as far away from metal as possible for best results.
You can also momentarily press the sensor’s test button to check
range. This will illuminate all receiver LEDs and a beep will be heard.
Not that holding the sensor unit will reduce effective transmission
range.
4. Make sure the humidity level in your cigar storage container is at the
desired level (70% is considered optimum).
5. CALIBRATE: Press and hold the sensor test button for approximately
4 seconds until the green LED on the alarm unit blinks once and/or a
single beep is heard (sound switch must be in the “On” position).
Quickly place the sensor unit into your cigar storage container. The
system will now pause for 10-15 minutes and then sample the ambi-
ent humidity inside the container and automatically calibrate. Once
the green LED on the alarm begins blinking (every 10 seconds), the
system is calibrated.
It is imperative that you first follow step 4 above. The humidity
in your cigar storage container must be at the desired level
prior to calibrating the Cigar Sentry.
1. Humidity OK: If the humidity level in your container is within approxi-
/- 5% of the calibrated level, the green LED on the alarm
unit will be illuminated. The sensor unit checks the humidity level
every 10 seconds. The green LED blinks “off” on every check.
2. Check Humidity: If the current humidity level is approximately 5% RH
above or below the calibrated level, an alarm condition will be indi-
cated by a “beep” (if the sound button is in the “On” position) and the
red LED will be illuminated on the alarm unit.
2. Other alarm conditions: When you open your storage container, the
Cigar Sentry may exhibit an alarm condition, because the humidity
will change beyond the acceptable level. We recommend closing
your container as quickly as possible to minimize moisture loss. Your
container will go back to the desired humidity in a few minutes and
Cigar Sentry will go back to “Humidity OK” mode. The time it takes to
return to this acceptable state will depend on how well your humidifi-
cation device can re-establish the lost moisture. If it takes more than
5 minutes your humidification device may need to be refilled.
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