Wayne Dalton WDUSB-10 - Manual

Basics Screen Layout Information 5 8 The number below corresponds to the bubble number above. 1. Minimize, Maximize and Close Buttons control Wayne-Dalton Thinkessentials ® window. 2. Home Tab for application operations and Settings Tab for global software settings.3. Design, Scenes and Zones Tabs f...

6 Th ink Ess en tia ls CD CD TR AY Install USB Adapter and USB stand into computer USB port. Use this procedure to install the ThinkEssentials ® software on your Personal Computer. 1. Insert the Thinkessentials ® CD into your Windows XP, Vista, or newer computer.2. The installer program should run a...

8 1. From the Design tab, press the ADD DeVICe button. A message window will ask you to press the button on the device to add.2. Press-and-release the PRoGRAM button on the Z-Wave ® module. If successful, a message window will appear stating that the device has been successfully added. Repeat this p...

10 Module appears bright indicating it is in oN position. Module appears dim indicating it is in oFF position. example of Dimming bar. Use the following procedures for controlling Z-Wave ® modules individually. For more advanced control functions please see the section titled “Creating/ Modifying Sc...

11 You may optionally draw a basic floor plan or room layout in the software for organizing your Z-Wave ® modules. 1. To draw a room, click the DRAW RooMS button in the Design pane. This will enable DRAW RooMS mode. To exit this mode, click the DRAW RooMS button again. once in this mode, you may dra...

16 Scenes/Zones Creating Scenes and Zones Thinkessentials ® makes it easy to set up scenes and zones. These two features are similar but are uniquely powerful. Scenes activate a certain set of modules together, with each module changing to its own preset level. An example of this is “movie mode”, wh...

Creating Scenes/Zones 17 Use the following procedure to create or add Scenes and Zones in ThinkEssentials ® . To add a scene or zone:1. Go to the Scene or Zone tab, then Click the ADD SCeNe or ADD ZoNe button, respectively. This button is found at the bottom of the list of scenes or zones. 2. The so...

Schedules 19 one of the most powerful features of Thinkessentials ® is the ability to create schedules. Thinkessentials ® can help you save energy, make life more convenient, or increase the security of your home by automatically activating scenes or zones at certain times of the day or at sunrise o...

Joining ThinkEssentials ® to Existing Networks 22 Network Operations Use the following procedure to join an existing network or add ThinkEssentials ® as another controller (secondary) to the network. To join Thinkessentials ® to an existing Z-Wave ® network as a secondary controller: 1. Activate the...

Receiving Network Updates 23 Network Operations Select ReCeIVe UPDATe FRoM PRIMARY CoNTRoLLeR. Initiate Primary Controller to SeND RePLICATIoN. Use the following procedure to update network informa- tion in ThinkEssentials ® when ThinkEssentials ® is a secondary controller. When you add or remove mo...

Updating Secondary Controllers 26 Use the following procedure to update secondary controllers in a network where ThinkEssentials ® is the pri- mary controller. It is best practice to update the network information in your secondary controllers whenever Z-Wave ® modules are added or deleted from the ...

28 Use the following procedure to transfer the Primary Controller role from ThinkEssentials ® to another controller. Transferring the primary controller role between controllers is sometimes necessary or convenient when working with your Z-Wave ® network. For example, to add a new Z-Wave ® module to...

29 Use the following procedure to transfer the Primary Controller role from another controller to ThinkEssentials ® . Transferring the primary controller role between controllers is sometimes necessary or convenient when working with your Z-Wave ® network. For example, if you started your network wi...

34 Use the following procedure to run more than one instance of ThinkEssentials ® . Multiple instances of Thinkessentials ® may be run on one computer simultaneously. each instance of Thinkessentials® will require its own USB Z-Wave ® adapter. It is important to note that each instance of Thinkessen...

36 Use the following shortcut to poll the Z-Wave ® modules one time to refresh the ThinkEssentials ® screen. Press the F5 key on the keyboard to refresh and poll the Z-Wave ® modules in the network. Refresh Shortcut Shortcuts Press F5 to refresh and poll the network. 

39 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problem: • I cannot add or remove modules to or from my network. The ADD DeVICe and ReMoVe DeVICe buttons are faded out (dimmed). Problem: • I cannot add or remove a module to or from my network. I press the PRoGRAM button on the module but the software never respo...

Troubleshooting Problem: • I am setting up a scene, but the software will not let me add a particular module to the scene. Problem: • I have set up a schedule for a zone or scene, but the schedule is not being activated on time or is not being activated at all. Solution: • If the modules’s icon is c...

FCC and IC Statement FCC Regulatory Information: NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential insta...