.
Assign an X10 Address
1) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it beeps
DIN Rail LED will start blinking green
2) Send the X10 address 3 times (with or without commands)
Example: A1-A1-A1-AON or A1-AON-A1-AON-A1-AON
DIN Rail will double-beep and its LED will stop blinking
3) Test by sending X10 on and off commands
Load will turn on and off
Remove X10 Address
1) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it beeps
DIN Rail LED will start blinking green
2) Press and hold DIN Rail set button until it beeps a second time
DIN Rail LED will start blinking red
3) Send the X10 address 3 times (with or without commands)
DIN Rail will double-beep and its LED will stop blinking
4) Test by sending X10 on and off commands
Load will not respond
Specifications
General
Product name DIN Rail On/Off
Brand/manufacturer INSTEON
Manufacturer product number
US 2453-222
EU 2453-422
AUS/NZ 2453-522
UPC
US 813922012828
EU 813922012835
AUS/NZ 813922012842
Warranty 2 years, limited
INSTEON
INSTEON powerline mesh repeater Yes
INSTEON RF mesh repeater Yes
INSTEON controller Yes
INSTEON responder Yes
Maximum links/scenes 400