Installation Preparation
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Care@Home™ Passive Infrared Detector User Guide
A “Combined Bathroom” is a bathroom that includes a toilet. Because this type of bathroom
includes two types of activities, it is important to ensure that both activities are monitored
separately. If there is a “Combined Bathroom” on the premises, you must install special
equipment into the restroom PIR, to capture the restroom activities.
For instructions about the installation in a combined bathroom, see section
2.3.
Best Practices
When installing the
Pro
or
Family
systems, the PIR should be installed in accordance with the following
guidelines:
Avoid overlapping coverage areas:
When coverage areas overlap and the resident is detected by both PIRs, each PIR sends a
detection event to the CP as if the Resident is in two places at one time. Overlapping coverage
can cause false detection reporting.
Separate coverage areas ensure distinct identification of the activity area for each PIR.
For example, Figure 2 below presents a typical apartment with a typical installation of five PIRs.
Figure 2: Motion Detectors Installation Example
