Plug'n Power Home Control Interface
(610-2617)                 Features                   Faxback Doc. # 19266

The Plug'N Power Home Control 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 Interface can turn the outside
lights on for you.

It can wake you up to stereo or TV news, light up your bedroom, hallway,
bathroom; 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.

Hardware/Software sections...

The Hardware section describes how to set up the Interface and the various
Modules and how to manually operate the Modules from the Interface.  It is
recommended that you set up your Interface to control your Modules manually
before connecting the Interface to your computer.

If you already own other Plug'N Power/X-10 components, and are adding the 
Interface to your system, you may wish to skip the Hardware section, 
Faxback Doc.# 19263, and go directly to the Software section, Faxback Doc.
# 19265. The Software section describes how to program the Interface.  If
you wish to skip the Hardware section, just plug in the Interface where you
intend to leave it, set your existing Modules to Housecode "A" and a Unit
Code between 1 and 8 (you can change this later) and check that your 
Modules work manually from the keys on the Interface.

A Word of Caution...

Keep in mind that your Home Control 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 happen, 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.


(CS 1/3/96)