The Telephone Responder turns on up to 10 lights or appliances
from any telephone in the world! So you can tum on your centrai
heating or air conditioning before you leave work. Or you can
warm up or cool down your vacation home when you arrive at ilre
airport. You'll never have to come home to a dark home again. It's
also a remote control so you can control up to 8 lights and appli-
ances from anywhere inside your home. You can turn on ALL
lights connected to Lamp Modules and Wall Switch Modules with
the push of a single button if you hear a noise at night. You can
even turn off everything in the system with one button when you
go to bed. It will flash a selected light or lights anywhere in the
house when the phone rings (useful for the hearing impaired).
CAUTION
Be very careful when you use your Telephone Responder with
any kind of appliance. If you use it to turn on an empty coffee
pot, for example, you could burn up the coffee pot's heating
element, and even create a fire hazard. It would be even more
dangerous if you used remote control to turn on an elertric
heatcr that had clothing draped on it.
USE YOUR TEEEPHONE RESPONDER CAREFULLY
The Telephone Responder activates lights and appliances through-
out your home from any convenient. location. It transmits signals
to plug-in Modules over your existing house wiring. You plug
lamps into Lamp Modules, plug appliances into Appliance Mod-
ulcs and replace wall light switches with Wall Switch Modules.
You can then control virtually everything electrical in your home.
The X-10 POWERHOUSE*
Telephone Responder Model TR551
O Turns on or offup to 10 lights/appliances over rhe telephone.
O Controls heating/air conditioning. You'll never have !o come
home to a cold or dark house again.
O lets you remotely control up [o 8 X-10 Modules from any-
where inside your home. You plug lamps and appliances into
the Modules. You can replace your wall switches with Wall
Switch Modules to control important outside security lights.
O Sends signals to Modules over your existing house wiring (no
additional wiring necessary).
O Keep the Telephone Responder by the bedside and tum off the
TV without getting out of bed.
O Turn on ALL lights connected to Lamp and Wall Switch Mod-
des with the touch of a button if you hear a noise at night.
O Turn off everything in the system witr one button.
USA X-10 (USA) Inc.,
9l Ruckman Rd., Box 420. Closer NJ07624-0420
Canada X-10 Home Controls Inc., 120U Aerowood Drive,
Unit 20, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada LAW 257
TR551-490
The Telephone Responder tells the Modules what to do. Com-
mand signals are sent over your existing house wiring to the Mod-
ule(s) of your choice. The Modules respond to the command sig-
nals. The Lamp Module turns on and off, dims and brightens
(from other controllers) any incandescent lamp up to 300 wats.
The Appliance Module turns on and off appliances such as a win-
dow fan, window air conditioner, stereo or TV (not "instant on"
TVs). It can also be used for a lamp - but cannot dim it. The Wall
Switch Module turns on and off, dims and brightens (from other
controllers) any incandescent light up to 500 watts.
TELEPHONE RESPONDER
Model TR551
Sef Up lnstructions Printed in Hong Kong
Sllde Switch. Set to Normal
or Answering Machine mode. Security Code
Choose a number
000 ro 999. Lasr
digit sets code for
"flashing light."
Telephone
Responder Mini Timer
(optional)
Num'oer keys
Housecode
Set all of your
Modules to the
sameletter
"On/Off keys All Lights On key AII Units Off key
INSTALLATION
1. Plug power cord into any functioning 120V outlet and plug
phone cord into an RJll phonejack.
2. Using a small screwdriver, set Telephone Responder's House-
code dial to one of the letters ( A through P).
3. Set Security Code (0 to 999). Use one, two or three digits as
desired, Set all dials to OFF for no security code.
4. Install and set up Modules (sold separately) refening to the in-
structions included with them. Turn off the power at the circuit.
breaker panel when installing Wall Switch Modules.
5. Set all of your Modules to the same Flousecode as you set on
the Telephone Responder.
6. Set each Module to a Unit Code between I and 8. Any Mod-
ule(s) set to the same number as the third digit of the security
code (on right) will flash on and off when the phone rings.
To turn a light or appliance ON or OFF from the keyboard.
Press dnd release the number button corresponding to the Unit
Code you set on the Module to be controlled. Then press and re-
lease the ON or OFF button.
Walt
Switch
Module
To turn AII Lights On from the keyboard.
Press and release the All Lights On button to instantly turn on
ALL lights connected to Lamp Modules and Wall Switch Mod-
ules (which are set to the same Housecode as the Telephone Re-
sponder). This key does not affect Appliance Modules.
To turn All Lights and appliances Off from the keyboard.
Press and release the All Unis Off key to instantly turn off ALL
Modules (which are set to the same Housecode as the Telephone
Responder), including Appliance Modules.
Important.
Your Telephone Responder is FCC registered. In order !o fully
comply with the FCC rules, these instructions should be followed
prior to installing and using the product:
l. Connections cannot be made to coin operated telephones, or to
party lines. The FCC requires that any connections to tele-
phone lines are to use standard plugs and adaptors.
2. Notify the telephone company that you will be connecting a
Registered unit to the line. Give them the following informa-
tion regarding the Telephone Responder:
A) FCC Registered Number B4S8N5-68382-OT-N.
B) Ringcr Equivalence 0.3B.
3. If a problem arises with your telephone service after you have
connected the Telephone Responder, disconnect. the unit to see
if thc problem is caused by its use. If the Telephone Responder
is at fault, leave it disconnected until it is repaired or replaced.
If the telephone company makes a service call to your home
and determines that the Telephone Responder has caused the
problem, they have the right to charge you for a service call.
Telephone Operation.
1. Call your home from any phone. The Responder answers the
phone after 30-35 seconds (about 6 rings). Wait for 3 beeps.
2. Enter your Security Code (if you set one) from the touch tone
pad on the telephone you are calling from. Then enter the num-
ber of the module you want to control, followed by * for ON or
# for OFF. Note, p on the touch tone phone represents Module
number 10. After the module turns on or off, you hear 3 beeps.
You may now enter another number, then press * for ON or # for
OFF again and wait for the 3 beeps. Enter your Security Code
only once at the biginning of tie call. If you make a mistake when
entering the digits, press * or # then enter them again. The Re-
sponder will keep the line engaged for 30 seconds after the last
digit you key in.
If you own an answering machine set the slide switch on the Tele-
phone Responder !o the Answering Machine position, otherwise
set it to the Normal position.
PROBLEM SOLVING.
If a particular Module won't go on or off from the buttons on
the Telephone Responder:
Check that you have power to the outlet controlling the Module
and the switch on the light or appliance is ON.
Check that the Unit Code on the Module is set to the correct num-
ber. Check that the Housecode on the Module and the Telephone
Responder are set to the same letter.
Try plugging the Module and the Responder into the same outlet.
If the Module doesn't work in ANY outlet, not even with the
Module and the Responder in the same duplex receptacle (top and
bottom) replace the Module. If the Module works in some outlets
but not in others, call 1-800-526-0027 for help.
If you canrt control ANY Modules from the Telephone Re-
sponder.
Check that you have power to the outlet for the Telephone Re-
sponder. Check that the Housecode on the Telephone Responder
is set correctly. Try plugging the Module and the Telephone Re-
sponder into the same outlet. If NONE of your Modules work in
ANY outlet, not even with the Module and ttre Telephone Re-
sponder in the same duplex receptacle (top and bottom) replace
the Telephone Responder. If the Telephone Responder works in
some outlets but not in others, call 1-800-526-0027 for help.
INTERCOM SYSTEMS.
Intercom systems which send voice signals over existing electri-
cal wiring may interfere with the operation of the Telephone Re-
sponder when the intercom is in use. If t}te Intercom system has
its 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
will stay as they were before the intemrption.
MANUAL CONTROL.
Lights and appliances connected to plug-in Modules can be
turned ON with their own power switch. Simply turn the switch
OFF then ON again once or twice. For lamps with three-way
bulbs, you might have to rotate the power switch up to 4 times be-
fore the light comes on.
The Wall Switch Module can be turned ON or OFF locally using
its push butlon. The power On-Off switch on the Wall Switch
Module is used to completely tum off the power. For example,
when changing a light bulb.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
Don't exceed the ratings of the Modules, these are:
Lamp Module - 300 watts max. incandescent only.
Wall Switch Module - 500 watts max. 60 watts min. incandes-
cent only.
Appliance Module - appliances rated 15 Amp. resistive (such as
coffee pots and heaters) or l/3 H.P. motor load, or 400 waus for
TV sets or 500 watts for lamps, because of the "inrush current"
from a cold lamp.
Appliance Module: Don't use for "instant-on" TVs, heavy duty
heating appliances or anything which would be dangerous if it
were turned on remotely while unattended, an electric fan with
poorly protected blades for example.
Wall Switch Module and Lamp Module:
For safety: Don't use with Fluorescent, Mercury, Sodium or Low
Voltage lights. NO appliances such as fans etc. Use for incandes-
cent lights only. Don't use to control a lamp or fixture which al-
ready has a dimmer on it. Don't use a Wall Switch Module to con-
rol an outlet unless you are sure no one will plug an appliance (a
vacuum cleaner for example) into the outlet.
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