GE ProSys DEH40206, Installation Instructions Manual

SOFTWIRING A DATALINE SWITCH TO A GROUP OF RELAYS

Patterns or Scenes

Any dataline switch may be configured as either an
ON/OFF Group Switch or a Pattern Switch. The
Patterns mode allows the group of relays to be forced
to a combination of ON/OFF states to provide a
lighting scene or pattern. For consistency of
operation, do not mix Group and Pattern buttons on
the same switch unit.  For more information on
Patterns, refer to 

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

 on page 7.

Softwiring a Dataline Switch in Patterns mode is similar to
that described in 

Figure 3

, with one additional step:

1. Press the SOFTWIRE tab.
2. Press the switch button.
3. Press the PATTERNS button in the relay panel (pictured

above).

4. Select the relays to be controlled. This time, pressing the

relay control button will toggle the relay’s LED from red to
green to off before toggling back to red again.
Select relays as follows:
LED Red: Relay in the group and ON (turns ON when the
button is pressed)
LED Green: Relay in the group but OFF (forced OFF when
the button is pressed)
LED OFF: Relay not in the controlled group

5. Press the SOFTWIRE tab again.

Dataline switches are typically wired to a single relay or
group of relays within a panel (See 

Figure 3

, right). Wiring to

a channel is a shortcut — it provides a simple way of
manually overriding all of the relays which are grouped to an
automation channel (A-H) within a panel.

With the wallplate removed and the switch’s master
button flipped open…

1 Press the SOFTWIRE tab.

 The LED next to the

tab will turn on, then the individual button LEDs
will start flashing.

2 Press the switch button you want to softwire

(Master Button on an RS1PS-x).

 The LED for

that button will continue to flash; LEDs for the
other buttons will stop flashing. LEDs for the relays
currently controlled by that switch button will also
begin to flash.

3 Select the relays to be controlled.

 In the relay

panel, press the associated relay control button to
add/delete that relay to/from the group.*

4 Press the SOFTWIRE tab again.

 All LEDs will

stop flashing. The selected switch button will now
control the selected group of relays.

Test.

 Press the selected switch button again to

toggle the relay group ON/OFF/ON. Now press
each relay control button to turn the relay OFF. The
switch button LED will go from red (all relays ON)
to green (mixed group) to off when the last relay in
the group is turned OFF.

* To softwire a dataline switch to a channel, press the channel

button instead of the relay control button.

Figure 3 – Softwiring a Dataline Switch

1

3

2

FLASHING  
LED

LED 
TURNS 
ON

SWITCH BUTTONS

ALL LEDS 
BEGIN FLASHING

SOFTWIRE TAB

RELAY 

CONTROL 
BUTTON

4

SELECTED 

LED 

CONTINUES 

TO 

FLASH 

OTHER 

LEDS 

STOP 

FLASHING

LED
TURNS
OFF