Installing the Dimmer
ⓘ The maximum allowed load is reduced due to decreased heat dissipation when you do not install the device into a single standard flush-mounted mounting box:
| Load reduction by | Mounted in cavity walls * | Several installed together in combination * | In 1-gang or 2-gang surface-mounted housing * | In 3-gang surface-mounted housing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25% | X | X | ||
| 30% | X | X | ||
| 50% | X |
* If several factors apply, add the load reductions together.
Wiring the dimmer for the desired application.
Wiring Diagram: Connect L (Live) and N (Neutral) to the dimmer. The dimmer has terminals for L, N, and X (for additional loads). The output connects to the lamps. The diagram shows the dimmer connected to two lamps in parallel.
Setting the minimum brightness of the lamps.
ⓘ The connected lamps should glow with a minimum brightness when the dimmer is switched on and when the rotary switch has been dimmed down. Set the minimum brightness before installing the covers.
Diagram: A dimmer module with a rotary knob and a small adjustment screw labeled “MIN”.
- Switch the dimmer on.
- Dim the brightness right down using the rotary knob.
- Set the minimum brightness using the set-screw (MIN).
Installing the dimmer and covers.
Diagram: Exploded view showing the dimmer module, front plate, and rotary knob assembly.
Operating the Dimmer
Operation: A hand presses down on the rotary knob (A) to switch lights on/off. A hand turns the rotary knob (B) to dim lights brighter or darker. The diagram shows a hand pressing the knob and lights turning on/off, and a hand rotating the knob and lights dimming up/down.
You switch the connected lamps on and off by pressing the rotary knob A once.
By turning the rotary knob B, you dim the lamps brighter or darker.
What should I do if there is a problem?
The connected lamp doesn't switch on.
- Check the fuse, replace if necessary.
- If there is an overload due to the fact that the operating temperature is too high, it will not be possible to switch the dimmer back on and it must be replaced.
How to change the fuse
Diagram: A dimmer module with a fuse holder. Fuse A is shown as blown, and fuse B is a replacement.
- Remove the covers.
- Prise the fuse holder out using a screwdriver.
- Remove blown fuse A and replace with replacement fuse B.
Technical data
| Mains voltage: | AC 230 V, 50 Hz |
| Nominal load: | 40-600 VA |
| Minimum load: | 40 VA |
| Load type: | Ohmic and inductive load |
| Short-circuit protection: | Fuse F6.3AH |
| Operating temperature: | +5°C to +35°C |
| Surge protection: | Electronic |
Schneider Electric Industries SAS
For technical questions, contact the Customer Care Center in your country.
Schneider Electric Industries SAS35 rue Joseph Monier
F - 92500 Rueil-Malmaison (France)
Tel: +33 (0)1 41 29 85 00
Website: www.schneider-electric.com
This product must be installed, connected and used in compliance with prevailing standards and/or installation regulations. As standards, specifications and designs develop from time to time, always ask for confirmation of the information given in this publication.
