I did a bit of scanning today, resulting in a nearly complete set of manuals for the Novation Apple Cat II, although these manuals were not originally mine and some have been, sadly, kind of marked up. The Com-Ware II manual is the worst of them. I hope to unearth my own manuals at some point, and if I do I will re-scan those and replace these copies. But for now, here are these.
[Update: added another five scans, after initial posting. Update 2: Dropbox links below fixed to work.]
- Apple Cat II Communication System Owners Manual
- Com-Ware II Operating Instructions
- Com-Ware II Operating Instructions addendum for revision 5.0-3
- Advanced Programming Information
- Apple Cat II 212 Upgrade Card Installation and Operation Manual
- Apple Cat II BSR Remote Control Transformer Installation and Operating Instructions
- Apple Cat II Cassette Recorder Cable Installation and Operating Instructions
- Apple Cat II Expansion Module Installation and Operating instructions
- Apple Cat II Serial Printer Cable Installation and Operating instructions
- Apple Cat II Options and Accessories price list
- Apple Cat II 212 information sheet
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I don’t know how old this post is, but word is that utility companies deploying smart meter is causing severe interference with X10 home automation gears.
I haven’t really done much experimentation with the Apple-Cat BSR unit yet, but I do see from a bit of Googling around that there do seem to be some problems with smart meters that communicate over the power lines in roughly the same way X-10 devices do. Thanks for the note, it’ll be useful to have in the back of my mind if my X-10 system at home (remotes for lights, been using them for many many years) stops working.