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Scene Command (Compose)

If Compose lighting switches are part of your installation, the Scene (SCN) command is used to set a group of lights to predefined lighting levels. There is an Off command, an On command, and 12 lighting scenes for each group of Compose lighting switches.

SCENE:

0=OFF 1=ON 2-13=A-L

Enter 0, followed by the ' # ' key, to turn the lights that are part of the selected group off. Enter 1, followed by the ' # ' key, to set the lights that are part of the selected group to predefined lighting levels.

To set the lights in the selected group to a predefined scene, enter the Scene number 2-13 (which corresponds to Scene A-L, respectively), followed by the ' # ' key. All lights that are part of the selected group are set to the predefined lighting levels for the selected Scene.

Timed Commands

The timed commands allow a units to be turned on or off for a specified period of time. The unit may be turned On for 1-99 (minutes or seconds), or 1-18 hours, then Off; or turned Off for 1-99 (minutes or seconds) or 1-18 hours, then On.

Lighting units (1-64) may also be dimmed or brightened for a specified period of time. The unit may be dimmed (1-9) steps for 1-99 (minutes or seconds), or 1-18 hours, then brightened back to its previous level; or brightened (1-9) steps for 1-99 (minutes or seconds), or 1-18 hours, then dimmed back to its previous level.

To enter a timed command, you must first enter the unit that you want to control. From the control menu, enter the unit number (or scroll to it using the arrow keys), then press the ' # ' key.

To enter a time, press the 9 (TIM) key. Before any digits are entered, the ' # ' key may be used to switch between minutes, seconds, and hours. After you choose, enter a time (1-99 for seconds & minutes, and 1-18 for hours). Once the time is entered, the control menu is redisplayed with the specified times shown.

For example:

Entry	Lights	For 2H
0=OFF	1=ON	2=DIM 3=BRT↓

Status of a Unit

To see the status of a unit, from the control menu, press the ' # ' key. The last command along with any time (hh:mm:ss) remaining on a timed command will be displayed.

Entry Lights	1:22:10
STATUS ON

At this point, one of the menu choices may be entered or the ' * ' or ' # ' key may be pressed to redisplay the menu.

Note: If an X-10 signal is received over the powerline, Omni IIe will automatically update the status of the X-10 unit.

Internal Flags

The easiest way to define a flag it to refer to it as a "virtual relay". A flag can be in one of three separate states: On, Off, or set to a value between 0 and 255. If a flag has a value of 1-255, it is considered "On". If a flag has a value of 0 it is considered "Off". Flags are a powerful programming tool that can be used in several ways to accomplish advanced programming routines. Any Flag can also be used as a counter. Counters can be incremented, decremented, or set to a specific value (0 to 255).

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