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Introduction

The 

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 Mini Timer controls up to 4 

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 Modules automatically (8 instantly).  You can

have your outside lights as well as inside lights and appliances go on and off at preset
times to give your home a lived-in look while you are away.

You can program your Modules to go on and off at the same time every day (up to 2
times) or you can set your stereo to wake you up “Once” only,  for an early morning
flight.  There is even a “Security” button which automatically varies your programmed
time each day so your home doesn’t look like it’s controlled by a timer.

You can keep the Mini Timer by your bedside and it will wake you up on weekdays.  It
has a snooze feature so you can sleep a while longer and you can turn the alarm off on
weekends.

You can manually turn off your child’s radio or night light from your bedside and dim
your bedside lamp.  You can turn on ALL lights connected to Lamp Modules and Wall
Switch Modules with the touch of a button if you hear a suspicious noise at night.  You
can even turn off everything in the system with one button.

Before you begin

Keep in mind that your 

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 System will always turn lamps and appliances on or off the

instant you press the buttons.  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, do not use with high power heating devices such as portable heaters.

Always be aware of what appliance you are turning on or off so that potentially
dangerous situations will not occur.

What it does

The Mini Timer plugs into any AC 240V 50Hz outlet in your home and you set it like a
digital alarm clock.  Channel number 1 also activates an internal buzzer so you can us it
as an alarm clock too! You can program up to 4 

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 Modules from the Mini Timer and

you have instant control of 8 Modules.

There is a handy snooze feature which lets you cancel the alarm buzzer by pressing
any key.  This will stop the buzzer and will set the alarm off again in 10 minutes.  You can
do this indefinitely.

Pressing the “Sleep” button after turning a Module On will cause it to go Off in 15
minutes time (or On in 15 minutes if you just turned it Off).  You can press the “Sleep”
button multiple times to get multiples of 15 minutes “on time” (or “off time”).

Advancing to a particular time (in the Set Times mode) and then pressing a number ON
or OFF key will set an on or off time for that Module, every day.  However,  if (within 4
seconds) you press “Once” you will change that program to occur only once, if you
press “security” you will change the program to occur at different times each day
(variably).

Summary of Contents for MT10

Page 1: ... MINI TIMER MT10E ON WAKE UP BRIGHT SLEEP WAKE UP CLEAR SELECTOR ONCE SECURITY TIME DIM ALL UNITS OFF ALL LIGHTS ON OFF 1 4 5 8 OFF ON 2 6 3 7 1 5 4 8 RUN PROG SET PROG REVIEW SET CLOCK A C E G I K M O MINI TIMER X10 MINI TIMER X10 ...

Page 2: ...ry day at the same time 9 Setting a timed event to occur once only 9 Setting a timed event to occur in the Security mode 10 Sleep function 10 Reviewing timer events 11 If the display reads 18 88 11 Selector switch 11 Controlling modules 1 8 11 Alarm settings 12 Setting the alarm buzzer 12 To cancel the wake up alarm 12 Suspending the wake up function 13 Troubleshooting 14 Intercom systems 14 Power...

Page 3: ...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 do not use with high power heating devices such as portable heaters Always be aware of what appliance you are turning on or off so that potentially dangerous situations...

Page 4: ...se wiring instantly or at the times you set These signals are received by the X 10 Modules You Plug a lamp up to 300 watts into a Lamp Module an appliance such as a TV stereo or coffee pot into an Appliance Module and replace important indoor or outdoor security lights up to 500 watts with the Wall Switch or Dimmer Module Introduction ...

Page 5: ...r 5 through 8 on and off instantly by pressing either the top of the rocker for ON or bottom for OFF In the Prog Set mode these rockers are used to set on or off times for the selected number 1 to 4 or 5 to 8 5 Alarm Rocker key 1 or 5 also sets the time for the internal alarm buzzer 6 Bright Dim Rocker Key The Bright and Dim rocker key brightens and dims lights connected to Lamp Modules and Wall S...

Page 6: ...ode cancels the on time or off time being displayed 4 Buzzer Switch In the ON position an internal wake up buzzer will sound at the time programmed for Module number 1 or 5 When this sounds you can turn it off by pressing any button to obtain the snooze feature This will turn the buzzer back on in 10 minutes and will do so each time you operate snooze The alarm can be cancelled by moving the Buzze...

Page 7: ... If you overshoot you can use the left hand rocker to go back Controlling X 10 modules Follow the steps below to make sure you can control your Modules before you program the Mini Timer 1 Install and set up all of your X 10 Modules referring to the instructions included with them Be sure to turn off the power at the main circuit breaker panel when installing Wall Switch Modules 2 Set all of your M...

Page 8: ...right or Dim rocker key Hold the key pressed until the desired brightness level is reached To turn on ALL lights connected to Lamp Modules and Wall Dimmer Modules with same Housecode as Mini Timer press the All Lights On key This key does not affect appliances To turn off ALL lights AND appliances connected to any kind of X 10 Module with same Housecode as Mini Timer including Appliance Modules pr...

Page 9: ...Unit Code 2 to go off at 7 00 AM every day You can now advance to another time and press another ON or OFF rocker key or the same rocker key to program another time You can program 2 on times and 2 off times for each of the 4 Modules Note if you try to set a third on or off time the display will read 18 88 to let you know you ve done something wrong To clear this select Prog Review and press the s...

Page 10: ...7 00 PM and 8 00 PM every day after that This time will vary each day so that the Module doesn t go on at the same time each day to give your home a lived in look Sleep function Set the Mode Switch to Run To Turn a Module ON for 15 mins Press the ON rocker for the desired Module then press the Sleep button within 4 seconds The Module will turn on immediately and will turn off automatically 15 minu...

Page 11: ...o enter an additional time when you already have 2 times set You should select Prog Review mode and press the ON or OFF key to review the times set Cancel one or more of your set times to enter another Selector switch 1 4 position With the Selector switch in the 1 4 position the 4 ON and OFF rocker keys control and set times for Modules set to Unit Codes 1 thru 4 respectively 5 8 position With the...

Page 12: ...ion you will suspend both the buzzer AND any times you have set for Module 1 or 5 This is useful to suspend the wake up function on weekends To Cancel the wake up alarm When the alarm sounds at the time you have set you can cancel it in one of two ways 1 Slide the Buzzer switch to the OFF position This will cancel the alarm permanently Slide the switch back to ON if you want the alarm to wake you ...

Page 13: ...de switch in the Set Clock position The ON program for BOTH the Alarm buzzer AND the bedside lamp will be suspended You can control Modules instantly with the Mode switch in the Set Clock position just as you can when it is the RUN position but remember to place the Mode switch back to RUN and put the Buzzer switch back to the ON position on Sunday night to resume the wake up program for weekdays ...

Page 14: ...isting electrical wiring may interfere with the operation of the Mini Timer when the intercom is in use If the Intercom system has it s own separate wiring it will not cause a problem Power interruptions When the power is restored after an outage Lamp Modules and Wall Switch Modules will normally be OFF Appliance Modules have a latching relay mechanism and will stay as they were before the interru...

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