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Follow the installation instructions in the separate attachment

How Driveway Monitor Works:

The driveway sensor uses a patented magnetometer sensor system.
Movement of any large metallic object close to the driveway sensor
will cause the sensor to transmit to the receiver.  People and animals
will not trigger the driveway sensor.

The receiver chimes and the red ALERT light flashes when a vehicle
passes by the sensor.  The red ALERT light continues to flash until the
red ALERT light is pressed.  You can stop the red ALERT light from
blinking by pressing the flashing red ALERT light.  However, the re-
ceiver will chime each time a vehicle passes by the sensor even if the
system is not reset each time.  Note:  The Driveway Monitor system
will not detect vehicles for about 15 seconds after the receiver has last
chimed.

The range of the Driveway Monitor system varies

.  Line-of-sight, the

driveway sensor should work up to 500 feet away from the receiver
when mounted to the plastic stake in the ground.  The system will work
up to 1,000 ft away when mounted to a tree or larger post if placed 4 to
8 ft off the ground.  If you do not have enough range - see the section
on Insufficient Range on page 5.

Troubleshooting:

1. 

False Activations or Not Activating When It Should:

  If you get

false activations when no vehicle is coming up the driveway, make
sure the driveway sensor is 25 feet or more from the street.  If you get
false activations only on windy days, mount the driveway sensor to a
very solid object that will not sway in the wind.  (The sensor will trigger
even if it is moved only a fraction of a degree).

If your system does not activate when it should or only responds to
large vehicles, try moving the sensor closer to your driveway.  You can
test an installed driveway sensor without removing it from its mounted
location by moving a large steel tool (such as a shovel) near the
sensor.Please remember that the Driveway Monitor system will not
detect vehicles for about 15 seconds after the receiver has last chimed.

Alternatively, you can
change the driveway
sensor's sensitivity
level.  The driveway sen-
sor comes factory set to
the 'medium' sensitivity
setting which detects
vehicles up to 10 feet
away.  If you get false ac-
tivations when no vehicle is coming up the driveway, you may want to
change the sensitivity setting to 'low', which detects vehicles up to 7
feet away.  If on the other hand, your unit only responds to large ve-
hicles or sometimes does not activate, change the sensitivity level to
'high', which will detect vehicles up to 15 feet away.  Open the drive-
way sensor case and use the adjacent diagram to adjust the sensitiv-
ity.

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Reference Guide

Wireless Driveway Monitor

TM

Model # 33370

DesignTech's Driveway Monitor sends a wireless signal to your
home to alert you when a vehicle passes by the sensor.

Contents:

Driveway

Sensor (green)

2 "C" Alka-

line

Indoor Receiver

(white)

AC Adapter

Stake Clamp (green) with

2 Screws

Antenna

Mount-

ing

Stake

v 0.5

Red Alert

Light &

Reset

Button

Medium Sensitivity

(Factory Setting)

High Sensitivity

Low Sensitivity

(7 ft)

(10 ft)

(15 ft)

Sensitivity   Sensor Range

Summary of Contents for 33370

Page 1: ...sor to a very solid object that will not sway in the wind The sensor will trigger even if it is moved only a fraction of a degree If your system does not activate when it should or only responds to large vehicles try moving the sensor closer to your driveway You can test an installed driveway sensor without removing it from its mounted location by moving a large steel tool such as a shovel near th...

Page 2: ...th the receiver The second procedure erases all learned transmitters and allows the user to re teach new sensors to the receiver Adding New Sensors without erasing the original sensor 1 Unplug the power supply of the receiver 2 Wait five seconds and then plug it in again 3 Wait until the receiver has finished beeping during its powering up sequence and the green light goes out for a few seconds Wh...

Page 3: ...l you hear a steady tone 2 The silenced sleep state is indicated by alternating short blinks of the red and green lights for ten hours or until reset 3 To resume normal operation press the ALERT light again briefly NOTE A power failure will cancel the sleep mode Page 5 Driveway Monitor 33370 5 Adjusting the Volume The receiver has two volume settings for the notification beep The receiver is facto...

Page 4: ...e of the Driveway Monitor system up to double the regular range The Plug In Siren increases the sound output of the Driveway Monitor Motion AlertTM wirelessly detects the movement of anything that the unit is attached to back yard gates a tool shed doors a garage door or anything else that can be moved YoucanusemultiplesensorswithoneDrivewayMonitorreceiver Each type of sensor will produce a differ...

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