Cooper Aspire RF 5-Button Scene Control Keypad Review

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Pros

Pro
Brightness controls

In addition to turning scenes on and off, holding the button will brighten or dim them slowly, truly giving you full control from a central switch.

Pro
Multi-room control from a single switch

This switch enables instant control over different 'scenes' (groups of lights) all at once. Each scene has it's own LED indicator that lights up when the scene is activated, and turns off when it is deactivated.

Pro
Labels included in the package

Out of the box, the switch is left blank. However, if you choose, there are generic labels in the box (Welcome, All on, Movie, Dining Room, Goodnite etc) which can be attached to remind you which button controls which scene.

Cons

Con
Middle buttons hard to find

The top and bottom buttons are easier to press than the button on the middle, which is about 1/3 shorter than the top and bottom buttons.

Con
Only controls scenes

While it would be useful if the vertical button on the right could control a light itself, instead it just turns off the scenes controlled by the other buttons. This switch can't control individual lights unless you configure that light as a scene all by itself.