Registration

Installation

Use the procedure below when you want to:

•Add an additional terminal to your HD-PLC network.

•Re-register the master and terminal after resetting the master.

1.Confirm that the mode selector of the master adaptor is set to MASTER.

2.Confirm that the mode selector of the terminal adaptor that you want to register is set to TERMINAL.

3.Connect the AC cord of each adaptor to each adaptor’s AC IN jack.

4.Plug the AC cord of each adaptor to the same wall outlet.

•Registration may not be successful if the adaptors are connected to different wall outlets during registration.

5.Reset the terminal by pressing the FACTORY DEFAULT RESET button on the terminal for about 3 seconds (see page 12).

•Check the position of the adaptor’s mode selector (see page 6) and make sure that you reset the terminal adaptor (not the master).

6.Press the SETUP button on both adaptors for about 1 second. The order in which they are pressed does not matter.

•The PLC indicator of each adaptor will begin to flash in blue.

•Make sure you press the SETUP button on each adaptor within 5 seconds of each other.

•If you are registering an additional terminal, communication between all other adaptors may be disrupted for about 10 seconds.

7.When the PLC indicator of each adaptor lights in blue, registration was successful.

•If the PLC indicators do not light in blue, see page 13.

8.Wait 30 seconds, then unplug the AC cords from the wall outlet and place the adaptors where you plan to use them (see page 8).

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