X-10 POWERHOUSE CP290 User manual

X10' POWERHOUSE"
Model CP290
Computer Interface Owner's Manual

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction .................................................................., 3-5
What it d oes.................................................................... 6
How it works .................................................................... 7
Interface description and installation .......................... -9
Setting up Lamps ........................................................... 10-11
Setting up Appliances .................................................. 12-13
Setting up Wall Switches . . . ........................................... 14-15
Appendix A—Local Control, Add other Controllers . . 16-17
Appendix B—This is System X-10 ................................... 1 -21
Appendix C—Some don'ts............................................22-23
Appendix D—Troubleshooting .....................................24-27

INTRODUCTION 3
The POWERHOUSE'“Computer Interface can deter intruders by making your home
look and sound lived in whether or not you are there You never have to come
home to a dark house again, or leave the outside lights on all day to get the key
in the door at night. The POWERHOUSE Computer Interface can turn the outside
lights on for you.
It can wake you up to stereo or TV news, light up your bedroom, hallway, bath
room; start the coffee, start your central heating or air conditioning, warm up the
curlers, and all before you're even out of bed; but it's smart enough not to wake
you up on weekends.
At night it can lower the heat, play music or your favorite late night TV show for
as long as you set it, and can first dim and later turn out the lights automatically.

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The Computer Interface works with the Apple lie and lie, the Commodore 64 and
the IBM PC, A different program and data cable are necessary for each com
puter and therefore the disk and cable are sold separately as a kit.
This manual describes how to set up the Interface and the various modules (see
Appendix B for module types available) and how to manually operate the mod
ules from the Interface. It is recommended that you set up your Interface to con
trol the X-10 modules manually before connecting it to your computer.
If you already own other X-10 components, and are adding the Computer Inter
face to your system, you may wish to skip this manual and go directly to the man
ual supplied with the software.

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A Word o Caution...
Keep in mind that your Computer Interface will always turn lamps and appliances
on or off the instant you press the rocker keys or at the times you have previously
programmed it to do so. That's obvious—but there can be some unexpected
consequences.
For example, an empty coffee pot can be remotely turned on. If that should hap
pen, your coffee pot may be damaged from overheating. If an electric heater
is turned on by remote control while clothing just happens to be draped over it,
a fire could result.
Therefore, always be aware of what appliance you are turning on or off so that
potentially dangerous situations will not occur.