Intermatic SS7 SERIES - Other Installations; Installations including a Dimmer; Special applications; Troubleshooting Guide

LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY
If within one (1) year from the date of purchase, this product fails due to a defect in material or workmanship, Intermatic Incorporated will repair or replace it, at its sole option, free of
charge. This warranty is extended to the original household purchaser only and is not transferable. This warranty does not apply to: (a) damage to units caused by accident, dropping or
abuse in handling, acts of God or any negligent use; (b) units which have been subject to unauthorized repair, opened, taken apart or otherwise modified; (c) units not used in accordance
with instructions; (d) damages exceeding the cost of the product; (e) sealed lamps and/or lamp bulbs, LED’s and batteries; (f) the finish on any portion of the product, such as surface and/
or weathering, as this is considered normal wear and tear; (g) transit damage, initial installation costs, removal costs, or reinstallation costs.
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NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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Wiring diagram, 3 switch installation:
For3ormoreswitchoperation,ANADDITIONALWIREMUSTBEADDEDbetweentheloadandthetimer.
Thejumperwireisnotrequiredfortheseapplications.
4 or more switch installation:
For4ormoreswitchinstallationsusethepreceding3switchinstallationdiagramandwire4-wayswitches
betweenthetwo3-wayswitches.
LINE
BLACK
TIMER
BLUE
LOAD
NEUTRAL
TWO3-WAYSWITCHES
Forexisting3switchinstallationsreplaceone3-wayswitchwiththetimerandreplacethe4-wayswitchwitha
3-wayswitch.
RED
ADDITIONALWIRE
Other Installations
MULTISWITCH APPLICATIONS USING THE ELECTRONIC TIMER ARE WIRED DIFFERENTLY THAN
WHEN USING CONVENTIONAL TOGGLE SWITCHES. READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY.
Special applications
Becauseofit’sunique“hard contact” switchfeature,yourtimermaybeused for applicationsnotpreviously
possibleforelectronicwalltimers,suchasusewithdimmers,usewithoututilitypower,useoncircuitsother
than120volts,controllingrelaysorcontactors,ortocontrolDCvoltage(forexampleinrecreationalvehicles).
Seeinstructionsabovefordimmerapplications.ForDCandhighvoltageapplicationspleasenotethereduced
loadratingsonproductlabel.Consultfactoryforapplicationdetails.
Multipletimersmaybemountedinadjacentjunctionboxslots.
Noderatingisrequiredformultipletimers.
Wiring diagram, 2 switch installation (3-way):
NOTE:Fornewconstructionortoreplaceadimmerswitch,alightedswitch,ora3-wayswitchwithoutscrew
terminals,asinglepoleswitchcanbeusedattheremotelocation,asshownbelow.
LINE
BLACK
TIMER
BLUE
RED
JUMPER
LOAD
NEUTRAL
3-WAYSWITCH
COMMON
Installations including a Dimmer:
•Theloadsizeandtypemustnotexceedtheratingofthedimmer.
(Typically600watts,120VAC,60Hz,incandescentlampsonly.)
•Ifthedimmerisplacedinit’s‘OFF’position,thetimercannotoperatethelights.
•Ifthedimmerissettoolow,thelightsmaynotturnbackonundertimercontrol.Ifnecessary,usea
premiumqualitydimmerthatcanbeturnedonatverylowsettings.
LINE
BLACK
TIMER
BLUE
RED
DIMMER
LIGHT
NEUTRAL
(Capped,NotConnected)
Multi-switch installation using a dimmer :
A3-waydimmershouldnotbeused.Ifamulti-switchinstallationisrequired,usethefollowingdiagram.
LINE
BLACK
TIMER
BLUE
RED
DIMMER
LIGHT
NEUTRAL
REMOTESWITCH
Note:THEREMOTESWITCH(ES)MAYNOTFUNCTIONRELIABLYWHENTHEACCUMULATEDWIRE
LENGTHTOTHEREMOTESWITCH(ES)EXCEEDS30FEETORIFTHEWIRINGTOTHEREMOTE
SWITCH(ES)ISBURIEDUNDERGROUND.Consultfactoryfordetails.
Note:Usedremoteswitchesfromapreviousconventionalinstallationmaynotfunctionreliablywithan
electronictimer.Tryabrandnewremoteswitchiffunctionisintermittent.
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Timer does not operate, display is dim, blank or unreadable,
displayshowsnonsenseor‘lobAt’,ortimeroperateserratically.
Batteryiswornout,missingorisinstalledbackwards,ortimer
wasoperatedwhilebatterywasremoved.
Install a fresh AAA size alkaline battery in the direction indi-
cated.PressRESETbutton,thenreprogramtimer.
Timerdoesnotswitchbutdisplayisnormal.
TimernotinAUTO,AUTORAND(om),orMAN(ual)mode. UseMODEpushbuttontoselectthedesiredoperatingmode.
UseMODEpushbuttontoselectAUTOorAUTORANDTimernotinAUTOorAUTORAND(om)mode.Timerworksmanuallybutdoesnotfollowscheduledprogram.
Timerwon’tentertheAUTOorAUTORANDmodeswhen
MODEbuttonispushed.
Timeofdayand/orswitchingtimesarenotprogrammed. Make sure time ofdayandatleastonescheduledactivityare
programmed.
Review/ReviseALL6ON/OFFswitchingtimepairsbyrepeat-
edlypushingtheON/OFF/EVENTbuttonwhileinPGMmode.
Programmedschedule(s)areincorrect.
UseMODEpushbuttontoselectAUTOmode.TimerisinAUTORAND(om)mode(Variesswitchingtimesup
to+/-15minutes).
Timer switches at incorrect times or skips some switching
times.
Afterenteringyourschedulesorthetime,thenreturningtothe
AUTOmodes,pushtheON/OFF/EVENTbuttontochangethe
loadstateifnecessary.
Timerdoesnot“catchup”totheprogrammedloadstate.The
loadwill remainin it’sstate priorto enteringthe PGMmode.
Thetimerwillbeginfollowingthescheduledprogramatthenext
contraryON/OFFtime.
Loadstatedoesn’tmatchprogrammedstateimmediatelyafter
programmingthetimeorschedule.
Displayshows‘noOp’. Mechanismisinoperative.
Iftimeris inavery coldenvironment,tryagainwhenwarmer.
Ifnot,andifthebatteryisgood,thetimershouldbereplaced.
Pushinbatterycoveruntilyouhear aclick. Pushresetbutton
tocleardisplayandreprogramtheunit.ReplacedeviceifNoOp
willnotclearfromdisplay.
Makesuretimerdisplayshows‘ON’thencheckdimmeropera-
tionatfullbrightnesssetting.Iftimercontrolisrequiredatvery
lowbrightnesssettings,useapremiumqualitydimmerthatcan
beturnedonwhensetlow.
Dimmeristurnedofforissettoolowtoturnbackonorthe
bulbisburnedout.
Timeroperates,butlightdoesn’tcomeon indimmer applica-
tions.
Loadonly operates whenthe remote (3-way)switch is inone
positionortimerignorestheremoteswitch.
Remoteswitchiswiredincorrectly.
Recheck wiring, especially for the jumper, per “Installation
Instructions - 3-Way Switch” and“Other Installations”.
Eliminate condition, replace the buried cable, do without the
remoteswitch,orconsultfactoryforotheroptions.
Replaceremoteswitch.
Excessivelengthofwire(greaterthan30feet)orburiedwiring
totheremoteswitch.
Remoteswitchisdefectiveorwornout.
Timer ignores remote (3-way) switch even though it is wired
correctly.
REMEDYPOSSIBLE CAUSESYMPTOM
Batteryholderisdifficulttosnapinplace Batterynotseatedinholder,holdermisaligned,orcontacttabs
ofholderarebent.
Lineuptabsonbottomofholderwithnotchesintimerhousing
whenpushingin.Straightenbentcontacttabs.
Loadturnsoffimmediatelyafterbeingturnedon. Remoteswitchortimer wired incorrectly, excessive length of
wire (greater than 30’) or buried wiring to remote switch, or
defectivetimer.
Iftheproblempersistswiththeredwiredisconnectedorwith
a ‘remote’ switch temporarily connected right at the timer,
replacethedefectivetimer,otherwisetrytheaboveremedies.
Wiring diagram, 2 switch installation (3-way) using a single pole remote switch:
LINE
BLACK
TIMER
BLUE
RED
SINGLEPOLESWITCH
LOAD
NEUTRAL