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Wireless Drive-Alert Quick Installation Guide
1) Test the system before installation by:
Plugging in the Receiver. If it has a Whistle Switch (e.g. DA-600) turn it on.
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If the system is equipped with wireless chimes, plug one in nearby the Receiver.
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Opening the lid of the Transmitter, installing 2-AA Batteries and turning on the power switch and observing the valid XMSN
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LED on the Control Panel being lit.
Confirm that the Whistle, Chimes, Light Controls or other accessories have activated.
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Turn OFF the Sensor/Transmitter and repeat the alarm sequence by turning the power on again.
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Close the Sensor/Transmitter Lid, Turn ON power one final time and wait for about 1 minute and then move the Sensor/
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Transmitter or wave a steel screwdriver or pliers along the latch side of the unit and observe the sounder and/or accessories
activating.
2) Take the Sensor/Transmitter and place it long ways within 5 feet of the edge of the driveway to be detected at about the
location where you propose to install it. The sensor/transmitter box should be a few inches off of the ground to prevent heavy
rains from flooding the unit.
3) Place the Receiver at least 4 feet above ground in the proposed installation location and plug the power cord into an AC
receptacle. The power light in the lower right hand corner of the Receiver will now be ON.
4) Make certain the annunciators are on:
On models containing a piezo whistle, slide Whistle Switch to ON or
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On models using wireless chimes and/or controls plug-in or install batteries in remote wireless chimes
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5) Test the system using a vehicle to pass by the Transmitter @ 5MPH or by swinging a steel shovel along the long side of the
Transmitter setting off the sounder signal.
6) Once testing is successful, choose the final mounting locations and perform Step 6 repetitively for consistent detection and
finalize installation.
Underground OR Overhead Power or Telephone Lines
40 ft (min)
Garage
Driveway
House
5 ft (max)
1000 ft (max)
60 ft (min)
Control Panel
Road
NOTE: AVOID THE FOLLOWING!!!
Putting the Receiver in a basement without the use of a Long Range Antenna & Long Range Receiver
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Hills in the terrain existing between the Transmitter and Receiver of greater than 4 Feet without the use of the Long Range
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Antenna & Long Range Receiver
Burying the Transmitter in the ground.
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Shielding the Transmitter in an Aluminum, Copper or Steel enclosure
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Heavy gauge Aluminum or Steel obstructions in direct path of the line-of-sight from the Transmitter to the Receiver
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Aluminum or Steel electrical enclosures or conduit within 12 inches of Receiver installation
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E-Glass window in the direct path of the line-of-sight between the Transmitter and Receiver
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Receiver mounted behind a Stucco wall without the use of a Long Range Antenna/Receiver mounted so that the Stucco wall
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does not interfere between the Transmitter & Receiver
Mounting Transmitter more than 5 feet from the edge of the driveway to be detected
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Mounting the Transmitter on a tree as they twist in the wind causing false alarms to occur.
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Mounting the Transmitter greater than 4 feet above the ground creating detection misses as most vehicles are non-ferrous
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above the belt line.
Mounting the Control Panel within 10 feet of a wireless modem, cellular phone, or cordless phone
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Installing the DA-660 Reception Booster antenna in an attic with a metal roof over it (wood and shingle roofs are fine)
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