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Tips for positioning
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Mount the detector on your wall using the swivel mount provided at a
minimum height of 1.2 metres and maximum of 2.1 metres (lower is better).
Make sure the detector is a minimum of 2 metres away from your main
control unit so it doesn’t “swamp” the receiver with a signal that is too
strong to decode.
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Always mount your PIRW so that an intruder has to walk across its zones,
i.e. walk past the detector, not towards it.
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DON’T
mount detectors facing glass doors or windows. Always mount
above windows and doors to look inside.
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DON’T
mount detector facing hot areas or areas where the temperature
may change suddenly, e.g. open fire places, direct sunlight or air
conditioning vents.
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Select a location where the detector can provide the best detecting range.
Always ensure that you do not cover an area with multiple detectors, so as
to avoid simultaneous transmission back to the receiver in your
Valet Digital
Home Alarm System
. The receiver can only decode one coded signal at
any given time.
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If the Main Control Unit is mounted close to metal frames or doors, this may
reduce the radio transmitting range.
The higher the mounting and
straighter the antenna the better the range!
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The detector is not waterproof and is designed for indoor use only.
