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Setting up Cross-Links enables Insteon and X10 devices to operate as a network, rather than just as individual switches for their own Primary Loads.

Insteon switches can control any other Insteon devices in the network and, for each combination of Master (switching) device and Slave (controlled) device, it is possible to set unique On-Level and Ramp Rate settings (for Slave devices with such capabilities).

It is also possible to set up "Two-Way" Cross-Links so that the current level set on the Slave device is also displayed at the Master device.

Master Devices are displayed as columns, with Device Locations displayed at the top of the screen.  Slaves Devices are displayed as rows, with Primary Loads displayed to the left of the screen.

Active Cross-Links are displayed as blue dots (Insteon-to-Insteon) or green dots (Insteon-to-X10) if they are One-Way links, or as red diamonds if they are Two-Way links.  Note that if a separate link is set up from the Slave Device to  the Master Device, the Two-Way linking will be canceled.  Correspondingly, it will not be possible to select Two-Way linking if the reverse link already exists.

The following procedures may be used to edit the system Cross-Links:

Desired  Action

Touch

Keyboard

Show this Help page

? button at top left of screen

F1 key

Hide this Help page

Red title bar at top of Help page

F1 key

Scroll up or down through Zones

Up Arrow or Down Arrow on Zone List  (if arrow shown)

Shft/Up or Shft/Down keys.  Shft/Home or Shft/End keys to go to top or bottom of list.

Select Master Zone

Selected Zone Twice  (First touch will select Slave Zone; Second touch will select Master Zone)

Scroll up or down until target Zone is focused (title is red or green).
Press Enter key.

Select Slave Zone

Selected Zone

Scroll up or down until target Zone is focused (title is green).
Press Space key.

Clear Zone selections

SELECT MASTER ZONE button or Cross-Links title bar

Z hotkey or Esc key

Scroll through Master Devices  (if left or right arrow shown)

Left or Right arrow

Left or Right key until required Master Device column is highlighted.

Select Master Device

Master Device Title in top row (or cell corresponding to Master Device column and Slave Device row)

Scroll through Slave Devices  (if up or down arrow shown)

Up or Down arrow

Up or Down key until required Slave Device row is highlighted.

Select Slave Device

Slave Device Title in left column (or cell corresponding to Master Device column and Slave Device row)

Add/Delete Cross-Link  (after selecting Master and Slave devices)

Cross-Link checkbox (under Set Link [Master] to control [Slave] headings).  SAVE CHANGES button to save.

TAB or Shft/TAB key until Cross-Link checkbox is in focus (displays pink background), then Space key.  S key to save.

Change On Level setting for Selected Cross-Link  (List of settable levels from 0.0% to 100.0% displayed for Slave Devices with Dimming capability.  Sets Device On Level to be applied to Slave Device when the Master Device is switched.)

On Level Listbox.  Then Up or Down arrows to Left/Right of Listbox to change field to required value.  SAVE CHANGES button to save.

TAB key until On Level Listbox in focus (Title is red). Up, Down, Home or End keys to select required value.  (When Listbox is in focus, it is also possible to type in starting characters of required entry until it appears, then press Enter key to select or Esc key to cancel).   S key to save.

Change Ramp Rate setting for Selected Cross-Link  (List of settable levels from 0.1 secs. to 9.0 mins. displayed for Slave Devices with Ramping capability.  Sets Device Ramp Rate to be applied to Slave Device when the Master Device is switched.)

Ramp Time Listbox.  Then Up or Down arrows to Left/Right of Listbox to change field to required value.  SAVE CHANGES button to save.

TAB key until Ramp Time Listbox in focus (Title is red). Up, Down, Home or End keys to select required value.  (When Listbox is in focus, it is also possible to type in starting characters of required entry until it appears, then press Enter key to select or Esc key to cancel).   S key to save.

Enable/disable Two-Way linking  (for Active Cross-Link)

Two-Way checkbox (to right of Cross-Link checkbox).  SAVE CHANGES button to save.

TAB or Shft/TAB key until Two-Way checkbox is in focus (displays pink background), then Space key.  S key to save.

Save changes made

SAVE CHANGES button.

S key.

Exit from Cross-Links editor

RETURN button.

R key.

   
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